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Famitsu has provided the latest look at the boxed charts in Japan, and it’s another resounding success for Mario Kart World, with the Switch 2 launch title selling another 38,026 copies.
Borderlands 4 made its debut, with the PS5 version coming in at number 2 after selling 13,029 copies. A decent start, to be sure, but Mario Kart World’s commanding lead is going to take some beating.
Elsewhere, the Switch version of Minecraft has surpassed 4 million copies sold after shifting another 5,539 last week. The game is consistently featured in the top ten, and it’s just a remarkable success considering its age.
Here’s a closer look at this week’s top 10:
Position
Game
Platform
Unit Sales (8th – 14th Sep)
Total Unit Sales
1
Mario Kart World
Switch 2
38,026
1,732,435
Borderlands 4
PS5
13,029
NEW
3
Donkey Kong Bananza
Switch 2
10,577
307,141
4
Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar
Switch
8,547
68,638
5
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles 2
Switch
7,041
116,527
6
Everybody’s Golf World (Hot Shots)
Switch
5,930
41,069
7
Minecraft
Switch
5,539
4,001,857
8
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater
PS5
4,865
78,198
9
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Switch
4,012
6,440,109
10
Super Robot Wars Y
Switch
3,921
74,633
Looking at the hardware, the Switch 2 comes out on top once again with another 44,278 units sold. This has also now nudged the console over the 2 million mark, selling double the lifetime sales of the PS5 Digital Edition already.
The three Switch SKUs total 19,049 units sold, while the three PS5 SKUs total 21,703. A win for the PS5 this week then, but if you add both figures together, it still doesn’t quite match what the Switch 2 managed.
Here’s the rundown of this week’s hardware chart:
Position
Console
Unit Sales (8th – 14th Sep)
Lifetime Unit Sales
1
Switch 2
44,278
2,024,761
Switch OLED Model
10,568
9,177,360
3
PlayStation 5
10,515
5,781,989
4
PlayStation 5 Digital Edition
9,199
1,001,896
5
Switch Lite
5,606
6,663,260
6
Switch
2,875
20,148,084
7
PlayStation 5 Pro
1,989
247,755
8
Xbox Series X
51
321,113
9
Xbox Series X Digital Edition
47
21,480
10
Xbox Series S
27
339,459
11
PlayStation 4
13
7,929,899
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