Japanese software/hardware sales for April 3rd to Apr. 9th, 2023

Wondering how the Switch held up in Japan this week? Switch titles made up 8 of the top 10 best-selling software list. Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe maintained its first place position for the second week in a row, following a brief dethroning by Resident Evil 4. As for the rest of the charts, it’s quite standard, with top-selling titles like Splatoon 3, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Pokémon Scarlet/Violet, Switch Sports, and Minecraft making their usual appearance.

As for hardware, Sony’s PlayStation 5 managed to retake the top spot this week. This is followed by the Switch OLED in second, selling 37,536 more units, with the standard Switch in third (8,991 units), and the Switch Lite in fifth (5,983), behind the PS5 Digital Edition.

Check out the full rundown for software and hardware for April 3rd to Apr. 9th, 2023.

1. [NSW] Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe – 16,458 (373,615)
2. [PS4] Resident Evil 4 – 11,472 (113,447)
3. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 9,991 (5,234,484)
4. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Pokemon Violet – 9,812 (4,981,875)
5. [NSW] Splatoon 3 – 8,712 (3,978,347)
6. [PS5] Resident Evil 4 – 8,301 (116,473)
7. [NSW] Minecraft – 7,718 (3,098,860)
8. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports – 5,5556 (1,050,826)
9. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 4,916 (5,160,598)
10. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars – 4,019 (1,208,034)

1. PlayStation 5 – 39,836 (2,826,327)
2. Switch OLED Model – 37,536 (4,181,349)
3. Switch – 8,991 (19,261,351)
4. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 6,369 (455,911)
5. Switch Lite – 5,983 (5,270,208)
6. PlayStation 4 – 1,211 (7,864,825)
7. Xbox Series X – 739 (184,436)
8. Xbox Series S – 178 (251,277)
9. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 64 (1,191,170)