On Wednesday, Famitsu published its latest annual report on Japan’s software and hardware sales, revealing that nine of the top 10 physical games were Nintendo Switch titles, which itself was the best-selling hardware for 2022.Pokémon Scalret & Violet review | VGCSince 2004, Japan’s annual best-selling game has been on a non-Nintendo platform only twice (Dragon Quest VIII in 2004 and Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G in 2008).The exception was the PS4 version of Elden Ring, which was number 10.Combined, the entire Japanese top 10 software for that week had sold 2,634,241 copies, meaning Pokemon Scarlet and Violet accounted for 96.3% of these sales despite having only been on sale for three days.The physical software charts for 2022 in Japan are as follows (lifetime Japanese sales in brackets):- Pokémon Scarlet & Violet (Switch) – 4,338,931- Splatoon 3 (Switch) – 3,687,814- Pokémon Legends: Arceus (Switch) – 2,314,806- Kirby and the Forgotten Land (Switch) – 969,047- Nintendo Switch Sports (Switch) – 887,722- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Switch) – 742,018 (5,014,375)- Minecraft (Switch) – 548,415 (2,960,006)- Mario Party Superstars (Switch) – 485,594 (1,114,132)- Super Smash Bros Ultimate (Switch) – 441,053 (5,065,191)- Elden Ring (PS4) – 356,711The hardware charts for 2022 in Japan are as follows (lifetime Japanese sales in brackets):- Nintendo Switch – 4,804,546 (27,724,047)- PlayStation 5 – 1,154,054 (2,377,389)- Xbox Series X/S – 269,737 (398,395)- PlayStation 4 – 22,823 (9,414,767)- Nintendo 2DS/3DS – 10,449 (24,597,897)"