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title: "BOTW has sold over 1 million copies in Japan"
url: "https://www.nintendoreporters.com/en/news/nintendo-switch/botw-has-sold-over-1-million-copies-in-japan/"
description: "The Nintendo Switch remains the top-selling system in Japan and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has now shifted over one million units, which is a great achievement."
author: "Patrick Dankers"
published at: "2018-06-08 18:35:21"
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BOTW has sold over 1 million copies in Japan | Nintendo Switch News | NintendoReporters

 [![BOTW has sold over 1 million copies in Japan](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/botw-has-sold-over-1-millioncopies-in-japan.jpg "BOTW has sold over 1 million copies in Japan")](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/botw-has-sold-over-1-millioncopies-in-japan.jpg)The Nintendo Switch remains the top-selling system in Japan and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has now shifted over one million units, which is a great achievement.

To put it all a bit in perspective;

## [](#software-sales-followed-by-lifetime-sales)Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

\[PS4\] Dark Souls Remastered (From Software, 05/24/18) – 19,870 (91,608)
\[PS4\] Detroit: Become Human (SIE, 05/25/18) – 16,932 (56,480)
**\[NSW\] Splatoon 2 (Bundle Version Included) (Nintendo, 07/21/17) – 14,317 (2,350,839)**
\[PS4\] BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle (Limited Edition Included) (Arc System Works, 05/31/18) – 11,696 (New)
**\[NSW\] Donkey Kong: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo, 05/04/18) – 11,534 (154,571)**
**\[NSW\] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 10,656 (1,562,148)**
\[PSV\] Full Metal Panic! Fight! Who Dares Wins (Limited Edition Included) (Bandai Namco, 05/31/18) – 10,520 (New)
\[NSW\] Kirby: Star Allies (Nintendo, 03/16/18) – 8,655 (517,963)
**\[NSW\] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Limited Edition Included) (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 6,722 (1,004,689)**
\[PS4\] Liar Princess and the Blind Prince (Limited Edition Included) (NIS, 05/31/18) – 6,487 (New)
**\[NSW\] Liar Princess and the Blind Prince (Limited Edition Included) (NIS, 05/31/18) – 6,412 (New)**
**\[NSW\] Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 01: Variety Kit (Nintendo, 04/20/18) – 6,271 (180,391)**
\[PS4\] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2018 (Konami, 04/26/18) – 5,140 (201,702)
**\[NSW\] Super Mario Odyssey (Bundle Version Included) (Nintendo, 10/27/17) – 4,964 (1,735,133)**
\[PSV\] Liar Princess and the Blind Prince (Limited Edition Included) (NIS, 05/31/18) – 4,519 (New)
\[PS4\] Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 1 Plus (Limited Edition Included) (Compile Heaert, 05/31/18) – 4,367 (New)
**\[NSW\] BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle (Limited Edition Included) (Arc System Works, 05/31/18) – 4,271 (New)**
\[3DS\] Pokemon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon (The Pokemon Company, 11/17/17) – 3,438 (1,641,634)
**\[NSW\] Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition (Oizumi Amuzio, 05/31/18) – 3,303 (New)**
**\[NSW\] The Snack World: Trejarers Gold (Level-5, 04/12/18) – 2,946 (88,623)**

### [](#hardware-sales-followed-by-last-weeks-sales)Hardware Sales (followed by last week’s sales)

Nintendo Switch – 40,587 (36,590)
PlayStation 4 – 13,025 (12,595)
PlayStation 4 Pro – 5,146 (4,887)
New 2DS LL – 3,828 (3,524)
New 3DS LL – 2,653 (2,686)
PlayStation Vita – 2,393 (2,298)
2DS – 337 (384)
Xbox One – 73 (89)
Xbox One X – 62 (74)

Nintendo Switch is not doing bad in either of the divisions, way to go Nintendo!

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