Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: August 17, 2020 to August 23, 2020

Sales of video game software for the week between August 17 to August 23 did not see much movement that week as only a handful of titles were released during the same period. Therefore, a rather slow week with familiar faces still in the Top 10.

Note that it is thanks to the awesome folks back 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! The week’s data can be found here.

Since the week before detailed the total number of sales accumulated for a two-week period for hardware, there will be no week-to-week percentage of change this time around. They will be back next week. From the looks of it though, sales have somewhat slowed down.


Sales of Hardware

Hardware Weekly Sales Lifetime Sales Buy
Switch 49,125 12,388,400 Amazon
Switch Lite 21,004 2,528,241 Amazon
PS4 728 7,640,214 Amazon
PS4 Pro 155 1,571,212 Amazon
Xbox One S 10 93,495 Amazon
Xbox One X 14 20,745 Amazon
New 2DS LL 1,135 1,728,475 Amazon
New 3DS LL 36 5,888,368 Amazon

As for video game software, Animal Crossing: New Horizons is still stable, while sales have plummeted significantly week-on-week, it still is hanging on to the number 1 spot. Ring Fit Adventure comes in at 2nd, seeing an increase in sales for the week. Although I expected Ghost of Tsushima to be on a decline, it climbed back up after registering positive numbers for the week.


1. Animal Crossing: New Horizons (↓59.56%)

Sales: 42,863
Lifetime Sales: 5,594,061
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: March 20, 2020
Buy: JPN; ENG


2. Ring Fit Adventure (↑14.24%)

Sales: 30,689
Lifetime Sales: 1,366,433
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: October 18, 2019
Buy: JPN; ENG


3. Ghost of Tsushima (↑12.23%)

Sales: 17,037
Lifetime Sales: 362,354
Developer: Sony Interactive Entertainment
Platform: PS4
Release Date: July 17, 2020
Buy: JPN; ENG


4. Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (↓43.39%)

Sales: 14,290
Lifetime Sales: 336,490
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 5, 2020
Buy: JPN; ENG


5. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (↓44.62%)

Sales: 13,862
Lifetime Sales: 3,119,722
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: April 28, 2017
Buy: JPN; ENG


6. eBaseball Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2020​ (↓42.09%)

Sales: 9,522
Lifetime Sales: 200,447
Developer: KONAMI
Platform: Switch
Release Date: July 9, 2020
Buy: JPN


7. Paper Mario: The Origami King (↓55.27%)

Sales: 9,384
Lifetime Sales: 231,959
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: July 17, 2020
Buy: Multi-Language


8. Pokémon Sword and Shield (↓36.40%)

Sales: 8,016
Lifetime Sales: 3,711,061
Developer: Game Freak
Platform: Switch
Release Date: November 15, 2019
Buy: JPN; ENG


9. Splatoon 2 (↓34.66%)

Sales: 7,459
Lifetime Sales: 3,537,933
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: July 21, 2017
Buy: JPN; ENG


10. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (↓42.95%)

Sales: 7,230
Lifetime Sales: 3,803,838
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: December 7, 2018
Buy: JPN; ENG


Video Game Sales Top 11 – Top 30

Rank Title Weekly Sales Lifetime Sales
11 Minecraft (Switch) 6,404 1,482,444
12 Super Mario Party (Switch) 5,820 1,532,953
13 eBaseball Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2020 (PS4) 5,366 170,534
14 Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs. Maxi Boost ON (PS4) 4,233 155,623
15 (NEW) Cupid Parasite (Switch) 3,538 3,538
16 The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild (Switch) 3,498 1,633,487
17 Fishing Spirits (Switch) 3,438 480,613
18 New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (Switch) 3,250 886,614
19 Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training (Switch) 3,061 282,487
20 (NEW) They Are Billions (PS4) 3,046 3,046
21 Super Mario Maker 2 (Switch) 2,846 956,129
22 Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun! (Switch) 2,656 505,835
23 Human: Fall Flat (Switch) 2,098 24,337
24 Luigi Mansion 3 (Switch) 2,073 678,086
25 Ninjala Game Card Package (Switch) 1,889 23,753
26 Fit Boxing (Switch) 1,540 129,142
27 Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Let’s Go, Eevee! (Switch) 1,449 1,742,784
28 Dragon Quest XI S Echoes of an Elusive Age (Switch) 1,413 545,836
29 Futari De! Nyanko Daisensou (Switch) 1,381 19,721
30 Super Mario Odyssey (Switch) 1,267 2,119,498

As usual, if you find any faults with the list, please do let me know! And don’t shy away from sharing your thoughts about the week’s chart if you have any down in the comment section below.

Source: Famitsu
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