Every Thursday we share the weekly Famitsu sales charts, which tracks physical boxed game sales and hardware sales in Japan. This week’s chart covers Nov. 25 – Dec. 1, as Super Mario Party Jamboree makes a surprise return to the top spot. The latest in the Mario Party series took first place thanks to over 56,000 sales, which is more than a 60% surge from last week’s 34,000 units sold.
As Super Mario Party Jamboree rose however, Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake continued to slip in sales. The game sold explosive numbers out of the gate, but stock constraints and its giant opening leave Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake slowly falling down the charts, with a 50% drop combined average for the PS5 and Switch versions.
The holiday season, like most in Japan lately, certainly seems to be going Nintendo’s way, with a huge 91,000 Nintendo Switch consoles sold (last year had 79,000), and nine of the top 10 charting games are from the Switch.
Here’s the full Famitsu software sales chart for Nov. 25 – Dec. 1. Missed our last report where Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake took a tumble and Stray found a new home? Check out the previous Famitsu chart right here!
- Super Mario Party Jamboree (Switch): 56,032 [532,639 total]
- Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake (Switch): 30,730 [742,918 total]
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Switch): 12,766 [6,077,698 total]
- Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake (PS5): 11,909 [212,853 total]
- Momotaro Dentetsu World: The Earth Spins… (Switch): 11,477 [1,173,002 total]
- Mario & Luigi: Brothership (Switch): 11,380 [1,173,002 total]
- Minecraft (Switch): 8,869 [3,690,914 total]
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch): 8,217 [7,968,172 total]
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Switch): 6,853 [5,627,325 total]
- Nintendo Switch Sports (Switch): 6,839 [1,470,570 total]
Here’s the Famitsu hardware chart too. Console families are grouped together for simplicity.
- Switch: 91,701 [2,748,594 yearly total]
- PS5: 38,160 [1,330,430 yearly total]
- Xbox Series: 4,336 [108,125 yearly total]
Did you pick up any of the games on the Famitsu chart this week? Let us know in the comments below, and keep your eyes on GameLuster for more breaking gaming news.
