Famitsu has published its estimated physical game software and hardware sales data for Japan for the week of September 23, 2019 to September 29, 2019.
Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition for Switch was the top selling title of the week, moving 303,204 retail units in three days. To compare, the vanilla version of Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age sold 1,148,888 retail copies on 3DS and 950,315 retail copies on PlayStation 4 during its first two days of release.
Also new this week, Bandai Namco‘s Souls-esque action RPG Code Vein for PlayStation 4 opened at 60,843 retail sales, Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout for PlayStation 4 at 53,428 sales and Switch at 22,538 sales for an total of 76,966 copies, Ys IX: Monstrum Nox for PlayStation 4 at 45,378 sales, and FIFA 20 for PlayStation 4 at 43,751 sales.
On the hardware side, the launch of Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition pushed Switch family sales to an impressive 196,489 units, while the PlayStation 4 family sold 24,658 units and the 3DS family sold 2,384 units.
Get the full sales charts below.
Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)
- [NSW] Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition (Limited Edition Included) (Square Enix, 09/27/19) – 303,204 (New)
- [PS4] Code Vein (Bandai Namco, 09/27/19) – 60,843 (New)
- [PS4] Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout (Koei Tecmo, 09/26/19) – 53,428 (New)
- [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening (Nintendo, 09/20/19) – 45,775 (187,150)
- [PS4] Ys IX: Monstrum Nox (Falcom, 09/26/19) – 45,378 (New)
- [PS4] FIFA 20 (Electronic Arts, 09/27/19) – 43,751 (New)
- [PS4] World of War Z (H2 Interactive, 09/26/19) – 27,872 (New)
- [PS4] Monster Hunter World: Iceborne Master Edition (Capcom, 09/06/19) – 26,324 (346,239)
- [NSW] Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout (Koei Tecmo, 09/26/19) – 25,538 (New)
- [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 (Nintendo, 06/28/19) – 14,731 (644,445)
- [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 13,272 (3,279,652)
- [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 11,813 (2,471,622)
- [NSW] Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition (Bundle Version Included) (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 11,646 (945,981)
- [NSW] Dead by Daylight Official Japanese Version (3goo, 09/26/19) – 9,988 (New)
- [NSW] FIFA 20 Legacy Edition (Electronic Arts, 09/27/19) – 9,593 (New)
- [PS4] eFootball PES 2020 (Konami, 09/12/19) – 9,309 (86,822)
- [NSW] Tsuri Spirits: Nintendo Switch Version (Bandai Namco, 07/25/19) – 8,907 (180,748)
- [PS4] Borderlands 3 (2K Games, 09/13/19) – 7,232 (52,079)
- [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Limited Edition Included) (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 6,916 (1,412,796)
- [NSW] Super Mario Party (Nintendo, 10/05/18) – 6,412 (1,119,900)
- [NSW] Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! / Let’s Go, Eevee! (Bundle Editions Included) (Nintendo, 11/16/18) – 6,360 (1,639,859)
- [NSW] Ninja Box (Bandai Namco, 09/26/19) – 6,034 (New)
- [NSW] Splatoon 2 (Bundle Version Included) (Nintendo, 07/21/17) – 5,798 (3,164,890)
- [NSW] Hakuoki Shinkai: Tsukikage no Shou (Limited Edition Included) (Idea Factory, 09/26/19) – 4,848 (New)
- [NSW] Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Limited Edition Included) (Nintendo, 07/26/19) – 4,811 (250,272)
- [NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (Nintendo, 01/11/19) – 4,390 (690,592)
- [PS4] Tropico 6 (Square Enix, 09/27/19) – 4,368 (New)
- [NSW] Daemon X Machina (Marvelous, 09/13/19) – 4,034 (40,155)
- [NSW] Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX (Inti Creates, 09/26/19) – 3,943 (New)
- [PS4] Monster Hunter World: Iceborne (Capcom, 09/06/19) – 3,703 (65,295)
Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)
- Switch – 115,732 (9,149,477)
- Switch Lite – 80,757 (258,693)
- PlayStation 4 – 15,034 (7,134,310)
- PlayStation 4 Pro – 9,624 (1,289,692)
- New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 2,181 (1,665,281)
- New 3DS LL – 203 (5,884,406)
- Xbox One X – 83 (16,990)
- Xbox One S – 75 (91,164)
- PS Vita – 39 (5,862,595)
Update: Famitsu has published the top 11 to 30 game software sales, which have been added to the post.