Here is the best selling software and hardware in Japan, for the week of October 9th – October 15th courtesy Famitsu.

Software:

1) Detective Pikachu Returns (NS) – 16,248
2) Pikmin 4 (NS) – 14,114
3) Jinsei Game (NS) – 13.443
4) Rear Sekai (NS) – 6,464
5) Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet (NS) – 6,381
6) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NS) – 6,253
7) Minecraft (NS) – 5,898
8) River City: Rival Showdown (NS) – 5,722
9) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (NS) – 4,566
10) EA Sports FC 24

Hardware:

1) Nintendo Switch – 44,470
2) PlayStation 5 – 19,709
3) PlayStation 4 – 2,054
4) Xbox Series – 1,086
5) Nintendo 3DS – 85

This week was on the quiet side in both software and hardware sales, but of interest is how close Nintendo Switch is to clearing 31 million units in Japan. Give it two more weeks though and it’ll be there. See you next time!