Media Create: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Nintendo Switch Once Again Top Japanese Sales Charts

Today, Media Create released its weekly sales chart of the Japanese market.

For the week between May 15th and May 21st, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has once again topped the software charts, it’s third week in-a-row. Meanwhile, on the hardware front, the top dog is once again the Nintendo, a position it has held since its launch back in early March.

All the new additions to this week’s top 20: Danganronpa 1-2 Reload (No.8) and Prey (No.5).

Here’s the full software chart:

Important to note: Media Create counts only retail sales, meaning digital sales are not included

1. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe — Switch — 28,781 / 440,696
2. Monster Hunter XX – 3DS — 12,643 / 1,479,189
3. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Switch — 10,849 / 465,631
4. Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission X – 3DS — 7,470 / 146,408
5. Prey – PS4 — 7,105 / New
6. NieR: Automata – PS4 — 4,740 / 330,293
7. Fire Emblem Echoes:Shadows of Valentia – 3DS — 4,400 / 179,268
8. Danganronpa 1-2 Reload – PS4 — 3,880 / New
9. Dark Souls III: The Fire Fades Edition – PS4 — 3,302 / 55,979
10. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Wii U — 3,286 / 122,993
11. Attack on Titan: Escape from Certain Death – 3DS — 3,238 / 11,837
12. Pokémon Sun/Moon – 3DS — 3,043 / 3,262,880
13. 1-2-Switch – Switch — 2,937 / 211,793
14. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo – 3DS — 2,905 / 178,852
15. Mario Sports Superstars – 3DS — 2,865 / 92,829
16. Grand Theft Auto V (4,990 Yen Edition) – PS4 — 2,863 / 336,943
17. Super Mario Maker – 3DS — 2,774 / 1,041,237
18. Pro Yakyuu Famista Climax – 3DS — 2,753 / 76,436
19. Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands — PS4 — 2,468 / 180,413
20. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege – PS4 — 2,426 / 194,471

And here are the hardware charts:

1. Switch – 26,114
2. New 3DS XL – 13,922
3. PS4 – 12,325
4. PS4 Pro – 4,989
5. PS Vita – 4,088
6. 2DS – 2,732
7. New 3DS – 1,406
8. PS3 – 327
9. Wii U – 184
10. Xbox One – 103

For reference here are last week charts.