Super Mario Bros Wonder followed closely behind in second place, with 151,569 units sold. Making its debut on January 26, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth secured the third position on PS5, moving 102,940 units, while the PS4 version ranked at No. 6 with 77,134 copies sold. Combined, the game would have comfortably secured the top spot.
Spider-Man 2 claimed the fourth spot with 98,157 units sold, followed by the new entry Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island, which pushed 85,424 copies.
In terms of hardware sales, the Nintendo Switch topped the charts with 241,282 units sold across its various versions, with the OLED model accounting for the majority. The PlayStation 5 came in at No. 2 with 185,480 units sold, followed by Xbox with 7,654 units.
Breaking down the market share of physical game units sold during the period, Nintendo held the lion’s share at 34.1%, followed by Sega at 12.3% and Konami at 10.2%.
Here are the top ten best-selling physical games in Japan from January 1 to January 28, 2024, according to Famitsu:
| Rank | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Momotaro Dentetsu World: The Earth Spins with Hope | Konami |
| 2 | Super Mario Bros Wonder | Nintendo |
| 3 | Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (PS5) [NEW] | Sega |
| 4 | Spider-Man 2 | SIE (Sony) |
| 5 | Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island [NEW] | Spike Chunsoft |
| 6 | Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (PS4) | Sega |
| 7 | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | Nintendo |
| 8 | Pikmin 4 | Nintendo |
| 9 | Pocket Monsters Scarlet/Violet | Pokémon |
| 10 | Minecraft (Nintendo Switch) | Microsoft Japan |
