Switch Lite

Famitsu’s Japanese figures are now in for the two weeks from December 21, 2020 to January 3, 2021, revealing that Nintendo has managed to wrap up the year in style.

The full top ten software chart consisted of Switch titles over the course of the two weeks, featuring Momotaro Dentetsu continues to shine brightest at the top. The game is followed by a list of games consisting almost exclusively of first-party hits from Nintendo, with the exception of Minecraft.

Here are the top 10 (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) – 202132 (6472485)
  3. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 4/28/17) – 152052 (3,541,036)
  4. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 129,275 (2,157,719)
  5. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 07/12/18) – 108052 (4068,039)
  6. [NSW] Pikmin 3 Deluxe (Nintendo, 10/30/20) – 91336 (499156)
  7. [NSW] Super Mario Party (Nintendo, 5/10/18) – 86,723 (1,774,663)
  8. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 85,989 (1,740,451)
  9. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Global Classics (Nintendo, 5/6/20) – 85,027 (565,003)
  10. [NSW] Super Mario 3D All-Stars (Nintendo, 9/18/20) – 70144 (525,613)

It has also been an impressive period for hardware sales, with both the Switch and Switch Lite selling more units per week than usual. The original model prevailed, as is the norm, but both consoles saw significant jumps during the festive season. Here are the numbers for this period, followed by the total sales in parentheses:

  1. Switch – 467,051 (14,512,967)
  2. Switch Lite – 123243 (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 (51554)
  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 (6584)

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

[source famitsu.com, via gematsu.com]