Nintendo Switch Sales Nearly Double In Japan

Good news for Nintendo! Switch sales nearly doubled in Japan during the last sales week, when compared to the previous week’s.



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According to 4Gamer, via Media Create, Nintendo Switch came in top in the country’s hardware ranking for the week of March 20 to March 26. Here’s how the Japanese hardware sales chart look for that period:

Switch – 78,441 units New 3DS XL – 29,771 PS4 – 25,472 Vita – 7574 2DS – 6722 PS4 Pro – 5261 PS3 – 2930 New 3DS – 2866 Wii U – 411 Xbox One – 115

The hardware to focus on is the Nintendo Switch, because here’s how those numbers compare to the week of March 13 to March 19, its third week on sale:

Switch – 49,913 New 3DS XL – 33,352 PS4 – 28,805 Vita – 8004 2DS – 6131 PS4 Pro – 5823 New 3DS – 2796 PS3 – 2212 Wii U – 368 Xbox One – 135

Generally, the other console sales numbers are somewhat stable. With a new huge release, the spike in sales might be to a larger number of Switch consoles hitting retail.

In comparison, there were 61,998 Switch consoles sold in its second week. That follows a debut week of 329,152 Switch consoles sold.

How does this compare to other hardware sales in Japan? Here’s a comparison via 2ch (the 週 character means “week”).

That fourth week Switch rebound looks interesting, no? Shows that, for now, interest is still strong.