Japanese software/hardware sales for Sept. 12th to Sept. 18th, 2022

Wondering how the Switch held up in Japan this week? Switch titles made up 8 of the top 10 best-selling software list. Splatoon 3 continues on with its extraordinarily exceptional sales, selling over 506k more copies. The Switch version of Dragon Quest X: Rise of the Five Tribes Offline from publisher Square Enix made its debut in second place, selling over 143k copies. Another game to make a debut this week was Trinity Trigger from publisher FuRyu, landing itself a seventh place position, just behind Nintendo Switch Sports.

As for hardware, the Switch maintained its top spot with the OLED model, selling 96,889 more units. This is followed by the standard Switch in second (25,683), with the Switch Lite in third (4,986).

Check out the full rundown for software and hardware for Sept. 12th to Sept. 18th, 2022 below!

1. [NSW] Splatoon 3 – 506,610 (2,441,290)
2. [NSW] Dragon Quest X: Rise of the Five Tribes Offline – 143,836 (NEW)
3. [PS4] Dragon Quest X: Rise of the Five Tribes Offline – 48,100 (NEW)
4. [PS5] Dragon Quest X: Rise of the Five Tribes Offline – 28,371 (NEW)
5. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 9,661 (4,837,415)
6. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports – 7,463 (732,175)
7. [NSW] Trinity Trigger – 6,698 (NEW)
8. [NSW] Minecraft – 6,629 (2,792,678)
9. [NSW] Kirby and the Forgotten Land – 5,027 (888,934)
10. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 4,720 (4,976,532)

1. Switch OLED Model – 96,889 (2,622,850)
2. Switch – 25,683 (18,692,443)
3. Switch Lite – 4,986 (4,891,228)
4. Xbox Series S – 13,211 (178,457)
5. PlayStation 5 – 8,739 (1,658,430)
6. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 2,441 (267,251)
7. Xbox Series X – 866 (159,791)
8. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 29 (1,188,709)
9. PlayStation 4 – 12 (7,819,872)