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[Japan] Famitsu and Media Create sales for December 2022

Here’s the latest sales reports from Famitsu and Media Create, with Hardware and Software sales for December 2022 (Famitsu: November 28th to December 25th, so 4 weeks in total / Media Create: December 5th to January 1st, so 4th weeks in total) in Japan!

Media Create

Top 30 Software (Nintendo Switch)

01./01. [NSW] Pokemon Violet <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2022.11.18} (¥5.980) – 597.738 / 2.042.810 (-59%)
02./04. [NSW] Splatoon 3 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2022.09.09} (¥5.980) – 404.501 / 3.848.202 (+52%)
03./02. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2022.11.18} (¥5.980) – 382.947 / 1.261.885 (-56%)
04./00. [NSW] Dragon Quest Treasures # <RPG> (Square Enix) {2022.12.09} (¥7.264) – 227.721 / NEW
05./08. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports # <SPT> (Nintendo) {2022.04.29} (¥4.980) – 138.161 / 1.018.975 (+207%)
06./07. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe <RCE> (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980) – 111.622 / 5.286.062 (+138%)
07./06. [NSW] Minecraft # <ADV> (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} (¥3.600) – 111.238 / 2.896.827 (+124%)
08./03. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Violet Double Pack {Pokemon Scarlet \ Pokemon Violet} <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2022.11.18} (¥11.960) – 85.679 / 655.139 (-85%)
09./11. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate # <FTG> (Nintendo) {2018.12.07} (¥7.200) – 74.784 / 5.408.400 (+136%)
10./13. [NSW] Kirby and the Forgotten Land <ACT> (Nintendo) {2022.03.25} (¥5.980) – 72.612 / 1.129.204 (+132%)
11./17. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars <ETC> (Nintendo) {2021.10.29} (¥5.980) – 72.313 / 1.226.313 (+205%)
12./00. [NSW] Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion <RPG> (Square Enix) {2022.12.13} (¥6.200) – 68.257 / NEW
13./16. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2020.03.20} (¥5.980) – 62.833 / 7.567.484 (+154%)
14./18. [NSW] Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope <SLG> (Nintendo) {2022.12.02} (¥5.980) – 62.770 / 83.348 (+205%)
15./27. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! <TBL> (Konami) {2020.11.19} (¥6.300) – 58.870 / 2.862.826 (+419%)
16./19. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival <ACT> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2022.09.22} (¥5.980) – 57.775 / 129.847 (+199%)
17./14. [NSW] Ace Angler: Fishing Spirits # <SPT> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2022.10.27} (¥5.980) – 49.803 / 93.680 (+89%)
18./25. [NSW] Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury <ACT> (Nintendo) {2021.02.12} (¥5.980) – 37.361 / 1.257.411 (+175%)
19./24. [NSW] FIFA 23: Legacy Edition <SPT> (Electronic Arts) {2022.09.30} (¥3.909) – 35.876 / 75.717 (+153%)
20./23. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics <ETC> (Nintendo) {2020.06.05} (¥3.980) – 34.840 / 1.088.560 (+145%)
21./26. [NSW] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 <ACT> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2020.03.26} (¥7.800) – 34.821 / 263.927 (+162%)
22./00. [NSW] Witch on the Holy Night # <ADV> (Aniplex) {2022.12.08} (¥6.000) – 28.993 / NEW
23./21. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure # <HOB> (Nintendo) {2019.10.18} (¥7.980) – 28.608 / 3.737.621 (+57%)
24./28. [NSW] The Battle Cats Unite! # <SLG> (Ponos) {2020.07.16} (¥3.500) – 27.497 / 304.064 (+164%)
25./00. [NSW] Ishu Saikyou Ou Zukan: Battle Colosseum <RPG> (Nippon Columbia) {2022.12.15} (¥5.800) – 27.067 / NEW
26./00. [NSW] Fitness Boxing: Fist of the North Star <HOB> (Imagineer) {2022.12.22} (¥6.980) – 26.369 / NEW
27./00. [NSW] Super Mario Party # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2018.10.05} (¥5.980) – 24.902 / 2.529.217
28./29. [NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe <New Super Mario Bros. U \ New Super Luigi U> <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.01.11} (¥5.980) – 24.263 / 1.325.966 (+138%)
29./00. [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.06.28} (¥5.980) – 23.783 / 1.382.953
30./12. [NSW] Dragon Quest X: Rise of the Five Tribes Offline # <RPG> (Square Enix) {2022.09.15} (¥7.800) – 23.381 / 276.536 (-26%)

Top 10 Software (Nintendo 3DS)

01./01. [3DS] Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King <RPG> (Square Enix) {2015.08.27} (¥5.980) – 538 / 898.062 (-6%)
02./02. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 – Professional <RPG> (Square Enix) {2017.02.09} (¥5.250) – 450 / 226.763 (+5%)
03./03. [3DS] Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past [Ultimate Hits] <RPG> (Square Enix) {2015.04.16} (¥2.800) – 268 / 84.607 (-7%)
04./06. [3DS] Bravely Default: For the Sequel [Ultimate Hits] <RPG> (Square Enix) {2014.08.07} (¥2.500) – 123 / 60.222 (-3%)
05./04. [3DS] Inazuma Eleven 1 + 2 + 3!! Endou Mamoru Legend <Inazuma Eleven \ Inazuma Eleven 2: Firestorm \ Inazuma Eleven 2: Blizzard \ Inazuma Eleven 3: Lightning Bolt \ Inazuma Eleven 3: Bomb Blast \ Inazuma Eleven 3: Team Ogre Attacks!> <RPG> (Level 5) {2012.12.27} (¥5.524) – 83 / 100.854 (-55%)
06./09. [3DS] Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth <RPG> (Atlus) {2018.11.29} (¥6.980) – 73 / 139.592 (+35%)
07./07. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2016.11.23} (¥2.700) – 63 / 579.248 (-3%)
08./00. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 3: Sukiyaki <RPG> (Level 5) {2016.12.15} (¥4.800) – 48 / 790.264
09./00. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 3: Sushi [Level 5 the Best] <RPG> (Level 5) {2017.07.20} (¥2.400) – 45 / 20.065
10./00. [3DS] Tales of the Abyss [Welcome Price!!] <RPG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2017.06.01} (¥2.800) – 36 / 11.098

Hardware
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
|System | This Month | Last Month |  Last Year |     YTD    |  Last YTD  |     LTD     |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
| NSW # |    651.489 |    648.380 |    959.393 |  4.420.033 |  5.175.887 |  27.377.950 |
| PS5 # |    218.174 |    188.860 |     75.288 |  1.189.928 |  1.026.456 |   2.507.620 |
| XBS # |      4.582 |     17.289 |      8.080 |    122.461 |     65.361 |     208.264 |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
|  ALL  |    874.245 |    854.529 |  1.043.050 |  5.732.422 |  6.351.456 |  30.093.834 |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
|  PS5  |    192.260 |    170.430 |     65.095 |  1.068.595 |    868.645 |   2.170.090 |
| PS5DE |     25.914 |     18.430 |     10.193 |    121.333 |    157.811 |     337.530 |
| XBS X |      1.687 |      3.017 |      4.344 |     36.330 |     36.149 |      88.707 |
| XBS S |      2.895 |     14.272 |      3.736 |     86.131 |     29.212 |     119.557 |
|NSWOLED|    421.667 |    462.479 |    502.234 |  2.730.010 |    888.068 |   3.618.078 |
| NSW L |    106.677 |     99.812 |    201.511 |    620.137 |  1.289.932 |   5.151.019 |
|  NSW  |    123.145 |     86.089 |    255.648 |  1.069.886 |  2.997.887 |  18.608.853 |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+

Famitsu

Top 10 Software

In December, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet was the best-selling game for the second month in a row, with about 1 224 000 units sold. This brings total sales to over 4 million units sold. As of writing (counting Week 1 and 2 sales), it’s already outsold its predecessor, Pokémon Sword and Shield, at retail (4.39 million units).

01./01. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Violet # <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2022.11.18} (¥5.980) – 1.224.360 / 4.338.931 <80-100%>
02./02. [NSW] Splatoon 3 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2022.09.09} (¥5.980) – 280.337 / 3.687.814 <80-100%>
03./00. [NSW] Dragon Quest Treasures # <RPG> (Square Enix) {2022.12.09} (¥7.264) – 198.403 / NEW <60-80%>
04./03. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports # <SPT> (Nintendo) {2022.04.29} (¥4.980) – 103.869 / 887.722 <80-100%>
05./04. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe <RCE> (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980) – 96.729 / 5.014.375 <80-100%>
08./00. [PS4] Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion <RPG> (Square Enix) {2022.12.13} (¥6.200) – 62.346 / NEW <60-80%>
09./00. [PS5] Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion <RPG> (Square Enix) {2022.12.13} (¥6.200) – 61.400 / NEW <60-80%>
10./00. [NSW] Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion <RPG> (Square Enix) {2022.12.13} (¥6.200) – 61.133 / NEW <40-60%

Market share

  1. The Pokémon Company: 1.254.000 units sold
  2. Nintendo: 953.000 units sold
  3. Square-Enix: 458.000 units sold
Publishers

Coming soon!

Hardware
  • Nintendo Switch: 647.029 units sold (514.840 units sold in December 2022)
  • PlayStation 5: 185.972 units sold (124.768 units sold in December 2022)

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Source: Media Create Via: Nintendo Dream / Famitsu
Data compiled by: Chris1964 (Install Base) / Chris1964 (Install Base)

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