Hardware sales in Japan for the week between June 13 and June 19 is a mixed bag with more hardware reporting fewer sales than the week before. Switch is still at the top of the chart; however, sales have retreated by 13.74% to 50,405 units as sales of its Vanilla and Lite editions dragged while a 35.40% improvement is recorded for the OLED version. PlayStation 5 consoles crashed by 51.49% as Xbox Series outpaced it to sell higher at 6,695 units, making up 11.1% of the total hardware sales whereas PlayStation 5, at 3,035 units sold only accounts to 5% of the sales for the week. PlayStation 4 vanilla plunges 76.92% week-on-week to 18 units while New 2DS LL climbs a small 3.72% to 215 units.
Sales of Hardware
| Hardware | Weekly Sales | Change | Lifetime Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switch | 19,907 | (↓39.98%) | 18,399,758 |
| Switch Lite | 7,638 | (↓27.28%) | 4,761,895 |
| Switch OLED | 22,860 | (↑35.40%) | 1,899,156 |
| PS5 | 2,371 | (↓80.06%) | 1,451,795 |
| PS5 Digital Edition | 664 | (↑17.62%) | 242,208 |
| Xbox Series X | 3,272 | (↑58.80%) | 108,983 |
| Xbox Series S | 3,423 | (↓30.06%) | 130,076 |
| PS4 | 18 | (↓76.92%) | 7,819,701 |
| New 2DS LL | 215 | (↑3.72%) | 1,187,058 |
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 is only one new release on the Top 10 for the week, and that would be Number 7’s Overlord: Escape from Nazarick at 5,682 copies sold in its first 4 days. A rather small start. Published by KADOKAWA, the action game was developed by Engines Inc. and is available on both Steam and Nintendo Switch. In this game, you take control of Clementine as she tries to escape from the Nazarick Underground Tomb. If you want to know more about the game, do check out its gameplay trailer down below!
Video Game Software Top 10
1. Kimetsu no Yaiba: The Hinokami Chronicles (↓76.93%)
Sales: 20,964
Lifetime Sales: 111,849
Developer / Publisher: Aniplex
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 9, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon
2. Nintendo Switch Sports (↓29.03%)
Sales: 18,789
Lifetime Sales: 493,046
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: April 29, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon
3. Mario Strikers: Battle League (↓59.59%)
Sales: 13,002
Lifetime Sales: 45,175
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 10, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon
4. Hoshi no Kirby Discovery (↓23.76%)
Sales: 8,649
Lifetime Sales: 769,571
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: March 25, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon
5. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (↓9.27%)
Sales: 8,456
Lifetime Sales: 4,682,390
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: April 28, 2017
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon
6. Minecraft (↓5.98%)
Sales: 6,887
Lifetime Sales: 2,677,377
Developer / Publisher: Microsoft Japan
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 21, 2018
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon
7. Overlord: Escape from Nazarick (NEW)
Sales: 5,682
Lifetime Sales: 5,682
Developer / Publisher: KADOKAWA
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 16, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
8. Ring Fit Adventure (↓19.19%)
Sales: 5,462
Lifetime Sales: 3,181,291
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: October 18, 2019
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon
9. Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl (↑35.65%)
Sales: 5,043
Lifetime Sales: 2,560,536
Developer / Publisher: Pokemon
Platform: Switch
Release Date: November 19, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon
10. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (↓11.89%)
Sales: 4,364
Lifetime Sales: 4,905,190
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: December 7, 2018
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon
Video Game Software Top 11 – 30
| Rank | Status | Title | Weekly Sales | Lifetime Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Monster Hunter Rise Best Price Switch | 4,310 | 71,482 | |
| 12 | Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch | 3,116 | 7,268,190 | |
| 13 | Mario Party Superstars Switch |
3,056 | 981,769 | |
| 14 | Taikou Risshiden V DX Switch |
3,017 | 31,947 | |
| 15 | eBASEBALL Powerful Pro Baseball 2022 Switch | 2,846 | 190,148 | |
| 16 | Pokémon Legends: Arceus Switch | 2,468 | 2,261,653 | |
| 17 | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Switch | 2,344 | 2,042,308 | |
| 18 | Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! Switch | 2,237 | 2,667,384 | |
| 19 | Splatoon 2 Switch | 2,189 | 4,091,353 | |
| 20 | Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics Switch | 2,090 | 987,164 | |
| 21 | NEW | Sniper Elite 5 PS4 | 1,641 | 1,641 |
| 22 | Pokémon Sword and Shield Switch | 1,450 | 4,348,371 | |
| 23 | Gran Turismo 7 PS5 | 1,370 | 108,491 | |
| 24 | NEW | Sniper Elite 5 PS5 |
1,284 | 1,284 |
| 25 | Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun! Switch | 1,261 | 722,337 | |
| 26 | Human: Fall Flat Switch | 1,244 | 266,420 | |
| 27 | Kirby Star Allies Switch | 1,229 | 987,403 | |
| 28 | Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury Switch | 1,189 | 1,054,361 | |
| 29 | The Quintessential Quintuplets the Movie: Five Memories of My Time with You Switch | 1,134 | 25,448 | |
| 30 | Super Mario Maker 2 Switch | 1,047 | 1,222,398 |
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Source: Famitsu
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