Monster Hunter Wildshas got off to a stellar start where sales are concerned, selling over 8 million units worldwide in its first three days, and nearing 1.4 million peak concurrent players on Steam. The action RPG has enjoyed a similarly impressive start in Japan, topping Famitsus latest weekly physical sales charts for the region with over 601,000 units sold upon release.Though those numbers are, of course, unquestionably impressive, in comparison toMonster Huntersprevious mainline releases, it is a decided drop-off nonetheless. In comparison,Monster Hunter Risesold 1.35 million units in Japan upon release, whileMonster Hunter Worldsold 1.35 million.Meanwhile,Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, which topped charts last week, occupies the seventh and eighth spots in this weeks charts, selling over 9,000 units and over 7,000 units on PS5 and PS4 respectively.On the hardware front, the PS5 has see a massive boost, courtesy ofMonster Hunter.In whats been a rarity in Japan for years, the Switch isnt the bestselling console of the week as a result. The PS5 sits at nearly 109,000 units sold, compared to the Switchs 45,000-plus sales.You can check out the full hardware and physical software charts for the week ending March 2 below.Software sales (followed by lifetime sales):[PS5]Monster Hunter Wilds 601,179(New)[NSW]Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection 49,862(New)[NSW]Wizardry: The Five Ordeals 11,299(New)[NSW]Super Mario Party Jamboree 10,746 (1,209,807)[NSW]Donkey Kong Country Returns HD 10,418 (216,581)[NSW]Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 10,062 (6,269,164)[PS5]Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii 9,389 (77,608)[PS4]Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii 7,545 (44,487)[NSW]Okayu Nyumu! 5,932(New)[NSW]Minecraft 5,047 (3,820,765)Hardware sales:PS5 108,978 (13,556)Nintendo Switch 45,189 (39,172)Xbox Series X/S 721 (1,535)