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Momotaro Dentetsu World Tops the Japanese Charts, NS Sells 105K and PS5 Sells 41K

Momotaro Dentetsu World Tops the Japanese Charts, NS Sells 105K and PS5 Sells 41K - Sales

by William D'Angelo , posted on 15 January 2024 / 4,831 Views

Momotaro Dentetsu World: Chikyuu wa Kibou de Mawatteru! (NS) has retaken first place on the retail charts in Japan with sales of 99,358 units, according to Famitsu for the week ending January 7, 2024.

Super Mario Bros. Wonder (NS) is down to second place with sales of 95.764 units and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NS) is up three spots to third place with sales of 30,818 units. Pikmin 4 (NS) is down one spot to fourth place with sales of 29,582 units.

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (PS5) remained in fifth place with sales of 27,982 units.

The Nintendo Switch was the best-selling platform with 104,551 units sold. The PlayStation 5 sold 41,126 units, the PlayStation 4 sold 737 units, the Xbox Series X|S sold 697 units, and the 3DS sold 12 units.

Here is the complete top 10:

    1. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu World: Chikyuu wa Kibou de Mawatteru! (Konami) - 99,358 (895,039)
    2. [NSW] Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo) - 95,764 (1,645,165)
    3. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) - 30,818 (5,662,416)
    4. [NSW] Pikmin 4 (Nintendo) - 29,582 (1,148,609)
    5. [PS5] Marvel's Spider-Man 2 (Sony Interactive Entertainment) - 27,982 (194,713)
    6. [NSW] Jinsei Game for Nintendo Switch (Takara Tomy) - 20,030 (167,338)
    7. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Violet (The Pokemon Company) - 19,670 (5,266,033)
    8. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo) - 18,094 (5,418,369)
    9. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft Game Studios) - 17,473 (3,411,695)
    10. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo) - 16,558 (7,661,212)

    Here is the hardware breakdown (followed by lifetime sales):

    1. Switch OLED Model – 73,541 (4,333,688)
    2. PlayStation 5 – 35,518 (4,298,170)
    3. Switch Lite – 18,638 (5,692,712)
    4. Switch – 12,372  (19,696,796)
    5. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 5,602 (672,295)
    6. PlayStation 4 – 737 (7,916,073)
    7. Xbox Series S – 513 (295,636)
    8. Xbox Series X – 184 (245,168)
    9. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 12 (1,205,997)

    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 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.


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    hellobion2 (on 16 January 2024)

    Sounds like a game based off a anime

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    Shtinamin_ (on 15 January 2024)

    2024 is gonna be a strong year for the Switch once more.

    Last year the first week in Japan sold 137k.
    So Switch sales declined in comparison by -24%

    I guess we should be seeing an overall decrease for 2024 vs 2023 of -30% sales for Switch

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    Geralt99 (on 15 January 2024)

    PS5 surpasses 5 million units sold in Japan.
    Spidy closing in on 200k physical.

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    Salnax Geralt99 (on 15 January 2024)

    Wait another week for the PS5.

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