Famitsu Sales: 12/11/23 – 12/17/23 [Update]

Famitsu has published its estimated physical game software and hardware sales data for Japan for the week of December 11, 2023 to December 17, 2023.

Super Mario Bros. Wonder for Switch remained the highest selling title, moving an additional 94,682 retail copies. It was followed by Momotaro Dentetsu World: Chikyuu wa Kibou de Mawatteru!, which moved an additional 62,617 units.

New game releases such as Atlas Fallen and Custom Mech Wars for PlayStation 5, or Koumajou Remilia II: Stranger’s Requiem, TAITO LD Game Collection, and TriggerHeart EXELICA for Switch did not chart in the top 10.

On the hardware side, the Switch family sold 94,643 units, the PlayStation 5 family sold 42,316 units, the PlayStation 4 family sold 2,430 units, and the Xbox Series family sold 1,479 units.

Get the full sales charts below.

Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. [NSW] Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo, 10/20/23) – 94,682 (1,327,663)
2. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu World: Chikyuu wa Kibou de Mawatteru! (Konami, 11/16/23) – 62,617 (603,061)
3. [NSW] Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince (Square Enix, 12/01/23) – 35,161 (433,442)
4. [NSW] Pikmin 4 (Nintendo, 07/21/23) – 34,876 (1,040,438)
5. [NSW] Super Mario RPG (Nintendo, 11/17/23) – 17,355 (414,191)
6. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 16,983 (3,355,750)
7. [NSW] WarioWare: Move It! (Nintendo, 11/03/23) – 16,584 (104,407)
8. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 16,405 (5,585,146)
9. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 14,724 (5,362,270)
10. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Pokemon Violet + The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero (The Pokemon Company, 11/03/23) – 13,516 (41,222)
11. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Pokemon Violet (The Pokemon Company, 11/18/22) – 13,263 (5,210,684)
12. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) – 12,508 (7,613,635)
13. [NSW] Splatoon 3 (Nintendo, 09/09/22) – 10,198 (4,163,028)
14. [NSW] The Game of Life for Nintendo Switch (Takara Tomy, 10/06/23) – 10,023 (111,908)
15. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival (Bandai Namco, 09/22/22) – 9,417 (253,563)
16. [PS5] Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade (New Price Version) (Square Enix, 12/07/23) – 8,664 (22,749)
17. [NSW] Super Mario Party (Nintendo, 10/05/18) – 8,462 (2,211,422)
18. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo, 04/29/22) – 7,864 (1,225,179)
19. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo, 05/12/23) – 7,399 (1,908,515)
20. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo, 10/29/21) – 7,212 (1,349,166)
21. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe + Booster Course Pass (Nintendo, 10/05/23) – 5,796 (30,976)
22. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo, 06/05/20) – 5,036 (1,195,357)
23. [NSW] Fashion Dreamer (Marvelous, 11/02/23) – 4,985 (59,242)
24. [NSW] Ace Angler: Fishing Spirits (Bandai Namco, 10/27/22) – 4,787 (147,707)
25. [NSW] Hogwarts Legacy (Warner Bros. Games, 11/14/23) – 4,590 (72,064)
26. [NSW] TAITO LD Game Collection (TAITO, 12/14/23) – 4,421 (New)
27. [NSW] EA Sports FC 24 (Electronic Arts, 09/29/23) – 4,351 (48,395)
28. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (Konami, 11/19/20) – 4,311 (2,944,450)
29. [NSW] Koumajou Remilia II: Stranger’s Requiem (CFK, 12/14/23) – 4,209 (New)
30. [NSW] Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe (Nintendo, 02/24/23) – 3,893 (506,083)

Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. Switch OLED Model – 62,868 (6,320,230)
2. PlayStation 5 – 34,468 (4,225,963)
3. Switch Lite – 15,948 (5,642,527)
4. Switch – 15,827 (19,655,033)
5. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 7,848 (656,951)
6. PlayStation 4 – 2,430 (7,914,217)
7. Xbox Series X – 1,239 (244,430)
8. Xbox Series S – 240 (294,518)
9. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 19 (1,192,710)

Update 9:06 p.m.: Famitsu has published the top 11 to 30 game software sales, which have been added to the post.