Here is the best selling software and hardware in Japan, for the week of October 16th – October 22nd courtesy Famitsu.

Software:

1) Super Mario Bros. Wonder (NS) – 638,634
2) Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (PS5) – 77,348
3) Jinsei Game (NS) – 10,554
4) Pikmin 4 (NS) – 10,208
5) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NS) – 5,305
6) Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon (NS) – 5,260
7) Minecraft (NS) – 4,926
8) Detective Pikachu Returns (NS) – 4,718
9) Sonic Superstars (NS) – 4,128
10) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (NS) – 3,615

Hardware:

1) Nintendo Switch – 62,250
2) PlayStation 5 – 9,844
3) Xbox Series – 2,748
4) PlayStation 4 – 1,437
5) Nintendo 3DS – 27

In software this week, we saw three new titles in the Top 10, with Super Mario Bros. Wonder claiming the #1 spot. Nearly 640,000 physical copies of the game were sold, with Spider-Man 2 selling 77k and Sonic Superstars, 4k.

On the hardware side, Nintendo Switch had quite a nice boost, selling more than it did both last week and last year for the respective week. The console has now sold a lifetime total of 30,988,881 units in Japan and next week, will become only the third platform in the country’s history, to clear 31m. (The leader is Nintendo DS with second place going to Game Boy, which includes GBC.) See you next week!