Nintendo Switch Surpasses 8 Million Consoles Sold In Japan

Nintendo Switch Surpasses 8 Million Consoles Sold In Japan

Famitsu has published Japanese video game sales data for the week of April 15 to April 21, 2019 in Japan.

First, the biggest news of the week is that Nintendo Switch hardware sales have exceeded 8 million systems in Japan alone. It took 106 weeks, or slightly over 2 years, to accomplish this achievement.

Now onto the bestselling software charts. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate saw a resurgence in Japan last week. The game jumped 3 places from No. 6 to No. 3 on the bestseller charts, though it sold 11,080 copies.

Nintendo Labo VR Kit lifetime sales have crossed 30,000 units in Japan, after it sold 9074 units to reach 35,708 units sold lifetime. Yoshi’s Crafted World has surpassed 100,000 units moved as of last week.

Langrisser I & II debuted on Switch and PS4, with the Switch version coming in at No. 6 and 9031 copies sold and the PS4 version at No. 2 and 11,902 pieces sold.

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