Switch consoles took up the largest share of the pie with 69.3% of the week’s sales at a total of 86,645 units sold, up by 4.33% from previous week’s 83,052 units. The PlayStation 5 consoles retain their second spot with nearly 30% of the market share, however, sales were not as strong as the week before. Down by 10.35%, it settled the week at 37,155 units. Xbox Series continues to look sluggish with another tumbling to 262 units, 4.73% fewer than last week’s 275 units. PlayStation 4 improved past week’s figure to close higher by 11.82% to 880 units. New 2DS LL witnessed a meagre 25 units sold for the week, almost a 51% drop from the 51 units it sold the week before.
Sales of Hardware
| Hardware | Weekly Sales | Change | Lifetime Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switch | 11,446 | (↑0.45%) | 19,321,976 |
| Switch Lite | 5,858 | (↓2.84%) | 5,303,712 |
| Switch OLED | 69,341 | (↑5.66%) | 4,574,041 |
| PS5 | 32,553 | (↓9.32%) | 3,053,149 |
| PS5 Digital Edition | 4,602 | (↓17.01%) | 496,421 |
| Xbox Series X | 146 | (↓12.57%) | 185,922 |
| Xbox Series S | 116 | (↑7.41%) | 252,436 |
| PS4 | 880 | (↑11.82%) | 7,870,704 |
| New 2DS LL | 25 | (↓50.98%) | 1,191,629 |
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There were no new releases on the Top 10 for the week. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom maintains its Number 1 position here, however, sales nosedived by 77.88% to 247,689 copies. This puts its total lifetime sales as of the time of writing to 1,367,191 copies. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild presses on with its advantage, supported by the new release, going up again by 2.52% to 7,520 copies sold. The rest are all down week-over-week with Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection back in the Top 10 at Number 9 with 4,515 copies sold.
Video Game Software Top 10
1. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (↓77.88%)
Sales: 247,689
Lifetime Sales: 1,367,191
Price: 7,200 yen
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: May 12, 2023
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon
2. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (↓15.62%)
Sales: 8,264
Lifetime Sales: 5,301,742
Price: 7,800 yen
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: April 28, 2017
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon
3. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (↑2.52%)
Sales: 7,520
Lifetime Sales: 2,189,691
Price: 6,980 yen
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: March 3, 2017
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon
4. Pokémon Scarlet and Violet (↓13.19%)
Sales: 5,573
Lifetime Sales: 5,034,295
Price: 5,980 yen each
Developer / Publisher: The Pokémon Company
Platform: Switch
Release Date: November 18, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon
5. Minecraft (↓3.45%)
Sales: 5,507
Lifetime Sales: 3,141,460
Price: 3,600 yen
Developer / Publisher: Microsoft Japan
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 21, 2018
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon
6. Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe (↓21.40%)
Sales: 5,360
Lifetime Sales: 432,149
Price: 5,980 yen
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: February 24, 2023
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon
7. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate