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We are back with another look at the Japanese physical software sales chart, courtesy of Famitsu, and we can’t even be surprised by this week’s champion.
Kirby has proven his absolute dominance in the region once again, with Kirby Air Riders getting off the start line in style with a sweet 195,594 sales under its belt. It’s nothing compared to the 380,000 debut that The Forgotten Land mustered back in 2022, but for a game as niche as Air Riders, it ain’t bad going!
Elsewhere, last week’s chart-topper in Konami’s Momotaro Dentetsu board game sequel has tumbled down to fourth and sixth on Switch and Switch 2 respectively, leaving Mario Kart World and Pokémon Legends: Z-A to fill out the remaining spots on the podium. Oh yes, and Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment pushed past the big 100,000 sales.
Here’s the latest top ten physical sales in Japan:
Position
Game
Platform
Unit Sales (17th – 23rd Nov)
Total Unit Sales
1
Kirby Air Riders
Switch 2
195,594
NEW
2
Mario Kart World
Switch 2
67,068
2,202,125
3
Pokémon Legends: Z-A
Switch
28,480
1,271,576
4
Momotaro Dentetsu 2: Anata no Machi mo Kitto Aru – Higashi Nihon Hen + Nishi Nihon Hen
Switch
28,074
118,780
5
Pokémon Legends: Z-A
Switch 2
22,060
798,015
6
Momotaro Dentetsu 2: Anata no Machi mo Kitto Aru – Higashi Nihon Hen + Nishi Nihon Hen – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
Switch 2
20,751
77,558
7
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment
Switch 2
9,129
100,121
8
Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake
Switch
8,302
286,589
9
Minecraft
Switch
4,909
4,051,401
10
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Switch
4,908
8,258,611
Switch 2 hardware sales have seen an expected boost by the presence of a new exclusive Kirby in town, with the console finding itself comfortably at the top of the hardware chart with an additional 126,953 units to its name. It has also been a strong week for PS5 sales, mind you, with the Digital Edition achieving 23,381, and the Pro even overtaking the Switch Lite and standard models with 11,367.
All this means that combining the console SKUs swings things in Sony’s favour this time, with the three PS5 units clocking in at 36,920, while the Switch 1 models combine for 29,370.
Here’s a look at the week’s full hardware charts:
Position
Console
Unit Sales (17th – 23rd Nov)
Lifetime Unit Sales
1
Switch 2
126,953
2,870,758
2
PlayStation 5 Digital Edition
23,381
1,048,176
3
Switch OLED
12,486
9,314,908
4
PlayStation 5 Pro
11,367
280,176
5
Switch Lite
10,908
6,737,073
6
Switch
5,976
20,175,216
7
PlayStation 5
2,235
5,851,381
8
Xbox Series X Digital Edition
201
24,080
9
Xbox Series X
118
323,683
10
Xbox Series S
30
340,097
11
PlayStation 4
17
7,930,078
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[source famitsu.com]
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