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The latest Japanese charts are in, and to no one's surprise, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has come out on top this week. Not only that, but much like the the UK, Breath of the Wild has also benefited from a tasty boost in sales to come in at number three.

Elsewhere, the only non-Switch game this week is Hogwarts Legacy on the PS4. Only time will tell if the Switch version proves to be as popular, but we'll have to wait until November to find out. We've also got the usual big-hitters like Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe at number four, and Pokémon Scarlet and Violet at number five.

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All in all, an incredibly solid week for Nintendo.

Here's your look at the Japanese software top ten:

  1. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo, 05/12/23) – 1,119,502 (New)
  2. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 9,794 (5,293,478)
  3. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 7,335 (2,182,171)
  4. [NSW] Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe (Nintendo, 02/24/23) – 6,819 (426,789)
  5. [NSW] Pokémon Scarlet / Pokémon Violet (The Pokémon Company, 11/18/22) – 6,420 (5,028,722)
  6. [PS4] Hogwarts Legacy (Warner Bros. Games, 05/05/23) – 6,384 (38,302)
  7. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 5,704 (3,135,953)
  8. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 5,061 (5,190,681)
  9. [NSW] Splatoon 3 (Nintendo, 09/09/22) – 4,856 (4,014,693)
  10. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo, 10/29/21) – 3,746 (1,230,382)

Looking at the hardware for this week, the Switch has comfortably beat out the competition with a total of 83,052 sales across all three SKUs. The PlayStation 5 is nevertheless doing well, though we expect sales will remain stable for the next few weeks and then spike heavily upon the release of Final Fantasy XVI. Watch out, Switch!

Otherwise, it's business as usual this week; shout out to the New 2DS LL - you hang in there, buddy!

Here's the full Japanese hardware charts:

  1. Switch OLED Model – 65,628 (4,504,700)
  2. PlayStation 5 – 35,899 (3,020,596)
  3. Switch – 11,395 (19,310,530)
  4. Switch Lite – 6,029 (5,297,854)
  5. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 5,545 (491,819)
  6. PlayStation 4 – 787 (7,869,824)
  7. Xbox Series X – 167 (185,776)
  8. Xbox Series S – 108 (252,320)
  9. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 51 (1,191,604)

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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom [Download Code - UK/EU]
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom [Download Code - UK/EU]

[source famitsu.com, via gematsu.com]