The latest boxed video game software and hardware has arrived from Japan via sales tracker, Famitsu, for the week of February 27, 2023 to March 2, 2023. The best-selling video game this week was the charming remake of Kirby’s Return to the Dream Land Deluxe and the best-selling hardware was the PlayStation 5 console, which sold an additional 78,412 units. The Nintendo Switch family was the second best-selling hardware with an additional 66,525 units sold. Here are the top selling games and hardware this week:
Software sales (followed by lifetime sales)
- [NSW] Kirby’s Return to Dreamland Deluxe (Nintendo, 02/24/23) – 62,581 (251,612)
- [PS5] Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty (Koei Tecmo, 3/3/23) – 30,132 (New)
- [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet & Violet (The Pokemon Company, 11/18/22) – 24,592 (4,908,398)
- [PS4] Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty (Koei Tecmo, 3/3/23) – 17,699 (New)
- [NSW] Rune Factory 3 Special (Marvelous, 03/02/23) – 16,627 (New)
- [NSW] Splatoon 3 (Nintendo, 09/09/22) – 14,766 (3,918,766)
- [NSW] Octopath Traveler II (Square Enix, 24.02.23) – 14,085 (68,080)
- [PS5] Hogwarts Legacy (Warner Bros. Games), 02/10/23) – 13,449 (139,535)
- [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 4/28/17) – 10,295 (5,183,660)
- [NSW] Metroid Prime Remastered (Nintendo, 3/3/23) – 7960 (New)
Hardware sales (followed by lifetime sales)
- PlayStation 5 – 60,403 (2,638,017)
- Switch OLED model – 45,752 (3,997,806)
- PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 18,009 (419,095)
- Switch – 11,463 (19,208,969)
- Switch Lite – 9310 (5232941)
- PlayStation 4 – 1,655 (7,857,826)
- Xbox Series X – 708 (179,709)
- Xbox Series S – 140 (250,441)
- New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 66 (1,190,758)