Units sold for Switch continue to slide, dipping to 67,164 units, 18.85% down from the 83,800 units it sold the week before. The biggest drop among the Switch consoles would be the OLED version, slipping 30.26% to 34,199 units while Switch Vanilla and Lite drag by 2.20% and 10.15% each. The PlayStation 5 consoles have also suffered a drop for the week, but not as bad as the week between March 7 and March 13. In total, units sold have decreased by 13.55% to 30,666 units. Xbox Series has reversed its heavy losses to record a huge jump in sales as both editions jump by more than 90% week-on-week to close at 4,409 units, a 91.18% improvement over the 390 units sold it made the prior week. PlayStation 4 is a unit lower while New 2DS LL rises by 8.20% from last week’s 280 units sold to 305 units.
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Sales of Hardware
| Hardware | Weekly Sales | Change | Lifetime Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switch | 21,304 | (↓2.20%) | 18,159,677 |
| Switch Lite | 11,661 | (↓10.15%) | 4,660,047 |
| Switch OLED | 34,199 | (↓30.26%) | 1,524,551 |
| PS5 | 28,328 | (↓12.47%) | 1,300,078 |
| PS5 Digital Edition | 2,338 | (↓24.82%) | 228,105 |
| Xbox Series X | 2,881 | (↑91.46%) | 92,112 |
| Xbox Series S | 1,528 | (↑90.58%) | 76,587 |
| PS4 | 12 | (↓7.69%) | 7,819,404 |
| New 2DS LL | 305 | (↑8.20%) | 1,184,649 |
As for software, there are no new releases on the Top 10. Hoshi no Kirby Discovery retains its Number 1 spot to record a further 110,946 copies sold, bringing its lifetime sales closer to half a million copies in Japan alone in the first 10 days. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is right after with a small upgrade of 4.39% as copies sold hit 19,801 copies, but the biggest climb belongs to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild at 6,359 copies sold, 9.88% stronger than the week before. Pokémon Legends: Arceus suffers the worst drop among those on the Top 10 with copies sold retreating by as much as 29.06% whereas Elden Ring is the second worst as copies sold for its PlayStation 4 edition stumble by 27.66%. Without further ado, the full list is as follows:
Video Game Software Top 10
1. Hoshi no Kirby Discovery (↓70.81%)
Sales: 110,946
Lifetime Sales: 491,006
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: March 25, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon
2. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe