Switch consoles continue to stay on top of the chart at 65,322 units sold for the week with sales of its OLED edition leading the trio at 35,868 units. The PlayStation 5 noted a weak turnout for the week with both of its consoles combined at only 2,693 units sold. The Xbox Series has outpaced sales of PlayStation 5 thanks to strong sales of its Series S consoles at 6,120 units, together with Series X, it had a total of 6,225 units sold. Sales of PlayStation 4 vanilla edition were at 22 units for the week while New 2DS LL sales were at 235 units. Note that there is no week-to-week comparison for the week between May 9 and May 15 for hardware sales, but the comparisons will be back the following week.
Sales of Hardware
| Hardware | Weekly Sales | Lifetime Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Switch | 20,443 | 18,288,818 |
| Switch Lite | 9,011 | 4,719,293 |
| Switch OLED | 35,868 | 1,757,019 |
| PS5 | 2,240 | 1,385,128 |
| PS5 Digital Edition | 453 | 235,710 |
| Xbox Series X | 105 | 99,469 |
| Xbox Series S | 6,120 | 105,408 |
| PS4 | 22 | 7,819,548 |
| New 2DS LL | 235 | 1,185,959 |
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As for sales of software, all the past titles on the Top 10 are down from the week before with one new release breaching the list at Number 7. Square Enix’s live-action mystery-solving game, The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story is at 6,409 copies sold in its first 4 days for its Switch edition. The title is also out on other platforms such as the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 and on Steam. For more information, you can visit its official website here, plus you can learn more about the game by checking out its official trailer down below.
Video Game Software Top 10
1. Nintendo Switch Sports (↓58.57%)
Sales: 47,525
Lifetime Sales: 352,113
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: April 29, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon
2. Hoshi no Kirby Discovery (↓62.40%)
Sales: 14,903
Lifetime Sales: 710,714
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: March 25, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon
3. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (↓50.65%)
Sales: 11,127
Lifetime Sales: 4,632,554
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: April 28, 2017
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon
4. eBASEBALL Powerful Pro Baseball 2022 (↓56.50%)
Sales: 10,372
Lifetime Sales: 164,305
Developer / Publisher: KONAMI
Platform: Switch
Release Date: April 21, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
5. Ring Fit Adventure (↓27.85%)
Sales: 6,839
Lifetime Sales: 3,151,727
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: October 18, 2019
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon
6. Minecraft (↓46.97%)
Sales: 6,553
Lifetime Sales: 2,641,949
Developer / Publisher: Microsoft Japan
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 21, 2018
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon
7. The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story