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[Weekly software and hardware sales figures] "Monster Hunter Wilds" tops the charts for the second week in a row! "Suikoden I & II HD Remaster" Switch and PS5 versions also enter the top 10 [3/3-3/9]​

Sales ranking announced by Famitsu. Here is a summary of the estimated weekly sales figures for game software and hardware from March 3rd to March 9th, 2025 in Japan.

The latest title in the hunting action series Monster Hunter Wilds is doing well, recording sales of over 100,000 units this week. It has now taken the top spot for two consecutive weeks.

A free title update will be released in spring 2025, and new monsters, quests, and additional content will be implemented. In addition, a series of limited-time events are scheduled to be held that will make it easier to collect certain items.

Coming in second and third place are the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5 versions of Suikoden I & II HD Remaster: Gate Emblem War / Dunan Unification War.
This title is an HD remaster of two RPG titles in the Suikoden series that were released on the PlayStation in 1995 and 1998 and while keeping the story intact, it adds various features such as auto-battle, double-speed function and dialogue logging. It's an evolved title that's easier to play and the cumulative sales of both versions has reached 49,366 units.

Also in 10th place is Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection which dropped from 2nd place last week but still managed to secure a position with cumulative sales of 53,510 units.

Famitsu Sales: Week 10, 2025 (Mar 3 - Mar 9)​

Software​

1st [PS5] Monster Hunter Wilds
101,058 (-83%) total 702,237 / Capcom / February 28, 2025

2nd [Switch] Suikoden I & II HD Remaster Gate Emblem War / Dunan Unification War
38,884 (New) total 38,884 / Konami / March 6, 2025

3rd [PS5] Suikoden I & II HD Remaster Gate Emblem War / Dunan Unification War
10,482 (New) total 10,482 / Konami / March 6, 2025

4th [Switch] Super Mario Party Jamboree
9,969 (-7%) total 1,219,776 / Nintendo / October 17, 2024

5th [Switch] Donkey Kong Country Returns HD
8,531 (-18%) total 225,112 / Nintendo / January 16, 2025

6th [Switch] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
8,249 (-18%) total 6,277,413 / Nintendo / April 28, 2017

7th [Switch] Minecraft
6,347 (+26%) total of 3,827,112 / Microsoft Japan / June 21, 2018

8th [Switch] Pokemon Scarlet and Violet
4,266 (+25%) total 5,533,679 / Pokemon / November 18, 2022

9th [Switch] Animal Crossing: New Horizons
4,256 (+8%) total 8,085,422 / Nintendo / March 20, 2020

10th [Switch] Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection
3,648 (-93%) total 53,510 / Konami / February 27, 2025

Hardware​

• Switch: 4,181 (total 20,071,010)
• Switch Lite: 8,716 (total 6,482,607)
• Switch Oled: 24,944 (total 8,852,807)
• PS5: 37,373 (total 5,587,488)
• PS5 DE: 9,416 (total 953,520 units)
• PS5 Pro: 5,731 (total 177,969 units)
• Xbox Series X: 43 (total 319,562)
• Xbox Series X DE: 45 (total 19,934)
• Xbox Series S: 471 (total 333,097)
• PS4: 22 (total 7,929,317)

 

[RetroGamingUK]

Yeah think Japan’s ready for Switch 2

 

[Hookshot]

106k last week and nearly 53k this week? So PS5 halved from the Monster Hunter high?

Switch continues to dwindle. 3 more weeks until we learn how many more weeks from that the Switch 2 comes out.

 

[Cyborg]

Good numbers for PS5 but next week it will be back to normal.

 

[LordOcidax]

Horrible second week for MHW considering what the franchise is in Japan, at least the PS5 drop was not that drastic, but is going to be sub 15k sooner than later. The Switch keeps holding like a champ without any big release.

 

[Horseganador]

PS5 remains the best-selling brand for another week (I suppose it will be the last), it needs to lower the price to stay at 20k-30k a week, the release of MHWilds has finished off Xbox in Japan, it always sold little...but that's a pittance.

 

[Hookshot]

PS5 remains the best-selling brand for another week (I suppose it will be the last), it needs to lower the price to stay at 20k-30k a week, the release of MHWilds has finished off Xbox in Japan, it always sold little...but that's a pittance.

Apparently the price will go back up by 7k yen this week.

 

[pulicat]

Disaster sales for Monster Hunter Wilds in Japan for PS5
It's currently down 871k units behind World on PS4.

 

[Luminoth-4545]

 

[Celine]

MH Wilds (PS5) second week sales at retail are lower than MH World (PS4) third week.

 

[Muddy]

Disaster sales for Monster Hunter Wilds in Japan for PS5
It's currently down 871k units behind World on PS4.

How did you work that out? Just by looking at the Physical sales?

You know the Digital sales for each game?

It matters because Digital sales are growing where as Physical are decreasing.

 

[mckmas8808]

Apparently the price will go back up by 7k yen this week.

Tell me you're kidding....

 

[Hookshot]

Tell me you're kidding....

The person who posts the numbers on install base said

PS5 7k yen discount ends today.

EDIT - I suppose that gives them most of this week as discounted sales. So the week after will be the full price full week.

 

[mckmas8808]

The person who posts the numbers on install base said



EDIT - I suppose that gives them most of this week as discounted sales. So the week after will be the full price full week.

This pains me to read. Geez Sony.....

 

[Mibu no ookami]

Tell me you're kidding....

What's actually interesting (at least to me) is Japan not getting the Astro Bot bundle.

 

[LordOcidax]

PS5 remains the best-selling brand for another week (I suppose it will be the last), it needs to lower the price to stay at 20k-30k a week, the release of MHWilds has finished off Xbox in Japan, it always sold little...but that's a pittance.

According to some people here, Sony doesn’t care anymore about growing the PS5 user base in Japan, is all about profit.

How did you work that out? Just by looking at the Physical sales?

You know the Digital sales for each game?

It matters because Digital sales are growing where as Physical are decreasing.

Even if the split is 60-40 in favor of digital, still a disaster. I am starting to have e Final Fantasy VII Remake Dejavu with some people in denial mode here.

 

[tTHANOSs]

Disaster sales for Monster Hunter Wilds in Japan for PS5
It's currently down 871k units behind World on PS4.

World didn't launch day 1 on PC so that definitely helped selling it on PS4.

 

[mckmas8808]

According to some people here, Sony doesn’t care anymore about growing the PS5 user base in Japan, is all about profit.

This just makes no sense to me. What is Sony thinking?

 

[LordOcidax]

This just makes no sense to me. What is Sony thinking?

It doesn’t make sense to me and almost anybody, but like i said… According to some people everything is going as expected and is all about profit. Now we are seeing the results, less software sales for the biggest franchise in Japan.

 

[Little Chicken]

Great Xbox numbers. Even the strongest blizzards start with a single snowflake

 

[LordOcidax]

What's actually interesting (at least to me) is Japan not getting the Astro Bot bundle.

Astro Bot didn’t made any impact in Japan, so i don’t think is that attractive for potential buyers.

 

[RetroGamingUK]

Great Xbox numbers. Even the strongest blizzards start with a single snowflake

It’s dying on its arse and getting worse.

 

[Mibu no ookami]

Astro Bot didn’t made any impact in Japan, so i don’t think is that attractive for potential buyers.

This is a poor way of thinking for a number of reasons, but I know your track record so it's not really worth getting into it with you.

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

This just makes no sense to me. What is Sony thinking?

Sony is thinking about countries that care about home consoles and growing markets like China....Japan is not any of these 2.

 

[LordOcidax]

This is a poor way of thinking for a number of reasons, but I know your track record so it's not really worth getting into it with you.

Lol. What track record? Some of you thinks that everything is an attack… Astro Bot sold really poor in Japan, and that’s not a secret. I don’t think a bundle is going to make any impact over there, at least with that game.

 

[kazuyamishima]

Even MH Rise sales would have been way different if the game released Day 1 on PC.

Going forward, I don’t see Capcom doing any more timed exclusive deals for any of their games.

 

[Mibu no ookami]

Lol. What track record? Some of you thinks that everything is an attack… Astro Bot sold really poor in Japan, and that’s not a secret. I don’t think a bundle is going to make any impact over there, at least with that game.

Let's say you think Astro Bot didn't sell well in Japan. Let's ignore the fact that you're entirely dismissive about the fact that digital sales even exist.

Let's say you're right and Astro Bot didn't do well in Japan.

You do realize that bundling games like this isn't always about selling consoles, but also about building up brands?

 

[RafterXL]

Lol. What track record? Some of you thinks that everything is an attack… Astro Bot sold really poor in Japan, and that’s not a secret. I don’t think a bundle is going to make any impact over there, at least with that game.

It is an attack...when your entire personality is what box you play games on.

Everyone knows Astro Bot was a bomb in Japan. I don't why people would pretend otherwise. That bundle will get released in Japan when it's the only stock Sony has, otherwise any other bundle will sell better there.

 

[LordOcidax]

Let's say you think Astro Bot didn't sell well in Japan. Let's ignore the fact that you're entirely dismissive about the fact that digital sales even exist.

Let's say you're right and Astro Bot didn't do well in Japan.

You do realize that bundling games like this isn't always about selling consoles, but also about building up brands?

Sony in Japan needs to bump the console user base, not a franchise… I think going back to the old price is going to do better for Sony than a bundle with a game that nobody cares about. That’s my point.

 

[Mibu no ookami]

Sony in Japan needs to bump the console user base, not a franchise… I think going back to the older price is going to do better for Sony than a bundle with a game that nobody cares about. That’s my point.

That's not your point.

And it's already been established that Sony isn't going to lower the price of the PS5 lower than global prices, it's unsustainable and immediately leads to exporting as well which undercuts prices in the rest of Asia.

 

[Muddy]

According to some people here, Sony doesn’t care anymore about growing the PS5 user base in Japan, is all about profit.

Even if the split is 60-40 in favor of digital, still a disaster. I am starting to have e Final Fantasy VII Remake Dejavu with some people in denial mode here.

Denial of what?

Prove it concretely with real figures and people will accept it.

Here we are missing the digital figures yet you have come to the conclusion it is a disaster.

 

[LordOcidax]

That's not your point.

And it's already been established that Sony isn't going to lower the price of the PS5 lower than global prices, it's unsustainable and immediately leads to exporting as well which undercuts prices in the rest of Asia.

Ok, looks like you know my point more than me BTW, taking a hit on profits worked really well for Sony in the past. Look what’s happening right now when Sony started prioritizing profits over growing the user base in Japan, the PS5 hardware sales dropped from a cliff. Is a bad strategy all around.

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

Sony in Japan needs to bump the console user base, not a franchise… I think going back to the old price is going to do better for Sony than a bundle with a game that nobody cares about. That’s my point.

Some of you haven't realized that this mindset makes no sense whatsoever.

Sony follows the market...not the other way around. Japan doesn't give a shit about home consoles only. That is the thing for many years already and they know it. Even Nintendo home consoles only, post-SNES only the Wii wasn't a flop in there.

Sony can spend all the money in the world...but they won't touch Nintendo and its hybrid model because the market rejects home consoles only. There is an audience for them, sure...but it is not strong. So they do the opposite: they spend money on Japanese IPs that the world buys and they spend money on markets that are now emerging like China. Why waste your energy on a market that rejects your product? You can do one of two things: Change your product to something that market cares about, or redirect your attention to places that actually care for your current business, which they are doing.

 

[mckmas8808]

Sony is thinking about countries that care about home consoles and growing markets like China....Japan is not any of these 2.

But maybe if they invested in Japan for the PS5, the sales would be better now.

 

[LordOcidax]

Some of you haven't realized that this mindset makes no sense whatsoever.

Sony follows the market...not the other way around. Japan doesn't give a shit about home consoles only. That is the thing for many years already and they know it. Even Nintendo home consoles only, post-SNES only the Wii wasn't a flop in there.

Sony can spend all the money in the world...but they won't touch Nintendo and its hybrid model because the market rejects home consoles only. There is an audience for them, sure...but it is not strong. So they do the opposite: they spend money on Japanese IPs that the world buys and they spend money on markets that are now emerging like China. Why waste your energy on a market that rejects your product? You can do one of two things: Change your product to something that market cares about, or redirect your attention to places that actually care for your current business, which they are doing.

Still the console was selling between 25k-35k weekly before the price increase… I know that the home console market is in a bad state, but the price increase is making more damage to the brand overthere.

 

[LordOcidax]

But maybe if they invested in Japan for the PS5, the sales would be better now.

This. The PS5 has a price issue in Japan, people want to buy the console, but is too expensive and looks like Sony doesn’t care. But some people thinks that i am attacking Sony by saying this .

 

[Impotaku]

I’d say give it 2 or 3 more weeks and it will be back to barely selling over 10k a week. Once all those dedicated mohun fans have bought stock it will return to the lacklustre weekly sales.

What will be interesting though is seeing how long it can stay in the charts or if it’s going to follow the same pattern of slowly sliding down and out. 2 weeks of been on the top is a good start but it depends on how many are left to pick it up.

 

[Mibu no ookami]

Ok, looks like you know my point more than me BTW, taking a hit on profits worked really well for Sony in the past. Look what’s happening right now when Sony started prioritizing profits over growing the user base in Japan, the PS5 hardware sales dropped from a cliff. Is a bad strategy all around.

It actually didn't work out really well for them. They barely made any profit during the PS1-2 era and as a result nearly went out of business with the PS3...

What happening now is that Sony has made more during half of the PS5's life cycle than it has from the PS1-4 generations and PS5 is selling as well as the PS4 did despite the higher price.

Bad strategy? Only to children who don't know the first thing about running a business.

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

Still the console was selling between 25k-35k weekly before the price increase… I know that the home console market is in a bad state, but the price increase is making more damage to the brand overthere.

We just need to have a look at how even assembling a PC for gaming has increased in recent years. We know consoles are also more expensive to purchase any where...not just Japan.
Literally the only reason why PS5 is still below the PS4 in sales is because of that price increase WW. (that's why USA is the only country where the console is above PS4 at this point).

Sony probably realized it's better to have the console more expensive than to be selling at a loss. And what for? An extra 10k in sales each week while losing money?

 

[LordOcidax]

It actually didn't work out really well for them. They barely made any profit during the PS1-2 era and as a result nearly went out of business with the PS3...

What happening now is that Sony has made more during half of the PS5's life cycle than it has from the PS1-4 generations and PS5 is selling as well as the PS4 did despite the higher price.

Bad strategy? Only to children who don't know the first thing about running a business.

Ok, selling 10K consoles weekly is an amazing strategy .

 

[Orbital2060]

Disaster sales for Monster Hunter Wilds in Japan for PS5
It's currently down 871k units behind World on PS4.

Really?

 

[LordOcidax]

We just need to have a look at how even assembling a PC for gaming has increased in recent years. We know consoles are also more expensive to purchase any where...not just Japan.
Literally the only reason why PS5 is still below the PS4 in sales is because of that price increase WW. (that's why USA is the only country where the console is above PS4 at this point).

Sony probably realized it's better to have the console more expensive than to be selling at a loss. And what for? An extra 10k in sales each week while losing money?

Is an investment on growing the user base… So they can bank with the software sales in the future.

 

[Mibu no ookami]

Ok, selling 10K consoles weekly is an amazing strategy .

10K
52 weeks in a year

10K * 52 = 520K

4 more years until the PS6

520K * 4 = 2.08 million

2.08 million plus the existing 6.718 million = 8.798 million units.

That's presuming no sales, no golden weeks, no boosts for GTA6, Ghost of Yotei, Onimusha 2, or Dragon Quest 12 and no price drops and it still isn't far from the 9.5 million the PS4 sold.

In your mind, Sony has to race to get to the PS4's numbers, but to what end and what is the purpose of trying to improve on the PS4's numbers if you have to take a massive loss on hardware to do it?

The reality is Sony is doing just fine.

 

[Mibu no ookami]

Is an investment on growing the user base… So they can bank with the software sales in the future.

Except there is no guarantee of software sales, especially if those people are playing F2P games and if that's the case they make just as much money from them playing on the PS4 that they already own.

You're myopic.

 

[LordOcidax]

10K
52 weeks in a year

10K * 52 = 520K

4 more years until the PS6

520K * 4 = 2.08 million

2.08 million plus the existing 6.718 million = 8.798 million units.

That's presuming no sales, no golden weeks, no boosts for GTA6, Ghost of Yotei, Onimusha 2, or Dragon Quest 12 and no price drops and it still isn't far from the 9.5 million the PS4 sold.

In your mind, Sony has to race to get to the PS4's numbers, but to what end and what is the purpose of trying to improve on the PS4's numbers if you have to take a massive loss on hardware to do it?

The reality is Sony is doing just fine.

Now do the same calculation with the numbers they have before the price increase, take 25K .

 

[LordOcidax]

Except there is no guarantee of software sales, especially if those people are playing F2P games and if that's the case they make just as much money from them playing on the PS4 that they already own.

You're myopic.

Well, selling less consoles for sure guaranteed less software sales… I think is pretty clear that you’re the myopic here .

 

[mckmas8808]

It actually didn't work out really well for them. They barely made any profit during the PS1-2 era and as a result nearly went out of business with the PS3...

What happening now is that Sony has made more during half of the PS5's life cycle than it has from the PS1-4 generations and PS5 is selling as well as the PS4 did despite the higher price.

Bad strategy? Only to children who don't know the first thing about running a business.

I think it's bad business in Japan only. And that's only due to the current price (without the latest sales price cut).

 

[mckmas8808]

10K
52 weeks in a year

10K * 52 = 520K

4 more years until the PS6

520K * 4 = 2.08 million

2.08 million plus the existing 6.718 million = 8.798 million units.

That's presuming no sales, no golden weeks, no boosts for GTA6, Ghost of Yotei, Onimusha 2, or Dragon Quest 12 and no price drops and it still isn't far from the 9.5 million the PS4 sold.

In your mind, Sony has to race to get to the PS4's numbers, but to what end and what is the purpose of trying to improve on the PS4's numbers if you have to take a massive loss on hardware to do it?

The reality is Sony is doing just fine.

The are doing fine. I think they can do better with a modest price cut in Japan. How about just keep the current 7,000 yen price cut permanent. Would that be so bad? What if that 7,000 yen price cut could offer you a guaranteed 15K units sales average, instead of 10K?

 

[Physiognomonics]

Without physical / digital split we can't say anything about those numbers.

This just makes no sense to me. What is Sony thinking?

They are thinking short term bonuses for them. They don't care about the long term health of their brand as they won't be working for Playstation anymore.

 

[yogaflame]

I think it's bad business in Japan only. And that's only due to the current price (without the latest sales price cut).

Ps5 in Japan is still to expensive even the base ps5. But Sony is still still making a profit, not selling at a lost, which what matters most for Sony. But if they want to increase console sales and fanbase again, they need a price cut. I'm sure Japan is just waiting a price cut on ps5, and when it happens , a flood gate of sales of ps5 console will open.