Famitsu has released their Japanese sales numbers from November 4 through November 11 for both hardware and software. The Nintendo Switch and the Switch Lite eviscerated the competition in hardware sales, with the PlayStation 4 Pro finishing in a distant third place. This isn’t completely surprising considering the PlayStation 4 is winding down, but Death Stranding did just release, so the disparity in the numbers is rather startling. The PlayStation Vita finished in last place, selling a laughable 22 units. Switch – 54,249 Switch Lite – 34,523 PS4 Pro – 8,546 PS4 – 7,264 New 2DS LL – 1,720 New 3DS LL – 54 Xbox One S – 34 Xbox One X – 30 PS Vita – 22 On the software side of things, Death Stranding debuted on the chart and beat out Luigi’s Mansion 3 for the top spot. Among the top 10, there were six Nintendo games, including Ring Fit Adventure, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Minecraft, and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, which cannot seem to stop selling units. 1. [PS4] Death Stranding – 185,909 / NEW 2. [NSW] Luigi’s Mansion 3 – 54,680 / 205,329 3. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure – 52,240 / 235,925 4. [PS4] Persona 5 Royal – 20,113 / 221,561 5. [PS4] Need for Speed Heat – 16,306 / NEW 6. [PS4] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare – 16,179 / 171,754 7. [NSW] Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 – 14,276 / 33,714 8. [NSW] Minecraft – 8,321 / 995,523 9. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 7,866 / 2,519,528 10. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 7,693 / 3,324,998 As Pokemon Sword and Shield releases this Friday, it will be interesting to see how both the software and hardware sides of things shake-up after the Nintendo Switch’s monumental release.
