Famitsu: Game and Console Sales in Japan in July 2023
In July 2023, Nintendo dominated game and console sales in Japan, including the success of Pikmin 4 and over 30 million Nintendo Switch units sold locally.
Famitsu only takes into account retail sales.
Games
Nintendo - the leader in game sales at retail in Japan. In July, the company sold 947 thousand copies of games.
The sales leader - Pikmin 4, the game sold 518 thousand copies in July. Within 10 days of its release, the game had already reached 80% of all Pikmin 3 sales.
In second place is Square Enix (109 thousand copies); in third place is Spike Chunsoft (101 thousand).
Nintendo owns 55% of the Japanese gaming retail market. Square Enix - 6.4%; Spike Chunsoft in July - 6%.
Hardware
In July 2023, Nintendo Switch crossed the 30 million mark for consoles sold in the local market. 407 thousand consoles were sold in July.
For the PlayStation 5, the results for July are more modest - 243 thousand consoles. Sony's system has a total of 4 million sales in the domestic market.