Swordshield

Famitsu's Japanese chart figures are now in for 24th February - 1st March, revealing that Pokémon Sword and Shield have returned to the top of the pile.

The two games shifted an estimated 24,886 units between them this week, overtaking last week's number one, Persona 5 Scramble. Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection entered the chart in sixth place, debuting with 11,610 sales on Switch.

Here are the top 10 (first numbers are this week's estimated sales, followed by total sales):


1) [NSW] Pokémon Sword and Shield (Pokémon Co.) {2019.11.15} - 24.886 / 3.470.674
2) [PS4] Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers (Atlus) {2020.02.20} - 19.504 / 135.499
3) [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} - 12.510 / 1.285.095
4) [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} - 11.958 / 2.793.235
5) [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo) {2018.12.07} - 11.635 / 3.581.055
6) [NSW] Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection (Capcom) {2020.02.27} - 11.610 / NEW
7) [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo) {2019.10.18} - 8.958 / 704.963
8) [NSW] Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers (Atlus) {2020.02.20} - 8.889 / 55.304
9) [NSW] Super Mario Party (Nintendo) {2018.10.05} - 7.650 / 1.354.554
10) [NSW] Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training for Nintendo Switch (Nintendo) {2019.12.27} - 7.644 / 165.331


In the hardware charts, the Nintendo Switch is still struggling as the coronavirus continues to impact distribution. The original Switch model did manage to sell more units this week than last, but is still nowhere near its normal totals. Here are this week's figures, followed by lifetime sales in brackets:

Nintendo Switch: 15,314 (10,876,722)
PlayStation 4: 5,946 (7,416,245)
PlayStation 4 Pro: 3,637 (1,447,175)
Xbox One S: 35 (20,881)
Xbox One X: 37 (18,999)

Nintendo Switch Lite: 37,784 (1,423,065)
New Nintendo 2DS LL: 1,064 (1,114,387)
New Nintendo 3DS: 67 (5,886,490)

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[source famitsu.com, via resetera.com]