Japanese Charts: Pikmin 4 Posts An Out Of This World Debut, Knocking Zelda From The Top Spot

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In this week’s edition of the Japanese charts, Nintendo’s latest release, Pikmin 4, has made an impressive debut. Selling 401,853 copies in its opening week, Pikmin 4 has claimed the top spot. Although it falls short of Tears of the Kingdom’s opening sales (which now sits in second place), Pikmin 4’s numbers are significantly higher than other notable releases this year, such as Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe and Final Fantasy XVI. The Rescue Corps has done an excellent job!

Another notable release this week is Nobunaga’s Ambition: Awakening, which debuted with 10,633 copies on the Switch and 10,434 copies on the PlayStation 4, securing the fourth and fifth positions on the charts, respectively.

Elsewhere, the standard Switch titles like Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Nintendo Switch Sports continue to dominate the charts. Final Fantasy XVI has dropped from fourth place last week to ninth place this time, and Atelier Marie Remake: The Alchemist Of Salburg, which was the silver medalist last week, is completely out of the top 10.

This Week’s Japanese Software Charts

  1. [NSW] Pikmin 4 (Nintendo, 07/21/23) – 401,853 (New)
  2. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo, 05/12/23) – 15,616 (1,775,035)
  3. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 10,749 (5,385,022)
  4. [NSW] Nobunaga’s Ambition: Awakening (Koei Tecmo, 07/20/23) – 10,633 (New)
  5. [PS4] Nobunaga’s Ambition: Awakening (Koei Tecmo, 07/20/23) – 10,434 (New)
  6. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 7,512 (3,200,000)
  7. [NSW] Splatoon 3 (Nintendo, 09/09/22) – 6,337 (4,066,350)
  8. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo, 04/29/22) – 5,784 (1,131,645)
  9. [PS5] Final Fantasy XVI (Square Enix, 06/22/23) – 4,904 (401,376)
  10. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 4,844 (5,239,500)

Now, let’s shift our focus to the software sales. Once again, Nintendo is dominating with the release of Pikmin 4. The Switch OLED Model remains in the top spot, selling an additional 47,940 units, while the PlayStation 5 follows closely behind with 42,967 sales.

When combining the sales of all Switch models and comparing them to the combined sales of the PS5, Nintendo is clearly in the lead, with a total of 71,180 units sold across the three Switch systems, compared to the PS5’s combined 46,561 units.

This Week’s Japanese Hardware Chart

  1. Switch OLED Model – 47,940 (5,111,551)
  2. PlayStation 5 – 42,967 (3,448,553)
  3. Switch – 14,815 (19,457,768)
  4. Switch Lite – 8,425 (5,425,864)
  5. PlayStation 4 – 4,309 (7,890,166)
  6. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 3,594 (544,802)
  7. Xbox Series X – 1,078 (204,901)
  8. Xbox Series S – 80 (268,669)
  9. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 22 (1,191,950)

What are your thoughts on the Japanese charts this week? Share your opinions in the comments section below!