Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: April 11, 2022 to April 17, 2022

Units sold for Video Game consoles are mostly up the week between April 11 and April 17 with the Xbox Series X recording the highest jump at 95.01% week-on-week to 3,027 units from 151 units. Series S however slid 30.69% to close at 2,715 units for the week, putting the total sales for both consoles at 5,742 units. PlayStation 5 witnesses a similar turnout. It is down for the Vanilla edition while Digital Edition saw an increase of 46.90%. This however still puts its total units sold growth from the prior week at a small 0.31% to 11,259 units. Switch consoles have recorded positive performances for the Vanilla and Lite editions, but OLED sold 21.75% less than the week before. As such, the total units sold for the console including all its editions stay in the 60,000 range. PlayStation 4 vanilla sold a unit more than last week to 15 units while New 2DS LL noted a 13.39% increase in units sold to 224 units.

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Sales of Hardware

As for Video Game software, the 2019 re-release of 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim for the Switch console is 2nd on the list at 27,199 copies sold in the first 4 days, 21.41% less than the PlayStation 4 release back in 2019. The Switch release has also been released globally, and for more information about the version, you can check out the trailer below.

Then, Winning Post 9 sees its Switch edition edging out the PlayStation 4 edition at Number 4 with copies sold at 12,704 in the first 4 days while the PlayStation 4 version is 6th at 9,421 copies. This would put its total copies sold at 22,125 copies, 1.83% lower than the 22,537 copies it sold for the 2021 edition back between April 12 and April 18. More information about the horse raising simulation game can be obtained via its promotional video down below.

Squeezed in between the two Winning Post 9 2022 versions is the last new title on the Top 10 for the week. Battle Spirits Connected Battlers makes its debut at 10,764 copies sold in the first 4 days. Initially teased by FuRyu on April 23^rd last year, the game was first announced to be released at a much earlier date (January 22, 2022). However, that was pushed back due to quality issues, and it was finally released on April 14. The card video game will feature cards from the Rebirth era, and according FuRyu, more cards from the older era will be included after the release. You can check out more through its promotional video down below.

Video Game Software Top 10

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Video Game Software Top 11 – 30

Rank	Status	Title	Weekly Sales	Lifetime Sales
11		Mario Party Superstars Switch	4,766	938,117
12		The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Switch	4,599	2,003,373
13		Elden Ring PS4	4,408	328,212
14		Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch	3,965	7,234,020
15		Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! Switch	2,818	2,640,628
16		Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics Switch	2,653	963,015
17		Splatoon 2 Switch	2,448	4,063,425
18		Monster Hunter Rise Best Price Switch	2,309	46,772
19		Triangle Strategy Switch	1,873	125,939
20		Gran Turismo 7 PS4	1,834	108,652
21	NEW	Grand Theft Auto V PS5	1,551	1,551
22		Elden Ring PS5	1,537	127,664
23		Pokémon Sword and Shield Switch	1,515	4,333,423
24		Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Switch	1,480	2,536,040
25		Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury Switch	1,471	1,040,640
26		Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin PS4	1,466	44,313
27	NEW	Battle Spirits Connected Battlers PS4	1,438	1,438
28		Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun! Switch	1,398	711,072
29		Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm & Exercise Switch	1,317	195,110
30		Human: Fall Flat Switch	1,278	253,349

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Source: Famitsu

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