Japan Game Console Sales: Week of May 9-15, 2022

Famitsu released the most recent data of Japan game console sales for the week of May 9-15, 2022. The surprise for the mentioned week is the number of Xbox Series S consoles sold that has surpassed the number of PlayStation 5 consoles sold. Though Sony has sold more PS5 consoles than Microsoft and its Xbox Series X|S ones in Japan, it seems like more Japanese gamers want to see that Xbox Series consoles have to offer.

Nintendo continued to maintain the lead during that week with 65,322 Switch consoles overall (and 235 New Nintendo 2DS LL units). In second place, Microsoft sold 6,225 Xbox Series consoles, leaving Sony in third with 2,693 PS5 consoles sold (and just 22 PS4 units).

Check out the specific console sales as well as the stats for the previous weeks.

• Nintendo Switch OLED model: 35,868 units (1,757,019 units in total)
• Nintendo Switch: 20,443 units (18,288,818 units in total)
• Nintendo Switch Lite: 9,011 units (4,719,293 units in total)
• Xbox Series S: 6,120 units (105,408 units in total)
• PlayStation 5: 2,240 units (1,385,128 units in total)
• PlayStation 5 Digital Edition: 453 units (235,710 units in total)
• New Nintendo 2DS LL: 235 units (1,185,959 units in total)
• Xbox Series X: 105 units (99,469 units in total)
• PlayStation 4: 22 units (7,819,548 units in total)

[Source]: Famitsu: 【ソフト＆ハード週間販売数】『Nintendo Switch Sports』が2週連続で首位に！ 実写ミステリアドベンチャー『春ゆきてレトロチカ』もトップ10入り【5/9～5/15】 – [Archive].