Units sold for Video Game consoles experience great improvement for the period between February 28 and March 6 with Switch consoles reporting a 27.56% increase in sales to 96,952 units. The PlayStation 5 consoles have also jumped with both editions at 25,679 units sold, up by 33.67% week-on-week. While Xbox Series X reverses its weak turnout the week before to see positive growth, this time around its Series S has suffered a major drop in sales by 84.46% from the 3,687 units it made the week before. PlayStation 4 is down by 35.29% whereas New 2DS LL remains unchanged.
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Sales of Hardware
| Hardware | Weekly Sales | Change | Lifetime Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switch | 26,126 | (↑4.82%) | 18,067,043 |
| Switch Lite | 15,441 | (↑17.78%) | 4,608,818 |
| Switch OLED | 55,385 | (↑41.01%) | 1,333,707 |
| PS5 | 22,550 | (↑31.63%) | 1,210,651 |
| PS5 Digital Edition | 3,129 | (↑48.42%) | 218,138 |
| Xbox Series X | 748 | (↑20.05%) | 85,675 |
| Xbox Series S | 573 | (↓84.46%) | 72,709 |
| PS4 | 11 | (↓35.29%) | 7,819,353 |
| New 2DS LL | 511 | (=) | 1,183,316 |
As for Video Games, Triangle Strategy dethrones Elden Ring as the latter title retreats from the strong opening it made the prior week. Published by Square Enix and developed by Artdink, the strategy RPG title is also available outside of Japan. The game will allow you to control a group of warriors caught up in a plot as three nations battle for the control of more resources. You can check out more of the gameplay via Square Enix’s promotional video down below.
Then, we have the eighth instalment of the Gran Turismo video game series, Gran Turismo 7 placing both 2nd and 3rd at a total of 137,964 copies. Some features noted by the developer of the game would be that it will have ray-tracing, 3D audio, fast loading times and haptic feedback. In addition features from its past games were added. You can find out more about the game down below via its official trailer.
Video Game Software Top 10
1. Triangle Strategy (NEW)
Sales: 86,298
Lifetime Sales: 86,298
Developer / Publisher: Square Enix
Platform: Switch
Release Date: March 4, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon
2. Gran Turismo 7 (NEW)
Sales: 73,399
Lifetime Sales: 73,399
Developer / Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment
Platform: PS5
Release Date: March 4, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon
3. Gran Turismo 7 (NEW)
Sales: 64,565
Lifetime Sales: 64,565
Developer / Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment
Platform: PS4
Release Date: March 4, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon
4. Elden Ring (↓70.66%)
Sales: 55,310
Lifetime Sales: 243,800
Developer / Publisher: FromSoftware
Platform: PS4
Release Date: February 25, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon
5. Pokémon Legends: Arceus (↓16.91%)
Sales: 50,481
Lifetime Sales: 2,120,030
Developer / Publisher: Pokemon
Platform: Switch
Release Date: January 28, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon
6. Elden Ring (↓83.62%)
Sales: 14,746
Lifetime Sales: 104,763
Developer / Publisher: FromSoftware
Platform: PS5
Release Date: February 25, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon
7. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (↑8.95%)
Sales: 14,339
Lifetime Sales: 4,470,426
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: April 28, 2017
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon
8. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (↑15.18%)
Sales: 11,399
Lifetime Sales: 4,794,715
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: December 7, 2018
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon
9. Mario Party Superstars (↑1.06%)
Sales: 9,957
Lifetime Sales: 895,966
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: October 29, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Nintendo
10. Minecraft (↑2.14%)
Sales: 9,474
Lifetime Sales: 2,542,200
Developer / Publisher: Microsoft Japan
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 21, 2018
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon
Video Game Software Top 11 – 30
| Rank | Status | Title | Weekly Sales | Lifetime Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch | 6,731 | 7,203,043 | |
| 12 | Horizon Forbidden West PS4 | 5,800 | 65,744 | |
| 13 | Ring Fit Adventure Switch | 5,562 | 3,092,632 | |
| 14 | Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! Switch | 5,553 | 2,612,927 | |
| 15 | The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild Switch | 5,515 | 1,970,046 | |
| 16 | Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Switch | 4,533 | 2,519,942 | |
| 17 | Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics Switch | 4,466 | 940,834 | |
| 18 | Touken Ranbu Warriors Switch | 4,375 | 127,265 | |
| 19 | Splatoon 2 Switch | 3,822 | 4,042,655 | |
| 20 | Pokémon Sword and Shield Switch | 3,275 | 4,319,796 | |
| 21 | Yawaraka Atama Juku: Issho ni Atama no Stretch Switch | 3,128 | 259,720 | |
| 22 | Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream Switch | 2,910 | 21,822 | |
| 23 | Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury Switch | 2,896 | 1,027,336 | |
| 24 | NEW | Babylon’s Fall PS4 |
2,885 | 2,885 |
| 25 | Horizon Forbidden West PS5 | 2,661 | 51,023 | |
| 26 | Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream PS4 | 2,296 | 24,400 | |
| 27 | NEW | Babylon’s Fall PS5 | 2,224 | 2,224 |
| 28 | New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Switch | 2,093 | 1,165,490 | |
| 29 | Human: Fall Flat Switch | 1,967 | 243,764 | |
| 30 | NEW | Doraemon Game: Nobita no Little Star Wars 2021 Switch | 1,965 | 1965 |
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Source: Famitsu
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