Japan: Bayonetta Origins arrives at No.6 this week

The latest Japanese boxed-software and hardware charts have come through from the official sales tracker Famitsu for the week of 13th March, 2023 to 19th March, 2023. The big new entry this week was Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon which made its debut at No.6 in the physical game chart, shifting 6,474 copies. The Nintendo Switch family of systems stopped Sony’s run this week selling an additional 49,585 units. The PlayStation 5 sold an additional 40,411 units. Here’s the best-sellers in the land of the rising sun.

Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. [NSW] Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe (Nintendo, 02/24/23) – 25,201 (308,945)
2. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet & Pokemon Violet (The Pokemon Company, 11/18/22) – 15,306 (4,944,593)
3. [NSW] Splatoon 3 (Nintendo, 09/09/22) – 12,100 (3,946,727)
4. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 9,245 (5,203,335)
5. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) -6,672 (3,074,692)
6. [NSW] Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon (Nintendo, 03/17/23) – 6,474 (New)
7. [PS5] Hogwarts Legacy (Warner Bros. Games), 02/10/23) – 5,622 (154,174)
8. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo, 04/29/22) – 5,507 (1,030,666)
9. [NSW] Octopath Traveler II (Square Enix, 02/24/23) – 4,707 (80,526)
10. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 4,289 (5,145,376)

Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. PlayStation 5 – 34,156 (2,723,683)
2. Switch OLED Model – 33,150 (4,068,329)
3. Switch – 9,798 (19,231,121)
4. Switch Lite – 6,637 (5,249,752)
5. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 6,255 (438,709)
6. PlayStation 4 – 1,115 (7,860,543)
7. Xbox Series X – 497 (182,935)
8. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 138 (1,190,993)
9. Xbox Series S – 58 (250,657)

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