Your debut this month didn’t chart, but hey… did you hear anything from February?
The PlayStation 5 still leads the way in hardware, but the Switch bounced back slightly in software, making a surprising Top 20 debut.
All figures are based on earnings from February 26th to April 1st unless otherwise stated. Third parties can provide digital sales to surveys.
For the third month in a row, the Switch underperformed the PlayStation 5 in both monetary value (due to price increases) and hardware unit sales, although no figures were provided.
In software, the top 20 included four first-party games, compared to three in the February survey. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe held his 10th place, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet held 14th place, and his first month of Kirby’s Return to the Land of Dreams Deluxe was her 16th place (last month her after debuting in 15th place). Surprisingly, Metroid Prime Remastered (a $40 game) came in 13th in our survey. It was noted for finishing at number 21 in the February survey, charting for only four days.
Third parties on Switch: MLB The Show 23 at No. 3, FIFA 23 at No. 6, Minecraft at No. 11, Octopath Traveler 2 holding on to No. 12, and NBA 2k23 playing in at No. 18 and struggling in No. 19. Sonic Frontiers took the lead. , and LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga rounded out the top 20.
April’s charts include the opening nine days of Advance Wars 1+2 Reboot Camp, the opening two days of Tears of the Kingdom branded Switch OLED sales, and the Mario halo effect triggered by the huge success of the Super Mario Bros. movies. will be .
