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Nintendo probably couldn’t have asked for a better debut for ARMS in Japan. The game sold around 100,000 between June 16 and June 18. As a new IP on a system that’s in its early lifecycle, that’s not bad at all.

Some new information really puts into perspective just how well ARMS did. It had the best debut for an unlicensed fighting game in Japan over the past seven years. ARMS beat out the likes of Street Fighter (more than double the sales of Street Fighter V), BlazBlue, The King of Fighters, and Tekken.

Note that due to the nature of the graph (unlicensed), franchises like Dragon Ball and One Piece aren’t represented. Super Smash Bros. also isn’t here, but the graph mainly isn’t focusing on characters from non-fighting games.

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ARMS sold roughly 100,000 copies in its first three days on the Japanese market, based on the latest information from sales trackers. Dengeki and Media Create now share extra information about how the game did.

Dengeki’s data has ARMS selling through 70 percent of its initial shipment. It’s the third solid first week sales for a Switch game after Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (355,000 first week, total 576,000) and Zelda: Breath of the Wild (204,000 first week, total 490,000).

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

01./00. [NSW] Arms (Nintendo) {2017.06.16} (¥5.980) – 100.652 / NEW
02./01. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980) – 16.822 / 522.091 (+1%)
03./04. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild # (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥6.980) – 10.200 / 504.726 (+15%)
04./03. [3DS] Monster Hunter Double Cross (Capcom) {2017.03.18} (¥5.800) – 8.638 / 1.521.453 (-15%)
05./02. [PS4] Tekken 7 (Bandai Namco Games) {2017.06.01} (¥8.200) – 5.407 / 76.603 (-57%)
06./06. [PS4] Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana (Nihon Falcom) {2017.05.25} (¥6.800) – 4.697 / 47.964 (-12%)
07./07. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission X (Bandai Namco Games) {2017.04.27} (¥5.700) – 3.598 / 167.050 (-22%)
08./10. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V [New Price Edition] (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2015.10.08} (¥4.990) – 3.588 / 349.575 (+13%)
09./09. [PS4] NieR: Automata (Square Enix) {2017.02.23} (¥7.800) – 3.198 / 344.841 (-9%)
10./11. [3DS] Pokemon Sun / Moon
(Pokemon Co.) {2016.11.18} (¥4.980) – 2.971 / 3.275.414 (+1%)
11./16. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition # (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.03.19} (¥2.400) – 2.940 / 1.164.180 (+19%)
12./05. [NSW] Seiken Densetsu Collection (Square Enix) {2017.06.01} (¥4.800) – 2.835 / 37.728 (-47%)
13./12. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo (Nintendo) {2016.11.23} (¥2.700) – 2.747 / 190.346 (-6%)
14./14. [NSW] 1-2-Switch
(Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥4.980) – 2.618 / 222.668 (-4%)
15./13. [3DS] Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo) {2016.12.01} (¥4.700) – 2.599 / 1.052.401 (-5%)
16./19. [WIU] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥6.980) – 2.242 / 133.024 (-2%)
17./18. [3DS] Mario Sports Superstars (Nintendo) {2017.03.30} (¥4.980) – 2.195 / 102.977 (-6%)
18./21. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.571) – 2.145 / 2.783.005
19./20. [3DS] Pro Baseball Famista Climax (Bandai Namco Games) {2017.04.20} (¥5.700) – 2.135 / 86.616 (-2%)
20./31. [PS4] Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.12.03} (¥2.400) – 2.064 / 193.485

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

Switch – 37,709
PS4 – 18,251
New 3DS LL – 11,592
PS4 Pro – 5,795
Vita – 4,149
2DS – 2,655
New 3DS – 815
Xbox One – 308
PS3 – 298
Wii U – 199

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

Switch – 27,291
PS4 – 14,595
New 3DS LL – 11,442
PS4 Pro – 4,546
Vita – 4,063
2DS – 2,752
New 3DS – 917
PS3 – 392
Xbox One – 255
Wii U – 166

And here are the software charts:

Media Create provided extra sales information for the week ending June 11. The latest analysis indicates that the system has an attach rate of 1.60 after being on the market for fifteen weeks. In other words, Switch owners have purchased about 1.60 games, which is higher than Wii U’s 1.45 in the same time frame.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is currently the best-selling game in Japan with 505,270 copies sold. Zelda: Breath of the Wild is next at 494,526 units.

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

01./03. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980) – 16.596 / 505.270 (-21%)
02./01. [PS4] Tekken 7 (Bandai Namco Games) {2017.06.01} (¥8.200) – 12.460 / 71.196 (-79%)
03./05. [3DS] Monster Hunter Double Cross (Capcom) {2017.03.18} (¥5.800) – 10.209 / 1.512.815 (-17%)
04./07. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild # (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥6.980) – 8.839 / 494.526 (-9%)
05./02. [NSW] Seiken Densetsu Collection (Square Enix) {2017.06.01} (¥4.800) – 5.329 / 34.893 (-82%)
06./06. [PS4] Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana
(Nihon Falcom) {2017.05.25} (¥6.800) – 5.324 / 43.267 (-48%)
07./09. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission X (Bandai Namco Games) {2017.04.27} (¥5.700) – 4.593 / 163.451 (-23%)
08./00. [PSV] Shiro to Kuro no Alice # (Idea Factory) {2017.06.08} (¥6.300) – 4.385 / NEW
09./12. [PS4] NieR: Automata (Square Enix) {2017.02.23} (¥7.800) – 3.499 / 341.643 (-3%)
10./15. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V [New Price Edition] (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2015.10.08} (¥4.990) – 3.166 / 345.987 (+2%)
11./13. [3DS] Pokemon Sun / Moon (Pokemon Co.) {2016.11.18} (¥4.980) – 2.935 / 3.272.444 (-11%)
12./17. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo (Nintendo) {2016.11.23} (¥2.700) – 2.925 / 187.599 (+3%)
13./16. [3DS] Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo) {2016.12.01} (¥4.700) – 2.725 / 1.049.802 (-8%)
14./21. [NSW] 1-2-Switch (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥4.980) – 2.716 / 220.050
15./14. [PS4] Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege (Ubisoft) {2015.12.10} (¥8.400) – 2.551 / 202.695 (-20%)
16./22. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition # (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.03.19} (¥2.400) – 2.466 / 1.161.240
17./04. [PSV] Sukitomo. Tsukiuta. 12 Memories
(Bandai Namco Games) {2017.06.01} (¥6.800) – 2.352 / 15.115 (-82%)
18./20. [3DS] Mario Sports Superstars (Nintendo) {2017.03.30} (¥4.980) – 2.323 / 100.782 (-15%)
19./19. [WIU] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥6.980) – 2.280 / 130.782 (-17%)
20./18. [3DS] Pro Baseball Famista Climax (Bandai Namco Games) {2017.04.20} (¥5.700) – 2.188 / 84.481 (-23%)

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

Switch – 27,291
PS4 – 14,595
New 3DS LL – 11,442
PS4 Pro – 4,546
Vita – 4,063
2DS – 2,752
New 3DS – 917
PS3 – 392
Xbox One – 255
Wii U – 166

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

Switch – 23,524
PS4 – 15,854
New 3DS LL – 12,676
PS4 Pro – 5,492
Vita – 4,454
2DS – 2,904
New 3DS – 915
PS3 – 714
Wii U – 221
Xbox One – 167

And here are the software charts:

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

01./00. [PS4] Tekken 7 (Bandai Namco Games) {2017.06.01} (¥8.200) – 58.736 / NEW
02./00. [NSW] Seiken Densetsu Collection (Square Enix) {2017.06.01} (¥4.800) – 29.564 / NEW
03./02. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980) – 20.984 / 488.673 (-22%)
04./00. [PSV] Sukitomo. Tsukiuta. 12 Memories (Bandai Namco Games) {2017.06.01} (¥6.800) – 12.763 / NEW
05./04. [3DS] Monster Hunter Double Cross (Capcom) {2017.03.18} (¥5.800) – 12.263 / 1.502.606 (+10%)
06./01. [PS4] Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana (Nihon Falcom) {2017.05.25} (¥6.800) – 10.201 / 37.942 (-63%)
07./06. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild # (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥6.980) – 9.666 / 485.687 (-7%)
08./00. [PSV] Shiin
(Experience) {2017.06.01} (¥4.800) – 7.099 / NEW
09./07. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission X (Bandai Namco Games) {2017.04.27} (¥5.700) – 5.935 / 158.859 (-9%)
10./03. [NSW] Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers (Capcom) {2017.05.26} (¥4.990) – 4.735 / 21.139 (-71%)
11./05. [PS4] Guilty Gear Xrd: Rev 2
(Arc System Works) {2017.05.25} (¥4.800) – 3.891 / 14.500 (-63%)
12./08. [PS4] NieR: Automata (Square Enix) {2017.02.23} (¥7.800) – 3.591 / 338.144 (-16%)
13./09. [3DS] Pokemon Sun / Moon
(Pokemon Co.) {2016.11.18} (¥4.980) – 3.312 / 3.269.509 (+0%)
14./20. [PS4] Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege (Ubisoft) {2015.12.10} (¥8.400) – 3.187 / 200.144 (+28%)
15./17. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V [New Price Edition]
(Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2015.10.08} (¥4.990) – 3.092 / 342.821 (+11%)
16./14. [3DS] Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS
(Nintendo) {2016.12.01} (¥4.700) – 2.972 / 1.047.077 (+4%)
17./12. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo (Nintendo) {2016.11.23} (¥2.700) – 2.831 / 184.674 (-5%)
18./11. [3DS] Pro Baseball Famista Climax (Bandai Namco Games) {2017.04.20} (¥5.700) – 2.824 / 82.293 (-7%)
19./18. [WIU] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥6.980) – 2.733 / 128.502 (-2%)
20./13. [3DS] Mario Sports Superstars (Nintendo) {2017.03.30} (¥4.980) – 2.721 / 98.459 (-6%)

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

Switch – 23,524
PS4 – 15,854
New 3DS LL – 12,676
PS4 Pro – 5,492
Vita – 4,454
2DS – 2,904
New 3DS – 915
PS3 – 714
Wii U – 221
Xbox One – 167

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

Switch – 27,146
New 3DS LL – 14,610
PS4 – 13,972
PS4 Pro – 5,030
Vita – 4,092
2DS – 2,667
New 3DS – 1,018
PS3 – 258
Wii U – 177
Xbox One – 121

And here are the software charts:

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

01./00. [PS4] Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana (Nihon Falcom) {2017.05.25} (¥6.800) – 27.741 / NEW
02./01. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980) – 26.993 / 467.689 (-6%)
03./00. [NSW] Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers (Capcom) {2017.05.26} (¥4.990) – 16.404 / NEW
04./02. [3DS] Monster Hunter Double Cross (Capcom) {2017.03.18} (¥5.800) – 11.155 / 1.490.343 (-12%)
05./00. [PS4] Guilty Gear Xrd: Rev 2 (Arc System Works) {2017.05.25} (¥4.800) – 10.609 / NEW
06./03. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild # (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥6.980) – 10.390 / 476.021 (-4%)
07./04. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission X (Bandai Namco Games) {2017.04.27} (¥5.700) – 6.515 / 152.923 (-13%)
08./06. [PS4] NieR: Automata (Square Enix) {2017.02.23} (¥7.800) – 4.260 / 334.553 (-10%)
09./12. [3DS] Pokemon Sun / Moon
(Pokemon Co.) {2016.11.18} (¥4.980) – 3.317 / 3.266.197 (+9%)
10./07. [3DS] Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia # (Nintendo) {2017.04.20} (¥4.980) – 3.103 / 182.371 (-29%)
11./18. [3DS] Pro Baseball Famista Climax (Bandai Namco Games) {2017.04.20} (¥5.700) – 3.033 / 79.469 (+10%)
12./14. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo (Nintendo) {2016.11.23} (¥2.700) – 2.991 / 181.843 (+3%)
13./15. [3DS] Mario Sports Superstars (Nintendo) {2017.03.30} (¥4.980) – 2.909 / 95.738 (+2%)
14./17. [3DS] Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo) {2016.12.01} (¥4.700) – 2.868 / 1.044.105 (+3%)
15./00. [PSV] Romance of the Three Kingdoms 13 with Power-Up Kit (Koei Tecmo) {2017.05.25} (¥8.800) – 2.831 / NEW
16./13. [NSW] 1-2-Switch (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥4.980) – 2.825 / 214.618 (-4%)
17./16. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V [New Price Edition] (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2015.10.08} (¥4.990) – 2.785 / 339.729 (-3%)
18./10. [WIU] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥6.980) – 2.776 / 125.769 (-16%)
19./22. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.571) – 2.515 / 2.776.275
20./20. [PS4] Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege (Ubisoft) {2015.12.10} (¥8.400) – 2.485 / 196.956 (+2%)


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