The PS5 has officially beaten out the Nintendo Switch in Japanese sales for the month of February.
The PS5 finally grabbed the top spot for sales in Japan in February, even beating out the reigning champion Nintendo Switch.
The PS5 has sold 366,982 units, as reported by Famitsu (opens in new tab), meaning that sales are up 457% year-on-year, as Sony only managed to sell 65,772 units back in February 2022. Twitter user Genki_JPN (opens in new tab) also pointed out that the PS5 sold more units in February than in the first quarter of 2022 combined.
This big news signifies that the PS5 has beaten out Xbox and, more impressively, the Nintendo Switch as best selling console in Japan. The Switch came in second with 221,041 units sold, so it wasn’t really a close fight.Software struggles
The week ending February 19th also saw Sony climb the ranks of the best-selling software titles, as reported by Push Square (opens in new tab).
