Nintendo Switch surges in Japan

Monster Hunter and Zelda remain top dogs

No new major releases? No problem. The Nintendo Switch soared by nearly 30,000 sales from last week-a 57% increase. Japanese gamers appear content with its current library, as The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and 1-2-Switch remain near the top trailing only Monster Hunter XX.

This is only speculation, but considering students just graduated and are currently on spring vacation, perhaps many of them used graduation money on a shiny new console. Good a time as any to sink into Breath of the Wild, as I finally have. To say it will consume time is an understatement.

Media Create Sales 3/20/17-3/26/17 [4gamer]

Top game sales. Lifetime sales in parentheses.

1. [3DS] Monster Hunter XX – 280,293 (1,128,760)
2. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 39,103 (302,080)
3. [NSW] 1-2-Switch – 21,647 (137,384)
4. [PS4] Ghost Recon: Wildlands – 17,349 (133,768)
5. [PS4] Horizon: Zero Dawn – 12,559 (181,944)
6. [3DS] Pokémon Sun & Moon – 9,956 (3,221,001)
7. [PSV] Accel World VS. Sword Art Online – 9,665 (48,318)
8. [PS4] Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 Remix – 9,216 (88,147)
9. [PS4] NieR: Automata – 8,847 (278,156)
10. [WIU] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 7,796 (81,188)
11. [PS4] Senran Kagura: Peach Beach Splash – 7,529 (61,276)
12. [PS4] Accel World VS. Sword Art Online – 7,287 (39,302)
13. [NSW] Super Bomberman R – 6,952 (57,708)
14. [3DS] Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS – 6,801 (1,002,323)
15. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V (4990 yen edition) – 5,295 (308,854)
16. [NSW] Dragon Quest Heroes I•II – 4,544 (41,419)
17. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 3: Sukiyaki – 4,425 (694,376)
18. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 Professional – 4,353 (182,957)
19. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 4,227 (1,130,619)
20. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf amiibo+ – 4,136 (150,355)

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

1. Switch – 78,441 (49,913)
2. New 3DS XL – 29,771 (33,352)
3. PlayStation 4 – 25,472 (28,805)
4. PlayStation Vita – 7,574 (8,004)
5. 2DS – 6,722 (6,131)
6. PlayStation 4 Pro – 5,261 (5,823)
7. PlayStation 3 – 2,930 (2,212)
8. New 3DS – 2,866 (2,796)
9. Wii U – 411 (368)
10. Xbox One – 115 (135)