Famitsu has reported on the sales for the week of 6/24 – 6/30, and Super Mario Maker 2 has debuted at 196,153 units for its launch week. This is only physical sales, as digital are not included in this number.
When Super Mario Maker launched on the Wii U, the game did 143,514 units in its launch week. Super Mario Maker for the 3DS did 160,016 units in its original launch week. Super Mario Maker 2 has surpassed both of these on launch week, which is expected as the Switch is outpacing both currently.
In other news, the Nintendo Switch was once again the best selling console in Japan from 6/24 to 6/30. The Nintendo Switch sold 59,184 units this week, which is more than double what it sold last, 29,058 units. 8 of the top 10 best selling games of the week are for the Nintendo Switch, with every week continuing to show us that the console is dominating the market in Japan.
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