Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: August 9, 2021 to August 15, 2021

Switch consoles enjoy another bounce in sales closing the week between August 9 to August 15 with 89,732 units sold, up 29.94% week-on-week. It has so far seen 3,202,328 units sold in total since January the 4th of this year. Xbox Series X and New 2DS LL both climbed around 40% to end the week on a strong note, though sales for the rest especially for PlayStation 5 consoles hit another slump falling 38.86% and 45.62% respectively for both editions. Xbox Series S could not carry the momentum of Series X as it drops 24.65% week-on-week to 434 units sold while the PlayStation 4 experiences a minor setback after previous week’s rise settling for 1,170 units sold for the week.

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It is thanks to the amazing folks 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! Plus, all the data you find below is accessible via Famitsu right here.


Sales of Hardware

HardwareWeekly SalesChangeLifetime Sales
Switch75,546(↑20.23%)16,845,143
Switch Lite14,186(↑11.79%)4,009,680
PS57,143(↓35.16%)803,906
PS5 Digital Edition1,913(↓23.88%)158,883
Xbox Series X822(↑40.02%)51,161
Xbox Series S434(↓24.65%)20,684
PS41,170(↓18.47%)7,802,981
New 2DS LL539(↑40.07%)1,170,274

Sales for software remain strong this week too with most titles showing positive growth week-on-week. Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! leads as it records the highest improvement among all the titles on the Top 10 with 50.27% increase in sales over last week. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe at Number 4 is about to hit 4 million copies sold which should be achievable in a week or two.

There are only two titles that could not retain the momentum set by the rest, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD (No. 6) and Crayon Shin-chan: Ora to Hakase no Natsuyasumi – Owaranai Nanokakan no Tabi (No. 7) experience a minor fall in sales of 2.89% and 2.64% respectively to 13,472 copies and 13,434 copies sold each. As for the latter, it is about to breach 170,000 copies sold mark and will definitely do so the following week.

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The chart also welcomes a new title which have claimed the week’s top spot. Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel: Saikyou Battle Royale!! debuts with 96,297 copies sold and is the second title by KONAMI to be on the chart. According to the developer, more cards would be added in future updates which can help to retain its sales a little longer. For those of you who are interested, you can check out the gameplay video down below:

Video Game Software Top 10


1. Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel: Saikyou Battle Royale!! (NEW)
Sales: 96,297
Lifetime Sales: 96,297
Developer: KONAMI
Platform: Switch
Release Date: August 12, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan


2. Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (↑50.27%)
Sales: 21,974
Lifetime Sales: 2,322,950
Developer: KONAMI
Platform: Switch
Release Date: November 19, 2020
Link (JPN): Amazon


3. Minecraft (↑30.30%)
Sales: 21,395
Lifetime Sales: 2,123,808
Developer: Microsoft Japan
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 21, 2018
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


4. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (↑35.97%)
Sales: 21,263
Lifetime Sales: 3,979,328
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: April 28, 2017
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


5. Ring Fit Adventure (↑41.69%)
Sales: 21,063
Lifetime Sales: 2,755,294
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: October 18, 2019
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


6. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD (↓2.89%)
Sales: 13,472
Lifetime Sales: 247,696
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: July 16, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Nintendo


7. Crayon Shin-chan: Ora to Hakase no Natsuyasumi – Owaranai Nanokakan no Tabi (↓2.64%)
Sales: 13,434
Lifetime Sales: 169,708
Developer: neos
Platform: Switch
Release Date: July 15, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan


8. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (↑30.70%)
Sales: 12,956
Lifetime Sales: 4,380,529
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: December 7, 2018
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


9. Nabi-tsuki! Tsukutte Wakaru Hajimete Game Programming (↑30.58%)
Sales: 12,857
Lifetime Sales: 212,957
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 11, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan


10. Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury (↑35.13%)
Sales: 12,715
Lifetime Sales: 849,280
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: February 12, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG):
Nintendo


Video Game Software Top 11 – 30

Rank Title Weekly Sales Lifetime Sales
11 Super Mario Party Switch 11,881 1,964,013
12 eBaseball Professional Baseball Spirits 2021: Grand Slam Switch 11,506 170,998
13 Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin Switch 10,194 215,657
14 Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch 9,598 6,854,143
15 Mario Golf: Super Rush Switch 9,565 171,350
16 Miitopia Switch 8,812 226,769
17 Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics Switch 8,492 771,488
18 Pokémon Sword and Shield Switch 7,150 4,106,475
19 Splatoon 2 Switch 6,357 3,922,258
20 Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Switch 6,073 403,227
21 Monster Hunter Rise Switch 5,410 2,308,602
22 The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild Switch 5,148 1,857,160
23 Fishing Spirits Switch 4,890 609,717
24 Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun! Switch 4,476 618,201
25 Minecraft Dungeons Hero Edition Switch 4,395 133,447
26 Human: Fall Flat Switch 3,853 172,750
27 New Pokémon Snap Switch 3,723 269,703
28 New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Switch 3,616 1,084,475
29 Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm & Exercise Switch 3,596 131,790
30 Super Mario Maker 2 Switch 3,580 1,119,626

As usual, if you find any faults with the list above, please do not hesitate to let me know! Also, don’t shy away from dropping a comment or two down below and share your thoughts with us!

Source: Famitsu
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