The PlayStation 5 landed in first place with more console units sold than the second-place Nintendo Switch OLED Model in Japan game console sales for the week of January 16-22, 2023. This is one of the very few times Sony has taken first place with a PS5 model in individual console sales (38,602 PS5s vs. 28,626 Switch OLEDs).
In overall console sales, there were 51,587 Nintendo Switch units, which is 53.0125063% of all console units sold during the mentioned week. Meanwhile, Sony stayed in second place with 42,152 PS5 units sold combined for the week (43.31678844% of all console units sold). Microsoft only sold 945 Xbox Series units, which is less than the amount of PS4 units (2,544) in the week.
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Japan Game Console Sales: Week of January 16-22, 2023
| Consoles | Units sold (Week of January 16-22, 2023) | Units sold (Lifetime) |
|---|---|---|
| PlayStation 5 | 38,602 | 2,213,311 |
| Nintendo Switch OLED Model | 28,626 | 3,787,574 |
| Nintendo Switch | 12,820 | 19,138,059 |
| Nintendo Switch Lite | 10,141 | 5,175,409 |
| PlayStation 5 Digital Edition | 3,550 | 335,499 |
| PlayStation 4 | 2,544 | 7,849,815 |
| Xbox Series S | 740 | 229,048 |
| Xbox Series X | 205 | 173,083 |
| New 2DS LL (including 2DS) | 83 | 1,190,306 |
[Source]: Famitsu: 【ソフト＆ハード週間販売数】『ファイアーエムブレム エンゲージ』が首位に！ 『ポケモンSV』『スプラトゥーン3』などトップ10常連タイトルも好セールスを記録【1/16～1/22】 – [Archive] – [Screenshot].
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