Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: December 25 – December 31, 2023

After major gains made by most titles the week before, nearly all titles on the Top 10 have witnessed a decline in sales week-over-week. Momotaro Dentetsu World: Chikyuu wa Kibou de Mawatteru! outperforms Super Mario Bros. Wonder thanks to higher units sold to place 1st on the list whilst the latter takes the 2nd spot at 65,434 copies sold.

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.

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince makes another gain, albeit a small one, to improve its position from Number 4 the week before to Number 3 at 38,575 copies sold.

Jinsei Game for Nintendo Switch was 18th the prior week, but with most titles having retreated, the minor increase in sales have allowed the title to breach the Top 10 at 17,897 copies sold for the week. With that said, the title is expected to cross the 150,000 mark the following week.

Without further ado, the full list is as follows:

Video Game Software Top 10


1. Momotaro Dentetsu World: Chikyuu wa Kibou de Mawatteru! (↓12.31%)
Sales: 89,996
Lifetime Sales: 795,681
Price: 6,300 yen
Developer / Publisher: KONAMI
Platform: Switch
Release Date: November 16, 2023
Link (JPN): CDJapan


2. Super Mario Bros. Wonder (↓58.14%)
Sales: 65,434
Lifetime Sales: 1,549,401
Price: 5,980 yen
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: October 20, 2023
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


3. Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince (↑0.30%)
Sales: 38,575
Lifetime Sales: 510,477
Price: 6,980 yen
Developer / Publisher: Square Enix
Platform: Switch
Release Date: December 1, 2023
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


4. Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (↓34.95%)
Sales: 20,983
Lifetime Sales: 166,731
Price: 8,164 yen
Developer / Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment
Platform: PS5
Release Date: October 20, 2023
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


5. Jinsei Game for Nintendo Switch (↑2.25%)
Sales: 17,897
Lifetime Sales: 147,308
Price: 6,000 yen
Developer / Publisher: Takara Tomy
Platform: Switch
Release Date: October 6, 2023
Link (JPN): CDJapan


6. Pikmin 4 (↓71.13%)
Sales: 17,607
Lifetime Sales: 1,119,027
Price: 5,980 yen
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: July 21, 2023
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


7. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (↓42.36%)
Sales: 16,984
Lifetime Sales: 5,631,598
Price: 7,800 yen
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: April 28, 2017
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


8. Pokémon Scarlet and Violet + Pokémon Scarlet and Violet: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero (↓50.45%)
Sales: 11,560
Lifetime Sales: 76,112
Price: 3,500 yen each
Developer / Publisher: Pokémon
Platform: Switch
Release Date: November 3, 2023
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


9. Pokémon Scarlet and Violet (↓53.97%)
Sales: 11,246
Lifetime Sales: 5,246,363
Price: 5,980 yen each
Developer / Publisher: The Pokémon Company
Platform: Switch
Release Date: November 18, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


10. Minecraft (↓61.37%)
Sales: 10,720
Lifetime Sales: 3,394,222
Price: 3,600 yen
Developer / Publisher: Microsoft Japan
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 21, 2018
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


Video Game Software Top 11 – 30

Rank Status Title Weekly Sales Lifetime Sales
11   Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Switch 10,715 5,400,275
12   Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch 10,624 7,644,654
13   WarioWare: Move It! Switch 10,474 141,554
14   Super Mario RPG Switch 9,607 447,687
15   Mario Party Superstars Switch 9,182 1,371,773
16   Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics Switch 9,038 1,214,978
17   Nintendo Switch Sports Switch 8,979 1,246,849
18   Splatoon 3 Switch 7,925 4,191,126
19   Super Mario Party Switch 7,912 2,232,637
20   The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Switch 7,090 1,929,603
21   Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! Switch 7,075 2,959,527
22   Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival Switch 6,038 277,216
23   Baldur’s Gate 3 PS5 5,419 25,916
24   Mario Kart 8 Deluxe + Booster Course Pass Switch 4,520 44,007
25   Spy X Family Operation Diary Switch 4,460 25,112
26   Hogwarts Legacy Switch 4,323 82,367
27   Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 [Special Price] Switch 3,475 118,599
28   Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Switch 3,450 2,682,713
29   EA SPORTS FC 24 Switch 3,140 58,862
30   Futari De! Nyanko Daisensou Switch 3,137 243,700

*Note: The estimated number of copies sold is based on the total of package software, download cards and the pre-installed versions of the main unit

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Baldur’s Gate 3

Previous Chart: Dec. 18 – Dec. 24
Follow-up Chart: Jan. 1 – Jan. 7
Follow-up Chart (Two-week): Dec. 18 – Dec. 31
Source: Famitsu

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