Congratulations Microsoft.
Microsoft has had a tough time in Japan on the video game front. The latest iteration of its Xbox system shifts a handful of units per week within the region and the company’s first-party offerings often struggle to appeal to Japanese players.
While it’s not going so well for the Xbox or its library of games, one Microsoft-owned IP that is performing quite well in Japan (on other systems) is Minecraft. In particular, the Switch version of the game, which was released on 21st June 2018. As revealed in this week’s Japanese charts, the physical edition of Minecraft on Switch has now shifted 1,003,160 units.
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