[Japan] Famitsu and Media Create sales for January 2023

Here’s the latest sales reports from Famitsu and Media Create, with Hardware and Software sales for January 2023 (Famitsu: December 26th to January 29th, so 5 weeks in total / Media Create: January 2nd to February 5th, so 5 weeks in total) in Japan!

Media Create

Top 30 Software (Nintendo Switch)

01./00. [NSW] Fire Emblem: Engage # <SLG> (Nintendo) {2023.01.20} (¥6.980) – 162.787 / NEW
02./01. [NSW] Pokemon Violet <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2022.11.18} (¥5.980) – 156.425 / 2.199.234 (-74%)
03./02. [NSW] Splatoon 3 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2022.09.09} (¥5.980) – 128.346 / 3.976.548 (-68%)
04./03. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2022.11.18} (¥5.980) – 110.256 / 1.372.141 (-71%)
05./06. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe <RCE> (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980) – 84.335 / 5.370.397 (-24%)
06./05. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports # <SPT> (Nintendo) {2022.04.29} (¥4.980) – 68.229 / 1.087.204 (-51%)
07./07. [NSW] Minecraft # <ADV> (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} (¥3.600) – 60.660 / 2.957.487 (-45%)
08./00. [NSW] Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life <SLG> (Marvelous) {2023.01.26} (¥4.980) – 59.762 / NEW
09./09. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate # <FTG> (Nintendo) {2018.12.07} (¥7.200) – 39.209 / 5.447.608 (-48%)
10./11. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars <ETC> (Nintendo) {2021.10.29} (¥5.980) – 36.795 / 1.263.108 (-49%)
11./15. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! <TBL> (Konami) {2020.11.19} (¥6.300) – 34.862 / 2.897.687 (-41%)
12./04. [NSW] Dragon Quest Treasures # <RPG> (Square Enix) {2022.12.09} (¥7.264) – 31.985 / 259.706 (-86%)
13./13. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2020.03.20} (¥5.980) – 30.879 / 7.598.363 (-51%)
14./16. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival <ACT> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2022.09.22} (¥5.980) – 29.689 / 159.536 (-49%)
15./23. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure # <HOB> (Nintendo) {2019.10.18} (¥7.980) – 25.590 / 3.763.211 (-11%)
16./20. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics <ETC> (Nintendo) {2020.06.05} (¥3.980) – 24.800 / 1.113.360 (-29%)
17./10. [NSW] Kirby and the Forgotten Land <ACT> (Nintendo) {2022.03.25} (¥5.980) – 20.955 / 1.150.159 (-71%)
18./24. [NSW] The Battle Cats Unite! # <SLG> (Ponos) {2020.07.16} (¥3.500) – 17.341 / 321.405 (-37%)
19./21. [NSW] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 <ACT> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2020.03.26} (¥7.800) – 16.611 / 280.538 (-52%)
20./28. [NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe <New Super Mario Bros. U \ New Super Luigi U> <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.01.11} (¥5.980) – 16.071 / 1.342.037 (-34%)
21./18. [NSW] Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury <ACT> (Nintendo) {2021.02.12} (¥5.980) – 15.712 / 1.273.122 (-58%)
22./00. [NSW] Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless # <SLG> (Nippon Ichi Software) {2023.01.26} (¥6.980) – 15.134 / NEW
23./08. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Violet Double Pack {Pokemon Scarlet \ Pokemon Violet} <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2022.11.18} (¥11.960) – 14.983 / 670.122 (-83%)
24./00. [NSW] Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 [Special Price] <PZL> (Sega) {2022.11.17} (¥3.500) – 13.913 / 36.744
25./19. [NSW] FIFA 23: Legacy Edition <SPT> (Electronic Arts) {2022.09.30} (¥3.909) – 13.775 / 89.492 (-62%)
26./00. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild # <ADV> (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥6.980) – 12.531 / 2.353.022
27./00. [NSW] NieR: Automata – The End of YoRHa Edition <NieR: Automata \ NieR: Automata – 3C3C1D119440927> <RPG> (Square Enix) {2022.10.06} (¥4.800) – 11.164 / 76.232
28./00. [NSW] Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition [New Price Edition] <RPG> (Square Enix) {2020.12.04} (¥4.980) – 10.700 / 376.385
29./00. [NSW] Persona 5 Royal <RPG> (Atlus) {2022.10.21} (¥6.980) – 10.700 / 99.413 (-13%)
30./00. [NSW] Monster Hunter Rise + Sunbreak Set <Monster Hunter Rise \ Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak> <ACT> (Capcom) {2022.06.30} (¥7.990) – 9.209 / 315.479

Hardware

+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
|System | This Month | Last Month |  Last Year |     YTD    |  Last YTD  |     LTD     |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
| NSW # |    374.310 |    651.489 |            |    374.310 |            |  27.752.260 |
| PS5 # |    278.432 |    218.174 |            |    278.432 |            |   2.786.049 |
| XBS # |      9.819 |      4.582 |            |      9.819 |            |     218.084 |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
|  ALL  |    662.561 |    874.245 |            |    662.561 |            |  30.756.393 |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
|  PS5  |    239.624 |    192.260 |            |    239.624 |            |   2.409.713 |
| PS5DE |     38.808 |     25.914 |            |     38.808 |            |     376.336 |
| XBS X |        550 |      1.687 |            |        550 |            |      89.258 |
| XBS S |      9.269 |      2.895 |            |      9.269 |            |     128.826 |
|NSWOLED|    238.098 |    421.667 |            |    238.098 |            |   3.856.177 |
| NSW L |     76.263 |    106.677 |            |     76.263 |            |   5.227.281 |
|  NSW  |     59.949 |    123.145 |            |     59.949 |            |  18.668.802 |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+

Famitsu

Top 10 Software

In January, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet was the best-selling game for the 3rd month in a row with 437 000 units sold (which brings total sales at retail alone to 4 776 000 units). It’s now outsold its predecessor (Pokémon Sword and Shield) and did so in less than two months. Also, it’s well on its way to sell over 5 million units. As for Fire Emblem Engage, it sold 173 000 units during its first two weeks, and ranked #2 this month.

01./01. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Violet # <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2022.11.18} (¥5.980) – 437.369 / 4.776.300 <80-100%>
02./00. [NSW] Fire Emblem: Engage # <SLG> (Nintendo) {2023.01.20} (¥6.980) – 173.000 / NEW <80-100%>
03./02. [NSW] Splatoon 3 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2022.09.09} (¥5.980) – 160.729 / 3.848.543 <80-100%>
04./06. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe <RCE> (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980) – 113.939 / 5.128.314 <80-100%>
05./09. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports # <SPT> (Nintendo) {2022.04.29} (¥4.980) – 99.020 / 986.742 <80-100%>
12./00. [PS4] One Piece: Odyssey <RPG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2023.01.12} (¥7.980) – 43.129 / NEW <80-100%>
14./00. [PS5] One Piece: Odyssey <RPG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2023.01.12} (¥7.980) – 32.217 / NEW <80-100%> (-50%)

Market share

NSW – 5

Publishers

Nintendo was the most successful publisher with 900 000 units sold. Those sales mostly come from the usual evergreen titles. The Pokémon Company is #2 with 467 000 units, with the vast majority of sales coming from Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.

1. Nintendo: 900 000 units sold
2. The Pokémon Company: 467 000 units sold
3. Square-Enix: 217 000 units sold

Hardware

1. Nintendo Switch: 428.103 units sold (vs. 647 029 units sold in December 2022)
2. PlayStation 5: 234.329 units sold (vs. 185.972 units sold in December 2022)

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