Minecraft Switch

Famitsu's Japanese chart figures are now in for the week ending 8th August, revealing that Minecraft, which first launched physically on Switch back in June 2018, has returned to the top of the table.

The game sold an estimated 14,912 physical copies this week, leaving it ahead of games like Zelda: Skyward Sword HD, which launched just last month. Last week's number one, NEO: The World Ends With You, has fallen out of the top ten entirely in its second week on sale.

Similarly, The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles has also fallen out of the top ten in its second week, although Switch is still dominating, taking all ten positions thanks to impressive sales from its evergreen stars.

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


  1. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 14,912 (2,102,413)
  2. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD (Nintendo, 07/16/21) – 13,873 (234,224)
  3. [NSW] Crayon Shin-chan: Ora to Hakase no Natsuyasumi – Owaranai Nanokakan no Tabi (Neos, 07/15/21) – 13,798 (156,274)
  4. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 13,615 (3,958,065)
  5. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 12,282 (2,734,231)
  6. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (Konami, 11/19/20) – 10,927 (230,976)
  7. [NSW] Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin (Capcom, 07/09/21) – 10,135 (205,463)
  8. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 8,978 (4,367,573)
  9. [NSW] eBaseball Pro Baseball Spirits 2021: Grand Slam (Konami, 07/08/21) – 8,950 (159,492)
  10. [NSW] Game Builder Garage (Nintendo, 06/11/21) – 8,925 (200,100)

Switch is also leading once again in the hardware charts – the original model continues to dominate, and the Lite has managed to jump back ahead of the PS5 this time around. Here are this week's figures, followed by lifetime sales in brackets:

  1. Switch – 60,260 (16,769,597)
  2. Switch Lite – 12,513 (3,995,494)
  3. PlayStation 5 – 11,017 (796,763)
  4. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 2,513 (156,970)
  5. PlayStation 4 – 1,435 (7,801,811)
  6. Xbox Series S – 576 (20,250)
  7. Xbox Series X – 493 (50,339)
  8. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 323 (1,169,735)

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[source famitsu.com, via gematsu.com]