Normally a week of many new entries in the charts is enough motive for excitement, however, this week’s Japanese sales has a grim shadow all over, as none of the new releases managed to attract the attention from the public. We are talking primarly about Need for Speed Payback, Sonic Forces, and, of course, Microsoft’s Xbox One X.

Up next is Sega’s Sonic Forces, the latest main entry of the iconic franchise, that in this case has been poorly received by critics and the public. Barely more than 10,000 copies combined for a franchise that has actually suffered these disappointing debuts for many years now. This way both Need for Speed and Sonic mirror their poor debut in the United Kingdom.

Finally, on the hardware list we have the debut of Microsoft’s newest console, the Xbox One X. Now, it is well known that the Xbox One has been largely ignored by the Japanese public, and sadly this also seems the case for this more powered revision. The console debuts with just 1,344 sales, which is way higher than what the console usually moves on a regular week, but it still far from representing any real competition to the rest of current platforms.

Software List

  1. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey – 73.315 / 652.284
  2. [PS4] Call of Duty: World War II – 67.044 / 235.368
  3. [NSW] Splatoon 2 – 23.130 / 1.318.138
  4. [PS4] Need for Speed Payback – 20.964 / NEW
  5. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 14.027 / 802.472
  6. [PS4] Assassin’s Creed Origins – 11.051 / 82.742
  7. [PS4] ARK: Survival Evolved – 10.253 / 103.800
  8. [3DS] Girls Mode 4 – 9.650 / 41.826
  9. [PS4] .hack//G.U. Last Recode – 6.659 / 68.475
  10. [PS4] Sonic Forces – 5.938 / NEW
  11. [PS4] Occultic;Nine – 5.846 / NEW
  12. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 5.498 / 634.850
  13. [PS4] Gran Turismo Sport – 5.439 / 182.440
  14. [NSW] Sonic Forces – 4.686 / NEW
  15. [PSV] Occultic;Nine – 4.595 / NEW
  16. [PS4] DJMax Respect – 4.376 / NEW
  17. [PS4] Taiko Drum Master: Drum Session – 4.002 / 39.925
  18. [NSW] Pokken Tournament DX – 3.862 / 115.691
  19. [3DS] Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux – 3.533 / 74.180
  20. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf Amiibo+ – 3.085 / 267.322

Hardware List

  1. Nintendo Switch – 79.958
  2. PlayStation 4 – 26.058
  3. Nintendo 3DS– 19.369
  4. PlayStation Vita – 3.210 05. Xbox One (+ Xbox One X) – 1.465
  5. PlayStation 3 – 41
  6. Wii U – 36
  • This article was updated on March 8th, 2018

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