Weekly sales Playstation 5 for the first time in Japan fell below 10 thousand consoles. On this today, January 21, the newspaper reports. Famitsu… The system has been in severe shortage since its introduction in November. people regularly line up outside stores for new shipments… At the same time, the volumes of the latter are so small that in terms of sales dynamics in the Japanese market, PlayStation 5 is now lagging behind Wii U and even Sega dreamcast…
In total, as of January 17, 284,000 PlayStation 5s were sold in Japan – less than the PlayStation 4 in the first week alone.
For its part, the Nintendo Switch started 2023 better than the record-breaking 2023, despite not getting any big hit from Nintendo during the Christmas season.
In the second week of 2023, the hybrid platform sold even better than in the first week, and almost twice better than in the same period a year earlier.… This is an atypical dynamic for the post-holiday season.
The top ten best selling games are almost unchanged. Still in the first place Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! from Konami… The demand for it grew by 23% compared to the previous week.
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Game Sales for the Week Ending January 17:
01./01. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! – 107.064 / 1.617.601
02./02. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 36.009 / 6.553.618
03./03. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure – 35.397 / 2.237.398
04./04. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 26.636 / 3.601.699
05./05. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 17.099 / 4.109.327
06./06. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics – 15.295 / 601.384
07./07. [NSW] Minecraft – 14.430 / 1.774.814
08./09. [NSW] Splatoon 2 – 11.640 / 3.743.798
09./10. [NSW] Super Mario Party – 10.069 / 1.797.617
10./11. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield – 9.882 / 3.929.246
Console Sales for the Week Ending Jan 17:
- Nintendo Switch family – 170,691
- PlayStation 5 Family – 7,328
- PlayStation 4 Family – 3,422
- Nintendo 3DS Family – 546
- Xbox Series Family – 160
Read also: Ranked # 1 for 25 consecutive months: Nintendo Switch became the best-selling console in December and 2023 in the US…
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