Japan: Shin Megami Tensei V enters at No.1 this week and Switch family sells 87,267 units

The latest Japanese boxed software and hardware charts have come through from Famitsu for the week of 8th November to 14th November. The best-selling video game this week was Shin Megami Tensei V for the Nintendo Switch system which sold an impressive 143,247 physical copies in its launch week, which will please both SEGA and Atlus. The new Dragon Quest X expansion titled Dragon Quest X: Tensei no Eiyuu-tachi Online, sold a combined 34,493 units across the PlayStation 4 and Switch. Talking of the Nintendo Switch, it was once again the best-selling system in Japan selling 87,267 units, while the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S consoles continue to face global stock shortages.

Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. [NSW] Shin Megami Tensei V (Atlus, 11/11/21) – 143,247 (New)
2. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo, 10/29/21) – 45,045 (289,700)
3. [NSW] Dragon Quest X: Tensei no Eiyuu-tachi Online (Square Enix, 11/11/21) – 22,702 (New)
4. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 12,921 (2,909,153)
5. [PS4] Dragon Quest X: Tensei no Eiyuu-tachi Online (Square Enix, 11/11/21) – 11,791 (New)
6. [PS4] Call of Duty: Vanguard (SIE, 11/05/21) – 11,719 (40,040)
7. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) – 9,286 (6,934,540)
8. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 8,886 (4,132,260)
9. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 8,798 (2,269,592)
10. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 8,608 (4,498,118)

Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. Switch – 46,547 (17,393,948)
2. Switch OLED Model – 23,708 (308,205)
3. Switch Lite – 17,012 (4,156,839)
4. PlayStation 5 – 4,606 (984,266)
5. Xbox Series S – 2,243 (50,999)
6. PlayStation 4 – 1,399 (7,818,625)
7. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 417 (1,176,988)
8. Xbox Series X – 350 (67,716)
9. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 304 (188,672)

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