Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: January 4, 2021 to January 10, 2021

Sales of Xbox machines carry on reporting low sales as it enters the second week of January of 2021 with a total sales 109 units were sold for the week between January 4 to January 10. This is a big contrast to its other rivals such as the PS5 consoles which managed 11,164 units sold while Switch consoles dominate the chart with an accumulated 167,596 units sold the same week.

It is thanks to the amazing folks over at Oricon 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! The data you find below is all available via Famitsu’s post right here.


Sales of Hardware

Hardware Weekly Sales Lifetime Sales Affiliated Links
Switch 134,102 14,647,069 Amazon
Switch Lite 33,494 3,173,022 Amazon
PS5 9,921 224,149 Amazon
PS5 Digital Edition 1,243 52,797 Amazon
Xbox Series X 63 25,037 Amazon
Xbox Series S 46 6,630 Amazon
PS4 6,802 7,740,038 Amazon
PS4 Pro 18 1,575,548 Amazon
New 2DS LL 551 1,152,021 Amazon

Week-to-week comparisons are omitted for the above, shall resume the following week.


As for the Video Games software, number of copies sold across the board have dropped considerably with no new releases reported for the week with Super Mario Party falling the hardest. Without further ado, the full list is as follows:


1. Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (↓54.27%)

Sales: 87,087
Lifetime Sales: 1,510,537
Developer: KONAMI
Platform: Switch
Release Date: November 19, 2020
Affiliated Link (JPN): Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban!


2. Animal Crossing: New Horizons (↓52.19%)

Sales: 45,124
Lifetime Sales: 6,517,609
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: March 20, 2020
Affiliated Link (JPN): Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Affiliated Link (ENG): Animal Crossing: New Horizons


3. Ring Fit Adventure (↓37.38%)

Sales: 44,282
Lifetime Sales: 2,202,001
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: October 18, 2019
Affiliated Link (JPN): Ring Fit Adventure
Affiliated Link (ENG): Ring Fit Adventure


4. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (↓59.42%)

Sales: 34,027
Lifetime Sales: 3,575,063
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: April 28, 2017
Affiliated Link (JPN): Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Affiliated Link (ENG): Mario Kart 8 Deluxe


5. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (↓55.91%)

Sales: 24,189
Lifetime Sales: 4,092,228
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: December 7, 2018
Affiliated Link (JPN): Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Affiliated Link (ENG): Super Smash Bros. Ultimate


6. Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (↓53.51%)

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Sales: 21,086
Lifetime Sales: 586,089
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 5, 2020
Link (JPN): Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics
Link (ENG): Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics


7. Minecraft (↓46.89%)

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Sales: 19,933
Lifetime Sales: 1,760,384
Developer: Microsoft Japan
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 21, 2018
Affiliated Link (JPN): Minecraft
Affiliated Link (ENG): Minecraft


8. Pikmin 3 Deluxe (↓61.30%)

Sales: 14,069
Lifetime Sales: 513,225
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: October 30, 2020
Affiliated Link (JPN): Pikmin 3 Deluxe
Affiliated Link (ENG): Pikmin 3 Deluxe


9. Splatoon 2 (↓53.49%)

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Sales: 13,895
Lifetime Sales: 3,732,158
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: July 21, 2017
Link (JPN): Splatoon 2
Link (ENG): Splatoon 2


10. Super Mario Party (71.28%)

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Sales: 12,885
Lifetime Sales: 1,787,548
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: October 5, 2018
Affiliated Link (JPN): Super Mario Party
Affiliated Link (ENG): Super Mario Party


Video Game Sales Top 11 – Top 30

Rank Title Weekly Sales Lifetime Sales
11 Pokémon Sword and Shield Switch 12,057 3,919,364
12 Super Mario 3D All-Stars Switch 11,021 536,634
13 Pokémon Sword and Shield + Expansion Pass Switch 9,661 181,784
14 Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin Switch 9,218 109,881
15 Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm & Exercise Switch 7,781 49,880
16 New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Switch 7,710 1,013,202
17 The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild Switch 7,305 1,748,951
18 Super Mario Odyssey Switch 6,983 2,197,429
19 Zelda Musou: Apocalypse of Disaster Switch 6,648 326,454
20 Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 Switch 6,234 77,092
21 Super Mario Maker 2 Switch 5,249 1,054,338
22 Family Trainer Switch 4,860 32,053
23 DRAGON QUEST XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition Switch 4,508 46,571
24 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War PS4 4,309 162,275
25 Fishing Spirits Switch 4,048 559,406
26 Human: Fall Flat Switch 3,986 101,700
27 Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training for Nintendo Switch 3,803 355,040
28 Taiko no Tatsujin DokoDon RPG Pack! Switch 3,802 64,948
29 Derby Stallion Switch 3,745 121,740
30 Luigi’s Mansion 3 Switch 3,442 737,965

As usual, if you find any faults with the list above, please do not hesitate to let me know! Also, feel free to share your thoughts with us by leaving a comment or two down in the comment section below.

Source: Famitsu
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