Japanese game general information media Famitsu released figures on the 11th, reporting that Sony PS5 sales doubled and Nintendo Switch sales also saw growth, coinciding with the Golden Week holiday in May this year (April 24 to May 7). ) Two weeks) Japan’s overall game console sales (including Switch, PS5, XSX/S) increased 32% to 31% compared to the Golden Week holiday (2 weeks from April 25 to May 8, 2022) in May last year. 7,787 units.
In terms of machine types, Nintendo’s Switch series (regular version Switch + Switch Lite + OLED version Switch) sold 216,525 units in Japan during the Golden Week holiday, up 23% from the same period last year (176,592 units) . Among them, sales of the regular version of the Switch fell 60% to 21,429 units from the same period last year, sales of the Switch Lite fell 52% to 10,487 units, and sales of the OLED version of the Switch increased 82% to 184,609 units. For%.
During the Golden Week period, the sales volume of Sony PS5 series models (standard version equipped with disc drive + digital version without disc drive) was 99,938 units, an increase of 101% compared to the same period last year (49,798 units). There was rapid growth. Among them, the standard edition PS5 sales volume increased by 83% to 84,999 units, and the digital version increased by 342% to 14,939 units.
During the Golden Week period, sales of the Microsoft Xbox Series X/S (XSX/S) in Japan amounted to 1,324 units, a sharp 91% drop from the same period the previous year (14,118 units). 674 units.
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