The game has sold an incredible 641,195 copies on the Switch and a further 180,575 on the PS5, totalling 821,770 during its opening week. This likely makes it the fastest selling game in Japan for 2024 so far, eclipsing the likes of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom and Super Mario Party Jamboree.
Indeed, it's been highlighted on social media that the game is actually sold out across multiple outlets in Tokyo, so Square Enix will need to get a move on and get some more copies shipped, pronto.
Tokyo Game Life (@tokyogamelife.bsky.social)
Dragon Quest III on Switch was sold out at multiple stores I visited today in Tokyo. I guess some things never change.
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Otherwise, the top 10 is completely dominated by Switch games, with Mario & Luigi: Brothership maintaining reasonably strong sales, though obviously not a patch on its fellow RPG Dragon Quest.
For the full breakdown, here's a look at the latest top ten in full:
| Position | Game | Platform | Unit Sales (11th - 17th Nov) | Total Unit Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake | Switch | 641,195 | NEW |
| 2 | Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake | PS5 | 180,575 | NEW |
| 3 | Super Mario Party Jamboree | Switch | 32,762 | 442,593 |
| 4 | Mario & Luigi: Brothership | Switch | 15,168 | 78,609 |
| 5 | Beyblade X: XONE | Switch | 9,507 | NEW |
| 6 | Animal Crossing: New Horizons | Switch | 5,784 | 7,954,332 |
| 7 | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | Switch | 5,647 | 6,055,931 |
| 8 | Minecraft | Switch | 4,771 | 3,676,339 |
| 9 | Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven | PS5 | 4,551 | 96,293 |
| 10 | Luigi's Mansion 3 | Switch | 4,445 | 1,051,401 |
Hardware is kind of back to normal this week after the PS5 Pro debuted at number one last week. It's now in third place, with the Switch OLED and Switch Lite back in their rightful positions. Overall, the Switch has sold 62,158 units across its three SKUs, while the PlayStation has managed a total of 23,672.
Here's your look at this week's Japanese hardware chart in full.
| Position | Console | Unit Sales (4th - 10th Nov) | Total Unit Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switch OLED | 38,491 | 8,212,932 |
| 2 | Switch Lite | 18,416 | 6,217,801 |
| 3 | PlayStation 5 Pro | 13,878 | 91,964 |
| 4 | PlayStation 5 | 8,462 | 5,271,021 |
| 5 | Switch | 5,251 | 19,943,681 |
| 6 | PlayStation 5 - Digital Edition | 1,332 | 868,569 |
| 7 | Xbox Series S | 1,019 | 324,097 |
| 8 | Xbox Series X Digital Edition | 1,308 | 7,949 |
| 9 | Xbox Series X | 743 | 309,193 |
| 10 | PlayStation 4 | 35 | 7,928,793 |
What do you make of this week's charts? Let us know your thoughts with a comment down below.
[source famitsu.com]
Japanese Charts: Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake's Launch Sales Are Astronomical
Approaching 1 million in total already
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