Software sales

01./01. [NSW] Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe <ACT> (Nintendo) {2023.02.24} (¥5.980) - 16.458 / 373.615 <80-100%> (-22%)
02./03. [PS4] Resident Evil 4 # <ADV> (Capcom) {2023.03.24} (¥7.990) - 11.472 / 113.447 <80-100%> (-31%)
03./07. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe <RCE> (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980) - 9.991 / 5.234.484 <80-100%> (-4%)
04./05. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Violet # <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2022.11.18} (¥5.980) - 9.812 / 4.981.875 <80-100%> (-21%)
05./06. [NSW] Splatoon 3 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2022.09.09} (¥5.980) - 8.712 / 3.978.347 <80-100%> (-19%)
06./02. [PS5] Resident Evil 4 # <ADV> (Capcom) {2023.03.24} (¥7.990) - 8.301 / 116.473 <80-100%> (-55%)
07./08. [NSW] Minecraft # <ADV> (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} (¥3.600) - 7.718 / 3.098.860 <80-100%> (-5%)
08./10. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports # <SPT> (Nintendo) {2022.04.29} (¥4.980) - 5.556 / 1.050.826 <80-100%> (-22%)
09./12. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate # <FTG> (Nintendo) {2018.12.07} (¥7.200) - 4.916 / 5.160.598 <80-100%> (-5%)
10./14. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars <ETC> (Nintendo) {2021.10.29} (¥5.980) - 4.019 / 1.208.034 <80-100%> (-4%)
11./04. [NSW] Winning Post 10 <SLG> (Koei Tecmo) {2023.03.30} (¥8.800) - 3.632 / 16.611 <80-100%> (-72%)
12./16. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild # <ADV> (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥6.980) - 2.885 / 2.158.504 <80-100%> (-16%)
13./15. [NSW] Ark: Survival Evolved <ADV> (Spike Chunsoft) {2023.02.24} (¥3.800) - 2.726 / 37.703 <60-80%> (-34%)
14./20. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2020.03.20} (¥5.980) - 2.656 / 7.453.447 <80-100%> (-11%)
15./00. [NSW] Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 [Special Price] <PZL> (Sega) {2022.11.17} (¥3.500) - 2.621 / 49.642 <80-100%>
16./18. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure # <HOB> (Nintendo) {2019.10.18} (¥7.980) - 2.598 / 3.372.744 <80-100%> (-16%)
17./19. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics <ETC> (Nintendo) {2020.06.05} (¥3.980) - 2.589 / 1.107.731 <80-100%> (-14%)
18./17. [PS5] Hogwarts Legacy # <RPG> (WB Games) {2023.02.10} (¥8.980) - 2.507 / 164.349 <80-100%> (-21%)
19./21. [NSW] eBaseball Power Pros 2022 <SPT> (Konami) {2022.04.21} (¥7.500) - 2.246 / 265.637 <80-100%> (-16%)
20./23. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! <TBL> (Konami) {2020.11.19} (¥6.300) - 2.009 / 2.863.712 <80-100%> (-13%)
21./13. [NSW] Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key # <RPG> (Koei Tecmo) {2023.03.23} (¥7.800) - 1.875 / 37.669 <80-100%> (-60%)
22./22. [NSW] Octopath Traveler II <RPG> (Square Enix) {2023.02.24} (¥7.091) - 1.846 / 88.333 <60-80%> (-23%)
23./09. [PS5] Winning Post 10 <SLG> (Koei Tecmo) {2023.03.30} (¥9.800) - 1.785 / 8.929 <60-80%> (-75%)
24./25. [NSW] Kirby and the Forgotten Land <ACT> (Nintendo) {2022.03.25} (¥5.980) - 1.725 / 1.015.239 <80-100%> (-14%)
25./11. [PS4] Winning Post 10 <SLG> (Koei Tecmo) {2023.03.30} (¥8.800) - 1.615 / 7.673 <60-80%> (-73%)
26./30. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival <ACT> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2022.09.22} (¥5.980) - 1.586 / 166.961 <80-100%> (-6%)
27./00. [NSW] FIFA 23: Legacy Edition <SPT> (Electronic Arts) {2022.09.30} (¥3.909) - 1.492 / 100.760 <80-100%>
28./00. [NSW] Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury <ACT> (Nintendo) {2021.02.12} (¥5.980) - 1.466 / 1.136.300 <80-100%>
29./00. [NSW] Human: Fall Flat <PZL> (Teyon Japan) {2020.06.25} (¥3.500) - 1.440 / 337.263 <80-100%>
30./28. [PS5] Gran Turismo 7 # <RCE> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2022.03.04} (¥7.900) - 1.389 / 304.020 <80-100%> (-29%)

Top 30

NSW - 24
PS5 - 4
PS4 - 2

Hardware sales

Source: Chris1964 - InstallBase

Last week's thread: Famitsu Sales: Week 14, 2023 (Mar 27 - Apr 02) (vgchartz.com)

A very unexpected sudden 33% boost to PS5 sales compared to last week.

Week 11: 64,869
Week 12: 40,411
Week 13: 38,964 (RE4 Launch)
Week 14: 34,677
Week 15: 46,205

So what happened here? RE4 seemingly provided no boost in sales on release, yet now two weeks later with no new games PS5 sales have risen again. Were there actually stock issues in Japan we were unaware of? Not sure on the answer but it's a surprising and puzzling results for sure. Either way great news for the PS5, was expecting a 28k-31k week and it to continue dropping each week till it reached around a 23k baseline.

Watch Mario Kart take #1 spot sometime this year

Nice bounce back from the PS5. The PS4 version of Resident Evil 4 is gaining on the PS5 version, another week with the same differential and they're gonna be neck and neck.

Well... that was unexpected.

So still PS5 stock issues during the last couple of weeks.

I'm sure PS5 was having stock issues last week, Sony might have priorities to ship more copies to west to take advantage of RE release

I'm here for Xbox Series VS PS4 fights each week.

PS5 sales clawed back up...

I predicated this last week. We can't possible expect to get a proper baseline until we know for sure that stock can be maintained.

Think about it this way: there was a huge shortage so demand wasn't meet. Supply comes but supply isn't addressing regular demand, it's addressing backed up demand.

With all due respect to Sony, if they could truly meet demand you wouldn't get situations like Amazon Japan where the PS5 is constantly selling out.

Expect sales to yoyo back and forward for the next few months. FF16 will only exacerbate this.

Even worse Sony may be launching a Slim model in a couple of months. Good luck finding the baseline anytime soon.