Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Pokémon Sword and Shield reappear in top 10 of Famitsu sales charts for period ending October 18

With Media Create no longer offering free data, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Pokémon Sword and Shield have reappeared in the top 10 of the Famitsu sales charts in Japan. The latest Japanese sales charts are as follows:

Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales) 10/12/20 – 10/18/20

1. [NSW] Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit Mario Set / Luigi Set (Nintendo, 10/16/20) – 73,918 (New)
2. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) – 34,547 (5,862,668)
3. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 27,303 (1,696,146)
4. [NSW] Super Mario 3D All-Stars (Nintendo, 09/18/20) – 14,797 (345,045)
5. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 10,928 (3,220,146)
6. [NSW] Moon Premium Edition (Onion Games, 10/15/20) – 10,154 (New)
7. [PS4] FIFA 21 (Electronic Arts, 10/09/20) – 7,111 (46,263)
8. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield (The Pokemon Company, 11/15/19) – 6,720 (3,766,636)
9. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 6,471 (1,531,498)
10. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 6,301 (3,855,901)

Rankings 11 to 30 will be announced on October 23.

Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. 1. Switch – 74,858 (12,887,521)
   2. Switch Lite – 20,994 (2,745,515)
   3. PlayStation 4 – 3,411 (7,661,951)
   4. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 836 (1,743,420)
   5. PlayStation 4 Pro – 106 (1,574,722)
   6. Xbox One X – 37 (20,901)
   7. Xbox One S – 21 (93,604)
   8. New 3DS LL – 20 (5,888,677)

Source: Gematsu.com