Famitsu Sales: 5/22/23 – 5/28/23 [Update]

Famitsu has published its estimated physical game software and hardware sales data for Japan for the week of May 22, 2023 to May 28, 2023.

BUSTAFELLOWS Season 2 for Switch was the highest selling new release of the week, opening at 7,514 retail copies sold.

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom for Switch remained the top selling title overall, moving an additional 148,482 retail copies.

On the hardware side, the Switch family sold 86,524 units, the PlayStation 5 family sold 38,092 units, the PlayStation 4 family sold 966 units, and the Xbox Series family sold 241 units.

Get the full sales charts below.

Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo, 05/12/23) – 148,482 (1,515,673)
2. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 8,373 (5,310,115)
3. [NSW] BUSTAFELLOWS Season 2 (Extend, 05/25/23) – 7,514 (New)
4. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 6,385 (2,196,076)
5. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 5,368 (3,146,828)
6. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Pokemon Violet (The Pokemon Company, 11/18/22) – 5,042 (5,039,337)
7. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 4,978 (5,200,365)
8. [NSW] Splatoon 3 (Nintendo, 09/09/22) – 4,804 (4,024,155)
9. [NSW] Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe (Nintendo, 02/24/23) – 4,492 (436,641)
10. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo, 04/29/22) – 3,389 (1,084,836)
11. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo, 10/29/21) – 3,121 (1,236,881)
12. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) – 2,566 (7,471,890)
13. [NSW] Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection (Capcom, 04/14/23) – 2,498 (71,825)
14. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 2,249 (3,391,960)
15. [NSW] Princess Arthur for Nintendo Switch (Idea Factory, 05/25/23) – 2,153 (New)
16. [NSW] Akai Ito & Aoi Shiro HD Remaster (SUCCESS Corporation, 05/25/23) – 2,019 (New)
17. [PS4] Hogwarts Legacy (Warner Bros. Games, 05/05/23) – 2,015 (43,246)
18. [NSW] Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury (Nintendo, 02/12/21) – 2,007 (1,153,158)
19. [NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (Nintendo, 01/11/19) – 2,001 (1,261,648)
20. [NSW] DRAINUS (PLAYISM, 05/25/23) – 1,964 (New)
21. [NSW] Aokana: Four Rhythm Across the Blue EXTRA 1+2S (sprite, 05/25/23) – 1,948 (New)
22. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo, 06/05/20) – 1,863 (1,123,054)
23. [NSW] Puzzle Bobble Everybubble! (TAITO, 05/25/23) – 1,778 (New)
24. [NSW] Kirby and the Forgotten Land (Nintendo, 03/25/22) – 1,595 (1,030,459)
25. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (Konami, 11/19/20) – 1,492 (2,879,028)
26. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival (Bandai Namco, 09/22/22) – 1,397 (178,774)
27. [NSW] Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 Special Price (SEGA, 11/17/22) – 1,338 (65,018)
28. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo, 10/27/17) – 1,330 (2,408,428)
29. [NSW] BATSUGUN Saturn Tribute Reloaded (City Connection, 05/25/23) – 1,324 (New)
30. [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 (Nintendo, 06/28/19) – 1,233 (1,293,884)

Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. Switch OLED Model – 69,829 (4,643,870)
2. PlayStation 5 – 32,894 (3,086,043)
3. Switch – 9,692 (19,331,668)
4. Switch Lite – 7,003 (5,310,715)
5. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 5,198 (501,619)
6. PlayStation 4 – 966 (7,871,670)
7. Xbox Series S – 126 (252,562)
8. Xbox Series X – 115 (186,037)
9. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 26 (1,191,655)

Update 10:05 p.m.: Famitsu has published the top 11 to 30 game software sales, which have been added to the post.