Famitsu Sales: 12/20/21 – 1/2/22 [Update]

Famitsu has published its estimated physical game software and hardware sales data for Japan for the two weeks spanning December 20, 2021 to January 2, 2022.

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Pokemon Shining Pearl for Switch remained the highest selling titles, selling a combined 231,275 retail units over the the two week period. It was followed by Mario Party Superstars for Switch, which sold an additional 206,145 units.

On the hardware side, the Switch family sold 393,980 units, the PlayStation 5 family sold 72,064 units, the Xbox Series family sold 2,159 units, and the PlayStation 4 family sold 68 units. PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series consoles continue to face stock issues.

Get the full sales charts below.

Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. [NSW] Pokemon Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl (The Pokemon Company, 11/19/21) – 231,275 (2,393,972)
2. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo, 10/29/21) – 206,145 (725,701)
3. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 104,540 (4,323,883)
4. [NSW] Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain (Nintendo, 12/03/21) – 89,970 (191,786)
5. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 83,491 (4,662,764)
6. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (Konami, 11/19/20) – 78,350 (2,542,546)
7. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) – 78,311 (7,116,432)
8. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 74,644 (2,440,427)
9. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 46,111 (3,016,499)
10. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield (The Pokemon Company, 11/15/19) – 35,411 (4,277,522)

Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. Switch OLED Model – 190,111 (875,765)
2. Switch – 116,919 (17,797,974)
3. Switch Lite – 86,950 (4,451,688)
4. PlayStation 5 – 62,764 (1,069,179)
5. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 9,300 (200,833)
6. Xbox Series S – 1,688 (55,520)
7. Xbox Series X – 471 (73,661)
8. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 670 (1,179,616)
9. PlayStation 4 – 68 (7,819,245)

Update 01/13/22 at 12:20 a.m..: Famitsu has published the top 30 game software sales for the weeks of December 20, 2021 to December 26, 2021, and December 27, 2021 to January 2, 2022.

December 20, 2021 to December 26, 2021

1. [NSW] Pokemon Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl (The Pokemon Company, 11/19/21) – 150,418 (2,313,115)
2. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo, 10/29/21) – 109,982 (628,538)
3. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 53,014 (4,272,357)
4. [NSW] Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain (Nintendo, 12/03/21) – 51,207 (155,023)
5. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 45,808 (2,411,591)
6. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 44,865 (4,624,138)
7. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) – 44,116 (7,082,237)
8. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (Konami, 11/19/20) – 35,304 (2,499,500)
9. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 21,302 (2,991,690)
10. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield (The Pokemon Company, 11/15/19) – 20,357 (4,262,438)
11. [NSW] Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury (Nintendo, 02/12/21) – 19,784 (971,418)
12. [PS4] Dynasty Warriors 9 Empires (Koei Tecmo, 12/23/21) – 18,461 (New)
13. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo, 06/05/20) – 18,180 (871,782)
14. [NSW] Dynasty Warriors 9 Empires (Koei Tecmo, 12/23/21) – 16,118 (New)
15. [NSW] Splatoon 2 + Octo Expansion (Nintendo, 10/08/21) – 12,481 (44,127)
16. [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 (Nintendo, 06/28/19) – 12,280 (1,174,861)
17. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun (Bandai Namco, 07/19/18) – 11,545 (670,856)
18. [NSW] Minecraft Dungeons Ultimate Edition (Microsoft, 10/26/21) – 11,519 (37,425)
19. [NSW] Ace Angler: Nintendo Switch Version (Bandai Namco, 07/25/19) – 11,157 (657,698)
20. [NSW] Fortnite Minty Legends Pack (Epic Games, 11/02/21) – 11,050 (47,799)
21. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo, 10/27/17) – 10,636 (2,301,495)
22. [NSW] Splatoon 2 (Nintendo, 07/21/17) – 10,391 (3,993,405)
23. [NSW] The Battle Cats Unite! (Ponos, 12/03/20) – 9,979 (101,998)
24. [NSW] Disney Magical World 2: Enchanted Edition (Bandai Namco, 12/02/21) – 9,529 (36,352)
25. [NSW] Super Mario Party (Nintendo, 10/05/18) – 9,343 (2,036,386)
26. [NSW] WarioWare: Get It Together! (Nintendo, 09/10/21) – 8,078 (187,423)
27. [NSW] Game Builder Garage (Nintendo, 06/11/21) – 8,035 (274,221)
28. [NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (Nintendo, 01/11/19) – 7,745 (1,129,729)
29. [PS5] Dynasty Warriors 9 Empires (Koei Tecmo, 12/23/21) – 7,529 (New)
30. [NSW] FIFA 22 Legacy Edition (Electronic Arts, 10/01/21) – 7,070 (51,764)

December 27, 2021 to January 2, 2022

1. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo, 10/29/21) – 97,163 (725,701)
2. [NSW] Pokemon Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl (The Pokemon Company, 11/19/21) – 80,857 (2,393,972)
3. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 51,526 (4,323,883)
4. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (Konami, 11/19/20) – 43,046 (2,542,546)
5. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 38,626 (4,662,764)
6. [NSW] Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain (Nintendo, 12/03/21) – 36,763 (191,786)
7. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) – 34,195 (7,116,432)
8. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 28,836 (2,440,427)
9. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 24,809 (3,016,499)
10. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo, 06/05/20) – 16,875 (888,657)
11. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild + Expansion Pass (Nintendo, 10/08/21) – 16,550 (48,958)
12. [NSW] Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury (Nintendo, 02/12/21) – 15,451 (986,869)
13. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield (The Pokemon Company, 11/15/19) – 15,084 (4,277,522)
14. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 12,557 (1,921,631)
15. [NSW] Splatoon 2 (Nintendo, 07/21/17) – 11,140 (4,004,545)
16. [NSW] Super Mario Party (Nintendo, 10/05/18) – 9,699 (2,046,085)
17. [NSW] Splatoon 2 + Octo Expansion (Nintendo, 10/08/21) – 9,193 (53,320)
18. [NSW] Fortnite Minty Legends Pack (Epic Games, 11/02/21) – 8,455 (56,254)
19. [NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (Nintendo, 01/11/19) – 7,948 (1,137,677)
20. [NSW] Disney Magical World 2: Enchanted Edition (Bandai Namco, 12/02/21) – 7,911 (44,263)
21. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun (Bandai Namco, 07/19/18) – 7,761 (678,617)
22. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo, 10/27/17) – 7,270 (2,308,765)
23. [NSW] Super Bomberman R Smile Price Collection (Konami, 11/29/18) – 7,192 (191,837)
24. [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 (Nintendo, 06/28/19) – 7,074 (1,181,935)
25. [NSW] Ace Angler: Nintendo Switch Version (Bandai Namco, 07/25/19) – 6,982 (664,680)
26. [NSW] Human Fall Flat (Teyon Japan, 06/25/20) – 6,681 (220,494)
27. [NSW] The Battle Cats Unite! (Ponos, 12/03/20) – 6,497 (108,495)
28. [NSW] New Pokemon Snap (The Pokemon Company, 04/30/21) – 6,423 (319,354)
29. [NSW] Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age Definitive Edition (New Price Version) (Square Enix, 12/04/20) – 5,589 (171,275)
30. [NSW] FIFA 22 Legacy Edition (Electronic Arts, 10/01/21) – 5,362 (57,126)