Japan: Nintendo Switch sells 239K and Zelda Link’s Awakening No.1

The official Japanese software and hardware charts are now in from Famitsu and it has clearly been a great week for Nintendo with the launch of the Switch Lite and The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening. The Link’s Awakening remake, which is exclusive to Nintendo Switch, shot to No.1 selling 141,375 copies and the Nintendo Switch Lite sold 177,936 units. Here’s the best-sellers this week in Japan:

Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening (Nintendo, 09/20/19) – 141,375 (New)
2. [PS4] Monster Hunter World: Iceborne Master Edition (Capcom, 09/06/19) – 39,594 (319,915)
3. [PS4] eFootball PES 2020 (Konami, 09/12/19) – 19,249 (77,513)
4. [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 (Nintendo, 06/28/19) – 14,905 (629,714)
5. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 12,266 (3,266,380)
6. [NSW] Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch for Nintendo Switch (Level-5, 09/20/19) – 11,237 (New)
7. [NSW] Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition (Bundle Version Included) (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 10,813 (934,335)
8. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 10,786 (2,459,809)
9. [NSW] Tsuri Spirits Nintendo Switch Version (Bandai Namco, 07/25/19) – 9,803 (171,841)
10. [PS4] Borderlands 3 (2K Games, 09/13/19) – 8,811 (44,847)

Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. Switch Lite – 177,936 (New)
2. Switch – 61,804 (9,033,745)
3. PlayStation 4 – 15,482 (7,119,276)
4. PlayStation 4 Pro – 9,375 (1,280,068)
5. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 1,516 (1,663,700)
6. New 3DS LL – 171 (5,884,203)
7. Xbox One X – 358 (16,907)
8. Xbox One S – 155 (91,089)
9. PS Vita – 28 (5,862,556)

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