The latest sales data from Japan is in! This week saw the debut of Square Enix’ latest treasure with Triangle Strategy. The RPG was the top seller, moving 86,298 physical copies. Pokémon Legends: Arceus was the next-best Nintendo game on the list, moving another 50,481 copies to hit the fifth spot.

Mario’s trio of Kart, Smash and Party titles came in 7th, 8th, and 9th positions this week, respectively.

In hardware, the Switch dominated the charts again, with the OLED model taking out top position. The classic Switch came in second, while the Switch Lite came in fourth position. The total number of Switch units sold this week was 96,952.

What do you think about the way things were in Japan this week – how does it compare to last week? Are you surprised to find Triangle Strategy on top? Let us know your thoughts!

Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

  1. [NSW] Triangle Strategy (Square Enix, 03/04/22) – 86,298 (New)
  2. [PS5] Gran Turismo 7 (SIE, 03/04/22) – 73,399 (New)
  3. [PS4] Gran Turismo 7 (SIE, 03/04/22) – 64,565 (New)
  4. [PS4] Elden Ring (FromSoftware, 02/25/22) – 55,310 (243,800)
  5. [NSW] Pokémon Legends: Arceus (The Pokémon Company, 01/28/22) – 50,481 (2,120,030)
  6. [PS5] Elden Ring (FromSoftware, 02/25/22) – 14,746 (104,763)
  7. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 14,339 (4,470,426)
  8. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 11,399 (4,794,715)
  9. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo, 10/29/21) – 9,957 (895,966)
  10. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 9,474 (2,542,200)
  11. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) – 6,731 (7,203,043)
  12. [PS4] Horizon Forbidden West (SIE, 02/18/22) – 5,800 (65,744)
  13. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 5,562 (3,092,632)
  14. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (Konami, 11/19/20) – 5,553 (2,612,927)
  15. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 5,515 (1,970,046)
  16. [NSW] Pokémon Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl (The Pokémon Company, 11/19/21) – 4,533 (2,519,942)
  17. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo, 06/05/20) – 4,466 (940,834)
  18. [NSW] Touken Ranbu Warriors (DMM Games, 02/17/22) – 4,375 (127,265)
  19. [NSW] Splatoon 2 (Nintendo, 07/21/17) – 3,822 (4,042,655)
  20. [NSW] Pokémon Sword / Shield (The Pokémon Company, 11/15/19) – 3,275 (4,319,796)
  21. [NSW] Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain (Nintendo, 12/03/21) – 3,128 (259,720)
  22. [NSW] Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream (Koei Tecmo Games, 02/24/22) – 2,910 (21,822)
  23. [NSW] Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury (Nintendo, 02/12/21) – 2,896 (1,027,366)
  24. [PS4] Babylon’s Fall (Square Enix, 03/03/22) – 2,885 (New)
  25. [PS5] Horizon Forbidden West (SIE, 02/18/22) – 2,661 (51,023)
  26. [PS4] Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream (Koei Tecmo Games, 02/24/22) – 2,296 (24,400)
  27. [PS5] Babylon’s Fall (Square Enix, 03/03/22) – 2,224 (New)
  28. [NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (Nintendo, 01/11/19) – 2,093 (1,165,490)
  29. [NSW] Human Fall Flat (Teyon Japan, 06/25/20) – 1,967 (243,764)
  30. [NSW] Doraemon: Nobita’s Little Star Wars 2021 (FuRyu, 03/04/22) – 1,965 (New)

Hardware sales (followed by lifetime sales)

  1. Switch OLED Model – 55,385 (1,333,707)
  2. Switch – 26,126 (18,067,043)
  3. PlayStation 5 – 22,550 (1,210,651)
  4. Switch Lite – 15,441 (4,608,818)
  5. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 3,129 (218,138)
  6. Xbox Series X – 748 (85,675)
  7. Xbox Series S – 573 (72,709)
  8. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 511 (1,183,316)
  9. PlayStation 4 – 11 (7,819,353)

Source: Gematsu