Regardless of the circumstances, a Switch-only top 30 chart is pretty amazing. They've been close in certain weeks the last couple of years, but here we are. It really shows how much Japan has embraced the Switch. You see it in anime/manga, variety shows, etc. Unfortunately for Playstation, the Switch is a beast that cannot be tamed by anyone unless Nintendo screws up completely in Japan.
Its pretty amazing considering when the Switch launched, Nintendo wasn't in the greatest position at the time. Sure, the 3DS was still selling well in Japan, but the Wii U was basically nonexistent outside of Splatoon, Mario, and Smash 4. Plus, the PS4 had all the big third party games from Japan and most of the smaller titles from Japan, as well. FFXIV, FFXV, FFVIIR, KHIII, Tekken 7, Street Fighter V, Metal Gear Solid V, MHW, Soul Calibur VI, Dead or Alive, Resident Evil VII, VIII, IIR, and IIIR, Guilty Gear, Persona 5, Nier, Yakuza, DQXI, Tales of Arise, Legend of Heroes, Trails of Cold Steel, Dark Souls, Seikiro, etc.
Nintendo doesn't even have a quarter of that AA-AAA support from Japanese developers. Yet, Japan has found the Switch a more appealing console. So much that even those big titles don't last as long as you would think on the weekly charts in Japan. Not to mention, its not just Nintendo titles finding success. Titles like Momotaro, Story of Seasons, Fitness Boxing, Monster Hunter, Baseball Spirits, etc. are finding success on Switch. Some multiplatform titles are finding more success on Switch than PS4/PS5 even.
Its been an incredible run for the Switch. While the debate of 2021 vs 2020 hardware sales will be interesting till the end of the year, the big picture shows how dominant Nintendo has been since the Switch launched.
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