Period: The week of June 25 – July 1 (2018)
Top-seller: Mario Tennis Aces – 49,143 (Switch)
Nintendo Switch sales: 50,762 (Last week – 48,944)
Nintendo 2DS sales: 406 (389)
New Nintendo 2DS LL sales: 4,222 (3,796)
New Nintendo 3DS LL sales: 2,695 (2,627)
PlayStation 4 sales: 13,632 (15,036)
PlayStation 4 Pro sales: 5,179 (5,259)
PlayStation Vita sales: 3,470 (2,163)
Xbox One sales: 53 (38)
Xbox One X sales: 234 (509)
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Last week, Japan got three new releases with Ubisoft’s open-world racing game The Crew 2, the Nintendo Switch version of Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana, and Kurenai no Homura: Sanada Ninpou Chou. Japanese sales tracker Media Create released the latest video game software and hardware sales data from the week of June 25 through July 1, 2018.
The top-selling game of the week is Mario Tennis Aces, which enjoyed a nice debut last week, and it is back for another set with 49,143 units sold on Switch to chart at #1. Minecraft on Switch jumped up a spot with 25,773 units sold to take #2. This week’s first new entry, The Crew 2, placed #3 with 17,575 units sold on PS4.
Splatoon 2 continues riding the wave with 16,266 units sold on Switch for #4. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe follows at #5 with 10,774 units sold. At #6 we have New Gundam Breaker with a big drop down to 9,159 units sold in the week.
The next new title is Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana for Switch at #7 with 6,431 units sold in its debut. Lastly, the third new title is Idea Factory’s new adventure game by Otomate, Kurenai no Homura: Sanada Ninpou Chou, charted at #13 with 4,641 units sold in its debut on PS Vita.
Hardware sales were mostly the same across the board last week. The PlayStation 4 sold 13,632 units and the PS4 Pro sold 5,179 units to combine for a total of 18,811 between the two. The Nintendo Switch sold 50,762 units, making it about 62.9% of the consoles sold that week. Going by Media Create’s figures, the Nintendo Switch is currently at 4,494,317 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 |
| 01. | 01. | Mario Tennis Aces | 49,143 | 172,917 | Switch | Nintendo |
| 03. | 02. | Minecraft | 25,773 | 87,537 | Switch | Nintendo |
| New | 03. | The Crew 2 | 17,575 | New | PS4 | Ubisoft |
| 04. | 04. | Splatoon 2 | 16,266 | 2,410,990 | Switch | Nintendo |
| 05. | 05. | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | 10,774 | 1,604,166 | Switch | Nintendo |
| 02. | 06. | New Gundam Breaker | 9,159 | 72,949 | PS4 | Bandai Namco |
| New | 07. | Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana | 6,431 | New | Switch | NIS |
| 06. | 08. | Kirby: Star Allies | 6,379 | 546,771 | Switch | Nintendo |
| 08. | 09. | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the wild | 6,143 | 1,030,773 | Switch | Nintendo |
| 10. | 10. | Super Mario Odyssey | 5,058 | 1,756,088 | Switch | Nintendo |
| 07. | 11. | Fate/Extella Link | 4,772 | 103,915 | PS4 | Marvelous |
| 09. | 12. | Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze | 4,757 | 181,880 | Switch | Nintendo |
| New | 13. | Kurenai no Homura: Sanada Ninpou Chou | 4,641 | New | PSV | Idea Factory |
| 11. | 14. | Detroit: Become Human | 4,290 | 83,454 | PS4 | SIE |
| 12. | 15. | Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon | 3,898 | 1,656,991 | 3DS | Pokémon Company |
| 14. | 16. | Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 01: Variety Kit | 3,342 | 196,279 | Switch | Nintendo |
| 16. | 17. | Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 | 3,201 | 165,436 | PS4 | Konami |
| 15. | 18. | Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX | 2,880 | 159,802 | PS4 | Square Enix |
| 13. | 19. | Dark Souls Remastered | 2,440 | 115,291 | PS4 | From Software |
| 20. | 20. | FIFA 18 | 2,046 | 111,324 | Switch | EA |
Sales data acquired from 4Gamer and Media Create.
Published: Jul 4, 2018 09:00 am