Japan: Nintendo Switch family sells 118,065 units this week and Pokemon Legends Arceus remains No.1

The latest Japanese boxed video game software and hardware sales figures have come through via sales tracker Famitsu for the period of 7th February, 2022 to 13th February, 2022. The Nintendo Switch family of systems continue to be the flavour of the month for Japanese consumers with an additional 118,065 units shifted. The best-selling software is the latest Pokemon game, Pokemon Legends: Arceus which shifted an additional 140,149 retail copies this week. Here’s the best-selling software and hardware in Japan:

Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. [NSW] Pokemon Legends: Arceus (The Pokemon Company, 01/28/22) – 140,149 (1,923,870)
2. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 15,515 (4,429,626)
3. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo, 10/29/21) – 14,812 (865,507)
4. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 11,134 (4,764,379)
5. [PS4] Dying Light 2: Stay Human (Spike Chunsoft, 02/04/22) – 10,305 (34,466)
6. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 9,784 (2,514,952)
7. [NSW] Pokemon Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl (The Pokemon Company, 11/19/21) – 8,163 (2,502,926)
8. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) – 7,779 (7,183,331)
9. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 7,652 (3,074,777)
10. [NSW] My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! – Pirates that Stir the Waters (Idea Factory, 02/10/22) – 6,676 (New)

Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. Switch OLED Model – 66,152 (1,186,491)
2. Switch – 34,979 (17,992,188)
3. Switch Lite – 16,934 (4,566,776)
4. PlayStation 5 – 5,744 (1,149,434)
5. Xbox Series S – 3,616 (65,586)
6. Xbox Series X – 2,339 (82,393)
7. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 674 (211,210)
8. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 360 (1,181,930)
9. PlayStation 4 – 4 (7,819,314)

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