Japanese Charts: SD Gundam Battle Alliance Is Switch's Top-Seller In Strong Week For Sony

PlayStation dominates the top ten

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We have a turn-up for the books in the weekly Famitsu charts! Not only are there eight new titles in the software sales category, but Sony has taken a firm grasp of the top ten, with seven of the week’s best sellers releasing on either the PlayStation 4 or 5.

The best-selling Switch game of the week is SD Gundam Battle Alliance, a multiplayer action RPG set in the hugely popular Gundam universe. The game has charted three separate times — on Switch, PS4, and PS5 — with the Nintendo release of the game placing in second place right behind Earth Defense Force 6 on PS4. The Gundam game managed to sell a respectable 38,634 units on its debut on the hybrid console.

The only other two Switch games amidst the top ten are Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Nintendo Switch Sports, at seven and eight respectively. This is the biggest drop for Nintendo Switch Sports since its release. That means Kirby’s Dream Buffet, Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak, and Xenoblade Chronicles 3 have slipped out of the top ten.

Here’s the full top ten for the week of 22nd August to 28th August:

1. [PS4] Earth Defense Force 6 (D3 Publisher, 08/26/22) – 68,341 (New)
2. [NSW] SD Gundam Battle Alliance (Bandai Namco, 08/25/22) – 38,634 (New)
3. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 11,644 (4,802,581)
4. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo, 04/29/22) – 10,576 (706,637)

Software sales have also seen Sony doing incredibly well, with the PlayStation 5 selling nearly 22,000 units. However, it can’t make a dent in the Switch OLED’s 87,321 units sold. The Switch models are a bit more split up this week, with the OLED a the top, the regular model in third, and the Lite in fifth behind the Xbox Series X.

1. Switch OLED Model – 87,321 (2,311,142)
2. PlayStation 5 – 21,628 (1,629,033)
3. Switch – 17,558 (18,616,044)
4. Xbox Series X – 10,044 (154,575)
5. Switch Lite – 8,651 (4,870,733)
6. Xbox Series S – 6,682 (163,699)
7. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 3,481 (262,312)
8. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 130 (1,188,550)
9. PlayStation 4 – 15 (7,819,839)

Let us know what you think of the latest Japanese charts in the comments!

[source gematsu.com]