Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle Debuts at the Top of the Japanese Charts - News

by William D'Angelo , posted on 24 January 2018 / 5,721 Views

Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle (NS) debuted at the top of the Japanese charts with sales of 66,692 units, according to Media Create for the week ending January 21.

Gintama Rumble (PS4) debuted in second with sales of 38,443 units. The PlayStation Vita version debuted in fifth with sales of 23,417 units. Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition (PS4) debuted in 12th with sales of 7,908 units.

The PS4 was the best-selling platform with sales 52,507 units. The Switch sold 43,027 units, the 3DS sold 12,115 units. The PlayStation Vita sold 4,256 units and Xbox One sold 1,388 units.

Here is the complete top 20 chart:

[NSW] Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle (Nintendo, 01/18/18) – 66,692 (New)
[PS4] Gintama Rumble (Bandai Namco, 01/18/18) (Limited Edition Included) – 38,443 (New)
[NSW] Splatoon 2 (Bundle Version Included) (Nintendo, 07/21/17) – 28,691 (1,946,033)
[NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04,28,17) – 26,365 (1,264,800)
[PSV] Gintama Rumble (Bandai Namco, 01/18/18) (Limited Edition Included) – 23,417 (New)
[PS4] Dissidia Final Fantasy NT (Square Enix, 01/11/18) – 20,433 (126,100)
[NSW] Super Mario Odyssey (Bundle Version Included) (Nintendo, 10/27/17) – 18,972 (1,555,312)
[3DS] Pokemon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon (Nintendo, 11/17/17) – 16,790 (1,515,299)
[3DS] Mario Party: The Top 100 (Nintendo, 12/28/17) – 11,454 (135,773)
[NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Limited Edition Included) (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 9,502 (824,728)
[3DS] Yo-kai Watch Busters 2: Treasure Legend Banbaraya – Sword / Magnum (Level-5, 12/16/17) – 9,262 (483,098)
[PS4] Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition (Capcom, 01/18/18) – 7,908 (New)
[PS4] Earth Defense Force 5 (D3 Publisher, 12/07/17) – 6,472 (218,602)
[PS4] Call of Duty: WWII (SIE, 11/03/17) – 5,890 (375,084)
[NSW] Arms (Nintendo, 06/16/17) – 4,951 (351,631)
[NSW] 1-2-Switch (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 4,401 (382,320)
[NSW] Pokken Tournament DX (Nintendo, 09/22/17) – 4,311 (209,965)
[3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf Amiibo+ (Nintendo, 11/23/16) – 3,405 (365,914)
[PS4] Valkyria Chronicles Remastered (Best Price) (Sega, 01/18/18) – 3,346 (New)
[NSW] Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (Limited Edition Included) (Nintendo, 12/01/17) – 3,081 (175,757)

A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.

31 Comments

Johnw1104 (on 24 January 2018)

Never thought I'd drop north of 30 hours on a game with Rabbids heh... it was pretty darn fun, they nailed the look, and grant kirkhope came through as always with his own take on faithfully "Nintendo-esque" music. I really enjoyed it.

Gamer147 (on 24 January 2018)

It’s putting up very good numbers. That’s awesome.

progstarmac (on 24 January 2018)

One of the most innovative games for switch. I enjoyed it a lot.

PortisheadBiscuit progstarmac (on 24 January 2018)

It's such a great game!!

TallSilhouette progstarmac (on 24 January 2018)

Sorry, but what's innovative about it?

progstarmac progstarmac (on 24 January 2018)

The strategy, the gameplay, the mix of universes.

TallSilhouette progstarmac (on 24 January 2018)

Could you be more specific? How does it expand off the X-COM formula?

Johnw1104 progstarmac (on 25 January 2018)

It doesn't expand too much, but I liked how it simplified the combat percentages and implemented the launching mechanic that felt very Mario-esque. As someone who spent a lot of time in XCom 2, that jumping and launching mechanic did make it feel somewhat unique.

Otherwise, I also enjoyed that it included an overworld map with puzzles, hidden treasures, and humor with it. I'm not sure it really deserves to be called "innovative", but it was definitely creative.

CrisYoshi (on 24 January 2018)

Good game and good sales, thanks to Mario, because Japan don't love rabbids.

Jumpin (on 24 January 2018)

That’s rare for a Western title. Although this one does use Japanese style art.

friendlyfamine (on 24 January 2018)

1 2 Switch keeps on selling, and I don't know why. It's not worth the asking price in any region. I'm also very surprised that the PS4 has been outselling the Switch for two consecutive weeks now. So much for the Switch outselling it lifetime in a quicker period than 2019. Really needs to hit 50k+ from now on. I think it'll be doable when more new games start releasing, because right now it is pretty stagnant besides Rabbids this week, which by the way killed it <3

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OTBWY friendlyfamine (on 24 January 2018)

The Switch is sold out and supply is strained. twitter.com/serkantoto/status/951853741405126656

friendlyfamine friendlyfamine (on 24 January 2018)

Ok but downvoted for stating my opinion? You have to be joking.

SuperNova friendlyfamine (on 24 January 2018)

Also, the ps4 is gearing up for what is shaping up the be it's biggest release to date with Monster Hunter World this week. Of course it's pulling great numbers right now.