Famitsu Sales: 9/26/22 – 10/2/22 [Update]

Famitsu has published its estimated physical game software and hardware sales data for Japan for the week of September 26, 2022 to October 2, 2022.

The Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki II -CRIMSON SiN- was the highest selling new release of the week, opening at 36,261 units on PlayStation 4 and 14,446 units on PlayStation 5 for a launch week total of 50,707 retail copies sold.

Valkyrie Elysium followed at 23,295 units for PlayStation 4 and 17,067 units for PlayStation 5, totaling at 40,362 retail copies sold.

Splatoon 3 for Switch remained the top selling title of the week, moving an additional 157,348 retail copies.

On the hardware side, the Switch family sold 70,565 units, the PlayStation 5 family sold 18,076 units, the Xbox Series family sold 13,064 units, and the PlayStation 4 family sold 14 units. PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series consoles continue to face stock issues.

Get the full sales charts below.

Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. [NSW] Splatoon 3 (Nintendo, 09/09/22) – 157,348 (2,900,483)
2. [PS4] The Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki II -CRIMSON SiN- (Falcom, 09/29/22) – 36,261 (New)
3. [PS4] Valkyrie Elysium (Square Enix, 09/29/22) – 23,295 (New)
4. [PS4] FIFA 23 (Electronic Arts, 09/30/22) – 21,721 (New)
5. [PS5] Valkyrie Elysium (Square Enix, 09/29/22) – 17,067 (New)
6. [NSW] Dragon Quest X: Rise of the Five Tribes Offline (Square Enix, 09/15/22) – 14,484 (166,874)
7. [PS5] The Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki II -CRIMSON SiN- (Falcom, 09/29/22) – 14,446 (New)
8. [NSW] FIFA 23 Legacy Edition (Electronic Arts, 09/30/22) – 11,783 (New)
9. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival (Bandai Namco, 09/22/22) – 7,911 (39,996)
10. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 8,126 (4,855,158)
11. [PS4] Dragon Quest X: Rise of the Five Tribes Offline (Square Enix, 09/15/22) – 7,919 (61,661)
12. [PS5] FIFA 23 (Electronic Arts, 09/30/22) – 7,378 (New)
13. [NSW] Little Witch Nobeta (Justdan International, 09/29/22) – 6,896 (New)
14. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 6,538 (2,808,045)
15. [NSW] New Prince of Tennis LET’S GO!! ~Daily Life~ from RisingBeat (Bushiroad, 09/29/22) – 6,368 (New)
16. [NSW] Sword Art Online: Aliciziation Lycoris (Bandai Namco, 09/29/22) – 5,870 (New)
17. [PS4] Little Witch Nobeta (Justdan International, 09/29/22) – 5,269 (New)
18. [NSW] Bayonetta (Nintendo, 09/29/22) – 5,128 (New)
19. [PS5] Horizon Forbidden West (SIE, 02/18/22) – 4,860 (86,339)
20. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo, 04/29/22) – 4,700 (745,413)
21. [NSW] Kirby and the Forgotten Land (Nintendo, 03/25/22) – 3,760 (897,465)
22. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 3,598 (4,985,209)
23. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo, 10/29/21) – 2,912 (1,046,065)
24. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 2,747 (3,282,283)
25. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) – 2,705 (7,335,512)
26. [PS4] Earth Defense Force 6 (D3 Publisher, 08/26/22) – 2,344 (101,061)
27. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (Konami, 11/19/20) – 2,118 (2,724,486)
28. [PS5] Dragon Quest X: Rise of the Five Tribes Offline (Square Enix, 09/15/22) – 2,078 (34,616)
29. [NSW] Monster Hunter Rise + Sunbreak Set (Capcom, 06/30/22) – 2,036 (273,821)
30. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 1,947 (2,083,573)

Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. Switch OLED Model – 47,042 (2,725,538)
2. Switch – 20,974 (18,740,181)
3. PlayStation 5 – 15,101 (1,699,911)
4. Xbox Series S – 9,663 (199,755)
5. Xbox Series X – 3,401 (163,736)
6. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 2,975 (273,368)
7. Switch Lite – 2,549 (4,897,759)
8. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 27 (1,188,777)
9. PlayStation 4 – 14 (7,819,896)

Update 10:07 p.m.: Famitsu has published the top 11 to 30 game software sales, which have been added to the post.