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Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition Tops Japanese Charts

Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition Tops Japanese Charts - News

by William D'Angelo , posted on 04 September 2018 / 4,511 Views

Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition (NS) tops the Japanese charts with sales of 26,047 units, according to Media Create for the week ending August 19. It was a slow week there were no new releases in the top 20.

 

The Switch was the best-selling platform with sales 54,647 units. The PS4 sold 25,843 units, the 3DS sold 11,896 units. The PlayStation Vita sold 3,083 units and Xbox One sold 96 units.

Here is the complete top 20 chart:

  1. [NSW] Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 25,948 (212,170)
  2. [NSW] Splatoon 2 (Bundle Version Included) (Nintendo, 07/21/17) – 24,188 (2,556,846)
  3. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun! (Bandai Namco, 07/19/18) – 21,109 (162,020)
  4. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 20,346 (1,708,892)
  5. [3DS] WarioWare Gold (Nintendo, 08/02/18) – 20,142 (70,344)
  6. [NSW] Mario Tennis Aces (Nintendo, 06/22/18) – 18,520 (315,658)
  7. [NSW] Pro Yakyuu Famista Climax (Bandai Namco, 08/02/18) – 13,259 (71,776)
  8. [NSW] Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Nintendo, 07/13/18) – 12,111 (102,235)
  9. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Limited Edition Included) (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 9,682 (1,084,321)
  10. [NSW] Kirby: Star Allies (Nintendo, 03/16/18) – 8,707 (596,203)
  11. [3DS] Pokemon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon (The Pokemon Company, 11/17/17) – 8,447 (1,703,711)
  12. [NSW] Octopath Traveler (Square Enix, 07/13/18) – 8,002 (183,627)
  13. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey (Bundle Version Included) (Nintendo, 10/27/17) – 7,006 (1,795,879)
  14. [PS4] Yakuza 3 (Sega, 08/09/18) – 6,753 (32,800)
  15. [3DS] Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Nintendo, 07/13/18) – 5,766 (39,742)
  16. [NSW] Layton’s Mystery Journey: Katrielle and The Millionaires’ Conspiracy DX (Level-5, 08/09/18) – 5,101 (14,805)
  17. [NSW] Okami HD (Limited Edition Included) (Capcom, 08/09/18) – 4,758 (18,848)
  18. [NSW] Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 01: Variety Kit (Nintendo, 04/20/18) – 4,703 (222,514)
  19. [PS4] Jikkyou Pro Powerful Yakyuu 2018 (Konami, 04/26/18) – 3,449 (227,851)
  20. [PS4] Fire Pro Wrestling World (Limited Edition Included) (Spike Chunsoft, 08/09/18) – 3,326 (23,544)

 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.


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JWeinCom (on 22 August 2018)

Well Microsoft finally got a game to the top of the Japanese charts...

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Zach808 (on 22 August 2018)

But... But... Minecraft is dying! I know because some youtuber told me!

Seriously though, 9 years and Minecraft is still topping charts? Was GTA 5 even this popular?

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AngryLittleAlchemist Zach808 (on 23 August 2018)

What do you mean "Was GTA 5 even this popular"? Your only point of reference is how high it's charting by years, and GTA 5 isn't 9 years old. Minecraft has sold more, but it is also significantly cheaper and on more platforms. I'd say they are about equally impressive.

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Azzanation (on 23 August 2018)

Minecraft, just like Warcraft, wont die.

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Lucca (on 22 August 2018)

wat

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Jranation Lucca (on 22 August 2018)

Minecraft is still alive!!!!

  • +5