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The Media Create Japanese chart results are out, and they bring positive news for Nintendo as they have a lead in both software and hardware.

In the software charts we have ARMS clinging on to top spot, very narrowly seeing off the challenge from the retail iteration of the PS4 expansion Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood. We then have The Alliance Alive as a new game on 3DS, while the likes of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild continue to perform quite well.

  1. [NSW] Arms (Nintendo, 06/16/17) – 28,748 (129,400)
  2. [PS4] Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood (Square Enix, 06/20/17) – 28,731 (New)
  3. [3DS] The Alliance Alive (FuRyu, 06/22/17) – 26,421 (New)
  4. [PSV] Farpoint (SIE, 06/22/17) – 17,100 (New)
  5. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 13,545 (535,636)
  6. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Limited Edition Included) (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 8,312 (513,038)
  7. [3DS] Monster Hunter XX (Capcom, 03/16/17) – 7,210 (1,528,663)
  8. [PSV] God Wars: Future Past (Kadokawa Games, 06/22/17) – 5,291 (New)
  9. [PS4] Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana (Falcom, 05/25/17) – 5,042 (53,006)
  10. [PS4] God Wars: Future Past (Kadokawa Games, 06/22/17) – 5,039 (New)
  11. [PS4] Final Fantasy XIV Complete Pack (Square Enix, 06/20/17) – 4,030 (New)
  12. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V (Low Price Version) (Take-Two, 10/08/15) – 3,709 (353,284)
  13. [PS4] Tekken 7 (Bandai Namco, 06/01/17) – 3,510 (80,113)
  14. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission X (Bandai Namco, 04/27/17) – 3,084 (170,134)
  15. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition (SIE, 03/19/15) – 3,061 (1,167,241)
  16. [3DS] Pokemon Sun / Pokemon Moon (Nintendo, 11/18/16) – 3,000 (3,278,414)
  17. [PS4] NieR: Automata (Square Enix, 02/23/17) – 2,668 (347,508)
  18. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf Amiibo+ (Nintendo, 11/23/16) – 2,666 (193,012)
  19. [3DS] Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo, 12/01/16) – 2,385 (1,054,786)
  20. [PS4] LocoRoco Remastered (SIE, 06/22/17) – 2,161 (New)

Moving on to hardware, the Nintendo Switch numbers drop back after the increased sales that accompanied the launch of ARMS. It's still in top spot ahead of PS4, while the New 3DS LL (XL) is firmly placed in third spot; the results below have last week's sales in brackets. 

  1. Switch – 22,361 (37,709)
  2. PlayStation 4 – 19,095 (18,251)
  3. New 3DS LL – 11,474 (11,592)
  4. PlayStation 4 Pro – 6,585 (5,795)
  5. PlayStation Vita – 4,077 (4,149)
  6. 2DS – 2,545 (2,655)
  7. New 3DS – 710 (815)
  8. Xbox One – 265 (308)
  9. PlayStation 3 – 201 (298)
  10. Wii U – 150 (199)

So there you have it, a reasonable week all around from Nintendo's perspective.

[source gematsu.com]