Next thing you know they'll be buying the OLED model, which nobody is going to buy because it's not the proper 4K Pro that Nintendo, I mean the youtubers promised. The nerve of them, defying the internet like that. Haven't they even heard of The Cliff?

On a serious note though, the sheer domination on display here is truly formidable. This is way beyond even Playstation in Europe levels of regional supremacy. The entire top 30 games and nearly 6 Switches sold for every PS5. I get that digital rates are probably quite high on PS, but surely not to the extent that not having a single game over 2256 for the week isn't a concerning sign.

Holy Shit.

A clean sweep!

Never thought I'd actually get to see it.
And the first time it's happened since the Famicom? And keep in mind, what competition did the Famicom have back then compared to what the Switch faces now? That makes it even more impressive!!

That is a good point.  I think at the time the main competition was the SMS and PC Engine.  The Famicom had the advantage of being the first Japanese console though.  It didn't have to kick a previous gen system out of the top 30.  The main thing keeping the Switch from a clean sweep before was the PS4.  But as it gets phased out we might see more weeks like this for the Switch.  

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I wanna bet #31 is New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe.

the sega mark 3 realesed at the same time as the NES, and the SMS in japan was only a half step upgrade in japan, realesed in 87.

the PC engine was also realesed in late 87 so yeah nintendo's main competitor (sega was thrid in japan untill the sega saturn, which sold more then the n64 and near double that of the mega drive).

nintendo's main competitor duing the SNES era in japan was always the PC engine, aka the turbographix 16, which is currently sitting under the ps5 and abouve the vita, at 8 million units sold in japan.

the mega drive sold around two fifths of that...

HARDWARE Q1-Q3 TOTAL 2020: 4.427.926

NSW Q1-Q3 TOTAL 2020: 3.954.085 (89.3%)

PS4 Q1-Q3 TOTAL 2020: 473.841 (10.7%)

HARDWARE TOTAL 2021: 4.123.300

NSW TOTAL 2021: 3.424.717 (83%)

PS5 TOTAL 2021: 698.583 (17%)

Switch would need 530K or an average of 76K sales in the next 7 weeks to surpass it's last year total at the end of the Quarter. 

With the OLED launch I think the more likely result is that Switch is down YoY at the end of Q3, but it will quickly catch up and overtake 2020 after OLED launches. 

Famitsu 2020 Q1-Q3 Top 30:

1. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo) - 5.754.082
2. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo) - 1.106.546
3. [PS4] Final Fantasy VII Remake (Square) - 932.821
4. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield (Pokemon Co) - 757.221
5. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) - 525.216
6. [PS4] Ghost of Tsushima (Sony) - 399.370
7. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo) - 391.195
8. [NSW] Smash Ultimate (Nintendo) - 383.816
9. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft) - 366.328
10. [NSW] Splatoon 2 (Nintendo) - 317.449
11. [NSW] Super Mario Party (Nintendo) - 297.159 
12. [NSW] Super Mario 3D All-Stars (Nintendo) - 273.939
13. [NSW] Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training for Nintendo Switch (Nintendo) - 267.467
14. [NSW] Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX (Pokemon Co.) - 259.513 
15. [PS4] Resident Evil 3 (Capcom) - 258.676 
16. [NSW] Paper Mario: The Origami King (Nintendo) - 256.899
17. [PS4] Yakuza 7: Like a Dragon (Sega) - 243.769 
18. [NSW] eBaseball Powerful Pro Baseball 2020 (Konami) - 228.076
19. [PS4] The Last of Us Part II (Sony) - 222.943 
20. [PS4] eBaseball Powerful Pro Baseball 2020 (Konami) - 180.243
21. [NSW] Luigi's Mansion 3 (Nintendo) - 179.438
22. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo) - 172.831
23. [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 (Nintendo) - 168.345
24. [PS4] Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs. MaxiBoost On (Bandai Namco) - 161.014 
25. [PS4] Nioh 2 (Koei Tecmo) - 156.772
26. [NSW] Fishing Spirits (Bandai Namco) - 156.140
27. [NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (Nintendo) - 155.834
28. [PS4] Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers (Atlus) - 149.898
29. [PS4] Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot (Bandai) - 149.654 
30. [NSW] Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games: Tokyo 2020 (Sega) - 138.550

NSW - 20

PS4 - 10

TOTAL: 15.011.204

TOTAL NSW: 12.156.044 (81%)

TOTAL PS4: 2.855.160 (19%)

Famitsu 2021 Top 30:

1. [NSW] Monster Hunter Rise (Capcom) - 2.303.192 
2. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu (Konami) – 1.067.953
3. [NSW] Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury - 836.565 
4. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure – 647.226
5. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 500.882
6. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 466.442
7. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft) – 398.986
8. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 354.399
9. [NSW] Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town (Marvelous) – 281.140
10. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield + Expansion Pass (Pokemon Co.) - 266.708
11. [NSW] New Pokemon Snap (Pokemon Co.) - 265.980 
12. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics - 243.347
13. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD  - 234.224 
14. [NSW] Splatoon 2 - 227.512
15. [NSW] Super Mario Party - 222.336
16. [NSW] Miitopia - 217.957 
17. [NSW] Monster Hunter Stories 2 (Capcom) - 205.463 
18. [NSW] Game Builder Garage - 200.100 
19. [PS4] Resident Evil Village (Capcom) - 191.983
20. [NSW] Mario Golf: Super Rush - 161.785 
21. [NSW] Baseball Spirits 2021 (Konami) - 159.492 
22. [PS4] NieR Replicant (Square Enix) - 158.265
23. [NSW] Crayon Shin-Chan (Neos) - 156.274 
24. [NSW] Bravely Default II (Square Enix) – 136.091
25. [NSW] Rune Factory 5 (Marvelous) - 127.968
26. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - 123.975
27. [NSW] Super Mario 3D All-Stars - 104.782
28. [NSW] Pikmin 3 Deluxe - 103.273
29. [NSW] Fitness Boxing 2 (Imagineer) - 91.326
30. [NSW] Dragon Quest XI S (Square Enix) - 89.135

TOTAL: 10.544.761

TOTAL NSW: 10.194.513 (96.7%)

TOTAL PS4: 350.248 (3.3%)

Software in the Top 30 will only catch up to 2020 after Pokemon Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl, Mario Party Superstars & SMT V launch next Quarter. 

The remaining titles that can shake up the Top 30 until the end of the Quarter are Tales of Arise, Yu-Gi-Oh: Rush Duel, WarioWare, Kakarot & Lost Judgement. I expect the PS4 to have 3 games in the Top 30 after Tales launches, I think the PS4 version of the game will end up selling 150K to 200K 

Glad to hear. Best recovery for you. 

So only 2 non-Switch games in the top 30 YTD.

Not much upcoming on the Playstation front that looks like it could carve out a spot in the yearly total either, not with the likes of Pokémon BD/SP, Mario Party Superstars, Shin Megami Tensei V, etc set to raise the bar for entry. 

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.