Japan: Pikmin 4 now at 666K physical sales and still topping the charts

The latest Famitsu boxed-video game software and hardware charts have come through for the week of 7th August, 2023 to 13th August, 2023. The best-selling video game continues to be the long-awaited new entry to the Pikmin franchise Pikmin 4, which has taken Japan by storm selling a total of 666,377 copies. The best-selling hardware this week in the land of the rising sun is the Nintendo Switch family of systems selling an additional 91.744 units, Sony’s PlayStation 5 family is second this week selling an extra 50.862 units.

Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. [NSW] Pikmin 4 (Nintendo, 07/21/23) – 69,989 (666,377)
2. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 16,177 (5,426,782)
3. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo, 05/12/23) – 15,768 (1,820,225)
4. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 9,878 (3,225,961)
5. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 7,819 (5,258,520)
6. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo, 04/29/22) – 7,618 (1,151,536)
7. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Pokemon Violet (The Pokemon Company, 11/18/22) – 7,128 (5,092,971)
8. [NSW] Splatoon 3 (Nintendo, 09/09/22) – 6,705 (4,085,585)
9. [NSW] Natsu-Mon! 20th Century Summer Vacation (Spike Chunsoft, 07/28/23) – 6,155 (37,594)
10. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo, 10/29/21) – 5,952 (1,279,705)

Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. Switch OLED Model – 71,256 (5,312,645)
2. PlayStation 5 – 45,095 (3,588,885)
3. Switch – 12,446 (19,496,224)
4. Switch Lite – 8,042 (5,449,594)
5. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 5,767 (558,901)
6. Xbox Series X – 1,639 (211,325)
7. PlayStation 4 – 1,543 (7,893,282)
8. Xbox Series S – 653 (269,659)
9. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 29 (1,192,053)

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