Japan: Nintendo Switch remains on top this week

The latest Japanese boxed-software and hardware charts have come through for the week of 17th April, 2023 to 23rd April, 2023. The best-selling game this week is the newly-released Minecraft Legends which sold the most amount of copies on the Nintendo Switch. Talking of the Switch, the Nintendo Switch family of systems were the best-selling hardware this week, shifting an additional 51,805 units. Sony’s PlayStation 5 console came in at No.2, which sold 41,755 units. Here’s the best-selling games in the land of the rising sun:

Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. [NSW] Minecraft Legends (Microsoft, 04/18/23) – 13,490 (New)
2. [NSW] Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe (Nintendo, 02/24/23) – 7,658 (392,645)
3. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Pokemon Violet (The Pokemon Company, 11/18/22) – 7,527 (4,998,901)
4. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 7,416 (5,250,971)
5. [NSW] Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection (Capcom, 04/14/23) – 6,342 (58,717)
6. [NSW] Splatoon 3 (Nintendo, 09/09/22) – 6,039 (3,991,533)
7. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 5,838 (3,112,005)
8. [NSW] Cuphead (Superdeluxe Games, 04/20/23) – 4,085 (New)
9. [PS4] Resident Evil 4 (Capcom, 03/24/23) – 3,860 (124,496)
10. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo, 04/29/22) – 3,789 (1,060,179)

Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. Switch OLED Model – 39,763 (4,254,463)
2. PlayStation 5 – 33,572 (2,899,698)
3. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 8,183 (471,335)
4. Switch – 7,674 (19,277,706)
5. Switch Lite – 4,368 (5,281,338)
6. PlayStation 4 – 789 (7,866,970)
7. Xbox Series X – 376 (184,959)
8. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 137 (1,191,421)
9. Xbox Series S – 112 (251,538)

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