Fewer than 400 Xbox Series consoles sold in Japan in a week. Country’s top sales

Japanese gamers continue to be captivated by The Legend of Zelda series and support the Nintendo Switch as the most popular console. Perhaps only the arrival of a new Nintendo console will strip the leadership from the device launched in March 2017.

While Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom maintains the lead with weekly sales of over 48,000 physical units, Bandai Namco sold more than 23,000 physical units of Sword Art Online in Japanese stores, taking second place.

1. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (Nintendo, 09/26/24) - 48,208 (248,329)
2. [NSW] Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream (Bandai Namco, 10/03/24) - (New) - 13,838 (13,838)
3. [PS5] Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream (Bandai Namco, 10/03/24) - (New) - 9,645 (9,645)
4. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) - 7,576 (6,019,200)
5. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) - 6,053 (7,926,358)
6. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) - 5,654 (3,647,809)
7. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo, 04/29/22) - 5,553 (1,438,792)
8. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) - 4,677 (3,640,284)
9. [NSW] Honey Vibes (Idea Factory, 10/03/24) - 4,668 (New)
10. [NSW] EA Sports FC 25 (Electronic Arts, 09/27/24) - 4,602 (17,934)

Among consoles, Nintendo Switch continues to lead, while Xbox Series is experiencing one of its worst periods, selling just 355 units. Switch maintains its lead with nearly 64,000 units, while over 12,000 PS5 units were sold.

1. Switch OLED Model - 38,451 (7,975,492)
2. Switch Lite - 19,331 (6,117,991)
3. PlayStation 5 - 10,246 (5,213,067)
4. Switch - 6,025 (19,913,006)
5. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition - 2,305 (857,626)
6. Xbox Series S - 261 (319,539)
7. Xbox Series X - 94 (307,551)
8. PlayStation 4 - 47 (7,928,555)

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Cover image credit: Xbox. Cover source: Techradar