Here is the best selling software and hardware in Japan, for the week of August 7th – August 13th courtesy Famitsu.

Software:

1) Pikmin 4 (NS) – 69,989
2) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NS) – 16,177
3) The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (NS) – 15,768
4) Minecraft (NS) – 9,878
5) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (NS) – 7,819
6) Nintendo Switch Sports (NS) – 7,618
7) Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet (NS) – 7,128
8) Splatoon 3 (NS) – 6,705
9) Natsu-Mon! 20th Century Summer Vacation (NS) – 6,155
10) Mario Party Superstars (NS) – 5,952

Hardware:

1) Nintendo Switch – 91,744
2) PlayStation 5 – 50,862
3) Xbox Series – 2,292
4) PlayStation 4 – 1,543
5) Nintendo 3DS – 29

This week in software sales, nothing new broke into the top ten, but Obon’s help (annual festival in Japan), the majority of titles listed, all performed better than the week prior. Most impressive is probably Pikmin 4, showing a terrific hold, a month after its release.

In hardware, both Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5 sold comparable to their respective amounts last week, with he former now passing 2.5 million for the year. See you next week!