Japanese sales data and analysis - First-week for Octopath Traveler and Captain Toad, first day for Sonic Mania Plus and more

First week sales

Octopath Traveler

- 110 000 units sold in the first week
- 90% of the initial shipment
- the best debut for a third-party game on Switch
- retailers saw an increase in pre-orders of about 30 to 40% following the release of the second demo

Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker

- about 59,000 units for the launch week
- 43,000 units for the Switch version and 16,000 for the 3DS version
- Wii U version sold 27,000 units at launch, and went on to sell 177,000 units in total

Shining Resonace: Refrain

- 4,000 units sold

First day sales

Taiko Drum Master: Drum ‘n’ Fun!

- 40% of the initial shipment sold
- similar sales to the Wii and Nintendo 3DS entries

Sonic Mania Plus

- 20% of the initial shipment

Closed Nightmare

- 20% of the initial shipment

Touhou Genso Wanderer: Reloaded

- 30% of the initial shipment