Famitsu: Super Mario Bros. Wonder became the leader of the Japanese chart in October 2023
There were only 5 Nintendo games in the top-10.
Famitsu only collects data on physical sales.
Games
Super Mario Bros. Wonder, released on October 20, sold 801 thousand copies in just 11 days in Japan. This excludes digital sales.
In second place is Detective Pikachu Returns with 110 thousand copies.
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A PlayStation 5 game entered the top 3 of the chart for the first time in a long time. Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 had an excellent start in Japan, with over 90 thousand copies sold monthly.
Physical game sales in Japan in October increased by 25% compared to the previous year, reaching $91 million. Last month, there were 7 new entries in the top 10.
Consoles
Nintendo Switch (with the most popular version being Switch OLED) accounted for 60% of all console sales in October.
PlayStation 5 had a 22% market share in October.
Hardware sales in Japan in October increased by 15% compared to the previous year, reaching $115 million. However, this is the lowest figure in the last six months.