The latest video game software and hardware charts have come through from the team at Famitsu for the week of 6th February, 2023 to 12th February, 2023. There is a new No.1 this week and it is none other than the well-received Hogwarts Legacy from Avalanche Software and Warner Bros Games. The No.1 video game system this week was Sony’s PlayStation 5 console which sold 93,574 units followed by the Nintendo Switch family of systems which shifted an additional 55,025 units and finally the Xbox Series X|S which sold 3,935 units. Here’s the best-selling physical video games and hardware in the land of the rising sun.
Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)
- [PS5] Hogwarts Legacy (Warner Bros. Games), 02/10/23) – 67,196 (New)
- [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet & Pokemon Violet (The Pokemon Company, 11/18/22) – 29,019 (4,836,510)
- [NSW] Splatoon 3 (Nintendo, 09/09/22) – 13,343 (3,876,184)
- [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 11,807 (5,153,979)
- [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 7,566 (3,040,308)
- [NSW] Fire Emblem Engage (Nintendo, 01/20/23) – 7,267 (193,187)
- [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo, 04/29/22) – 7,127 (1,001,330)
- [NSW] Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo, 10/29/21) – 5,155 (1,175,091)
- [PS5] Gran Turismo 7 (SIE, 03/04/22) – 5,065 (280,995)
- [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 5,025 (5,121,897)
Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)
- PlayStation 5 – 81,798 (2,424,815)
- Switch OLED Model – 32,464 (3,881,605)
- Switch – 12,513 (19,175,551)
- PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 11,776 (373,503)
- Switch Lite – 10,048 (5,205,755)
- Xbox Series S – 3,429 (247,584)
- PlayStation 4 – 1,115 (7,852,944)
- Xbox Series X – 506 (174,391)
- New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 91 (1,190,541)
PS5 is on fire.
For three weeks, beginning of the year. That is on fire? The Switch has been on fire for 6 years. Let that sink in, six years. Am happy the PS5 is selling, especially with software sales actually charting for once.
F=ma.
I’m all for competition. I think its healthy for the industry.
I believe there is also a correlation to their recent sales success given the PS5, now – is more accessible.
It just felt like a “fire” comment.
They’ve certainly lived up to their promise that PS5 stock in the new year would be much more widely available.
True true. Competition is very important. Especially for Nintendo, when they are in a tumultuous sense of competition, the are at their best. We are about to see greatness of the 3DS game release kind. You know what with your words, am getting a PS5. For ff16.
F=ma.
I am so glad for Sony and Hogwarts. That way the developers can gain confidence and start immediately on Hogwarts 2. If they start right away they could probably push it on PS5 right before PS6 comes out. That way people can pay $70 rather over $600 to play it because the developers waited too long for no reason to start the sequel. Developers make one fantastic game then “poof” gone for over a decade then decide to make a sequel 12 to 15 years later.