Famitsu Sales: 11/28/22 – 12/4/22 [Update]

Famitsu has published its estimated physical game software and hardware sales data for Japan for the week of November 27, 2022 to December 4, 2022.

Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet for Switch remained the highest selling games of the week, moving an additional 310,235 retail copies.

The highest selling new release of the week was Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope for Switch, which opened at 17,647 retail copies sold.

On the hardware side, the Switch family sold 152,284 units, the PlayStation 5 family sold 27,835 units, the PlayStation 4 family sold 4,211 units, and the Xbox Series family sold 1,854 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 Scarlet / Pokemon Violet (The Pokemon Company, 11/18/22) – 310,235 (3,424,806)
2. [NSW] Splatoon 3 (Nintendo, 09/09/22) – 38,922 (3,446,399)
3. [NSW] Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (Nintendo, 09/09/22) – 17,647 (New)
4. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 11,005 (2,877,634)
5. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 10,519 (4,928,165)
6. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo, 04/29/22) – 9,211 (793,064)
7. [NSW] Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel: Dawn of the Battle Royale!! Let’s Go! Go Rush!! (Konami, 12/01/22) – 7,396 (New)
8. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 5,787 (5,021,094)
9. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo, 10/29/21) – 4,579 (1,072,681)
10. [PS5] Horizon Forbidden West (SIE, 02/18/22) – 4,444 (116,777)
11. [NSW] SAMURAI MAIDEN (D3 Publisher, 12/01/22) – 4,360 (New)
12. [NSW] Kirby and the Forgotten Land (Nintendo, 03/25/22) – 4,260 (927,269)
13. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival (Bandai Namco, 09/22/22) – 4,146 (76,177)
14. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) – 4,133 (7,360,271)
15. [NSW] Dragon Quest X: Rise of the Five Tribes Offline (Square Enix, 09/15/22) – 4,093 (236,025)
16. [NSW] FIFA 23 Legacy Edition (EA, 09/30/22) – 4,064 (37,138)
17. [NSW] Spirit Hunter: Death Mark II (Experience, 12/01/22) – 3,836 (New)
18. [NSW] Ace Angler: Fishing Spirits (Bandai Namco, 10/27/22) – 3,582 (48,052)
19. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (Konami, 11/19/20) – 3,527 (2,746,991)
20. [PS4] SAMURAI MAIDEN (D3 Publisher, 12/01/22) – 3,524 (New)
21. [NSW] River City Girls 1・2 (Arc System Works, 12/01/22) – 3,248 (New)
22. [NSW] Sonic Frontiers (SEGA, 11/08/22) – 3,013 (38,596)
23. [PS5] Need for Speed Unbound (Electronic Arts, 12/02/22) – 2,991 (New)
24. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 2,728 (3,304,339)
25. [PS4] Spirit Hunter: Death Mark II (Experience, 12/01/22) – 2,667 (New)
26. [NSW] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 (Bandai Namco, 03/26/20) – 2,425 (175,202)
27. [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 (Nintendo, 06/28/19) – 2,159 (1,251,971)
28. [PS5] God of War Ragnarok (SIE, 11/09/22) – 2,151 (45,159)
29. [NSW] Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury (Nintendo, 02/12/21) – 2,106 (1,091,248)
30. [NSW] Tactics Ogre: Reborn (Square Enix, 11/11/22) – 2,095 (50,051)

Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. Switch OLED Model – 103,464 (3,287,166)
2. Switch – 28,729 (18,928,178)
3. PlayStation 5 – 25,379 (1,919,558)
4. Switch Lite – 20,091 (5,013,958)
5. PlayStation 4 – 4,211 (7,832,572)
6. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 2,456 (299,694)
7. Xbox Series S – 1,575 (223,025)
8. Xbox Series X – 279 (171,827)
9. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 111 (1,189,361)

Update 12/09/22 at 4:00 a.m.: Famitsu has published the top 11 to 30 game software sales, which have been added to the post.