Best-selling games in the U.S. for May 2024
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Circana has released a listing of the top ten best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of May 2024.
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door made its debut and came out swinging. During its first month, the Switch exclusive landed at #2 – and that’s without digital data factored in. We don’t have exact data, but that positioning indicates a strong start.
Here’s a look at the complete list of best-selling games in the U.S. for May 2024:
Okami director says the dev team was “weak”, sales were “huge failure”
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In a recent video, Okami director Hideki Kamiya and environment artist Ikumi Nakamura. The two spoke about various topics, including the team behind the game and the initial poor sales.
According to Kamiya, Okami was intended to feature “a dream team” of developers. However, he actually believes that the group was ultimately “weak”, before adding how there “was a very drastic contrast within.”
Kamiya stated:
Famitsu software sales (6/24/24 – 6/30/24) – Top 30
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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [NSW] Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD – 88,425 / NEW
2. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 8,977 / 7,815,790
3. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 7,473 / 5,884,212
4. [PS5] Elden Ring SHadow of the Erdtree Edition – 6,993 / 31,005
5. [NSW] Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door – 6,457 / 193,142
6. [NSW] Minecraft – 5,037 / 3,554,008
7. [NSW] Luigi’s Mansion 3 – 4,438 / 994,862
8. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu World: Chikyuu wa Kibou de Mawatteru – 4,367 / 1,076,481
9. [NSW] Super Mario Bros. Wonder – 3,807 / 1,877,772
10. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 3,679 / 5,532,620
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot sales surpass eight million
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In an announcement today, Bandai Namco provided the latest sales information about Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot. The game has sold over eight million copies since launch. That goes for all platforms combined worldwide.
Here’s a special promotional piece posted on social media:
Famitsu sales (6/24/24 – 6/30/24)
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Japan’s top 20 downloads on the Switch eShop for June 2024
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Nintendo shared new data today revealing the top 20 best-selling games on the Japanese Switch eShop for June 2024.
A familiar face is back at the top spot in the form of Suika Game, which may have seen a boost due to its recent DLC. As far as new games go, Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD appears at #6. Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance and Monster Hunter Stories also make the list.
The full lineup of Japan’s best-selling games on the Switch eShop for June 2024 is as follows:
UK software sales chart for the week ending June 29, 2024
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The latest UK software sales chart for the week ending June 29, 2024 is now available.
In its first week, Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD reached the very top. Reports indicate that the title is the second fastest-selling Switch game of 2024, behind Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. While not a massive launch, this is ultimately more of a port and Luigi’s Mansion entries have a longer tail.
Here’s the full UK software sales chart for the week ending June 29, 2024:
Famitsu software sales (6/17/24 – 6/23/24) – Top 30
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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [PS5] Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Edition – 24,012 / NEW
2. [NSW] Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance – 7,303 / 39,191
3. [NSW] Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door – 7,189 / 186,685
4. [PS4] Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Edition – 7,008 / NEW
5. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 6,179 / 5,876,739
6. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 6,103 / 7,806,813
7. [NSW] Radiant Silvergun – 5,455 / NEW
8. [NSW] Minecraft – 4,625 / 3,548,971
9. [NSW] Monster Hunter Stories – 4,213 / 14,429
10. [NSW] Spirit Hunter: Death Mark x NG x Spirit Hunter: Death Mark II – 3,524 / NEW
Famitsu sales (6/17/24 – 6/23/24)
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Melty Blood: Type Lumina sales surpass 500,000 copies
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Project Lumina provided a sales update on Melty Blood: Type Lumina today, revealing that total shipments and digital sales have surpassed 500,000 copies. That’s based on worldwide data across all platforms. News about the milestone was posted on social media.
The last count for Melty Blood: Type Lumina was 400,000 in March 2023. In a little over a year, 100,000 copies were added to that total.
Melty Blood: Type Lumina is currently available on Switch. You can find a ton more coverage from us here.
