Famitsu Sales: 8/15/22 – 8/21/22 [Update]

Famitsu has published its estimated physical game software and hardware sales data for Japan for the week of August 15, 2022 to August 21, 2022.

Nintendo Switch Sports was the highest selling software of the week, moving an additional 18,668 retail copies. The only new title to chart in the top 10 was the download card for Kirby’s Dream Buffet, which sold 7,218 units.

On the hardware side, the Switch family sold 58,396 units, the PlayStation 5 family sold 15,655 units, the Xbox Series family sold 9,820 units, and the PlayStation 4 family sold 13 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) – 18,668 (696,061)
2. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 16,052 (4,790,937)
3. [NSW] Kirby and the Forgotten Land (Nintendo, 03/25/22) – 10,877 (862,743)
4. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 10,697 (2,759,736)
5. [NSW] Monster Hunter Rise + Sunbreak Set (Capcom, 06/30/22) – 8,625 (250,277)
6. [NSW] Kirby’s Dream Buffet Download Card (Nintendo, 08/17/22) – 7,218 (New)
7. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 7,014 (4,956,081)
8. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 6,748 (3,253,767)
9. [NSW] Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (Nintendo, 07/29/22) – 6,714 (158,971)
10. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo, 10/29/21) – 6,056 (1,023,061)
11. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (Konami, 11/19/20) – 5,759 (2,703,961)
12. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) – 5,411 (7,313,745)
13. [NSW] LIVE A LIVE (Square Enix, 07/22/22) – 5,152 (111,386)
14. [NSW] eBASEBALL Powerful Pro Baseball 2022 (Konami, 04/21/22) – 3,603 (220,707)
15. [NSW] Splatoon 2 (Nintendo, 07/21/17) – 3,263 (4,112,322)
16. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo, 06/05/20) – 3,206 (1,010,514)
17. [NSW] Pokemon Legends: Arceus (The Pokemon Company, 01/28/22) – 3,056 (2,285,962)
18. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 3,023 (2,068,403)
19. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield (The Pokemon Company, 11/15/19) – 2,683 (4,365,910)
20. [NSW] Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles (Aniplex, 06/09/22) – 2,461 (155,489)
21. [NSW] Monster Hunter Rise Best Price (Capcom, 12/16/21) – 2,401 (89,819)
22. [NSW] Human Fall Flat (Teyon Japan, 06/25/20) – 2,106 (281,078)
23. [NSW] Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury (Nintendo, 02/12/21) – 2,059 (1,070,032)
24. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun (Bandai Namco, 07/19/18) – 1,724 (735,907)
25. [NSW] Nobunaga’s Ambition: Rebirth (Koei Tecmo, 07/21/22) – 1,718 (37,039)
26. [NSW] Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age Definitive Edition (New Price Version) (Square Enix, 12/04/20) – 1,647 (220,986)
27. [NSW] Super Mario Party (Nintendo, 10/05/18) – 1,617 (2,094,782)
28. [NSW] Mario Strikers: Battle League (Nintendo, 06/10/22) – 1,607 (78,050)
29. [NSW] Pokemon Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl (The Pokemon Company, 11/19/21) – 1,596 (2,579,081)
30. [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 (Nintendo, 06/28/19) – 1,579 (1,233,705)

Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. Switch OLED Model – 31,275 (2,223,821)
2. Switch – 15,988 (18,598,486)
3. PlayStation 5 – 14,609 (1,607,405)
4. Switch Lite – 11,133 (4,862,082)
5. Xbox Series S – 4,984 (157,017)
6. Xbox Series X – 4,836 (144,531)
7. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 1,046 (258,831)
8. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 152 (1,188,420)
9. PlayStation 4 – 13 (7,819,824)

Update 10:06 p.m.: Famitsu has published the top 11 to 30 game software sales, which have been added to the post.