Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: August 14 – August 20, 2023

Units sold for most hardware have slumped for the week as total sales for big brands such as Switch and PlayStation 5 consoles noted a 15.22% and 26.45% retreat week-over-week to close at 77,780 units and 37,411 units from 91,744 units and 50,862 units respectively. The Xbox Series and PlayStation 4 consoles were also down Continue reading Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: August 14 – August 20, 2023

Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: August 7 – August 13, 2023

Switch consoles’ total units sold for the week maintains its hegemony despite the 1.57% slowdown in sales over previous week, from 93,210 units to 91,744 units. The drop in sales here has also caused Switch to note a slight decrease in market share from 63.1% to 62.6%. PlayStation 5 gained 1% more units sold over Continue reading Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: August 7 – August 13, 2023

Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: July 31 – August 6, 2023

For the most part, hardware sales for the week have reported an increase for consoles with the exception of PlayStation 5 as the drag for its Digital Edition sent total units sold (including the disc version) tumbling 5.36% to 50,358. Switch captured, as always, the largest market share at 63.1% thanks to positive growth of Continue reading Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: July 31 – August 6, 2023

Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: July 24 – July 30, 2023

Hardware sales has shown mixed results with more leaning towards an increase in sales week-over-week. Switch continues to lead the charge with a slight improvement in units sold by 10.04% to record 78,326 units sold in total for the week, bringing its total lifetime sales to beyond the 30 million mark. PlayStation 5 notched 14.28% Continue reading Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: July 24 – July 30, 2023

Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: July 17 – July 23, 2023

Hardware sales have noted a rebound across the board with the exception of New 2DS LL in Japan which fell 26.67% week-over-week to end at 22 units sold as opposed to previous week’s 30 units. Switch rose 9.63% to 71,180 units for the week, gaining a 0.1% market share with its lifetime sales about to Continue reading Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: July 17 – July 23, 2023

Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: July 10 – July 16, 2023 (Updated)

Hardware sales have noted a decline for most consoles with only the Xbox Series registering an increase in sales for the week, by 5.46% to close marginally higher at 869 units. Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 and New 2DS LL have all suffered a drop with the PlayStation 4 recording 62.67% less sales than the Continue reading Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: July 10 – July 16, 2023 (Updated)

Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: July 3 – July 9, 2023 (Updated)

The hardware sales chart is mostly down week-over-week with sales of Switch consoles weakening by 18.61% in total to 86,450 units as all editions suffered a drop over last week’s performance. Nevertheless, the brand maintains its hegemony at 62% of the market share for the week, 5% lower than the week before. Thanks to the Continue reading Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: July 3 – July 9, 2023 (Updated)