Famitsu: Switch Games Occupy Japan’s Entire Top 30 Sales Chart For Last Week, First Single Console To Do So Since 1988

Japanese magazine Famitsu has published its Japanese gaming sales charts for the week ending on August 8th 2021, revealing an interesting detail regarding the Switch’s performance.

According to Famitsu’s data, the Top 30 best-selling retail games in Japan last week were all titles for Nintendo Switch. Although it is not uncommon for Switch games to occupy the entire Top 10, a single console taking over the entire Top 30 in Japan is something “unprecedented”. As explained by Game Data Library, the last time something similar happened was way back in 1988, when the Top 30 was occupied only by Famicom Games.

You can check out the full Top 30 for yourself below:

1. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 14,912 (2,102,413)
2. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD (Nintendo, 07/16/21) – 13,873 (234,224)
3. [NSW] Crayon Shin-chan: Ora to Hakase no Natsuyasumi – Owaranai Nanokakan no Tabi (Neos, 07/15/21) – 13,798 (156,274)
4. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 13,615 (3,958,065)
5. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 12,282 (2,734,231)
6. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (Konami, 11/19/20) – 10,927 (230,976)
7. [NSW] Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin (Capcom, 07/09/21) – 10,135 (205,463)
8. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 8,978 (4,367,573)
9. [NSW] eBaseball Pro Baseball Spirits 2021: Grand Slam (Konami, 07/08/21) – 8,950 (159,492)
10. [NSW] Game Builder Garage (Nintendo, 06/11/21) – 8,925 (200,100)
11. [NSW] Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury (Nintendo, 02/12/21) – 8,248 (836,565)
12. [NSW] Super Mario Party (Nintendo, 10/05/18) – 6,780 (1,952,132)
13. [NSW] Miitopia (Nintendo, 05/21/21) – 6,536 (217,957)
14. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) – 6,529 (6,844,545)
15. [NSW] Mario Golf: Super Rush (Nintendo, 06/25/21) – 6,057 (161,785)
16. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo, 06/05/20) – 5,077 (762,996)
17. [NSW] Pokémon Sword and Shield (The Pokémon Company, 11/15/19) – 4,974 (4,099,325)
18. [NSW] Monster Hunter Rise (Capcom, 03/26/21) – 4,748 (2,303,192)
19. [NSW] Mario & Sonic at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games (Sega, 11/01/19) – 4,639 (397,154)
20. [NSW] Splatoon 2 (Nintendo, 07/21/17) – 4,460 (3,915,901)
21. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 4,210 (1,852,012)
22. [NSW] The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles (Capcom, 07/29/21) – 3,737 (18,197)
23. [NSW] NEO: The World Ends With You (Square Enix, 07/27/21) – 3,229 (22,028)
24. [NSW] The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II (Clouded Leopard Entertainment, 08/05/21) – 2,853 (New)
25. [NSW] New Pokémon Snap (The Pokémon Company, 04/30/21) – 2,756 (265,980)
26. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun! (Bandai Namco, 07/19/18) – 2,620 (613,725)
27. [NSW] Ace Angler: Nintendo Switch Version (Bandai Namco, 07/25/19) – 2,577 (604,827)
28. [NSW] Human: Fall Flat (Teyon Japan, 06/25/20) – 2,447 (168,897)
29. [NSW] Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age Definitive Edition (New Price Version) (Square Enix, 12/04/20) – 2,274 (122,574)
30. [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 (Nintendo, 06/28/19) – 2,256 (1,116,046)

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