Image: Gemma Smith / Nintendo LifeNintendo's gamble to save its 'Switch 2' announcement for the New Year has seemingly paid off - at least in Japan, anyway.Starting with software, Super Mario Party Jamboree has once again topped the boxed charts, selling a further 133,542 copies and inching ever closer to a total of 1 million lifetime sales. Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake follows behind with another 38,088 copies sold, with a selection of familiar, evergreen Nintendo titles making up the remainder of the top ten (oh, and Minecraft too). Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube789kWatch on YouTube Animal Crossing: New Horizons has also achieved a new milestone in selling over 8 million copies in Japan. The game is currently the second best-selling Switch title globally, with the last official figures putting it at a total of 46.45 million units sold.For the full breakdown, here's a look at the latest top ten:PositionGamePlatformUnit Sales (16th - 22nd Dec)Total Unit Sales1Super Mario Party JamboreeSwitch133,542835,0852Dragon Quest III HD-2D RemakeSwitch38,088894,6713Mario Kart 8 DeluxeSwitch24,0196,146,1784MinecraftSwitch23,1313,744,6715Mario & Luigi: BrothershipSwitch22,237148,3806Super Smash Bros. UltimateSwitch18,1785,668,4937The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of WisdomSwitch18,145356,6138Animal Crossing: New HorizonsSwitch15,5368,008,3439Pokmon Scarlet / Pokmon VioletSwitch15,2445,477,82010Nintendo Switch SportsSwitch13,3091,503,403Hardware for this week is a familiar sight, but the numbers have increased slightly from last week, resulting in the Nintendo Switch exceeding 100,000 sales in one week across its three SKUs. Many folks were understandably concerned that the upcoming Switch successor would potentially harm Nintendo's holiday performance, and while total hardware sales are undoubtedly down as a whole, the company has to be satisfied with the numbers shown here.It's a strong way to end 2024 and what may well be the final holiday period before the Switch 2 lands. As for the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, sales aren't quite as impressive. Sony managed to shift a total of 24,650 PS5 consoles, while Microsoft had to settle for a meagre 3,389 Xbox consoles.One last thing to mention is that the OG Switch has now sold over 20 million consoles in Japan. Pretty impressive!Here's your look at this week's Japanese hardware chart in full:PositionConsoleUnit Sales (16th - 22nd Dec)Total Unit Sales1Switch OLED55,5448,477,1312Switch Lite34,5426,334,8743PlayStation 515,2135,371,7074Switch14,06520,007,2065PlayStation 5 Pro5,358123,6936PlayStation 5 - Digital Edition4,079896,4767Xbox Series X - Digital Edition2,89315,2248Xbox Series X280314,0009Xbox Series S216327,31610PlayStation 4447,929,027< Previous chartsWhat do you make of this week's charts? Let us know your thoughts with a comment down below.