Japanese charts: exchange games make up the entire top 20

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Update: More graphics data arrived in Japan last week, showing that Nintendo Switch managed to claim all the top 20 places in the software charts. In fact, Switch games are 28 of the top 30, with only two PS4 titles ruining Nintendo’s party.

An updated chart can be found below.

Original article (Thursday, 21 January 2021 13:35 GMT): Famitsu’s Japanese graphics are now available for the week ending January 17, revealing that the top ten have been completely filled again with Nintendo Switch titles.

Momotaro Dentetsu it is still at the top of what is becoming an increasingly familiar list; Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Ring Fit Adventure also remain in second and third place, respectively, and other heavyweight Nintendo players are working elsewhere. This marks the fourth week in a row when Nintendo Switch games have occupied all ten top positions.

Here are the top 30 (the top numbers are this week’s estimated sales, followed by total sales):

1. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (Konami, 19.11.2020) – 107,064 (1,617,601)
2. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 20.03.2020) – 36.009 (6.553.618)
3. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 35,397 (2,237,398)
4. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 28.04.2017) – 26,636 (3,601,699)
5. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 17,099 (4,109,327)
6. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo, 05/06/20) – 15,295 (601,384)
7. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 21.06.18) – 14,430 (1,774,814)
8. [NSW] Splatoon 2 (Nintendo, July 21, 17) – 11,640 (3,743,798)
9. [NSW] Super Mario Party (Nintendo, 10/05/18) – 10,069 (1,797,617)
10. [NSW] Pokémon Sword and Shield (Compania Pokemon, 15.11.19) – 9.882 (3.929.246)
11. [NSW] Pikmin 3 Deluxe (Nintendo, 30.10.20) – 8.283 (521.508)
12. [NSW] Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin (Wonderful, 12.11.2020) – 7.117 (117.058)
13. [NSW] Super Mario 3D All-Stars (Nintendo, 09/18/2020) – 6,623 (543,257)
14. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 6,339 (1,755,290)
15. [NSW] Pokemon Sword and Shield + Expansion Pass (Pokemon Company, 11/15/19) – 6,302 (188,086)
16. [NSW] Fitness Box 2: Rhythm and Exercise (Imagineer, 03.03.2020) – 6.175 (56.055)
17. [NSW] The new Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (Nintendo, 01.11.19) – 5,870 (1,019,072)
18. [NSW] Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity (Koei Tecmo, 20.11.2020) – 4,593 (331,047)
19. [NSW] Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 (Sega, 12/10/20) – 4,453 (81,545)
20. [NSW] Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age Definitive Edition (New Price Version) (Square Enix, 12/04/20) – 4,270 (50,841)
21. [NSW] Family coach (Bandai Namco, 17.12.2020) – 3,937 (35,990)
22. [NSW] Human Fall Flat (Teyon Japan, 25.06.2020) – 3,530 (105,230)
23. [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 (Nintendo, 06/28/19) – 3,394 (1,057,732)
24. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo, 10/27/17) – 3,253 (2,200,682)
25. [PS4] Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (SIE, 13.11.2020) – 3.029 (165.304)
26. [PS4] Sakuna: Rice and Ruin (Wonderful, 11/12/20) – 2,809 (71,161)
27. [NSW] Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training for Nintendo Switch (Nintendo, 12/27/19) – 2,773 (357,813)
28. [NSW] Ace Angler: Nintendo Switch Version (Bandai Namco, 25.07.19) – 2.645 (562.051)
29. [NSW] Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate ‘Best Price’ (Capcom, 15.11.08) 2,593 (123,316)
30. [NSW] Luigi’s Mansion 3 (Nintendo, 31.10.19) – 2.545 (740.510)

Things are still true for the Switch on the hardware side, with another strong week for both the original model and the Switch Lite. Here are this week’s figures, followed by lifetime sales in parentheses:

1. Switch – 142,748 (14,789,817)
2. Switch Lite – 27,943 (3,200,965)
3. PlayStation 5 – 6,496 (230,645)
4. PlayStation 4 – 3,405 (7,743,443)
5. Digital Edition PlayStation 5 – 832 (53,629)
6. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 546 (1,152,567)
7. Xbox Series X – 143 (25,180)
8. Xbox Series S – 17 (6,647)
9. PlayStation 4 Pro – 17 (1,575,565)

Any surprises this week? Tell us in the comments.