Famitsu has released their sales numbers from 2/8/21 through 2/14/21. As usual, Nintendo reigned supreme, taking the top spot in both hardware and software sales. In fact, once again, nine of the top 10 games sold were Nintendo Switch games. The only difference being this week, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury was at the top of the chart; Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! came in at number two; newcomer Little Nightmares II swept in at number three; Ring Fit Adventure fell to number four; and Animal Crossing: New Horizons slipped to number five, rounding out the top five. Four Nintendo Switch games over a year old found themselves on the chart. These include Pokemon Sword and Shield, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Ring Fit Adventure, and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. On the hardware side of things, the Nintendo Switch sold roughly 110 million units in Japan. The PlayStation 5 came in a distant second, moving only 23 million units, approximately.
Hardware
Switch – 88,087
Switch Lite – 21,528
PS5 – 22,336
PS4 – 4,392
New 2DS LL – 797
PS5 Digital Edition – 554
Xbox Series X – 87
Xbox Series S – 49
PS4 Pro – 15Software
1. [NSW] Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury – 250,018 / NEW
2. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! – 46,638 / 1,892,677
3. [NSW] Little Nightmares II – 24,470 / NEW
4. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure – 24,261 / 2,370,359
5. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 16,379 / 6,641,405
6. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 16,364 / 3,672,494
7. [PS4] Little Nightmares II – 11,163 / NEW
8. [NSW] Minecraft – 10,139 / 1,817,064
9. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 10,087 / 4,155,990
10. [NSW] Pokemon Sword/Shield – 8,324 / 3,963,878
With yesterday’s Nintendo Direct, it will be interesting to see how the charts shape up midway through the year, as these are only the Famitsu sales from 2/8 through 2/14, which is very early in the year.