Kokawa Entertainment released a list of Japanese hardware and software: "GT Racing 7" is the best seller, while Switch and PS5 sales are down one by one.

CTOnews.com June 1 news, Kakagawa digital entertainment senior consultant Hiroichi Hamamura (former "Weekly Fami Tong" editor) recently released the "2023 Spring Game Industry Outlook report." Lists the latest data on the game industry, including hardware sales and game sales lists.

▲ Picture Source FamiCTOnews.com noted from the report that the global game market was $203.6 billion in fiscal 2022, compared with $218.9 billion in 2021, a significant decline. At the same time, the size of the Japanese game market has increased slightly. In 2022, a total of 4.326 million Switch units were sold in Japan, while PS5 increased to 1.703 million units because it solved the supply problem.

▲ source Fami games, according to Hamamura Hiroichi analysis, because PS5 sales system has been stable, from the second half of 2022, PS5 sales began to accelerate, while game sales have been growing steadily.

▲ diagram source Fami

▲ source Fami Hiroichi Hamamura said that "Sony is still focused on the production of games, such as Survivor Last Survivor is very popular."SIE chose to release limited-time exclusive games on PS5, and then expand these games to other platforms to spread popularity and attract new users on PS5," in order to increase PS5's popularity and game sales.

CTOnews.com attached TOP10 list of sales of PS5 games (entities):

1. 300682 copies of "GT Racing 7"

2. 158661 copies of the Heritage of Hogratz

3. 155267 copies of Horizon: the despair of the West.

4. 151490 copies of the Alden Ring

5. 92846 copies of Marvel Spider-Man Miles Morales

6. 89662 copies of biochemical Evil 4 remade.

7. 87151 copies of "biochemical Evil 8: village"

8. Final Fantasy 7: core crisis Reunion 78800 copies

9. 77274 copies of the Soul of the Devil

10. 74038 copies of Breaking Dawn Legend.