Famitsu Sales: 12/18/23 – 12/31/23 [Update 2]

Famitsu has published its estimated physical game software and hardware sales data for Japan for the two weeks spanning December 18, 2023 to December 31, 2023.

On the hardware side, the Switch family sold 168,866 units, the PlayStation 5 family sold 81,943 units, the Xbox Series family sold 1,159 units, and the PlayStation 4 family sold 1,119 units.

Get the full sales charts below.

Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. [NSW] Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo, 10/20/23) – 221,738 (1,549,401)
2. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu World: Chikyuu wa Kibou de Mawatteru! (Konami, 11/16/23) – 192,620 (795,681)
3. [NSW] Pikmin 4 (Nintendo, 07/21/23) – 78,589 (1,119,027)
4. [NSW] Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince (Square Enix, 12/01/23) – 77,035 (510,477)
5. [PS5] Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (SIE, 10/20/23) – 53,238 (166,731)
6. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 46,452 (5,631,598)
7. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 38,472 (3,394,222)
8. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 38,005 (5,400,275)
9. [NSW] WarioWare: Move It! (Nintendo, 11/03/23) – 37,147 (141,554)
10. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Pokemon Violet (The Pokemon Company, 11/18/22) – 35,679 (5,246,363)

Rankings 11 to 30 will be announced on January 11.

1. [PS5] Baldur’s Gate III (Spike Chunsoft, 12/21/23) – (New)
2. [NSW] SPYxANYA: Operation Memories (Bandai Namco, 12/21/23) – (New)
3. [NSW] Rail Romanesque Origin (RaRo, 12/21/23) – (New)
4. [NSW] HOP! STEP! DANCE! (Imagineer, 12/21/23) – (New)
5. [NSW] ONE. (NEXTON, 12/22/23) – (New)
6. [NSW] Super Mario RPG (Nintendo, 11/17/23) –
7. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Pokemon Violet + The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero (The Pokemon Company, 11/03/23) –
8. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) –
9. [NSW] Splatoon 3 (Nintendo, 09/09/22) –
10. [NSW] The Game of Life for Nintendo Switch (Takara Tomy, 10/06/23) –
11. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival (Bandai Namco, 09/22/22) –
12. [PS5] Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade (New Price Version) (Square Enix, 12/07/23) –
13. [NSW] Super Mario Party (Nintendo, 10/05/18) –
14. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo, 04/29/22) –
15. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo, 05/12/23) –
16. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo, 10/29/21) –
17. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe + Booster Course Pass (Nintendo, 10/05/23) –
18. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo, 06/05/20) –
19. [NSW] Fashion Dreamer (Marvelous, 11/02/23) –
20. [NSW] Ace Angler: Fishing Spirits (Bandai Namco, 10/27/22) –
21. [NSW] Hogwarts Legacy (Warner Bros. Games, 11/14/23) –
22. [NSW] TAITO LD Game Collection (TAITO, 12/14/23) –
23. [NSW] EA Sports FC 24 (Electronic Arts, 09/29/23) –
24. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (Konami, 11/19/20) –
25. [NSW] Koumajou Remilia II: Stranger’s Requiem (CFK, 12/14/23) –
26. [NSW] Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe (Nintendo, 02/24/23) –

Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. Switch OLED Model – 107,928 (6,428,158)
2. PlayStation 5 – 72,207 (4,298,170)
3. Switch Lite – 31,547 (5,674,074)
4. Switch – 29,391 (19,684,424)
5. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 9,736 (666,687)
6. PlayStation 4 – 1,119 (7,915,336)
7. Xbox Series S – 605 (295,123)
8. Xbox Series X – 554 (244,984)
9. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 34 (1,192,744)

Update 9:07 p.m.: Famitsu has published the top 30 game software sales for the week of December 18, 2023 to December 24, 2023, which has been added below.

Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. [NSW] Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo, 10/20/23) – 156,304 (1,483,967)
2. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu World: Chikyuu wa Kibou de Mawatteru! (Konami, 11/16/23) – 102,624 (705,685)
3. [NSW] Pikmin 4 (Nintendo, 07/21/23) – 60,982 (1,101,420)
4. [NSW] Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince (Square Enix, 12/01/23) – 38,460 (471,902)
5. [PS5] Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (SIE, 10/20/23) – 32,255 (145,748)
6. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 29,468 (5,614,614)
7. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 27,752 (3,383,502)
8. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 27,290 (5,389,560)
9. [NSW] WarioWare: Move It! (Nintendo, 11/03/23) – 26,673 (131,080)
10. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Pokemon Violet (The Pokemon Company, 11/18/22) – 24,433 (5,235,117)
11. [NSW] Super Mario RPG (Nintendo, 11/17/23) – 23,889 (438,080)
12. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Pokemon Violet + The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero (The Pokemon Company, 11/03/23) – 23,330 (64,552)
13. [NSW] SPYxANYA: Operation Memories (Bandai Namco, 12/21/23) – 20,652 (New)
14. [PS5] Baldur’s Gate III (Spike Chunsoft, 12/21/23) – 20,497 (New)
15. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) – 20,395 (7,634,030)
16. [NSW] Splatoon 3 (Nintendo, 09/09/22) – 20,173 (4,183,201)
17. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival (Bandai Namco, 09/22/22) – 17,615 (271,178)
18. [NSW] The Game of Life for Nintendo Switch (Takara Tomy, 10/06/23) – 17,503 (129,411)
19. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo, 05/12/23) – 13,998 (1,922,513)
20. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo, 10/29/21) – 13,425 (1,362,591)
21. [NSW] Super Mario Party (Nintendo, 10/05/18) – 13,303 (2,224,725)
22. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo, 04/29/22) – 12,691 (1,237,870)
23. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo, 06/05/20) – 10,583 (1,205,940)
24. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe + Booster Course Pass (Nintendo, 10/05/23) – 8,511 (39,487)
25. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (Konami, 11/19/20) – 8,002 (2,952,452)
26. [NSW] The Battle Cats Unite! (Ponos, 12/03/20) – 7,360 (240,563)
27. [NSW] EA Sports FC 24 (Electronic Arts, 09/29/23) – 7,327 (55,722)
28. [NSW] Fashion Dreamer (Marvelous, 11/02/23) – 6,583 (65,825)
29. [NSW] Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe (Nintendo, 02/24/23) – 6,524 (512,607)
30. [NSW] Ace Angler: Fishing Spirits (Bandai Namco, 10/27/22) – 6,229 (153,936)

Update 9:45 p.m.: Famitsu has published the top 30 game software sales for the week of December 25, 2023 to December 31, 2023, which has been added below.

Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu World: Chikyuu wa Kibou de Mawatteru! (Konami, 11/16/23) – 89,996 (795,681)
2. [NSW] Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo, 10/20/23) – 65,434 (1,549,401)
3. [NSW] Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince (Square Enix, 12/01/23) – 38,575 (510,477)
4. [PS5] Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (SIE, 10/20/23) – 20,983 (166,731)
5. [NSW] The Game of Life for Nintendo Switch (Takara Tomy, 10/06/23) – 17,897 (147,308)
6. [NSW] Pikmin 4 (Nintendo, 07/21/23) – 17,607 (1,119,027)
7. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 16,984 (5,631,598)
8. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Pokemon Violet + The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero (The Pokemon Company, 11/03/23) – 11,560 (76,112)
9. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Pokemon Violet (The Pokemon Company, 11/18/22) – 11,246 (5,246,363)
10. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 10,720 (3,394,222)
11. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 10,715 (5,400,275)
12. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) – 10,624 (7,644,654)
13. [NSW] WarioWare: Move It! (Nintendo, 11/03/23) – 10,474 (141,554)
14. [NSW] Super Mario RPG (Nintendo, 11/17/23) – 9,607 (447,687)
15. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo, 10/29/21) – 9,182 (1,371,773)
16. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo, 06/05/20) – 9,038 (1,214,978)
17. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo, 04/29/22) – 8,979 (1,246,849)
18. [NSW] Splatoon 3 (Nintendo, 09/09/22) – 7,925 (4,191,126)
19. [NSW] Super Mario Party (Nintendo, 10/05/18) – 7,912 (2,232,637)
20. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo, 05/12/23) – 7,090 (1,929,603)
21. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (Konami, 11/19/20) – 7,075 (2,959,527)
22. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival (Bandai Namco, 09/22/22) – 6,038 (277,216)
23. [PS5] Baldur’s Gate III (Spike Chunsoft, 12/21/23) – 5,419 (25,916)
24. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe + Booster Course Pass (Nintendo, 10/05/23) – 4,520 (44,007)
25. [NSW] SPYxANYA: Operation Memories (Bandai Namco, 12/21/23) – 4,460 (25,112)
26. [NSW] Hogwarts Legacy (Warner Bros. Games, 11/14/23) – 4,323 (82,367)
27. [NSW] Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 Special Price (SEGA, 11/17/22) – 3,475 (118,599)
28. [NSW] Pokemon Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl (The Pokemon Company, 11/19/21) – 3,450 (2,682,713)
29. [NSW] EA Sports FC 24 (Electronic Arts, 09/29/23) – 3,140 (58,862)
30. [NSW] The Battle Cats Unite! (Ponos, 12/03/20) – 3,137 (243,700)