Famitsu has published its estimated physical game software and hardware sales data for Japan for the two weeks spanning December 26, 2022 to January 8, 2023.
Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet for Switch remained the highest selling games of the end-of-year weeks, moving an additional 291,322 retail copies.
On the hardware side, the Switch family sold 250,718 units, the PlayStation 5 family sold 85,156 units, the PlayStation 4 family sold 4,128 units, and the Xbox Series family sold 1,739 units.
Get the full sales charts below.
Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)
- [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Pokemon Violet (The Pokemon Company, 11/18/22) – 291,322 (4,630,253)
- [NSW] Splatoon 3 (Nintendo, 09/09/22) – 107,700 (3,795,514)
- [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 68,772 (5,083,147)
- [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo, 04/29/22) – 66,720 (954,442)
- [NSW] Dragon Quest Treasures (Square Enix, 12/09/22) – 48,297 (246,700)
- [PS5] Gran Turismo 7 (SIE, 03/04/22) – 38,892 (256,905)
- [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 37,443 (2,997,449)
- [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (Konami, 11/19/20) – 34,770 (2,817,703)
- [NSW] Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo, 10/29/21) – 30,341 (1,144,473)
- [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 27,550 (5,092,741)
Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)
- Switch OLED Model – 142,789 (3,714,801)
- PlayStation 5 – 75,296 (2,135,241)
- Switch – 58,941 (19,107,282)
- Switch Lite – 48,988 (5,152,682)
- PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 9,860 (327,304)
- PlayStation 4 – 4,128 (7,846,172)
- Xbox Series S – 1,539 (227,523)
- New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 419 (1,190,130)
- Xbox Series X – 200 (172,611)
Update 9:20 p.m.: Famitsu has published the top 11 to 30 game software sales for the weeks of December 26, 2022 to January 1, 2023 and January 2, 2023 to January 8, 2023, which have been added below.
December 26, 2022 to January 1, 2023
- [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Pokemon Violet (The Pokemon Company, 11/18/22) – 155,695 (4,494,626)
- [NSW] Splatoon 3 (Nintendo, 09/09/22) – 51,121 (3,738,935)
- [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 31,470 (5,045,845)
- [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo, 04/29/22) – 27,562 (225,965)
- [NSW] Dragon Quest Treasures (Square Enix, 12/09/22) – 24,963 (225,965)
- [PS5] Gran Turismo 7 (SIE, 03/04/22) – 24,963 (242,976)
- [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (Konami, 11/19/20) – 20,156 (2,803,089)
- [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 15,887 (2,975,893)
- [NSW] Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo, 10/29/21) – 15,750 (1,129,882)
- [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 10,946 (5,076,137)
- [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival (Bandai Namco, 09/22/22) – 9,745 (124,996)
- [NSW] FIFA 23 Legacy Edition (EA, 09/30/22) – 9,308 (73,773)
- [NSW] Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion (Square Enix, 12/13/22) – 9,210 (70,343)
- [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) – 7,946 (7,402,150)
- [NSW] Kirby and the Forgotten Land (Nintendo, 03/25/22) – 7,723 (976,770)
- [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo, 06/05/20) – 7,187 (1,062,074)
- [NSW] Ace Angler: Fishing Spirits (Bandai Namco, 10/27/22) – 6,903 (86,927)
- [PS4] Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion (Square Enix, 12/13/22) – 6,360 (68,706)
- [NSW] Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (Nintendo, 09/09/22) – 5,703 (23,535)
- [NSW] Fitness Boxing Fist of the North Star (Imagineer, 12/22/22) – 5,703 (23,535)
- [PS5] Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion (Square Enix, 12/13/22) – 5,671 (67,071)
- [NSW] Dragon Quest X: Rise of the Five Tribes Offline (Square Enix, 09/15/22) – 4,920 (256,948)
- [NSW] Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 Special Price (SEGA, 11/17/22) – 4,856 (23,621)
- [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 4,672 (3,323,555)
- [NSW] Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury (Nintendo, 02/12/21) – 4,602 (1,112,235)
- [PS5] Horizon Forbidden West (SIE, 02/18/22) – 4,345 (137,057)
- [PS5] God of War Ragnarok (SIE, 11/09/22) – 4,168 (53,816)
- [NSW] Pokemon Brilliant Diamond / Pokemon Shining Pearl (The Pokemon Company, 11/19/21) – 4,030 (2,610,973)
- [NSW] Super Mario Party (Nintendo, 10/05/18) – 3,936 (2,123,894)
- [NSW] Human Fall Flat (Teyon Japan, 06/25/20) – 3,800 (313,367)
January 2, 2023 to January 8, 2023
- [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Pokemon Violet (The Pokemon Company, 11/18/22) – 135,627 (4,630,253)
- [NSW] Splatoon 3 (Nintendo, 09/09/22) – 56,579 (3,795,514)
- [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 37,302 (5,083,147)
- [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo, 04/29/22) – 35,673 (954,442)
- [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 21,556 (2,997,449)
- [NSW] Dragon Quest Treasures (Square Enix, 12/09/22) – 20,735 (246,700)
- [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 16,604 (5,092,741)
- [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (Konami, 11/19/20) – 14,614 (2,817,703)
- [NSW] Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo, 10/29/21) – 14,591 (1,144,473)
- [PS5] Gran Turismo 7 (SIE, 03/04/22) – 13,929 (256,905)
- [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival (Bandai Namco, 09/22/22) – 11,755 (136,751)
- [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) – 9,604 (7,411,754)
- [NSW] Kirby and the Forgotten Land (Nintendo, 03/25/22) – 7,940 (984,710)
- [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 7,863 (3,331,418)
- [NSW] Ace Angler: Fishing Spirits (Bandai Namco, 10/27/22) – 7,404 (94,331)
- [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo, 06/05/20) – 7,091 (1,069,165)
- [NSW] Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (Nintendo, 09/09/22) – 6,111 (84,370)
- [NSW] Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion (Square Enix, 12/13/22) – 5,903 (76,246)
- [NSW] FIFA 23 Legacy Edition (EA, 09/30/22) – 5,295 (2,616,268)
- [NSW] Pokemon Brilliant Diamond / Pokemon Shining Pearl (The Pokemon Company, 11/19/21) – 5,295 (2,616,268)
- [NSW] Human Fall Flat (Teyon Japan, 06/25/20) – 5,074 (318,441)
- [NSW] Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury (Nintendo, 02/12/21) – 5,027 (1,117,262)
- [NSW] Fitness Boxing Fist of the North Star (Imagineer, 12/22/22) – 4,709 (28,244)
- [NSW] Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 Special Price (SEGA, 11/17/22) – 4,294 (27,915)
- [NSW] The Battle Cats Unite! (Ponos, 12/03/20) – 4,265 (188,062)
- [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 4,247 (2,122,045)
- [NSW] Dragon Quest X: Rise of the Five Tribes Offline (Square Enix, 09/15/22) – 3,962 (260,910)
- [NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (Nintendo, 01/11/19) – 3,906 (1,227,857)
- [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo, 10/05/18) – 3,778 (2,127,672)
- [PS4] Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion (Square Enix, 12/13/22) – 3,693 (72,399)