Japan: Master Detective Archives dethrones Final Fantasy XVI this week

The latest Japanese boxed-video software and hardware charts have come through for the week of 26th June, 2023 to 2nd July, 2023. There is a brand new No.1 this week in the form of Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE (you can read our recent review here). Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE has knocked PlayStation 5 exclusive Final Fantasy XVI down to No.2, which will come as a disappointment for Square Enix. The No.1 video game hardware was once again the Nintendo Switch family of systems, shifting an additional 106,214 units this week. Here’s the best-selling hardware and software in the land of the rising sun.

Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. [NSW] Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE (Spike Chunsoft, 06/30/23) – 55,339 (New)
2. [PS5] Final Fantasy XVI (Square Enix, 06/22/23) – 37,763 (373,790)
3. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo, 05/12/23) – 26,089 (1,723,314)
4. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 10,244 (5,354,788)
5. [NSW] Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (Capcom, 06/30/23) – 8,373 (New)
6. [NSW] 9 R.I.P. (Idea Factory, 06/29/23) – 8,080 (New)
7. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 7,241 (3,178,847)
8. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo, 04/29/22) – 6,925 (1,114,248)
9. [NSW] Tokyo Xanadu eX+ for Nintendo Switch (Falcom, 06/29/23) – 5,845 (New)
10. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 5,341 (5,225,169)

Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. Switch OLED Model – 60,045 (4,961,211)
2. PlayStation 5 – 44,967 (3,318,567)
3. Switch – 24,118 (19,421,983)
4. Switch Lite – 22,051 (5,389,433)
5. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 4,327 (533,910)
6. PlayStation 4 – 2,093 (7,881,468)
7. Xbox Series S – 505 (268,464)
8. Xbox Series X – 466 (202,255)
9. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 40 (1,191,854)

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