Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: December 14, 2020 to December 20, 2020

While most consoles have seen sales climb for the week between December 14 to December 20, the same cannot be said for sales of Xbox consoles. The number of units sold have fallen sharply with Series X reporting a 77.40% reduction while Series S dropped 52.44%. Xbox One S and One X have seen declines narrowed to just 11.11% and 15.00% respectively compared to the Series’. Sales have been relatively well for Switch consoles with the Lite edition finally breaching the 3 million units sold mark. Likewise, PS5 has seen growth of 40.32% of units sold for the week, edging the vanilla edition closer to 200,000 units sold, which should be achievable the following week.

Remember, it is thanks to the wonderful 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! You can find all the data below via Famitsu’s post right here.


Sales of Hardware

Hardware Weekly Sales Lifetime Sales Affiliated Links
Switch 211,725 (13.87%) 14,045,916 Amazon
Switch Lite 51,579 (8.23%) 3,016,285 Amazon
PS5 15,122 (40.32%) 196,099 Amazon
PS5 Digital Edition 2,456 (17.30%) 45,863 Amazon
Xbox Series X 268 (↓77.40%) 24,699 Amazon
Xbox Series S 107 (↓52.44%) 6,520 Amazon
PS4 10,291 (11.61%) 7,702,754 Amazon
PS4 Pro 52 (↓10.34%) 1,575,418 Amazon
Xbox One S 16 (↓11.11%) 93,733 Amazon
Xbox One X 17 (↓15.00%) 21,069 Amazon
New 2DS LL 556 (5.04%) 1,749,048 Amazon
New 3DS LL 27 (7.41%) 5,888,925 Amazon

As for software, well we can say holidays are proving to be a boon for video games. Sales are up for all titles in the Top 10 with Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! almost reaching 1 million copies of sales. Titles that were not in the Top 10 the previous week such as Super Mario 3D All-Stars (No. 9) and Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (No. 10) have made their presence known after a long time of absence. Sales are up by 30% and 45% for the two. With Cyberpunk 2077 being pulled out from SONY, it is nowhere to be found in the Top 10 chart. The following is the full list.


1. Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (↑20.25%)

Sales: 209,123
Lifetime Sales: 964,207
Developer: KONAMI
Platform: Switch
Release Date: November 19, 2020
Affiliated Link (JPN): Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban!


2. Animal Crossing: New Horizons (↑24.86%)

Sales: 95,097
Lifetime Sales: 6,270,353
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: March 20, 2020
Affiliated Link (JPN): Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Affiliated Link (ENG): Animal Crossing: New Horizons


3. Ring Fit Adventure (↑15.09%)

Sales: 58,654
Lifetime Sales: 2,028,444
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: October 18, 2019
Affiliated Link (JPN): Ring Fit Adventure
Affiliated Link (ENG): Ring Fit Adventure


4. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (↑28.24%)

Sales: 44,450
Lifetime Sales: 3,388,984
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: April 28, 2017
Affiliated Link (JPN): Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Affiliated Link (ENG): Mario Kart 8 Deluxe


5. Pikmin 3 Deluxe (↑24.88%)

Sales: 40,359
Lifetime Sales: 407,820
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: October 30, 2020
Affiliated Link (JPN): Pikmin 3 Deluxe
Affiliated Link (ENG): Pikmin 3 Deluxe


6. Minecraft (↑27.69%)

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Sales: 35,165
Lifetime Sales: 1,654,462
Developer: Microsoft Japan
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 21, 2018
Affiliated Link (JPN): Minecraft
Affiliated Link (ENG): Minecraft


7. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (↑31.63%)

Sales: 33,475
Lifetime Sales: 3,959,987
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: December 7, 2018
Affiliated Link (JPN): Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Affiliated Link (ENG): Super Smash Bros. Ultimate


8. Super Mario Party (↑25.40%)

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Sales: 30,046
Lifetime Sales: 1,687,940
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: October 5, 2018
Affiliated Link (JPN): Super Mario Party
Affiliated Link (ENG): Super Mario Party


9. Super Mario 3D All-Stars (↑33.24%)

Sales: 28,102
Lifetime Sales: 455,469
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: September 18, 2020
Affiliated Link (JPN): Super Mario 3D All-Stars
Affiliated Link (ENG):
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10. Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (↑45.64%)

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Sales: 24,502
Lifetime Sales: 479,976
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 5, 2020
Link (JPN): Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics
Link (ENG): Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics


Video Game Sales Top 11 – Top 30

Rank Title Weekly Sales Lifetime Sales
11 Pokémon Sword and Shield + Expansion Pass Switch 23,189 115,454
12 Zelda Musou: Apocalypse of Disaster Switch 22,648 278,612
13 Yo-kai Gakuen Y Wai-Wai Gakuen Seikatsu Switch 21,147 30,590
14 Pokémon Sword and Shield Switch 21,081 3,852,055
15 Splatoon 2 Switch 19,871 3,656,361
16 Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 Switch
13,806 40,152
17 New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Switch 13,312 964,088
18 (NEW) Family Trainer Switch 13,189 13,189
19 Super Mario Maker 2 Switch 12,897 1,018,008
20 Human: Fall Flat Switch 10,496 74,952
21 Fishing Spirits Switch 9,779 531,828
22 Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit Switch 9,749 116,515
23 Taiko no Tatsujin DokoDon RPG Pack! Switch 9,533 39,876
24 The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild Switch 9,496 1,714,135
25 Super Mario Odyssey Switch 9,344 2,166,425
26 Derby Stallion Switch 9,209 100,364
27 Minecraft Dungeons Hero Edition Switch 8,946 65,831
28 Cyberpunk 2077 PS4 7,721 112,408
29 Sumikko Gurashi Oheya no Sumi de Tabikibun Sugoroku Switch 6,680 17,980
30 Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun! Switch 6,612 545,603

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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