Sales of Switch consoles settled down for a bit over last week’s by 5.50% as Switch vanilla and OLED dragged the numbers down to 163,556 units from 173,083 units. Likewise, PlayStation 5 consoles’ total units sold were also not as good as the prior week’s as it contracted by a small 2.38% to 68,819 units from 70,496 units. The Xbox Series gained 21.87% in sales to 1,109 units as it nearly approaches the 400,000 units sold mark in Japan, doable the following week. PlayStation 4 remained unchanged at 3,161 units while New 2DS LL experienced a significant climb of about 400% from 48 units sold the week before to 238 units.
Sales of Hardware
| Hardware | Weekly Sales | Change | Lifetime Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switch | 42,430 | (↓9.96%) | 19,048,341 |
| Switch Lite | 37,151 | (↑32.45%) | 5,103,694 |
| Switch OLED | 83,975 | (↓14.23%) | 3,572,012 |
| PS5 | 59,352 | (↓7.87%) | 2,059,945 |
| PS5 Digital Edition | 9,467 | (↑55.81%) | 317,444 |
| Xbox Series X | 331 | (↑845.71%) | 172,411 |
| Xbox Series S | 778 | (↓11.09%) | 225,984 |
| PS4 | 3,161 | (=) | 7,842,044 |
| New 2DS LL | 238 | (↑395.83%) | 1,189,711 |
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.
There were no new releases that made into the chart for the week, but many older titles have made impressive gains amid Christmas. The 44.05% increase for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet allowed the game to move past the 4 million mark in Japan while the Final Fantasy series’ Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion were jettisoned out of the list as sales slowed down. Without further ado, the full list is as follows:
Video Game Software Top 10
1. Pokémon Scarlet and Violet (↑44.05%)
Sales: 375,665
Lifetime Sales: 4,338,931
Price: 5,980 yen each
Developer / Publisher: The Pokémon Company
Platform: Switch
Release Date: November 18, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon
2. Splatoon 3 (↑75.80%)
Sales: 121,173
Lifetime Sales: 3,687,814
Price: 5,980 yen
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: September 9, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon
3. Nintendo Switch Sports (↑34.72%)
Sales: 44,465
Lifetime Sales: 887,722
Price: 4,980 yen
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: April 29, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon
4. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (↑84.20%)
Sales: 41,887
Lifetime Sales: 5,014,375
Price: 7,800 yen
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: April 28, 2017
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon
5. Minecraft (↑62.51%)
Sales: 37,935
Lifetime Sales: 2,960,006
Price: 3,600 yen
Developer / Publisher: Microsoft Japan
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 21, 2018
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon
6. Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (↑70.83%)
Sales: 25,727
Lifetime Sales: 71,900
Price: 5,980 yen
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: December 2, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon
7. Dragon Quest Treasures (↓27.04%)
Sales: 23,097
Lifetime Sales: 198,403
Price: 7,264 yen
Developer / Publisher: Square Enix
Platform: Switch
Release Date: December 9, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon
8. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (↑75.81%)
Sales: 22,148
Lifetime Sales: 5,065,191
Price: 7,200 yen
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: December 7, 2018
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon
9. Mario Party Superstars (↑95.90%)
Sales: 22,001
Lifetime Sales: 1,114,132
Price: 6,578 yen
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: October 29, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Nintendo
10. Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (↑118.51%)
Sales: 20,426
Lifetime Sales: 2,782,933
Price: 6,300 yen
Developer / Publisher: KONAMI
Platform: Switch
Release Date: November 19, 2020
Link (JPN): Amazon
Video Game Software Top 11 – 30
| Rank | Status | Title | Weekly Sales | Lifetime Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival Switch | 20,165 | 115,251 | |
| 12 | Hoshi no Kirby Discovery Switch | 19,415 | 969,047 | |
| 13 | NEW | Fitness Boxing Fist of the North Star Switch | 17,832 | 17,832 |
| 14 | Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch | 16,815 | 7,394,204 | |
| 15 | Tsuri Spirits: Tsutte Asoberu Suizokukan Switch | 15,874 | 80,024 | |
| 16 | FIFA 23 Legacy Edition Switch | 13,723 | 64,465 | |
| 17 | Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion Switch | 12,606 | 61,133 | |
| 18 | Gran Turismo 7 PS5 | 11,780 | 218,013 | |
| 19 | Ishu Saikyou Ou Zukan: Battle Colosseum Switch | 9,655 | 20,856 | |
| 20 | Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion PS4 | 8,865 | 62,346 | |
| 21 | Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics Switch | 8,840 | 1,054,887 | |
| 22 | Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury Switch | 8,379 | 1,107,633 | |
| 23 | NEW | Earth Defense Force 4.1 Switch | 7,998 | 7,998 |
| 24 | Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion PS5 | 6,878 | 61,400 | |
| 25 | Ring Fit Adventure Switch | 6,845 | 3,318,883 | |
| 26 | Super Mario Maker 2 Switch | 6,473 | 1,264,959 | |
| 27 | One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 Switch | 6,369 | 187,585 | |
| 28 | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Switch | 6,269 | 2,114,201 | |
| 29 | Human: Fall Flat Switch | 6,255 | 309,567 | |
| 30 | Dragon Quest X Offline Switch | 6,246 | 252,028 |
*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
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Previous Chart: Dec. 12 – Dec. 18
Follow-up Chart: Dec. 26 – Jan. 8 (Two-week); Dec. 26 – Jan. 1
Source: Famitsu
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Hardware Sales (Japan)
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