A decade after Pikmin 3, the franchise lastly obtained a follow-up this 12 months within the type of Pikmin 4. Serving as a mushy reboot for the sequence, Pikmin 4 brings again the franchise’s basic gameplay with a couple of new twists, such because the inclusion of Oatchi the pup.

You’d be forgiven in case you’ve forgotten about this sport already, as 2023 has been stuffed with huge video games demanding your consideration. Nonetheless, the sport did have a profitable launch the place it managed to knock Tears of the Kingdom from its primary spot on the Famitsu charts which observe bodily gross sales in Japan.

It launched on July 24, and it has been on the prime spot virtually each week since. It was briefly nudged from the highest spot by Armored Core 6, which launched on August 25, although it shortly bounced again the next week. Pikmin 4 is presently sitting with 817,846 whole bodily gross sales, which implies it has taken simply two months for the sport to beat Pikmin 3 Deluxe‘s lifetime gross sales of over 513,000 bodily items.

The Famitsu prime 10 chart for September 4 to September 10 seems like this, with whole gross sales in brackets:

1. Pikmin 4 (Swap) – 31,013 (817,846)
2. The Quintessential Quintuplets: 5 Guarantees Made with Her (Swap) – 10,720 (New)
3. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Swap) – 10,447 (5,475,776)
4. Virche Evermore: -EpiC:lycoris- (Swap) – 8,633 (New)
5. Ring Match Journey (Swap) – 7,658 (3,458,561)
6. Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon (PS5) – 7,311 (141,505)
7. Pokemon Scarlet/Violet (Swap) – 6,934 (5,118,914)
8. Minecraft (Swap) – 6,846 (3,257,489)
9. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Swap) – 6,838 (1,854,786)
10. Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon (PS4) – 5,350 (64,202)

Pikmin 4‘s wonderful efficiency bodes effectively for the franchise’s future. For gamers who loved the sport, they hopefully received’t be ready one other decade for the following entry.