Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: April 3 – April 9, 2023

During the week of April 3 to April 9, all Switch consoles experienced a week-over-week drop, with total cumulative sales declining by 7.13% to 52,510 units, compared to the previous week’s sales of 56,543 units. On the other hand, the PlayStation 5 saw an overall increase of 33.24%, with sales of 46,205 units, up from Continue reading Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: April 3 – April 9, 2023

Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: March 27 – April 2, 2023

In Japan, hardware sales for the week are slightly mixed, with some consoles performing better than others. Sales of the vanilla edition of the Switch console dropped slightly, but sales of the other two Switch consoles increased. In total, the Switch console sold 56,543 units, up by 3.46% from the previous week, with a market Continue reading Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: March 27 – April 2, 2023

Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: March 20 – March 26, 2023

Switch maintains its lead in terms of market share for the week, with 57% compared to PlayStation 5’s 40.7%. Switch also saw a jump in sales for all of its console editions, selling a total of 54,653 units, a 10.22% increase from the previous week. In contrast, PlayStation 5 sold 38,964 units, a small decrease Continue reading Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: March 20 – March 26, 2023

Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: March 13 – March 19, 2023

In Japan, sales of game consoles were down across the board this week, except for the New 2DS LL, which saw a 42.27% increase in sales from 97 to 138 units. The Switch and PlayStation 5 both experienced declines in sales, with Switch selling 49,585 units (down 17.22%) and PlayStation 5 selling 40,411 units (down Continue reading Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: March 13 – March 19, 2023

Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: March 6 – March 12, 2023

During the week of March 6 to March 12, PlayStation 5 maintained its lead over Switch, despite a drop in week-over-week sales. The cumulative sales figures for both PlayStation 5 editions amounted to 64,869 units, up 17.27% from the previous week’s 78,412 units. Meanwhile, Switch sold 59,901 units, down 9.96% from the previous week. These Continue reading Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: March 6 – March 12, 2023

Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: February 27 – March 5, 2023

Hardware sales were up overall for the week, with strong showings for the PlayStation 5 and Switch consoles. The PlayStation 5 sold 78,412 units, which was 14.52% more than the previous week. The Switch maintained its second-place position, selling 66,525 units, which was 8.38% higher than the previous week’s sales of 61,384 units. Together, these Continue reading Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: February 27 – March 5, 2023

Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: February 20 – February 26, 2023

The PlayStation 5 consoles continue its strong run registering 91,729 units in sales for the week, up by 3.47% to take up 59.0% of the market share with Switch consoles, despite improvements in all fronts, still came in behind at 61,384 units, 25.54% more than the week before with 39.5% of the market share.  Xbox Continue reading Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: February 20 – February 26, 2023