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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

Switch – 47,911
PS4 – 20,963
New 3DS LL – 20,457
Vita – 7,158
PS4 Pro – 6,991
2DS – 5,355
New 3DS – 1,169
Xbox One – 677
PS3 – 407
Wii U – 397

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

Switch – 76,679
PS4 – 18,848
New 3DS LL – 17,873
PS4 Pro – 6,455
Vita – 5,994
2DS – 4,101
New 3DS – 1,089
Wii U – 543
PS3 – 453
Xbox One – 101

And here are the software charts:

To celebrate the new pack based on The Goonies for LEGO Dimensions, a new video was published today featuring Excalibur. View it below.

Ditching the Master Sword isn’t normally possible in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. But with a new glitch, players are allowing for it to happen – and in a strange way.

Having enemies shoot a certain number of arrows causes issues with the game’s memory management. When there are too many arrows, you’ll see a glitched character model of Link in the inventory menu. Weapons can also be duplicated. By doing so, you can “drop” the Master Sword, and you’ll even see a message stating: “The Master Sword has returned to the forest”.

Note that the sword is still kept in your inventory. It’s though that Nintendo may have thought about creating a possible failsafe in a previous build that was ultimately discarded. It’s pretty neat in any case.

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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:

01./00. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980) – 284.823 / NEW
02./00. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission X (Bandai Namco Games) {2017.04.27} (¥5.700) – 97.093 / NEW
03./05. [3DS] Monster Hunter Double Cross (Capcom) {2017.03.18} (¥5.800) – 27.829 / 1.421.205 (+2%)
04./06. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild # (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥6.980) – 25.286 / 420.941 (+24%)
05./01. [3DS] Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia # (Nintendo) {2017.04.20} (¥4.980) – 22.721 / 154.389 (-83%)
06./02. [3DS] Pro Baseball Famista Climax (Bandai Namco Games) {2017.04.20} (¥5.700) – 10.950 / 59.092 (-77%)
07./07. [NSW] 1-2-Switch (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥4.980) – 9.800 / 195.958 (+0%)
08./03. [PS4] Dark Souls III: The Fire Fades Edition (From Software) {2017.04.20} (¥5.900) – 9.014 / 42.102 (-73%)
09./00. [PSV] Gun Gun Pixies # (Compile Heart) {2017.04.27} (¥6.800) – 8.675 / NEW
10./04. [PSV] Dungeon Travelers 2-2: The Maiden Who Fell into Darkness and the Book of Beginnings # (Aqua Plus) {2017.04.20} (¥5.800) – 6.659 / 34.040 (-76%)
11./10. [3DS] Mario Sports Superstars (Nintendo) {2017.03.30} (¥4.980) – 6.617 / 75.503 (-6%)
12./11. [PS4] NieR: Automata (Square Enix) {2017.02.23} (¥7.800) – 6.168 / 313.252 (+1%)
13./12. [PS4] Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands (Ubisoft) {2017.03.09} (¥8.400) – 4.742 / 169.453 (-10%)
14./13. [WIU] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥6.980) – 4.504 / 109.193 (+9%)
15./00. [3DS] Cube Creator DX
(Arc System Works) {2017.04.27} (¥2.800) – 4.350 / NEW
16./14. [3DS] Pokemon Sun / Moon (Pokemon Co.) {2016.11.18} (¥4.980) – 4.224 / 3.249.835 (+5%)
17./15. [3DS] Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo) {2016.12.01} (¥4.700) – 4.157 / 1.027.400 (+9%)
18./16. [NSW] Super Bomberman R
(Konami) {2017.03.03} (¥4.980) – 3.338 / 77.015 (-6%)
19./21. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V [New Price Edition]
(Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2015.10.08} (¥4.990) – 3.281
20./17. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch 3: Sukiyaki (Level 5) {2016.12.15} (¥4.800) – 3.197 / 711.043 (+1%)

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Update (5/8): Media Create’s data is finally in. We’ve swapped out their numbers with Famitsu below.


Original (5/3): The latest Japanese hardware sales from Famitsu are as follows:

Switch – 76,679
PS4 – 18,848
New 3DS LL – 17,873
PS4 Pro – 6,455
Vita – 5,994
2DS – 4,101
New 3DS – 1,089
Wii U – 543
PS3 – 453
Xbox One – 101

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

Switch – 48,694
New 3DS LL – 17,570
PS4 – 15,222
Vita – 5,164
PS4 Pro – 4,112
2DS – 3,945
New 3DS – 1,114
PS3 – 367
Wii U – 262
Xbox One – 68

And here are the software charts:

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

It may have only been out on the market for a few days, but Mario Kart 8 Deluxe still managed to be the best-selling game in the UK during April. Zelda: Breath of the Wild also made the list coming in at the sixth spot.

The full results are below:

1. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo)
2. Ghost Recon: Wildlands (Ubisoft)
3. Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar)
4. LEGO Worlds (Warner Bros)
5. FIFA 17 (EA)
6. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (nintendo)
7. Persona 5 (Atlus)
8. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare (Activision)
9. Mass Effect: Andromeda (EA)
10. Rocket League (505 Games)
11. Overwatch (Blizzard)
12. Horizon Zero Dawn (Sony)
13. LEGO City Undercover (Warner Bros)
14. Forza Horizon 3 (Microsoft)
15. WWE 2K17 (2K Games)
16. Battlefield 1 (EA)
17. Yooka-Laylee (Team 17)
18. Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3 (CI Games)
19. For Honor (Ubisoft)
20. Minecraft: Xbox Edition (Microsoft)

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This week’s Switch/ Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:

Switch

1. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Nintendo
2. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo
3. 1-2-Switch – Nintendo
4. Lego City Undercover – Warner Bros. Interactive
5. Super Bomberman R – Konami
6. Puyo Puyo Tetris – SEGA
7. Just Dance 2017 – Ubisoft
8. Skylanders Imaginators – Activision Blizzard

Wii U

1. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo
2. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
3. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
4. Minecraft: Wii U Edition – Nintendo
5. Mario Party 10 – Nintendo
6. New Super Mario Bros. U + Super Luigi U – Nintendo
7. Just Dance 2017 – Ubisoft
8. Pokken Tournament – Nintendo
9. Splatoon – Nintendo
10. Star Fox Zero – Nintendo

3DS

1. Pokemon Sun – Nintendo
2. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
3. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
4. Pokemon Moon – Nintendo
5. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
6. Super Mario Maker – Nintendo
7. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D – Nintendo
8. Mario Sports Superstars – Nintendo
9. Yo-Kai Watch 2: Bony Spirits – Nintendo
10. Pokemon Omega Ruby – Nintendo

Source: Chart-Track

This week’s UK software sales are as follows:

Individual formats

All formats

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Aside from The Goonies, LEGO Dimensions is also adding a new pack based on LEGO City Undercover this week. Find a new spotlight video for Chase McCain below.

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

This week’s issue of MCV contains a list of the best-selling games in the UK during Q1 2017. Zelda: Breath of the Wild is a major highlight, as it managed to reach the seventh spot.

The full results are below:

01. Ghost Recon Wildlands (PS4/XBO) – Ubisoft
02. Grand Theft Auto V (PS4/XBO/PS3/360/PC) – Rockstar
03. Horizon Zero Dawn (PS4) – Sony
04. Resident Evil VII (PS4/XBO/PC) – Capcom
05. FIFA 17 (PS4/XBO/PS3/360) – EA
06. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare (PS4/XBO/PC) – Activbision
07. Zelda: Breath of the Wild (NS/WII U) – Nintendo
08. For Honor (PS4/XBO) – Ubisoft
09. Mass Effect: Andromeda (PS4/XBO/PC) – EA
10. Battlefield 1 (PS4/XBO/PC) – EA

MCV’s list is based on data provided by Chart-Track between January 1 and April 1.

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