The PS5’s performance in Japan was notable for a time, but after claiming to have fixed the system’s supply problems, the console has recently taken off. To be clear, it is not even up for discussion. It is still a million miles away from the vastly superior Nintendo Switch. However, it’s doing a helluva lot better, and that’s worth mentioning.

Over 70,000 new-generation consoles were sold to consumers by the PlayStation manufacturer between December 12 and December 18, which is a commendable amount. Sony is still well behind Nintendo in terms of sales of Switch units (about 170,000 were sold), so this is not the complete butt-stomping we’ve grown accustomed to.

Software sales appear to be increasing as well. For instance, with 54,522 units sold, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion, the week’s major new release, had the best sales performance on the PS5. The PS4 edition sold 53,481 units, while the Switch port managed 48,527 sales, making all three versions of the game successful, in our opinion.

Sony recently stated that it has fixed the PS5’s stock concerns and will boost supplies to its home country of Japan. Numbers clearly reflect this, and it’s encouraging to see the platform owner recently experiencing a little bit more success in its own market. Let’s hope it can continue to provide these figures in the future.

Software Sales

1. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Pokemon Violet (The Pokemon Company, 11/18/22) – 260,784 (3,963,266)
2. [NSW] Splatoon 3 (Nintendo, 09/09/22) – 68,927 (3,566,641)
3. [PS5] Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion (Square Enix, 12/13/22) – 54,522 (New)
4. [PS4] Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion (Square Enix, 12/13/22) – 53,481 (New)
5. [NSW] Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion (Square Enix, 12/13/22) – 48,527 (New)
6. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo, 04/29/22) – 33,006 (843,257)
7. [NSW] Dragon Quest Treasures (Square Enix, 12/09/22) – 31,656 (175,306)
8. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 23,343 (2,922,071)
9. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 22,740 (4,972,488)
10. [NSW] Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (Nintendo, 09/09/22) – 15,060 (46,173)
11. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 12,598 (5,043,043)
12. [PS5] Horizon Forbidden West (SIE, 02/18/22) – 12,092 (130,031)
13. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival (Bandai Namco, 09/22/22) – 11,522 (95,086)
14. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo, 10/29/21) – 11,231 (1,092,131)
15. [NSW] Ishu Saikyou Ou Zukan: Battle Colosseum (Nippon Columbia, 12/15/22) – 11,201 (New)
16. [NSW] Kirby and the Forgotten Land (Nintendo, 03/25/22) – 11,124 (949,632)
17. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) – 10,142 (7,377,389)
18. [NSW] Ace Angler: Fishing Spirits (Bandai Namco, 10/27/22) – 9,485 (64,150)
19. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (Konami, 11/19/20) – 9,348 (2,762,507)
20. [NSW] FIFA 23 Legacy Edition (EA, 09/30/22) – 8,011 (50,742)
21. [PS5] Gran Turismo 7 (SIE, 03/04/22) – 7,864 (206,233)
22. [NSW] Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury (Nintendo, 02/12/21) – 4,724 (1,099,254)
23. [NSW] Dragon Quest X: Rise of the Five Tribes Offline (Square Enix, 09/15/22) – 4,463 (245,782)
24. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo, 06/05/20) – 4,425 (1,046,047)
25. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 4,250 (3,312,038)
26. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 3,941 (2,107,932)
27. [NSW] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 (Bandai Namco, 03/26/20) – 3,853 (181,216)
28. [NSW] Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 Special Price (SEGA, 11/17/22) – 3,561 (13,233)
29. [NSW] Sonic Frontiers (SEGA, 11/08/22) – 3,940 (45,761)
30. [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 (Nintendo, 06/28/19) – 3,372 (1,258,486)

Hardware Sales

1. Switch OLED Model – 97,909 (3,488,037)
2. PS5 – 64,420 (2,000,593)
3. Switch – 47,125 (19,005,911)
4. Switch Lite – 28,049 (5,066,543)
5. PS5 Digital Edition – 6,076 (307,977)
6. PS4 – 3,161 (7,838,883)
7. Xbox Series S – 875 (225,206)
8. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 48 (1,189,473)
9. Xbox Series X – 35 (172,080)