Japan Sales Charts

[ethomaz]

Famitsu Sales: Week 52, 2022 (Dec 19 - Dec 25)

01./01. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Violet # <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2022.11.18} (¥5.980) - 375.665 / 4.338.931 <80-100%> (+44%)
02./02. [NSW] Splatoon 3 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2022.09.09} (¥5.980) - 121.173 / 3.687.814 <80-100%> (+76%)
03./06. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports # <SPT> (Nintendo) {2022.04.29} (¥4.980) - 44.465 / 887.722 <80-100%> (+35%)
04./09. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe <RCE> (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980) - 41.887 / 5.014.375 <80-100%> (+84%)
05./08. [NSW] Minecraft # <ADV> (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} (¥3.600) - 37.935 / 2.960.006 <80-100%> (+63%)
06./10. [NSW] Mario + Rabbids: Galaxy Battle <SLG> (Nintendo) {2022.12.02} (¥5.980) - 25.727 / 71.900 <80-100%> (+71%)
07./07. [NSW] Dragon Quest Treasures # <RPG> (Square Enix) {2022.12.09} (¥7.264) - 23.097 / 198.403 <60-80%> (-27%)
08./11. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate # <FTG> (Nintendo) {2018.12.07} (¥7.200) - 22.148 / 5.065.191 <80-100%> (+76%)
09./14. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars <ETC> (Nintendo) {2021.10.29} (¥5.980) - 22.001 / 1.114.132 <80-100%> (+96%)
10./19. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! <TBL> (Konami) {2020.11.19} (¥6.300) - 20.426 / 2.782.933 <80-100%> (+119%)
11./13. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival <ACT> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2022.09.22} (¥5.980) - 20.165 / 115.251 <60-80%> (+75%)
12./16. [NSW] Kirby and the Forgotten Land <ACT> (Nintendo) {2022.03.25} (¥5.980) - 19.415 / 969.047 <80-100%> (+75%)
13./00. [NSW] Fitness Boxing: Fist of the North Star <HOB> (Imagineer) {2022.12.22} (¥6.980) - 17.832 / NEW <40-60%>
14./17. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2020.03.20} (¥5.980) - 16.815 / 7.394.204 <80-100%> (+66%)
15./18. [NSW] Ace Angler: Fishing Spirits # <SPT> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2022.10.27} (¥5.980) - 15.874 / 80.024 <60-80%> (+67%)
16./20. [NSW] FIFA 23: Legacy Edition <SPT> (Electronic Arts) {2022.09.30} (¥3.909) - 13.723 / 64.465 <80-100%> (+71%)
17./05. [NSW] Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion <RPG> (Square Enix) {2022.12.13} (¥6.200) - 12.606 / 61.133 <40-60%> (-74%)
18./21. [PS5] Gran Turismo 7 # <RCE> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2022.03.04} (¥7.900) - 11.780 / 218.013 <80-100%> (+50%)
19./15. [NSW] Ishu Saikyou Ou Zukan: Battle Colosseum <RPG> (Nippon Columbia) {2022.12.15} (¥5.800) - 9.655 / 20.856 <60-80%> (-14%)
20./04. [PS4] Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion <RPG> (Square Enix) {2022.12.13} (¥6.200) - 8.865 / 62.346 <60-80%> (-83%)
21./24. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics <ETC> (Nintendo) {2020.06.05} (¥3.980) - 8.840 / 1.054.887 <80-100%> (+100%)
22./22. [NSW] Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury <ACT> (Nintendo) {2021.02.12} (¥5.980) - 8.379 / 1.107.633 <80-100%> (+77%)
23./00. [NSW] Earth Defense Force 4.1 for Nintendo Switch <ACT> (D3Publisher) {2022.12.22} (¥5.436) - 7.998 / NEW <40-60%>
24./03. [PS5] Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion <RPG> (Square Enix) {2022.12.13} (¥6.200) - 6.878 / 61.400 <60-80%> (-87%)
25./25. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure # <HOB> (Nintendo) {2019.10.18} (¥7.980) - 6.845 / 3.318.883 <80-100%> (+61%)
26./30. [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.06.28} (¥5.980) - 6.473 / 1.264.959 <80-100%> (+92%)
27./27. [NSW] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 <ACT> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2020.03.26} (¥7.800) - 6.369 / 187.585 <80-100%> (+65%)
28./26. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild # <ADV> (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥6.980) - 6.269 / 2.114.201 <80-100%> (+59%)
29./00. [NSW] Human: Fall Flat <PZL> (Teyon Japan) {2020.06.25} (¥3.500) - 6.255 / 309.567 <80-100%>
30./23. [NSW] Dragon Quest X: Rise of the Five Tribes Offline # <RPG> (Square Enix) {2022.09.15} (¥7.800) - 6.246 / 252.028 <80-100%> (+40%)

+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
|System |  This Week |  Last Week |  Last Year |     YTD    |  Last YTD  |     LTD     |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
| NSW # |    163.556 |    173.083 |    198.054 |  4.804.546 |  5.579.127 |  27.724.047 |
| PS5 # |     68.819 |     70.496 |     25.387 |  1.154.054 |    968.185 |   2.377.389 |
| PS4 # |      3.161 |      3.161 |         44 |     22.823 |    104.054 |   9.417.767 |
| XBS # |      1.109 |        910 |      1.636 |    269.737 |     97.234 |     398.395 |
| 3DS # |        238 |         48 |        350 |     10.415 |     28.540 |  24.597.863 |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
|  ALL  |    236.883 |    247.698 |    225.471 |  6.261.575 |  6.777.456 |  65.705.172 |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
|  PS5  |     59.352 |     64.420 |     22.711 |  1.030.819 |    822.504 |   2.059.945 |
| PS5DE |      9.467 |      6.076 |      2.676 |    123.235 |    145.681 |     317.444 |
| XBS X |        331 |         35 |        101 |     99.120 |     48.415 |     172.411 |
| XBS S |        778 |        875 |      1.535 |    170.617 |     48.819 |     225.984 |
|NSWOLED|     83.975 |     97.909 |     96.474 |  2.799.884 |    772.128 |   3.572.012 |
| NSW L |     37.151 |     28.049 |     46.046 |    692.910 |  1.338.692 |   5.103.694 |
|  NSW  |     42.430 |     47.125 |     55.534 |  1.311.752 |  3.468.307 |  19.048.341 |
|  PS4  |      3.161 |      3.161 |         44 |     22.823 |    103.830 |   7.842.044 |
|n-2DSLL|        238 |         48 |        350 |     10.415 |     28.540 |   1.202.918 |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+

 

[Yurinka]

Seems PS5 hardware shipments still aren't fully back in track for Japan, but at least they are getting some PS4s, which a few weeks ago were practically zero.

 

[ethomaz]

Famitsu Sales: Week 1, 2023 (Dec 26 - Jan 01)

01./01. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Violet # <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2022.11.18} (¥5.980) - 155.695 / 4.494.626 <80-100%> (-59%)
02./02. [NSW] Splatoon 3 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2022.09.09} (¥5.980) - 51.121 / 3.738.935 <80-100%> (-58%)
03./04. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe <RCE> (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980) - 31.470 / 5.045.845 <80-100%> (-25%)
04./03. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports # <SPT> (Nintendo) {2022.04.29} (¥4.980) - 31.047 / 918.769 <80-100%> (-30%)
05./07. [NSW] Dragon Quest Treasures # <RPG> (Square Enix) {2022.12.09} (¥7.264) - 27.562 / 225.965 <60-80%> (+19%)
06./18. [PS5] Gran Turismo 7 # <RCE> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2022.03.04} (¥7.900) - 24.963 / 242.976 <80-100%> (+112%)
07./10. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! <TBL> (Konami) {2020.11.19} (¥6.300) - 20.156 / 2.803.089 <80-100%> (-1%)
08./05. [NSW] Minecraft # <ADV> (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} (¥3.600) - 15.887 / 2.975.893 <80-100%> (-58%)
09./09. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars <ETC> (Nintendo) {2021.10.29} (¥5.980) - 15.750 / 1.129.882 <80-100%> (-28%)
10./08. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate # <FTG> (Nintendo) {2018.12.07} (¥7.200) - 10.946 / 5.076.137 <80-100%> (-51%)
11./11. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival <ACT> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2022.09.22} (¥5.980) - 9.745 / 124.996 <60-80%> (-52%)
12./16. [NSW] FIFA 23: Legacy Edition <SPT> (Electronic Arts) {2022.09.30} (¥3.909) - 9.308 / 73.773 <80-100%> (-32%)
13./17. [NSW] Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion <RPG> (Square Enix) {2022.12.13} (¥6.200) - 9.210 / 70.343 <60-80%> (-27%)
14./14. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2020.03.20} (¥5.980) - 7.946 / 7.402.150 <80-100%> (-53%)
15./12. [NSW] Kirby and the Forgotten Land <ACT> (Nintendo) {2022.03.25} (¥5.980) - 7.723 / 976.770 <80-100%> (-60%)
16./21. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics <ETC> (Nintendo) {2020.06.05} (¥3.980) - 7.187 / 1.062.074 <80-100%> (-19%)
17./15. [NSW] Ace Angler: Fishing Spirits # <SPT> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2022.10.27} (¥5.980) - 6.903 / 86.927 <60-80%> (-57%)
18./20. [PS4] Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion <RPG> (Square Enix) {2022.12.13} (¥6.200) - 6.360 / 68.706 <60-80%> (-28%)
19./06. [NSW] Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope <SLG> (Nintendo) {2022.12.02} (¥5.980) - 6.359 / 78.259 <80-100%> (-75%)
20./13. [NSW] Fitness Boxing: Fist of the North Star <HOB> (Imagineer) {2022.12.22} (¥6.980) - 5.703 / 23.535 <60-80%> (-68%)
21./24. [PS5] Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion <RPG> (Square Enix) {2022.12.13} (¥6.200) - 5.671 / 67.071 <80-100%> (-18%)
22./30. [NSW] Dragon Quest X: Rise of the Five Tribes Offline # <RPG> (Square Enix) {2022.09.15} (¥7.800) - 4.920 / 256.948 <80-100%> (-21%)
23./00. [NSW] Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 [Special Price] <PZL> (Sega) {2022.11.17} (¥3.500) - 4.856 / 23.621 <60-80%> (-12%)
24./25. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure # <HOB> (Nintendo) {2019.10.18} (¥7.980) - 4.672 / 3.323.555 <80-100%> (-32%)
25./22. [NSW] Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury <ACT> (Nintendo) {2021.02.12} (¥5.980) - 4.602 / 1.112.235 <80-100%> (-45%)
26./00. [PS5] Horizon Forbidden West # <RPG> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2022.02.18} (¥7.900) - 4.345 / 137.057 <80-100%> (+62%)
27./00. [PS5] God of War: Ragnarok # <ACT> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2022.11.09} (¥7.900) - 4.168 / 53.816 <80-100%>
28./00. [NSW] Pokemon Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl # <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2021.11.19} (¥5.980) - 4.030 / 2.610.973 <80-100%>
29./00. [NSW] Super Mario Party # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2018.10.05} (¥5.980) - 3.936 / 2.123.894 <80-100%>
30./29. [NSW] Human: Fall Flat <PZL> (Teyon Japan) {2020.06.25} (¥3.500) - 3.800 / 313.367 <80-100%> (-39%)
00./28. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild # <ADV> (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥6.980) - 3.597 / 2.117.798 <80-100%> (-43%)

Famitsu Sales: Week 2, 2023 (Jan 02 - Jan 08)

01./01. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Violet # <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2022.11.18} (¥5.980) - 135.627 / 4.630.253 <80-100%> (-13%)
02./02. [NSW] Splatoon 3 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2022.09.09} (¥5.980) - 56.579 / 3.795.514 <80-100%> (+11%)
03./03. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe <RCE> (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980) - 37.302 / 5.083.147 <80-100%> (+19%)
04./04. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports # <SPT> (Nintendo) {2022.04.29} (¥4.980) - 35.673 / 954.442 <80-100%> (+15%)
05./08. [NSW] Minecraft # <ADV> (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} (¥3.600) - 21.556 / 2.997.449 <80-100%> (+36%)
06./05. [NSW] Dragon Quest Treasures # <RPG> (Square Enix) {2022.12.09} (¥7.264) - 20.735 / 246.700 <60-80%> (-25%)
07./10. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate # <FTG> (Nintendo) {2018.12.07} (¥7.200) - 16.604 / 5.092.741 <80-100%> (+52%)
08./07. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! <TBL> (Konami) {2020.11.19} (¥6.300) - 14.614 / 2.817.703 <80-100%> (-27%)
09./09. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars <ETC> (Nintendo) {2021.10.29} (¥5.980) - 14.591 / 1.144.473 <80-100%> (-7%)
10./06. [PS5] Gran Turismo 7 # <RCE> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2022.03.04} (¥7.900) - 13.929 / 256.905 <80-100%> (-44%)
11./11. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival <ACT> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2022.09.22} (¥5.980) - 11.755 / 136.751 <80-100%> (+21%)
12./14. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2020.03.20} (¥5.980) - 9.604 / 7.411.754 <80-100%> (+21%)
13./15. [NSW] Kirby and the Forgotten Land <ACT> (Nintendo) {2022.03.25} (¥5.980) - 7.940 / 984.710 <80-100%> (+3%)
14./24. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure # <HOB> (Nintendo) {2019.10.18} (¥7.980) - 7.863 / 3.331.418 <80-100%> (+68%)
15./17. [NSW] Ace Angler: Fishing Spirits # <SPT> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2022.10.27} (¥5.980) - 7.404 / 94.331 <60-80%> (+7%)
16./16. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics <ETC> (Nintendo) {2020.06.05} (¥3.980) - 7.091 / 1.069.165 <80-100%> (-1%)
17./19. [NSW] Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope <SLG> (Nintendo) {2022.12.02} (¥5.980) - 6.111 / 84.370 <80-100%> (-4%)
18./13. [NSW] Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion <RPG> (Square Enix) {2022.12.13} (¥6.200) - 5.903 / 76.246 <60-80%> (-36%)
19./12. [NSW] FIFA 23: Legacy Edition <SPT> (Electronic Arts) {2022.09.30} (¥3.909) - 5.539 / 79.312 <80-100%> (-40%)
20./28. [NSW] Pokemon Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl # <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2021.11.19} (¥5.980) - 5.295 / 2.616.268 <80-100%> (+31%)
21./30. [NSW] Human: Fall Flat <PZL> (Teyon Japan) {2020.06.25} (¥3.500) - 5.074 / 318.441 <80-100%> (+34%)
22./25. [NSW] Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury <ACT> (Nintendo) {2021.02.12} (¥5.980) - 5.027 / 1.117.262 <80-100%> (+9%)
23./20. [NSW] Fitness Boxing: Fist of the North Star <HOB> (Imagineer) {2022.12.22} (¥6.980) - 4.709 / 28.244 <60-80%> (-17%)
24./23. [NSW] Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 [Special Price] <PZL> (Sega) {2022.11.17} (¥3.500) - 4.294 / 27.915 <60-80%> (-12%)
25./00. [NSW] The Battle Cats Unite! <SLG> (Ponos) {2020.12.03} (¥2.200) - 4.265 / 188.062 <80-100%>
26./00. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild # <ADV> (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥6.980) - 4.247 / 2.122.045 <80-100%> (+18%)
27./22. [NSW] Dragon Quest X: Rise of the Five Tribes Offline # <RPG> (Square Enix) {2022.09.15} (¥7.800) - 3.962 / 260.910 <80-100%> (-19%)
28./00. [NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe <New Super Mario Bros. U \ New Super Luigi U> <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.01.11} (¥5.980) - 3.906 / 1.227.857 <80-100%>
29./29. [NSW] Super Mario Party # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2018.10.05} (¥5.980) - 3.778 / 2.127.672 <80-100%> (-4%)
30./18. [PS4] Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion <RPG> (Square Enix) {2022.12.13} (¥6.200) - 3.693 / 72.399 <60-80%> (-42%)

* You can see the hardware data for Week 1 on column Last Week *

+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
|System |  This Week |  Last Week |  Last Year |     YTD    |  Last YTD  |     LTD     |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
| NSW # |    125.359 |    125.359 |    148.691 |    250.718 |    344.617 |  27.974.765 |
| PS5 # |     42.578 |     42.578 |     10.677 |     85.156 |     57.354 |   2.462.545 |
| PS4 # |      2.064 |      2.064 |         15 |      4.128 |         39 |   9.421.895 |
| XBS # |        870 |        869 |        263 |      1.739 |        786 |     400.134 |
| 3DS # |        209 |        210 |        609 |        419 |        963 |  24.598.316 |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
|  ALL  |    171.080 |    171.080 |    160.255 |    342.160 |    403.759 |  66.047.785 |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
|  PS5  |     37.648 |     37.648 |      8.815 |     75.296 |     48.868 |   2.135.241 |
| PS5DE |      4.930 |      4.930 |      1.862 |      9.860 |      8.486 |     327.304 |
| XBS X |        100 |        100 |        185 |        200 |        555 |     172.611 |
| XBS S |        770 |        769 |         78 |      1.539 |        231 |     227.523 |
|NSWOLED|     71.394 |     71.395 |     79.218 |    142.789 |    172.855 |   3.714.801 |
| NSW L |     24.494 |     24.494 |     29.222 |     48.988 |     70.126 |   5.152.682 |
|  NSW  |     29.471 |     29.470 |     40.251 |     58.941 |    101.636 |  19.107.282 |
|  PS4  |      2.064 |      2.064 |         15 |      4.128 |         39 |   7.846.172 |
|n-2DSLL|        209 |        210 |        609 |        419 |        963 |   1.203.371 |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+

 

[ethomaz]

Famitsu Sales: Week 3, 2023 (Jan 09 - Jan 15)

01./01. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Violet # <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2022.11.18} (¥5.980) - 64.799 / 4.695.052 (-52%)
02./00. [PS4] One Piece: Odyssey <RPG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2023.01.12} (¥7.980) - 35.123 / NEW
03./00. [PS5] One Piece: Odyssey <RPG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2023.01.12} (¥7.980) - 26.879 / NEW
04./02. [NSW] Splatoon 3 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2022.09.09} (¥5.980) - 22.094 / 3.817.608 (-61%)
05./03. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe <RCE> (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980) - 18.172 / 5.101.319 (-51%)
06./04. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports # <SPT> (Nintendo) {2022.04.29} (¥4.980) - 14.849 / 969.291 (-58%)
07./05. [NSW] Minecraft # <ADV> (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} (¥3.600) - 11.025 / 3.008.474 (-49%)
08./06. [NSW] Dragon Quest Treasures # <RPG> (Square Enix) {2022.12.09} (¥7.264) - 7.864 / 254.564 (-62%)
09./07. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate # <FTG> (Nintendo) {2018.12.07} (¥7.200) - 7.587 / 5.100.328 (-54%)
10./09. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars <ETC> (Nintendo) {2021.10.29} (¥5.980) - 7.382 / 1.151.855 (-49%)

+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
|System |  This Week |  Last Week |  Last Year |     YTD    |  Last YTD  |     LTD     |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
| NSW # |     74.690 |    125.359 |     94.523 |    325.408 |    439.140 |  28.049.455 |
| PS5 # |     44.113 |     42.578 |     14.453 |    129.269 |     71.807 |   2.506.658 |
| PS4 # |      1.099 |      2.064 |         17 |      5.227 |         56 |   9.422.994 |
| XBS # |      1.052 |        870 |      2.267 |      2.791 |      3.053 |     401.186 |
| 3DS # |         93 |        209 |        489 |        512 |      1.452 |  24.598.409 |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
|  ALL  |    121.047 |    171.080 |    111.749 |    463.207 |    515.508 |  66.168.925 |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
|  PS5  |     39.468 |     37.648 |     12.996 |    114.764 |     61.864 |   2.174.709 |
| PS5DE |      4.645 |      4.930 |      1.457 |     14.505 |      9.943 |     331.949 |
| XBS X |        267 |        100 |        419 |        467 |        974 |     172.878 |
| XBS S |        785 |        770 |      1.848 |      2.324 |      2.079 |     228.308 |
|NSWOLED|     44.147 |     71.394 |     48.824 |    186.936 |    221.679 |   3.758.948 |
| NSW L |     12.586 |     24.494 |     16.568 |     61.574 |     86.694 |   5.165.268 |
|  NSW  |     17.957 |     29.471 |     29.131 |     76.898 |    130.767 |  19.125.239 |
|  PS4  |      1.099 |      2.064 |         17 |      5.227 |         56 |   7.847.271 |
|n-2DSLL|         93 |        209 |        489 |        512 |      1.452 |   1.203.464 |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+

 

[ethomaz]

PS5 just crossed Vita this week in Japan looking at the same period of time.
If it can matain 30-40k per week then it will catch PS4 and PS3.

 

[Gediminas]

PS4 outsells xbox S consoles. so much, for doing great in japan.

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

Seems PS5 hardware shipments still aren't fully back in track for Japan, but at least they are getting some PS4s, which a few weeks ago were practically zero.

Dunno. I think we might have to expect 40K - 60K weekly as the new normal for PS5 in Japan specifically. That's still a minimum of 10 million for the territory over a 5-year period, about in line with PS3 & PS4 IIRC.

I think expecting say 70K or 80K weekly averages for PS5 in Japan is being overly optimistic. At least unless Sony make a PS5 portable (laptop-style).

 

[anonpuffs]

Dunno. I think we might have to expect 40K - 60K weekly as the new normal for PS5 in Japan specifically. That's still a minimum of 10 million for the territory over a 5-year period, about in line with PS3 & PS4 IIRC.

I think expecting say 70K or 80K weekly averages for PS5 in Japan is being overly optimistic. At least unless Sony make a PS5 portable (laptop-style).

All they need to do is make FGO on ps5 lol, japan looooves their waifu games

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

All they need to do is make FGO on ps5 lol, japan looooves their waifu games

Kind of surprised there is no FGO game for PS5 yet, Sony/Aniplex have had one for mobile since forever and it does really well over there. Would also say bring back DOA Xtreme Beach Volleyball, I think those games did pretty decently in Japan.

 

[Bryank75]

Kind of surprised there is no FGO game for PS5 yet, Sony/Aniplex have had one for mobile since forever and it does really well over there. Would also say bring back DOA Xtreme Beach Volleyball, I think those games did pretty decently in Japan.

Yup, a FGO AAA game that linked into a mobile game with loads of collectibles that you need both games to get everything.

Would be like the Pokemon model (Red / Blue) but pushing people to invest in the console and then having the knock on of people buying more games since they would own the console anyway.

 

[anonpuffs]

Yup, a FGO AAA game that linked into a mobile game with loads of collectibles that you need both games to get everything.

Would be like the Pokemon model (Red / Blue) but pushing people to invest in the console and then having the knock on of people buying more games since they would own the console anyway.

Granblue Fantasy Relink is supposed to come out this year so let's see how that one performs. Granblue fantasy is a decently popular IP so we'll see if it can carry some ps5 sales. Also FF16 but imo the japanese youth have moved past final fantasy now

 

[Yobo]

What’s your excuse for the rest of the world?

Well he said Japan is irrelevent not Switch

Japan is very xenophobic when it comes to games from other countries. There's a reason games that take off in the rest of the world don't in Japan

 

[Heisenberg007]

2023 will be huge for PlayStation in Japan with games like Final Fantasy XVI, Stellar Blade, Spider-Man, and possibly Rebirth.

2024 will be the same, with games like Wolverine, Ronin Blade, Lost Souls Aside, etc. Then 2025 will likely have Ghost of Tsushima 2 and Persona 6.

Sony is building a very nice cadence here for Japanese-focused games.

 

[Gediminas]

Granblue Fantasy Relink is supposed to come out this year so let's see how that one performs. Granblue fantasy is a decently popular IP so we'll see if it can carry some ps5 sales. Also FF16 but imo the japanese youth have moved past final fantasy now

yeah, they confirmed that the game coming this year. i hope, no more delays.

 

[Umar]

Lol Ps4 is still outselling xbox in Japan

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

Yup, a FGO AAA game that linked into a mobile game with loads of collectibles that you need both games to get everything.

Would be like the Pokemon model (Red / Blue) but pushing people to invest in the console and then having the knock on of people buying more games since they would own the console anyway.

That makes a console AAA FGO game even more desirable then. Especially, if the two games have crossing-over of content, unlocks etc.

Sony definitely still need some IP that can be huge, self-sustaining and evergreen like a Pokemon, IMHO. They have some huge games and IP obviously like GOW, TLOU etc. and some of them are even finding success in other areas like TLOU TV show. But I don't know if they have an IP with the type of trans-media presence of a Pokemon, yet.

They COULD maybe do something with Spiderman since they own the film rights to those characters. They could make a strong film universe with those characters, but I think they would have to split more of the revenue with Disney/Marvel on merchandise related to anything like card games or merchandise based on those films, IIRC (maybe I'm wrong about that part though, dunno).

Well he said Japan is irrelevent not Switch

Japan is very xenophobic when it comes to games from other countries. There's a reason games that take off in the rest of the world don't in Japan

I don't think it's down to xenophobia; Japanese gamers just have specific tastes and I guess most Western games do not appeal to those particular tastes. The fact the games which fail to do so are foreign is an incidental coincidence.

And I think there are certain Western games that actually do pretty decently in Japan. Fortnite, COD....I don't think they do HUGE numbers in Japan per se but have had releases debut in the Top 10 at least.

 

[ethomaz]

Famitsu Sales: Week 4, 2023 (Jan 16 - Jan 22)

01./00. [NSW] Fire Emblem: Engage # <SLG> (Nintendo) {2023.01.20} (¥6.980) - 144.558 / NEW
02./01. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Violet # <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2022.11.18} (¥5.980) - 43.983 / 4.739.035 (-32%)
03./04. [NSW] Splatoon 3 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2022.09.09} (¥5.980) - 16.091 / 3.833.699 (-27%)
04./05. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe <RCE> (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980) - 13.857 / 5.115.176 (-24%)
05./06. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports # <SPT> (Nintendo) {2022.04.29} (¥4.980) - 9.220 / 978.511 (-38%)
06./07. [NSW] Minecraft # <ADV> (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} (¥3.600) - 8.146 / 3.016.620 (-26%)
07./10. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars <ETC> (Nintendo) {2021.10.29} (¥5.980) - 6.009 / 1.157.864 (-19%)
08./11. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! <TBL> (Konami) {2020.11.19} (¥6.300) - 5.942 / 2.830.215 (-10%)
09./12. [PS5] Gran Turismo 7 # <RCE> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2022.03.04} (¥7.900) - 5.468 / 267.222 (+13%)
10./09. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate # <FTG> (Nintendo) {2018.12.07} (¥7.200) - 5.327 / 5.105.655 (-30%)

+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
|System |  This Week |  Last Week |  Last Year |     YTD    |  Last YTD  |     LTD     |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
| NSW # |     51.587 |     74.690 |     77.219 |    376.995 |    516.359 |  28.101.042 |
| PS5 # |     42.152 |     44.113 |     18.857 |    171.421 |     90.664 |   2.548.810 |
| PS4 # |      2.544 |      1.099 |         14 |      7.771 |         70 |   9.425.538 |
| XBS # |        945 |      1.052 |      2.627 |      3.736 |      5.680 |     402.131 |
| 3DS # |         83 |         93 |        325 |        595 |      2.097 |  24.598.492 |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
|  ALL  |     97.311 |    121.047 |     99.042 |    560.518 |    614.870 |  66.266.236 |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+