Most hardware sales have recovered from previous week’s reduction in sales to report a stronger performance nearly across the board, this time with PlayStation 5 consoles leading in terms of market share, outpacing Switch consoles to account for 54.0% against 43.9% of the hardware market in Japan for the week. Units sold for PlayStation 5 moved up by 49.24% to 62,908 units from previous week’s 42,152 units while Switch consoles noted another drop in sales week-on-week by 0.93% to 51,108 units. The Xbox Series improved by 33.86% to close at 1,265 units sold, however, PlayStation 4 was dragged 58.29% to 1,061 units from last week’s 2,544. New 2DS LL reported a low 74 units sold, a decline of 10.84% against the week before.
Sales of Hardware
| Hardware | Weekly Sales | Change | Lifetime Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switch | 12,564 | (↓2.00%) | 19,150,623 |
| Switch Lite | 9,757 | (↓3.79%) | 5,185,166 |
| Switch OLED | 28,787 | (↑0.56%) | 3,816,361 |
| PS5 | 53,256 | (↑37.96%) | 2,266,567 |
| PS5 Digital Edition | 9,652 | (↑171.89%) | 345,151 |
| Xbox Series X | 435 | (↑112.20%) | 173,518 |
| Xbox Series S | 830 | (↑12.16%) | 229,878 |
| PS4 | 1,061 | (↓58.29%) | 7,850,876 |
| New 2DS LL | 74 | (↓10.84%) | 1,190,380 |
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.
The Top 30 chart looks a lot brighter this time around with the entrance of five new releases. Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life took the Number 1 spot to sell 40,759 copies in its first 4 days. Forspoken is up next, but not a good start for its PlayStation 5 console edition at 29,055 copies sold in its first 6 days. Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless in total sold 12,683 copies for both its Switch and PlayStation 5 editions in its first 4 days. The two other new releases here are Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising and Summer Time Rendering: Another Horizon in the lower 11 to 30 at 2,835 copies and 1,670 copies sold each in their first 4 days.
Video Game Software Top 10
1. Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life (NEW)
Sales: 40,759
Lifetime Sales: 40,759
Price: 4,980 yen
Developer / Publisher: Marvelous
Platform: Switch
Release Date: January 26, 2023
Link (JPN): CDJapan
2. Pokémon Scarlet and Violet (↓15.27%)
Sales: 37,265
Lifetime Sales: 4,776,300
Price: 5,980 yen each
Developer / Publisher: The Pokémon Company
Platform: Switch
Release Date: November 18, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon
3. Forspoken (NEW)
Sales: 29,055
Lifetime Sales: 29,055
Price: 8,800 yen
Developer / Publisher: Square Enix
Platform: PS5
Release Date: January 24, 2023
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon
4. Fire Emblem Engage (↓80.32%)
Sales: 28,442
Lifetime Sales: 173,000
Price: 6,980 yen
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: January 20, 2023
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon
5. Splatoon 3 (↓7.75%)
Sales: 14,844
Lifetime Sales: 3,848,543
Price: 5,980 yen
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: September 9, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon
6. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (↓5.19%)
Sales: 13,138
Lifetime Sales: 5,128,314
Price: 7,800 yen
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: April 28, 2017
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon
7. Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless (NEW)
Sales: 10,359
Lifetime Sales: 10,359
Price: 6,980 yen
Developer / Publisher: Nippon Ichi Software
Platform: Switch
Release Date: January 26, 2023
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon
8. Minecraft (↑3.11%)
Sales: 8,399
Lifetime Sales: 3,025,019
Price: 3,600 yen
Developer / Publisher: Microsoft Japan
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 21, 2018
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon
9. Nintendo Switch Sports (↓10.73%)
Sales: 8,231
Lifetime Sales: 986,742
Price: 4,980 yen
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: April 29, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon
10. Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (↑1.67%)
Sales: 6,041
Lifetime Sales: 2,836,256
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 | Mario Party Superstars Switch |
5,726 | 1,163,590 | |
| 12 | Dragon Quest Treasures Switch | 5,319 | 264,612 | |
| 13 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Switch |
5,089 | 5,110,744 | |
| 14 | Gran Turismo 7 PS5 |
4,999 | 272,221 | |
| 15 | Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless PS4 | 3,568 | 3,568 | |
| 16 | Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch | 3,366 | 7,423,119 | |
| 17 | Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics Switch | 3,196 | 1,079,403 | |
| 18 | Ring Fit Adventure Switch | 2,976 | 3,341,478 | |
| 19 | NEW | Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising Switch | 2,835 | 2,835 |
| 20 | One Piece Odyssey PS4 | 2,769 | 43,129 | |
| 21 | FIFA 23 Legacy Edition Switch | 2,601 | 83,593 | |
| 22 | Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival Switch | 2,596 | 147,242 | |
| 23 | Hoshi no Kirby Discovery Switch | 2,401 | 992,476 | |
| 24 | The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild Switch | 2,386 | 2,129,200 | |
| 25 | NEW | Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless PS5 | 2,324 | 2,324 |
| 26 | Horizon Forbidden West PS5 | 2,230 | 144,558 | |
| 27 | One Piece Odyssey PS5 | 1,773 | 32,217 | |
| 28 | Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 [Special Price] Switch | 1,719 | 33,969 | |
| 29 | NEW | Summer Time Rendering: Another Horizon Switch |
1,670 | 1,670 |
| 30 | NieR:Automata The End of YoRHa Edition Switch | 1,639 | 66,459 |
*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: Jan. 16 – Jan. 22
Follow-up Chart: Jan. 30 – Feb. 5
Source: Famitsu
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Hardware Sales
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