Japan: Pokemon Legends Arceus sells additional 359,064 retail copies this week and Switch sells 88,064 units

The latest Japanese boxed video game software and hardware charts have arrived via sales tracker Famitsu for the week of 31st January, 2022 to 6th February, 2022. The best-selling video game was once again Pokemon Legends: Arceus which has proved to be an immensely popular entry in the long-running franchise selling an additional 359,064 retail copies this week. The best-selling hardware was once again. the Nintendo Switch family of systems selling 88,064 units. Here’s the latest Japanese physical software and hardware charts.

Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. [NSW] Pokemon Legends: Arceus (The Pokemon Company, 01/28/22) – 359,064 (1,783,721)
2. [PS4] Dying Light 2: Stay Human (Spike Chunsoft, 02/04/22) – 24,160 (New)
3. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo, 10/29/21) – 17,503 (850,695)
4. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 13,908 (4,414,111)
5. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 13,448 (4,753,245)
6. [PS5] Dying Light 2: Stay Human (Spike Chunsoft, 02/04/22) – 12,891 (New)
7. [NSW] Pokemon Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl (The Pokemon Company, 11/19/21) – 11,661 (2,494,763)
8. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 9,090 (2,505,168)
9. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) – 8,586 (7,175,552)
10. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 7,286 (3,067,125)

Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. Switch OLED Model – 43,051 (1,120,339)
2. Switch – 29,913 (17,957,209)
3. Switch Lite – 19,488 (4,549,842)
4. PlayStation 5 – 15,100 (1,143,690)
5. Xbox Series X – 3,071 (80,054)
6. Xbox Series S – 2,919 (61,970)
7. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 1,788 (210,536)
8. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 264 (1,181,570)
9. PlayStation 4 – 8 (7,819,310)

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