Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: August 29 – September 4, 2022

Hardware sales for the week between August 29 and September 4 sees nearly all consoles reporting fewer units sold than the week before. Switch is still the best performing console with 98,168 units sold for the week accounting to 79.2% of the sales, but it noted 13.53% less sales than the prior week. PlayStation 5 sold 20,292 copies that week, down by 19.18% for the previous week while Xbox Series is down by 67.49% week-on-week to 5,438 units. PlayStation 4 and New 2DS LL also reported a drop in sales with New 2DS LL slipping below the 100 units sold territory.

Sales of Hardware

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As for software, three new titles made it onto the Top 10 list with JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R leading the way at 19,807 copies sold in its first 4 days. The game is a fighting game that was developed by CyberConnect2 and is also available on the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X & S. Note that this is the remastered version of the 2013 game, but also comes with new game mechanics and playable characters (Source: Wikia). You can also check out its trailer below for more information about the game.

Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness is 4^th on the list with its Switch version at 12,542 copies sold whereas the PlayStation 4 version is five spots below at 7,720 copies sold. Together that will be 20,262 copies in its first 4 days. Also available on Steam, the game is based on the Anime that it is adapted from to allow players to experience an original story that was supervised by the original author Akihito Tsukushi and relive the events that occurred throughout the Anime series (Source: Wikia). You can check out its promotional video down below for further information about the title.

Finally, we have The Last of Us Part I at Number 5 with 10,954 copies sold in its first 3 days and is a remake of the 2013 title by Naughty Dog. More about the title can be learned via its launch trailer down below.

Video Game Software Top 10

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Video Game Software Top 11 – 30

Rank	Status	Title	Weekly Sales	Lifetime Sales
11	NEW	JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R PS4	7,032	7,032
12		Ring Fit Adventure Switch	5,634	3,263,815
13		Monster Hunter Rise + Sunbreak Set Switch	5,128	260,788
14		Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Switch	5,093	4,965,946
15		Earth Defense Force 6 PS5	4,499	28,862
16		Soul Hackers 2 PS4	4,370	35,974
17		Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch	3,993	7,321,626
18		Mario Party Superstars Switch	3,978	1,031,218
19		Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! Switch	3,733	2,711,644
20	NEW	JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R PS5	3,721	3,721
21		SD Gundam Battle Alliance PS4	3,557	21,507
22		eBASEBALL Powerful Pro Baseball 2022 Switch	2,897	226,304
23		Saints Row PS4	2,828	12,841
24		Splatoon 2 Switch	2,583	4,117,264
25		Kirby’s Dream Buffet (Download Card Version) Switch	2,573	13,665
26		The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Switch	2,554	2,073,256
27		Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics Switch	2,544	1,015,610
28		Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Switch	2,363	164,353
29		Live A Live Switch	2,201	116,668
30		Pokémon Legends: Arceus Switch	2,001	2,289,807

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Previous Chart: Aug. 22 – Aug. 28
Source: Famitsu

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