Nintendo tends to dominate, but there are a few third-party games here. Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown cracks the top five, for example. Hogwarts Legacy is still doing well at #2. Super Mario Bros. Wonder is still the overall top seller.

Here’s the full list:

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Best-selling games in the U.S. for January 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 January 2024.

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown came out last month, and ends up at #13. Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash, another new release, manages to end up in the chart at #19. Super Mario Bros. Wonder is the first appearance of a Nintendo-published title at #11.

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

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Famitsu software sales (2/12/24 – 2/18/24) – Top 30

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

1. [NSW] Mario vs. Donkey Kong – 61,930 / NEW
2. [NSW] Super Mario Bros. Wonder – 13,036 / 1,745,124
3. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu World: Chikyuu wa Kibou de Mawatteru – 10,355 / 980,891
4. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 7,607 / 5,710,865
5. [NSW] Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island – 7,501 / 121,272
6. [NSW] The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybrea – 7,160 / NEW
7. [PS5] Skull and Bones – 6,635 / NEW
8. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 5,716 / 7,695,467
9. [NSW] Minecraft – 5,603 / 3,447,165
10. [PS5] Persona 3 Reload – 5,308 / 91,362

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SteamWorld Build sales “slightly short of expectations”, SteamWorld Headhunter “put on hold”

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As part of its latest financial results, Thunderful CEO Martin Walfisz commented on the sales of SteamWorld Build. While we don’t have specific data, SteamWorld Build “fell slightly short of expectations”.

Switch was actually referenced specifically here. Walfisz said “the genre of this game has not really appealed to our most dedicated target audience and it has not been well-suited to the Switch console, which has traditionally been a key platform for SteamWorld games.”

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Famitsu sales (2/12/24 – 2/18/24)

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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Famitsu are as follows:

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Sifu sales surpass three million, new outfits incoming

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Sloclap announced the latest sales milestone for Sifu today, revealing that the game has sold over three million copies. That’s based on the worldwide performance across all platforms.

Two new outfits are being released as a free update to celebrate the milestone and two-year anniversary. Players can become fully-fledged Absolvers while donning Risryn’s costume and mask, inspired by the final boss from Sloclap’s first game Absolver. There’s also the street-style inspired jumpsuit highly requested by the Sifu community.

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UK software sales for the week ending February 17, 2024

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The latest UK software sales chart for the week ending February 17, 2024 is now available.

In its first week, Mario vs. Donkey Kong managed to come out on top. Hogwarts Legacy, which was #1 last week, now moves down to #2. Super Mario Bros. Wonder remains in the top five.

Here’s the full UK software sales chart for the week ending February 17, 2024:

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Famitsu software sales (2/5/24 – 2/11/24) – Top 30

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

1. [NSW] Super Mario Bros. Wonder – 16,978 / 1,732,088
2. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu World: Chikyuu wa Kibou de Mawatteru! – 10,254 / 970,536
3. [NSW] Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island – 10,244 / 113,771
4. [PS5] Persona 3 Reload – 9,686 / 86,054
5. [PS5] Granblue Fantasy Relink – 8,448 / 57,202
6. [PS4] Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth – 8,054 / 101,691
7. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 7,669 / 5,703,258
8. [PS5] Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 – 7,415 / 283,089
9. [PS5] Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth – 7,164 / 125,492
10. [PS4] Persona 3 Reload – 6,811 / 46,835