In general, hardware sales have recorded a drop over last week’s 147,123 units to 84,850 units. The Switch brand leads in terms of fall in percentage at 55.42% lower than the 104,551 units achieved the week before to 46,604 units. PlayStation 5 retreated by 11.23% to 36,506 units from 41,126 units with the smaller decrease … Continue reading Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: January 8 – January 14, 2024
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