Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: April 4, 2022 to April 10, 2022

Hardware sales for the week remain lacklustre as most consoles are down week-on-week. The PlayStation 5 consoles and Xbox Series X have noted sharp falls in units sold, particularly Series X. The console has reported a 95.76% drop in sales from previous week’s 2,881 units to only 151 units. However, its counterpart, the Series S have climbed 60.99% as units sold near the 4,000 mark. Others that have risen for the week would be the small increase of Switch OLED to 34,892 units from the 34,199 units sold the week before while PlayStation 4 sold 2 units more to close at 14 units.

It is thanks to the wonderful people over at Famitsu that we get to see these charts on a weekly basis, so be sure to head over to their site here and show them lots of love! In addition, all the data you find below is accessible via Famitsu right here.

Sales of Hardware

Hardware Weekly Sales Change Lifetime Sales
Switch 16,787 (↓21.20%) 18,176,464
Switch Lite 9,483 (↓18.68%) 4,669,530
Switch OLED 34,892 (↑1.99%) 1,559,443
PS5 10,573 (↓62.68%) 1,310,651
PS5 Digital Edition 651 (↓72.16%) 228,756
Xbox Series X 151 (↓95.76%) 92,263
Xbox Series S 3,917 (↑60.99%) 80,504
PS4 14 (↑14.29%) 7,819,418
New 2DS LL 194 (↓36.39%) 1,184,843

There are no new releases for software on the Top 10. Copies sold for Hoshi no Kirby Discovery have fallen further by 45.96% at 59,960 copies, however it retains its Number 1 spot for the third consecutive week as lifetime sales passes the 500,000 copies sold mark. All titles are down on the Top 10 with the second hardest hit being Elden Ring’s PlayStation 4 copies. Without further ado, the full list is as follows:

Video Game Software Top 10


1. Hoshi no Kirby Discovery (↓45.96%)
Sales: 59,960
Lifetime Sales: 550,966
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: March 25, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


2. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (↓17.62%)
Sales: 16,312
Lifetime Sales: 4,554,586
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: April 28, 2017
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


3. Minecraft (↓14.14%)
Sales: 9,580
Lifetime Sales: 2,595,462
Developer / Publisher: Microsoft Japan
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 21, 2018
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


4. Pokémon Legends: Arceus (↓32.84%)
Sales: 8,548
Lifetime Sales: 2,216,676
Developer / Publisher: The Pokémon Company
Platform: Switch
Release Date: January 28, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


5. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (↓17.97%)
Sales:
8,064
Lifetime Sales: 4,840,518
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: December 7, 2018
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


6. Elden Ring (↓38.52%)
Sales: 6,190
Lifetime Sales: 323,804
Developer / Publisher: FromSoftware
Platform: PS4
Release Date: February 25, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


7. Mario Party Superstars (↓28.89%)
Sales: 5,534
Lifetime Sales: 933,351
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: October 29, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Nintendo


8. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (↓19.58%)
Sales: 5,114
Lifetime Sales: 1,998,774
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: March 3, 2017
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


9. Ring Fit Adventure (↓1.20%)
Sales: 5,040
Lifetime Sales: 3,117,477
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: October 18, 2019
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


10. Animal Crossing: New Horizons (↓15.79%)
Sales: 4,556
Lifetime Sales: 7,230,055
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: March 20, 2020
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


Video Game Software Top 11 – 30

Rank Status Title Weekly Sales Lifetime Sales
11   Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! Switch 3,631 2,637,810
12   Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics Switch 3,351 960,362
13 NEW METAL DOGS Switch 3,142 3,142
14   Splatoon 2 Switch 3,061 4,060,977
15 NEW LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Switch
2,907 2,907
16   Triangle Strategy Switch 2,577 124,066
17   Gran Turismo 7 PS4 2,443 106,818
18   Monster Hunter Rise Best Price Switch 2,418 44,463
19   Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin PS4 2,214 42,847
20   Elden Ring PS5 2,118 126,127
21   Pokémon Sword and Shield Switch 1,954 4,331,908
22   Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Switch 1,882 2,534,560
23   Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury Switch 1,776 1,039,169
24   Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun! Switch 1,741 709,674
25 NEW METAL DOGS PS4
1,682 1,682
26   Yawaraka Atama Juku: Issho ni Atama no Stretch Switch 1,522 270,258
27   Super Mario Maker 2 Switch 1,484 1,209,716
28   MLB The Show 22 PS4
1,461 1,461
29   Super Mario Party Switch 1,439 2,072,468
30   New Super Mario Bros. U Switch 1,351 1,174,169

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Source: Famitsu

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