Famitsu has released its videogame sales chart for the week from 25 to 31 March 2024.
This week the top seller game is the same of the previous week, Princess Peach: Showtime! (SWI) sold 27,258 units while the runner-up has got one position since last week: Rise of the Ronin (PS5) sold 20,139 units and the third spot is hold by the highest new entry of the week, Winning Post 10 2024 (SWI) with 12,845 units.
Winning Post 10 2024 also appears on PS5 version (6,733 units) at #7 and PS4 version (4,702 units) at #15 while the only other new entry is at the bottom of the chart, Hakuoki Shinkai: Yuugiroku Taishi-tachi no Daienkai (SWI) with 1,750 units sold at #30.
Any title re-entered the chart this week, Winning Post 10 2024 first week (SWI 12,845 + PS5 6,733 + PS4 4,702, total 24,280 units) is similar to the previous version released last year (SWI 12,979 + PS5 7,144 + PS4 6,058, total 26,181 units) while the most noticeable thing about this week is almost all Switch titles had a small rising in sales compared to the previous week.
Regarding the top 10 sales, a total of 113,943 units were sold, March this year included 5 weeks and the this result is the second worst inside the month and considering the whole year only 3 times sales were lower.
Hardware side, all systems decreased from the previous week even in in general Switch sales continue being strong: Switch OLED sold 42,957 units and was again the top seller system, followed by PlayStation 5 with 18,272 units sold; at the third place there is Switch Lite with 8,302 units sold followed by the oldest family’s model, Switch with 6,274 units.
PlayStation 5 Digital keeps the 5th place with 2,574 units while Xbox Series X with 938 units is almost similar to previous week result. PlayStation 4 with 679 units is the only system with a consistent increase in sales while the hardware chart is closed by Xbox Series S with 438 units, which also had a better result.
Software sales from from 25 to 31 March 2024
(Physical units only, new entries in bold, games returned into the chart in italic):
01.[SWI] Princess Peach: Showtime! (Nintendo, 22/03/2024) – 27,258 (104,820)
02.[PS5] Rise of the Ronin (Koei Tecmo, 22/03/2024) – 20,139 (84,785)
03.[SWI] Winning Post 10 2024 (Koei Tecmo, 28/03/2024) – 12,845 (NEW)
04.[SWI] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 28/04/2017) – 10,432 (5,768,608)
05.[PS5] Dragon’s Dogma II (Capcom, 22/03/2024) – 9,172 (77,764)
06.[SWI] Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo, 20/10/2023) – 8,163 (1,803,747)
07.[PS5] Winning Post 10 2024 (Koei Tecmo, 28/03/2024) – 6,733 (NEW)
08.[SWI] Minecraft (Microsoft, 21/06/2018) – 6,618 (3,483,557)
09.[SWI] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 20/03/2020) – 6,411 (7,729,183)
10.[SWI] Splatoon 3 (Nintendo, 09/09/2022) – 6,172 (4,264,330)
11.[SWI] Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo, 16/02/2024) – 5,941 (137,369)
12.[SWI] Momotaro Dentetsu World: Chikyuu wa Kibou de Mawatteru! (Konami, 16/11/2023) – 5,941 (137,369)
13.[PS5] Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix, 29/02/2024) – 4,840 (310,596)
14.[SWI] Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo, 29/04/2022) – 4,802 (1,299,683)
15.[PS4] Winning Post 10 2024 (Koei Tecmo, 28/03/2024) – 4,702 (NEW)
16.[SWI] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 07/12/2018) – 4,633 (5,476,270)
17.[SWI] Pokemon Scarlet / Pokemon Violet (The Pokemon Company, 18/11/2022) – 4,310 (5,320,999)
18.[SWI] Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo, 29/10/2021) – 3,160 (1,419,708)
19.[SWI] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo, 22/06/22/2020) – 2,839 (1,265,195)
20.[SWI] Pikmin 4 (Nintendo, 21/07/2023) – 2,595 (1,194,882)
21.[SWI] Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 Special Price (SEGA, 17/11/2022) – 2,519 (148,943)
22.[SWI] Super Mario Party (Nintendo, 05/10/2018) – 2,480 (2,270,837)
23.[SWI] Luigi’s Mansion 3 (Nintendo, 31/10/2019) – 2,088 (967,855)
24.[SWI] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 18/10/2019) – 2,052 (3,538,329)
25.[SWI] The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo, 12/05/2023) – 2,047 (1,970,381)
26.[SWI] Super Mario RPG (Nintendo, 17/11/2023) – 2,034 (473,939)
27.[SWI] The Game of Life for Nintendo Switch (Takara Tomy, 06/10/2023) – 1,980 (197,995)
28.[PS5] Unicorn Overlord (Atlus, 08/03/2024) – 1,839 (34,220)
29.[SWI] Fitness Boxing feat. Hatsune Miku: Isshoni Exercise (Imagineer, 07/03/2024) – 1,788 (25,220)
30.[SWI] Hakuouki Shinkai: Yuugiroku Taishi-tachi no Daienkai (Idea Factory, 28/03/2024) – 1,750 (NEW)
Hardware sales from 18 to 24 March 2024
01. Switch OLED – 42,957 (6,958,780)
02. PlayStation 5 – 18,272 (4,713,002)
03. Switch Lite – 8,302 (5,793,705)
04. Switch – 6,274 (19,755,912)
05. PlayStation 5 Digital – 2,574 (746,561)
06. Xbox Series X – 938 (252,674)
07. PlayStation 4 – 679 (7,925,339)
08. Xbox Series S – 438 (306,446)