Famitsu Sales: 8/9/21 – 8/15/21 [Update]

Famitsu has published its estimated physical game software and hardware sales data for Japan for the week of August 9, 2021 to August 15, 2021.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel: Saikyo Battle Royale!! for Switch was both the highest selling new release and overall release of the week, opening at 96,297 retail sales.

On the hardware side, the Switch family sold 89,734 units, the PlayStation 5 family sold 8,313 units, the Xbox Series family sold 1,256 units, and the PlayStation 4 family sold 1,170 units. PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series consoles continue to face stock issues.

Get the full sales charts below.

Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. [NSW] Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel: Saikyo Battle Royale!! (Konami, 08/12/21) – 96,297 (New)
2. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (Konami, 11/19/20) – 21,974 (2,322,950)
3. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 21,395 (2,123,808)
4. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 21,263 (3,979,328)
5. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 21,063 (2,755,294)
6. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD (Nintendo, 07/16/21) – 13,472 (247,696)
7. [NSW] Crayon Shin-chan: Ora to Hakase no Natsuyasumi – Owaranai Nanokakan no Tabi (Neos, 07/15/21) – 13,434 (169,708)
8. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 12,956 (4,380,529)
9. [NSW] Game Builder Garage (Nintendo, 06/11/21) – 12,857 (212,957)
10. [NSW] Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury (Nintendo, 02/12/21) – 12,715 (849,280)
11. [NSW] Super Mario Party (Nintendo, 10/05/18) – 11,881 (1,964,013)
12. [NSW] eBaseball Pro Baseball Spirits 2021: Grand Slam (Konami, 07/08/21) – 11,506 (170,998)
13. [NSW] Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin (Capcom, 07/09/21) – 10,194 (215,657)
14. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) – 9,598 (6,854,143)
15. [NSW] Mario Golf: Super Rush (Nintendo, 06/25/21) – 9,565 (171,350)
16. [NSW] Miitopia (Nintendo, 05/21/21) – 8,812 (226,769)
17. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo, 06/05/20) – 8,492 (771,488)
18. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield (The Pokemon Company, 11/15/19) – 7,150 (4,106,475)
19. [NSW] Splatoon 2 (Nintendo, 07/21/17) – 6,357 (3,922,258)
20. [NSW] Mario & Sonic at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games (Sega, 11/01/19) – 6,073 (403,227)
21. [NSW] Monster Hunter Rise (Capcom, 03/26/21) – 5,410 (2,308,602)
22. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 5,148 (1,857,160)
23. [NSW] Ace Angler: Nintendo Switch Version (Bandai Namco, 07/25/19) – 4,890 (609,717)
24. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun (Bandai Namco, 07/19/18) – 4,476 (618,201)
25. [NSW] Minecraft Dungeons Hero Edition (Microsoft, 05/26/20) – 4,395 (133,447)
26. [NSW] Human Fall Flat (Teyon Japan, 06/25/20) – 3,853 (172,750)
27. [NSW] New Pokemon Snap (The Pokemon Company, 04/30/21) – 3,723 (269,703)
28. [NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (Nintendo, 01/11/19) – 3,616 (1,084,475)
29. [NSW] Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm & Exercise (Imagineer, 12/03/20) – 3,596 (131,790)
30. [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 (Nintendo, 06/28/19) – 3,580 (1,119,626)

Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. Switch – 75,547 (16,845,143)
2. Switch Lite – 14,187 (4,009,680)
3. PlayStation 5 – 7,143 (803,906)
4. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 1,913 (158,883)
5. PlayStation 4 – 1,170 (7,802,981)
6. Xbox Series X – 822 (51,161)
7. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 539 (1,170,274)
8. Xbox Series S – 434 (20,684)

Update 10:04 p.m.: Famitsu has published the top 11 to 30 game software sales, which have been added to the post.