Famitsu Sales: 4/24/23 – 5/7/23 [Update 2]

Famitsu has published its estimated physical game software and hardware sales data for Japan for the two weeks spanning April 24, 2023 to May 7, 2023.

Hogwarts Legacy for PlayStation 4 was the highest selling new release of the two weeks, which includes Japan’s Golden Week, with 31,918 retail copies sold.

It was followed by Star Wars Jedi: Survivor for PlayStation 5, which sold 16,742 retail copies in its first two weeks of release.

On the hardware side, the Switch family sold 216,525 units, the PlayStation 5 family sold 99,938 units, the PlayStation 4 family sold 2,067 units, and the Xbox Series family sold 1,324 units.

Get the full sales charts below.

Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 32,713 (5,283,684)
2. [PS4] Hogwarts Legacy (Warner Bros. Games, 05/05/23) – 31,918 (New)
3. [NSW] Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe (Nintendo, 02/24/23) – 27,325 (419,970)
4. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Pokemon Violet (The Pokemon Company, 11/18/22) – 23,401 (5,022,302)
5. [NSW] Splatoon 3 (Nintendo, 09/09/22) – 18,304 (4,009,837)
6. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 18,244 (3,130,249)
7. [PS5] Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (Electronic Arts, 04/28/23) – 16,742 (New)
8. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 16,534 (5,185,620)
9. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo, 04/29/22) – 14,179 (1,074,358)
10. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo, 10/29/21) – 12,541 (1,226,636)

Rankings 11 to 30 will be announced on May 12.

1. [NSW] Minecraft Legends (Bandai Namco, 04/18/23) –
2. [NSW] Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection (Capcom, 04/14/23) –
3. [NSW] Cuphead (Superdeluxe Games, 04/20/23) –
4. [PS4] Resident Evil 4 (Capcom, 03/24/23) –
5. [NSW] Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 Special Price (SEGA, 11/17/22) –
6. [NSW] AKIBA’S TRIP: Undead & Undressed Director’s Cut (Acquire, 04/20/23) –
7. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo, 03/03/17) –
8. [PS5] Resident Evil 4 (Capcom, 03/24/23) –
9. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) –
10. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) –
11. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (Konami, 11/19/20) –
12. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo, 06/05/20) –
13. [NSW] Arcana of Paradise: The Tower (Shueisha Games, 04/20/23) –
14. [NSW] ARK: Survival Evolved (Spike Chunsoft, 02/24/23) –
15. [PS4] AKIBA’S TRIP: Undead & Undressed Director’s Cut (Acquire, 04/20/23) –
16. [PS5] Hogwarts Legacy (Warner Bros. Games), 02/10/23) –
17. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival (Bandai Namco, 09/22/22) –
18. [NSW] Kirby and the Forgotten Land (Nintendo, 03/25/22) –
19. [PS5] Minecraft Legends (Bandai Namco, 04/20/23) –
20. [PS4] Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection (Capcom, 04/14/23) –
21. [NSW] Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly (Chorus Worldwide, 04/20/23) –
22. [NSW] Dokapon Kingdom: Connect (Compile Heart, 04/13/23) –

Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. Switch OLED Model – 184,609 (4,439,072)
2. PlayStation 5 – 84,999 (2,984,697)
3. Switch – 21,429 (19,299,135)
4. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 14,939 (486,274)
5. Switch Lite – 10,487 (5,291,825)
6. PlayStation 4 – 2,067 (7,869,037)
7. Xbox Series S – 674 (252,212)
8. Xbox Series X – 650 (185,609)
9. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 132 (1,191,553)

Update 9:45 p.m.: Famitsu has published the top 30 game software sales for the week of April 24, 2023 to April 30, 2023, which has been added below.

April 24, 2023 to April 30, 2023

1. [PS5] Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (Electronic Arts, 04/28/23) – 12,884 (New)
2. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 11,247 (5,262,218)
3. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Pokemon Violet (The Pokemon Company, 11/18/22) – 9,657 (5,008,558)
4. [NSW] Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe (Nintendo, 02/24/23) – 9,568 (402,213)
5. [NSW] My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU Climax! Game (MAGES., 04/27/23) – 8,143 (New)
6. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 7,129 (3,119,134)
7. [NSW] Ys Memoire: The Oath in Felghana (Falcom, 04/27/23) – 6,920 (New)
8. [NSW] Splatoon 3 (Nintendo, 09/09/22) – 6,824 (3,998,357)
9. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 5,631 (5,174,717)
10. [NSW] Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection (Capcom, 04/14/23) – 5,473 (64,190)
11. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo, 04/29/22) – 5,440 (1,065,619)
12. [PS4] My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU Climax! Game (MAGES., 04/27/23) – 4,934 (New)
13. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo, 10/29/21) – 3,872 (1,217,967)
14. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 3,822 (2,167,671)
15. [NSW] Minecraft Legends (Bandai Namco, 04/18/23) – 3,791 (17,281)
16. [NSW] Temirana Koku no Tsuiteru Hime to Tsuitenai Kishidan (Idea Factory, 04/27/23) – 3,424 (New)
17. [PS4] Resident Evil 4 (Capcom, 03/24/23) – 3,349 (127,845)
18. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 3,227 (3,381,053)
19. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) – 2,601 (7,460,443)
20. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (Konami, 11/19/20) – 2,424 (2,870,125)
21. [NSW] Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 Special Price (SEGA, 11/17/22) – 2,395 (57,931)
22. [NSW] Kirby and the Forgotten Land (Nintendo, 03/25/22) – 2,283 (1,020,313)
23. [NSW] Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury (Nintendo, 02/12/21) – 2,235 (1,140,868)
24. [PS5] Resident Evil 4 (Capcom, 03/24/23) – 2,218 (125,898)
25. [NSW] Pokemon Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl (The Pokemon Company, 11/19/21) – 2,058 (2,640,125)
26. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo, 06/05/20) – 2,032 (1,113,627)
27. [NSW] Cuphead (Superdeluxe Games, 04/20/23) – 1,982 (6,067)
28. [NSW] Afterimage (H2 Interactive, 04/27/23) – 1,969 (New)
29. [NSW] ARK: Survival Evolved (Spike Chunsoft, 02/24/23) – 1,853 (43,357)
30. [NSW] Super Mario Odsysey (Nintendo, 10/27/17) – 1,657 (2,400,704)

Update 10:10 p.m.: Famitsu has published the top 30 game software sales for the week of May 1, 2023 to May 7, 2023, which has been added below.

May 1, 2023 to May 7, 2023

1. [PS4] Hogwarts Legacy (Warner Bros. Games, 05/05/23) – 31,918 (New)
2. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 21,466 (5,283,684)
3. [NSW] Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe (Nintendo, 02/24/23) – 17,757 (419,970)
4. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Pokemon Violet (The Pokemon Company, 11/18/22) – 13,744 (5,022,302)
5. [NSW] Splatoon 3 (Nintendo, 09/09/22) – 11,480 (4,009,837)
6. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 11,115 (3,130,249)
7. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 10,903 (5,185,620)
8. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo, 04/29/22) – 8,739 (1,074,358)
9. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo, 10/29/21) – 8,669 (1,226,636)
10. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 7,165 (2,174,836)
11. [NSW] Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury (Nintendo, 02/12/21) – 5,670 (1,146,538)
12. [NSW] Kirby and the Forgotten Land (Nintendo, 03/25/22) – 5,041 (1,025,354)
13. [NSW] Minecraft Legends (Bandai Namco, 04/18/23) – 4,725 (22,006)
14. [NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (Nintendo, 01/11/19) – 4,511 (1,255,029)
15. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) – 4,091 (7,464,534)
16. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (Konami, 11/19/20) – 3,932 (2,874,057)
17. [PS5] Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (Electronic Arts, 04/28/23) – 3,858 (16,742)
18. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 3,744 (3,384,797)
19. [NSW] Super Mario Odsysey (Nintendo, 10/27/17) – 3,672 (2,404,376)
20. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo, 06/05/20) – 3,659 (1,117,286)
21. [PS4] Resident Evil 4 (Capcom, 03/24/23) – 3,299 (131,144)
22. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival (Bandai Namco, 09/22/22) – 3,103 (174,752)
23. [NSW] Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 Special Price (SEGA, 11/17/22) – 2,927 (60,858)
24. [NSW] ARK: Survival Evolved (Spike Chunsoft, 02/24/23) – 2,863 (46,220)
25. [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 (Nintendo, 06/28/19) – 2,850 (1,290,092)
26. [NSW] Super Mario Party (Nintendo, 10/05/18) – 2,724 (2,149,090)
27. [NSW] Human Fall Flat (Teyon Japan, 06/25/20) – 2,348 (343,048)
28. [PS5] Resident Evil 4 (Capcom, 03/24/23) – 2,244 (128,142)
29. [NSW] Monster Hunter Rise + Sunbreak Set (Capcom, 06/30/22) – 2,085 (324,338)
30. [PS5] Hogwarts Legacy (Warner Bros. Games), 02/10/23) – 2,055 (171,752)