Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: August 24, 2020 to August 30, 2020

Sales of Video Game hardware saw improvements for most machines going into the last week of August with the Playstation 4 experiencing nearly a week-to-week 60% jump in sales, bringing the total of machines sold for PS4 to 1,817 units that week. Its counterpart, the PS4 Pro is not in much luck. Sales fell almost 30% for the machine. Both Switch and its Lite editions saw more than a 10% climb in sales. Note that the data for everything down below is accessible through Famitsu here.

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Sales of Hardware

Hardware Weekly Sales Lifetime Sales Affiliated Links
Switch 54,734 (↑10.25%) 12,443,134 Amazon
Switch Lite 24,039 (↑12.63%) 2,552,280 Amazon
PS4 1,817 (↑59.93%) 7,642,031 Amazon
PS4 Pro 109 (↓29.68%) 1,571,321 Amazon
Xbox One S 13 (↑23.08%) 93,508 Amazon
Xbox One X 15 (↑6.67%) 20,760 Amazon
New 2DS LL 969 (↓14.63%) 1,729,444 Amazon
New 3DS LL 42 (↑14.29%) 5,888,410 Amazon

Good news for those who have been looking forward to more new titles making into the chart, as for the week mentioned above, a slew of new titles are in the list this time around. Sitting at the top is Falcom’s latest addition to The Legend of Heroes family, The Legend of Heroes: Hajimari no Kiseki which sold a good ol’ 83,680 copies for the week. It is followed by Ring Fit Adventure, which sales are still as hot as ever. Just right below, is Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition. Both Switch and PS4 versions of the title sold 79,126 copies. The full list is as follows:


1. The Legend of Heroes: Hajimari no Kiseki (NEW)

Sales: 83,680
Lifetime Sales: 83,680
Developer: Nihon Falcom
Platform: PS4
Release Date: August 27, 2020
Affiliated Link (JPN): The Legend of Heroes: Hajimari no Kiseki


2. Ring Fit Adventure (↑42.74%)

Sales: 53,594
Lifetime Sales: 1,420,027
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: October 18, 2019
Affiliated Link (JPN): Ring Fit Adventure
Affiliated Link (ENG): Ring Fit Adventure


3. Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition (NEW)

Sales: 48,957
Lifetime Sales: 48,957
Developer: Square Enix
Platform: Switch
Release Date: August 27, 2020
Affiliated Link (JPN): Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition
Nintendo Link (ENG): Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition


4. Animal Crossing: New Horizons (↓19.74%)

Sales: 34,401
Lifetime Sales: 5,628,462
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: March 20, 2020
Affiliated Link (JPN): Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Affiliated Link (ENG): Animal Crossing: New Horizons


5. Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition (NEW)

Sales: 30,169
Lifetime Sales: 30,169
Developer: Square Enix
Platform: PS4
Release Date: August 27, 2020
Affiliated Link (JPN): Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition
Playstation Link (ENG): Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition


6. Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions (NEW)

Sales: 16,678
Lifetime Sales: 16,678
Developer: BANDAI NAMCO
Platform: Switch
Release Date: August 27, 2020
Affiliated Link (JPN): Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions
Affiliated Link (ENG): Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions


7. JUMP FORCE Deluxe Edition (NEW)

Sales: 15,588
Lifetime Sales: 15,588
Developer: BANDAI NAMCO
Platform: Switch
Release Date: August 27, 2020
Affiliated Link (JPN): JUMP FORCE Deluxe Edition
Affiliated Link (ENG):
JUMP FORCE Deluxe Edition


8. Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions (NEW)

Sales: 13,828
Lifetime Sales: 13,828
Developer: BANDAI NAMCO
Platform: PS4
Release Date: August 27, 2020
Affiliated Link (JPN): Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions
Affiliated Link (ENG): Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions


9. Ghost of Tsushima (↓22.37%)

Sales: 13,226
Lifetime Sales: 375,580
Developer: Sony Interactive Entertainment
Platform: PS4
Release Date: July 17, 2020
Affiliated Link (JPN): Ghost of Tsushima
Affiliated Link (ENG): Ghost of Tsushima


10. Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (↓12.39%)

Sales: 12,520
Lifetime Sales: 349,010
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 5, 2020
Affiliated Link (JPN): Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics
Affiliated Link (ENG): Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics


Video Game Sales Top 11 – Top 30

Rank Title Weekly Sales Lifetime Sales
11 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Switch) 12,136 3,131,858
12 eBaseball Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2020 (Switch) 7,310 207,757
13 Pokémon Sword and Shield (Switch) 6,936 3,717,997
14 Splatoon 2 (Switch) 6,830 3,544,763
15 Paper Mario: The Origami King (Switch) 6,432 238,391
16 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Switch) 6,105 3,809,943
17 Minecraft (Switch) 5,715 1,488,159
18 Super Mario Party (Switch) 5,193 1,538,146
19 eBaseball Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2020 (PS4) 3,765 174,299
20 The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild (Switch) 3,567 1,637,054
21 (NEW) Kono Subarashii Sekai Ni Shukufuku O! Kibo No Meikyu To Tsudoishi Bokenshatachi – PLUS (Switch) 3,189 3,189
22 Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs. Maxi Boost ON (PS4) 3,091 158,714
23 (NEW) Stellaris (PS4) 3,090 3,090
24 Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training (Switch) 3,054 285,541
25 Fishing Spirits (Switch) 2,845 483,458
26 New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (Switch) 2,777 889,391
27 (NEW) Terminator: Resistance (PS4) 2,486 2,486
28 Super Mario Maker 2 (Switch) 2,375 958,504
29 Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun! (Switch) 2,206 508,041
30 Human: Fall Flat (Switch) 1,932 26,269

As usual, if you find any faults with the list, please do not hesitate to let me know! If you would like to share your thoughts about the week’s chart, the comment section is always opened.

Source: Famitsu
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