Famitsu release Hardware and software sales arrangement At the end of February 2021 (22/22 – 21/28/2). It is through them that we can see that the Nintendo Switch dominates from every point of view: it is not undermined by any console.
Here Software sales From Famitsu Ranking for the Week End Feb 2021; In parentheses the total number of copies sold in Japan:
- [NSW] The Story of the Seasons: Pioneers of the City of Zaytoun (wonderful, 2/21/25) – 202396 (Novo)
- [NSW] Bravely Default II (Square Enix, 02/26/21) – 93,061 (Nuovo)
- [NSW] Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury (Nintendo, 02/12/21) – 74,811 (422,784)
- [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heise, Rywa, Mu Teban! (Konami, 11/19/20) -40,610 (1,974,795)
- [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 19032 (2,413,077)
- [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 13,575 (3,699,547)
- [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) – 13.332 (6668414)
- [NSW] Uta no Prince-sama Debuts for Nintendo Switch (Broccoli, 02/25/21) – 10588 (new)
- [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 7/12/18) – 9,957 (4,175,273)
- [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 9386 (1,834,873)
Let’s see instead Hardware sales Famitsu noted, Total Sales in parentheses:
- Switch – 50141 (15.219.554)
- Playstation 5 – 30117 (356683)
- Switch Light – 27908 (3346656)
- PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 3,721 (66,176)
- PlayStation 4 – 3,201 (7,764,284)
- Xbox Series X – 1429 (27883)
- New 2DS LL (including the 2DS base) – 673 (1,156,715)
- Xbox S-58 (7,634)
- PlayStation 4 Pro-16 (1,575,662)
As you can see, the top 10 best selling Japan software is in 100% Nintendo Switch. Even in the hardware realm, the two console models are capable of doing much more than the PS5 can sell (Standard and Digital combined). As always, the PS5 sales are also affected by the number of stocks, and they are always limited.
Also, here are Famitsu’s reviews for Bravely Default 2 and Ghosts’ n Goblins Resurrection.
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