Pokémon Scarlet and Violet was the top-selling online game by a substantial margin amongst Japanese retailers in November 2022.
The title (generally known as Pocket Monster Scarlet and Violet in Japan) offered an estimated 3.1 million boxed models between its November 18 launch date and the top of the month, in response to information from Famitsu.
For comparability, the most recent instalment outperformed the launch interval of Pokémon: Arceus again in late January, which shifted roughly 2.1 million complete models in its first month.
Not solely that, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet can also be the fastest-selling recreation in Nintendo’s console historical past, shifting 10 million copies globally in 72 hours.
Splatoon 3 remains to be promoting properly regardless of being knocked into second place – Nintendo’s team-based shooter shifted a further 170,000 copies final month bringing its complete cumulative gross sales over the three.4 million mark.
Techniques Ogre: Reborn, a brand new RPG from Sq. Enix, took third place, shifting near 48,000 models within the final three weeks of November.
A PS5 title made a uncommon entry among the many prime 10 – God of Struggle: Ragnarok reached fourth place following its November 9 launch, promoting 43,000 models in Japan. The determine represents round 2% of the reported two million PS5 console homeowners within the nation.
Sonic Frontiers is a brand new entry into the highest 10, the Change model of Sega’s open-world title offered over 35,000 copies within the final three weeks of November.
In complete, 4.2 million boxed models have been offered in Japan all through November, with Pokémon accounting for 73% of all gross sales.
The Change has additionally reclaimed a a lot bigger chunk of the market – 93% of all bodily copies have been offered on the platform, with the remaining 6% belonging to Sony consoles. Final month, PS4 and PS5 accounted for over 1 / 4 of complete platform gross sales.
Taking a look at {hardware}, the Change Lite noticed a major increase in gross sales final month. The smaller, handheld-only console accounted for 13.6% of all {hardware} gross sales, up from simply 2% in October. The Change OLED mannequin accounted for over 50% of all models offered, its greatest slice this yr.
Here is Japan’s Prime 10 best-selling bodily video games of November 2022, courtesy of Famitsu:
- Pokémon Scarlet/Violet (Change | Pokémon)
- Splatoon 3 (Change | Nintendo)
- Techniques Orge: Reborn (Change | Sq. Enix)
- God of Struggle: Ragnarok (PS5 | SIE)
- Harvestella (Change | Sq. Enix)
- Sonic Frontiers (Change | Sega)
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Change | Nintendo)
- Minecraft: Change Version (Change | Microsoft)
- Nintendo Change Sports activities (Change | Nintendo)
- Ace Angler: Fishing Spirits (Change | Nintendo)
