Famitsu Sales: 5/16/22 – 5/22/22 [Update]

Famitsu has published its estimated physical game software and hardware sales data for Japan for the week of May 16, 2022 to May 22, 2022.

Taiko Risshiden V DX for Switch was the highest selling new release of the week, opening at 21,710 retail copies sold. Snow Bros. Special for Switch also charted in the top 10, opening at 4,608 copies.

Nintendo Switch Sports remained the top selling game of the week, moving an additional 35,088 units.

On the hardware side, the Switch family sold 64,839 units, the PlayStation 5 family sold 14,277 units, the Xbox Series family sold 7,131 units, and the PlayStation 4 family sold 20 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] Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo, 04/29/22) – 35,088 (387,201)
2. [NSW] Taiko Risshiden V DX (Koei Tecmo, 05/19/22) – 21,710 (New)
3. [NSW] Kirby and the Forgotten Land (Nintendo, 03/25/22) – 12,853 (723,567)
4. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 10,274 (4,642,828)
5. [NSW] eBASEBALL Powerful Pro Baseball 2022 (Konami, 04/21/22) – 7,210 (171,515)
6. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 6,337 (2,648,286)
7. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 5,245 (3,156,972)
8. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 4,869 (4,884,668)
9. [NSW] Snow Bros. Special (Daewon Media, 05/19/22) – 4,608 (New)
10. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo, 10/29/21) – 3,645 (967,778)
11. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 3,525 (2,029,131)
12. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) – 3,077 (7,255,336)
13. [NSW] Pokemon Legends: Arceus (The Pokemon Company, 01/28/22) – 3,018 (2,250,158)
14. [NSW] Splatoon 2 (Nintendo, 07/21/17) – 2,933 (4,081,084)
15. [PS4] eBASEBALL Powerful Pro Baseball 2022 (Konami, 04/21/22) – 2,760 (87,904)
16. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo, 06/05/20) – 2,268 (978,588)
17. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (Konami, 11/19/20) – 2,114 (2,658,701)
18. [NSW] Monster Hunter Rise Best Price (Capcom, 12/16/21) – 2,023 (57,684)
19. [NSW] Death’s Gambit: Afterlife (Beep Japan, 05/19/22) – 1,731 (New)
20. [NSW] Pokemon Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl (The Pokemon Company, 11/19/21) – 1,516 (2,547,795)
21. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield (The Pokemon Company, 11/15/19) – 1,469 (4,342,362)
22. [PS4] Elden Ring (FromSoftware, 02/25/22) – 1,287 (342,427)
23. [NSW] Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury (Nintendo, 02/12/21) – 1,164 (1,049,496)
24. [NSW] The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story (Square Enix, 06/12/22) – 1,120 (7,529)
25. [NSW] Human Fall Flat (Teyon Japan, 06/25/20) – 1,119 (260,741)
26. [NSW] Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm & Exercise (Imagineer, 12/03/20) – 1,082 (201,300)
27. [PS5] Horizon Forbidden West (SIE, 02/18/22) – 1,041 (61,617)
28. [NSW] The Battle Cats Unite! (Ponos, 12/03/20) – 1,036 (142,754)
29. [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 (Nintendo, 06/28/19) – 1,035 (1,218,074)
30. [NSW] Kirby: Star Allies (Nintendo, 03/16/18) – 1,033 (982,418)

Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. Switch OLED Model – 41,302 (1,798,321)
2. Switch – 16,605 (18,305,423)
3. Switch Lite – 6,932 (4,726,225)
4. PlayStation 5 – 12,755 (1,397,883)
5. Xbox Series S – 6,165 (111,573)
6. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 1,522 (237,232)
7. Xbox Series X – 966 (100,435)
8. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 256 (1,186,215)
9. PlayStation 4 – 20 (7,819,568)

Update 10:25 p.m.: Famitsu has published the top 11 to 30 game software sales, which have been added to the post.