Konami is the new leader in Japan

The current Japanese sales charts for the week of April 18-24, 2022 show a new leader. Konami’s eBASEBALL Powerful Pro 2022 takes the top spot twice, with the Switch version taking the top spot with over 92,000 units sold.

There are also a few newcomers behind that, next up is Yomawari 3 from Nippon Ichi Software. Hyper Dimension Neptunia: Sisters vs. Sisters by Compile Heart spawns at rank 8.

1. [NSW] eBASEBALL Powerful Pro Baseball 2022 (Konami, 04/21/22) – 92,724 (New)
2. [PS4] eBASEBALL Powerful Pro Baseball 2022 (Konami, 04/21/22) – 54,539 (New)
3. [NSW] Kirby and the Forgotten Land (Nintendo, 25/03/22) – 29,281 (618,481)
4. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 11,872 (4,579,625)
5. [NSW] Yomawari 3 (Nippon Ichi software, 4/21/22) – 11,129 (new)
6. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 7,841 (2,612,444)
7. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/18/07) – 6,372 (4,853,533)
8. [PS4] Hyperdimension Neptunia: Sisters vs. Sisters (CH, 04/21/22) – 6,268 (new)
9. [NSW] 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim (Atlus, 04/04/22) – 6,017 (33,216)
10. [NSW] Pocky & Rocky Reshrined (Natsume Atari, 04/21/02) – 5,747 (New)
11. [NSW] Pokémon Legends: Arceus (TPC, 28/01/22) – 5,402 (2,228,522)
12. [PS4] Yomawari 3 (Nippon Ichi software, 4/21/22) – 5,154 (new)
13. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 5,038 (3,127,579)
14. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo, 29/10) – 4,970 (943,087)
15. [NSW] Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 4,168 (2.007.541)
16. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20) – 3,824 (7,237,844)
17. [PS5] Hyperdimension Neptunia: Sisters vs. Sisters (CH 04/21/22) – 3,807 (new)
18. [PS4] Elden Ring (From Software, 02/25/02) – 3,590 (331,802)
19. [NSW] New Pokemon Snap (TPC, 4/30/21) – 3,201 (340,334)
20. [NSW] World War Z (H2 Interactive, 4/21/22) – 2,979 (new)

The hardware charts:

1. Switch OLED Model – 32,916 (1,619,662)
2. Switch – 16,389 (18,215,283)
3. PlayStation 5 – 15,789 (1,336.473)
4. Switch Lite – 8,185 (4,688,271)
5. Xbox Series S – 5,459 (88,678)
6. PS5 Digital Edition – 1,892 (231,874)
7. Xbox Series X – 566 (95,856)
8. New 2DS XL (incl. 2DS) – 205 (1,185,272)
9. PS4-12 (7,819,445)

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