Japan Sales Chart: Golden Week Helps PS5 Shy 100k Units

The latest Japanese sales charts are compiled and published by Gaming Bible Famitsuaccount for two Weeks of data, which is instantly viewable. Golden Week was kind to the PS5, however, driving the system to sales of just over 100k units, specifically 99,938. Sony’s system, as usual, was sold manually through the Nintendo Switch, with The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Just around the corner.

In terms of software, the PS4 version of Hogwarts Legacy picked up where its PS5 predecessor left off, adding another 31,918 units to the title’s total. It joined another new release, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, which sold 16,742 units on the PS5 alone. The rest of the software charts were, perhaps unsurprisingly, dominated by Nintendo’s evergreen releases.

Hardware sales

1. Nintendo Switch OLED model – 184,609 (4,439,072)
2. PS5 – 84,999 (2,984,697)
3. Nintendo Switch – 21,429 (19,299,135)
4. PS5 Digital Edition – 14,939 (486,274)
5. Nintendo Switch Lite – 10,487 (5,291,825)
6. PS4 – 2,067 (7,869,037)
7. Xbox Series S – 674 (252,212)
8. Xbox Series X – 650 (185,609)
9. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 132 (1,191,553)

Software sales

1. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 32,713 (5,283,684)
2. [PS4] Hogwarts Legacy (Warner Bros. Games, 05/05/23) – 31,918 (New)
3. [NSW] Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe (Nintendo, 02/24/23) – 27,325 (419,970)
4. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Pokemon Violet (The Pokemon Company, 11/18/22) – 23,401 (5,022,302)
5. [NSW] Splatoon 3 (Nintendo, 09/09/22) – 18,304 (4,009,837)
6. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 18,244 (3,130,249)
7. [PS5] Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (Electronic Arts, 04/28/23) – 16,742 (New)
8. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 16,534 (5,185,620)
9. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo, 04/29/22) – 14,179 (1,074,358)
10. [NSW] Mario Party Superstar (Nintendo, 10/29/21) – 12,541 (1,226,636)