Nintendo Switch OLED Leads Japan Hardware Sales: Latest Famitsu Charts (June 2024)

Nintendo Switch OLED Model Tops Japan Hardware Sales as Famitsu Releases New Weekly Charts Nintendo maintains its formidable presence in the Japanese gaming market, as the latest weekly hardware and software sales figures from Famitsu confirm the company's dominance throughout June 2024.

With multiple Switch consoles leading the ranks, and Switch exclusives consistently performing well on the software charts, Nintendo continues to set the pace for the industry in Japan. Famitsu, the respected Japanese gaming publication, released its most recent hardware sales figures: the Nintendo Switch OLED Model led the week with 11,055 units sold.

This puts it ahead of the PlayStation 5, which sold 10,321 units, and other Nintendo models like the Switch Lite, which shifted 5,978 units.

The standard Nintendo Switch also contributed 3,042 units to the platform's weekly total.

Rounding out the PlayStation family were the new PS5 Pro at 3,418 units and the PS5 Digital Edition at 1,527 units.

In contrast, Microsoft's Xbox Series S and Series X Digital Edition recorded lower sales, selling 190 and 53 units respectively, and the standard Xbox Series X moved 19 units.

PS4, despite its advanced age, still managed 27 units. Comparing these results to the previous week, the Switch OLED Model saw a slight decrease, down from 15,349 units.

The PlayStation 5, however, saw its sales more than double week-on-week, rising from 3,832 units.

The Nintendo Switch Lite also observed a modest decline, while the Switch platform maintains overall market momentum ahead of its competitors. Software charts revealed more positive news for Nintendo.

While FromSoftware’s [PS5] Elden Ring Nightreign debuted at the number one spot with 42,758 copies sold, Nintendo Switch titles took seven of the top ten positions.

Level-5’s [NSW] Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time moved 11,756 units this week, bringing its cumulative sales to 94,724.

Elden Ring Nightreign’s Switch release achieved 8,505 first-week sales.

Other notable Nintendo titles included [NSW] Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Battle Destiny Remastered (6,212 units this week), [NSW] Super Mario Party Jamboree (5,491 units this week, for a staggering lifetime total of 1,310,403 copies), and perennial favorites such as [NSW] Minecraft (5,484 weekly, 3,901,158 total) and [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (3,765 weekly, 6,335,797 total).

Meanwhile, [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons remains a remarkable success story, adding 3,153 units for a new total of 8,135,784 in Japan alone. Referring to the continued momentum, a Famitsu representative noted that Nintendo Switch sales remain resilient and its exclusive software continues to attract strong consumer interest week after week, reinforcing the platform’s critical role in the Japanese games market. This consistent performance underlines Nintendo's position as the market leader in Japan, both in hardware and software, with the Nintendo Switch platform and its exclusive titles like Super Mario Party Jamboree and Animal Crossing: New Horizons contributing significantly to the sustained enthusiasm from Japanese gamers.

For more past charts and coverage, readers can visit Famitsu’s official archives.

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