Japanese charts: Nintendo shifted an additional 182,876 Switch units on the back of Splatoon 3

The latest Japanese boxed-video game software and hardware charts have come through for the week of 5th September to 11th September and it has been a huge week for Nintendo. The long-awaited Splatoon 3 launched and shifted 3.45 million copies in three days both physically and digitally. If you are curious Nintendo sold over 182,876 additional Nintendo Switch family of systems on the back of the game’s launch, which is nothing to be sniffed at. Here’s the best-selling software and hardware in the land of the rising sun.

Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. [NSW] Splatoon 3 (Nintendo, 09/09/22) – 1,934,680 (New)
2. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 12,605 (4,827,754)
3. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 9,331 (2,786,049)
4. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo, 04/29/22) – 9,071 (724,712)
5. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 7,900 (3,271,715)
6. [PS4] Earth Defense Force 6 (D3 Publisher, 08/26/22) – 7,806 (91,183)
7. [NSW] Kirby and the Forgotten Land (Nintendo, 03/25/22) – 7,115 (883,907)
8. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 5,866 (4,971,812)
9. [NSW] Alice Gear Aigis CS: Concerto of Simulatrix (MAGES., 09/08/22) – 5,538 (New)
10. [NSW] Monster Hunter Rise + Sunbreak Set (Capcom, 06/30/22) – 4,927 (265,714)

Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. Switch OLED Model – 148,377 (2,525,961)
2. Switch – 27,859 (18,666,760)
3. Switch Lite – 6,640 (4,886,242)
4. PlayStation 5 – 2,227 (1,649,691)
5. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 637 (264,810)
6. Xbox Series S – 284 (165,246)
7. Xbox Series X – 175 (158,925)
8. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 74 (1,188,680)
9. PlayStation 4 – 11 (7,819,860)

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