Super Mario Odyssey Sells Over 460,000 Copies in Japan; Propels the Switch Into the Stratosphere

Super Mario Odyssey Sells Over 460,000 Copies in Japan; Propels the Switch Into the Stratosphere

Giuseppe Nelva November 1, 2017 1:25 PM EST

Super Mario Odyssey predictably takes the Japanese market by storm, pushing sales of Nintendo Switch consoles to new heights.

Today is Wednesday, and as usual, we get a bird-eye view on the Japanese market thanks to the latest Media Create charts. This time around it’s a big one because we see how Super Mario Odyssey did at its debut.

Below you can read the top-twenty chart related to the period between October 23rd and October 29th.

Super Mario Odyssey – Switch – 462, 038/New Ark: Survival Evolved – PS4 – 70, 177/New Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux – 3DS – 60,848/New Assassin’s Creed Origins – PS4 – 49, 419/New Taiko Drum Master: Session de Dodon ga Don! – PS4 – 28, 245/New Splatoon 2 – Switch – 22,445/1,271,451 Gran Turismo Sport – PS4 – 17,670/167, 956 Idol Time Piripara: Dream All-Star Live – 3DS – 14,885/New Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Switch – 13,936/772, 533 The Evil Within 2 – PS4 – 12,624/55, 565 Itadaki Street: Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary – PS4 – 9,570/51, 662 City Shrouded in Shadow – PS4 – 8, 117/57,052 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Switch – 6, 307/622, 690 12-Sai. Torokeru Puzzle Futari no Harmony – 3DS – 6, 195/New Middle-earth: Shadow of War – PS4 – 5,869/34,095 Pokkén Tournament DX – Switch – 4,588/106, 947 Itadaki Street: Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary – PS Vita – 4,210/22, 994 Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo – 3DS – 3,815/260, 228 Rune Factory 4 – 3DS – 3,567/New Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser’s Minions – 3DS – 3,480/46,575

The hardware chart related to the same period looks like this:

Switch: 126, 701 PS4: 18,719 New 2DS XL: 9, 203 New 3 XS LL: 6,448 PS4 Pro: 5,934 PS Vita: 3,705 2DS: 1,412 New 3DS: 220 PS3: 45 Wii U: 41

While it’s a quite positive week across the board, the superstar is certainly Super Mario Odyssey. Not only it sold 462, 038 copies in a week, but it also propelled the Switch into one of its most successful weeks yet, selling 126, 701 units.

Interestingly, Super Mario Odyssey wasn’t as successful at launch as Splatoon 2, which retains the record for the best Japanese debut on Switch. Yet, Mario’s new adventure moved more consoles.

Ark: Survival Evolved also had a, perhaps unexpectedly, strong debut week, followed by solid sales for Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux and Assassin’s Creed Origins.

Gran Turismo Sport dropped to 7th place, after spending its debut week at the top.