Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: April 6, 2020 ~ April 12, 2020

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Final Fantasy VII Remake takes the week’s top spot as it finally hit shelves worldwide April 10th, to see it debuted with an estimated 700,000 copies sold nationwide Japan. The game is a remake of the Playstation 1 classic which was released in 1997. An announcement of an impending remake of the game was made during the 2015 E3 conference where a trailer was showcased live. However, according to Famitsu, the game sold slightly lesser than FFXV, which debuted at around 720,000 copies sold at its release. Nevertheless, following the release of Final Fantasy VII Remake, SONY saw its sales of Playstation 4 and Playstation 4 Pro hardware skyrocketed. The system reportedly experienced a jump of more than 70% and 60% respectively with the latter being PS4 Pro. The data has been summarized as below:

Sales of Hardware

1. Switch / 19,429 units (↓64.39%) (total sold: 11,148,295 units)
2. Switch Lite / 5,884 units (↓94.12%) ( (total sold: 2,115,441 units)
3. PS4 / 60,721 units (↑77.90%) ( (total sold: 7,529,029 units)
4. PS4 Pro / 18,338 (↑66.65%) units ( (total sold: 1,487,894 units)
5. Xbox One S / 16 (↓42.86%) (units (total sold: 93,116 units)
6. Xbox One X / 18 (↓21.74%) units (total sold: 19,617 units)

On the other hand, 2DS and 3DS are as follows:

  • New 2DS LL / 1,571 units (↑25.40%) (total sold: 1,706,894 units)
  • New 3DS LL / 97 (↑40.21%) units (total sold: 5,886,990 units)

Besides, the information are available here (Top 30) and here (Software and Hardware Sales) via Famitsu for your perusals! It is thanks to Famitsu that we get to see these rankings on a weekly basis, so why not head over to their site here and show them some love!

The week’s top 30 chart only saw 1 new title making to the list – Final Fantasy VII Remake – with Animal Crossing, Resident Evil 3 as well as One Piece reporting decline in sales. Pokémon Sword and Shield continued its downtrend while Mario Kart 8 Deluxe climbed a spot to number 4. Only Ring Fit Adventure and Super Mario Party reported sales increase.

For the full list, it is as follows:

1. Final Fantasy VII Remake (NEW)

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Sales: 702,853
Total Sales: 702,853
Platform: PS4
Link (JPN): Final Fantasy VII Remake
Link (ENG):  Final Fantasy VII Remake

2. Animal Crossing: New Horizons (↓30.82%)

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Sales: 292,876
Total Sales: 3,324,660
Platform: Switch
Link (JPN): Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Link (ENG):  Animal Crossing: New Horizons

3. Resident Evil 3 (↓81.69%)

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Sales: 34,698
Total Sales: 224,188
Platform: PS4
Link (JPN): Resident Evil 3
Link (ENG):  Resident Evil 3

4. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (=)

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Sales: 14,171
Total Sales: 2,869,272
Platform: Switch
Link (JPN): Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

5. One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 (↓27.98%)

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Sales: 13,204
Total Sales: 107,535
Platform: PS4
Link (JPN): One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4
Link (ENG): One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4

6. One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 (↓31.25%)

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Sales: 11,921
Total Sales: 90,832
Platform: Switch
Link (JPN): One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4
Link (ENG): One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4

7. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (↓7.78%)

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Sales: 11,303
Total Sales: 3,646,834
Platform: Switch
Link (JPN): Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (JPN)
Link (ENG): Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (ENG)

8. Ring Fit Adventure (↑8.14%)
81KA4gVoLmL._SL1500_Sales: 9,249
Total Sales: 762,872
Platform: Switch
Link (JPN): Ring Fit Adventure
Link (ENG): Ring Fit Adventure

9. Pokémon Sword and Shield (↓17.97%)
61WCNfhNbYL._SL1000_Sales: 9,037
Total Sales: 3,562,578
Platform: Switch
Link (JPN): Pokémon Sword and Shield
Link (ENG): Pokémon Sword and Shield

10. Super Mario Party (↑4.56%)

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Sales: 8,755
Total Sales: 1,398,898
Platform: Switch
Link (JPN): Super Mario Party
Link (ENG): Super Mario Party

Special Column

Video Game Sales Top 11 – Top 30 (Title *Sales **Total Sales)

11. Minecraft *8,192 **1,349,076
12. Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX *6,385 **233,335
13. Splatoon 2 *5,954 **3,368,915
14. The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild *5,647 **1,561,430
15. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe *5,552 **817,067
16. Nioh 2 *5,306 **141,973
17. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training For Nintendo Switch *4,046 **194,342
18. Super Mario Maker 2 *3,880 **891,571
19. Animal Crossing: New Leaf amiibo+ *3,876 **492,452
20. Fishing Spirits *3,418 **420,917
21. Monster Hunter World: Iceborne Master Edition *3,363 **450,950
22. Kotoba no Puzzle: Mojipittan Encore *3,055 **10,640
23. Luigi’s Mansion 3 *3,004 **629,801
24. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 *2,764 **298,528
25. Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun! *2,494 **465,408
26. Dragon Quest XI S Echoes of an Elusive Age *2,446 **507,628
27. Grand Theft Auto V: Premium Online Edition [Low-priced Edition] *2,428 **33,310
28. Fit Boxing *2,399 **89,843
29. BIOHAZARD RE:2 Z Version Best Price *1,872 **14,403
30. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare *1,840 **234,525

Blue = PS4
Red = Switch
Dark Red = 3DS

As usual, do report to me if you find any faults with the list. Also, don’t forget to share your thoughts down in the comment section below!

Source: Famitsu
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