UK: Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury launch is three times bigger than Wii U original, third biggest Mario platformer launch on Switch
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Early data is in for Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury, which shows that the Switch release is off to a good start. It’s been revealed that the game’s launch was three times bigger than the Wii U original based on physical sales.
As of now, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury is the third biggest Mario platform launch on Switch. It’s behind Super Mario Odyssey and Super Mario 3D All-Stars.
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury was the top seller in the UK this past week, and we should have more rankings soon. We’ll post the full chart on the site when it’s available.
January 2021 NPD: Switch on top for units sold, highest January unit sales since Wii in 2010
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According to the latest NPD report which reports data from the United States, Switch was the best-selling hardware platform in units sold for the month of January. Not only that, but unit sales were the highest of any platform in a January month since the Wii in January 2010.
Switch lost out to the PlayStation 5 last month in terms of dollars sold. However, it should be pointed out that Sony’s console is significantly more expensive.
Overall gaming hardware sales in the U.S. were 144 percent higher than January 2020, coming in at $319 million. NPD says it’s the highest amount for a January month since $323 million was generated in January 2011.
January 2021 NPD: Best-selling games on Switch for the month
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Another round of data is in from this month’s NPD report. We now have a look at the best-selling games in the United States for January specifically on Switch.
Here’s the full set of data:
January 2021 NPD: top 20 best-selling games in the U.S.
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NPD Group has released a listing of the top twenty best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of January 2021. The results can be found below.
Famitsu software sales (2/1/21 – 2/7/21) – Top 30
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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! – 56,283 / 1,846,039
2. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure – 30,087 / 2,346,098
3. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 19,020 / 6,625,026
4. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 17,699 / 3,656,140
5. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 12,040 / 4,145,903
6. [NSW] Minecraft – 9,692 / 1,806,925
7. [NSW] Splatoon 2 – 8,619 / 3,771,338
8. [NSW] Pokemon Sword/Shield – 8,298 / 3,955,554
9. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics – 7,704 / 630,909
10. [PS4] Nioh Complete Edition – 6,523 / NEW
Famitsu sales (2/1/21 – 2/7/21)
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UK sales for January 2021
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The UK sales report for January 2021 is in, with Nintendo achieving pretty good results during the month.
Switch was the second best-selling platform behind Xbox Series X/S, though sales for Nintendo’s console increased by 21 percent over the same period the year before. Animal Crossing: New Horizons was the best-selling game of the month, followed by Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
Here’s a look at the top twenty best-selling games of January:
UK software sales – February 7, 2021
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Update (2/8): Post updated with the top 40.
Original (2/7): This week’s UK software sales are as follows:
Japan’s top 100 best-selling games of 2020 revealed
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We’re a month into 2021, but we’re not done looking back on 2020 just yet. This week’s issue of Famitsu contains a large list revealing the top 100 best-selling games in Japan last year.
We’ve gone ahead and translated the full list. Continue on below for the entire results.
Famitsu software sales (1/25/21 – 1/31/21) – Top 30
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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! – 79,362 / 1,789,756
2. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure – 42,124 / 2,316,011
3. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 25,151 / 6,606,006
4. [NSW] Disgaea 6 – 23,551 / NEW
5. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 17,503 / 3,638,441
6. [PS4] Disgaea 6 – 15,761 / NEW
7. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 11,220 / 4,133,863
8. [NSW] Minecraft – 10,546 / 1,797,233
9. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics – 10,411 / 623,205
10. [NSW] Splatoon 2 – 9,514 / 3,762,719
