Famitsu has published its estimated physical game software and hardware sales data for Japan for the week of November 29, 2021 to December 5, 2021.
Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain for Switch was the highest selling new release this week, opening at 36,928 retail sales. It was followed by Disney Magical World 2: Enchanted Edition for Switch, which sold, 13,348 copies.
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Pokemon Shining Pearl were still the highest selling overall games for the third straight week since release, moving another 164,580 copies.
On the hardware side, the Switch family sold 202,937 units, the PlayStation 5 family sold 1,919 units, the Xbox Series family sold 558 units, and the PlayStation 4 family sold 116 units. PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series consoles continue to face stock issues.
Get the full sales charts below.
Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)
- [NSW] Pokemon Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl (The Pokemon Company, 11/19/21) – 164,580 (1,915,268)
- [NSW] Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo, 10/29/21) – 40,668 (405,177)
- [NSW] Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain (Nintendo, 12/03/21) – 36,928 (New)
- [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) – 18,640 (6,987,075)
- [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 18,308 (2,309,889)
- [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 16,160 (4,169,449)
- [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 14,728 (4,532,477)
- [NSW] Disney Magical World 2: Enchanted Edition (Bandai Namco, 12/02/21) – 13,348 (New)
- [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 9,387 (2,942,720)
- [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield (The Pokemon Company, 11/15/19) – 8,998 (4,215,022)
- [NSW] Eiga Sumikko Gurashi: Aoi Tsukiyo no Mahou no Ko – Game de Asobo! Eiga no Sekai (Nippon Columbia, 12/02/21) – 8,217 (New)
- [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (Konami, 11/19/20) – 6,832 (2,433,574)
- [NSW] Power Pro Kun Pocket R (Konami, 11/25/21) – 6,743 (30,103)
- [NSW] Shin Megami Tensei V (Atlus, 11/11/21) – 5,182 (180,418)
- [NSW] Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury (Nintendo, 02/12/21) – 5,112 (931,881)
- [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo, 06/05/20) – 4,725 (837,206)
- [NSW] Splatoon 2 + Octo Expansion (Nintendo, 10/08/21) – 3,314 (19,756)
- [NSW] Fortnite Minty Legends Pack (Epic Games, 11/02/21) – 3,303 (25,388)
- [PS4] Battlefield 2042 (Electronic Arts, 11/19/21) – 3,147 (35,375)
- [NSW] Splatoon 2 (Nintendo, 07/21/17) – 3,134 (3,972,953)
- [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 (Nintendo, 06/28/19) – 3,107 (1,149,850)
- [PS4] Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles (Aniplex, 10/14/21) – 2,963 (136,617)
- [NSW] Minecraft Dungeons Ultimate Edition (Microsoft, 10/26/21) – 2,804 (12,603)
- [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun (Bandai Namco, 07/19/18) – 2,759 (647,441)
- [NSW] Super Mario Party (Nintendo, 10/05/18) – 2,591 (2,018,495)
- [NSW] WarioWare: Get It Together! (Nintendo, 09/10/21) – 2,582 (170,060)
- [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild + Expansion Pass (Nintendo, 10/08/21) – 2,498 (19,430)
- [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 2,475 (1,898,592)
- [NSW] Game Builder Garage (Nintendo, 06/11/21) – 2,424 (257,007)
- [PS4] Call of Duty: Vanguard (SIE, 11/05/21) – 2,423 (51,116)
Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)
- Switch – 53,752 (17,575,223)
- Switch Lite – 49,990 (4,284,885)
- Switch OLED Model – 99,195 (492,172)
- PlayStation 5 – 1,814 (997,605)
- Xbox Series S – 454 (52,870)
- New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 423 (1,178,253)
- PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 105 (19,546)
- PlayStation 4 – 116 (7,819,013)
- Xbox Series X – 104 (70,548)
Update 12/10/21 at 2:15 a.m.: Famitsu has published the top 11 to 30 game software sales, which have been added to the post.