Xbox One X Sells Poorly in Japan; Nintendo Switch at the Top

While the Xbox One X did spectacularly in the UK, that wasn’t the case in Japan as it did poorly. As in, you’d be surprised how much they managed to sell.

Xbox One X Sells Poorly in Japan

Recently, we wrote about how the Xbox One X was a strong sales performer in the UK, outselling the PS4 Pro among many other things. Well, in Japan however, it did quite poorly, thanks to the weekly Media Create drop.

Here is the hardware sales chart related to the period between November 6th and November 12th.

Hardware Sales

1. Switch:  79, 958
2. PS4: 20,021
3. New 2DS XL: 10, 323
4. New 3 DS XL: 7,296
5. PS4 Pro: 6,037
6. PS Vita: 3,210
7. 2DS: 1,484
8. Xbox One X: 1,344
9. New 3DS: 266
10. Xbox One: 121
11. PS3: 41
12. Wii U: 36

It has been said that Microsoft actually shipped a very limited number of units, and this is why the sales number is way lower than anything else in the list for Japan. It was also mentioned that retailers in Japan did not carry it on the first day of its launch, which certainly made the sales figure even worse for the console.

At this point, though, we can probably safely say that the promise of massive power (at least for a console) did not particularly tempt Japanese gamers.

On a side note, Media Create also shared the top games being sold there in Japan, which you can take a look just below here:

Game Sales

1. Super Mario Odyssey (Switch) : 73, 315/652, 284
2. Call of Duty: WWII (PS4) : 67,044/235, 368
3. Splatoon 2 (Switch) : 23, 130/1,318,138
4. Need for Speed Payback : (PS4) : 20,964/New
5. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Switch) : 14,027/802, 472
6. Assassin’s Creed Origins (PS4) : 11,051/82,742
7. ARK: Survival Evolved (PS4) : 10, 253/103, 800
8. Girls Mode 4 Star Stylist (3DS) : 9,650/41, 826
9. .hack//G.U. Last Recode (PS4) : 6,659/68,475
10. Sonic Forces (PS4) : 5,938/New
11. Occultic;Nine (PS4) : 5,846/New
12. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wilds (Switch) : 5,498/634, 850
13. Gran Turismo Sport (PS4) : 5,439/182, 440
14. Sonic Forces (Switch) : 4,686/New
15. Occultic;Nine (PS Vita) : 4,595/New
16. DJMAX Respect (PS4) : 4,376/New
17. Taiko Drum Master: Drum Session! (PS4) : 4,002/39, 925
18. Pokkén Tournament DX (Switch) : 3,862/115, 691
19. Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux  (3DS) : 3,533/74, 180
20. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo (3DS) : 3,085/267, 322

The Switch keeps doing great, pulled by Super Mario Odyssey, that returns to the top of the chart, taking over Call of Duty: WWII, that still has a very solid second week for first-person-shooter in Japan.

At this point, it’ll be really interesting to see which one, between Super Mario Odyssey and Splatoon 2 will stand as the best-selling Switch game after the Holiday shopping season. All bets are on.

Need for Speed Payback debuts without much energy, but the real flop remains the launch of Sonic Forces, that barely passes 10,000 copies between the PlayStation 4 and Switch.

It’s no surprise that the Xbox One X isn’t doing well given the Japanese audience have always leaned more towards Sony and Nintendo products, for obvious reasons. It’s interesting to know that even hardware strength will not sway the people away from the homegrown brands.

If you wanna know how the Xbox One X performed in the UK, click here to find out.

Pokdepinion: Well, if you think about it, the Xbox One in itself isn’t doing well in Malaysia, although most likely better than in Japan. Heck, the Xbox 360 did better. Perhaps Microsoft will need to employ some new strategies to conquer the markets outside of US and UK.