Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: July 12, 2021 to July 18, 2021

Another poor week for consoles as only Xbox Series X recorded improvement week-on-week. The console jumped a big 61.48% to see number of units sold at 1,503 from previous week’s 579 units. Units sold have slipped for Series S to 371 to see total units sold for Xbox Series at 1,874. PlayStation 4 fell the hardest of all the consoles by 56.49% as it hit the lowest number of units sold since May 10. As for PlayStation 5, both versions of the consoles have also slumped though the lifetime sales is set to breach the 900,000 units sold mark the following week. Vanilla Switch reported only a slight drop whereas Switch Lite fell nearly 30% week-on-week. New 2DS LL had 7.01% fewer units sold compared to the week before.

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Sales of Hardware

Hardware Weekly Sales Change Lifetime Sales
Switch 52,530 (↓0.64%) 16,600,519
Switch Lite 11,577 (↓29.48%) 3,959,196
PS5 8,640 (↓29.59%) 753,017
PS5 Digital Edition 1,467 (↓31.22%) 146,431
Xbox Series X 1,503 (↑61.48%) 46,796
Xbox Series S 371 (↓23.82%) 16,238
PS4 295 (↓56.49%) 7,797,482
New 2DS LL 584 (↓7.01%) 1,168,563

Sales are also slow for older titles in the Top 10 list. The two titles that made their debuts the week before, Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin and eBaseball Professional Baseball Spirits 2021: Grand Slam plunged 76.68% and 80.57% respectively to settle for 3rd and 4th placings giving ways to two new releases. Claiming the top spot for the week is The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD, which is a remaster of the Wii titled released back in 2011. The title made 159,089 copies sold for the week and is available now in the west. So, do check it out!

Settling in for the 2nd place is Crayon Shin-chan: Ora to Hakase no Natsuyasumi – Owaranai Nanokakan no Tabi developed by Millennium Kitchen and is published by Neos. If you are a fan of the Anime and Manga of which it is based on, be sure to give the series a try. However, official release outside of Japan is so far unheard of, and the only way to play the game for now is through its Japanese edition.

Head over to number 10 and you will find Earth Defense Force 2 which debuts at 9,379 copies. Note that this is a port version of the game which was initially released in Japan in 2014. Without further ado the full list is as follows:

Video Game Software Top 10


1. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD (NEW)
Sales: 159,089
Lifetime Sales: 159,089
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: July 16, 20210
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Nintendo


2. Crayon Shin-chan: Ora to Hakase no Natsuyasumi – Owaranai Nanokakan no Tabi (NEW)
Sales: 107,319
Lifetime Sales: 107,319
Developer: neos
Platform: Switch
Release Date: July 15, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan


3. Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin (↓76.68%)
Sales: 32,111
Lifetime Sales: 169,787
Developer: Capcom
Platform: Switch
Release Date: July 9, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Capcom


4. eBaseball Professional Baseball Spirits 2021: Grand Slam (↓80.57%)
Sales: 20,711
Lifetime Sales: 127,308
Developer: KONAMI
Platform: Switch
Release Date: July 8, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan


5. Ring Fit Adventure (↓5.32%)
Sales: 12,164
Lifetime Sales: 2,694,102
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: October 18, 2019
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


6. Minecraft (↓6.34%)
Sales: 11,565
Lifetime Sales: 2,056,556
Developer: Microsoft Japan
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 21, 2018
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


7. Nabi-tsuki! Tsukutte Wakaru Hajimete Game Programming (↓24.61%)
Sales: 10,634
Lifetime Sales: 168,387
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 11, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan


8. Mario Golf: Super Rush (↓40.35%)
Sales: 10,339
Lifetime Sales: 139,787
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 25, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Nintendo


9. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (↓6.30%)
Sales: 9,945
Lifetime Sales: 3,919,253
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: April 28, 2017
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


10. Earth Defense Force 2 for Nintendo Switch (NEW)
Sales: 9,379
Lifetime Sales: 9,379
Developer: D3 Publisher
Platform: Switch
Release Date: July 15, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan


Video Game Software Top 11 – 30

Rank Title Weekly Sales Lifetime Sales
11 Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! Switch 8,661 2,269,857
12 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Switch 7,022 4,340,598
13 Miitopia Switch 6,674 194,179
14 Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury Switch 6,323 811,687
15 (NEW) Monster o Taoshite Tsuyoi Ken ya Yoroi o Te ni Shinasai Shindemo Akiramezu ni Tsuyoku Narinasai. Yushatai ga Mao o Taosu Sonohi o Shinjiteimasu Switch 5,754 5,754
16 Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch 5,493 6,825,157
17 Super Mario Party Switch 4,733 1,934,057
18 Monster Hunter Rise Switch 4,347 2,289,813
19 Pokémon Sword and Shield Switch 4,141 4,084,146
20 Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics Switch 4,063 747,605
21 Splatoon 2 Switch 4,062 3,900,982
22 The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild Switch 3,485 1,839,423
23 Samurai Warriors 5 Switch 2,892 58,462
24 Samurai Warriors 5 PS4 2,351 72,727
25 Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm & Exercise Switch 2,226 121,276
26 New Pokémon Snap Switch 2,189 259,052
27 SCARLET NEXUS PS4 2,119 31,665
28 (NEW) Ganso Minna de Spelunker Switch 1,927 1,927
29 DRAGON QUEST XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition Switch 1,878 115,141
30 Moshikashite? Obake no Shatekiya Switch 1,730 9,100

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Source: Famitsu
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