Period: The week of October 29 – November 4 (2018)
Top-seller: Call of Duty: Black Ops IV – 39,077 (PlayStation 4)
Nintendo Switch sales: 43,747 (Last week – 37,855)
Nintendo 2DS sales: 273 (247)
New Nintendo 2DS LL sales: 4,226 (3,733)
New Nintendo 3DS LL sales: 1,775 (1,669)
PlayStation 4 sales: 8,693 (9,664)
PlayStation 4 Pro sales: 8,847 (10,975)
PlayStation Vita sales: 1,945 (2,115)
Xbox One sales: 61 (71)
Xbox One X sales: 129 (127)
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Last week, Japan had a quiet week in terms of new releases with the only one being Neko Tomo for the Nintendo Switch. Otherwise, we it mostly saw Call of Duty: Black Ops IV and Red Dead Redemption 2 compete for top.
At #1 we have Call of Duty: Black Ops IV which managing to impressively take back the top with 39,077 units sold on PS4, beating out the #2 in Red Dead Redemption 2 that has been selling in record-shattering numbers around the world, but in Japan it would have to settle for second place this week with 34,258 units sold on the PS4.
Super Mario Party charted #3 with 27,001 units sold on Switch, followed by several more Switch titles with Minecraft at #4 with 8,093, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe at #5 with 8,000, Splatoon 2 at #6 with 6,605, and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild sees its consistency pay off by being back in the top-10 at #7 with 4,628 units sold in the week.
SoulCalibur VI followed with 4,304 units sold on PS4 to chart at #8, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey at #9 with 4,240 units sold. #10 went to the only new release of the week to chart top-20 with Neko Tama which sold 4,151 units for Switch.
In hardware sales, the Nintendo hardware all saw a slight increase while the PlayStation consoles saw a slight decrease with the PS4 selling 8,693 units and the PS4 Pro with 8,847 to combine for 17,540 units between the two in the week. The Switch was the best-selling console of the week with 43,747 units sold, making up about 62.8% of all hardware sold. Going by Media Create’s figures, the Nintendo Switch is currently at 5,267,701 units sold in Japan since its launch in March 3, 2017.
The top-20 chart of the week is as follows:
| Lw | Tw | Title | Weekly Sales | Total Sales | Sys | Publisher |
| 02. | 01. | Call of Duty: Black Ops IV | 39,077 | 417,990 | PS4 | SIE |
| 01. | 02. | Red Dead redemption 2 | 34,258 | 167,242 | PS4 | TakeTwo |
| 03. | 03. | Super Mario Party | 27,001 | 301,351 | Switch | Nintendo |
| 05. | 04. | Minecraft | 8,093 | 350,337 | Switch | Nintendo |
| 07. | 05. | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | 8,000 | 1,818,277 | Switch | Nintendo |
| 08. | 06. | Splatoon 2 | 6,605 | 2,684,110 | Switch | Nintendo |
| 12. | 07. | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild | 4,628 | 1,147,476 | Switch | Nintendo |
| 10. | 08. | SoulCalibur VI | 4,304 | 33,766 | PS4 | Bandai Namco |
| 09. | 09. | Assassin’s Creed Odyssey | 4,240 | 82,874 | PS4 | Ubisoft |
| New | 10. | Neko Tomo | 4,151 | New | Switch | Bandai Namco |
| 14. | 11. | Marvel’s Spider-Man | 3,803 | 298,124 | PS4 | SIE |
| 16. | 12. | Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon | 3,568 | 1,753,461 | 3DS | Pokémon Company |
| 18. | 13. | Super Mario Odyssey | 3,301 | 1,837,912 | Switch | Nintendo |
| 13. | 14. | Warriors Orochi 4 | 2,887 | 151,189 | PS4 | Koei Tecmo |
| 20. | 15. | Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun! | 2,751 | 220,756 | Switch | Bandai Namco |
| 22. | 16. | Kirby: Star Allies | 2,689 | 636,284 | Switch | Nintendo |
| 04. | 17. | Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection | 2,360 | 16,358 | PS4 | Capcom |
| 19. | 18. | The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV | 2,317 | 110,314 | PS4 | Falcom |
| 23. | 19. | Dragon Ball FighterZ | 2,298 | 43,051 | Switch | Bandai Namco |
| 15. | 20. | Dark Souls Remastered | 2,248 | 20,267 | Switch | Bandai Namco |
Sales data acquired from 4Gamer and Media Create.
Published: Nov 8, 2018 02:00 pm