Japanese software/hardware sales for Jan. 23rd to Jan. 29th, 2023

Wondering how the Switch held up in Japan this week? Switch titles impressively made up 9 of the top 10 best-selling software list. Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life debuted in first place with 40,759 copies sold, forcing Fire Emblem Engage to fall down to fourth after just one week on the market. Another title to debut in Japan this week is Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless, which managed to earn itself a seventh place position. Pokémon Scarlet and Violet placed in second yet again. The rest of the Japanese charts is quite standard, with top-selling titles such as Splatoon 3, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and Nintendo Switch Sports making their usual appearance.

As for hardware, Sony’s PlayStation 5 managed to take the top spot for the second week in a row. This is followed by the Switch OLED in second, selling 28,787 more units, with the standard Switch in third (12,564 units sold), and the Switch Lite in fourth (9,757).

Check out the full rundown for software and hardware for Jan. 23rd to Jan. 29th, 2023 below!

1. [NSW] Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life – 40,759 / NEW
2. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Violet – 37,265 / 4,776,300
3. [PS5] Forspoken – 29,055 / NEW
4. [NSW] Fire Emblem Engage – 28,422 / 173,000
5. [NSW] Splatoon 3 – 14,844 / 3,848,543
6. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 13,138 / 5,128,314
7. [NSW] Disgaea 7 – 10,359 / NEW
8. [NSW] Minecraft – 8,399 / 3,025,019
9. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports – 8,231 / 986,742
10. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! – 6,041 / 2,836,256
11. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars – 5,726 / 1,163,590
12. [NSW] Dragon Quest Treasures – 5,319 / 264,612
13. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 5,089 / 5,110,744
14. [PS5] Gran Turismo 7 – 4,999 / 272,221
15. [PS4] Disgaea 7 – 3,568 / NEW
16. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 3,366 / 7,423,119
17. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics – 3,196 / 1,079,403
18. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure – 2,976 / 3,341,478
19. [NSW] Euyiden Chronicle – 2,835 / NEW
20. [PS4] One Piece Odyssey – 2,769 / 43,129
21. [NSW] FIFA 23 Legacy Edition – 2,601 / 83,593
22. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival – 2,596 / 147,242
23. [NSW] Kirby and the Forgotten Land – 2,401 / 992,476
24. [NSW] Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 2,386 / 2,129,200
25. [PS5] Disgaea 7 – 2,324 / NEW
26. [PS5] Horizon Forbidden West – 2,230 / 144,558
27. [PS5] One Piece Odyssey – 1,773 / 32,217
28. [NSW] Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 Special Price – 1,719 / 33,969
29. [NSW] Summer Time Rendering: Another Horizon – 1,670 / NEW
30. [NSW] NieR: Automata – 1,639 / 66,459

1. PlayStation 5 – 53,256 (2,266,567)
2. Switch OLED Model – 28,787 (3,816,361)
3. Switch – 12,564 (19,150,623)
4. Switch Lite – 9,757 (5,185,166)
5. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 9,652 (345,151)
6. PlayStation 4 – 1,061 (7,850,876)
7. Xbox Series S – 830 (229,878)
8. Xbox Series X – 435 (173,518)
9. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 74 (1,190,380)