Japanese Charts: Bayonetta Origins Makes A Lukewarm Debut

We have the latest Japanese charts for you and it’s largely a familiar sight this week, with Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe maintaining its lead with another 25,201 copies sold.

Meanwhile, Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon has made its own debut in the top ten, coming in at number six with 6,474 copies sold. It’s admittedly a significant drop from what Bayonetta 3 managed back in October 2022, selling 41,285 copies in its first week.

Otherwise, it’s business as usual in Japan this week. Pokémon Scarlet and Violet continue to sell well, creeping up to a total of 5 million copies since its launch, while Octopath Traveler II has surpassed a total of 80,000.

Here’s your look at this week’s Japanese software top ten:

1. [NSW] Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe (Nintendo, 02/24/23) – 25,201 (308,945)
2. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Pokemon Violet (The Pokemon Company, 11/18/22) – 15,306 (4,944,593)
3. [NSW] Splatoon 3 (Nintendo, 09/09/22) – 12,100 (3,946,727)
4. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 9,245 (5,203,335)
5. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) -6,672 (3,074,692)
6. [NSW] Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon (Nintendo, 03/17/23) – 6,474 (New)
7. [PS5] Hogwarts Legacy (Warner Bros. Games), 02/10/23) – 5,622 (154,174)
8. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo, 04/29/22) – 5,507 (1,030,666)
9. [NSW] Octopath Traveler II (Square Enix, 02/24/23) – 4,707 (80,526)
10. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 4,289 (5,145,376)

Over on the hardware front, the PlayStation 5 once again comes out on top, though only by a small margin, with just 1006 units separating the console from the Switch OLED Model. If you factor in the sales for the standard model and the Switch Lite, it’s a mighty impressive week for Nintendo’s console.

1. PlayStation 5 – 34,156 (2,723,683)
2. Switch OLED Model – 33,150 (4,068,329)
3. Switch – 9,798 (19,231,121)
4. Switch Lite – 6,637 (5,249,752)
5. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 6,255 (438,709)
6. PlayStation 4 – 1,115 (7,860,543)
7. Xbox Series X – 497 (182,935)
8. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 138 (1,190,993)
9. Xbox Series S – 58 (250,657)

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