Detective Pikachu Returns Tops Famitsu Sales Charts Again

Detective Pikachu Returns has topped the Famitsu weekly sales chart for the second consecutive week. Other popular games that have sold well in October include Pikmin 4 and Pokemon Scarlet/Violet. Famitsu also counts how many consoles people purchase each week, and it looks like the Nintendo Switch is still the most popular choice for consumers. [Thanks, Famitsu!]

For reference, this data takes into account sales in Japan from October 9 to October 15, 2023. Although Famitsu tracks sales on all consoles, the top 10 games purchased last week were all on the Switch.

Here are the Top 10 games that people purchased during the above week:

1. Detective Pikachu Returns: 16,248 copies
2. Pikmin 4: 14,114 copies
3. Jinsei Game for Nintendo Switch: 13,443 copies
4. Rear Sekai: 6,464 copies
5. Pokemon Scarlet/Violet: 6,381 copies
6. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: 6,253 copies
7. Minecraft: 5,898 copies
8. Downtown Hot Story SP: 5,722 copies
9. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: 4,566 copies
10. EA Sports FC 24: 4,557 copies

Detective Pikachu Returns topped the sales chart last week and continues to remain in first place. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Pokemon Scarlet/Violet both went up in the rankings. Previously, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe was in eighth place, and Pokemon was in ninth. Pikmin 4 also sold more copies the previous week, as the week prior to that, it was in fourth place.

As for hardware, Nintendo sold 34,472 units of the OLED version of the Switch, 5,170 units of the console’s normal edition, and 4,828 units of the Switch Lite. In contrast, Sony sold 18,565 units of the PS5 and 1,1144 units of the PS5 Digital Edition. People are still purchasing the PS4, as Sony sold 2,054 units.

Detective Pikachu Returns is readily available on the Nintendo Switch.