Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: April 18, 2022 to April 24, 2022

Units sold for hardware are mostly down for the week between April 18 and 24, but noted a better composure than the week before. Switch leads total units sold at 57,490, down by 4.64% from 60,289 units the week before as Switch Vanilla and Lite dragged 26.93% and 22.46% each. The PlayStation 5 consoles noted a jump in sales as the vanilla edition reversed last week’s fall to record a 36.46% increase to 15,789 units while the Digital Edition is up by a further 35.20%, ending the week at 1,892 units. Xbox Series however is mixed with a sharp decline in sales for Series X, but a rise is observed for Series S. Both PlayStation 4 and New 2DS LL are down by 20.00% and 8.48% respectively.

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Sales of Hardware

There is a slew of new releases that have made onto the Top 10 chart for the week, starting with eBASEBALL Powerful Pro Baseball 2022 at 92,724 copies sold in the first 4 days for its Switch edition while the PlayStation 4 follows suit at Number 2 at 54,539 copies. Not a great start considering the 2020 edition sold a lot better with both the Switch and PlayStation 4 versions sold 94,876 copies and 91,547 copies respectively, 2.27% and 40.43% more than the 2022 editions. The title is the next instalment of Konami’s MLB Power Pros series which will feature a “Power Park” mode and a return of Ichiro Suzuki (Source: Wikia). You can check out more about the title via its promotional video down below.

Next, at Number 5 is Yomawari 3 at 11,129 copies sold in the first 4 days, the third instalment of the Yomawari franchise which focuses on an unnamed protagonist who found herself awaken in an unfamiliar dark forest. Developed by Nippon Ichi Software, the title is also out on the PlayStation 4. More of its gameplay can be checked out via its promotional video down below.

Then, the PlayStation exclusive, Choujigen Game Neptune: Sisters vs Sisters is placed 8^th on the list at 6,268 copies sold, also in the first 4 days. As for the game itself, it is set two years after the Buzzoer Phenomenon. It will feature characters Nepgear and the CPU candidates. If you are interested, Compile Heart released a promotional video of the game back in February, so do check it out down below.

At Number 10 is the sequel to the 1992’s Super Nintendo title KiKi KaiKai: Nazo no Kuro Mantle, KiKi KaiKai: Kuro Mantle no Nazo developed by Tengo Project. The title sold 5,747 copies in the first 4 days. More info about the game can be obtained from its gameplay 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		Pokémon Legends: Arceus Switch	5,402	2,228,522
12	NEW	Yomawari 3 PS4	5,154	5,154
13		Ring Fit Adventure Switch	5,038	3,127,579
14		Mario Party Superstars Switch	4,970	943,087
15		The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Switch	4,168	2,007,541
16		Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch	3,824	7,237,844
17	NEW	Choujigen Game Neptune: Sisters vs Sisters PS5	3,807	3,807
18		Elden Ring PS4	3,590	331,802
19		New Pokémon Snap Switch	3,201	340,334
20	NEW	World War Z Switch	2,979	2,979
21		Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! Switch	2,812	2,643,440
22		Splatoon 2 Switch	2,622	4,066,047
23		Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics Switch	2,437	965,452
24		Monster Hunter Rise Best Price Switch	2,433	49,205
25		Winning Post 9 2022 Switch	2,270	14,974
26	NEW	KiKi KaiKai: Kuro Mantle no Nazo PS4	2,014	2,014
27		Winning Post 9 2022 PS4	1,730	11,151
28		Battle Spirits Connected Battlers Switch	1,524	12,288
29		Pokémon Sword and Shield Switch	1,441	4,334,864
30		Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury Switch	1,437	1,042,077

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Source: Famitsu

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