New batch delivered: Sales of PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X increased in Japan

Last week, 25,948 consoles were sold in Japan Playstation 5 – the largest number in one seven-day reporting period since November 2023. This is reported by the edition Famitsu

Since early 2023 Sony has increased supplies to its home market, but it has not yet been able to fully meet the demand. As of January 31, only 327 thousand PlayStation 5 consoles have been sold in Japan – the same circulation Playstation 4 at one time dispersed right at the start

However, despite the increase in supplies, PlayStation 5 games are completely absent from the Japanese charts for the third month… Experts note that this may be partly due to the activities of resellers, many of whom are Chinese. The latter were repeatedly found by journalists in queues for set-top boxes at Japanese stores. They don’t buy games – they are only interested in the PlayStation 5 itself.

Grew up last week and sales Xbox Series X | S – from 424 consoles to 1,099

In total, since the beginning of 2023, Japanese stores have sold about 2,000 new generation systems from Microsoft… The shipments are very small and rare, leaving quickly.

This time there are several new products in the software chart, the main one of which was Disgaea 6 for PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch. In total, users of both platforms bought about 40,000 copies of a tactical role-playing game from Nippon ichi

For comparison, Disgaea 5 launched in 2015 with sales of 22,872 copies on the PlayStation 4.

However, Disgaea 6 is unlikely to stay in the charts for long. According to social media posts, the Japanese are unhappy with the game, with an average user rating on Amazon of 2.4 out of 5.

Best Selling Games in Japan for the Week Ending January 31:

01./01. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! – 79.362 / 1.789.756
02./02. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure – 42.124 / 2.316.011
03./03. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 25.151 / 6.606.006
04./00. [NSW] Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny – 23.551 / NEW
05./04. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 17.503 / 3.638.441
06./00. [PS4] Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny – 15.761 / NEW
07./05. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 11.220 / 4.133.863
08./06. [NSW] Minecraft – 10.546 / 1.797.233
09./07. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics – 10.411 / 623.205
10/08. [NSW] Splatoon 2 – 9.514 / 3.762.719
11./09. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield – 9.163 / 3.947.256
12./10. [NSW] Super Mario Party – 6.662 / 1.811.902
13./00. [NSW] Buddy Mission Bond – 6.531 / NEW
14./13. [NSW] Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin – 6.056 / 128.442
15./00. [NSW] Umineko no Naku Koro ni Saku – 5.821 / NEW
16./00. [NSW] Re: Zero – Starting Life in Another World – 5.083 / NEW
17./12. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 5.032 / 1.765.762
18./11. [NSW] Pikmin 3 Deluxe – 4.834 / 532.285
19./15. [NSW] Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm & Exercise – 4.340 / 64.698
20./21. [NSW] Human: Fall Flat – 4.164 / 112.345
21./16. [NSW] Super Mario 3D All-Stars – 4.114 / 551.663
22./14. [NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe – 4.072 / 1.027.859
23./17. [NSW] Dragon Quest XI S – Definitive Edition [New Price Edition] – 3.963 / 58.653
24./00. [NSW] Gal Gun Returns – 3.718 / NEW
25./19. [NSW] Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity – 3.429 / 338.046
26./00. [PS4] Umineko no Naku Koro ni Saku – 3.361 / NEW
27./00. [PS4] Re: Zero – Starting Life in Another World – 2.868 / NEW
28./00. [NSW] Marchen Forest – 2.686 / NEW
29./22. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey – 2.652 / 2.206.067
30./18. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield + Expansion Pass – 2.584 / 194.310

Console Sales:

  • Nintendo Switch family – 114,170
  • PlayStation 5 Family – 25,948
  • PlayStation 4 Family – 3,873
  • Xbox Series X Family – 1,099
  • Nintendo 3DS Family – 588

Read also: Nintendo Switch Continues To Break Records With Nearly 80 Million Consoles Sold

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