Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (PS5) debuted at number one in retail sales in Japan with sales of 262,656 units, according to Famitsu, for the week ending March 3, 2024.
Goblin Slayer Another Adventurer: Nightmare Feast (NS) debuted in seventh place with sales of 6,822 units. Matsurika no Kei -kEi- Tenmeiin Iden (NS) debuted in ninth place with sales of 5,537 units.
Mario vs. Donkey Kong (NS) is in second place with sales of 14,480 units and Super Mario Bros. Wonder (NS) is in third place with sales of 11,643 units.
Momotaro Dentetsu World: Mawatteru’s Chikyuu wa Kibou! (NS) is in the fourth position with sales of 9,708 units, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NS) is in the 5th position with sales of 9,251 units, and Shin chan: Shiro of Coal Town (NS) is in the 6th position with sales of 7,352 units.
Splatoon 3 (NS) is in the eighth position with sales of 5,613 games and Minecraft (NS) is in the tenth position with sales of 5,468 games.
Nintendo Switch is the best-selling platform with 62,531 games sold. The PlayStation 5 sold 4,067 games, the Xbox Series
Here are the best sellers in Japan:
Here is the hardware breakdown (followed by lifetime sales):
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Seems like FF isn’t popular anymore in Japan. All hope is on the West where the drop is less steep and digital is much more adapted.
Glory to FF
Still switch to 60k. Wow
and no major releases that week, compared to PS5
Ps4 outselling latest Xbox is absolutely bonkers
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