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- Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake sold over 413,000 units in Japan, topping the sales chart for the week of October 27 to November 2.
- The Nintendo Switch version accounted for more than half of these sales, with over 232,000 units sold.
- Pokémon Legends: ZA came in second place, selling approximately 133,000 units during the same period.
- The Nintendo Switch 2 continues to dominate the Japanese market, outselling both the standard Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5 during the same week.
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Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake Tops Japanese Sales, Trailing Only Mario Kart World on Switch
Square Enix’s Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake made a strong debut in Japanese stores during the week of October 27 to November 2, topping the charts with over 413,000 units sold. The Nintendo Switch version accounted for more than 232,000 of those sales. Pokémon Legends: ZA sold approximately 133,000 units during the same period. Notably, the Nintendo Switch 2 version of Pokémon Legends: ZA has sold around 720,000 units in total since its release, making it the second-best-selling game on that console, behind Mario Kart World, which has sold over 2 million units in four months. During the same week, the Nintendo Switch 2 maintained its position as Japan’s best-selling console, with nearly 84,000 units sold. This outperformed both the standard Nintendo Switch, which sold over 26,000 units, and the PlayStation 5, which sold over 7,000 units, underscoring its continued market dominance.
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| Play Modes | Single player |