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Japan best-selling games May 2024

New data gives us a look at Japan’s best-selling games of May 2024.

Nintendo put out two new games during the month, and both are in the top three. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door comes in first with over 100,000 physical copies sold. Endless Ocean Luminous also makes the list at #3 with a little over 40,000 units.

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UK software sales June 1 2024

The latest UK software sales chart for the week ending June 1, 2024 is now available.

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door seems to be holding on strong. After debuting at #1 last week, it only slipped one spot. Hogwarts Legacy managed to regain the top spot.

Here’s the full UK software sales chart for the week ending June 1, 2024:

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eShop top 20 downloads Japan

Nintendo shared new data today revealing the top 20 best-selling games on the Japanese Switch eShop for May 2024.

Two new releases from the company enter the top five. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, which came out pretty late in the month, manages to shoot all the way up to #1. Endless Ocean Luminous also appears at #4.

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

1. [NSW] Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door – 115,649 / NEW
2. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 6,056 / 5,848,388
3. [NSW] Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2 – 5,711 / NEW
4. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure – 5,122 / 3,575,312
5. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 5,075 / 7,777,029
6. [PS5] Stellar Blade – 4,323 / 95,422
7. [NSW] Minecraft – 4,189 / 3,530,779
8. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 3,875 / 5,513,822
9. [NSW] Super Mario Bros. Wonder – 3,752 / 1,859,718
10. [NSW] Splatoon 3 – 3,733 / 4,304,838

Famitsu sales 5 20 24 - 5 26 24

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Famitsu are as follows:

Best-selling games US Switch April 2024

New data from Circana gives us a look at the best-selling games of April 2024 specifically on Switch.

Princess Peach: Showtime comes out as the top seller for a second straight month. Hogwarts Legacy is the only non-Nintendo title on the list – unless you count Minecraft, though the Big N has some involvement there on Switch as well.

Here’s the full list:

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Circana has released a listing of the top ten best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of April 2024.

As far as Switch games go, it’s a bit of a slow month. MLB The Show does appear at #6 and Hogwarts Legacy is at #9, but those are multiplatform titles. The earliest Nintendo charts is at #15 with Princess Peach: Showtime.

Here’s a look at the complete list of best-selling games in the U.S. for April 2024:

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Paper Mario Thousand Year Door sales UK

The latest UK software sales for the week ending May 25, 2024 is now available and it includes the debut of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.

Nintendo’s RPG managed to come out on top in its first week – and that’s only going off of physical sales. Based on reports, it sold more than the Super Mario RPG remake. Opening week sales are said to be more or less identical to Paper Mario: The Origami King. 

Here’s the full UK software sales chart for the week ending May 25, 2024:

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Ring Fit Adventure

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

1. [PS5] Stellar Blade – 10,935 / 91,099
2. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure – 10,536 / 3,570,190
3. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 7,096 / 5,842,332
4. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 6,007 / 7,771,954
5. [NSW] Minecraft – 4,646 / 3,526,590
6. [NSW] Endless Ocean Luminous – 4,486 / 39,782
7. [NSW] Super Mario Bros. Wonder – 4,223 / 1,855,966
8. [NSW] Splatoon 3 – 3,927 / 4,301,105
9. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 3,678 / 5,509,947
10. [NSW] Princess Peach: Showtime – 3,448 / 168,996

Switch sales surpass DS

Switch has overtaken DS to become the best-selling gaming system ever in Japan. That’s according to the latest data from Famitsu.

Earlier today, the outlet reported that Switch sold another 40,000 units. The console’s overall total now sits at 32,903,701 units. To compare, the DS sold 32,864,129 units total in Japan. Switch secured the record during its 377th week on the market.

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