Famitsu Sales: Week 6, 2023 (30 Jan - 05 Feb)

[Kai_Mao]

curl-6 said:

https://nintendoeverything.com/famitsu-software-sales-1-30-23-2-5-23-top-30/

1. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Violet – 31,191 / 4,807,491
2. [NSW] Splatoon 3 – 14,298 / 3,862,841
3. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 13,858 / 5,142,172
4. [NSW] Fire Emblem Engage – 12,920 / 185,920
5. [NSW] Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life – 9,522 / 50,281
6. [NSW] Minecraft – 7,723 / 3,032,742
7. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports – 7,461 / 994,203
8. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars – 6,346 / 1,169,936
9. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 6,128 / 5,116,872
10. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! – 4,480 / 2,840,736
11. [NSW] Dragon Quest Treasures – 4,282 / 268,894
12. [PS5] Forspoken – 4,069 / 33,124
13. [PS5] Gran Turismo 7 – 3,709 / 275,930
14. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 3,312 / 7,426,431
15. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics – 3,178 / 1,082,581
16. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure – 2,937 / 3,344,415
17. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival – 2,908 / 150,150
18. [NSW] Disgaea 7 – 2,735 / 13,094
19. [NSW] Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 2,713 / 2,131,913
20. [NSW] Kirby and the Forgotten Land – 2,312 / 994,788
21. [NSW] FIFA 23 Legacy Edition – 2,095 / 85,688
22. [PS4] One Piece Odyssey – 2,044 / 45,173
23. [NSW] Monster Hunter Rise + Sunbreak Set – 2,040 / 304,533
24. [NSW] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 – 1,965 / 199,875
25. [NSW] Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 Special Price – 1,914 / 35,883
26. [PS5] One Piece Odyssey – 1,903 / 34,120
27. [NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe – 1,810 / 1,234,772
28. [PS5] Horizon Forbidden West – 1,793 / 146,351
29. [NSW] Bayonetta 3 – 1,613 / 68,498
30. [NSW] Pokemon Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl – 1,583 / 2,622,069

NS - 25
PS5 - 4
PS4 - 1

Surprised to see Bayonetta 3 and the Switch version of One Piece Pirate Warriors 4 in the top 30. Pirate Warriors 4 is almost at 200k for Switch two.

Still, despite really good hardware sales for the PS5 this week, it’s hard to ignore the rather poor performance of its software. I know digital, f2p, etc., are key, but I can’t imagine digital sales being that significant if, from what I remember reading from previous posts in past Japanese sales threads, people said that digital sales aren’t as high in Japan compared to the West.

Games like Miles Morales, God of War Ragnarok, Horizon Forbidden West, Demon Souls, etc., have basically disappeared after a few weeks or so in the chart while games like Breath of the Wild (a soon-to-be 6 year old game mind you) has remained a resident in the top 30 for a good chunk of time, which probably hasn’t happened before in the franchise’s history.

I wonder when or if the PS5 can achieve any sort of parity with the Switch software in the top 30 charts before the Switch heads off into the sunset? No matter how you slice it, not even having a third of the top 30 chart PS games is not the best look for a PS console a couple years into its life.