Japanese ranking, Stellar Blade is first and also pushes PS5 sales

Stellar Blade debuted in first position in the Japanese rankingplacing approximately 67,000 copies at launch and also pushing PS5 saleswhich have increased substantially compared to previous weeks.

1. [PS5] Stellar Blade – 67,131 (New)
2. [NSW] Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes – 46,729 (New)
3. [NSW] Endless Ocean Luminous – 28,345 (New)
4. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 21,089 (5,825,584)
5. [PS5] Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes – 19,434 (New)
6. [NSW] SaGa Emerald Beyond – 18,434 (New)
7. [NSW] Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Sweep the Board! – 17,404 (New)
8. [NSW] Princess Peach: Showtime! – 17.171 (160.351)
9. [NSW] Super Mario Bros. Wonder – 16,080 (1,846,076)
10. [NSW] Minecraft – 14,083 (3,516,475)

The PS5 game with the highest user rating average of 2024 on Metacritic, Stellar Blade was therefore welcomed with great enthusiasm also in the Japanese market, during a week in which there was no shortage of new entries.

In fact, they appear in the top 10 also Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes in second position, Endless Ocean Luminous in third position, SaGa Emerald Beyond in sixth position and the latest tie-in of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, the Sweep the Board! boardgame, in seventh position.

The hardware ranking

As anticipated, Stellar Blade’s success boosted PS5 saleswhich in the week from 22 April to 5 May sold around 43,000 units compared to over 72,000 for the OLED model Nintendo Switch, which remains firmly in command of the hardware rankings.

1. Nintendo Switch OLED model – 72,592 (7,195,696)
2. PlayStation 5 – 43,033 (4,808,908)
3. Nintendo Switch Lite – 16,247 (5,833,845)
4. Nintendo Switch – 11,199 (19,786,390)
5. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 6,501 (767,403)
6. Xbox Series
7. Xbox Series S – 2,353 (310,852)
8. PlayStation 4 – 202 (7,925,781)