Japanese rankings: PS5 beat Nintendo Switch, but Splatoon 3 is unbeatable

Japanese magazine Famitsu, sales rank hardware and software Japanese For the week between 24 and 30 October 2022, finally Overtaking PS5 on Nintendo Switch not in terms of hardware, but in terms of software.

In the meantime, let’s take a look at the ranking. best selling games In the week in question in Japan:

1. [NSW] Splatoon 3 (Nintendo, 09/09/22) – 51,547 (3,235.701)
2. [NSW] Bayonetta 3 (Nintendo, 28/10/22) – 41,285 (New)
3. [PS4] Star Ocean: Divine Force (Square Enix, 10/27/22) – 27.001 (New)
4. [PS4] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (Activision, 28/10/22) – 24,371 (New)
5. [NSW] Ace Angler: Fishing Spirits (Bandai Namco, 27/10/22) – 23.297 (New)
6. [PS5] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (Activision, 28/10/22) – 17,710 (New)
7. [PS5] Star Ocean: Divine Force (Square Enix, 10/27/22) – 17,177 (New)
8. [NSW] Aquarium. Limited Edition (Entergram, 27/10/22) – 13,199 (New)
9. [NSW] Persona 5 Royal (ATLUS, 10/21/22) – 12,040 (58,138)
10. [NSW] Needy Streamer Overload (WSS playground, 27/10/22) – 11,693 (New)

As you can see, this is indeed a newsworthy top ten, but none of them managed to beat it. platoon 3continues to dominate the rankings firmly.

But then we find Bayonetta 3, by far the most successful new entry of the week, on Nintendo Switch. Star Ocean: The Divine Force is in third place, followed by Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II.

interesting then hardware order:

1. PlayStation 5 – 34,287 (1,784,024)
2. Change OLED Model – 23.399 (2,848,168)
3. Key – 14,262 (18,810,677)
4. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 4,579 (282,625)
5. Xbox Series S – 1,921 (209.115)
6. Key Lite – 973 (4,903,333)
7. Xbox Series X – 1,753 (166.556)
8. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 56 (1,189.088)
9. PlayStation 4 – 11 (7,819,943)

The PS5 sold a total of 38,866 units, surpassing the Nintendo Switch, which sold 38,634 in total. The difference between the two consoles is still significant, as the PS5 approaches the 2 million consoles sold in Japan recently and the Nintendo Switch closes to the 30 million consoles sold at home.