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Wondering how the Switch held up in Japan this week? Switch titles made up all 10 of the top 10 best-selling software list. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom had an impressive second week, selling almost 250k more physical copies. Breath of the Wild also continues to hold strong in third. As for the rest of the charts, it’s quite standard, with top-selling titles like Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Pokémon Scarlet/Violet, Minecraft, Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe, Splatoon 3, and Switch Sports making their usual appearance.

As for hardware, the Switch OLED holds the top spot, with Sony’s PlayStation 5 placing in second. The standard Switch placed in third, and the Switch Lite took fourth, with the PS5 Digital Edition in fifth.

Check out the full rundown for software and hardware for May 15th to May 21st, 2023 below!

Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

  1. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – 247,689 (1,367,191)
  2. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 8,264 (5,301,742)
  3. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 7,520 (2,189,691)
  4. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Pokemon Violet – 5,573 (5,034,295)
  5. [NSW] Minecraft – 5,507 (3,141,460)
  6. [NSW] Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe – 5,360 (432,149)
  7. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 4,709 (5,195,387)
  8. [NSW] Splatoon 3 – 4,658 (4,019,351)
  9. [NSW] Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection – 4,515 (1,081,447)
  10. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports – 3,422 (1,081,447)
  11. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo, 10/29/21) – 3,378 (1,233,760) 12 .[PS4] Hogwarts Legacy (Warner Bros. Games, 05/05/23) – 2,929 (41,231) 13 .[NSW] Wand of Fortune R for Nintendo Switch (Idea Factory, 05/18/23) – 2,518 (New) 14 .[NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) – 2,438 (7,469,324) 15 .[NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 2,234 (3,389,711) 16 .[NSW] Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury (Nintendo, 02/12/21) – 2,211 (1,151,151) 17 .[NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (Nintendo, 01/11/19) – 2,130 (1,259,647) 18 .[NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo, 06/05/20) – 1,935 (1,121,191) 19 .[NSW] Kirby and the Forgotten Land (Nintendo, 03/25/22) – 1,664 (1,028,864) 20 .[NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (Konami, 11/19/20) – 1,628 (2,877,536) 21 .[NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival (Bandai Namco, 09/22/22) – 1,313 (177,377) 22 .[NSW] Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo, 10/27/17) – 1,291 (2,407,098) 23 .[NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 (Nintendo, 06/28/19) – 1,276 (1,292,651) 24 .[NSW] Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 Special Price (SEGA, 11/17/22) – 1,241 (63,680) 25 .[NSW] Minecraft Legends (Bandai Namco, 04/18/23) – 1,181 (24,703) 26 .[NSW] Monster Hunter Rise + Sunbreak Set (Capcom, 06/30/22) – 1,143 (326,845) 27 .[NSW] Luigi’s Mansion 3 (Nintendo, 10/31/19) – 1,096 (898,943) 28 .[NSW] ARK: Survival Evolved (Spike Chunsoft, 02/24/23) – 1,041 (48,493)
  12. [NSW] Super Mario Party (Nintendo, 10/05/18) – 1,037 (2,151,077)
  13. [PS4] Resident Evil 4 (Capcom, 03/24/23) – 1,027 (133,458)

Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

  1. Switch OLED Model – 69,341 (4,574,041)
  2. PlayStation 5 – 32,553 (3,053,149)
  3. Switch – 11,446 (19,321,976)
  4. Switch Lite – 5,858 (5,303,712)
  5. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 4,602 (496,421)
  6. PlayStation 4 – 880 (7,870,704)
  7. Xbox Series X – 146 (185,922)
  8. Xbox Series S – 116 (252,436)
  9. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 25 (1,191,629)

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