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Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Tops the Japanese Charts, NS Sells 87K, PS5 Sells 38K

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Tops the Japanese Charts, NS Sells 87K, PS5 Sells 38K - Sales

by William D'Angelo , posted on 01 June 2023 / 5,315 Views

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (NS) has remained in first place on the retail charts in Japan with sales of 148,482  units, according to Famitsu for the week ending May 28, 2023.

BUSTAFELLOWS Season 2 (NS) debuted in third place with sales of 7,514 units.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NS) remained in second place with sales of 8,373 units, while The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (NS) is down from third to fourth place with sales of 6,385.

Minecraft (NS) remained in fifth place with sales of 5,368 units, Pokémon Scarlet / Violet (NS) is down two spots to sixth place with sales of 5,042 units, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (NS) is in seventh place with sales of 4,978 units.

The entire top 10 games are for the Nintendo Switch.

The Nintendo Switch was the best-selling platform with 86,524 units sold. The PlayStation 5 sold 38,092 units, the PlayStation 4 sold 966 units, the Xbox Series X|S sold 241 units, and the 3DS sold 26 units.

Here is the complete top 10:

    1. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo, 05/12/23) – 148,482 (1,515,673)
    2. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 8,373 (5,310,115)
    3. [NSW] BUSTAFELLOWS Season 2 (Extend, 05/25/23) – 7,514 (New)
    4. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 6,385 (2,196,076)
    5. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 5,368 (3,146,828)
    6. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Pokemon Violet (The Pokemon Company, 11/18/22) – 5,042 (5,039,337)
    7. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 4,978 (5,200,365)
    8. [NSW] Splatoon 3 (Nintendo, 09/09/22) – 4,804 (4,024,155)
    9. [NSW] Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe (Nintendo, 02/24/23) – 4,492 (436,641)
    10. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo, 04/29/22) – 3,389 (1,084,836)

    Here is the hardware breakdown (followed by lifetime sales):

    1. Switch OLED Model – 69,829 (4,643,870)
    2. PlayStation 5 – 32,894 (3,086,043)
    3. Switch – 9,692 (19,331,668)
    4. Switch Lite – 7,003 (5,310,715)
    5. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 5,198 (501,619)
    6. PlayStation 4 – 966 (7,871,670)
    7. Xbox Series S – 126 (252,562)
    8. Xbox Series X – 115 (186,037)
    9. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 26 (1,191,655)

    A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.


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    MTC001 (on 03 June 2023)

    No PS5 game even in the Top 30 that caps off at 1200 units, makes you wonder what those 33k PS5 buyers bought the disc based system for. Maybe they just want a very expensive BR Player?

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    xXMatapuercas3000Xx (on 01 June 2023)

    I think PS5 will have a boost with FF XVI

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    INCITATUSBR xXMatapuercas3000Xx (on 01 June 2023)

    pretty sure... because in case of not... what else could boost PS5 in Japan?!

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    Mars2001 (on 01 June 2023)

    Low ps5 numbers and without games in top.Numbers like a flop.Switch become best ever console in Japan in a few months surpass already ps2 about 10M

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    eddy7eddy Mars2001 (on 01 June 2023)

    Sure Mars, every time, every new of your comments makes me feel worse for all the other Switch fans.

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