With the launch of the Nintendo Switch and a new Zelda game it shouldn’t be that surprising that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has topped the Japan sales chart for the week ending on March 5. In just 2 days, Breath of the Wild sold 187,379 copies on Switch and 44,602 copies on Wii U. It’s also worth noting that 5 of the top 7 sold games in Japan release on Switch.
You can view the sales chart down below..
Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)
- [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Limited Edition Included) (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 187,379 (New)
- [PS4] Horizon: Zero Dawn (SIE, 03/02/17) – 116,997 (New)
- [NSW] 1-2-Switch (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 79,536 (New)
- [Wii U] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 44,602 (New)
- [PS4] NieR: Automata (Square Enix, 02/23/17) – 38,002 (236,545)
- [NSW] Super Bomberman R (Konami, 03/03/17) – 36,623 (New)
- [NSW] Dragon Quest Heroes I•II for Nintendo Switch (Square Enix, 03/03/17) – 25,606 (New)
- [PS4] Super Robot Wars V (Limited Edition Included) (Bandai Namco, 02/23/17) – 15,321 (115,475)
- [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 Professional (Square Enix, 02/09/17) – 13,426 (163,058)
- [NSW] Puyo Puyo Tetris (Sega, 03/03/17) – 12,854 (New)
- [PSV] Super Robot Wars V (Limited Edition Included) (Bandai Namco, 02/23/17) – 12,813 (96,546)
- [3DS] Pokemon Sun / Pokemon Moon (Nintendo, 11/18/16) – 12,292 (3,189,271)
- [PS4] Nioh (Koei Tecmo, 02/09/17) – 10,210 (128,824)
- [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V (Low Price Version) (Take-Two, 10/08/15) – 7,357 (291,327)
- [PS4] Resident Evil 7: biohazard (Grotesque Ver. included) (Capcom, 01/26/17) – 7,176 (291,666)
- [3DS] Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo, 12/01/16) – 7,042 (983,867)
- [PS4] For Honor (Ubisoft, 02/16/17) – 6,435 (59,700)
- [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 3: Sukiyaki (Level-5, 12/15/16) – 5,980 (681,240)
- [PS4] Winning Post 8 2017 (Koei Tecmo, 03/02/17) – 5,793 (New)
- [3DS] Doraemon: Nobita no Nankyoku Kachikochi Daibouken (FuRyu, 03/02/17) – 5,481 (New)
