Super Bomberman R 2 Debuts in 2nd on the Japanese Charts, Switch Sells 72K, PS5 Sells 39K, XS Sells 2K - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 21 September 2023 / 5,408 ViewsPikmin 4 (NS) has remained in first place on the retail charts in Japan with sales of 23,489 units, according to Famitsu for the week ending September 17, 2023.
Super Bomberman R 2 (NS) debuted in second place with sales of 11,588 units. Baten Kaitos I & II HD Remaster (NS) debuted in fifth place with sales of 7,975 units. One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 Deluxe Edition (NS) debuted in sixth place with sales of 6,041 units.
Pokemon Scarlet / Pokemon Violet (NS) is up from seventh to third place with sales of 9,319 units and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NS) dropped one spot to fourth place with sales of 8,844 units.
Minecraft (NS) is in seventh place with sales of 5,981 units and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (NS) is in eighth place with sales of 4,899 units.
The Nintendo Switch was the best-selling platform with 71,578 units sold. The PlayStation 5 sold 38,611 units, the Xbox Series X|S sold 1,670 units, the PlayStation 4 sold 383 units, and the 3DS sold 21 units.
Here is the complete top 10:
- [NSW] Pikmin 4 (Nintendo, 07/21/23) – 23,489 (841,335)
- [NSW] Super Bomberman R 2 (Konami, 09/14/23) – 11,588 (New)
- [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Pokemon Violet (The Pokemon Company, 11/18/22) – 9,319 (5,128,233)
- [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 8,844 (5,484,620)
- [NSW] Baten Kaitos I & II HD Remaster (Bandai Namco, 09/14/23) – 7,975 (New)
- [NSW] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 Deluxe Edition (Bandai Namco, 09/14/23) – 6,041 (New)
- [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 5,981 (3,263,470)
- [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo, 05/12/23) – 4,899 (1,859,685)
- [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 4,581 (5,285,999)
- [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 4,277 (3,462,838)
Here is the hardware breakdown (followed by lifetime sales):
- Switch OLED Model – 52,998 (5,601,803)
- PlayStation 5 – 35,865 (3,785,913)
- Switch Lite – 9,077 (5,497,333)
- Switch – 9,503 (19,543,666)
- PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 2,746 (576,341)
- Xbox Series S – 1,010 (277,697)
- Xbox Series X – 660 (220,784)
- PlayStation 4 – 383 (7,896,751)
- New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 21 (1,192,302)
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.