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[Weekly software and hardware sales figures] "Donkey Kong Returns HD" tops the charts for two consecutive weeks! The popular action RPG "Ender Magnolia" Switch and PS5 versions also make it into the top 10 [1/20-1/26]​

Sales ranking announced by Famitsu. Here is a summary of the estimated weekly sales figures for video games and hardware from January 20th to January 26th, 2025 in Japan.

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD, the HD remaster of the title released for the Wii in 2010 with many additional courses and new easy-to-play features, continues to sell well. It sold 35,256 units, taking the top spot for the second week in a row.

Also ranking in their second week since release are Dynasty Warriors: Origins in third place and Tales of Graces F Remaster in seventh place , both showing continued sales.

Also among them (one that is worth paying attention to) is the first appearance of ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist. This title is an exploration-type 2D action RPG that is the sequel to ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights which recorded a total of 1.5 million units sold worldwide (numbers announced by the manufacturer).

The Nintendo Switch version ranked 4th and the PlayStation 5 version ranked 8th with the total sales of both versions being 14,876 units.

Famitsu Sales: Week 4, 2025 (Jan 20 - Jan 26)​

Software​

1st [Switch] Donkey Kong Returns HD
35,256 (-67%) total 142,349 / Nintendo / January 16, 2025

2nd [Switch] Super Mario Party Jamboree
18,444 (-20%) total 1,139,854 / Nintendo / October 17, 2024

3rd [PS5] Dynasty Warriors Origins
17,391 (-73%) total 81,196 / Koei Tecmo Games / January 17, 2025

4th [Switch] Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist
9,586 (New) total 9,586 / Binary Haze Interactive / January 23, 2025

5th [Switch] Animal Crossing: New Horizons
6,606 (-5%) 8,058,448 / Nintendo / March 20, 2020

6th [Switch] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
5,859 (-30%) total 6,221,842 / Nintendo / April 28, 2017

7th [Switch] Tales of Graces F Remaster
5,532 (-78%) total 31,233 / Bandai Namco Entertainment / January 16, 2025

8th [PS5] Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist
5,290 (New) total 5,290 / Binary Haze Interactive / January 23, 2025

9th [Switch] Dragon Quest III And into the Legend...
4,605 (-38%) total 984,585 / Square Enix / November 14, 2024

10th [Switch] Minecraft
4,553 (-27%) total 3,796,855 / Microsoft Japan / June 21, 2018

Hardware​

• Switch: 4,739 (total 20,046,468)
• Switch Lite: 8,772 (total 6,426,960)
• Switch Oled: 31,816 (total 8,682,778)
• PS5: 6,372 (total 5,446,090)
• PS5 DE: 1,361 (total 909,993)
• PS5 Pro: 4,608 (total 144,510)
• Xbox Series X: 353 (total 314,888)
• Xbox Series X DE: 145 (total 17,485)
• Xbox Series S: 589 (total 329,189)
• PS4: 31 (total 7,929,190)

 

[Mibu no ookami]

The ratio of PS5 Pro to PS5 Base sales is something to be seen.

Will be interesting to see how this plays out over the next month especially once Monster Hunter Wilds releases.

 

[LordOcidax]

Switch sales make no sense at this point in Japan… PS5 YoY drop is massive (185,480 vs 81,587), not even a new console is helping.

Pro consoles launch aligned

PS4 Pro 163,681
PS5 Pro 144,510

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

PlayStation JP just dropped a new MH Wilds advert. Really curious to see how MH Wilds will perform next month once it releases.

 

[Mibu no ookami]

Switch sales made no sense at this point in Japan… PS5 YoY drop is massive, not even a new console is helping.

Pro consoles launch aligned

PS4 Pro 163,681
PS5 Pro 144,510

You're pedaling this across the internet while ignoring that the price of the PS5 has gone up in Japan since last year.

PS5 Pro down 19K units despite being nearly double the price... massive win for Sony and Monster Hunter is going to eat into the gap as well.

 

[Hookshot]

GT6 will save the PS worldwide but I do wonder if MHW will make a difference in Japan.

 

[LordOcidax]

You're pedaling this across the internet while ignoring that FF7 Rebirth released in January last year and the price of the PS5 has gone up in Japan since last year.

PS5 Pro down 19K units despite being nearly double the price... massive win for Sony and Monster Hunter is going to eat into the gap as well.

The PS5 family is down 104,000 consoles compared to last year… That’s not a massive win at all.

 

[Mibu no ookami]

GT6 will save the PS worldwide but I do wonder if MHW will make a difference in Japan.

I think you meant GTA6, but to your point MHW is a big deal for Sony in Japan. Not only is it going to be interesting to see what impact it has but it's going to be interesting to see how Sony approaches it, will they discount the PS5 to push total sales or will they hope people just buy the PS5 Pro at full price and accept lower sales in total?

 

[Mibu no ookami]

The PS5 family is down 104,000 consoles compared to last year… That’s is not a massive win at all.

Why are you ignoring the PS5 price increase and the higher margin Pro?

Sony could sell more units and take a loss on hardware or they could focus on profitability. They're doing the latter.

 

[Woopah]

Those are some very good 2nd week drops for DW and DK.

The ratio of PS5 Pro to PS5 Base sales is something to be seen.

Will be interesting to see how this plays out over the next month especially once Monster Hunter Wilds releases.

For a comparison, the Pro made up 37.3% of PS5s sold this week. In week 4 2017 the Pro made up 22.7% of PS4s sold.

So definitely higher. Makes sense for the higher price model to have a greater % when all models have a higher price.

 

[LordOcidax]

Why are you ignoring the PS5 price increase and the higher margin Pro?

Sony could sell more units and take a loss on hardware or they could focus on profitability. They're doing the latter.

Are you ignoring a weaker Yen too? … Still a massive drop in hardware sales, is a fact. 104,000 less consoles is not a massive win, no matter the mental gymnastics you apply.

 

[Mibu no ookami]

For a comparison, the Pro made up 37.3% of PS5s sold this week. In week 4 2017 the Pro made up 22.7% of PS4s sold.

So definitely higher. Makes sense for the higher price model to have a greater % when all models have a higher price.

If you don't own a PS5 yet, buying a full price Base PS5 makes little sense to me. The Pro is a no brainer in that situation, especially if you have the right tv or monitor for it. It seems that people are making that decision in Japan.

It'll be interesting if we get any breakdowns for PS5 Pro in the Sony earnings report and whether we ever get some incite on the breakdown for NPD and European numbers. I'd expect PS5 Pro to perform worse in Europe than in the US.

 

[Mibu no ookami]

Are you ignoring a weaker Yen too? … Still a massive drop in hardware sales, is a fact. 104,000 less consoles is not a massive win, no matter the mental gymnastics you apply.

LOL, why would you think a weaker yen would help domestic sales? You're not good at this.

 

[Luminoth-4545]

 

[LordOcidax]

LOL, why would you think a weaker yen would help domestic sales? You're not good at this.

Talking about profit margins despite the price of the console… With a weaker Yen even with more expensive prices of the console the profit margin is reduced.

 

[Hookshot]

How is Switch up YoY after they announced it's successor?

 

[LordOcidax]

How is Switch up YoY after they announced it's successor?

Like i said before, The Switch sales make no sense at this point in Japan.

 

[Mibu no ookami]

Talking about profit margins despite the price of the console… With a weaker Yen even with more expensive prices of the console the profit margin is reduced.

You don't know what the margin was before the price increase vs after the price increase... You're ignoring the ratio of units sold which are PS5 Pro which are almost certainly high margin...

You're trolling and you're bad at it.

 

[LordOcidax]

You don't know what the margin was before the price increase vs after the price increase... You're ignoring the ratio of units sold which are PS5 Pro which are almost certainly high margin...

You're trolling and you're bad at it.

But the Yen is getting weaker… So, is having a negative impact on profit margins… And the price increase is not going to compensate for the massive drop in hardware sales, is simple maths.

 

[Mibu no ookami]

But the Yen is getting weaker… So, is having a negative impact on profit margins… And the price increase is not going to compensate for the massive drop in hardware sales, is simple maths.

Again, you don't really know what you're talking about.

January of last year 147 yen was equal to 1 dollar, today it's 153 yen to 1 dollar.

The PS5 was 66,980 yen before raising to 79,980 yen.

Let me help you with the math 66980 divided by 147 is 455.64. 79980 divided by 153 is 522.74.

The PS5 costs 67 more dollars now than it did last January... so yes, the price increase more than compensated for the weak yen and Sony's probably selling the PS5 at a profit in Japan now versus a loss before, so every unit sold is profit in the ledger vs a loss... The PS5 Pro even more so...

 

[LordOcidax]

Again, you don't really know what you're talking about.

January of last year 147 yen was equal to 1 dollar, today it's 153 yen to 1 dollar.

The PS5 was 66,980 yen before raising to 79,980 yen.

Let me help you with the math 66980 divided by 147 is 455.64. 79980 divided by 153 is 522.74.

The PS5 costs 67 more dollars now than it did last January... so yes, the price increase more than compensated for the weak yen and Sony's probably selling the PS5 at a profit in Japan now versus a loss before, so every unit sold is profit in the ledger vs a loss... The PS5 Pro even more so...

Dude, PS5 family YoY is down 104,000 at this point…

 

[Woopah]

If you don't own a PS5 yet, buying a full price Base PS5 makes little sense to me. The Pro is a no brainer in that situation, especially if you have the right tv or monitor for it. It seems that people are making that decision in Japan.

It'll be interesting if we get any breakdowns for PS5 Pro in the Sony earnings report and whether we ever get some incite on the breakdown for NPD and European numbers. I'd expect PS5 Pro to perform worse in Europe than in the US.

I would expect the same, given the price and economic conditions in each region. You already need to spend a huge amount of money to get a PS5 in Japan, so you may as well get the best version.

 

[Impotaku]

Like i said before, The Switch sales make no sense at this point in Japan.

makes sense to me, Thousands of physical games already released to play means there’s a huge variety to entice new players. Not everyone buys hardware at launch there’s plenty that decide to pick it up years later. Hell I didn’t bother with switch myself till about 2 years in, there are still plenty of new gamers to the ecosystem. Which is why Nintendo’s evergreens are always charting as people grab a few first party games along with the 3rd party stuff. Not everyone plans or wants to jump to newest switch2 some are just content to play the older stuff hence switch’s selling decent numbers weekly. Can’t say I’ll be jumping in on launch I’m still happily playing away through the new switch releases already had 11 new games over December and 6 more arrived from japan today, there’s a constant flow of 1st & 3rd party stuff which is why I laugh when people on here push the switch has poor 3rd party support narrative.

Sony should be embarrassed by those sales, barely over 10k with all models combined. They better put everything on monster hunter saving their ass as at this point I can’t see much else doing it in japan as they dont care about gta. Make a fancy special mohun limited edition console and bundle it with the game.

 

[Gambit2483]

This is AFTER Nintendo announced Switch 2, yes?

If so, impressive. Next week's/months sales should be even more telling...

 

[Woopah]

How is Switch up YoY after they announced it's successor?

Weak yen means lots of Switch units being exported, and the type of people to buy a console at the end of its 8th year aren't usually the type to buy a console at launch.

There might be an impact after the April Direct though.

 

[Mibu no ookami]

Dude, PS5 family YoY is down 104,000 at this point…

Would you rather sell 100k units at a loss of say 50 dollars per unit or sell 100K fewer units but sell them all at various profit ranges?

Sony could sell more units if they wanted to eat the cost and they don't want to. They'd rather sell at the higher price for the base unit and sell at a profit and sell the ps5 pro at a profit.

When it comes to units, it'll be interesting how "behind" they are after MHW and again, what ratio is PS5 to PS5 Pro.

 

[pulicat]

At this rate, Switch 2 is going to outsell PS5 in less than 2 years on the market.

2025 prediction
*MHWilds - 600k opener on PS5 and 900k by the end of the year.
*Switch 2 - 3.5m sold in 2025.
*Pokemon Z-A - The Best-selling physical games at 2.5m
*MK9 - 1.5m physical copies sold in 2025.
*Switch 1 - 2m ytd.
*PS5 - 800k ytd.

 

[Impotaku]

At this rate, Switch 2 is going to outsell PS5 in less than 2 years on the market.

This is the problem sony is going to continue to face once again the switch will have a head start. By the time ps6 eventually surfaces the switch 2 will have a large grip on the market how large though remains to be seen.

I can’t see 3rd parties sleeping this time around. They took a while to get going with switch as they all assumed it was gonna be another wiiu, this time I can see them going all out. The extra power means more games will come over the types that struggled on the current switch hardware. If the switch could have handled them now you would have already seen way more released as the userbase is massive who wouldnt want their games in a userbase that big. Only a small fraction need to buy your game to do great numbers.

 

[pulicat]

This is the problem sony is going to continue to face once again the switch will have a head start. By the time ps6 eventually surfaces the switch 2 will have a large grip on the market how large though remains to be seen.

I can’t see 3rd parties sleeping this time around. They took a while to get going with switch as they all assumed it was gonna be another wiiu, this time I can see them going all out. The extra power means more games will come over the types that struggled on the current switch hardware. If the switch could have handled them now you would have already seen way more released as the userbase is massive who wouldnt want their games in a userbase that big. Only a small fraction need to buy your game to do great numbers.

3rd parties are certainly going to be much better for Switch 2 from the get-go, but the real problem for PS5 is the behemoth of 1st party titles that will be released as soon as Nintendo Switch 2 available on the market, nothing on PS5 is going to stop the megatons from Nintendo.

3-10 million sellers for Switch 2
Mario Kart 9
New Animal Crossing
Splatoon 4
New mainline Pokémon games
New Smash game
New 3d Zelda
New 3d Mario
New Mario Party
New Nintendo Sport game

 

[LordOcidax]

Would you rather sell 100k units at a loss of say 50 dollars per unit or sell 100K fewer units but sell them all at various profit ranges?

Sony could sell more units if they wanted to eat the cost and they don't want to. They'd rather sell at the higher price for the base unit and sell at a profit and sell the ps5 pro at a profit.

When it comes to units, it'll be interesting how "behind" they are after MHW and again, what ratio is PS5 to PS5 Pro.

I would rather increase the user base and bank on the Software… Like the PS 1,2 and 4… It worked really well for Sony in the past. But look like they lost all hope in Japan, i am starting to think that not even MHW is going to help a lot the situation in Japan, it’s going to be a little peak (Around 80K) that week and done.

 

[Mibu no ookami]

I would rather increase the user base and bank on the Software… Like the PS 1,2 and 4… It worked really well for Sony in the past. But look like they lost all hope in Japan, i am starting to think that not even MHW is going to help a lot the situation in Japan, it’s going to be a little peak (Around 80K) that week and done.

Did it work in the past? They barely made money despite being a dominant market leader with PS1 and PS2. PS3 wiped out all their earnings. They've already made more profit during the first half of the PS5's life cycle than the PS1-4 combined...

 

[RetroGamingUK]

PlayStation JP just dropped a new MH Wilds advert. Really curious to see how MH Wilds will perform next month once it releases.

Going to be absolutely huge for Capcom and Sony

Another 25m sales incoming

 

[DenchDeckard]

You're pedaling this across the internet while ignoring that the price of the PS5 has gone up in Japan since last year.

PS5 Pro down 19K units despite being nearly double the price... massive win for Sony and Monster Hunter is going to eat into the gap as well.

Why are you ignoring the PS5 price increase and the higher margin Pro?

Sony could sell more units and take a loss on hardware or they could focus on profitability. They're doing the latter.

Are you guys legit shills for Sony?

Why should you care about sonys margins?

 

[Mibu no ookami]

Are you guys legit shills for Sony?

Why should you care about sonys margins?

I don't own Sony stock, but as a consumer, I do want an ecosystem and hobby that is sustainable and healthy.

I guess that's the major difference between me and you.

You've spent years shilling for Microsoft despite them pushing an unsustainable path for gaming, following a model Netflix created that has wreaked havoc on the tv/film industry.

 

[Hardensoul]

Thank you, for your work in updating us of these sales threads!! Very much appreciated!

 

[ChuckeRearmed]

Who is buying Switch????

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

There's no wondering, MHW will create a massive PS5/Pro boost for many months.

 

[Impotaku]

Who is buying Switch????

43,000 ish Japanese people that didn’t have one last week.

 

[DenchDeckard]

I don't own Sony stock, but as a consumer, I do want an ecosystem and hobby that is sustainable and healthy.

I guess that's the major difference between me and you.

You've spent years shilling for Microsoft despite them pushing an unsustainable path for gaming, following a model Netflix created that has wreaked havoc on the tv/film industry.

Yes, sonys business is absolutely sustainable and healthy. They're not looking to try and find different ways to sustain their business. Chasing gaas games and closing studios as well. Discussing how margins are low and they need to improve them. 400 million dollar flops. Studio closures. Bungie 3.5 billion down the drain.

Totally sustainable. I dont even want to post these gatchas or anything but I feel someone has to when you Sony shills act like sonys operating some Rosie business plan when they have made just as much of a fuck up as ms has this generation.

Difference is sony sell shit loads of consoles which seems to make you guys happy. Problem is. Those users aren't buying games like astro bot, demons souls, returnal, ratchet and clank and now games like Horizon sequels are not hitting sales expectations within sony. See Shu's comments.

Look. I'm dropping this and don't want to argue with you sony guys. It's not healthy. So peace out. Keep up the good fight soldier.

 

[LordOcidax]

There's no wondering, MHW will create a massive PS5/Pro boost for many months.

What you call a massive boost? 20K 30K?… For months, i doubt it… Only if the console gets a discount again..

 

[pulicat]

Going to be absolutely huge for Capcom and Sony

Another 25m sales incoming

It seems Mario Party Jamboree is going to outsell MHWilds on PS5 in Japan.

 

[RetroGamingUK]

There's no wondering, MHW will create a massive PS5/Pro boost for many months.

Monster Hunter World was the best selling PS4 game in Japan by far

Yeah they’re going to sell boatloads

 

[Woopah]

Well the 5th best selling PS5 digital game in December was SaGa 2, a game which sold less than 13,000 physical copies that month and never charted in the top 30.

Even if we are very generous and say SaGa was the 31st best selling physical game every week in December, that still leaves it needing a 82%+ digital ratio to reach 15k a week. Which isn't going to happen.

So if the 5th placed game is selling low numbers, all the games below that sold low numbers too.

Quoting myself from a previous thread, now that we have more data from Famitsu.

In my above calculations I was generous and gave Romancing SaGa 2 13,000 physical sales in December. We now know that it sold less than 8,000.

So that puts a cap on PS5 digital software unit sales.

This is the problem sony is going to continue to face once again the switch will have a head start. By the time ps6 eventually surfaces the switch 2 will have a large grip on the market how large though remains to be seen.

I can’t see 3rd parties sleeping this time around. They took a while to get going with switch as they all assumed it was gonna be another wiiu, this time I can see them going all out. The extra power means more games will come over the types that struggled on the current switch hardware. If the switch could have handled them now you would have already seen way more released as the userbase is massive who wouldnt want their games in a userbase that big. Only a small fraction need to buy your game to do great numbers.

Hopefully more third party support on Switch means more break out hits.

The only real third party breakout this gen was Momotaro, not as exciting as previous gens when we had things like Yokai Watch, Monster Hunter and Inazuma 11.

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

What you call a massive boost? 20K 30K?… For months, i doubt it… Only if the console gets a discount again..

Are you not familiar with Monster Hunter... in Japan?

 

[LordOcidax]

Are you not familiar with Monster Hunter... in Japan?

Yes… But i asked to you.. What are your PS5 weekly sales expectations? For months…

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

Yes… But i asked to you.. What are your PS5 weekly sales expectations? For months…

I have no idea, just bursting numbers.

 

[Hookshot]

Assuming the Switch 2 is a bit cack and can't run a version of MHW.... what sells more? MHW or the Switch 2 Rise equivalent before that goes multiplat?

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

Are you not familiar with Monster Hunter... in Japan?

I mean...not a lot of people are going to buy a console this expensive for a single game.
That said PS5 already has some millions sold in Japan, so i'm sure the game will perform okay.

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

I mean...not a lot of people are going to buy a console this expensive for a single game.
That said PS5 already has some millions sold in Japan, so i'm sure the game will perform okay.

Tempering expectations?

 

[Mibu no ookami]

Yes, sonys business is absolutely sustainable and healthy. They're not looking to try and find different ways to sustain their business. Chasing gaas games and closing studios as well. Discussing how margins are low and they need to improve them. 400 million dollar flops. Studio closures. Bungie 3.5 billion down the drain.

See how you have to go with made up inflated numbers to try to bolster your weak argument. Sony has closed studios since their inception. It's a natural part of game development. Closing studios making highly acclaimed games? That's not natural. If GaaS/Concord had as big an impact as you think, you'd see it in their financials which they're transparent with, unlike Microsoft.

Totally sustainable. I dont even want to post these gatchas or anything but I feel someone has to when you Sony shills act like sonys operating some Rosie business plan when they have made just as much of a fuck up as ms has this generation.

Difference is sony sell shit loads of consoles which seems to make you guys happy. Problem is. Those users aren't buying games like astro bot, demons souls, returnal, ratchet and clank and now games like Horizon sequels are not hitting sales expectations within sony. See Shu's comments.

Yeah, that's why Sony's financial reports keep showing healthy and Sony's stock is at highs largely from the strength of PlayStation. I wonder if you actually believe the shit you say.

Look. I'm dropping this and don't want to argue with you sony guys. It's not healthy. So peace out. Keep up the good fight soldier.

Hilarious.