Japan: Pokemon Scarlet & Violet sell an additional 277,676 boxed copies this week

The latest Japanese boxed video game software and hardware charts are in for the week of 5th December to the 11th December. There’s no move at the top of the charts for Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet as both games continue to see very strong sales in the land of the rising sun. Both Pokemon games shifted an additional 277,676 physical copies this week and show no sign of slowing down. The best-selling gaming system was predictably the Nintendo Switch family which sold an extra 158,106 units this week.

Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Pokemon Violet (The Pokemon Company, 11/18/22) – 277,676 (3,702,482)
2. [NSW] Dragon Quest Treasures (Square Enix, 12/09/22) – 143,650 (New)
3. [NSW] Splatoon 3 (Nintendo, 09/09/22) – 51,315 (3,497,714)
4. [NSW] Witch on the Holy Night (Aniplex, 12/08/22) – 39,759 (New)
5. [PS4] Witch on the Holy Night (Aniplex, 12/08/22) – 26,585 (New)
6. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 21,583 (4,499,748)
7. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 21,094 (2,898,728)
8. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo, 04/29/22) – 17,187 (810,251)
9. [NSW] Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (Nintendo, 09/09/22) – 13,466 (31,113)
10. [NSW] Kirby and the Forgotten Land (Nintendo, 03/25/22) – 11,239 (938,508)

Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. Switch OLED Model – 102,962 (3,390,128)
2. Switch – 30,608 (18,958,786)
3. Switch Lite – 24,536 (5,038,494)
4. PlayStation 5 – 16,615 (1,936,173)
5. PlayStation 4 – 3,150 (7,835,722)
6. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 2,207 (301,901)
7. Xbox Series S – 1,306 (224,331)
8. Xbox Series X – 218 (172,045)
9. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 64 (1,189,425)

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