Japan: Current hardware and software charts (week 45/2023) – ntower

Another week has passed and we are once again looking at sales figures in the land of the rising sun. When looking at the hardware charts, it is immediately noticeable that the PlayStation 5 has managed to recover from its lowest level in recent weeks and is now back on top. On the software side, a similar image to the previous week emerges: many new games that push the usual titles down from the charts. The biggest releases are Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, both not for the Nintendo Switch.

Here you can see the complete Japan Charts from November 6, 2023 to November 12, 2023.

Hardware

1. ▲ PlayStation 5 – 86,869/4,019,191
2. ▼ Nintendo Switch (OLED model) – 44,217 / 6,041,114
3. ▲ PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 21,084/611,148
4. ▼ Nintendo Switch Lite – 13,846/5,571,883
5. ▼ Nintendo Switch – 7,720/19,601,080
6. ▼ Xbox Series X – 1,996/234,226
7. ▼ PlayStation 4 – 1,330/7,906,029
8. ▼ Xbox Series S – 582/293,286
9. ► New Nintendo 2DS XL – 23/1,192,605

Software

1. ► [NSW] Wonder (Nintendo) – 65,017 / 975,276
2. ▲ [PS5] Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name (SEGA) – 63,319 / NEW
3. ▲ [PS4] Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name (SEGA) – 60,134 / NEW
4. ▲ [PS5] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (Activision) – 22,132 / NEW
5. ▼ [NSW] WarioWare: Move! (Nintendo) – 13,340/42,924
6. ▲ [PS4] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (Activision) – 8,962 / NEW
7. ▼ [NSW] Fashion Dreamer (Wonderful) – 8,166 / 39,050
8. ▼ [NSW] Pikmin 4 (Nintendo) – 7,511/948,207
9. ▼ [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo) – 7,186 / 7,573,156
10. ▼ [NSW] The Game of Life for Nintendo Switch (Takara Tomy) – 5,913/77,301
11. ▼ [NSW] Star Ocean: The Second Story R (Square Enix) – 5,528/34,378
12. ► [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) – 4,980 / 5,535,972
13. ► [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft) – 4,809 / 3,306,549
14. ▲ [PS5] Tales of Arise: Beyond the Dawn Edition (Bandai Namco) – 4,279 / NEW
15. ► [NSW] Ultimate (Nintendo) – 3,873 / 5,320,465
16. ▲ [NSW] Super Mario Party (Nintendo) – 3,792 / 2,188,490
17. ▼ [NSW] Pokémon Crimson / Pokémon Crimson + The Treasure of Zone Zero (The Pokémon Company) – 3,725/9,719
18. ▼ [PS5] Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Sony Interactive Entertainment) – 3,698/99,880
19. ▼ [NSW] Pokémon Crimson / Pokémon Crimson (The Pokémon Company) – 3,576/5,176,400
20. ▲ [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo) – 3,354 / 3,489,435
21. ▲ [NSW] Double Dragon Collection (Arc System Works) – 3,094 / NEW
22. ▼ [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo) – 3,034 / 1,201,684
23. ▲ [NSW] The Return of Detective Pikachu (The Pokémon Company) – 2,678/114,426
24. ▼ [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo) – 2,675 / 1,886,493
25. ▼ [NSW] Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo) – 2,496 / 1,329,064
26. ▼ [PS5] Star Ocean: The Second Story R (Square Enix) – 2,471/16,838
27. ▼ [NSW] Splatoon 3 (Nintendo) – 2,303 / 4,135,592
28. ▼ [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe + Booster Track Pass (Nintendo) – 2,140/13,561
29. ▼ [NSW] 51 worldwide games (Nintendo) – 1,923 / 1,179,916
30. ▲ [PS4] Tales of Arise: Beyond the Dawn Edition (Bandai Namco) – 1,812 / NEW

A chart entry consists of the placement, compared to the previous week, of the platform, game title, Japanese publisher, units sold in the specified period, and units sold in total. Bold marking indicates a new release being counted for the first time. The data is only an estimate of physical copies of the game sold.

Week 44 ◄ Week 45 ► Week 46

What do you think of this sales week in Japan?