Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: February 17, 2020 ~ February 23, 2020

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The thief guild is finally back in charge for the weekly top video game sales ranking according to Famitsu here. Be sure to visit Famitsu and show them some love! If it was not for them, we would have not been able to see the weekly charts for free.

The week for the period between February 17 and February 23 saw Persona 5 Scramble taking the top two spots of the chart with the PS4 version of the game sold 115,995 copies while the Switch edition sold 46,415 copies. In total, the game has sold 162,410 copies. Apart from that, the chart is graced with another new title debuting at number 4 and 9 with the two occupied by a single game, KATANAKAMI. Together, the PS4 and Switch versions of the game sold 18,046 copies.

Sales have pretty much declined for most titles including Hatsune Miku Project DIVA MEGA39’s which was at the number 1 spot the week before. It fell 6 spots to number 7. Sales declined by about 84.2% to 8,468 copies.

Famitsu has also released the total hardware sales for the week here, and they are as follow:

Sales of Hardware

1. Switch / 10,850 units (↓35.68%) (total sold: 10,861,408 units)
2. Switch Lite / 30,640 units (↓51.70%) ( (total sold: 1,395,281 units)
3. PS4 / 3,758 units (↓23.49%) ( (total sold: 7,410,299 units)
4. PS4 Pro / 2,457 (↓15.86%) units ( (total sold: 1,443,538 units)
5. Xbox One S / 17 (↓10.52%) (units (total sold: 92,848 units)
6. Xbox One X / 25 (↑12‬%) units (total sold: 18,962 units)

On the other hand, 2DS and 3DS are as follows:

  • New 2DS LL / 979 units (↑27.27%) (total sold: 1,699,032 units)
  • New 3DS LL / 46 (↑2.17%) units (total sold: 5,886,423 units)

Famitsu has attributed the decline of Nintendo hardware sales due to shipping delay as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak and as a result, sales dropped from 63,000 sold the week before to only 30,640 units sold for the period for Switch Lite while Switch dropped from 16,869 units to 10,850 units sold.

For the full list, please refer below:

1. Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers (NEW)

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Sales: 115,995
Total Sales: 115,995
Platform: PS4
Link (JPN): Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers

2. Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers (NEW)

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Sales: 46,415
Total Sales: 46,415
Platform: Switch
Link (JPN): Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers

3. Pokémon Sword and Shield (↓24.98%)
61WCNfhNbYL._SL1000_Sales: 18,403
Total Sales: 3,445,788
Platform: Switch
Link (JPN): Pokémon Sword and Shield
Link (ENG): Pokémon Sword and Shield

4. KATANAKAMI (NEW)

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Sales: 10,654
Total Sales: 10,654
Platform: PS4
Link (JPN): KATANAKAMI

5. Ring Fit Adventure (↓3.68%)
81KA4gVoLmL._SL1500_Sales: 9,861
Total Sales: 696,005
Platform: Switch
Link (JPN): Ring Fit Adventure
Link (ENG): Ring Fit Adventure

6. Minecraft (↓22.95%)
71vtquB4LXL._AC_UL320_Sales: 8,687
Total Sales: 1,272,585
Platform: Switch
Link (JPN): Minecraft (JPN)
Link (ENG): Minecraft (ENG)

7. Hatsune Miku Project DIVA MEGA39’s (↓84.2%)

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Sales: 8,468
Total Sales: 62,074
Platform: Switch
Link (JPN): Hatsune Miku Project DIVA MEGA39’s

8. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (↓16.9%)

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Sales: 7,608
Total Sales: 3,569,420
Platform: Switch
Link (JPN): Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (JPN)
Link (ENG): Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (ENG)

9. KATANAKAMI (NEW)

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Sales: 7,392
Total Sales: 7,392
Platform: Switch
Link (JPN): KATANAKAMI
Link (ENG): KATANAKAMI

10. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (↓14.3%)

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Sales: 7,326
Total Sales: 2,781,277
Platform: Switch
Link (JPN): Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Special Column

Video Game Sales Top 11 – Top 30 (Title *Sales **Total Sales)

11. Daymare: 1998 *7,038 **7,038
12. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training For Nintendo Switch *6,139 **157,687
13. Super Mario Party *4,497 **1,346,904
14. Splatoon 2 *4,140 **3,321,032
15. The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild *3,992 **1,525,092
16. Granblue Fantasy: Versus *3,901 **102,314
17. Luigi’s Mansion 3 *3,472 **602,729
18. Super Mario Maker 2  *3,387 **859,374
19. Yakuza: Like a Dragon *3,327 **238,630
20. Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot *2,909 **145,082
21. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe *2,668 **783,682
22. Fishing Spirits *2,579 **395,633
23. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 *2,526 **274,437
24. Street Fighter V Champion Edition *2,118 **8,705
25. Dragon Quest XI S Echoes of an Elusive Age *2,044 **490,025
26. Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! *2,038 **1,703,363
27. Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun! *1,882 **447,208
28. Devil May Cry Triple Pack *1,752 **1,752
29. Super Mario Odyssey *1,742 **2,072,468
30. Cho no Doku Hana no Kusari – Taisho Tsuyakoi Ibun – *1,730 **1,730

Please let me know if you find any faults with the list! Any thoughts? Do share them with us down in the comment section below.

Source: Famitsu
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