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It's that time, once again, for the Famitsu Japanese charts; this time they cover the week of 21st to 27th March/

Of course that brings us into the launch of Kirby and the Forgotten Land, which we already knew had enjoyed a fast sales start in the UK. The good news for fans of the pink one is that has also been evident in Japan, where it shifted a substantial 380,060, way out ahead of everything else and representing a terrific start.

There are seven Switch titles in the top 10, all told, with the rest being familiar evergreen titles.

  1. [NSW] Kirby and the Forgotten Land (Nintendo, 03/25/22) – 380,060 (New)
  2. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 18,931 (4,518,473)
  3. [NSW] Pokemon Legends: Arceus (The Pokemon Company, 01/28/22) – 17,941 (2,195,400)
  4. [PS4] Elden Ring (FromSoftware, 02/25/22) – 13,918 (307,546)
  5. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 13,305 (2,574,724)
  6. [PS5] Ghostwire: Tokyo (Bethesda Softworks, 03/25/22) – 10,144 (New)
  7. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 8,982 (4,822,623)
  8. [PS4] Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin (Square Enix, 03/18/22) – 7,720 (36,664)
  9. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo, 10/29/21) – 7,710 (920,035)
  10. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 5,731 (1,987,301)

Hardware sales remained consistent with the Switch OLED holding top spot, though there was a bump for PlayStation 5 - likely due to a much-needed boost in stock.

  1. Switch OLED Model – 49,037 (1,490,352)
  2. PlayStation 5 – 32,364 (1,271,750)
  3. Switch – 21,784 (18,138,373)
  4. Switch Lite – 12,979 (4,648,386)
  5. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 3,110 (225,767)
  6. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 280 (1,184,344)
  7. Xbox Series X – 246 (89,231)
  8. Xbox Series S – 144 (75,059)
  9. PlayStation 4 – 13 (7,819,392)

As always let us know what you think in the comments below, in particular with regards to that excellent start for Kirby and the Forgotten Land.

[source gematsu.com]