Famitsu - PS5 outsells Switch in Japan for the first time

Software Sales

• 1. [NSW] Splatoon 3 – 51,547 / 3,235,701
• 2. [NSW] Bayonetta 3 – 41,285 / NEW
• 3. [PS4] Star Ocean: The Divine Force – 27,001 / NEW
• 4. [PS4] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II – 24,371 / NEW
• 5. [NSW] Ace Angler: Fishing Spirits – 24,371 / NEW
• 6. [PS5] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II – 17,710 / NEW
• 7. [PS5] Star Ocean: The Divine Force – 17,177 / NEW
• 8. [NSW] Aquarium – 13,199 / NEW
• 9. [NSW] Persona 5 Royal – 12,040 / 58,038
• 10. [NSW] Needy Streamer Overload – 11,693 / NEW

Hardware Sales

• PS5 – 34,287
• PS5 Digital Edition – 4,579
• Switch OLED – 23,399
• Switch – 14,262
• Switch Lite – 973
• Xbox Series S – 1,921
• Xbox Series X – 1,753
• New 2DS LL – 56
• PS4 – 11

And it did this WITH a price hike? What's even going on over there? Also, Bayonetta did so-so, I guess. Probably would benefit from being a multi again since its energy is so different from a lot of Nintendo titles

Dat Switch shortage is real.

The big news here is XSS/XSX outselling PS4 in Japan, 334 to 1. ;o

Xbox Won!! lol :P

That's right! AND the 2DS LL. It's time for a lem spin headline

Polygon.com

Xbox Series Consoles Outsell Sony and Nintendo Models

I love it!!! :D

Well done, I always knew you were one of those big fat smelly lems. lololol :P

Great news for Xbox gamers around the world! Thank you Phil!!!

All it took was a price increase 🤣

SONY is #1...awwww yeahhh

We're looking at a potential sweep of the big three markets: NA, EU and JPN.

Splatoon caused a major shortage. It's huge over there.

Oh look, Japan matters now! 😅

To be fair though everyone over there probably has at least two Switches by now. Congrats I guess. 🤷‍♂️

Anything for dat Xbox win!!!

Why stop there??!!!

Xbox outsold the psp this month as well. Xbox be rockin baby!!!!!

Now you're talkin mah man!!

SP Approved. :D

Lolol :P

Why are cows making a big deal over this? literally outsold the switch by 1k and the software is still dominated by the switch with not a single ps exclusive in the top 10.

@BenjaminBanklin: switch and Xbox shortages. I feel sorry for the Japanese people, they must be really suffering from the lack of Xbox.

@BenjaminBanklin: the cows should feel scared. The Xbox is doing numbers that are unprecedented for Japan. Ooff.

Got beat by a console with a price increase. Sell your Xbox before it's too late 🤣

@BenjaminBanklin: despicable Sony even raised price in their home town. Meanwhile Xbox kept prices the same. The Japanese will remember the actions of these traitors.

It begins. Apparently MS woke up and realized they're not running a charity anymore 🤣

Im sure the sales were low because of ps5 being hard to find. I saw xbox es available quite a bit last 4 months in store but absolutely none ps5s. Until the last month ps5s have not been available. Im still waiting for a base ps5, all i saw available was bundles with games i dont want. But if the witcher3 update comes out and i still dont have a ps5 i will be forced to get one bundled. I still dont get why they have no bundle with demons souls.

Xbox outsold 2DS! Watch out Cows, Xbox killing it and will only sell better in the future. Just you wait and see.

And PS5 still lost this gen to Switch. Oof.

Switch is garbage.....kiddy trash that needs to be put out of it's misery, i can understand the appeal for kids but to take it seriously is impossible, i know nintendo don't have enough money to be a serious powerhouse in competition but it would be nice is Nintendo could get with the times and make a proper traditional console.........OH and bring Metroid prime back, you know the game they lied about........gsus!

@kvallyx:

Games on the switch<current games on PS5.

True, Xbox/PS games blow away Switch games.

RIP switch can't even beat the supply problem PS5 lol. Weak.

Also Bayonetta 3 definitely bombing everywhere.

I guess the good news is that XBSES almost made 2k

Japanese gamers saw this, and were like BRUH WTF IS THIS, NINTENDO???

I do hope the Swich gets no refreshes until 2026, tho. Its such a nice joke of a system to point fingers at and laugh😊

@hardwenzen:

PS2/Nintendo GameCube graphics wahhhh. They really are on something at Nintendo.

Welp, time to announce Switch 2

Cows: "We're a 400 units ahead this month, Japan matters again!"

Anyway, let's see what happens in November. If the PS5 stays ahead in a Pokemon month, that's the time for Nintendo to take notice.

Watch sales when pokemon arrives. Although they can do very little with the franchise and will still sell millions. The game has been shit for a long, long time.

Pokemon season is on the way, so...

Pokemon season 😂