Japan: Nintendo Switch sells 61K and Kirby remains No.1 this week

The latest Japanese boxed-software and video game hardware charts are now in via Famitsu for the period of 4th April, 2022 to 10th April, 2022. The best-selling hardware was the Nintendo Switch family of systems which managed to shift an additional 61,162 units. Both the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S continue to suffer global shortages. The best-selling software was Kirby and the Forgotten Land which sold an additional  59,960 retail copies. Here’s the best-sellers in the land of the rising sun:

Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. [NSW] Kirby and the Forgotten Land (Nintendo, 03/25/22) – 59,960 (550,966)
2. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 16,312 (4,554,586)
3. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 9,580 (2,595,462)
4. [NSW] Pokemon Legends: Arceus (The Pokemon Company, 01/28/22) – 8,548 (2,216,676)
5. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 8,064 (4,840,518)
6. [PS4] Elden Ring (FromSoftware, 02/25/22) – 6,190 (323,804)
7. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo, 10/29/21) – 5,534 (933,351)
8. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 5,114 (1,998,774)
9. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 5,040 (3,117,477)
10. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) – 4,556 (7,230,055)

Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. Switch OLED Model – 34,892 (1,559,443)
2. Switch – 16,787 (18,176,464)
3. PlayStation 5 – 10,573 (1,310,651)
4. Switch Lite – 9,483 (4,669,530)
5. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 651 (228,756)
6. Xbox Series S – 3,917 (80,504)
7. Xbox Series X – 151 (92,263)
8. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 194 (1,184,843)
9. PlayStation 4 – 14 (7,819,418)

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