In recent weeks we have witnessed what would appear to be the great recovery of Sony on the sales front of the new PlayStation console. After the appearance of videos on the net that testify to the presence of PlayStation 5 bundles overseas, it would seem that the situation is also slowly recovering in the Land of the Rising Sun.
Just recently, in fact, PlayStation 5 has achieved great sales results in Japan, thus achieving an important milestone that turns its gaze towards a high ability to cope with large demand for the latest generation consoles. Therefore, we can say that Sony is managing to increase the number of shipments of gaming platforms, as previously promised.
Nonetheless, PlayStation 5 finds itself having to face a gaming giant once again such as Nintendo’s hybrid console, which manages to dominate the Japanese market even years after its release worldwide. This can also be seen from the sales data, which they see the recent chapters of the Pokémon brand are at the top of the rankingof which you will find our review dedicated to Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.
At least on the Japanese front, therefore, we are witnessing a undisputed dominance of Nintendo Switch, which has lasted for several years now and shows no sign of waning. Nonetheless, the increase in the production of platforms on the one hand and the release of new exclusive PlayStation productions on the other (see the forthcoming Forspoken or Final Fantasy XVI) could decree a radical change of course in the trend of the market in Japan.
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet dominate Japan
But what are the sales figures for the last period prior to the end of this 2022?
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet dominate the chart with a placement of 375,665 units Splatoon 3 follows, which wins the title of second best-selling video game in Japan with 121,173 units in the last period Nintendo Switch Sports is the last title in the podium, with a total of 44,465 units sold Mario Kart 8 Deluxe follows closely, with a total of 41,887 units sold In fifth place we find Minecraft, with 37,935 units Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope is in sixth place with 25,727 units sold on the Japanese market Dragon Quest Treasures wins a place in the best-selling titles in Japan with 23,097 units Super Smash Bros. Ultimate continues to win new users in the east, thanks to 22,148 units sold Mario Party Superstars is the ninth best-selling title in Japan during the holiday season, with 22,001 units L he latest title in the top ten best-selling games is Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Hensei, Reiwa mo Teiban! with 20,426 copies.
On the hardware front we are again witnessing the undisputed domination of Nintendo Switchwhich with its OLED model has reached 83,975 units sold, followed by PlayStation 5 with 59,352 platforms sold and Switch basic version with 42,430 units.
