Famitsu: Metal Gear Solid, Story Of Seasons, Kirby And More Games Debut On Chart

Every Thursday we share the weekly Famitsu sales charts, which tracks physical boxed game sales and hardware sales in Japan. This week’s chart covers August 25 – 31, as a wealth of new games debuted within the same week, giving us a stack of franchises from Metal Gear Solid to Story of Seasons and even Kirby to take a look at and compare.

Leading the bunch is Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater, selling 63,000 copies physically on PS5 – and keep in mind this doesn’t account for digital sales. This is a strong opening, but so was Super Robot Wars Y, which sold over 60,000 units on Nintendo Switch and snatched up #5 with its 30,000 sales PS5 release too. In combined sales this makes Super Robot Wars Y the clear victor, but Story of Seasons takes a strong swing too, thanks to the latest Grand Bazaar entry taking both #3 and #6 on the charts with its Switch and Switch 2 Editions respectively, for a combined total of around 65,000 units.

Here’s the full Famitsu software sales chart for August 25 – 31. Missed our last report where Switch 2 sales dropped following stock shortages? Check out the previous Famitsu sales chart right here!

1. Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater (PS5): 63,585 [new]
2. Super Robot Wars Y (Switch): 60,532 [new]
3. Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar (Switch): 46,586 [new]
4. Mario Kart World (Switch 2): 35,185 [1,655,926 total]
5. Super Robot Wars Y (PS5): 30,969 [new]
6. Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar (Switch 2): 18,148 [new]
7. Kirby and the Forgotten Land (Switch 2): 12,174 [new]
8. Donkey Kong Bananza (Switch 2): 10,440 [286,119 total]
9. Lost Soul Aside (PS5): 7,374 [new]
10. Minecraft (Switch): 7,344 [3,989,908 total]

Here’s the Famitsu hardware chart too. Console families are grouped together for simplicity.

1. Switch 2: 41,957 [1,934,080 yearly total]
2. Switch: 20,589 [1,049,721 yearly total]
3. PS5: 8,304 [83,315 yearly total]
4. Xbox Series: 389 [13,042 yearly total]

Did you pick up any of the games on the Famitsu chart this week? Let us know in the comments below, and keep your eyes on GameLuster for more breaking gaming news.