Japan: Nintendo Switch family sells 85K & Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy No.1

The latest Japanese boxed-software and hardware charts have come through and there’s a brand new No.1 this week which is the mixed-reviewed Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin from Square Enix. The Nintendo Switch family sold an additional 85,497 units during the week of 14th March to 20th March and was once again the best selling gaming system in Japan. Here’s the best-selling physical software and video game hardware in the land on the rising sun.

Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. [PS4] Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin (Square Enix, 03/18/22) – 28,944 (New)
2. [NSW] Pokemon Legends: Arceus (The Pokemon Company, 01/28/22) – 23,067 (2,177,459)
3. [PS4] Elden Ring (FromSoftware, 02/25/22) – 19,487 (293,628)
4. [PS5] Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin (Square Enix, 03/18/22) – 17,905 (New)
5. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 16,078 (4,499,542)
6. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 9,755 (2,561,419)
7. [PS4] Gran Turismo 7 (SIE, 04/03/22) – 9,447 (94,818)
8. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 9,111 (4,813,641)
9. [NSW] Triangle Strategy (Square Enix, 03/04/22) – 8,429 (112,107)
10. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo, 10/29/21) – 8,182 (912,325)

Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. Switch OLED Model – 55,675 (1,441,315)
2. Switch – 19,165 (18,116,589)
3. Switch Lite – 10,657 (4,635,407)
4. PlayStation 5 – 13,971 (1,239,386)
5. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 2,997 (222,657)
6. Xbox Series X – 2,936 (88,985)
7. Xbox Series S – 618 (74,915)
8. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 287 (1,184,064)
9. PlayStation 4 – 10 (7,819,379)

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