Pokemon Legends: Arceus Crushes Japan Sales Chart

The latest software sales chart has been released by Famitsu and to nobody’s surprise Pokemon Legends: Arceus has topped the charts in Japan. The number of copies sold compared to second place is like watching an NFL team go up against a high school team. Pokemon Legends: Arceus sold a whopping 1,424,657 copies in its first two days of release. For comparison, the number two slot went to Mario Party Superstars selling 19,169 copies.

You can view the Japan software sales for the week on January 24-30 down below:

Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. [NSW] Pokemon Legends: Arceus (The Pokemon Company, 01/28/22) – 1,424,657 (New)
2. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo, 10/29/21) – 19,169 (833,192)
3. [NSW] Pokemon Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl (The Pokemon Company, 11/19/21) – 14,951 (2,483,102)
4. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 13,064 (4,400,203)
5. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 12,986 (4,739,797)
6. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 10,663 (2,496,078)
7. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) – 8,695 (7,166,966)
8. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 7,733 (3,059,839)
9. [NSW] Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain (Nintendo, 12/03/21) – 7,127 (2,307,549)
10. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (Konami, 11/19/20) – 6,749 (2,5814,176)
11. [NSW] Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 2 (Inti Creates, 01/27/22) – 6,460 (New)
12. [NSW] Shikabanegurai no Boukenmeshi (Nippon Ichi Software, 01/27/22) – 6,278 (New)
13. [NSW] Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition (Rockstar Games, 01/27/22) – 5,746 (New)
14. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 5,630 (1,944,872)
15. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo, 06/05/20) – 5,480 (916,793)
16. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition (Rockstar Games, 01/27/22) – 4,986 (New)
17. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield (The Pokemon Company, 11/15/19) – 4,807 (4,301,979)
18. [NSW] Splatoon 2 (Nintendo, 07/21/17) – 4,292 (4,023,129)
19. [NSW] Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury (Nintendo, 02/12/21) – 4,270 (1,009,997)
20. [NSW] Kamigami no Asobi – Ludere Deorum: Unite Edition (Broccoli, 01/27/22) – 3,691 (New)
21. [NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (Nintendo, 01/11/19) – 3,401 (1,152,627)
22. [NSW] Human Fall Flat (Teyon Japan, 06/25/20) – 3,076 (233,241)
23. [PS4] Shikabanegurai no Boukenmeshi (Nippon Ichi Software, 01/27/22) – 2,771 (New)
24. [PS5] Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection (SIE, 01/28/22) – 2,730 (New)
25. [PS4] Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 2 (Inti Creates, 01/27/22) – 2,647 (New)
26. [NSW] COGEN: Sword of Rewind (Gemdrops, 01/27/22) – 2,574 (New)
27. [NSW] Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition (New Price Version) (Square Enix, 12/04/20) – 2,570 (182,664)
28. [NSW] Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm & Exercise (Imagineer, 12/03/20) – 2,498 (181,147)
29. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun (Bandai Namco, 07/19/18) – 2,300 (692,069)
30. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo, 10/27/17) – 2,002 (2,319,965)