Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: February 15, 2021 to February 21, 2021

Sales of PS5 Digital Edition saw the biggest climb among hardware for the week between February 15, 2021 to February 21, 2021 seeing an 84.28% increase in units sold week-on-week. Its compatriot, the vanilla edition experienced a small drop, ending the week with 21,512 units sold. The vanilla edition of Switch declined the most, sales are down as much as 41.26% for the machine. Since the first week of January, sales of Switch machines have been seeing units sold on a continuous drop except for the week between February 8, 2021 to February 14, 2021 where it had a decent growth. PS5 and Xbox Series fluctuate a lot, though things are looking better for the first.

It is thanks to the awesome 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! Besides, all the data you find below can be found here via Famitsu’s post.


Sales of Hardware

Hardware Weekly Sales Change Lifetime Sales
Switch 51,744 (↓41.26%) 15,169,413
Switch Lite 22,554 (↑4.55%) 3,318,748
PS5 21,512 (↓3.69%) 326,566
PS5 Digital Edition 3,525 (↑84.28%) 62,455
Xbox Series X 133 (↑34.59%) 26,454
Xbox Series S 97 (↑49.48%) 7,576
PS4 2,935 (↓33.17%) 7,761,083
PS4 Pro 14 (↑6.67%) 1,575,646
New 2DS LL 827 (↓3.63%) 1,156,042

As for sales of hardware, new titles released the previous week, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury and Little Nightmares II both faced steep decline in the number of copies sold. Although the first saw sales plunging 60.82% for the week, it still retains the number 1 spot. The only title to have gone up would be Splatoon 2 (No. 7). Sales have climbed by up to 10.48%, week-on-week for the title with 8,521 copies sold for the week. The full list is as follows:

Video Game Software Top 10


1. Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury (↓60.82%)
Sales: 97,955
Lifetime Sales: 347,973
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: February 12, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG):
Nintendo


2. Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (↓11.00%)
Sales: 41,508
Lifetime Sales: 1,934,185
Developer: KONAMI
Platform: Switch
Release Date: November 19, 2020
Link (JPN): Amazon


3. Ring Fit Adventure (↓2.37%)
Sales: 23,686
Lifetime Sales: 2,394,045
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: October 18, 2019
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


4. Animal Crossing: New Horizons (↓16.50%)
Sales: 13,677
Lifetime Sales: 6,655,082
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: March 20, 2020
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


5. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (↓17.59%)
Sales: 13,478
Lifetime Sales: 3,685,972
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: April 28, 2017
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


6. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (↓7.54%)
Sales: 9,326
Lifetime Sales: 4,165,316
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: December 7, 2018
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


7. Splatoon 2 (↑10.48%)
Sales: 8,521
Lifetime Sales: 3,787,487
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: July 21, 2017
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


8. Minecraft (↓16.92%)
Sales: 8,423
Lifetime Sales: 1,825,487
Developer: Microsoft Japan
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 21, 2018
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


9. Pokémon Sword and Shield (↓7.26%)
Sales: 7,720
Lifetime Sales: 3,971,598
Developer: Game Freak
Platform: Switch
Release Date: November 15, 2019
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


10. Little Nightmares II (↓69.26%)
Sales: 7,521
Lifetime Sales: 31,991
Developer: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Platform: Switch
Release Date: February 10, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Nintendo


Video Game Software Top 11 – 30

Rank Title Weekly Sales Lifetime Sales
11 Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics Switch 5,822 643,837
12 Super Mario Party Switch 4,800 1,829,130
13 The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild Switch 4,470 1,780,336
14 Little Nightmares II PS4 4,374 15,537
15 DRAGON QUEST XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition Switch 3,444 69,836
16 Super Mario 3D All-Stars Switch 2,785 561,890
17 Pikmin 3 Deluxe Switch 2,707 542,447
18 Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin Switch 2,655 139,836
19 Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm & Exercise Switch 2,642 73,490
20 Zelda Musou: Apocalypse of Disaster Switch 2,570 347,076
21 (NEW) The Silver 2425 Switch 2,258 2,258
22 New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Switch 2,229 1,036,883
23 Human: Fall Flat Switch 2,138 120,310
24 Super Mario Maker 2 Switch 1,825 1,069,420
25 (NEW) NieR:Automata Game of the YoRHa Edition PS4 1,773 106,221
26 Super Mario Odyssey Switch 1,751 2,212,481
27 Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training for Nintendo Switch 1,671 367,198
28 Nioh 2 Complete Edition PS4 1,605 9,969
29 Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 Switch 1,489 92,511
30 DRAGON QUEST XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition PS4 1,370 61,063

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Source: Famitsu
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