{"id":136859,"date":"2026-04-16T14:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T14:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-199985"},"modified":"2026-04-16T14:45:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T14:45:00","slug":"japanese-charts-combined-ps5-sales-cant-even-beat-switch-lite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2026\/04\/16\/japanese-charts-combined-ps5-sales-cant-even-beat-switch-lite\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese Charts: Combined PS5 Sales Can’t Even Beat Switch Lite"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The latest Japanese charts are here thanks to Famitsu<\/a>, and yet again, we can see that Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia<\/a> has beaten the competition to take the top spot with 23,738 sales. It’s inching toward that 1 million milestone!<\/p>\n

Starfield<\/a> also makes its debut on PS5 at number 3, selling 4,094 copies, but this isn’t enough to compete with Mario Kart World<\/a>, which managed to shift 7,238 copies.<\/p>\n

Otherwise, it’s a pretty standard week for software. Hopefully some new releases in the coming weeks will spice things up a bit. Yes, we see you Yoshi<\/a>, waiting in the wings.<\/p>\n

Here’s the top ten in for the bigger picture:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Position<\/th>\nGame<\/th>\nPlatform<\/th>\nUnit Sales<\/strong> (6th – 12th Apr)<\/strong><\/th>\nTotal Unit Sales<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
1<\/td>\n\n

Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Switch 2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

23,738<\/td>\n890,909<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\n\n

Mario Kart World<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Switch 2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

7,238<\/td>\n\n

2,895,712<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

3<\/td>\n\n

Starfield<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

PS5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

4,094<\/td>\nNEW<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\n\n

Minecraft<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Switch<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

4,956<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

4,186,601<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\n\n

Animal Crossing: New Horizons<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Switch<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

3,831<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

8,419,664<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

6<\/td>\n\n

Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Switch 2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

3,064<\/td>\n101,850<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\n\n

Pok\u00e9mon FireRed & LeafGreen (Download Card)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Switch 2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

2,757<\/td>\n18,049<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\n\n

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Switch<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

2,346<\/td>\n5,899,833<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\n\n

Mario Tennis Fever<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Switch 2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

2,429<\/td>\n\n

101,590<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

10<\/td>\n\n

Crimson Desert<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

PS5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

2,408<\/td>\n\n

42,593<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Hardware this week continues to highlight the Switch 2 as an exceptionally popular device over in Japan, with the console shifting a further 52,058 units. As for the PS5, combined sales for all three SKUs totals 8,673, which doesn’t even beat sales for the Switch Lite on its own.<\/p>\n

It’s clear that the recent price hikes for the PS5 are really starting to have an impact. The language-locked Digital Edition is still doing okay<\/em>, but sales for the PS5 and PS5 Pro have absolutely tanked. Sony can’t keep this up, surely.<\/p>\n

Here’s the charts in full:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Position<\/th>\nConsole<\/th>\nUnit Sales<\/strong> (6th – 12th Apr)<\/strong><\/th>\nLifetime Unit Sales<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
1<\/td>\nSwitch 2<\/td>\n\n

52,058<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

5,063,117<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\n\n

Switch Lite<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

10,630<\/td>\n\n

6,914,594<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

3<\/td>\n\n

Switch OLED<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

7,042<\/td>\n9,533,371<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nPlayStation 5 Digital Edition<\/td>\n6,426<\/td>\n1,254,941<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\n\n

Switch<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

3,462<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

20,274,507<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\n\n

PlayStation 5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

1,219<\/td>\n5,911,693<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\n\n

PlayStation 5 Pro<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

1,028<\/td>\n342,576<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\n\n

Xbox Series X Digital Edition<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

502<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

29,864<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\n\n

Xbox Series X<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

110<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

326,062<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

10<\/td>\n\n

Xbox Series S<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

73<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

341,695<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

< Previous charts<\/a><\/p>\n

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What do you make of the current hardware situation over in Japan? Let us know your thoughts on the Japanese Charts below.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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