Japan: console and game sales plummet following Golden Week

Give it a week

After a boom in sales for one of the longest holidays of the year, sales receded back to lower-than-average numbers across the board. Basically, everything evens out. Sales should begin to return to average figures in the following weeks.

The only new title released this week was the Attack on Titan visual novel. It sits two spots above NieR: Automata which continues to make a strong showing. The Nintendo Switch sold less than 40,000 for the first time since launch.

Media Create Sales 5/08/17-5/14/17 [4gamer]

Top game sales. Lifetime sales in parentheses.

1. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 36,440 (411,915)
2. [3DS] Monster Hunter XX – 15,002 (1,466,546)
3. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 11,916 (454,783)
4. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission X – 10,574 (138,938)
5. [3DS] Attack on Titan: Escape from Certain Death – 8,599 (New)
6. [3DS] Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia – 5,713 (174,868)
7. [PS4] NieR: Automata – 5,056 (325,553)
8. [PS4] Dark Souls III: The Fire Fades Edition – 4,016 (52,678)
9. [3DS] Pro Yakyuu Famista Climax – 3,959 (73,683)
10. [3DS] Mario Sports Superstars – 3,486 (89,964)
11. [NSW] 1-2-Switch – 3,410 (208,856)
12. [WIU] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 3,395 (119,708)
13. [PS4] Ghost Recon: Wildlands – 3,080 (177,945)
14. [3DS] Pokémon Sun & Moon – 3,062 (3,259,837)
15. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf Amiibo+ – 2,939 (175,948)
16. [3DS] Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS – 2,929 (1,038,463)
17. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V (4,990 Version) – 2,880 (334,080)
18. [PS4] Rainbow Six Siege – 2,527 (192,045)
19. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 – 2,429 (2,771,420)
20. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 3: Sukiyaki – 2,146 (718,551)

 Top console sales. Prior week’s sales in parentheses.

1. Switch – 24,712 (47,911)
2. New 3DS XL – 13,643 (20,457)
3. PlayStation 4 – 12,334 (20,963)
4. PlayStation 4 Pro – 4,961 (6,991)
5. PlayStation Vita – 4,114 (7,158)
6. 2DS – 2,862 (5,355)
7. New 3DS – 1,021 (1,169)
8. PlayStation 3 – 325 (407)
9. Wii U – 157 (397)
10. Xbox One – 149 (677)