Hardware sales for the week between October 3 and October 9 saw nearly all consoles down across the board with the Xbox Series recording the biggest drop among the rest, falling 93.90% from 13,064 units it sold in total the week before to only 797 units. Switch consoles noted a small rise in sales for its vanilla edition but the other two witnessed a decrease in sales by 24.48% and 21.51% for Lite and OLED editions respectively. As such, it recorded a total of 62,100 units sold for the week, 11.77% less than the previous week’s 70,785 units sold. PlayStation consoles on the other hand, retreated by 69.32% to 5,546 units from the 18,076 units it sold the prior week. PlayStation 4 reported 14.29% lower units sold to 12 whereas New 2DS LL climbed by as much as 214.81% to 85 units.
Sales of Hardware
| Hardware | Weekly Sales | Change | Lifetime Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switch | 23,252 | (↑11.82%) | 18,763,433 |
| Switch Lite | 1,925 | (↓24.48%) | 4,899,684 |
| Switch OLED | 36,923 | (↓21.51%) | 2,762,461 |
| PS5 | 4,897 | (↓67.57%) | 1,704,808 |
| PS5 Digital Edition | 649 | (↓78.18%) | 274,017 |
| Xbox Series X | 391 | (↓88.50%) | 164,127 |
| Xbox Series S | 406 | (↓95.80%) | 200,161 |
| PS4 | 12 | (↓14.29%) | 7,819,908 |
| New 2DS LL | 85 | (↑214.81%) | 1,188,862 |
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.
As for software sales, two new releases have breached the Top 10 list with NieR: Automata – The End of YoRHa Edition taking the 2nd spot at 30,218 copies sold in its first 4 days. The release is a Switch ported version of the original game released back in February 2017 and will include the DLCs released in the original game, plus a brand new exclusive DLC title “6C2P4A118680823” which consists of cosmetics. You can get more information about the game by watching its launch trailer down below.
Skip over to Number 9 and you will find Hakuoki Shinkai: Tenun no Shou at 5,101 copies sold in its first 4 days. The game focuses on the stories of the characters Hijikata, Okita, Sannan, Yamazaki, Iba and Kazama, taking place in Kyoto where the Shinsengumi used to be active. You can check out the Play Movie video released on September 20 for more information about the game.
Video Game Software Top 10
1. Splatoon 3 (↓23.38%)
Sales: 120,564
Lifetime Sales: 3,021,047
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: September 9, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon
2. NieR: Automata – The End of YoRHa Edition (NEW)
Sales: 30,218
Lifetime Sales: 30,218
Developer / Publisher: Square Enix
Platform: Switch
Release Date: October 6, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon
3. Dragon Quest X Offline (↑51.26%)
Sales: 21,908
Lifetime Sales: 188,782
Developer / Publisher: Square Enix
Platform: Switch
Release Date: September 15, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
4. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (↑29.49%)
Sales: 10,522
Lifetime Sales: 4,865,680
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: April 28, 2017
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon
5. Minecraft (↑4.88%)
Sales: 6,857
Lifetime Sales: 2,814,902
Developer / Publisher: Microsoft Japan
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 21, 2018
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon
6. Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival (↓25.07%)
Sales: 6,677
Lifetime Sales: 46,673
Developer / Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment
Platform: Switch
Release Date: September 22, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon
7. Dragon Quest X Offline (↓30.76%)
Sales: 5,483
Lifetime Sales: 67,144
Developer / Publisher: Square Enix
Platform: PS4
Release Date: September 15, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
8. FIFA 23 (↓75.31%)
Sales: 5,364
Lifetime Sales: 27,085
Developer / Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: PS4
Release Date: September 30, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon
9. Hakuoki Shinkai: Tenun no Shou (NEW)
Sales: 5,101
Lifetime Sales: 5,101
Developer / Publisher: Idea Factory
Platform: Switch
Release Date: October 6, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
10. FIFA 23 Legacy Edition (↓59.37%)
Sales: 4,788
Lifetime Sales: 16,571
Developer / Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platform: Switch
Release Date: September 30, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon
Video Game Software Top 11 – 30
| Rank | Status | Title | Weekly Sales | Lifetime Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Nintendo Switch Sports Switch | 4,777 | 750,190 | |
| 12 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Switch | 3,638 | 4,988,847 | |
| 13 | Hoshi no Kirby Discovery Switch | 3,557 | 901,022 | |
| 14 | Valkyrie Elysium PS4 | 3,016 | 26,311 | |
| 15 | Mario Party Superstars Switch | 2,909 | 1,048,974 | |
| 16 | The Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki II – Crimson Sin PS4 | 2,866 | 39,127 | |
| 17 | Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch | 2,554 | 7,338,066 | |
| 18 | Ring Fit Adventure Switch | 2,277 | 3,284,560 | |
| 19 | Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury Switch | 2,167 | 1,080,370 | |
| 20 | Horizon Forbidden West PS5 | 2,044 | 88,383 | |
| 21 | Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! Switch | 1,958 | 2,726,444 | |
| 22 | Monster Hunter Rise + Sunbreak Set Switch | 1,952 | 275,773 | |
| 23 | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Switch | 1,880 | 2,085,453 | |
| 24 | Earth Defense Force 6 PS4 | 1,780 | 102,841 | |
| 25 | Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics Switch | 1,747 | 1,025,742 | |
| 26 | FIFA 23 PS5 | 1,575 | 8,953 | |
| 27 | One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 Switch | 1,572 | 162,461 | |
| 28 | JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R Switch | 1,568 | 25,784 | |
| 29 | Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris Switch | 1,533 | 7,403 | |
| 30 | Live A Live Switch | 1,525 | 124,986 |
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Previous Chart: Sep. 26 – Oct. 2
Follow-up Chart: Oct. 10 – Oct. 16
Source: Famitsu
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