Famitsu has released its videogame sales chart for the week from 25 December to 31 December 2023.
The last chart of 2023 had some changes from the previous week: the top spot goes to Momotaro Dentetsu World (SWI) with 89,996 units sold which overpassed Super Mario Bros. Wonder (SWI) with 65,434 units sold while in the third place there is Dragon Quest Monsters 3 (SWI) with 38,575 units sold.
Of course no games were released in the last week of the year but some titles re-appeared at the bottom of the chart: Hogwarts Legacy (SWI) with 4,323 units sold at #26, Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 Special Price (SWI) with 3,475 units sold at #27 and Pokemon Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl (SWI) with 3,450 units sold at #28.
Total sales of the top 10 were 301,002 units, a consistent drop from the previous week and as for December it was the lowest for sales, but this is usual for week 52 while the first week of the year usually sees an increase due to “otoshidama“, a monetary gift given to children by adult relatives.
Hardware side, these numbers include both week 51 and 52, Switch OLED is as usual the top seller system (107,928 units sold) followed by, as usual, PlayStation 5 (72,207 units sold) then, as usual, by Switch Lite (31,547 units sold); Switch sold 29,391 units, PlayStation 5 Digital 9,736 units while Xbox Series barely a thousand units combined.
As happened for software, hardware sales are not impressive considering those weeks are ones of the highest during the year if not the highest, but Switch is already 6 years old and PlayStation 5 despite the new model didn’t have a great boost also due to the price increase.
Software sales from from 18 December to 24 December 2023
(Physical units only, new entries in bold, games returned into the chart in italic) :
01.[SWI] Momotaro Dentetsu World: Chikyuu wa Kibou de Mawatteru! (Konami, 16/11/2023) – 89,996 (795,681)
02.[SWI] Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo, 20/10/2023) – 65,434 (1,549,401)
03.[SWI] Dragon Quest Monsters 3: The Dark Prince (Square Enix, 01/12/2023) – 38,575 (510,477)
04.[PS5] Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (SIE, 20/10/2023) – 20,983 (166,731)
05.[SWI] The Game of Life for Nintendo Switch (Takara Tomy, 06/10/2023) – 17,897 (147,308)
06.[SWI] Pikmin 4 (Nintendo, 21/07/2023) – 60,982 (1,101,420)
07.[SWI] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 28/04/2017) – 16,984 (5,631,598)
08.[SWI] Pokemon Scarlet / Pokemon Violet + The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero (The Pokemon Company, 03/11/2023) – 11,560 (76,112)
09.[SWI] Pokemon Scarlet / Pokemon Violet (The Pokemon Company, 18/11/2022) – 11,246 (5,246,363)
10.[SWI] Minecraft (Microsoft, 21/06/2018) – 10,720 (3,394,222)
11.[SWI] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 07/12/2018) – 10,715 (5,400,275)
12.[SWI] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 20/03/2020) – 10,624 (7,644,654)
13.[SWI] WarioWare: Move It! (Nintendo, 03/11/2023) – 10,474 (141,554)
14.[SWI] Super Mario RPG (Nintendo, 17/11/2023) – 9,607 (447,687)
15.[SWI] Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo, 29/10/2021) – 9,182 (1,371,773)
16.[SWI] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo, 22/06/22/2020) – 9,038 (1,214,978)
17.[SWI] Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo, 29/04/2022) – 8,979 (1,246,849)
18.[SWI] Splatoon 3 (Nintendo, 09/09/2022) – 7,925 (4,191,126)
19.[SWI] Super Mario Party (Nintendo, 05/10/2018) – 7,912 (2,232,637)
20.[SWI] The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo, 12/05/2023) – 7,090 (1,929,603)
21.[SWI] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (Konami, 19/11/2020) – 7,075 (2,959,527)
22.[SWI] Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival (Bandai Namco, 22/09/2022) – 6,038 (277,216)
23.[PS5] Baldur’s Gate III (Spike Chunsoft, 21/12/2023) – 5,419 (25,916)
24.[SWI] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe + Booster Course Pass (Nintendo, 05/10/2023) – 4,520 (44,007)
25.[SWI] SPYxANYA: Operation Memories (Bandai Namco, 21/12/2023) – 4,460 (25,112)
26.[SWI] Hogwarts Legacy (Warner Bros. Games, 14/11/2023) – 4,323 (82,367)
27.[SWI] Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 Special Price (SEGA, 17/11/2022) – 3,475 (118,599)
28.[SWI] Pokemon Brilliant Diamond / Pokemon Shining Pearl (The Pokemon Company, 19/11/2021) – 3,450 (2,682,713)
29.[SWI] EA Sports FC 24 (Electronic Arts, 28/09/2023) – 3,140 (58,862)
30.[SWI] The Battle Cats Unite! (Ponos, 03/12/2020) – 3,137 (243,700)
Hardware sales from from 18 December to 31 December 2023 (2 weeks combined)
Switch OLED – 107,928 (6,428,158)
PlayStation 5 – 72,207 (4,298,170)
Switch Lite – 31,547 (5,674,074)
Switch – 29,391 (19,684,424)
PlayStation 5 Digital – 9,736 (666,687)
PlayStation 4 – 1,119 (7,915,336)
Xbox Series X – 605 (295,123)
Xbox Series S – 554 (244,984)