Japan: Nintendo Switch family shifts 40,463 units this week

The latest Japanese physical video game software and hardware charts for the week of 27th September, 2021 to 3rd October, 2021 are now in and this week sees a bit of a change as there are four PlayStation 4 titles in the top five. The best-selling game this week is The Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki for the PS4 which entered the charts at No.1, shifting 50,114 physical units. The best-selling hardware this week was once again the Nintendo Switch family of systems which sold a total of 40,463 units this week. The PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series consoles are still facing worldwide stock issues. Here’s the best-sellers this week in Japan.

Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. [PS4] The Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki (Falcom, 09/30/21) – 50,114 (New)
2. [PS4] FIFA 2022 (Electronic Arts, 10/01/21) – 25,936 (New)
3. [PS4] Lost Judgment (Sega, 09/24/21) –20,393 (132,245)
4. [PS4] Melty Blood: Type Lumina (DELiGHTWORKS, 09/30/21) – 18,833 (New)
5. [NSW] FIFA 2022 Legacy Edition (Electronic Arts, 10/01/21) – 13,385 (New)
6. [NSW] Melty Blood: Type Lumina (DELiGHTWORKS, 09/30/21) – 11,604 (New)
7. [NSW] WarioWare: Get It Together! (Nintendo, 09/10/21) – 10,862 (137,179)
8. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 10,005 (4,073,252)
9. [NSW] Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot + A New Power Awakens Set (Bandai Namco, 09/24/21) – 9,897 (51,971)
10. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 9,611 (2,214,466)

Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. Switch – 32,086 (17,165,354)
2. PlayStation 5 – 11,014 (909,143)
3. Switch Lite – 8,377 (4,080,134)
4. Xbox Series S – 2,763 (35,387)
5. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 1,781 (175,875)
6. Xbox Series X – 1,372 (63,757)
7. PlayStation 4 – 933 (7,812,506)
8. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 474 (1,174,545)

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