Famitsu Sales: 4/11/22 – 4/17/22 [Update]

Famitsu has published its estimated physical game software and hardware sales data for Japan for the week of April 11, 2022 to April 17, 2022.

The Switch version of 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim was the highest selling new release of the week, debuting at 27,199 retail copies sold. The PlayStation 4 version debuted at 34,608 copies sold when it launched in December 2019.

On the hardware side, the Switch family sold 60,289 units, the PlayStation 5 family sold 11,259 units, the Xbox Series family sold 5,742 units, and the PlayStation 4 family sold 15 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] Kirby and the Forgotten Land (Nintendo, 03/25/22) – 38,234 (589,200)
2. [NSW] 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim (ATLUS, 04/14/22) – 27,199 (New)
3. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 13,137 (4,567,753)
4. [NSW] Winning Post 9 2022 (Koei Tecmo, 04/14/22) – 12,704 (New)
5. [NSW] Battle Spirits: Connected Battlers (FuRyu, 04/14/22) – 10,764 (New)
6. [PS4] Winning Post 9 2022 (Koei Tecmo, 04/14/22) – 9,421 (New)
7. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 9,141 (2,604,603)
8. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 6,643 (4,847,161)
9. [NSW] Pokemon Legends: Arceus (The Pokemon Company, 01/28/22) – 6,444 (2,223,120)
10. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 5,064 (3,122,541)
11. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo, 10/29/21) – 4,766 (938,117)
12. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 4,599 (2,003,373)
13. [PS4] Elden Ring (FromSoftware, 02/25/22) – 4,408 (328,212)
14. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) – 3,965 (7,234,020)
15. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (Konami, 11/19/20) – 2,818 (2,640,628)
16. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo, 06/05/20) – 2,653 (963,015)
17. [NSW] Splatoon 2 (Nintendo, 07/21/17) – 2,448 (4,063,426)
18. [NSW] Monster Hunter Rise Best Price (Capcom, 12/16/21) – 2,309 (46,772)
19. [NSW] Triangle Strategy (Square Enix, 03/04/20) – 1,873 (125,939)
20. [PS4] Gran Turismo 7 (SIE, 03/04/22) – 1,834 (108,652)
21. [PS5] Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar Games, 04/14/22) – 1,551 (New)
22. [PS5] Elden Ring (FromSoftware, 02/25/22) – 1,537 (127,664)
23. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield (The Pokemon Company, 11/15/19) – 1,515 (4,333,423)
24. [NSW] Pokemon Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl (The Pokemon Company, 11/19/21) – 1,480 (2,536,040)
25. [NSW] Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury (Nintendo, 02/12/21) – 1,471 (1,040,640)
26. [PS4] Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin (Square Enix, 03/18/22) – 1,466 (44,313)
27. [PS4] Battle Spirits: Connected Battlers (FuRyu, 04/14/22) – 1,438 (New)
28. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun (Bandai Namco, 07/19/18) – 1,398 (711,072)
29. [NSW] Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm & Exercise (Imagineer, 12/03/20) – 1,317 (195,110)
30. [NSW] Human Fall Flat (Teyon Japan, 06/25/20) – 1,278 (253,349)

Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. Switch OLED Model – 27,303 (1,586,746)
2. Switch – 22,430 (18,198,894)
3. Switch Lite – 10,556 (4,680,086)
4. PlayStation 5 – 10,033 (1,320,684)
5. Xbox Series X – 3,027 (95,920)
6. Xbox Series S – 2,715 (83,219)
7. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 1,226 (229,982)
8. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 224 (1,185,067)
9. PlayStation 4 – 15 (7,819,433)

Update 10:15 p.m.: Famitsu has published the top 11 to 30 game software sales, which have been added to the post.