Japan: Pokemon Scarlet & Violet sold an additional 577,279 boxed copies this week

The latest Japanese boxed-video game software and hardware charts have come through for the week of 21st November, 2022 to 27th November, 2022. Pokemon Scarlet & Pokemon Violet have shifted an additional 577,279 copies this week, easily cementing their position at No.1. The Nintendo Switch family of systems were once again the best-selling hardware selling an additional 156,127 units on the back of the two new Pokemon games.

Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet & Pokemon Violet (The Pokemon Company, 11/18/22) – 577,279 (3,114,571)
2. [NSW] Splatoon 3 (Nintendo, 09/09/22) – 39,322 (3,407,477)
3. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 11,223 (2,866,629)
4. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 11,057 (4,917,646)
5. [PS5] Horizon Forbidden West (SIE, 02/18/22) – 10,107 (112,333)
6. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo, 04/29/22) – 9,682 (783,853)
7. [NSW] Ace Angler: Fishing Spirits (Bandai Namco, 10/27/22) – 5,414 (44,470)
8. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 4,478 (5,015,307)
9. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (Konami, 11/19/20) – 4,108 (2,743,464)
10. [NSW] Kirby and the Forgotten Land (Nintendo, 03/25/22) – 3,994 (923,009)

Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. Switch OLED Model – 99,863 (3,183,702)
2. PlayStation 5 – 45,530 (1,894,179)
3. Switch – 32,926 (18,899,449)
4. Switch Lite – 23,338 (4,993,867)
5. Xbox Series S – 9,031 (221,450)
6. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 5,390 (297,238)
7. Xbox Series X – 2,908 (171,548)
8. PlayStation 4 – 2,220 (7,828,361)
9. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 65 (1,189,250)

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