Japanese chart figures are now in for 21st - 27th January, revealing that New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe has now sold more than 300,000 units in the country alone.
The game shifted another 57,725 copies this week, taking its total up to 312,869 and keeping it safely within the top three positions at retail. Kingdom Hearts III takes number one this week with a total of 610,077 retail copies being sold on PS4; the game only released digitally on Xbox One meaning sales were not tracked.
Fitness Boxing's recent boom in popularity in Japan sees it return to the chart this week, snagging 17th position by selling another 4,130 copies.
Here are the top 20 (first numbers are this week's sales, followed by total sales in brackets):
1) [PS4] Kingdom Hearts III (Limited Edition Included) (Square Enix, 01/25/19) – 610,077 (New)
2) [PS4] Resident Evil 2 (Z Version and Limited Edition Included) (Capcom, 01/25/19) – 252,848 (New)
3) [NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (Nintendo, 01/11/19) – 57,725 (312,869)
4) [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 38,478 (2,764,751)
5) [PS4] Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown (Limited Edition Included) (Bandai Namco, 01/17/19) – 25,499 (227,878)
6) [NSW] Super Mario Party (Bundle Version Included) (Nintendo, 10/05/18) – 11,958 (983,903)
7) [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 10,860 (2,096,812)
8) [NSW] Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Let’s Go, Eevee! (Bundle Editions Included) (Nintendo, 11/16/18) – 9,334 (1,436,633)
9) [NSW] Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition (Bundle Version Included) (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 8,588 (582,039)
10) [NSW] Splatoon 2 (Bundle Version Included) (Nintendo, 07/21/17) – 7,329 (2,910,678)
11) [NSW] Dragon Quest Builders 2 (Square Enix, 12/20/18) – 7,117 (217,610)
12) [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Limited Edition Included) (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 6,578 (1,279,601)
13) [PS4] Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 Remix (Square Enix, 03/09/17) – 6,097 (229,283)
14) [PS4] Dragon Quest Builders 2 (Square Enix, 12/20/18) – 5,275 (211,667)
15) [PS4] Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition (Limited Edition Included) (Bandai Namco, 01/11/19) – 5,039 (53,994)
16) [PS4] Yakuza 4 (Sega, 01/17/19) – 4,393 (22,833)
17) [NSW] Fitness Boxing (Imagineer, 12/20/18) – 4,130 (19,719)
18) [PS4] PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG Corporation, 01/17/19) – 3,408 (10,855)
19) [PS4] Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII (SIE, 10/12/18) – 3,261 (527,400)
20) [PS4] Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou (Limited Edition Included) (Entergram, 01/24/19) – 2,868 (New)
On the hardware front, Switch sales continue to fall back down to more usual levels, with another slight dip from last week. Here are this week's figures, with last week's in brackets:
Switch – 52,429 (71,139)
PlayStation 4 Pro – 33,032 (6,958)
PlayStation 4 – 19,612 (9,505)
New 2DS LL – 3,781 (3,767)
PlayStation Vita – 1,701 (1,755)
New 3DS LL – 972 (1,514)
2DS – 179 (158)
Xbox One X – 82 (94)
Xbox One – 11 (24)
< Last week's charts
Any surprises this week? How well do you think Mario Bros. U Deluxe will do in the long run? Let us know in the comments.
[source gematsu.com]
Comments 56
Was bound to happen, but good on Nintendo.
Looks like Playstaion isn't done yet. It really is all about the games. They finally past the Switch for what might be their last week.
Great late January week for PS4 with 2 great new releases.......but it still only out sold Switch by a couple hundred.
Wondering if we will get a Direct tomorrow? Maybe they are waiting for after the investor meeting? New tradition of February New Year Direct.......Eh what does it matter other then I want the 40 mins of entertainment
I might root for Nintendo all I want, but my username ain't AlexSora89 for nothing, and KH's top spot is entirely deserved. The game is pure art from start to finish. I'm currently at the Toy Box world, and I'm still in awe at how I'm living the world of Toy Story with my own eyes and hands, with seamless transitions between cutscenes that look straight out of the movie and actual gameplay. Not even Super Mario 3D World, had it been the one ported instead of NSMBU, could have done much to change my mind. Maybe Maker, but "ifs don't make history", as the Italian saying goes.
PS4 won! Sony always wins baby!
PS4 sold more than Switch for first time in ages. Only a few hundred more but still. Ninty better see that and think “$€^% we better get that Direct ready!”
It is the first time after so many weeks that PS4 outsold Switch. Anyway, I hope Switch will do better in the future!!
@Gerbwmu Tomorrow was the perfect day for the ND... until Piranha Plant released last night. They've been giving 48 hour notice a lot for NDs so tomorrow really doesn't look good now. Friday could still happen if they tell us in the next 3 hours after Reggie wakes up. I'm starting to wonder if they wait until early March to give Yoshi a big push? Then again every time they get a new President I wonder if NDs are done? Consistency is not their strong point, surprising people is.
Would be nice to know about some 2019 games though after Yoshi. Especially with MP4 now a ways away they should assure us AC, FE and Pokémon are still 2019. And hopefully 1 or 2 more, though we may have to wait until E3 for those. And what's the next port? Mario? Zelda? There's always another port.
PS4 might be outsold Switch this week, but it won't be last long until some upcoming Switch games boost up Switch sales. 🤔
But, in my place, PS4 is still my Bottom Two machines (Same with my Wii U). 🙃
So many PS4 comments... and no nasty replies. I wonder how long that can last?
I am not surprised, the PS4 had now to killer releases that are not coming to the Nintendo Switch. With the rush to get Smash out before Christmas last year Nintendo got a nice HIGH, but from now on they really need to communicate to the fans about what to expect (in the near future) from Nintendo.
Though this might be also good, if the PS4 is now again in for the competition, Nintendo has to improve which results in good things for the consumer.
KH3 is already a big success, I’m curious to see the legs on RE2. If there’s no big first or third party games coming to the Switch in February, I could see the PS4 and Switch competing with very close numbers for the entire month and into the next month with Yoshi, which will definitely boost the Switch pass the PS4 in Japan, as Yoshi appeals very heavily to the Japanese market.
This might be heresy... but I'm not that worked up about Kingdom Hearts III. The series has gotten so convoluted in terms of story, that it seems like you need a university course just to understand everything going on in it. For the devotees willing to put the time in, I guess that's not an issue. But for someone just wanting a good story where FF and Disney characters overcome evil together, it seems like a bit too much. Though, it should be noted that I'm a hypocrite. If it gets a Switch release, I'll undoubtedly buy it.
KH3 looks great and I loved the first game. I missed KH2, could I jump right in and pick up where I left off? I hear the story is a little confusing.
KH3 and Resident Evil gave the ps4 a nice shot in the arm over there... Splatoon 2 closing in on the 3 million mark, the Xbox? Well...
This was the first time in nearly a year that the PS4 outsold the Switch, and by just a few hundred units.
Excellent debut for KH3.
It’s the beast of this generation. It’s gonna hit 100 million
@NintendoFan4Lyf How does the Xbox compare to the PS4 pro for you? i like the exclusives more on PS4 but the direction xbox seems to go for the future does really appeal to me (full backward compatibility, the acquisitions of the studios implies they are working on the exclusives also).
@beazlen1 - That response would be lovely as a consumer, but... how does a few hundred topple the constant outpacing of the PS4 launch-to-date every week until now? I cannot think Nintendo going into such a panic for KH3 being a thing that exists now.
But more on th topic; 300k for a Wii U port in Kapan shows how responsive NDMB is to this day. Many diehard fans aren't entirely too keen on the series now, but I'd be lying if I said the game wasn't big enough for the first quarter.
@Paraka yeah PS4 had to great releases and only topped the Switch by two hundred. At this point i do see PS4 doing big numbers amy more in Japan, but KH3. And Remake 2 are both amazing.
@Muddy_4_Ever I do get your meaning, but I think people work it up more than it really is. They've got like, 5 - 4 minute videos available on the main menu summing up all the relevant story points so far in nice little packets. They're on YouTube too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuDUeMwYols
Anyways, that's mostly for just if you feel like seeing what's going to actually be relevant in KH3.
@AlexSora89 Man, I literally just got to the Toy Box last night before I had to go to sleep, but what I've seen literally looks as good as the movie. I'm so excited to play through this one! Exploring old worlds has been fun, but this is gonna be my first brand new world and characters here so...
Good week for Playstation all around.
@NintendoFan4Lyf I downloaded a copy for Xbox One X since it’s the more powerful console and I share my digital purchases with my son so any game I buy digital it’s like getting 2 for 1. I want to play through 1&2 before I dig into 3, it’s been a while.
@NintendoFan4Lyf I wasn't feeding them, just happily surprised by their absence. 😊
No surprise to see Kingdom Hearts Top, not interested personally but by all accounts it’s very good. On the surface them PS4 hardware sales are disappointing but Sony are at the ‘coining it in from software sales’ phase of the PS4s life now so I doubt they’re bothered.
@rjejr
Can’t see them doing a Direct this week with their Quarterly warnings release coming tomorrow.
@Paraka yes agreed, I wasn’t being serious. Just want them to hurry up the next direct! For the love of Mario hurry up Ninty!
Nice to see the best game of all time (The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild) still going strong.
@misterMike never said it would guarantee good exclusives would start to popup out of nowhere. It does mean that XBoX is aware that they need to step up their game.
@misterMike
They’ve had Ace Combat 7, RE2make and KH3 in the last 3 weeks but only just outsold the Switch this week by a tiny number of units. No need to get upset on behalf of your beloved Sony though (as per your Commebts history on here), as I was pointing out they’ve done the hardware part and are now cashing in on software sales.
And in under 30 days into 2019 - the PS4 install base has moved 1.1 million copies for the biggest 3rd party in Japan.
Own PS4+Switch or missing out every month. Seems like Japan knows this just like the USA.
"Fitness Boxing Faces Stock Shortages In Japan After Players Share Weight Loss Stories Online"
So 4,000 copies makes for a stock shortage 😏🙃
@misterMike
Working so hard to defend what are fairly disappointing Japanese hardware sales is fanboyism and bias though. Sony aren’t bothered about hardware sales anymore (see lack of price cuts and endless bundles like MS are doing), they’ve done the hard part and are now deservedly harvesting the real money from PS4
@MisterMike "and playstation's market saturation is so high"
Maybe for a home console in the Japanese video game market, but for console in general it has not achieved peak saturation. The 3DS in Japan has sold about 3x the amount of PS4's sold in the country (24 mil. vs. 8 mil). And before you say "100 MILLION" this is just Japanese sales, not worldwide sales.
Yuck, hate kingdom hearts lol
I'm glad people are excited for Kingdom Hearts 3, but as an aspiring writer, the "story" is insulting. I can't remember EVER playing a Square RPG with a worse story, it's seriously at middle school fanfiction level. Kingdom Hearts 1 showed promise with the whole Disney villain legion of doom situation, but now the Disney stuff just feels like unnecessary filler most of the time. It's a shame.
@Shadowtrixie
The thing is that even though the combat is decent, I'd rather play Bayonetta 2 for some good action game fun. It's shorter, more challenging, more focused, and the story (while admittedly stupid), is better than Kingdom Hearts. Don't get me started on Kingdom Hearts TERRIBLE dialogue and line delivery. This video pretty much sums it up.
https://youtu.be/d-ae06Z1NcM
january was a expensive month for me what with resi 2 and kh 3. No new switch games in jan just an old port but then again Smash was far and away the best game in december. Thankfully its looks like feb could disapoint for ps4/xbox with anthem and jump force beta and demos getting mixed reactions. I could pick up blazeblue on switch or even wait intill march for yoshi, sort of hoping in a way anthem and jump force don't live up i can't afford 2 games every month lol.
@misterMike The Vita actually did pretty good (selling more than the PS4) and was able to compete with the 3DS in Japan for a while (even if it was lacking what made the PSP big in Japan, a main series Monster Hunter), but once Sony and third parties abandoned it, sales fell off a cliff. The PS4 has outsold the Vita since then in Japan (6 million VITA | 8 million PS4). The Japanese market just prefers portable consoles to home consoles
@Mrtoad In Japan ? Not very likely. That was probably Ps4s last shot ever at outselling the Switch in Japan. 2 massive 3rd party releases and it just manages it by a couple of hundred. Next week it will probably go back to being outsold 3 or 4x by Switch.
@link3710
Finished it today. Woody, at the end of that world, showed he really has...
@Mrtoad
The Vita was absolutely not able to compete with the 3DS in Japan at any point in the Vita's lifespan. In fact, pre-price cut 3DS sales prior to August 2011 were higher than non-holiday Vita sales have ever been
@electrolite77 "Quarterly warnings release"
Well they already got MP4 being delayed 3-5 years out of the way. And they probably didn't hit 20m, but 18m or more should be enough to show Switch isn't Wii U.
I am surprised no ND before the release though. Those results usually have a page w/ release dates tacked on somewhere near the end. If they have a page that says AC summer 2019, FE Fall 2019, people are going to want to know why no Direct?
And if there aren't any release dates after Yoshi, well then yeah warnings.
Oh well, no ND means I'll watch the results news instead. Not exactly the same, but something might leak out.
I don't give a crap about KH, but RE2 remake makes me wanna buy a PS4.....Too bad its not coming on Swtich
If Kingdom Hearts 3 wasn't number 1, I would have been shocked.
I'll play it eventually.
@westman98 It was second place for a while in the Japanese console market. It wasn't until late 2017 that the PS4 outsold the Vita and the Wii U was the Wii U (and the XB1, the XB1). But, you are correct if the Vita was a minor success in Japan, the 3DS was the juggernaut of the entire console market.
@itslukec I'm in the same boat as you. Played Kingdom Hearts 1 and missed the second game (or the other games such as Chain of Memories). Think I'm just going to dive into Kingdom Hearts 3 and not worry about trying to understand the story as it looks too good to miss.
I wonder if New Super Mario Bros U Deluxe will manage to sell over a million.
PS4 still had TLOU 2/ Metro Exodus / anthem/ days gone /Granblue RPG / FF7 Remake / Death stranding / Cyberpunk / Code Vein/ ghost of Tsushima and DMC 5 incoming. All Exclusives titles, Not a Port / Indies and Mobile game. I dont think this is the last time ps4 will outsell Nintendo.
While Nintendo is still out there trying to draw in a bunch of small children who got their 1st smartphone into their install base.
4) [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 38,478 (2,764,751)
10) [NSW] Splatoon 2 (Bundle Version Included) (Nintendo, 07/21/17) – 7,329 (2,910,678)
The battle to 3 million copies sold is going to be a close one, but I think Splatoon 2 will take it.
Not that it matters too much since Smash Ultimate is crushing Splatoon 2 when launch aligned.
@Evilworm With sold more in Japan “the baby game” PLG or RDR2?
(Hint: Pokémon Let’s Go sold more, this is why you don’t use sales numbers to back your belief in the quality of a game or console) (In fact RDR2 to date has sold about one seventh the sales total of PLG in Japan) (RDR2 <250k PLG 1.4 million)
@Evilworm
You can list as many games as you want, hardware wise this is disappointing for Sony. But as I keep saying, they’re at the end of the generation and want to sell software.
I’m not even sure what your second paragraph means, but judging by your Comments history that isn’t surprising.
@rjejr
I was hopeful there would be one last week, I am hopeful about next week but there was never going to be one in the same week as the earnings release. Especially if it’s good, that’s where they want all the attention.
@misterMike
You don’t get to call others dumb when you can’t even see the word ‘Japanese’ in my post. You don’t get to call others dumb when you can’t read. You don’t get to call others dumb when you’re too busy growing a fanboy tantrum over some disappointing sales figures to comprehend very simple sentences.
Ah, I see Mr. Troll (AKA Evilworm) is back. Doesn't matter, as he's currently the only one on my Ignore list and will probably get banned within the next 12 months.
@electrolite77 "Quarterly warnings" EAS alerts intensify
@AlexSora89 Pfffft yes he did. That world got... out there, and rather dark. Appropriate considering it's source material, but still.
@link3710
The awesome thing was that, "world order" be damned, a black hooded figure with non-toylike supernatural powers was standing right in front of him, and Woody couldn't be bothered to give two $#i7s about it.
"Whatever you're talking about, I don't care. Put Buzz back the way he was, then get lost!"
Bwalz of steel, Woody.
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