Pikmin 4's breakout Japanese launch
Game · 2023
Pikmin 4 sold an estimated 401,853 retail copies in its first Japanese chart week.
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- Observed peak date
- Week of Jul 25, 2023
- Jul 21 ’23 to Week of Jul 25, 2023
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- 4
- Started on Retail
- Origin
- Mixed
- Gaming
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Trace the originNintendo released Pikmin 4 in Japan on July 21, 2023. Famitsu estimated 401,853 physical copies in the opening chart week, and coverage compared the result with other games.
Observed peak within the documented measurement window; not an all-time maximum. Some dates are known only to the week, month or year.
Timeline (14)
February 2023
Nintendo precursor · Feb 10 ’23
Nintendo showed gameplay and announced a July release.[1]
June 2023
Nintendo precursor · Jun 21 ’23
Nintendo announced Switch versions of Pikmin 1 and 2 and a Pikmin 4 demo.[2]
Nintendo precursor · Jun 28 ’23
Nintendo released a free demo ahead of the game.[3]
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- Japan opening chart week, retail estimate“40万1853本”401.9K[8]
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- Jul 27, 20236 days in
VGC · Pikmin 4 first week sales in Japan
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