Japanese software/hardware sales for August 28th to September 3rd, 2023

Wondering how the Switch held up in Japan this week? Switch titles made up 8 of the top 10 best-selling software list. Pikmin 4 returns to first place, selling an additional 34k copies in the region. As for the rest of the charts, it’s quite standard, with top-selling titles like Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Minecraft, Pokemon Scarlet/Violet, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and Splatoon 3 making their usual appearance. No new titles debuted.

As for hardware, the Switch OLED remains in first place, with the PlayStation 5 placing in second. The Switch Lite placed in third, and the standard Switch took fourth, with the PS5 Digital in fifth.

Check out the full rundown for software and hardware for August 28th to September 3rd, 2023 below!

1. [NSW] Pikmin 4 – 34,240 (786,833)
2. [PS5] Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon – 18,801 (134,194)
3. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 11,488 (5,465,329)
4. [PS4] Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon – 10,903 (58,852)
5. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – 7,206 (1,847,948)
6. [NSW] Minecraft – 7,202 (3,250,643)
7. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Pokemon Violet – 5,563 (5,111,980)
8. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 5,471 (5,276,341)
9. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars – 4,393 (1,293,703)
10. [NSW] Splatoon 3 – 4,387 (4,102,326)

1. Switch OLED Model – 63,305 (5,489,116)
2. PlayStation 5 – 48,588 (3,709,944)
3. Switch Lite – 10,177 (5,477,960)
4. Switch – 9,740 (19,524,091)
5. Xbox Series S – 3,790 (274,250)
6. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 3,505 (570,076)
7. Xbox Series X – 2,895 (218,186)
8. PlayStation 4 – 975 (7,895,540)
9. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 37 (1,192,246)