Famitsu Top 30 software sales - December 5th to December 11th, 2022

Pokémon catches another week on top!

16 December 2022
by alioop 0
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Famitsu has released its estimated weekly sales charts for physical game software sales in Japan. This week’s list sees Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet capturing first place for the fourth week in a row, Dragon Quest Treasures uncovering a second-place launch week, Splatoon 3 splashing into third place for the first time, and much more.

The recently-released Pokémon titles, Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet, have now passed the total sales of Splatoon 3, the title which held an 11-week streak on top prior to Pokémon’s launch on November 18th.

Nintendo Switch games overall took nine of the top ten spots, and 25 of the top 30 compared to their 24 slots last week.

The complete list is as follows, including total lifetime sales, via Gematsu:


  1. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Pokemon Violet (The Pokemon Company, 11/18/22) – 277,676 (3,702,482)
  2. [NSW] Dragon Quest Treasures (Square Enix, 12/09/22) – 143,650 (New)
  3. [NSW] Splatoon 3 (Nintendo, 09/09/22) – 51,315 (3,497,714)
  4. [NSW] Witch on the Holy Night (Aniplex, 12/08/22) – 39,759 (New)
  5. [PS4] Witch on the Holy Night (Aniplex, 12/08/22) – 26,585 (New)
  6. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 21,583 (4,499,748)
  7. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 21,094 (2,898,728)
  8. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo, 04/29/22) – 17,187 (810,251)
  9. [NSW] Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (Nintendo, 09/09/22) – 13,466 (31,113)
  10. [NSW] Kirby and the Forgotten Land (Nintendo, 03/25/22) – 11,239 (938,508)
  11. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 9,351 (5,030,445)
  12. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo, 10/29/21) – 8,219 (1,080,900)
  13. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival (Bandai Namco, 09/22/22) – 7,387 (83,564)
  14. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) – 6,976 (7,367,247)
  15. [NSW] Ace Angler: Fishing Spirits (Bandai Namco, 10/27/22) – 6,613 (54,665)
  16. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (Konami, 11/19/20) – 6,168 (2,763,159)
  17. [NSW] FIFA 23 Legacy Edition (EA, 09/30/22) – 5,593 (42,731)
  18. [NSW] Dragon Quest X: Rise of the Five Tribes Offline (Square Enix, 09/15/22) – 5,294 (241,319)
  19. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 5,098 (2,103,991)
  20. [NSW] It Takes Two (Electronic Arts, 12/08/22) – 3,821 (New)
  21. [NSW] Sonic Frontiers (SEGA, 11/08/22) – 3,675 (42,271)
  22. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 3,449 (3,307,788)
  23. [PS5] Gran Turismo 7 (SIE, 03/04/22) – 3,314 (198,369)
  24. [NSW] Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury (Nintendo, 02/12/21) – 3,282 (1,094,530)
  25. [???] Atelier Ryza 1&2 Double Pack (Koei Tecmo, 12/08/22) – 3,274 (New)
  26. [NSW] Idol Janshi Suchie-Pai Saturn Tribute (City Connection, 12/08/22) – 3,271 (New)
  27. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo, 06/05/20) – 3,153 (1,041,622)
  28. [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 (Nintendo, 06/28/19) – 3,143 (1,255,114)
  29. [NSW] Super Mario Party (Nintendo, 10/05/18) – 2,861 (2,111,977)
  30. [NSW] Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 Special Price (SEGA, 11/17/22) – 2,836 (9,672)

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