Famitsu Sales: 2/27/23 – 3/5/23 [Update]

Famitsu has published its estimated physical game software and hardware sales data for Japan for the week of February 27, 2023 to March 5, 2023.

Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty was the highest selling new release of the week, opening at 30,132 sales on PlayStation 5 and 17,699 sales on PlayStation 4 for an opening week total of 47,831 retail copies sold.

Also new this week, Rune Factory 3 Special for Switch launches at 16,627 retail copies sold.

On the hardware side, the PlayStation 5 family sold 78,412 units, the Switch family sold 66,525 units, the PlayStation 4 family sold 1,655 units, and the Xbox Series family sold 848 units.

Get the full sales charts below.

Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. [NSW] Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe (Nintendo, 02/24/23) – 62,581 (251,612)
2. [PS5] Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty (Koei Tecmo, 03/03/23) – 30,132 (New)
3. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Pokemon Violet (The Pokemon Company, 11/18/22) – 24,592 (4,908,398)
4. [PS4] Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty (Koei Tecmo, 03/03/23) – 17,699 (New)
5. [NSW] Rune Factory 3 Special (Marvelous, 03/02/23) – 16,627 (New)
6. [NSW] Splatoon 3 (Nintendo, 09/09/22) – 14,766 (3,918,766)
7. [NSW] Octopath Traveler II (Square Enix, 02/24/23) – 14,085 (68,080)
8. [PS5] Hogwarts Legacy (Warner Bros. Games), 02/10/23) – 13,449 (139,535)
9. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 10,295 (5,183,660)
10. [NSW] Metroid Prime Remastered (Nintendo, 03/03/23) – 7,960 (New)
11. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 6,566 (3,060,644)
12. [NSW] ARK: SUrvival Evolved (Spike Chunsoft, 02/24/23) – 6,376 (19,576)
13. [PS4] Like a Dragon: Ishin! (SEGA, 02/22/23) – 5,818 (41,715)
14. [PS5] WILD HEARTS (Electronic Arts, 02/17/23) – 5,460 (39,056)
15. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo, 04/29/22) – 5,318 (1,019,547)
16. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 5,132 (5,136,315)
17. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo, 10/29/21) – 4,679 (1,188,119)
18. [PS5] Octopath Traveler II (Square Enix, 02/24/23) – 4,345 (18,767)
19. [PS5] Like a Dragon: Ishin! (SEGA, 02/22/23) – 4,061 (35,500)
20. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 3,558 (3,357,706)
21. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 3,376 (2,144,335)
22. [PS5] Gran Turismo 7 (SIE, 03/04/22) – 3,065 (294,714)
23. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) – 2,827 (7,438,955)
24. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo, 06/05/20) – 2,589 (1,094,410)
25. [PS4] Octopath Traveler II (Square Enix, 02/24/23) – 2,523 (9,792)
26. [NSW] Fire Emblem Engage (Nintendo, 01/20/23) – 2,324 (203,326)
27. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (Konami, 11/19/20) – 2,293 (2,852,356)
28. [NSW] Kirby and the Forgotten Land (Nintendo, 03/25/22) – 2,149 (1,005,272)
29. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival (Bandai Namco, 09/22/22) – 2,007 (158,832)
30. [NSW] Pokemon Brilliant Diamond / Pokemon Shining Pearl (The Pokemon Company, 11/19/21) – 1,996 (2,630,027)

Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. PlayStation 5 – 60,403 (2,638,017)
2. Switch OLED Model – 45,752 (3,997,806)
3. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 18,009 (419,095)
4. Switch – 11,463 (19,208,969)
5. Switch Lite – 9,310 (5,232,941)
6. PlayStation 4 – 1,655 (7,857,826)
7. Xbox Series X – 708 (179,709)
8. Xbox Series S – 140 (250,441)
9. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 66 (1,190,758)

Update 9:06 p.m.: Famitsu has published the top 11 to 30 game software sales, which have been added to the post.