Japanese Charts: All Switch Models Outsold By PS5, Story Of Seasons Remake Is On Top

Not bad Sony, especially with the price increase. Happy stock is stabilized. I need to get forspoken still but I will be playing FE for a while.

Very happy to see AWL get some time in the spotlight. Lucky Japanese gamers!

Well, that's a shocker. Also i never looked at the sales numbers before, just the rankings. That is a lot of console sales.

@Ryu_Niiyama the price increase is weird as I noticed most stores still ask the launch MSRP, atleast here in europe.

My dad has a ps5 and it really is a thing of beauty!

Alternative title

Japanese Charts: Game Console released in 2020 outsells Game Console released in 2017

Nintendo is doomed, clearly.

@Nintyname less news, more inevitable

@Yosher again,

When did Story Of Seasons come out? I hadn't seen it in the coming soon section of the eShop, and I'm obsessed with checking it. Or is just out in Japan?

Adding the PS5 digital to the numbers the gap is pretty big with the Switch Family. I ques strong holiday sales means we are going to be seeing some slow weeks for Switch in Japan.

It's over for Nintendo. they don't have any leg to stand on, after being crush by Sony this week.
jokes aside, it's good to see that PS5 is selling pretty well again after the stocking issues.

@ArcticEcho Japan got it early, most of the world gets it in June.

NINTENDOOMED!!
Sorry had to say it

With FF7R-2 and FF16 coming out this year, I wouldn't be surprised if PS5 outselling Switch becomes a regular occurrence. What's more surprising (and hilarious!) is that PS4 continues to outsell XBSX!

Finally some competition.

That will help us consumers in the long run.

At this point everyone who wanted a Switch probably already has one.

I mean, this had to happen at some point, Switch is basically 6 years old already, and PS5 is just 2.
It will be fun to see when Zelda TotK and Final Fantasy XVI are out!

Assuming the combined Switch sales continue at this present rate, should reach 30 million in about 36 weeks (October 2023). Maybe less depending on bumps with games and other factors.

@FirstEmperor I don't think FF7R-2 is coming out this year, being so close to FFXVI. They'd be smarter to release Dragon Quest XII before that (especially if they plan to release it on Switch).

last week ps5 sold the most of any individual console so that is 2 weeks in a row the ps5 is on top of the console sales list expect that to continue

remember when people, said sony was dead in japan not to long ago..

nintendo should have released its next system later this year instead of mid 2024..

And it begins....it's going to be a rough 2023 (hardware wise)for Nintendo. Zelda will sell insanely amazing but market saturation means you can only sell to who hasn't already purchase (or repurchased) a Switch, which is exactly what happens after 6 years of being on the market.

Happy that Switch Lite is selling relatively well (and has sold more than 20 million units total) as I wouldn't mind a Switch 2 Lite at some point.

I really am ready for an upgraded Switch. I just hope Nintendo don’t try something daft and undo all the great work of the Switch. Stick to the hybrid concept, be backward compatible and we will be happy!

The fact that it’s taken the PS5 this long to outsell the Switch shows the love Japan has for Nintendo (despite its faults at times).
Plus with the Switch being on sale for 6 years it had to happen eventually.. how many Switch’s do people/households need?

PS5, the arguable second scion of Playstation's home legacy that feels like a game console first and foremost instead of a media center or Nintendo showupper, deserves all the sales it can get, especially in Japan which is lukewarm towards home consoles nowadays. Switch is already owned by what can seem like every fifth Japanese, but if people there still buy a handful of 3DS units in 2023, let's not even pretend the hybrid queen is going anywhere anytime soon.

I love my Switch and picked up a PS5 last week.

Compared to the Series X it actually feels next gen. Yeah the Series X is technically more powerful but nothing on that system has come close to playing Astro's Playroom on PS5 with the Dual Sense controller. Magical.

Basically feels like a Nintendo game on Sony hardware, no higher compliment than that so full sequel please Team Asobi!

So I sold the Series X. If the games start arriving I will pick one up again down the road.

PSwitch5 for me going forward!

Welcome back, Sony. Phew, that should stop Nintendo getting complacent or arrogant.

Wow.

Sony's doing really well in Japan lately. Curious to see how big of a performer Hogwarts Legacy is over there.

@Riff-the-Don Nintendo seems determined to squeeze every ounce of sales out of Switch at this point (if no new hardware is released). They tried the same thing with the Wii...it didn't end well.

@SBandy1 Astro’s playroom is so cool. Only issue with it is that I want moar! That said , I love Series X for GamePass and quick resume….

I hope this means they’re doing less of those console lotteries, and Katsuhiro Harada can finally get one before Tekken 8 is finished, Lol.

@uptownsoul I doubt Japan follows our aggregator scores and social media outcries.

Meh, next week the Switch will take the top spot.

@rockodoodle

Fair play.

I just got room for one behemoth under the tv right now so it will be PS5!

Yeah I need a full Astrobot game!

@the_beaver FF7R-2 is currently scheduled for winter 2023. It's always possible it gets delayed but it'll have already been more than 3 years since part 1 came out. I think it would be a terrible idea to spread these FF7 remakes out even farther than they already are.

Pokémon already proved you can release a remake and an original game within months of each other. As long as the games are good, Final Fantasy will do just fine.

Actually just noticed how dreadful the Disgaea 7 numbers are. Holy moly! 10K on Switch, and the Playstation version is nowhere to be seen.

Unless about 345,151 people bought a digital copy of Forspoken, those sales are not going to please the higher-ups at Squenix. They keep whiffing on these AAA titles that don’t have Final Fantasy or Kingdom Hearts in the title. Better off making AA games for Switch, Squenix - they cost less to make and the sales are better. It will be interesting to compare the figures when Octopath II comes out later this month.

I’d guess FE Engage is washing its face, at least. Not a bad second week for an SRPG.

Well Nintendo better start dropping those Switch prices like I told you to, seem like people are starting to find PS5 in the breath of the wild more easily now. You don't want Switch sales to dwindle then drop those prices Nintendo. A $250 Switch OLED with a free copy of Super Mario Odyssey or Mario Kart 8 Deluxe would sell like hotcakes if you do.

Finally, about damn time, Sony. I remember some journalists saying how much Sony abandoned the Japanese market, but this clearly shows the opposite.

Looks like Sony finally started the attack!

The switch sales always slow down when there's no new major games releasing, when Kirby releases this month the sales will go up again and then in May they will sky rocket when zelda hits the shelves, which i'm hoping for a zelda limited edition OLED.

Nice to see playstation getting back on top for a while, it seems like Sony are going all out lately, has the VR2 coming this month and some great jrpgs this year, so the momentum should continue.

Xbox on the other hand will slowly go down hill more and more, struggling to hit 1000 console sales per week since October, still a lot of Japanese games skipping the console and now they are increasing the price of both their consoles in the region.

@Krull Don't think it's them chasing new AAA IP that's the problem, it's actually producing a great game rather than a very mediocre one. After playing the demo I could tell it had problems.
Don't think comparing it to Octopath 2 is fair, massive difference in quality.

25 million more PS5 sales and Switch will be done for in Japan.

A PS5 storm is coming!

A Wonderful Life, as far from my experience on PS2 version the game was very barebone like there was almost no meaningful places to visit.
Cannot imagine how could peoples really curious to play the remake version that actually still barebone as old version even there were a lot of improvements in character looking and socializing.

@Bizzyb very true. As much as I love my Switch, it’s time for something new .. just hope it’s just as wow & not another Wii U situation.

If it wasn’t for covid/chip shortages/postal issues I think we may have had our new one by now

Then there's Xbox at the bottom. I'm surprised Microsoft even bothers to sell their console in the Japanese market with how little sales they get from it.

But that's not including those who bought a digital copy of the Switch since Nintendo doesn't release those numbers--oh wait.

So everyone saying that Switch outselling PS4 wasn't that impressive given the latter was already three years old when it came out are surely saying the same thing about PS5, now, since it's outselling the nearly six year old Switch. Right?

@UltimateOtaku91 I have a hoprrible feling the VR2 is going to crash and burn.

Nice to see strong PS5 hardware numbers now that stock is finally available without lotteries and such.

PS5 software sales continue to be disastrous though, which is puzzling.

Arrr bless well it only took Sony 7 years to actually start selling enough consoles to beat Nintendo, at least until Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom releases
Nintendo is like pfff whatever we've already done what we needed, we're already gearing up for our next console. Sony have barely sold enough to justify the PS5's R&D lol.
I'm joking of course....... or am I? lol

@Riff-the-Don Covid changed everything. The entire gaming landscape would look very different by this point if it weren't for Covid...

@ArcticEcho THANK YOU THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I WANNA KNOW! Even in japan it says q3 2023 for the release date how is it the number one seller if its not out yet? Is there a way to buy it early? Its my third most anticipated game of 2023 after Pikmin 4 and Zelda Tears of the kingdom

I think it's funny that the only non-Nintendo game in the top 10 is Forspoken.

@Aurumonado It's the newest non Nintendo game by a Japanese publisher...actually one of the biggest (if not THE biggest) Japanese publishers. It makes perfect sense.

@eltomo

Good. Nintendo needs it. They're at their best when they're getting humbled.

It's still impressive they sold about 28 million switches in Japan, if you take into account that the population is about 125 million people...

@Anti-Matter I agree that it could have used a bigger world map, but still, AWL is considered a classic by most. With the focus on your family and child in a more meaningful way, it sets itself apart from most other games in the series.

People really weren't happy with the shift to 3D with Disgaea 6, and to be fair I don't think it translated that well, but I hope the series still keeps pushing forward and stays strong.
One of the better tactical rpgs in my opinion.

@IronMan30

Is that you conceding that PS5 outselling Switch here is impressive then?

No need to be so defensive, Switch is still doing just grand.

@SBandy1 no, it's me pointing out that people who troll on this site are hypocritical because they aren't applying that logic to this situation. No need to be so defensive.

@IronMan30

Are you not being the hypocritical one here?

If you aren't saying it is impressive for PS5 then you are basically doing the same thing you are criticising others for by downplaying PS5 outselling Switch. Can you not see that?

Also your first comment was disingenuous. Was the Switch consistently outselling the over 3 year old PS4 in Japan every week from launch or did it take a time to gain traction which could also be the case here as PS5 launched when Switch was also over 3 years old? Also surely you can concede PS5 had serious supply issues up to really just the last few months worldwide?

Basically I am saying don't get annoyed another non Switch console is starting to sell better this year in Japan or elsewhere or you will have a hard time of it.

Switch sold near 120 million so far so it's done great mate. No need to be bitter.

Edit: Also believe it or not I am not trying to pick a fight with you, just pointing out your comment is just as fanboyish (hate the term fanboy) as the ones you criticise. What's the point?

It's all downhill from here 💣

@Nintyname yeah but that is not as Nintendoomed baiting lol

@ModdedInkling

Or maybe it's just showing that the Japanese Market didn't abandon them. They very well could abandon the Japanese market, but it doesn't matter if they still support them.

No that is not good Playstation 5 sold every Nintendo Switch models but I like Nintendo Switch still much more.

@Riff-the-Don we have 3

@Arcata Someone answered me and said that Japan got it early, and the rest of the world are getting it in June. I'm looking forward to it because my Gamecube copy had a defect where it couldn't save beyond year 1.

@ArcticEcho Ah I see. Well I would just buy the japanese version but its a game with alot of text so Ill just have to wait. I used to play the gamecube version so much back in the day.

@SBandy1 This would only make sense if @IronMan30 had claimed in some previous post that Switch outselling PS4 was impressive.

@FirstEmperor

My comment stands for itself. He has form.