Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: August 16, 2021 to August 22, 2021

The week between August 16 to August 22 sees consoles end the week on a mix note with four out of the eight hardware listed experience a drop week-on-week. Both Switch editions succumb to roughly 20% drop of sales after recording a climb on the chart a week ago with total units sold at 72,527 units, down from 89,732 units they sold the prior week. The PlayStation 4 fails to impress yet again as it reports another drop in sales, higher than the week before to finish the week under 1,000 units sold. New 2DS LL on the other hand, has a narrow loss of 3.15% week-on-week. Good news for newer consoles such as the PlayStation 5 to have witnessed a decent climb to 12,638 units, up 28.34%, though it is the Xbox Series that has the best performance for the week. Sales have risen 78.28% to 5,782 units.

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Sales of Hardware

Hardware Weekly Sales Change Lifetime Sales
Switch 62,022 (↓20.55%) 16,907,165
Switch Lite 10,505 (↓25.95%) 4,020,185
PS5 10,083 (↑25.16%) 813,989
PS5 Digital Edition 2,555 (↑25.13%) 161,438
Xbox Series X 2,932 (↑71.96%) 54,093
Xbox Series S 2,850 (↑84.77%) 23,534
PS4 943 (↓19.40%) 7,803,924
New 2DS LL 522 (↓3.15%) 1,170,796

Sales have calmed down for software as older titles have all fell for the week after some weeks of good sales. The largest being Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel: Saikyou Battle Royale!! which debuted at 96,297 copies a week ago, however sales have plummeted by 82.61% to 16,742 copies. This has paved way for Ring Fit Adventure to take home the crown at 17,656 copies sold.

One new release that made the chart is Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut which places 5th and 7th places at 13,745 copies and 10,224 copies sold respectively. In total, that would put it at 23,969 copies sold. The title had a good run in 2020, the year of its initial release with 212,915 copies sold in the first week. It was charted continuously for 17 weeks on the sales chart with total copies sold amounting to 412,868 copies within the period.

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Video Game Software Top 10


1. Ring Fit Adventure (↓16.18%)
Sales: 17,656
Lifetime Sales: 2,772,950
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: October 18, 2019
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


2. Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel: Saikyou Battle Royale!! (↓82.61%)
Sales: 16,742
Lifetime Sales: 113,039
Developer: KONAMI
Platform: Switch
Release Date: August 12, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan


3. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (↓25.85%)
Sales: 15,767
Lifetime Sales: 3,995,095
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: April 28, 2017
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


4. Minecraft (↓23.09%)
Sales: 15,385
Lifetime Sales: 2,139,193
Developer: Microsoft Japan
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 21, 2018
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


5. Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut (NEW)
Sales: 13,745
Lifetime Sales: 13,745
Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment
Platform: PS5
Release Date: August 20, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): PlayStation Store


6. Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (↓38.20%)
Sales: 13,581
Lifetime Sales: 2,336,531
Developer: KONAMI
Platform: Switch
Release Date: November 19, 2020
Link (JPN): Amazon


7. Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut (NEW)
Sales: 10,224
Lifetime Sales: 10,224
Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment
Platform: PS4
Release Date: August 20, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): PlayStation Store


8. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (↓31.54%)
Sales: 8,870
Lifetime Sales: 4,389,399
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: December 7, 2018
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


9. Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury (↓35.41%)
Sales: 8,212
Lifetime Sales: 857,492
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: February 12, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG):
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10. Super Mario Party (↓42.68%)
Sales: 6,810
Lifetime Sales: 1,970,823
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: October 5, 2018
Link (JPN): Amazon


Video Game Software Top 11 – 30

Rank Title Weekly Sales Lifetime Sales
11 Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch 6,770 6,860,913
12 Nabi-tsuki! Tsukutte Wakaru Hajimete Game Programming Switch 6,573 219,530
13 Pokémon Sword and Shield Switch 6,462 4,112,937
14 Crayon Shin-chan: Ora to Hakase no Natsuyasumi – Owaranai Nanokakan no Tabi Switch 6,354 176,062
15 eBaseball Professional Baseball Spirits 2021: Grand Slam Switch 6,145 177,143
16 The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD Switch 5,995 253,691
17 Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics Switch 5,787 777,275
18 Miitopia Switch 5,291 232,060
19 Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin Switch 5,236 220,893
20 Splatoon 2 Switch 4,623 3,926,881
21 The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild Switch 3,810 1,860,970
22 Monster Hunter Rise Switch 3,762 2,312,364
23 Mario Golf: Super Rush Switch 3,624 174,974
24 Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm & Exercise Switch 3,457 135,247
25 Fishing Spirits Switch 2,930 612,647
26 Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun! Switch 2,715 620,916
27 Minecraft Dungeons Hero Edition Switch 2,593 136,040
28 DRAGON QUEST XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition Switch 2,592 128,588
29 New Pokémon Snap Switch 2,526 272,229
30 Super Mario Maker 2 Switch 2,450 1,122,076

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Source: Famitsu
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