Japanese software/hardware sales for Jan. 16th to Jan. 22nd, 2023

Wondering how the Switch held up in Japan this week? Switch titles impressively made up 9 of the top 10 best-selling software list. As expected, Fire Emblem Engage debuted in first place with 144,558 copies sold, dethroning Pokémon Scarlet and Violet after eight consecutive weeks at #1. The rest of the Japanese charts is quite standard, with top-selling titles such as Splatoon 3, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and Nintendo Switch Sports making their usual appearance.

As for hardware, Sony’s PlayStation 5 managed to take the top spot this week for the first time in a while. This is followed by the Switch OLED in second, selling 28,626 more units, with the standard Switch in third (12,820 units sold), and the Switch Lite in fourth (10,141).

Check out the full rundown for software and hardware for Jan. 16th to Jan. 22nd, 2023 below!

1. [NSW] Fire Emblem Engage – 144,558 (NEW)
2. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Pokemon Violet – 43,983 (4,739,035)
3. [NSW] Splatoon 3 – 16,091 (3,833,699)
4. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 13,857 (5,115,176)
5. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports – 9,220 (978,511)
6. [NSW] Minecraft – 8,146 (3,016,620)
7. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars – 6,009 (1,157,864)
8. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! – 5,942 (2,830,215)
9. [PS5] Gran Turismo 7 – 5,468 (267,222)
10. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 5,327 (5,105,655)

1. PlayStation 5 – 38,602 (2,213,311)
2. Switch OLED Model – 28,626 (3,787,574)
3. Switch – 12,820 (19,138,059)
4. Switch Lite – 10,141 (5,175,409)
5. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 3,550 (335,499)
6. PlayStation 4 – 2,544 (7,849,815)
7. Xbox Series S – 740 (229,048)
8. Xbox Series X – 205 (173,083)
9. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 83 (1,190,306)