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Pikmin 4 Debuts on the Japanese Charts, Switch Sells 71K, PS5 Sells 47K

Pikmin 4 Debuts on the Japanese Charts, Switch Sells 71K, PS5 Sells 47K - Sales

by William D'Angelo , posted on 01 August 2023 / 4,894 Views

Pikmin 4 (NS) has debuted in first place on the retail charts in Japan with sales of 401,853 units, according to Famitsu for the week ending July 23, 2023.

Nobunaga’s Ambition: Awakening (NS) Debuted in fourth place with sales of 10,633. The PlayStation 4 version debuted in fifth place with sales of 10,434 units.

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (NS) has dropped to second place with sales of 15,616 units, while  Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NS) remained in third place with sales of 10,749 units.

Minecraft (NS) dropped one spot to sixth place with sales of 7,512 units and Splatoon 3 (NS) remained in seventh place with sales of 6,337 units.

Nintendo Switch Sports (NS) remained in eighth place with sales of 5,784 units. Final Fantasy XVI (PS5) fell from fourth to ninth place with sales of 4,904 units. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (NS) re-entered the top 10 with sales of 4,844 units.

The Nintendo Switch was the best-selling platform with 71,180 units sold. The PlayStation 5 sold 46,561 units, the PlayStation 4 sold 4,309 units, the Xbox Series X|S sold 1,158 units, and the 3DS sold 22 units.

Here is the complete top 10:

    1. [NSW] Pikmin 4 (Nintendo, 07/21/23) – 401,853 (New)
    2. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo, 05/12/23) – 15,616 (1,775,035)
    3. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 10,749 (5,385,022)
    4. [NSW] Nobunaga’s Ambition: Awakening (Koei Tecmo, 07/20/23) – 10,633 (New)
    5. [PS4] Nobunaga’s Ambition: Awakening (Koei Tecmo, 07/20/23) – 10,434 (New)
    6. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 7,512 (3,200,000)
    7. [NSW] Splatoon 3 (Nintendo, 09/09/22) – 6,337 (4,066,350)
    8. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo, 04/29/22) – 5,784 (1,131,645)
    9. [PS5] Final Fantasy XVI (Square Enix, 06/22/23) – 4,904 (401,376)
    10. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 4,844 (5,239,500)

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

    1. Switch OLED Model – 47,940 (5,111,551)
    2. PlayStation 5 – 42,967 (3,448,553)
    3. Switch – 14,815 (19,457,768)
    4. Switch Lite – 8,425 (5,425,864)
    5. PlayStation 4 – 4,309 (7,890,166)
    6. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 3,594 (544,802)
    7. Xbox Series X – 1,078 (204,901)
    8. Xbox Series S – 80 (268,669)

    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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    5 Comments
    Salnax (on 27 July 2023)

    Pikmin > Final Fantasy

    What a time to be alive.

    • +8
    INCITATUSBR (on 27 July 2023)

    The Switch is a vast software saler!

    • +4
    scottslater (on 29 July 2023)

    Pikmin sold more in the first week than FF did in a full month... FF brand isn't strong at all anymore.

    • +2
    AmazingLama (on 30 July 2023)

    Go Pikmin go! I love the game.

    • 0
    Zeruda-Hime (on 30 July 2023)

    Crazy numbers for Pikmin. 😱

    • 0