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Pikmin 4 Tops the Japanese Charts, Switch Sells 78K, PS5 Sells 37K

Pikmin 4 Tops the Japanese Charts, Switch Sells 78K, PS5 Sells 37K - Sales

by William D'Angelo , posted on 24 August 2023 / 4,843 Views

Pikmin 4 (NS) has remained in first place on the retail charts in Japan with sales of 54,904 units, according to Famitsu for the week ending August 20, 2023.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NS) remained in second place with sales of 16,859 units and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (NS) remained in third place with sales of 12,861 units.

Minecraft (NS) remained in fourth place with sales of 9,994 units, Pokemon Scarlet / Pokemon Violet (NS) is up from seventh to fifth place with sales of 7,996 units, and Splatoon 3 (NS) is up from eighth to sixth place with sales of 7,586 units.

Nintendo Switch Sports (NS) is down one spot to seventh place with sales of 7,368 units and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (NS) dropped from fifth to eighth place with sales of 7,313. Mario Party Superstars (NS) is up one spot to ninth place with sales of 5,909 units and Animal Crossing: New Horizons (NS) rounds out the top 10 with sales of 5,699 units.

The Nintendo Switch was the best-selling platform with 77,780 units sold. The PlayStation 5 sold 37,411 units, the Xbox Series X|S sold 1,327 units, the PlayStation 4 sold 611 units, and the 3DS sold 97 units.

Here is the complete top 10:

    1. [NSW] Pikmin 4 (Nintendo, 07/21/23) – 54,904 (721,281)
    2. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 16,859 (5,443,641)
    3. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo, 05/12/23) – 12,861 (1,833,086)
    4. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 9,994 (3,235,955)
    5. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Pokemon Violet (The Pokemon Company, 11/18/22) – 7,996 (5,100,967)
    6. [NSW] Splatoon 3 (Nintendo, 09/09/22) – 7,586 (4,093,171)
    7. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo, 04/29/22) – 7,368 (1,158,904)
    8. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 7,313 (5,265,833)
    9. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo, 10/29/21) – 5,909 (1,285,614)
    10. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) – 5,699 (7,517,866)

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

    1. Switch OLED Model – 61,041 (5,373,686)
    2. PlayStation 5 – 34,254 (3,623,139)
    3. Switch – 9,147 (19,505,371)
    4. Switch Lite – 7,592 (5,457,186)
    5. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 3,157 (562,058)
    6. Xbox Series X – 1,097 (212,422)
    7. PlayStation 4 – 611 (7,893,893)
    8. Xbox Series S – 230 (259,889)
    9. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 97 (1,192,150)

    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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    Bumblaster (on 24 August 2023)

    Pikmin 4 is easily going to hit a million in Japan.

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    INCITATUSBR (on 28 August 2023)

    hardware sale numbers are good, but what really makes money is software, and on that Switch is the king.

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    Lukitoo (on 24 August 2023)

    5th week at #1 for Pikmin 4, amazing!

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