Famitsu Sales: 12/12/22 – 12/18/22

Famitsu has published its estimated physical game software and hardware sales data for Japan for the week of December 12, 2022 to December 18, 2022.

Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet for Switch remained the highest selling games of the week, moving an additional 260,784 retail copies.

Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion was the highest selling new release of the week, moving 54,522 units on PlayStation 5, 53,481 units on PlayStation 4, and 48,527 units on Switch for an opening week total of 156,530 retail copies sold.

On the hardware side, the Switch family sold 173,083 units, the PlayStation 5 family sold 70,496 units, the PlayStation 4 family sold 3,161 units, and the Xbox Series family sold 910 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) – 260,784 (3,963,266)
2. [NSW] Splatoon 3 (Nintendo, 09/09/22) – 68,927 (3,566,641)
3. [PS5] Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion (Square Enix, 12/13/22) – 54,522 (New)
4. [PS4] Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion (Square Enix, 12/13/22) – 53,481 (New)
5. [NSW] Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion (Square Enix, 12/13/22) – 48,527 (New)
6. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo, 04/29/22) – 33,006 (843,257)
7. [NSW] Dragon Quest Treasures (Square Enix, 12/09/22) – 31,656 (175,306)
8. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 23,343 (2,922,071)
9. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 22,740 (4,972,488)
10. [NSW] Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (Nintendo, 09/09/22) – 15,060 (46,173)
11. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 12,598 (5,043,043)
12. [PS5] Horizon Forbidden West (SIE, 02/18/22) – 12,092 (130,031)
13. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival (Bandai Namco, 09/22/22) – 11,522 (95,086)
14. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo, 10/29/21) – 11,231 (1,092,131)
15. [NSW] Ishu Saikyou Ou Zukan: Battle Colosseum (Nippon Columbia, 12/15/22) – 11,201 (New)
16. [NSW] Kirby and the Forgotten Land (Nintendo, 03/25/22) – 11,124 (949,632)
17. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) – 10,142 (7,377,389)
18. [NSW] Ace Angler: Fishing Spirits (Bandai Namco, 10/27/22) – 9,485 (64,150)
19. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (Konami, 11/19/20) – 9,348 (2,762,507)
20. [NSW] FIFA 23 Legacy Edition (EA, 09/30/22) – 8,011 (50,742)
21. [PS5] Gran Turismo 7 (SIE, 03/04/22) – 7,864 (206,233)
22. [NSW] Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury (Nintendo, 02/12/21) – 4,724 (1,099,254)
23. [NSW] Dragon Quest X: Rise of the Five Tribes Offline (Square Enix, 09/15/22) – 4,463 (245,782)
24. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo, 06/05/20) – 4,425 (1,046,047)
25. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 4,250 (3,312,038)
26. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 3,941 (2,107,932)
27. [NSW] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 (Bandai Namco, 03/26/20) – 3,853 (181,216)
28. [NSW] Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 Special Price (SEGA, 11/17/22) – 3,561 (13,233)
29. [NSW] Sonic Frontiers (SEGA, 11/08/22) – 3,940 (45,761)
30. [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 (Nintendo, 06/28/19) – 3,372 (1,258,486)

Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. Switch OLED Model – 97,909 (3,488,037)
2. PlayStation 5 – 64,420 (2,000,593)
3. Switch – 47,125 (19,005,911)
4. Switch Lite – 28,049 (5,066,543)
5. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 6,076 (307,977)
6. PlayStation 4 – 3,161 (7,838,883)
7. Xbox Series S – 875 (225,206)
8. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 48 (1,189,473)
9. Xbox Series X – 35 (172,080)