Switch Lite

Japanese Famitsu charts are now available for the two weeks from December 21, 2020 to January 3, 2021, revealing that Nintendo managed to end the year in style.

The entire chart of the top ten software was made up of Switch titles over the two weeks, with Momotaro Dentetsu continuing to shine brighter at the top. The game is followed by a list of games made up almost exclusively of Nintendo hits, with the exception of Minecraft.

Here are the top 10 (the first numbers are estimated sales for this period, followed by total sales):

  1. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (Konami, 11/19/20) – 459,243 (1,423,450)
  2. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 3/20/20) – 202,132 (6,472,485)
  3. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 152,052 (3,541,036)
  4. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 129,275 (2,157,719)
  5. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 108,052 (4,068,039)
  6. [NSW] Pikmin 3 Deluxe (Nintendo, 10/30/20) – 91,336 (499,156)
  7. [NSW] Super Mario Party (Nintendo, 05/10/18) – 86,723 (1,774,663)
  8. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 85,989 (1,740,451)
  9. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo, 05/06/20) – 85,027 (565,003)
  10. [NSW] Super Mario 3D All-Stars (Nintendo, 9/18/20) – 70,144 (525,613)

It was also an impressive period for hardware sales, with the Switch and Switch Lite selling more units a week than usual. The original model reigned supreme, as is the norm, but both consoles had significant leaps during the festive period. Here are the numbers for this period, followed by lifetime sales in parentheses:

  1. Switch – 467,051 (14,512,967)
  2. Switch Lite – 123,243 (3,139,528)
  3. PlayStation 4 – 30,482 (7,733,236)
  4. PlayStation 5 – 18,129 (214,228)
  5. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 5,691 (51,554)
  6. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 1,372 (1,151,470)
  7. Xbox Series X – 275 (24,974)
  8. PlayStation 4 Pro – 112 (1,575,530)
  9. Xbox Series S – 64 (6,584)

Any surprises this week? Let us know in the comments.

[source famitsu.com, via gematsu.com]