Note that there are no hardware comparisons week-over-week here since previous weeks’ charts do not come with their weekly hardware sales data. The comparisons shall return for next week’s edition. In short, the Switch brand had noted strong sales throughout the week with more than 100,000 units sold, leading the market share at a significant … Continue reading Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: January 1 – January 7, 2024
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