Quite the boring week so I will raise the question. Is it possible that MK8 Deluxe will eventually outsell these games?

04./06. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980) - 13.470 / 3.184.225 (+3%)
07./09. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield # (Pokemon Co.) {2019.11.15} (¥5.980) - 7.019 / 3.745.355 (+2%)
09./11. [NSW] Splatoon 2 # (Nintendo) {2017.07.21} (¥5.980) - 6.329 / 3.570.209 (+4%)
10./10. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate # (Nintendo) {2018.12.07} (¥7.200) - 6.151 / 3.836.868 (-2%)

Still Switch lotteries in Japan??

Another YoY loss for Switch. 3DS still above PS4 because the news of discontinuation. Nothing much of interest of the software front.

It seem inevitable. Splatoon and Pokemon for sure. Splatoon should be passed next year. Eventually another Pokemon game will come out and Sw/Sh sales will drop further allowing it to be passed with ease. Smash will take a couple more years but with Kart sales consistently a few thousand ahead of it week after week, Smash will eventually be caught, though I think Smash will stay within like 300k of Mario Kart retail sales lifetime. Smash and Mario Kart will both end up over 5 million retail. Splatoon and Pokemon I think will both end up in the 4.5 - 4.7 million range.

Switch only sold 70.5k this week which means stock is low again. I'm surprised that they didn't ship more to Japan.

Also, I have a question. This is week 39 but it only goes to Sept 27. If we go forward 13 weeks (91 days) from here we get to Dec. 27 at week 52. Does that mean Dec 27 is the end of the sales year? Or is this a 53 week year?

Low Stock for RFA and probably Switch

They restock the Animal Crossing bundle in the west so Im guessing Japan had to suffer due to that. Still a dominating number for both Switch hardware and software

Quiet week.

Switch to PS4 ration at 24:1.

Top 30: https://gonintendo.com/stories/370043-japanese-software-sales-for-sept-21st-to-27th-2020-top-30 

1. [NSW] Super Mario 3D All-Stars (Nintendo, 09/18/20) – 63,803 (273,939)
2. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) – 29,829 (5,754,082)
3. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 25,915 (1,602,185)
4. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 13,470 (3,184,225)
5. [PS4] eFootball PES 2021 Season Update (Konami, 09/17/20) – 9,781 (35,996)
6. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo, 06/05/20) – 9,583 (391,195)
7. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield (The Pokemon Company, 11/15/19) – 7,019 (3,745,355)
8. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 6,979 (1,512,267)
9. [NSW] Splatoon 2 (Bundle Version Included) (Nintendo, 07/21/17) – 6,329 (3,570,209)
10. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 6,151 (3,836,868)
11. [NSW] Super Mario Party (Nintendo, 10/05/18) – 5,938 (1,560,869)
12. [NSW] Minecraft Dungeons Hero Edition (Microsoft, 09/08/20) – 5,832 (23,260)
13. [PS4] Date A Live: Ren Dystopia (Compile Heart, 09/24/20) – 5,775 (New)
14. [PS4] F1 2020 (Game Source Entertainment, 09/24/20) – 5,762 (New)
15. [NSW] Pro Yakyuu Famista 2020 (Bandai Namco, 09/17/20) – 4,815 (19,944)
16. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 4,369 (1,654,291)
17. [NSW] Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training for Nintendo Switch (Nintendo, 12/27/19) – 4,342 (302,163)
18. [NSW] KonoSuba: God’s Blessing on this Wonderful World! Love for this Tempting Attire (Mages., 09/24/20) – 4,171 (New)
19. [NSW] Paper Mario: The Origami King (Nintendo, 07/17/20) – 4,024 (256,899)
20. [NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (01/11/19) – 3,991 (903,423)
21. [NSW] Meiji Katsugeki Haikara Ryuuseigumi: Seibai Shimaseu, Yonaoshi Kagyou (Idea Factory, 09/24/20) – 3,948 (New)
22. [NSW] eBaseball Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2020 (Konami, 07/09/20) – 3,718 (228,076)
23. [PS4] Ghost of Tsushima (SIE, 07/17/20) – 3,557 (399,370)
24. [PS4] Mafia: Trilogy (2K Games, 09/25/20) – 3,404 (New)
25. [PS4] KonoSuba: God’s Blessing on this Wonderful World! Love for this Tempting Attire (Mages., 09/24/20) – 3,368 (New)
26. [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 (Nintendo, 06/28/19) – 2,884 (968,849)
27. [NSW] Issho ni Asobo Koupen-chan (Neos, 09/24/20) – 2,751 (New)
28. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo, 10/27/17) – 2,619 (2,128,596)
29. [NSW] Ace Angler: Nintendo Switch Version (Bandai Namco, 07/25/19) – 2,537 (493,135)
30. [NSW] Human Fall Flat (Teyon Japan, 06/25/20) – 2,509 (35,986)

NS- 24

PS4 -6

Minecraft got a boost, any reason why?