Famitsu has published its estimated physical game software and hardware sales data for Japan for the week of November 8, 2021 to November 14, 2021.
Shin Megami Tensei V for Switch was the highest selling new release this week, opening at 143,247 retail sales.
In comparison, Shin Megami Tensei IV for 3DS debuted at 188,652 retail sales in May 2013, and Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse debuted at 96,349 sales in February 2016. (It should be noted that these are Media Create numbers, not Famitsu numbers.)
Also new this week, the Dragon Quest X Online Version 6 expansion, Dragon Quest X: Tensei no Eiyuu-tachi Online, debuted at 22,702 units on Switch and 11,791 units on PlayStation 4 for a combined total of 34,493 units sold.
On the hardware side, the Switch family sold 87,267 units, the PlayStation 5 family sold 4,910 units, the Xbox Series family sold 2,593 units, and the PlayStation 4 family sold 1,399 units. PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series consoles continue to face stock issues.
Get the full sales charts below.
Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)
- [NSW] Shin Megami Tensei V (Atlus, 11/11/21) – 143,247 (New)
- [NSW] Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo, 10/29/21) – 45,045 (289,700)
- [NSW] Dragon Quest X: Tensei no Eiyuu-tachi Online (Square Enix, 11/11/21) – 22,702 (New)
- [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 12,921 (2,909,153)
- [PS4] Dragon Quest X: Tensei no Eiyuu-tachi Online (Square Enix, 11/11/21) – 11,791 (New)
- [PS4] Call of Duty: Vanguard (SIE, 11/05/21) – 11,719 (40,040)
- [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) – 9,286 (6,934,540)
- [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 8,886 (4,132,260)
- [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 8,798 (2,269,592)
- [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 8,608 (4,498,118)
- [NSW] Megaton Musashi (Square Enix, 11/11/21) – 7,730 (New)
- [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield (The Pokemon Company, 11/15/19) – 6,768 (4,189,639)
- [NSW] Laid-Back Camp: Have a nice day! (MAGES., 11/11/21) – 6,683 (New)
- [NSW] Super Robot Wars 30 (Bandai Namco, 10/28/21) – 4,383 (87,311)
- [NSW] Danganronpa Decadence (Spike Chunsoft, 11/04/21) – 4,305 (25,243)
- [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (Konami, 11/19/20) – 4,270 (2,418,022)
- [PS4] Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles (Aniplex, 10/14/21) – 3,726 (129,052)
- [PS4] Megaton Musashi (Square Enix, 11/11/21) – 3,648 (New)
- [NSW] Fortnite Minty Legends Pack (Epic Games, 11/02/21) – 3,645 (15,812)
- [PS5] Call of Duty: Vanguard (SIE, 11/05/21) – 3,470 (16,224)
- [PS4] Super Robot Wars 30 (Bandai Namco, 10/28/21) – 3,275 (72,003)
- [NSW] Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury (Nintendo, 02/12/21) – 3,214 (919,131)
- [PS4] Laid-Back Camp: Have a nice day! (MAGES., 11/11/21) – 3,083 (New)
- [NSW] Labyrinth of Galleria: Coven of Dusk (Nippon Ichi Software, 11/11/21) – 2,962 (New)
- [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo, 06/05/20) – 2,603 (826,104)
- [NSW] WarioWare: Get It Together! (Nintendo, 09/10/21) – 2,244 (163,022)
- [NSW] Metroid Dread (Nintendo, 10/08/21) – 2,152 (130,409)
- [NSW] Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town (Marvelous, 02/25/21) – 2,002 (309,722)
- [PS4] Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water (Koei Tecmo, 10/28/21) – 1,991 (28,322)
- [NSW] Splatoon 2 (Nintendo, 07/21/17) – 1,936 (3,965,433)
Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)
- Switch – 46,547 (17,393,948)
- Switch OLED Model – 23,708 (308,205)
- Switch Lite – 17,012 (4,156,839)
- PlayStation 5 – 4,606 (984,266)
- Xbox Series S – 2,243 (50,999)
- PlayStation 4 – 1,399 (7,818,625)
- New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 417 (1,176,988)
- Xbox Series X – 350 (67,716)
- PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 304 (188,672)
Update 9:15 p.m.: Famitsu has published the top 11 to 30 game software sales, which have been added to the post.