Pokémon Legends: Arceus continues to top sales in Japan

Famitsu magazine has published the list of the best-selling video games in Japan during the week of February 7 to 13.

As expected, Pokémon Legends: Arceus repeats for another week at the top of the charts, adding another 140,000 copies and nearly two million sold in the Japanese country since its launch.

And as you might expect, the top ten are practically occupied in their entirety with titles for Nintendo Switch, with the exception of a Dying Light 2: Stay Human for PlayStation 4 which occupies the fifth position. The only new addition to the list is My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! – Pirates who stir up the waters, in decimal position.

Next is the list of the ten best-selling video games in Japan between February 7 and 13:

• [NSW] Pokemon Arceus Legends (The Pokemon Company. 1/28/22) – 140,149 (1,923,870)
• [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo. 4/28/17) – 15,515 (4,429,626)
• [NSW] Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo. 10/29/21) – 14,812 (865,507)
• [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo. 7/12/18) – 11,134 (4,764,379)
• [PS4] Dying Light 2 Stay Human (Spike Chunsoft. 2/4/22) – 10,305 (34,466)
• [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft. 6/21/18) – 9784 (2,514,952)
• [NSW] Pokemon Shining Diamond/Glossy Pearl (The Pokemon Company. 11/19/21) – 8163 (2,502,926)
• [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo. 3/20/20) – 7779 (7,183,331)
• [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo. 10/18/19) – 7652 (3,074,777)
• [NSW] My Next Life as a Villainess: All Roads Lead to Death! – Pirates Who Stir the Waters (Idea Factory. 02/10/22) – 6676 (Nuevo)

In terms of hardware, the Nintendo Switch continues to be the top seller, especially the OLED model, which has already outsold the PlayStation 5 model with a disc drive.

Next comes the list of the best-selling consoles in Japan between February 7 and 13:

1. OLED Model Switch – 66,152 (1,186,491)
2. Switch – 34,979 (17,992,188)
3. Switch Lite – 16,934 (4,566,776)
4. PlayStation 5 – 5744 (1,149,434)
5. Xbox Series S – 3,616 (65,586)
6. Xbox Series X – 2,339 (82,393)
7. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 674 (211,210)
8. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 360 (1,181,930)
9. PlayStation 4 – 4 (7,819,314)