Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: January 17, 2022 to January 23, 2022

Most hardware are down across the board for the week with Switch consoles heading into another week of downward trajectory. Sales however, remain upbeat with 77,219 units sold. The OLED version suffered the worst drop among the three models at 36,534, falling 25.17% from the previous week’s 48,824 units. Xbox Series S reports nearly 50% weaker sales week-on-week to 1,007 units whereas its Series X edition experiences a significant climb to settle at 1,620 units. Its lifetime sales in Japan are now at 134,338 units. PlayStation 4 and New 2DS LL are also down from the week before with yet another double-digit sales for the PlayStation 4. Nevertheless, PlayStation 5 does great for the week with very encouraging sales for both models. Sales are up 17.38% and 53.42% respectively for the vanilla and Digital editions to see a total of 18,857 units sold.

It is thanks to the amazing 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 27,609 (↓5.22%) 17,894,965
Switch Lite 13,076 (↓21.08%) 4,510,554
Switch OLED 36,534 (↓25.17%) 1,030,341
PS5 15,729 (↑17.38%) 1,106,719
PS5 Digital Edition 3,128 (↑53.42%) 207,280
Xbox Series X 1,620 (↑74.14%) 75,885
Xbox Series S 1,007 (↓45.51%) 58,453
PS4 14 (↓17.65%) 7,819,291
New 2DS LL 325 (↓33.54%) 1,181,039

There are no changes to members of the Top 10 this time around too with some shifts observable for some of the titles. All of the releases on the list have faced a decline in sales week-on-week. Ring Fit Adventure and Yawaraka Atama Juku: Issho ni Atama no Stretch traded places as the two places 7th and 8th spot with 7,668 copies and 6,994 copies sold. Without further ado, the full list is as follows:

Video Game Software Top 10


1. Mario Party Superstars (↓8.00%)
Sales: 20,340
Lifetime Sales: 814,023
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: October 29, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Nintendo


2. Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl (↓28.40%)
Sales: 13,696
Lifetime Sales: 2,468,151
Developer / Publisher: Pokemon
Platform: Switch
Release Date: November 19, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


3. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (↓24.52%)
Sales:
13,347
Lifetime Sales: 4,726,811
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: December 7, 2018
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


4. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (↓24.56%)
Sales: 13,340
Lifetime Sales: 4,387,139
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: April 28, 2017
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


5. Minecraft (↓23.83%)
Sales: 9,892
Lifetime Sales: 2,485,415
Developer / Publisher: Microsoft Japan
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 21, 2018
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


6. Animal Crossing: New Horizons (↓22.52%)
Sales: 9,257
Lifetime Sales: 7,158,271
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: March 20, 2020
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


7. Ring Fit Adventure (↓23.81%)
Sales: 7,668
Lifetime Sales: 3,052,106
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: October 18, 2019
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


8. Yawaraka Atama Juku: Issho ni Atama no Stretch (↓35.81%)
Sales: 6,994
Lifetime Sales: 230,422
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: December 3, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan


9. Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (↓29.56%)
Sales: 6,948
Lifetime Sales: 2,577,427
Developer / Publisher: KONAMI
Platform: Switch
Release Date: November 19, 2020
Link (JPN): Amazon


10. Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (↓22.56%)
Sales: 5,301
Lifetime Sales: 911,313
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 5, 2020
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


Video Game Software Top 11 – 30

Rank Status Title Weekly Sales Lifetime Sales
11 NEW Rainbow Six Extraction PS4 5,217 5,217
12   The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild Switch 4,691 1,939,242
13   Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury Switch 4,338 1,005,727
14   Pokémon Sword and Shield Switch 4,065 4,297,172
15   Splatoon 2 Switch 3,706 4,018,837
16   Dying Light Platinum Edition Switch 3,119 8,618
17   New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Switch 2,928 1,149,226
18 NEW Rainbow Six Extraction PS5 2,651 2,651
19   DRAGON QUEST XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition Switch 2,506 180,094
20   Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun! Switch 2,420 689,769
21   Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion Switch 2,139 63,909
22   Human: Fall Flat Switch 2,126 230,165
23   Super Mario Maker 2 Switch 2,006 1,191,663
24   Super Mario Odyssey Switch 1,944 2,317,963
25   Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm & Exercise Switch 1,796 178,649
26   The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild + Expansion Pack Switch 1,701 59,125
27   Hoshi no Kirby Star Allies Switch
1,559 959,632
28   Super Mario Party Switch 1,547 2,054,912
29   Disney Magical World 2: Enchanted Edition Switch 1,533 53,740
30   Luigi’s Mansion 3 Switch
1,503 825,376

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Source: Famitsu

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