Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: January 22 – January 28, 2024

The PlayStation 5 maintains its edge over Switch for the week despite the slowdown of 13.74% in sales, bringing its total units sold to 49,945 units as Switch’s performance saw only a small increase in sales by 6.28% to 46,435 units.

The Xbox Series pressed on with its momentum with another huge gain, this time by 106.83% to 3,905 units, led by its Xbox Series S. The PlayStation 4 moved up 5.65% to close at 655 units whilst the New 2DS LL noted a 6.25% drop in sales to 15 units.

Sales of Hardware

Hardware Weekly Sales Change Lifetime Sales
Switch 4,156 (↓2.10%) 19,710,724
Switch Lite 8,991 (↑5.71%) 5,721,761
Switch OLED 33,288 (↑7.58%) 6,595,453
PS5 41,188 (↓10.40%) 4,447,566
PS5 Digital Edition 8,757 (↓26.61%) 702,771
Xbox Series X 2,158 (↑51.12%) 249,481
Xbox Series S 1,747 (↑279.78%) 298,280
PS4 655 (↑5.65%) 7,917,910
New 2DS LL 15 (↓6.25%) 1,192,801

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. For the rest of the Top 11 to 30, you can find them here.

A slew of new releases have made it onto the Top 10 lists, and the vibrancy is set to stay put for next week’s edition seeing several highly anticipated titles are making their debuts, such as Persona 3 Reload and Granblue Fantasy: Relink.

Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth easily tops the list with a combined sales of 180,074 copies for its PlayStation editions in their first three days. Note that the title is also out on Xbox One and the Xbox Series, plus PCs, with its console editions’ physical sales set to near or perhaps pass the 200,000 mark in Japan. The latest rpg, sequel to the 2020’s Yakuza: Like a Dragon will focus on the protagonist Kasuga and serves as the continuation of the events in its previous instalment. You can check out its launch trailer below for more information about the game.

Next on the list is the all-new roguelike dungeon crawling adventure game, Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island with a good start of 85,424 copies sold in its first four days. Note that the game is set for release elsewhere on February 27, 2024. In the meantime, you can check out its announcement trailer below.

Tekken 8‘s PlayStation 5 edition is 5th on the list with 20,516 copies sold in its first three days. The latest instalment begins right where the previous title ended and with the story emphasising on Jin after his defeat at the hands of Kazuya. You can find more information about the game by checking out its launch trailer below.

Head over to Number 8 and Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy graces the list at 10,593 12,697 copies sold in its first four days (including its PS4 edition at Number 28). Also out on the Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Steam, the game is a compilation of three Ace Attorney titles: Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies, and Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice. You can discover more about the game by watching its launch trailer below.

Video Game Software Top 10


1. Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (NEW)
Sales: 102,940
Lifetime Sales: 102,940
Price: 8,800 yen
Developer / Publisher: Sega
Platform: PS5
Release Date: January 26, 2024
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


2. Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island (NEW)
Sales: 85,424
Lifetime Sales: 85,424
Price: 6,350 yen
Developer / Publisher: Spike Chunsoft
Platform: Switch
Release Date: January 25, 2024
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


3. Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (NEW)
Sales: 77,134
Lifetime Sales: 77,134
Price: 8,800 yen
Developer / Publisher: Sega
Platform: PS4
Release Date: January 26, 2024
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


4. Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (↓29.60%)
Sales: 21,276
Lifetime Sales: 264,888
Price: 8,164 yen
Developer / Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment
Platform: PS5
Release Date: October 20, 2023
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


5. Tekken 8 (NEW)
Sales: 20,516
Lifetime Sales: 20,516
Price: 8,800 yen
Developer / Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment
Platform: PS5
Release Date: January 26, 2024
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


6. Super Mario Bros. Wonder (↓18.17%)
Sales: 13,628
Lifetime Sales: 1,700,970
Price: 5,980 yen
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: October 20, 2023
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


7. Momotaro Dentetsu World: Chikyuu wa Kibou de Mawatteru! (↓28.99%)
Sales: 11,882
Lifetime Sales: 948,818
Price: 6,300 yen
Developer / Publisher: KONAMI
Platform: Switch
Release Date: November 16, 2023
Link (JPN): CDJapan


8. Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy (NEW)
Sales: 10,593
Lifetime Sales: 10,593
Price: 5,990 yen
Developer / Publisher: Capcom
Platform: Switch
Release Date: January 25, 2024
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


9. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (↓13.22%)
Sales: 7,174
Lifetime Sales: 5,687,955
Price: 7,800 yen
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: April 28, 2017
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


10. Minecraft (↓4.53%)
Sales: 5,526
Lifetime Sales: 3,430,270
Price: 3,600 yen
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 5,338 7,678,889
12   Another Code: Recollection Switch 5,108 20,849
13   Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Switch 5,003 5,283,991
14   Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Switch 4,649 5,434,566
15   Pikmin 4 Switch
4,603 1,165,961
16   Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince Switch 4,004 538,845
17   Pokémon Scarlet and Violet + Pokémon Scarlet and Violet: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero Switch 3,598 103,345
18   Splatoon 3 Switch 3,592 4,217,553
19   Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics Switch 3,429 1,238,330
20   Nintendo Switch Sports Switch 3,150 1,265,750
21   Jinsei Game for Nintendo Switch Switch 2,896 180,394
22   The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Switch 2,591 1,947,572
23   Mario Party Superstars Switch 2,492 1,392,283
24   Ring Fit Adventure Switch 2,308 3,519,600
25   Hogwarts Legacy Switch 2,272 92,782
26 NEW Touhou Luna Nights Switch 2,235 2,235
27   WarioWare: Move It! Switch 2,174 160,421
28 NEW Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy PS4 2,104 2,104
29   Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival Switch 1,993 295,107
30   Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! Switch 1,873 2,974,020

*Note: The estimated number of copies sold is based on the total of package software, download cards and the pre-installed versions of the main unit

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Featured Image:
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth

Previous Chart: Jan. 15 – Jan. 21
Follow-up Chart: Jan. 29 – Feb. 4
Source: Famitsu

Google Chart:
Hardware Sales

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