Hardware sales are mostly weak across the board from the prior week with only the Switch consoles noticing an uptick in units sold, climbing by a small 3.82% to 158,106 units. The rest of the consoles have all suffered a drop. PlayStation 5 closed at 32.38% less units sold to 18,822, the Xbox Series fell by 17.80% to 1,524 units whereas PlayStation 4 and New 2DS LL each retreated by 25.20% and 42.34%. Another thing to note here is that the lifetime sales of Xbox Series in Japan is about to pass the 400,000 mark (total lifetime sales as of the week is 396,376 units).
Sales of Hardware
| Hardware | Weekly Sales | Change | Lifetime Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switch | 30,608 | (↑6.54%) | 18,958,786 |
| Switch Lite | 24,536 | (↑22.12%) | 5,038,494 |
| Switch OLED | 102,962 | (↓0.49%) | 3,390,128 |
| PS5 | 16,615 | (↓34.53%) | 1,936,173 |
| PS5 Digital Edition | 2,207 | (↓10.14%) | 301,901 |
| Xbox Series X | 218 | (↓21.86%) | 172,045 |
| Xbox Series S | 1,306 | (↓17.08%) | 224,331 |
| PS4 | 3,150 | (↓25.20%) | 7,835,722 |
| New 2DS LL | 64 | (↓42.34%) | 1,189,425 |
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.
Software sales are gaining some strong momentum as they approach Christmas with two new releases saying their greets. Dragon Quest Treasures started out strong as it settled in at Number 2 with 143,650 copies sold in its first 3 days. The spin-off title to the main game centres around Erik and Mia from Dragon Quest XI as they journey throughout the continent of Draconia in search of the seven legendary Dragonstones (more info via its Wiki page). Be sure to check out its official YouTube gameplay overview below to learn more about the game.
The other new release belongs to Type-Moon’s Mahoutsukai no Yoru or Witch on the Holy Night (as it is known in English). The Switch and PlayStation 4 editions of the title combined have sold 66,344 copies with the Switch edition edging out the other by 13,174 copies. According to official announcement via its Twitter account, the game, including its digital editions have sold more 110,000 copies, making the total physical sales you see here accounting for about 60% of its entire sales in its first 4 days. The game features Aoko Aozaki (from the Tsukihime series) as the main character having entered the world of magi and begins to learn magecraft from the young magus Alice Kuonji (read more about it via its Wiki page). Do watch its promotional video below for more information about the game.
Video Game Software Top 10
1. Pokémon Scarlet and Violet (↓10.49%)
Sales: 277,676
Lifetime Sales: 3,702,482
Price: 5,980 yen each
Developer / Publisher: The Pokémon Company
Platform: Switch
Release Date: November 18, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon
2. Dragon Quest Treasures (NEW)
Sales: 143,650
Lifetime Sales: 143,650
Price: 7,264 yen
Developer / Publisher: Square Enix
Platform: Switch
Release Date: December 9, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon
3. Splatoon 3 (↑31.84%)
Sales: 51,315
Lifetime Sales: 3,497,714
Price: 5,980 yen
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: September 9, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon
4. Witch on the Holy Night (NEW)
Sales: 39,759
Lifetime Sales: 39,759
Price: 6,000 yen
Developer / Publisher: Aniplex
Platform: Switch
Release Date: December 8, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon
5. Witch on the Holy Night (NEW)
Sales: 26,585
Lifetime Sales: 26,585
Price: 6,000 yen
Developer / Publisher: Aniplex
Platform: PS4
Release Date: December 8, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon
6. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (↑105.18%)
Sales: 21,583
Lifetime Sales: 4,949,748
Price: 7,800 yen
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: April 28, 2017
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon
7. Minecraft (↑91.68%)
Sales: 21,094
Lifetime Sales: 2,898,728
Price: 3,600 yen
Developer / Publisher: Microsoft Japan
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 21, 2018
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon
8. Nintendo Switch Sports (↑86.59%)
Sales: 17,187
Lifetime Sales: 810,251
Price: 4,980 yen
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: April 29, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon
9. Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (↓23.69%)
Sales: 13,466
Lifetime Sales: 31,113
Price: 5,980 yen
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: December 2, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon
10. Hoshi no Kirby Discovery (↑163.83%)
Sales: 11,239
Lifetime Sales: 938,508
Price: 5,980 yen
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: March 25, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon
Video Game Software Top 11 – 30
| Rank | Status | Title | Weekly Sales | Lifetime Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Switch |
9,351 | 5,030,445 | |
| 12 | Mario Party Superstars Switch | 8,219 | 1,080,900 | |
| 13 | Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival Switch | 7,387 | 83,564 | |
| 14 | Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch | 6,976 | 7,367,247 | |
| 15 | Tsuri Spirits: Tsutte Asoberu Suizokukan Switch | 6,613 | 54,665 | |
| 16 | Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! Switch | 6,168 | 2,753,159 | |
| 17 | FIFA 23 Legacy Edition Switch | 5,593 | 42,731 | |
| 18 | Dragon Quest X Offline Switch | 5,294 | 241,319 | |
| 19 | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Switch | 5,098 | 2,103,991 | |
| 20 | NEW | It Takes Two Switch | 3,821 | 3,821 |
| 21 | Sonic Frontiers Switch | 3,675 | 42,271 | |
| 22 | Ring Fit Adventure Switch | 3,449 | 3,307,788 | |
| 23 | Gran Turismo 7 PS5 | 3,314 | 198,369 | |
| 24 | Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury Switch | 3,282 | 1,094,530 | |
| 25 | NEW | Atelier Ryza 1・2 [Limited Double Pack] Switch | 3,274 | 3,274 |
| 26 | NEW | Idol Janshi Suchie-Pai Saturn Tribute Switch | 3,271 | 3,271 |
| 27 | Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics Switch | 3,153 | 1,041,622 | |
| 28 | Super Mario Maker 2 Switch | 3,143 | 1,255,114 | |
| 29 | Super Mario Party Switch | 2,861 | 2,111,977 | |
| 30 | Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 [Special Price] Switch | 2,836 | 9,672 |
*Note: The estimated number of copies sold is based on the total of package software, download cards and the pre-installed versions of the main unit
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Previous Chart: Nov. 28 – Dec. 4
Follow-up Chart: Dec. 12 – Dec. 18
Source: Famitsu
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