Here is the best selling software and hardware in Japan, for the week of September 18th – September 24th courtesy Famitsu.
Software:
1) Pikmim 1 + 2 (NS) – 23,941
2) Pikmin 4 (NS) – 22,894
3) Lies of P (PS5) – 9,493
4) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NS) – 9,066
5) Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet (NS) – 9,035
6) Ring Fit Adventure (NS) – 7,198
7) Minecraft (NS) – 5,996
8) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (NS) – 4,637
9) The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (NS) – 4,449
10) Super Bomberman R 2 (NS) – 4,433
Hardware:
1) Nintendo Switch – 72,590
2) PlayStation 5 – 46,729
3) Xbox Series – 9,058
4) PlayStation 4 – 702
5) Nintendo 3DS – 73
Pikmin was once again the top selling title of the week, but this time, the physical bundle of the first two games in the series. It will be interesting to see long-run (especially with the eShop version already being available for a while), how does this SKU perform in Japan.
In hardware, Nintendo Switch had quite a good week, selling enough units that next week, there will a guaranteed 3 million units moved for the year 2023 in this region. Meanwhile, PS5 just cleared 2 million in Japan for the year. And finally, Xbox Series had the biggest bump over how much it sold last week. See you next time!