Kirby tops the list of bestsellers in Japan, with not just one game from Nintendo Switch
The hybrid console is also the best seller of the week at the hardware level.
Today is two weeks after the release of Kirby and the Forgotten Land, the character’s last great game released on Nintendo Switch. title HAL Laboratory It’s doing well in sales in the first days and is back at the top in the second week after leading the first week in Japan.
The title climbed to the top of the top 10 selling games on Japanese soil. Data collected by Famitsu (corresponding to physical stores) indicates a total of approximately 111,000 best-selling copies over the past seven days. nearly half a million sales only physical in Japan.
Elden Ring is the only game from another console at the topUnstoppable Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is second on the podium, and Pokémon Legends: Arceus is third. And we say “almost completely” because only one game is not open: The PS4’s fifth-ranked Elden Ring.
In terms of hardware sales, the best seller of all machines is the Nintendo Switch. Special OLED model surpasses PS5 Despite this week’s data, the Nintendo console comfortably doubles the competition numbers if we add the standard and the Lite. Then the complete data corresponding to the games and consoles.
Bestsellers of the week in Japan
- [NSW] Kirby and the Forgotten Lands – 110.946 (491.006)
- [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 19,801 (4,538,274)
- [NSW] Pokemon Legends: Arceus – 12,728 (2,208,128)
- [NSW] Minecraft – 11,158 (2,585,882)
- [PS4] Hand Ring – 10,068 (317,614)
- [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 9,831 (4,832,454)
- [NSW] Mario Party Superstars – 7 782 (927 817)
- [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 6,359 (1,993,660)
- [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 5,410 (7.225,499)
- [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure – 5 101 (3 112 437)
Best selling consoles of the week
- OLED switch – 49 037
- PS5 – 32,364
- Key – 21 784
- Key Lite – 12,979
- PS5 Digital Edition – 3,110
- New 2DS LL – 280
- Xbox Series X-246
- Xbox Series S-144
- PS4 – 13
As for the latest Kirby game, we were able to review it a few weeks ago and it’s not just a great 3D adventure, it’s probably best game of the series until date. If you’d like to learn more about Jesús Bella’s opinion, we invite you to read Kirby and the Forgotten Lands analysis.
Source: 3D Juegos
