Unicorn Overlord Tops Japanese Switch Charts On Opening Weekend

Famitsu has published the latest Japanese videogame sales figures for March 4th to March 10th 2024.

According to Famitsu‘s data, the Switch version of Vanillaware’s tactical fantasy RPG Unicorn Overlord was the highest selling game of the week, charting at close to 50,000 units sold.

The game has proven to be a surprise hit for publisher ATLUS, who issued a statement apologizing for physical copies running out of stock in the country. Famitsu’s charts only account for physical sales data, so its likely the title’s actual sales numbers are much higher.

You can check out the top 10 software listings below, lifetime sales in brackets:

1. [NSW] Unicorn Overlord (ATLUS, 03/08/24) – 40,991 (New)
2. [PS5] Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix, 02/29/24) – 24,482 (287,138)
3. [PS5] Unicorn Overlord (ATLUS, 03/08/24) – 24,398 (New)
4. [NSW] Fitness Boxing feat. Hatsune Miku: Isshoni Exercise (Imagineer, 03/07/24) – 14,128 (New)
5. [NSW] Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo, 02/16/24) – 13,238 (116,761)
6. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 11,669 (5,739,869)
7. [NSW] Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo, 10/20/23) – 11,417 (1,779,209)
8. [PS4] Unicorn Overlord (ATLUS, 03/08/24) – 8,797 (New)
9. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu World: Chikyuu wa Kibou de Mawatteru! (Konami, 11/16/23) – 7,053 (1,006,010)
10. [NSW] Splatoon 3 (Nintendo, 09/09/22) – 6,460 (4,246,168)

Over on the hardware side, the Nintendo Switch OLED was once again the highest selling hardware in the country, a testament to continued interest in the console despite rumors of a successor on the way.

1. Switch OLED Model – 50,240 (6,838,219)
2. PlayStation 5 – 34,799 (4,647,882)
3. Switch Lite – 10,762 (5,770,240)
4. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 4,265 (736,531)
5. Switch – 4,896 (19,738,694)
6. Xbox Series X – 2,290 (259,961)
7. PlayStation 4 – 1,816 (7,923,822)
8. Xbox Series S – 1,456 (304,927)
9. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 14 (1,192,879)

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