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Wondering how the Switch held up in Japan this week? Switch titles made up 9 of the top 10 best-selling software list. Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe remains in second after the debut of Minecraft Legends takes the number one spot, with Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection falling down to fifth. Another game to debut in Japan this week is the physical release of Cuphead, which placed in a respectable eighth. 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, and Switch Sports making their usual appearance.

As for hardware, the Switch OLED has overtaken first place and bumped Sony’s PlayStation 5 down to second. The PS5 Digital Edition placed in third, and the standard Switch and the Switch Lite took fourth and fifth place respectively.

Check out the full rundown for software and hardware for Apr. 17th to Apr. 23rd, 2023

Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

  1. [NSW] Minecraft Legends – 13,490 (NEW)
  2. [NSW] Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe – 7,658 (392,645)
  3. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Pokemon Violet – 7,527 (4,998,901)
  4. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 7,416 (5,250,971)
  5. [NSW] Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection – 6,342 (58,717)
  6. [NSW] Splatoon 3 – 6,039 (3,991,533)
  7. [NSW] Minecraft – 5,838 (3,112,005)
  8. [NSW] Cuphead – 4,085 (NEW)
  9. [PS4] Resident Evil 4 – 3,860 (124,496)
  10. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports – 3,789 (1,060,179)
  11. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 3,745 (5,169,086)
  12. [NSW] Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 Special Price (SEGA, 11/17/22) – 2,875 (55,536)
  13. [NSW] AKIBA’S TRIP: Undead & Undressed Director’s Cut (Acquire, 04/20/23) – 2,862 (New)
  14. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo, 10/29/21) – 2,741 (1,214,095)
  15. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 2,582 (2,163,849)
  16. [PS5] Resident Evil 4 (Capcom, 03/24/23) – 2,460 (123,680)
  17. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 2,153 (3,377,826)
  18. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) – 2,050 (7,457,842)
  19. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (Konami, 11/19/20) – 1,875 (2,867,701)
  20. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo, 06/05/20) – 1,752 (1,111,595)
  21. [NSW] Arcana of Paradise: The Tower (Shueisha Games, 04/20/23) – 1,698 (New)
  22. [NSW] ARK: Survival Evolved (Spike Chunsoft, 02/24/23) – 1,660 (41,504)
  23. [PS4] AKIBA’S TRIP: Undead & Undressed Director’s Cut (Acquire, 04/20/23) – 1,593 (New)
  24. [PS5] Hogwarts Legacy (Warner Bros. Games), 02/10/23) – 1,546 (168,126)
  25. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival (Bandai Namco, 09/22/22) – 1,430 (170,128)
  26. [NSW] Kirby and the Forgotten Land (Nintendo, 03/25/22) – 1,398 (1,018,030)
  27. [PS5] Minecraft Legends (Bandai Namco, 04/20/23) – 1,391 (New)
  28. [PS4] Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection (Capcom, 04/14/23) – 1,378 (9,249)
  29. [NSW] Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly (Chorus Worldwide, 04/20/23) – 1,369 (New)
  30. [NSW] Dokapon Kingdom: Connect (Compile Heart, 04/13/23) – 1,364 (6,775)

Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

  1. Switch OLED Model – 39,763 (4,254,463)
  2. PlayStation 5 – 33,572 (2,899,698)
  3. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 8,183 (471,335)
  4. Switch – 7,674 (19,277,706)
  5. Switch Lite – 4,368 (5,281,338)
  6. PlayStation 4 – 789 (7,866,970)
  7. Xbox Series X – 376 (184,959)
  8. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 137 (1,191,421)
  9. Xbox Series S – 112 (251,538)

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