Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: August 8 – August 14, 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.

There were no new releases for the week between August 8 and August 14 on the Top 30, though many titles have seen improvement in sales, most likely driven by the holiday spirit. Nintendo Switch Sports overtakes Xenoblade Chronicles 3 to place 1st on the list as copies sold went up 30.60% to 30,526 while the latter stumbled four spots below to Number 5 with a further drop of 51.22% week-on-week. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is 2nd at 16,297 copies sold while Hoshi no Kirby Discovery is 3rd at 14,822 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. Nintendo Switch Sports (↑30.60%)
Sales: 30,526
Lifetime Sales: 677,393
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: April 29, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


2. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (↑25.56%)
Sales: 16,297
Lifetime Sales: 4,774,885
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: April 28, 2017
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


3. Hoshi no Kirby Discovery (↑12.84%)
Sales: 14,822
Lifetime Sales: 851,866
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: March 25, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


4. Live A Live (↑86.71%)
Sales: 13,675
Lifetime Sales: 106,234
Developer / Publisher: Square Enix
Platform: Switch
Release Date: July 22, 2022
Link (JPN): Amazon


5. Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (↓51.22%)
Sales: 12,960
Lifetime Sales: 152,257
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: July 29, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


6. Monster Hunter Rise + Sunbreak Set (↑5.51%)
Sales: 12,414
Lifetime Sales: 241,652
Developer / Publisher: Capcom
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 30, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


7. Minecraft (↑22.13%)
Sales: 11,641
Lifetime Sales: 2,749,039
Developer / Publisher: Microsoft Japan
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 21, 2018
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


8. Ring Fit Adventure (↓3.66%)
Sales: 9,329
Lifetime Sales: 3,247,019
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: October 18, 2019
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


9. Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (↑37.90%)
Sales: 7,408
Lifetime Sales: 2,698,202
Developer / Publisher: KONAMI
Platform: Switch
Release Date: November 19, 2020
Link (JPN): Amazon


10. Mario Party Superstars (↑44.87%)
Sales: 7,264
Lifetime Sales: 1,017,005
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: October 29, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Nintendo


Video Game Software Top 11 – 30

Rank Status Title Weekly Sales Lifetime Sales
11   Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Switch 7,235 4,949,067
12   Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch 5,697 7,308,334
13   eBASEBALL Powerful Pro Baseball 2022 Switch 4,698 217,104
14   The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Switch 3,785 2,065,380
15   Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics Switch 3,526 1,007,308
16   Pokémon Legends: Arceus Switch 3,486 2,282,906
17   Splatoon 2 Switch 3,348 4,109,059
18   Kimetsu no Yaiba: The Hinokami Chronicles Switch 3,233 153,028
19   Nobunaga no Yabou Shinsei Switch 2,957 35,321
20   Pokémon Sword and Shield Switch 2,713 4,363,228
21   Human: Fall Flat Switch 2,584 278,972
22   Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury Switch 2,373 1,067,973
23   Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun! Switch 2,354 734,183
24   Mario Strikers: Battle League Switch 2,319 76,443
25   Nobunaga no Yabou Shinsei PS4 2,253 33,589
26   Gran Turismo 7 PS5 2,215 157,041
27   Digimon Survive PS4 2,164 35,480
28   Kirby Star Allies Switch 2,021 998,891
29   Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Switch 1,931 2,577,485
30   Monster Hunter Rise Best Price Switch 1,892 87,418

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Source: Famitsu

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