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[Luminoth-4545]

[Weekly sales of software and hardware] “Momotetsu Dentetsu World” returns to the top! The bundled version of “Spider-Man 2” is also doing well, with cumulative domestic sales of PS5 exceeding 5 million units [1/1-1/7 ]​

Sales ranking announced by Famitsu. This time, we bring you a summary of estimated weekly game software and hardware sales from January 1st to January 7th, 2024.

Since we are in the middle of the New Year season, titles that can be enjoyed by multiple people with family and friends are selling well. " Momotaro Dentetsu World '' returned to number one with sales of 99,358 copies, making it the third time in total that it has achieved number one.

" Marvel's Spiderman 2 " ranked 5th , this includes the "bundled version with the PlayStation 5 console" that was released in limited quantities on December 20, 2023, sales continued to be strong this week.

The PS5 console has also sold over 40,000 units, with cumulative domestic sales exceeding 5 million units.

Meanwhile, Nintendo Switch also sold over 100,000 units in one week. The Switch has become a long-lived hardware, celebrating its 8th year on March 3, 2024, and the result also shows its deep-rooted popularity.

Famitsu Sales: Week 1, 2024 (Jan 01 - Jan 07)​

Software​

1st place Switch Momotaro Dentetsu World: Electric Railway ~The earth revolves around hope! ~
99,358 (total 895,039) +10% / KONAMI / November 16, 2023

2nd Switch Super Mario Bros. Wonder
95,764 (total 1,645,165) +46% / Nintendo / October 20, 2023

3rd Switch Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
30,818 (total 5,662,416) +81% / Nintendo / April 28, 2017

4th Switch Pikmin 4
29,582 (total 1,148,609) +68% / Nintendo / July 21, 2023

5th PS5 Marvel's Spider-Man 2
27,982 (total 194,713) +33% / Sony Interactive Entertainment / October 20, 2023

6th Switch Game of Life
20,030 (total 167,338) +12% / Takara Tomy / October 6, 2023

7th Switch Pokemon Scarlet and Violet
19,670 (total 5,266,033) +75% / Pokemon / November 18, 2022

8th Switch Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
18,094 (total 5,418,369) +69% / Nintendo / December 7, 2018

9th Switch Minecraft
17,473 (3,411,695) +63% / Microsoft Japan / June 21, 2018

10th Switch Animal Crossing: New Horizons
16,558 (7,661,212 total) +56% / Nintendo / March 20, 2020

Hardware​

• Switch - 12,372 (total 19,696,796)
• Switch Lite - 18,638 (total 5,692,712)
• Switch Oled - 73,541 (total 6,501,699)
• PS5 - 35,518 (total 4,333,688)
• PS5 DE - 5,608 (total 672,295)
• Xbox Series X - 184 (total 245,168)
• Xbox Series S - 513 (total 295,636)
• PS4 - 737 (total 7,916,073)
• New Nintendo 2DS LL - 12 (total 1,192,756)

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

Nintendo take note of the OLED sales and be pro consumer by having an OLED model at launch for the Switch 2.

• Switch - 12,372 (total 19,696,796)
• Switch Lite - 18,638 (total 5,692,712)
• Switch Oled - 73,541 (total 6,501,699)

 

[Alexios]

Wow, Switch is dominating still, I wasn't impressed with the previous two weeks, considering it was two weeks worth of sales, but this third one is pretty great again. PS5 dropped less % wise but yeah, not the best holiday period.

Nintendo take note of the OLED sales and be pro consumer by having an OLED model at launch for the Switch 2.

• Switch - 12,372 (total 19,696,796)
• Switch Lite - 18,638 (total 5,692,712)
• Switch Oled - 73,541 (total 6,501,699)

If they take note they won't have it at launch to get the double dippers again, duh.

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

If they take note they won't have it at launch to get the double dippers again, duh.

An OLED model at launch would bring about quicker adoption rates over the first few years of the product lifecycle thus increasing the install base swiftly.

As for double dippers, they could be incentivised to purchase again with an updated model that has improved battery life/more memory/sleeker design/even better screen etc...

 

[Alexios]

An OLED model at launch would bring about quicker adoption rates over the first few years of the product lifecycle thus increasing the install base swiftly.

Nah. Games do that.

As for double dippers, they could be incentivised to purchase again with an updated model that has improved battery life/more memory/sleeker design/even better screen etc...

But then they can't make those triple dippers instead.

Only way they go OLED at launch is sourcing the screens for about the same low price or even cheaper if many manufacturers are switching to OLED for phones and tablets and what not anyway.

 

[Edmund]

PS4 outselling the series S and X combined.

 

[RoboFu]

2nd Switch Super Mario Bros. Wonder
95,764 (total 1,645,165) / Nintendo / October 20, 2023

3rd Switch Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
30,818 (total 5,662,416) / Nintendo / April 28, 2017

4th Switch Pikmin 4
29,582 (total 1,148,609) / Nintendo / July 21, 2023

5th PS5 Marvel's Spider-Man 2
27,982 (total 194,713) / Sony Interactive Entertainment / October 20, 2023





Yup thats my order as well...

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

Nah. Games do that.

But then they can't make those triple dippers instead.

Only way they go OLED at launch is sourcing the screens for about the same low price.

Not disagreeing that games are the best way to increase adoption rates. But it's also known there are plenty of people who wait for the revised model. As we can see from the OLED model here, more and more are opting to pay more for the premium/superior version. So it would be a good to have the option of buying one at launch considering it shouldn't be difficult to have two versions, one without OLED at lets say $399 and one with at $449-499. Otherwise it would be a step back and lame going from a Switch OLED to a Switch 2 LCD. Downgrade!

 

[Luminoth-4545]

I was a few hours late with this post, i expected Famitsu to drop weeks 1 + 2 combined on Thursday but out of nowhere they drop Week 1 on a Monday.

 

[Woopah]

Congratulations to PS5 for crossing 5 million sold in Japan!

Also those Switch software sales are pretty good.

 

[ReBurn]

Look at Nintendo selling more Switch OLED this week than everything else combined.

 

[Luminoth-4545]

Congratulations to PS5 for crossing 5 million sold in Japan!

Also those Switch software sales are pretty good.

The first week of January is big in Japan so expect both hardware and software to have big declines next week.

 

[Woopah]

The first week of January is big in Japan so expect both hardware and software to have big declines next week.

That is what I am mostly expecting.

But then again PS5 sales have been so weird and steady these past two months, that it could do 40k for the next three weeks in a row and I wouldn't be that shocked (but still quite shocked).

 

[Ozriel]

Nintendo take note of the OLED sales and be pro consumer by having an OLED model at launch for the Switch 2.

• Switch - 12,372 (total 19,696,796)
• Switch Lite - 18,638 (total 5,692,712)
• Switch Oled - 73,541 (total 6,501,699)

Or they’ll launch with LCD and then grab double dippers with a later OLED model

 

[IAmRei]

I dont know if it lead to something or not. But, japanese PS5 is cheaper than regular in my country in south east asia. Almost cut $60-70. And lotta people bought japanese here because cheaper. I think it could give idea for maybe some of the hardware sold in japan, is actually will be sold in another country? And that's might be one of the reason, that japanese ps5 hardware sold well but suspiciously there are rarely goes into famitsu list. I'm not analyst, just saying some of the situation in my place.

 

[mckmas8808]

Best Japanese sales data thread in years! Love the layout.

 

[nial]

5th PS5 Marvel's Spider-Man 2
27,982 (total 194,713) +33% / Sony Interactive Entertainment / October 20, 2023

For anyone interested, the first game sold 405.463 units at retail (OG + Value Selection + GOTY) as of January 1, 2023, while Miles Morales sold 164.477 units (PS4 + PS5) as of August 20, 2023.

 

[Sakura]

I wish people would stop buying Switches already, I want to see the Switch 2.

 

[DenchDeckard]

The switch domination is wild to see. Everyone's down a little year on year. Great to see spider man 2 hanging in the charts.

Switch 2 is going to be huge....if they don't wii u it's ass with its reveal.
(I don't think there's any chance of that happening)

 

[Woopah]

ゲームソフト販売本数ランキング | ゲーム・エンタメ最新情報のファミ通.com

PS5、PS4、Switch、3DS等の推定ゲーム販売本数ランキング30件です。2024年1月1日～2024年1月7日に集計された店舗データが元になっています。

s.famitsu.com

Spiderman 2 bundles prevent a Switch top 30. Potentially one of the last times it could have happened as PS5 has a pretty busy Q1.

Edit: also shows just how badly SE fucked up with Dragon Quest Monsters stock.

 

[Luminoth-4545]