Famitsu Sales: 9/19/22 – 9/25/22 [Update]

Famitsu has published its estimated physical game software and hardware sales data for Japan for the week of September 19, 2022 to September 25, 2022.

Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival for Switch was the highest selling new release of the week, opening at 31,085 retail copies sold. It was followed by the Switch version of The DioField Chronicle, which opened at 6,415 units sold.

Splatoon 3 for Switch remained the highest selling game of the week, moving an additional 301,845 units.

On the hardware side, the Switch family sold 86,572 units, the PlayStation 5 family sold 29,522 units, the Xbox Series family sold 12,179 units, and the PlayStation 4 family sold 10 units. PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series consoles continue to face stock issues.

Get the full sales charts below.

Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. [NSW] Splatoon 3 (Nintendo, 09/09/22) – 301,845 (2,743,135)
2. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival (Bandai Namco, 09/22/22) – 31,085 (New)
3. [PS5] Horizon Forbidden West (SIE, 02/18/22) – 10,263 (81,479)
4. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 9,617 (4,847,032)
5. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 8,829 (2,801,507)
6. [NSW] Dragon Quest X: Rise of the Five Tribes Offline (Square Enix, 09/15/22) – 8,554 (152,390)
7. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo, 04/29/22) – 8,538 (740,713)
8. [NSW] The DioField Chronicle (Square Enix, 09/22/22) – 6,415 (New)
9. [PS4] Dragon Quest X: Rise of the Five Tribes Offline (Square Enix, 09/15/22) – 5,642 (53,742)
10. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 5,079 (4,981,611)
11. [NSW] Kirby and the Forgotten Land (Nintendo, 03/25/22) – 4,771 (893,705)
12. [PS5] Dragon Quest X: Rise of the Five Tribes Offline (Square Enix, 09/15/22) – 4,167 (32,538)
13. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo, 10/29/21) – 4,064 (1,043,153)
14. [NSW] Juuzaengi: Engetsu Sangokuden 1 & 2 (Idea Factory, 09/22/22) – 3,954 (New)
15. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 3,864 (3,279,536)
16. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) – 3,540 (7,332,807)
17. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (Konami, 11/19/20) – 3,383 (2,722,368)
18. [PS4] Earth Defense Force 6 (D3 Publisher, 08/26/22) – 3,148 (98,717)
19. [PS4] The DioField Chronicle (Square Enix, 09/22/22) – 3,057 (New)
20. [NSW] Monster Hunter Rise + Sunbreak Set (Capcom, 06/30/22) – 2,599 (271,785)
21. [PS5] The DioField Chronicle (Square Enix, 09/22/22) – 2,596 (New)
22. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 2,577 (2,081,626)
23. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo, 06/05/20) – 2,366 (1,022,301)
24. [NSW] Valis: The Fantasm Soldier Collection II (Edia, 09/22/22) – 1,858 (New)
25. [NSW] Kirby’s Dream Buffet Download Card (Nintendo, 08/17/22) – 1,743 (19,192)
26. [NSW] Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age Definitive Edition (New Price Version) (Square Enix, 12/04/20) – 1,641 (228,141)
27. [NSW] eBASEBALL Powerful Pro Baseball 2022 (Konami, 04/21/22) – 1,624 (232,007)
28. [NSW] Pokemon Legends: Arceus (The Pokemon Company, 01/28/22) – 1,620 (2,295,435)
29. [NSW] Trinity Trigger (FuRyu, 09/15/22) – 1,519 (8,217)
30. [NSW] Splatoon 2 (Nintendo, 07/21//17) – 1,479 (4,120,642)

Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. Switch OLED Model – 55,646 (2,678,496)
2. Switch – 26,944 (18,719,387)
3. PlayStation 5 – 26,380 (1,684,810)
4. Xbox Series S – 11,635 (190,092)
5. Switch Lite – 3,982 (4,895,210)
6. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 3,142 (270,393)
7. Xbox Series X – 544 (160,335)
8. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 41 (1,188,750)
9. PlayStation 4 – 10 (7,819,882)

Update 10:38 p.m.: Famitsu has published the top 11 to 30 game software sales, which have been added to the post.