Last week, Japanese sales tracker Media Create and many others were on a New Year’s break, but now they’re back and we have the sales numbers for the final week of 2017, which only saw a single new release.
In 2017, Amazon's top selling video game was Super Mario Odyssey for the Nintendo Switch, though PlayStation Store credit gift cards were the overall game product top sellers.
Last week, Japan saw the biggest week in sales of the year on the last week before Christmas, where we also saw new releases in The Idolmaster: Stella Stage, Atelier Lydie & Suelle, and Okami HD.
Two Super Mario Odyssey soundtracks are on the way, with Super Mario Odyssey Sound Selection coming to iTunes on December 22, 2017 and Super Mario Odyssey Original Soundtrack heading to Japan in February 2018.
Last week, the holiday sales are in full force with the release of several new titles including Yo-kai Watch Busters 2, Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth Hacker’s Memory, Story of Seasons: The Tale of Two Towns+, more.
Since its launch in back in October 27, Super Mario Odyssey has sold over one million units in in Japan, where almost 3 million Nintendo Switch units have sold according to Famitsu’s tracker.
Last week, Japan saw the release of two major titles with Yakuza Kiwami 2 and Earth Defense Force 5 that helped bolster PlayStation 4 sales., while the Nintendo Switch continues its tremendous sales figures.
Last week, Japan saw a bunch of new releases including Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Kirby: Battle Royale, Nobunaga’s Ambition: Taishi, Little Witch Academia: Chamber of Time, and several more.
