Japan: Persona 5 Royal enters at No.2

The latest Japanese boxed software and hardware sales figures have come through for the week of 17th October, 2022 to 23rd October, 2022. The long-awaited debut of Persona 5 Royal on the Nintendo Switch proved to be a relative success as the game shifted 45,998 physical copies entering the charts at No.2, but it couldn’t dethrone the mighty, Splatoon 3. The best-selling hardware was once again the Nintendo Switch family of systems shifting an additional 54,637 units this week in the land of the rising sun.

Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. [NSW] Splatoon 3 (Nintendo, 09/09/22) – 66,036 (3,184,154)
2. [NSW] Persona 5 Royal (ATLUS, 10/21/22) – 45,998 (New)
3. [NSW] Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher (Bandai Namco, 10/20/2022) – 24,069 (New)
4. [PS5] Gran Turismo 7 (SIE, 03/04/22) – 10,313 (169,438)
5. [NSW] Dragon Quest X: Rise of the Five Tribes Offline (Square Enix, 09/15/22) – 6,157 (206,084)
6. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 5,553 (4,878,570)
7. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 5,431 (2,827,274)
8. [NSW] NieR: Automata The End of YoRHa Edition (Square Enix, 10/06/22) – 5,107 (44,997)
9. [PS5] Persona 5 Royal (ATLUS, 10/21/22) – 5,051 (New)
10. [NSW] Dragon Quest X All-In-One Package Version 1-6 (Square Enix, 10/20/22) – 5,015 (New)

Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. Switch OLED Model – 38,079 (2,824,769)
2. PlayStation 5 – 26,238 (1,749,737)
3. Switch – 15,372 (18,796,415)
4. Xbox Series S – 3,951 (207,194)
5. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 2,423 (278,046)
6. Switch Lite – 1,186 (4,902,360)
7. Xbox Series X – 207 (164,803)
8. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 57 (1,189,032)
9. PlayStation 4 – 13 (7,819,932)

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