Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: July 11, 2022 to July 17, 2022

Hardware sales for the week between July 11 and July 17 continue the downtrend with units sold down nearly for all of the consoles. Total units sold for Switch consoles have fallen back by a further 6.89% to 61,677 units from last week’s 66,243 units, and the same can be said for PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series. The two latter consoles noted a 6.11% and 27.65% drop to 12,545 units and 3,577 units, respectively. Switch consoles remain as the best-selling console, taking up 79.1% of the market share for the week, followed by PlayStation 5 at 16.1%, Xbox Series at 4.6% while New 2DS LL and PlayStation 4 are at 0.2% and 0.02% each.

Sales of Hardware

Hardware Weekly Sales Change Lifetime Sales
Switch 23,889 (↓7.97%) 18,496,756
Switch Lite 8,608 (↓38.64%) 4,806,154
Switch OLED 29,180 (↑11.13%) 2,026,649
PS5 11,080 (↓11.14%) 1,502,629
PS5 Digital Edition 1,465 (↑64.24%) 250,822
Xbox Series X 787 (↑54.62%) 124,916
Xbox Series S 2,790 (↓37.09%) 144,109
PS4 13 (↑8.33%) 7,819,758
New 2DS LL 130 (↓36.89%) 1,187,749

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.

As for software, there are no new releases on the Top 10 for the week with Monster Hunter Rise + Sunbreak Set remaining as the best performing title for the third consecutive week. Copies sold, however, are down by 57.75% week-on-week to 29,006 copies, bringing its total lifetime sales to 177,392 copies. Nintendo Switch Sports is the only title to record a rise, at 21,661 copies sold, this is a jump of 10.93% from the week ago which pushes up its lifetime sales as of July 17 to 573,658 copies. Without further ado, the full list is as follows:

Video Game Software Top 10


1. Monster Hunter Rise + Sunbreak Set (↓34.18%)
Sales: 29,006
Lifetime Sales: 177,392
Developer / Publisher: Capcom
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 30, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


2. Nintendo Switch Sports (↑10.93%)
Sales: 21,661
Lifetime Sales: 573,658
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: April 29, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


3. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (↓13.32%)
Sales: 9,520
Lifetime Sales: 4,722,091
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: April 28, 2017
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


4. Minecraft (↓3.76%)
Sales: 8,109
Lifetime Sales: 2,708,451
Developer / Publisher: Microsoft Japan
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 21, 2018
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


5. Hoshi no Kirby Discovery (↓16.50%)
Sales: 7,401
Lifetime Sales: 802,962
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: March 25, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


6. Ring Fit Adventure (↓38.25%)
Sales: 6,082
Lifetime Sales: 3,211,760
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: October 18, 2019
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


7. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (↓13.55%)
Sales:
4,742
Lifetime Sales: 4,924,759
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: December 7, 2018
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


8. Kimetsu no Yaiba: The Hinokami Chronicles (↓21.14%)
Sales: 4,481
Lifetime Sales: 140,547
Developer / Publisher: Aniplex
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 9, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


9. Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes (↓45.28%)
Sales: 4,399
Lifetime Sales: 127,817
Developer / Publisher: Koei Tecmo Games
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 24, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


10. Animal Crossing: New Horizons (↓25.53%)
Sales: 4,121
Lifetime Sales: 7,285,796
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: March 20, 2020
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


Video Game Software Top 11 – 30

Rank Status Title Weekly Sales Lifetime Sales
11   Mario Party Superstars Switch 3,783 995,799
12   Mario Strikers: Battle League Switch 3,507 66,857
13   Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! Switch 3,188 2,677,264
14   eBASEBALL Powerful Pro Baseball 2022 Switch 3,113 200,977
15   Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series Switch 2,607 12,209
16   The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Switch 2,404 2,052,373
17   Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics Switch 2,382 996,065
18   Pokémon Legends: Arceus Switch 2,209 2,271,345
19   Splatoon 2 Switch 1,800 4,099,336
20   Pokémon Sword and Shield Switch 1,752 4,354,618
21   Monster Hunter Rise Best Price Switch 1,549 80,445
22   Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury Switch 1,511 1,060,484
23   Kirby Star Allies Switch 1,354 992,370
24   Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Switch 1,338 2,568,395
25   New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Switch 1,309 1,189,859
26 NEW Chickip Dancers: Norinori Dance de Kokoro mo Odoru Switch 1,278 1,278
27   Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm & Exercise Switch 1,275 210,438
28   Human: Fall Flat Switch 1,234 271,265
29   DRAGON QUEST XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition Switch 1,173 213,775
30   Super Mario Maker 2 Switch 1,150 1,226,670

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Source: Famitsu

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