Japan: Nintendo Switch remains on top this week

The latest Japan boxed software and hardware charts have been released for the week of April 17, 2023 to April 23, 2023. This week’s best-selling game is the recently released Minecraft Legends, which sold the most copies on Nintendo Switch. Speaking of Switch, the Nintendo Switch family of systems was the best-selling hardware this week, selling an additional 51,805 units. Sony’s PlayStation 5 took 2nd place, selling 41,755 units. These are the best selling games in the land of the rising sun:

Software sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. [NSW] Minecraft Legends (Microsoft, 4/18/23) – 13,490 (New)
2. [NSW] Kirby’s Return to Dreamland Deluxe (Nintendo, 02/24/23) – 7,658 (392,645)
3. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Pokemon Violet (The Pokemon Company, 11/18/22) – 7,527 (4,998,901)
4. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 4/28/17) – 7,416 (5,250,971)
5. [NSW] Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection (Capcom, 04/14/23) – 6,342 (58,717)
6. [NSW] Splatoon 3 (Nintendo, 09/09/22) – 6,039 (3,991,533)
7. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 21.06.18) – 5,838 (3,112,005)
8. [NSW] Cuphead (Superdeluxe Games, 20.4.23) – 4085 (New)
9. [PS4] Resident Evil 4 (Capcom, 3/24/23) – 3,860 (124,496)
10. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo, 4/29/22) – 3,789 (1,060,179)

Hardware sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. Switch OLED model – 39,763 (4,254,463)
2. PlayStation 5 – 33,572 (2,899,698)
3. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 8,183 (471,335)
4. Switch – 7,674 (19,277,706)
5. Switch Lite – 4368 (5281338)
6. PlayStation 4 – 789 (7,866,970)
7. Xbox Series X – 376 (184,959)
8. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 137 (1,191,421)
9. Xbox Series S – 112 (251,538)

Source / Over it