Japan: Nintendo Switch family sells 67,164 units this week and Kirby remains No.1

The latest Japanese video game boxed software and hardware charts have come through via sales tracker Famitsu for the week of 28th March, 2022 to 3rd April, 2022. The best-selling hardware was once again the Nintendo Switch family of systems shifting 67,164 units this week. Sales of Sony’s PlayStation 5 console continue to rise as more stock arrives at retail and its lifetime sales now stand at over 1.5 million in Japan The best-selling physical game is Kirby and the Forgotten Land which sold an additional 110,946 retail copies. Here’s the best-selling video games and hardware in the land of the rising sun.

Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. [NSW] Kirby and the Forgotten Land (Nintendo, 03/25/22) – 110,946 (491,006)
2. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 19,801 (4,538,274)
3. [NSW] Pokemon Legends: Arceus (The Pokemon Company, 01/28/22) – 12,728 (2,208,128)
4. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 11,158 (2,585,882)
5. [PS4] Elden Ring (FromSoftware, 02/25/22) – 10,068 (317,614)
6. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 9,831 (4,832,454)
7. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo, 10/29/21) – 7,782 (927,817)
8. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 6,359 (1,993,660)
9. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) – 5,410 (7,225,499)
10. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 5,101 (3,112,437)

Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. Switch OLED Model – 34,199 (1,524,551)
2. PlayStation 5 – 28,328 (1,300,078)
3. Switch – 21,304 (18,159,677)
4. Switch Lite – 11,661 (4,660,047)
5. Xbox Series X – 2,881 (92,112)
6. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 2,338 (228,105)
7. Xbox Series S – 1,528 (76,587)
8. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 305 (1,184,649)
9. PlayStation 4 – 12 (7,819,404)

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