Japan Top Weekly Video Game Sales Ranking: December 5 – December 11, 2022

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

As always, if you find any issues with the lists above, please do not hesitate to let me know! Also, don’t shy away from dropping a comment or two down below and share your thoughts with us!

Previous Chart: Nov. 28 – Dec. 4
Follow-up Chart: Dec. 12 – Dec. 18
Source: Famitsu

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