FToday is Wednesday, and as usual, we get a bird-eye view on the Japanese market thanks to the latest Media Create charts. This time around it’s a big one because we see how Super Mario Odyssey did at its debut.
Below you can read the top-twenty chart related to the period between October 23rd and October 29th.
- Super Mario Odyssey – Switch – 462, 038/New
- Ark: Survival Evolved – PS4 – 70, 177/New
- Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux – 3DS – 60,848/New
- Assassin’s Creed Origins – PS4 – 49, 419/New
- Taiko Drum Master: Session de Dodon ga Don! – PS4 – 28, 245/New
- Splatoon 2 – Switch – 22,445/1,271,451
- Gran Turismo Sport – PS4 – 17,670/167, 956
- Idol Time Piripara: Dream All-Star Live – 3DS – 14,885/New
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Switch – 13,936/772, 533
- The Evil Within 2 – PS4 – 12,624/55, 565
- Itadaki Street: Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary – PS4 – 9,570/51, 662
- City Shrouded in Shadow – PS4 – 8, 117/57,052
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Switch – 6, 307/622, 690
- 12-Sai. Torokeru Puzzle Futari no Harmony – 3DS – 6, 195/New
- Middle-earth: Shadow of War – PS4 – 5,869/34,095
- Pokkén Tournament DX – Switch – 4,588/106, 947
- Itadaki Street: Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary – PS Vita – 4,210/22, 994
- Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo – 3DS – 3,815/260, 228
- Rune Factory 4 – 3DS – 3,567/New
- Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser’s Minions – 3DS – 3,480/46,575
The hardware chart related to the same period looks like this:
- Switch: 126, 701
- PS4: 18,719
- New 2DS XL: 9, 203
- New 3 XS LL: 6,448
- PS4 Pro: 5,934
- PS Vita: 3,705
- 2DS: 1,412
- New 3DS: 220
- PS3: 45
- Wii U: 41
While it’s a quite positive week across the board, the superstar is certainly Super Mario Odyssey. Not only it sold 462, 038 copies in a week, but it also propelled the Switch into one of its most successful weeks yet, selling 126, 701 units.
Interestingly, Super Mario Odyssey wasn’t as successful at launch as Splatoon 2, which retains the record for the best Japanese debut on Switch. Yet, Mario’s new adventure moved more consoles.
Ark: Survival Evolved also had a, perhaps unexpectedly, strong debut week, followed by solid sales for Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux and Assassin’s Creed Origins.
Gran Turismo Sport dropped to 7th place, after spending its debut week at the top.