Japan: Nintendo Switch family sells 170,693 units on the back of new Pokemon games

The latest boxed-video game software and gaming hardware charts are in from Japan for the week of 14th November, 2022 to 20th November, 2022. The best-selling video game system this week was the Nintendo Switch family of systems, by a long shot. The Nintendo Switch family shifted an additional 170,693 units, thanks to the release of the new Pokemon games, Pokemon Scarlet & Violet. Talking of Pokemon Scarlet & Violet, the games sold a combined 2,537,292 retail copies. Here’s the best-selling video games and hardware this week:

Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Pokemon Violet (The Pokemon Company, 11/18/22) – 2,537,292 (New)
2. [NSW] Splatoon 3 (Nintendo, 09/09/22) – 36,958 (3,368,155)
3. [PS5] God of War Ragnarok (SIE, 11/09/22) – 9,901 (39,278)
4. [PS4] Monochrome Mobius: Rights and Wrongs Forgotten (Aquaplus, 11/17/22) – 9,066 (New)
5. [NSW] Tactics Ogre: Reborn (Square Enix, 11/11/22) – 7,687 (44,470)
6. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 7,449 (2,855,406)
7. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 7,330 (4,906,589)
8. [NSW] Cardfight!! Vanguard Dear Days (Bushiroad, 11/17/22) – 6,649 (New)
9. [NSW] SympathyKiss (Idea Factory, 11/17/22) – 6,072 (New)
10. [NSW] Sonic Frontiers (SEGA, 11/08/22) – 5,837 (31,904)

Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. Switch OLED Model – 102,605 (3,083,839)
2. Switch Lite – 40,432 (4,920,529)
3. Switch – 27,656 (18,866,523)
4. PlayStation 5 – 26,946 (1,848,649)
5. PlayStation 4 – 5,803 (7,826,141)
6. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 4,912 (291,848)
7. Xbox Series X – 1,373 (168,640)
8. Xbox Series S – 154 (212,419)
9. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 34 (1,189,185)

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