Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: February 28, 2022 to March 6, 2022

Units sold for Video Game consoles experience great improvement for the period between February 28 and March 6 with Switch consoles reporting a 27.56% increase in sales to 96,952 units. The PlayStation 5 consoles have also jumped with both editions at 25,679 units sold, up by 33.67% week-on-week. While Xbox Series X reverses its weak turnout the week before to see positive growth, this time around its Series S has suffered a major drop in sales by 84.46% from the 3,687 units it made the week before. PlayStation 4 is down by 35.29% whereas New 2DS LL remains unchanged.

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.

Sales of Hardware

Hardware Weekly Sales Change Lifetime Sales
Switch 26,126 (↑4.82%) 18,067,043
Switch Lite 15,441 (↑17.78%) 4,608,818
Switch OLED 55,385 (↑41.01%) 1,333,707
PS5 22,550 (↑31.63%) 1,210,651
PS5 Digital Edition 3,129 (↑48.42%) 218,138
Xbox Series X 748 (↑20.05%) 85,675
Xbox Series S 573 (↓84.46%) 72,709
PS4 11 (↓35.29%) 7,819,353
New 2DS LL 511 (=) 1,183,316

As for Video Games, Triangle Strategy dethrones Elden Ring as the latter title retreats from the strong opening it made the prior week. Published by Square Enix and developed by Artdink, the strategy RPG title is also available outside of Japan. The game will allow you to control a group of warriors caught up in a plot as three nations battle for the control of more resources. You can check out more of the gameplay via Square Enix’s promotional video down below. 

Then, we have the eighth instalment of the Gran Turismo video game series, Gran Turismo 7 placing both 2nd and 3rd at a total of 137,964 copies. Some features noted by the developer of the game would be that it will have ray-tracing, 3D audio, fast loading times and haptic feedback. In addition features from its past games were added. You can find out more about the game down below via its official trailer.

Video Game Software Top 10


1. Triangle Strategy (NEW)
Sales: 86,298
Lifetime Sales: 86,298
Developer / Publisher: Square Enix
Platform: Switch
Release Date: March 4, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


2. Gran Turismo 7 (NEW)
Sales: 73,399
Lifetime Sales: 73,399
Developer / Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment
Platform: PS5
Release Date: March 4, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


3. Gran Turismo 7 (NEW)
Sales: 64,565
Lifetime Sales: 64,565
Developer / Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment
Platform: PS4
Release Date: March 4, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


4. Elden Ring (↓70.66%)
Sales: 55,310
Lifetime Sales: 243,800
Developer / Publisher: FromSoftware
Platform: PS4
Release Date: February 25, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


5. Pokémon Legends: Arceus (↓16.91%)
Sales: 50,481
Lifetime Sales: 2,120,030
Developer / Publisher: Pokemon
Platform: Switch
Release Date: January 28, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


6. Elden Ring (↓83.62%)
Sales: 14,746
Lifetime Sales: 104,763
Developer / Publisher: FromSoftware
Platform: PS5
Release Date: February 25, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


7. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (↑8.95%)
Sales: 14,339
Lifetime Sales: 4,470,426
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: April 28, 2017
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


8. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (↑15.18%)
Sales:
11,399
Lifetime Sales: 4,794,715
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: December 7, 2018
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


9. Mario Party Superstars (↑1.06%)
Sales: 9,957
Lifetime Sales: 895,966
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: October 29, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Nintendo


10. Minecraft (↑2.14%)
Sales: 9,474
Lifetime Sales: 2,542,200
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   Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch 6,731 7,203,043
12   Horizon Forbidden West PS4 5,800 65,744
13   Ring Fit Adventure Switch 5,562 3,092,632
14   Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! Switch 5,553 2,612,927
15   The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild Switch 5,515 1,970,046
16   Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Switch 4,533 2,519,942
17   Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics Switch 4,466 940,834
18   Touken Ranbu Warriors Switch 4,375 127,265
19   Splatoon 2 Switch 3,822 4,042,655
20   Pokémon Sword and Shield Switch 3,275 4,319,796
21   Yawaraka Atama Juku: Issho ni Atama no Stretch Switch 3,128 259,720
22   Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream Switch 2,910 21,822
23   Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury Switch 2,896 1,027,336
24 NEW Babylon’s Fall PS4
2,885 2,885
25   Horizon Forbidden West PS5 2,661 51,023
26   Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream PS4 2,296 24,400
27 NEW Babylon’s Fall PS5 2,224 2,224
28   New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Switch 2,093 1,165,490
29   Human: Fall Flat Switch 1,967 243,764
30 NEW Doraemon Game: Nobita no Little Star Wars 2021 Switch 1,965 1965

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Source: Famitsu

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