Japan: Monster Hunter Rise physical sales reach 1,579,736 and Switch family sells 135,076 units this week

It’s Thursday so it is time to look at the latest Japanese sales figures for physical software and hardware in the land of the rising sun. The Switch family remains the dominant platform shifting a solid 135K units this week and increasing its substantial lead. Monster Hunter Rise sits at the top of the charts this week with total overall physical sales reaching an impressive 1,579,736 total sales. Here’s the best-selling software and hardware in Japan:

Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. [NSW] Monster Hunter Rise (Capcom, 03/26/21) – 277,604 (1,579,736)
2. [NSW] Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury (Nintendo, 02/12/21) – 27,833 (620,516)
3. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (Konami, 11/19/20) – 16,289 (2,088,585)
4. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 12,079 (3,763,673)
5. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 11,722 (2,491,295)
6. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 10,253 (1,882,992)
7. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) – 9,653 (6,720,514)
8. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 9,270 (4,228,209)
9. [PS4] Outriders (Square Enix, 04/01/21) – 6,596 (New)
10. [NSW] Splatoon 2 (Nintendo, 07/21/17) – 6,027 (3,831,996)

Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. Switch – 72,184 (15,630,549)
2. Switch Lite – 62,892 (3,589,875)
3. PlayStation 5 – 16,459 (501,935)
4. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 4,296 (99,031)
5. PlayStation 4 – 1,591 (7,776,647)
6. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 752 (1,160,876)
7. Xbox Series X – 122 (30,758)
8. Xbox Series S – 37 (9,410)

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