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Wondering how the Switch held up in Japan this week? Switch titles made up half of the top 10 best-selling software list. Splatoon 3 continues on with its extraordinarily exceptional sales for the fourth week in a row, selling over 150k more copies. Apart from Splatoon, most of the notable placements this week are for PS4/PS5. The only Switch game to make its debut is FIFA 23 Legacy Edition from developer and publisher EA, landing itself an eighth place position.

As for hardware, the Switch maintained its top spot with the OLED model, selling 47,042 more units. This is followed by the standard Switch in second (20,974), with the Switch Lite falling down to seventh (2,549) for the first time ever.

Check out the full rundown for software and hardware for Sept. 26th to Oct. 2nd, 2022 below!

Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

  1. [NSW] Splatoon 3 – 157,348 (2,900,483)
  2. [PS4] The Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki II -CRIMSON SiN- – 32,261 (NEW)
  3. [PS4] Valkyrie Elysium – 23,295 (NEW)
  4. [PS4] FIFA 23 – 21,721 (NEW)
  5. [PS5] Valkyrie Elysium – 17,067 (NEW)
  6. [NSW] Dragon Quest X: Rise of the Five Tribes Offline – 14,484 (166,874)
  7. [PS5] The Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki II -CRIMSON SiN- – 14,446 (NEW)
  8. [NSW] FIFA 23 Legacy Edition – 11,783 (NEW)
  9. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival – 7,911 (39,996)
  10. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 8,126 (4,855,158)

Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

  1. Switch OLED Model – 47,042 (2,725,538)
  2. Switch – 20,974 (18,740,181)
  3. PlayStation 5 – 15,101 (1,699,911)
  4. Xbox Series S – 9,663 (199,755)
  5. Xbox Series X – 3,401 (163,736)
  6. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 2,975 (273,368)
  7. Switch Lite – 2,549 (4,897,759)
  8. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 27 (1,188,777)
  9. PlayStation 4 – 14 (7,819,896)

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sligeach_eire

1+ y ago

Splatoon 3 continues to lead the way. There's as many PS games as there are Switch games in the Top 10 chart. That's something we don't see too often these days. Switch OLED is the dominant Switch model in Japan.