Switch consoles’ total units sold for the week maintains its hegemony despite the 1.57% slowdown in sales over previous week, from 93,210 units to 91,744 units. The drop in sales here has also caused Switch to note a slight decrease in market share from 63.1% to 62.6%. PlayStation 5 gained 1% more units sold over last week’s 50,358 units to close at 50,862 units, though it is its predecessor that was quite impressive for the week. PlayStation 4 rose 95.56% to 1,543 units. The Xbox Series and New 2DS LL both fell 30.04% and 48.21% respectively to 2,292 units and 29 units each.
Sales of Hardware
| Hardware | Weekly Sales | Change | Lifetime Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switch | 12,446 | (↑8.54%) | 19,496,224 |
| Switch Lite | 8,042 | (↓0.92%) | 5,449,594 |
| Switch OLED | 71,256 | (↓3.22%) | 5,312,645 |
| PS5 | 45,095 | (↓6.95%) | 3,588,885 |
| PS5 Digital Edition | 5,767 | (↑204.33%) | 558,901 |
| Xbox Series X | 1,639 | (↓47.67%) | 211,325 |
| Xbox Series S | 653 | (↑353.47%) | 269,659 |
| PS4 | 1,543 | (↑95.56%) | 7,893,282 |
| New 2DS LL | 29 | (↓48.21%) | 1,192,053 |
It is thanks to the wonderful people over at Famitsu that we get to see these charts on a weekly basis, so be sure to head over to their site here and show them lots of love! In addition, all the data you find below is accessible via Famitsu right here.
As mentioned in the post for the previous week’s chart, many of the older and more family oriented games have been noting an increase in sales thanks to the Obon holiday where the market slowly gained momentum the week before and got stronger near the end of this week. Pikmin 4 holds its Number 1 position as it comfortably passed the 600,000 mark in physical copies sold in Japan. While the rest have all climbed, Splatoon 3 at Number 8 is the only title to have recorded a drop.
Without further ado, the full list is as follows:
Video Game Software Top 10
1. Pikmin 4 (↓11.22%)
Sales: 69,989
Lifetime Sales: 666,377
Price: 5,980 yen
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: July 21, 2023
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon
2. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (↑14.38%)
Sales: 16,177
Lifetime Sales: 5,426,782
Price: 7,800 yen
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: April 28, 2017
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon
3. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (↑7.46%)
Sales: 15,768
Lifetime Sales: 1,820,225
Price: 7,200 yen
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: May 12, 2023
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon
4. Minecraft (↑16.40%)
Sales: 9,878
Lifetime Sales: 3,225,961
Price: 3,600 yen
Developer / Publisher: Microsoft Japan
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 21, 2018
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon
5. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (↑29.37%)
Sales: 7,819
Lifetime Sales: 5,258,520
Price: 7,200 yen
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: December 7, 2018
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon
6. Nintendo Switch Sports (↑17.36%)
Sales: 7,618
Lifetime Sales: 1,151,536
Price: 4,980 yen
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: April 29, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon
7. Pokémon Scarlet and Violet (↑48.53%)
Sales: 7,128
Lifetime Sales: 5,092,971
Price: 5,980 yen each
Developer / Publisher: The Pokémon Company
Platform: Switch
Release Date: November 18, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon
8. Splatoon 3 (↓3.12%)
Sales: 6,705
Lifetime Sales: 4,085,585
Price: 5,980 yen
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: September 9, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon
9. Natsumon! 20-seiki no Natsuyasumi (↓53.27%)
Sales: 6,155
Lifetime Sales: 37,594
Price: 5,980 yen
Developer / Publisher: Spike Chunsoft
Platform: Switch
Release Date: July 28, 2023
Link (JPN): CDJapan
10. Mario Party Superstars (↑20.22%)
Sales: 5,952
Lifetime Sales: 1,279,705
Price: 6,578 yen
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: October 29, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Nintendo
Video Game Software Top 11 – 30
| Rank | Status | Title | Weekly Sales | Lifetime Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch | 5,430 | 7,512,167 | |
| 12 | Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! Switch | 4,925 | 2,907,301 | |
| 13 | Ring Fit Adventure Switch | 4,841 | 3,437,199 | |
| 14 | Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival Switch | 4,217 | 201,485 | |
| 15 | Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe Switch | 3,601 | 472,052 | |
| 16 | Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics Switch | 3,349 | 1,148,252 | |
| 17 | Final Fantasy XVI PS5 | 3,159 | 411,039 | |
| 18 | eBASEBALL Powerful Pro Baseball 2022 Switch | 3,104 | 287,887 | |
| 19 | NEW | Hakuouki Shinkai: Manyou no Shou Switch |
3,065 | 3,065 |
| 20 | NEW | Hirogaru Sky! Precure Hirogaru! Puzzle Collection Switch | 2,983 | 2,983 |
| 21 | Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury Switch | 2,936 | 1,176,287 | |
| 22 | NEW | Hyperdimension Neptunia GameMaker R:Evolution PS5 |
2,871 | 2,871 |
| 23 | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Switch | 2,429 | 2,235,384 | |
| 24 | Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 [Special Price] Switch | 2,354 | 82,283 | |
| 25 | New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Switch | 2,351 | 1,283,024 | |
| 26 | Super Mario Party Switch | 2,280 | 2,167,388 | |
| 27 | Hoshi no Kirby Discovery Switch | 2,166 | 1,049,285 | |
| 28 | Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Switch | 2,124 | 2,654,802 | |
| 29 | Everybody 1-2-Switch! Switch | 2,069 | 18,249 | |
| 30 | Super Mario Maker 2 Switch | 1,812 | 1,307,835 |
*Note: The estimated number of copies sold is based on the total of package software, download cards and the pre-installed versions of the main unit
As always, if you find any issues with the lists above, please do not hesitate to let me know! Also, don’t shy away from dropping a comment or two down below and share your thoughts with us!
Featured Image:
Pikmin 4
Previous Chart: Jul. 31 – Aug. 6
Follow-up Chart: Aug. 14 – Aug. 20
Source: Famitsu
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Hardware Sales
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