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As has been the case for a while now, Nintendo dominated the Japanese gaming charts once again last week, taking every single top-ten spot and securing 17 of the top 20 chart positions.

Last week was Obon in Japan, a traditional custom that has become a major holiday in the region, so no new games were released into the market. That doesn't mean that the chart didn't see several shifts in position, however, with Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition taking the glory this time around. 

Here's a look at the top 20 (first numbers are this week's sales, followed by total sales in brackets):

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1) [NSW] Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 25,948 (212,170)
2) [NSW] Splatoon 2 (Bundle Version Included) (Nintendo, 07/21/17) – 24,188 (2,556,846)
3) [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun! (Bandai Namco, 07/19/18) – 21,109 (162,020)
4) [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 20,346 (1,708,892)
5) [3DS] WarioWare Gold (Nintendo, 08/02/18) – 20,142 (70,344)
6) [NSW] Mario Tennis Aces (Nintendo, 06/22/18) – 18,520 (315,658)
7) [NSW] Pro Yakyuu Famista Evolution (Bandai Namco, 08/02/18) – 13,259 (71,776)
8) [NSW] Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Nintendo, 07/13/18) – 12,111 (102,235)
9) [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Limited Edition Included) (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 9,682 (1,084,321)
10) [NSW] Kirby Star Allies (Nintendo, 03/16/18) – 8,707 (596,203)
11) [3DS] Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon (The Pokemon Company, 11/17/17) – 8,447 (1,703,711)
12) [NSW] Octopath Traveler (Square Enix, 07/13/18) – 8,002 (183,627)
13) [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey (Bundle Version Included) (Nintendo, 10/27/17) – 7,006 (1,795,879)
14) [PS4] Yakuza 3 (Sega, 08/09/18) – 6,753 (32,800)
15) [3DS] Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Nintendo, 07/13/18) – 5,766 (39,742)
16) [NSW] Layton’s Mystery Journey: Katrielle and The Millionaires’ Conspiracy DX (Level-5, 08/09/18) – 5,101 (14,805)
17) [NSW] Okami HD (Limited Edition Included) (Capcom, 08/09/18) – 4,758 (18,848)
18) [NSW] Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 01: Variety Kit (Nintendo, 04/20/18) – 4,703 (222,514)
19) [PS4] Jikkyou Pro Powerful Yakyuu 2018 (Konami, 04/26/18) – 3,449 (227,851)
20) [PS4] Fire Pro Wrestling World (Limited Edition Included) (Spike Chunsoft, 08/09/18) – 3,326 (23,544)

Things are still looking pretty great on the hardware front, too, with Switch leading the charge once again and improving on the previous week's sales. Here are this week's figures, with last week's in brackets.

1) Switch – 54,647 (50,143)
2) PlayStation 4 – 20,911 (16,982)
3) New 2DS LL – 7,872 (7,628)
4) PlayStation 4 Pro – 4,932 (5,044)
5) New 3DS LL – 3,316 (2,784)
6) PlayStation Vita – 3,083 (3,507)
7) 2DS – 708 (498)
8) Xbox One – 51 (31)
9) Xbox One X – 45 (43)

< Last week's charts

Any surprises this time around? Are you happy to see the Switch take all ten of the top chart positions? Let us know with a comment below.

[source gematsu.com]