The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Maintains Top Spot in Japanese Charts
According to Famitsu (via Gematsu), The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom continues its reign at the top of the Japanese charts for the sixth consecutive week, selling 31,151 copies. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe takes second place, with 7,489 sales this week. Diablo IV drops to fifth place with 4,902 copies sold, excluding Breath of the Wild from the top ten. The rest of the chart is dominated by Nintendo Switch titles, with Front Mission 1st: Remake debuting at number six. Nintendo Switch Sports, Splatoon 3, and Pokémon Scarlet and Violet continue to sell well. The Nintendo Switch OLED leads the hardware charts with 50,094 units sold, followed by Sony’s PlayStation 5 with 46,830 units sold. Xbox Series S and X continue to sell well due to the bundle with Diablo IV.
Here is the complete list of Japanese software sales this week:
– The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo, 12/05/23) – 31,151 (1,672,070 total)
– Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 28/04/17) – 7,489 (5,336,478 total)
– Minecraft (Microsoft, 21/06/18) – 5,753 (3,165,440 total)
– Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo, 29/04/22) – 5,550 (1,101,167 total)
– Diablo IV (Blizzard Entertainment, 06/06/23) – 4,902 (total 29,277)
– FRONT MISSION 1st: Remake (Rainy Frog, 15/06/23) – (New) – 4,891 remakes (4,891 total)
– Street Fighter 6 (Capcom, 06/02/23) – 4,766 (33,630 total)
– Pokémon Scarlet / Pokémon Violet (The Pokémon Company, 18/11/22) – 4,362 (total cumulative 5,053,556)
– Splatoon 3 (Nintendo, 09/09/22) – 4,315 (total cumulative 4,038,838)
– Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 4,309 (5,215,546 total)
And the full list of Japanese hardware sales:
– Nintendo Switch OLED – 50,094 units (total of 4,834,791 units)
– PlayStation 5 – 46,830 units (total cumulative of 3,202,185 units)
– Switch – 17,173 units (total cumulative of 19,376,924 units)
– Switch Lite – 14,141 units (total cumulative of 5,348,708 units)
– Xbox Series S – 6,520 units (total cumulative of 259,511 units)
– Xbox Series X – 6,458 units (total cumulative of 201,510 units)
– PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 4,421 units (total cumulative of 515,613 units)
– PlayStation 4 – 1,340 units (total cumulative of 7,876,948 units)
– New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 47 units (total cumulative of 1,191,781 units)
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Source: Nintendo Life.
