Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: January 20, 2020 ~ January 26, 2020

Sales for video games nationwide Japan was a little sluggish for the period between January 20 and January 26 according Famitsu here. It is thanks to them that we get to see these weekly ranking, so please visit them!

Yakuza: Like a Dragon still retained its number 1 spot going into the week however, Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot which occupied the 2nd place last week dropped two spots to number 4 making way for Ring Fit Adventure. Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIV fell 6 spots to number 11 while Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore plunged 10 places to number 16. For new titles, the top 30 only saw void tRrLM(); (No. 14 and 19) making into the list.

For the full list, you can find them as below:


1. Yakuza: Like a Dragon

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Sales: 39,719
Total Sales: 196,712
Platform: PS4
Link (JPN): Yakuza: Like a Dragon


2. Ring Fit Adventure
81KA4gVoLmL._SL1500_Sales: 39,217
Total Sales: 622,646
Platform: Switch
Link (JPN): Ring Fit Adventure
Link (ENG): Ring Fit Adventure


3. Pokémon Sword and Shield
61WCNfhNbYL._SL1000_Sales: 37,950
Total Sales: 3,350,308
Platform: Switch
Link (JPN): Pokémon Sword and Shield
Link (ENG): Pokémon Sword and Shield


4. Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot

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Sales: 25,669
Total Sales: 115,206
Platform: PS4
Link (JPN): Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot
Link (ENG): Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot


5. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training For Nintendo Switch

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Sales: 12,875
Total Sales: 120,573
Platform: Switch
Link (JPN): Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training For Nintendo Switch


6. Minecraft
71vtquB4LXL._AC_UL320_Sales: 10,827
Total Sales: 1,233,493
Platform: Switch
Link (JPN): Minecraft (JPN)
Link (ENG): Minecraft (ENG)


7. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 71utlQnFxOL._AC_UL320_Sales: 9,927
Total Sales: 3,532,729
Platform: Switch
Link (JPN): Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (JPN)
Link (ENG): Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (ENG)


8. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 71H5KLn0c1L._AC_UL320_Sales: 9,008
Total Sales: 2,746,682
Platform: Switch
Link (JPN): Mario Kart 8 Deluxe


9. Luigi’s Mansion 3
61dqmAbKfUL._SL1004_Sales: 6,065
Total Sales: 584,812
Platform: Switch
Link (JPN): Luigi’s Mansion 3
Link (ENG): Luigi’s Mansion 3


10. Splatoon 2

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Sales: 5,915
Total Sales: 3,301,208
Platform: Switch
Link (JPN): Splatoon 2
Link (ENG): Splatoon 2


Special Column

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

11. Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIV *5,740 **25,835
12. Super Mario Party *5,501 **1,324,364
13. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 *4,882 **260,582
14. void tRrLM(); *4,759 **4,759
15. The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild *4,322 **1,506,848
16. Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore *4,297 **23,094
17. Super Mario Maker 2 *4,222 **843,536
18. Fishing Spirits *4,153 **381,824
19. void tRrLM(); *3,459 **3,459
20. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe *2,798 **771,470
21. Dragon Quest XI S Echoes of an Elusive Age *2,489 **480,271
22. Super Mario Odyssey *2,099 **2,064,954
23. Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun! *2,050 **439,328
24. Fire Emblem: Three Houses *2,044 **283,076
25. Monster Hunter World: Iceborn Master Deluxe Edition *1,988 **428,933
26. 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim *1,804 **59,485
27. Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town *1,757 **130,319
28. Grand Theft Auto V: Premium Online Edition [Low-priced Edition] *1,741 **15,172
29. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare *1,582 **221,315
30. Disney Tsum Tsum Festival *1,549 **149,562
Blue = PS4
Red = Switch


Any thoughts on the list? Do share your thoughts in the comment section below!

Source: Famitsu

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