Famitsu has published its estimated physical game software and hardware sales data for Japan for the week of August 22, 2022 to August 28, 2022.
Earth Defense Force 6 was the highest selling new release, moving 68,341 copies on PlayStation 4 and 24,363 copies on PlayStation 5 for an opening week total of 92,704 copies sold.
SD Gundam Battle Alliance followed at 38,634 copies sold on Switch, 17,950 copies on PlayStation 4, and 9,625 copies on PlayStation 5 for an opening week total of 66,209 retail sales.
Soul Hackers 2 opened at 31,604 copies sold on PlayStation 4 and 20,257 copies on PlayStation 5 for a total of 51,861 retail sales.
On the hardware side, the Switch family sold 113,530 units, the PlayStation 5 family sold 25,109 units, the Xbox Series family sold 16,726 units, and the PlayStation 4 family sold 15 units. Next-generation consoles continue to face stock issues.
Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)
[PS4] Earth Defense Force 6 (D3 Publisher, 08/26/22) – 68,341 (New)
[NSW] SD Gundam Battle Alliance (Bandai Namco, 08/25/22) – 38,634 (New)
[PS4] Soul Hackers 2 (ATLUS, 08/25/22) – 31,604 (New)
[PS5] Earth Defense Force 6 (D3 Publisher, 08/26/22) – 24,363 (New)
[PS5] Soul Hackers 2 (ATLUS, 08/25/22) – 20,257 (New)
[PS4] SD Gundam Battle Alliance (Bandai Namco, 08/25/22) – 17,950 (New)
[NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 11,644 (4,802,581)
[NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo, 04/29/22) – 10,576 (706,637)
[PS4] Saints Row (PLAION, 08/23/22) – 10,013 (New)
[PS5] SD Gundam Battle Alliance (Bandai Namco, 08/25/22) – 9,625 (New)
Rankings 11 to 30 will be announced on September 2.
Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)
Switch OLED Model – 87,321 (2,311,142)
Switch – 17,558 (18,616,044)
PlayStation 5 – 21,628 (1,629,033)
Xbox Series X – 10,044 (154,575)
Switch Lite – 8,651 (4,870,733)
Xbox Series S – 6,682 (163,699)
PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 3,481 (262,312)
New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 130 (1,188,550)
PlayStation 4 – 15 (7,819,839)
Will update with my chart but #2 week for Xbox, only beaten by first week me thinks
Earth Defense Force 6 was the highest selling new release, moving 68,341 copies on PlayStation 4 and 24,363 copies on PlayStation 5 for an opening week total of 92,704 copies sold.
SD Gundam Battle Alliance followed at 38,634 copies sold on Switch, 17,950 copies on PlayStation 4, and 9,625 copies on PlayStation 5 for an opening week total of 66,209 retail sales.
Soul Hackers 2 opened at 31,604 copies sold on PlayStation 4 and 20,257 copies on PlayStation 5 for a total of 51,861 retail sales.
On the hardware side, the Switch family sold 113,530 units, the PlayStation 5 family sold 25,109 units, the Xbox Series family sold 16,726 units, and the PlayStation 4 family sold 15 units. Next-generation consoles continue to face stock issues.
Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)
[PS4] Earth Defense Force 6 (D3 Publisher, 08/26/22) – 68,341 (New)
[NSW] SD Gundam Battle Alliance (Bandai Namco, 08/25/22) – 38,634 (New)
[PS4] Soul Hackers 2 (ATLUS, 08/25/22) – 31,604 (New)
[PS5] Earth Defense Force 6 (D3 Publisher, 08/26/22) – 24,363 (New)
[PS5] Soul Hackers 2 (ATLUS, 08/25/22) – 20,257 (New)
[PS4] SD Gundam Battle Alliance (Bandai Namco, 08/25/22) – 17,950 (New)
[NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 11,644 (4,802,581)
[NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo, 04/29/22) – 10,576 (706,637)
[PS4] Saints Row (PLAION, 08/23/22) – 10,013 (New)
[PS5] SD Gundam Battle Alliance (Bandai Namco, 08/25/22) – 9,625 (New)
Rankings 11 to 30 will be announced on September 2.
Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)
Switch OLED Model – 87,321 (2,311,142)
Switch – 17,558 (18,616,044)
PlayStation 5 – 21,628 (1,629,033)
Xbox Series X – 10,044 (154,575)
Switch Lite – 8,651 (4,870,733)
Xbox Series S – 6,682 (163,699)
PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 3,481 (262,312)
New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 130 (1,188,550)
PlayStation 4 – 15 (7,819,839)
Will update with my chart but #2 week for Xbox, only beaten by first week me thinks