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Nintendo's presence in the Japanese charts this week has been knocked - if only slightly - by two PlayStation 4 titles which have managed to grab the top two positions.

PES 2019, a new entry for the system, managed to sell 73,389 copies at retail, surging straight into the number one spot, with Conan Exiles also maintaining its high scoring streak. Nintendo still managed to secure 13 of the top 20 positions, however, with games for both Nintendo Switch and 3DS littering the scene.

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) [PS4] Pro Evolution Soccer 2019 (Konami, 08/30/18) – 73,389 (New)
2) [PS4] Conan Exiles (Spike Chunsoft, 08/23/18) – 20,509 (52,626)
3) [NSW] Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 19,110 (249,514)
4) [NSW] Splatoon 2 (Bundle Version Included) (Nintendo, 07/21/17) – 16,960 (2,589,842)
5) [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 13,259 (1,735,297)
6) [NSW] Little Dragons Cafe (Marvelous, 08/30/18) – 11,860 (New)
7) [PS4] Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker (Bandai Namco, 08/30/18) – 10,685 (New)
8) [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun! (Bandai Namco, 07/19/18) – 9,766 (182,614)
9) [NSW] Mario Tennis Aces (Nintendo, 06/22/18) – 7,721 (332,211)
10) [NSW] My Hero One’s Justice (Bandai Namco, 08/23/18) – 7,669 (32,294)
11) [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Limited Edition Included) (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 7,416 (1,099,210)
12) [3DS] WarioWare Gold (Nintendo, 08/02/18) – 6,217 (85,627)
13) [NSW] Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Nintendo, 07/13/18) – 5,747 (114,445)
14) [3DS] Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon (The Pokemon Company, 11/17/17) – 5,639 (1,715,350)
15) [PS4] Firewall Zero Hour (Bundle Version Included) (SIE, 08/30/18) – 5,468 (New)
16) [PS4] Little Dragons Cafe (Marvelous, 08/30/18) – 5,308 (New)
17) [NSW] Kirby Star Allies (Nintendo, 03/16/18) – 5,203 (606,779)
18) [PS4] My Hero One’s Justice (Bandai Namco, 08/23/18) – 5,192 (21,218)
19) [PSV] Piofiore no Banshou (Limited Edition Included) (Idea Factory, 08/30/18) – 5,153 (New)
20) [NSW] Pro Yakyuu Famista Evolution (Bandai Namco, 08/02/18) – 4,830 (82,581)

The Switch is still dominating on the hardware front, however, still leading the charge by a comfortable distance. Interestingly, both the Switch, and its largest rival - the PS4 - sold less this week than last. Here are this week's figures, with last week's in brackets.

1) Switch – 42,151 (46,259)
2) PlayStation 4 – 12,189 (14,122)
3) New 2DS LL – 5,670 (5,015)
4) PlayStation 4 Pro – 4,402 (8,716)
5) PlayStation Vita – 2,452 (2,540)
6) New 3DS LL – 2,126 (2,420)
7) 2DS – 496 (362)
8) Xbox One X – 45 (58)
9) Xbox One – 24 (53)

Any surprises this time around? Do you expect the Switch to have a game returning to number one next week? Let us know with a comment below.

[source gematsu.com]