Famitsu has published its estimated physical game software and hardware sales data for Japan for the week of December 23, 2019 to December 29, 2019.
Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training for Nintendo Switch was the highest selling new release, opening at 34,696 retail sales. The re-releases of the Atelier Dusk Trilogy and Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition did not chart in the top 10.
On the hardware side, the Switch family sold 234,268 units, the PlayStation 4 family sold 81,349 units, and the 3DS family sold 3,045 units.
Get the full sales charts below.
Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)
- [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield (The Pokemon Company, 11/15/19) – 243,476 (2,988,134)
- [NSW] Luigi’s Mansion 3 (Nintendo, 10/31/19) – 59,349 (505,998)
- [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 52,521 (495,639)
- [NSW] Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition (Bundle Version Included) (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 40,905 (1,145,939)
- [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 40,883 (2,659,009)
- [NSW] Mario & Sonic at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games (Sega, 11/01/19) – 40,866 (195,128)
- [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 35,385 (3,453,052)
- [NSW] Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training for Nintendo Switch (Nintendo, 12/27/19) – 34,696 (New)
- [NSW] Super Mario Party (Nintendo, 10/05/18) – 34,649 (1,263,710)
- [NSW] Tsuri Spirits: Nintendo Switch Version (Bandai Namco, 07/25/19) – 33,623 (336,995)
- [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 (Nintendo, 06/28/19) – 26,402 (800,504)
- [NSW] Splatoon 2 (Bundle Version Included) (Nintendo, 07/21/17) – 21,094 (3,252,760)
- [NSW] Disney Tsum Tsum Festival (Bandai Namco, 10/10/19) – 17,473 (125,498)
- [NSW] Yo-kai Watch 4++ (Level-5, 12/05/19) – 12,331 (46,896)
- [NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (01/11/19) – 12,152 (747,589)
- [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Limited Edition Included) (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 11,170 (1,481,349)
- [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun (Bandai Namco, 07/19/18) – 10,738 (420,582)
- [NSW] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu (Konami, 06/27/19) – 8,375 (210,259)
- [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo, 10/27/17) – 7,632 (2,047,546)
- [PS4] Warriors Orochi 4 Ultimate (Koei Tecmo, 12/19/19) – 7,382 (25,768)
- [PS4] Project Sakura Wars (Limited Edition Included) (Sega, 12/12/19) – 7,380 (161,288)
- [NSW] Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition (Limited Edition Included) (Square Enix, 09/27/19) – 7,273 (463,699)
- [NSW] Fortnite Darkfire Bundle (Warner Bros. Japan, 11/07/19) – 6,179 (41,089)
- [NSW] FIFA 20 Legacy Edition (Electronic Arts, 09/27/19) – 5,838 (43,956)
- [NSW] Kirby: Star Allies (Nintendo, 03/16/18) – 5,835 (783,874)
- [NSW] Eiga Sumikko Gurashi: Tobidasu Ehon to Himitsu no Ko – Game de Asobou! Ehon no Sekai (Nippon Columbia, 11/07/19) – 5,697 (32,049)
- [NSW] Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: The Official Video Game (Sega, 07/25/19) – 5,670 (81,491)
- [PS4] Monster Hunter World: Iceborne Master Edition (Capcom, 09/06/19) – 5,560 (417,472)
- [PS4] Death Stranding (Limited Editions Included) (SIE, 11/08/19) – 5,231 (262,827)
- [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening (Nintendo, 09/20/19) – 5,208 (250,947)
Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)
- Switch – 141,227 (10,338,048)
- Switch Lite – 93,041 (1,045,383)
- PlayStation 4 – 59,123 (7,353,273)
- PlayStation 4 Pro – 22,226 (1,394,970)
- New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 2,875 (1,690,122)
- New 3DS LL – 170 (5,885,915)
- Xbox One X – 195 (18,642)
- Xbox One S – 102 (92,604)
- PS Vita – 53 (5,863,016)
Update 9:05 p.m.: Famitsu has published the top 11 to 30 game software sales, which have been added to the post.