Recent in japan

Says shipments will increase in the next couple of months.

The Switch fighting game debuted at the number 1 spot on the sales chart, selling over 100,000 copies.

Despite worldwide shortages, it still retained the top spot.

People still wait in line for hours across Japan for a chance to get a Switch.

8 of the top 10 best selling games last month were Nintendo games.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and the Switch continue to dominate the Japanese game market for Golden Week.

Japan gets all the cool stuff.

Compared to PS4’s first seven weeks, the Switch is waaay ahead.

Sold 41,000 units last week in Japan.

It was the best selling console in Japan again last week.

The Switch has managed to beat the PS4’s first four week’s performance, though it’s behind the Wii U thanks to the latter’s holiday launch.

Sales of the Switch are still strong in Japan as not even Monster Hunter XX’s release can dethrone it.

The Switch continues its momentum in Japan, as it’s the best-selling console in the country by a wide margin this week.

10 (ten!) 3DS games on the top 20, but 0 (zero!) Wii U games.

Worldwide, it’s a totally different picture.

An a whopping 10 3DS games.

Splatoon and Super Mario Maker are still selling well.