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Last week's Media Create chart data for Japan is in, and it shows Nintendo Switch making an all-out assault on the top five with no less than four titles jostling for control. And while Monster Hunter World continues to hold the top spot, Dragon Quest Builders debuted a mere 10,000 units behind Capcom's behemoth at number two.

Behind the Switch port comes Splatoon 2 at 3, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe at 4 and the launch game to end all launch games (yes, we mean The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild) claiming number five. Super Mario Odyssey remains in the top 10, as does Pokémon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon. All in all, Nintendo-based titles claimed 13 spots in the top 20.

Here's the official top 20 below (as always, lifetime sales are shown in brackets):

1 [PS4] Monster Hunter: World (Limited and Bundle Editions Included) – 38,617 (1,928,890)
2 [NSW] Dragon Quest Builders – 28,430 (New)
3 [NSW] Splatoon 2 (Bundle Version Included) – 21,979 (2,084,324)
4 [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 18,828 (1,382,474)
5 [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Limited Edition Included) – 12,675 (896,455)
6 [PS4] Metal Gear Survive – 12,574 (43,934)
7 [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey (Bundle Version Included) – 11,667 (1,637,812)
8 [3DS] Pokemon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon – 9,930 (1,576,586)
9 [PS4] Rainbow Six Siege Advanced Edition – 8,042 (New)
10 [PS4] Girls und Panzer: Dream Tank Match (Limited Edition Included) – 7,537 (53,948)
11 [NSW] Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle – 7,097 (158,322)
12 [PS4] Dynasty Warriors 9 (Limited Edition Included) – 5,733 (153,367)
13 [3DS] Doraemon: Nobita’s Treasure Island (FuRyu, 03/01/18) – 4,948 (New)
14 [PS4] Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet (Limited Edition Included) – 4,471 (99,327)
15 [NSW] 1-2-Switch – 4,473 (408,445)
16 [3DS] Mario Party: The Top 100 – 4,219 (170,113)
17 [PS4] Senran Kagura Burst Re:Newal – 4,086 (28,204)
18 [NSW] ARMS – 3,685 (376,498)
19 [NSW] Bayonetta 2 – 3,428 (18,403)
20 [NSW] Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 – 3,358 (124,760)

On the hardware front, Nintendo Switch finally pulled ahead of the vanilla PS4 (and by a huge margin, too). The arrival of DQB clearly had a big impact on sales, but then again Japan is still very much the Dragon Quest heartland.

1 Switch – 45,083 (39,696)
2 PlayStation 4 – 20,070 (29,392)
3 PlayStation Vita – 6,518 (5,017)
4 PlayStation 4 Pro – 6,499 (5,383)
5 New 2DS LL – 6,113 (6,693)
6 New 3DS LL – 4,326 (3,693)
7 2DS – 901 (850)
8 Xbox One X – 147 (139)
9 Xbox One – 117 (135)

So that's your Japan charts data for the week. What do you make of the figures? Can Switch keep ahead of PS4 in hardware sales for another week? Comment below, if you will...

[source gematsu.com]