Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: July 17 – July 23, 2023

Hardware sales have noted a rebound across the board with the exception of New 2DS LL in Japan which fell 26.67% week-over-week to end at 22 units sold as opposed to previous week’s 30 units. Switch rose 9.63% to 71,180 units for the week, gaining a 0.1% market share with its lifetime sales about to go over the 30 million mark. PlayStation 4 experienced a small increase in units sold by 2.42% to 46,561 units which should see the brand exceed the 4 million mark in lifetime sales the following week. Xbox Series climbed 33.26% to settle at 33.26% at 1,158 units or 0.9% of the total market share whereas PlayStation 4 had the largest gain among all consoles, 261.19% more than the week before at 4,309 units.

Sales of Hardware

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Two new releases can be found on the Top 10 list for the week. Pikmin 4 sits atop of the chart comfortably with 401,853 copies sold in its first three days, a 134.52% gain over Pikmin 3 Deluxe that made its debut with 171,349 copies in its first three days back in October 2020. Note that the jump in units sold over its predecessor can also be a reflection of the increase in the install base of Switch machines whereby its lifetime sales as of the time of writing puts it a 90.03% more than when it did between October 26 and November 1, 2020. For more about the real-time strategy video game, an exclusive Nintendo title, do check out its launch trailer below.

Jumping over to Number 4 and Number 5, Nobunaga’s Ambition: Rebirth with Power Up Kit‘s Switch and PlayStation 4 sit side by side at 10,633 copies and 10,434 copies, putting the two at 21,067 copies sold in their first four days. You can learn more about the historical simulation game by checking out its launch trailer below.

Video Game Software Top 10

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Video Game Software Top 11 – 30

Rank	Status	Title	Weekly Sales	Lifetime Sales
11		Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Switch	4,666	5,076,630
12		Ring Fit Adventure Switch	4,289	3,423,385
13		Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch	4,230	7,497,922
14		Mario Party Superstars Switch	3,488	1,264,980
15		Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! Switch	3,134	2,895,825
16		Master Detective Archives: Rain Code Switch	2,836	72,716
17		Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe Switch	2,717	462,517
18		Atelier Marie Remake: The Alchemist of Salburg Switch	2,577	18,678
19		Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics Switch	2,407	1,139,770
20		Touhou Shinsekai Switch	2,319	8,755
21		Everybody 1-2-Switch! Switch	2,205	13,035
22		The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Switch	2,204	2,228,349
23		Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival Switch	2,059	192,178
24		Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury Switch	1,876	1,168,610
25		Street Fighter 6 PS5	1,759	49,367
26	NEW	Wand of Fortune R2: Jikuu ni Shizumu Mokushiroku for Nintendo Switch Switch	1,754	1,754
27		Hoshi no Kirby Discovery Switch	1,699	1,043,400
28		New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Switch	1,625	1,276,922
29		Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 [Special Price] Switch	1,613	76,417
30		eBASEBALL Powerful Pro Baseball 2022 Switch	1,603	279,903

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*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:
Pikmin 4

Previous Chart: Jul. 10 – Jul. 16
Follow-up Chart: Jul. 24 – Jul. 30
Source: Famitsu

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