Japan: Kirby takes No.1 game spot this week & PS5 was best-selling console

The latest boxed-video game software and hardware has arrived from Japan via sales tracker, Famitsu, for the week of 27th February, 2023 to 2nd March, 2023. The best-selling video game this week was the charming remake of Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe and the best-selling hardware was the PlayStation 5 console shifting an additional 78,412 units. The Nintendo Switch family was the second best-selling hardware selling an additional 66,525 units. Here’s the best-selling games and hardware this week:

Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. [NSW] Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe (Nintendo, 02/24/23) – 62,581 (251,612)
2. [PS5] Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty (Koei Tecmo, 03/03/23) – 30,132 (New)
3. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet & Violet (The Pokemon Company, 11/18/22) – 24,592 (4,908,398)
4. [PS4] Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty (Koei Tecmo, 03/03/23) – 17,699 (New)
5. [NSW] Rune Factory 3 Special (Marvelous, 03/02/23) – 16,627 (New)
6. [NSW] Splatoon 3 (Nintendo, 09/09/22) – 14,766 (3,918,766)
7. [NSW] Octopath Traveler II (Square Enix, 02/24/23) – 14,085 (68,080)
8. [PS5] Hogwarts Legacy (Warner Bros. Games), 02/10/23) – 13,449 (139,535)
9. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 10,295 (5,183,660)
10. [NSW] Metroid Prime Remastered (Nintendo, 03/03/23) – 7,960 (New)

Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. PlayStation 5 – 60,403 (2,638,017)
2. Switch OLED Model – 45,752 (3,997,806)
3. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 18,009 (419,095)
4. Switch – 11,463 (19,208,969)
5. Switch Lite – 9,310 (5,232,941)
6. PlayStation 4 – 1,655 (7,857,826)
7. Xbox Series X – 708 (179,709)
8. Xbox Series S – 140 (250,441)
9. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 66 (1,190,758)

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