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Hello, yes, we’re back with the boxed charts over in Japan. Apologies for missing last week, it was quite a busy one for Team NL, as I’m sure you can imagine.
This week, Super Mario Party Jamboree is once again at the top, selling another 11,487 copies. It’s not the biggest increase we’ve ever seen, but we suspect that sales in general will be starting to slow down as the region awaits the launch of the Switch 2.
Still, it appears that many are looking to jump on the Jamboree hype train now before Nintendo drops its new console. Of course, those who own the game will be able to upgrade to the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV version upon launch at an additional price, so maybe folks are looking to stock up now.
The only non-Switch game this week is, as expected, Monster Hunter Wilds at number two. Meanwhile, the rest of the charts is comprised of familiar faces from the Switch, with Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition maintaining a strong performance.
For the full breakdown, here’s a look at the latest top ten:
Position
Game
Platform
Unit Sales (31st Mar – 6th Apr)
Total Unit Sales
1
Super Mario Party Jamboree
Switch
11,487
1,257,843
2
Monster Hunter Wilds
PS5
11,002
787,397
3
Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition
Switch
8,565
97,655
4
Minecraft
Switch
6,927
3,852,184
5
Donkey Kong Country Returns HD
Switch
6,728
249,921
6
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Switch
5,798
6,299,275
7
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Switch
4,954
8,103,113
8
Nintendo Switch Sports
Switch
4,092
1,570,316
9
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Switch
3,720
5,742,676
10
Pokémon Scarlet / Pokémon Violet
Switch
3,387
5,548,286
Hardware is looking mighty fine once again, with the Switch comfortably outselling the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S by quite a sizeable margin. Overall, we’re looking at a total of 35,041 Switch sales over its three SKUs, while the PS5 only managed 15,212. Oh, and Xbox sold 148 units.
Here’s your look at this week’s Japanese hardware chart in full:
Position
Console
Unit Sales (31st Mar – 6th Apr)
Total Unit Sales
1
Switch OLED
19,896
8,927,410
2
Switch Lite
11,391
6,516,342
3
PlayStation 5
7,274
5,631,753
4
Switch
3,754
20,086,604
5
PlayStation 5 Pro
3,473
1,927,81
6
PlayStation 5 Digital Edition
1,771
963,763
7
Xbox Series S
111
333,782
8
Xbox Series X
23
319,669
9
PlayStation 4
21
7,929,408
10
Xbox Series X Digital Edition
14
20,091
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[source famitsu.com]
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