Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet finished 2022 as the best-selling titles with 155,695 copies sold in Japan game sales charts for the week of December 26, 2022 – January 1, 2023. As of January 1st, Scarlet and Violet were about to reach 4.5 million copies sold.
Meanwhile, Splatoon 3 continued in second place with 51,121 copies sold for a total of 3,738,935 units.
During the mentioned week, no new titles were released.
Japan Game Sales Charts: Week of December 26, 2022 – January 1, 2023
- New Game *
| Rank | System | Title | Publisher | Release Date | Weekly Copies | Total Copies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NSW | Pokémon Scarlet & Violet | Nintendo | November 18, 2022 | 155,695 | 4,494,626 |
| 2 | NSW | Splatoon 3 | Nintendo | September 9, 2022 | 51,121 | 3,738,935 |
| 3 | NSW | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | Nintendo | April 28, 2017 | 31,470 | 5,045,845 |
| 4 | NSW | Nintendo Switch Sports | Nintendo | April 29, 2022 | 31,047 | 918,769 |
| 5 | NSW | Dragon Quest Treasures | Square Enix | December 9, 2022 | 27,562 | 225,965 |
| 6 | PS5 | Gran Turismo 7 | Sony Interactive Entertainment | March 4, 2022 | 24,963 | 242,976 |
| 7 | NSW | Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! | Konami | November 19, 2020 | 20,156 | 2,803,089 |
| 8 | NSW | Minecraft | Nintendo | June 21, 2018 | 15,887 | 2,975,893 |
| 9 | NSW | Mario Party Superstars | Nintendo | October 29, 2021 | 15,750 | 1,129,882 |
| 10 | NSW | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Nintendo | December 7, 2018 | 10,946 | 5,076,137 |
| 11 | NSW | Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival | Bandai Namco Entertainment | September 22, 2022 | 9,745 | 124,996 |
| 12 | NSW | FIFA 23 Legacy Edition | Electronic Arts | September 30, 2022 | 9,308 | 73,773 |
| 13 | NSW | Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion | Square Enix | December 13, 2022 | 9,210 | 70,343 |
| 14 | NSW | Animal Crossing: New Horizons | Nintendo | March 20, 2020 | 7,946 | 7,402,150 |
| 15 | NSW | Kirby and the Forgotten Land | Nintendo | March 25, 2022 | 7,723 | 976,770 |
| 16 | NSW | Sekai no Asobi Taizen 51 | Nintendo | June 5, 2020 | 7,187 | 1,062,074 |
| 17 | NSW | Tsuri Spirits: Tsutte Asoberu Suizokukan | Bandai Namco Entertainment | October 27, 2022 | 6,903 | 86,927 |
| 18 | PS4 | Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion | Square Enix | December 13, 2022 | 6,360 | 68,706 |
| 19 | NSW | Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope | Nintendo | December 2, 2022 | 6,359 | 78,259 |
| 20 | NSW | Fitness Boxing Fist of the North Star | Imagineer | December 22, 2022 | 5,703 | 23,535 |
| 21 | PS5 | Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion | Square Enix | December 13, 2022 | 5,671 | 67,071 |
| 22 | NSW | Dragon Quest X: Rise of the Five Tribes Offline | Square Enix | September 15, 2022 | 4,920 | 256,948 |
| 23 | NSW | Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 Special Price | Sega | November 17, 2022 | 4,856 | 23,621 |
| 24 | NSW | Ring Fit Adventure | Nintendo | October 19, 2019 | 4,672 | 3,323,555 |
| 25 | NSW | Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury | Nintendo | February 12, 2021 | 4,602 | 1,112,235 |
| 26 | PS5 | Horizon Forbidden West | Sony Interactive Entertainment | February 18, 2022 | 4,345 | 137,057 |
| 27 | PS5 | God of War Ragnarok | Sony Interactive Entertainment | November 9, 2022 | 4,168 | 53,816 |
| 28 | NSW | Pokémon Brilliant Diamond / Pokémon Shining Pearl | The Pokemon Company | November 19, 2021 | 4,030 | 2,610,973 |
| 29 | NSW | Super Mario Party | Nintendo | October 5, 2018 | 3,936 | 2,123,894 |
| 30 | NSW | Human Fall Flat | Teyon Japan | June 25, 2020 | 3,800 | 313,367 |
[Source]: Famitsu: Game Sales (Last Week) – [Archive] – [Screenshot].
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