Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin was the best-selling game of the week in Japan

Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin was the best-selling video game in Japan last week.

The particular spin-off from Square Enix undermines the lead of Pokémon Legends: Arceus, which falls to second place. The podium completes Elden Ring, with the PlayStation 4 version in third place.

After that, it’s the PlayStation 5 version of Stranger of Paradise, and the rest of the roster are the usual occupants like Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Minecraft for Nintendo Switch, or Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Next is the list of the ten best-selling physical video games in Japan between March 14 and 20:

1. [PS4] Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin (Square Enix. 3/18/22) – 28,944 (New)
2. [NSW] Pokemon Arceus Legends (The Pokemon Company. 1/28/22) – 23,067 (2,177,459)
3. [PS4] Elden Ring (as of software. 02/25/22) – 19,487 (293,628)
4. [PS5] Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin (Square Enix. 3/18/22) – 17,905 (New)
5. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo. 4/28/17) – 16,078 (4,499,542)
6. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft. 6/21/18) – 9755 (2,561,419)
7. [PS4] Gran Turismo 7 (SIE. 04/03/22) – 9447 (94,818)
8. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo. 7/12/18) – 9111 (4,813,641)
9. [NSW] Triangle Strategy (Square Enix. 3/4/22) – 8429 (112,107)
10. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo. 10/29/21) – 8182 (912.325)

As for the hardware, there are no substantial changes. Nintendo Switch continues to reign supreme in the Japanese country selling over 85,000 units this week, although this time Switch Lite is in fourth place and has overtaken PlayStation 5. In total, Sony’s next-gen console has sold nearly twenty thousand units this week, and Xbox Series X/S something over three thousand.

1. OLED Model Switch – 55,675 (1,441,315)
2. Switch – 19,165 (18,116,589)
3. PlayStation 5 – 13,971 (1,239,386)
4. Switch Lite – 10,657 (4,635,407)
5. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 2997 (222,657)
6. Xbox Series X – 2,936 (88,985)
7. Xbox Series S – 618 (74,915)
8. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 287 (1,184,064)
9. PlayStation 4 – 10 (7,819,379)