Nintendo Switch And 3DS Games Dominate The Japanese Sales Charts In April

As we’ve covered extensively, Nintendo has done pretty darn well for itself recently. The Nintendo Switch easily surpassed the companys’ first-month sales goal of 2 million units, topped the charts in April as well, and Nintendo’s stock has reached all-new highs. Of course, a lot of this success has come via North America and Europe – how’s Nintendo doing in their homeland of Japan? Not bad at all!

Japanese gaming mag Famitsu just released the top 30 best-selling games in Japan for the month of April, and Nintendo totally dominates the list. Only a couple PS4 games, a new Warriors title and a Dark Souls III re-release, sneak into the top 10. Otherwise, it’s entirely populated by Nintendo Switch and 3DS games. Unsurprisingly, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Monster Hunter XX nab the first two spots, while the debuting Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia nabs a respectable third-place spot. Even minor Nintendo games like Snipperclips manage to slip into the top 10. A high tide raises all boats!

Here’s the full chart, courtesy of Nintendo Everything:

1. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 307,226 (280,229 physical, 26,997 digital)
2. [3DS] Monster Hunter XX – 292,614 (274,392 physical, 18,222 digital)
3. [3DS] Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia – 172,219 (158,509 physical, 13,710 digital)
4. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission X – 96,353 (92,809 physical, 3,544 digital)
5. [NSW] Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 94,302 (86,105 physical, 8,197 digital)
6. [3DS] Mario Sports Superstars – 76,061 (73,169 physical, 2,892 digital)
7. [PS4] Warriors All-Stars – 68,172 (57,032 physical, 11,689 digital)
8. [NSW] Snipperclips – 68,721 (10,094 physical, 58,078 digital)
9. [3DS] Pro Yakyuu Famista Climax – 57,797 (55,581 physical, 2,216 digital)
10. [PS4] Dark Souls III: The Fire Fades Edition – 46,056 (42,115 physical, 3,941 digital)
11. [NSW] 1-2-Switch – 45,873 (42,851 physical, 3,022 digital)
12. [PS4] Blue Reflection – 45,479 (39,542 physical, 5,937 digital)
13. [PSV] Dungeon Travelers 2-2 – 43,020 (35,963 physical, 7,057 digital)
14. [PS4] Wolfenstein: The New Order – 38,364 (N/A physical, 38,364 digital)
15. [PS4] Ghost Recon Wildlands – 37,314 (32,885 physical, 4,429 digital)
16. [PS4] NieR: Automata – 33,022 (25,183 physical, 7,839 digital)
17. [PS4] LEGO Worlds – 32,489 (24,001 physical, 8,488 digital)
18. [3DS] Pokemon Sun/Moon – 31,574 (29,757 physical, 1,817 digital)
19. [PSV] Warriors All-Stars – 25,652 (23,314 physical, 2,338 digital)
20. [PSV] Blue Reflection – 25,473 (22,992 physical, 2,481 digital)
21. [PS4] Horizon Zero Dawn – 23,470 (19,169 physical, 4,301 digital)
22. [WIU] Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 21,586 (19,723 physical, 1,863 digital)
23. [3DS] Super Mario Maker for 3DS – 20,984 (20,150 physical, 834 digital)
24. [NSW] Super Bomberman R – 18,887 (17,322 physical, 1,565 digital)
25. [PS4] Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 Remix – 18,550 (16,754 physical, 1,796 digital)
26. [PS4] Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition – 18,072 (9,887 physical, 8,185 digital)
27. [PS4] How to Survive 2 – 17,532 (N/A physical, 17,532 digital)
28. [PSV] Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World- Death or Kiss – 17,132 (16,421 physical, 711 digital)
29. [PS4] PaRappa the Rapper – 16,740 (9,198 physical, 7,542 digital)
30. [PS4] God of War III Remastered – 16,388 (214 physical, 16,174 digital)

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[via Nintendo Everything]