Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: August 1 – August 7, 2022

Note: Famitsu skipped publishing sales data on the 11th and 12th of August this month due to the Obon Festival and as such, the hardware sales will not be available for the separate charts. You can refer to the two-week post here for hardware sold between August 1 and August 14.

As for the week between August 1 and August 7, Xenoblade Chronicles 3 maintains its Number 1 position albeit a sharp fall in sales by 76.43% to 26,569 copies, bringing its year-to-date sales so far to 139,297 copies. Nintendo Switch Sports is 2nd with a small drop of 6.38% while Gran Turismo 7 rose 19.96% to 14,938 copies sold. There were two new releases that made their debuts on the chart, at Number 22 you will find Apathy: Narugami Gakuen Nana Fushigi at 2,618 copies sold while Gesshizu: Minna de Chokomaka Muradukuri takes the 30th place at 1,605 copies.

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.

Video Game Software Top 10


1. Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (↓76.43%)
Sales: 26,569
Lifetime Sales: 139,297
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: July 29, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


2. Nintendo Switch Sports (↓6.38%)
Sales: 23,374
Lifetime Sales: 646,867
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: April 29, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


3. Gran Turismo 7 (↑19.96%)
Sales: 14,938
Lifetime Sales: 154,826
Developer / Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment
Platform: PS5
Release Date: March 4, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


4. Hoshi no Kirby Discovery (↑17.27%)
Sales: 13,135
Lifetime Sales: 837,044
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: March 25, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


5. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (↑12.45%)
Sales: 12,979
Lifetime Sales: 4,758,588
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: April 28, 2017
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


6. Monster Hunter Rise + Sunbreak Set (↓31.63%)
Sales: 11,766
Lifetime Sales: 229,238
Developer / Publisher: Capcom
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 30, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


7. Ring Fit Adventure (↑41.01%)
Sales: 9,683
Lifetime Sales: 3,237,690
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: October 18, 2019
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


8. Minecraft (↓3.45%)
Sales: 9,532
Lifetime Sales: 2,737,398
Developer / Publisher: Microsoft Japan
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 21, 2018
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


9. Live A Live (↓48.05%)
Sales: 7,324
Lifetime Sales: 92,559
Developer / Publisher: Square Enix
Platform: Switch
Release Date: July 22, 2022
Link (JPN): Amazon


10. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (↓3.43%)
Sales:
5,518
Lifetime Sales: 4,941,832
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: December 7, 2018
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 5,372 2,690,794
12   Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch 5,163 7,302,637
13   Mario Party Superstars Switch 5,014 1,009,741
14   Digimon Survive Switch
4,780 33,316
15   eBASEBALL Powerful Pro Baseball 2022 Switch 4,272 212,406
16   Nobunaga no Yabou Shinsei Switch
4,004 32,364
17   The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Switch 3,282 2,061,595
18   Nobunaga no Yabou Shinsei PS4 2,936 31,336
19   Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Switch 2,924 2,575,554
20   Pokémon Legends: Arceus Switch 2,888 2,279,420
21   Kimetsu no Yaiba: The Hinokami Chronicles Switch 2,761 149,795
22 NEW Apathy: Narugami Gakuen Nana Fushigi Switch 2,618 2,618
23   Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics Switch 2,559 1,003,782
24   Splatoon 2 Switch 2,189 4,105,711
25   Human: Fall Flat Switch 2,051 276,388
26   Pokémon Sword and Shield Switch 2,006 4,360,515
27   Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Switch 1,941 74,124
28   Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun! Switch 1,852 731,829
29   Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury Switch 1,707 1,065,600
30 NEW Gesshizu: Minna de Chokomaka Muradukuri Switch
1,605 1,605

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Source: Famitsu

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