Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: July 19, 2021 to July 25, 2021

Sales of Video Games hardware have all climbed for the week with the exception of Nintendo New 2DS LL, which fell 15.92% week-on-week to see number of units sold at 491. The Xbox Series consoles reported among the highest rise of all the consoles with Series S climbing as much as 84.68%. Sales for PlayStation 4 vanilla have also recovered from previous week’s slump, and both PlayStation 5 consoles witness better week-on-week sales to see a total of 18,114 units sold for the week. As a result, the lifetime sales for the console in total has now passed 900,000 units sold in Japan. In other news, according to Business Wire, the PlayStation 5 global sales have now reached 10 million units.

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Sales of Hardware

Hardware Weekly Sales Change Lifetime Sales
Switch 56,922 (↑7.72%) 16,657,441
Switch Lite 12,816 (↑9.67%) 3,972,012
PS5 14,709 (↑14.26%) 767,726
PS5 Digital Edition 3,405 (↑56.92%) 149,836
Xbox Series X 2,262 (↑33.55%) 49,058
Xbox Series S 2,422 (↑84.68%) 18,660
PS4 1,685 (↑82.49%) 7,799,167
New 2DS LL 491 (↓15.92%) 1,169,054

Software sales on the other hand see no new releases in the Top 10 chart for the week. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword and Crayon Shin-chan: Ora to Hakase no Natsuyasumi – Owaranai Nanokakan no Tabi follow the usual trend to see a massive drop in sales as of Week 2 with the latter falling the hardest.

The following titles have seen a rise in sales week-on-week: Minecraft (No. 3), Ring Fit Adventure (No. 4), Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (No. 7), Nabi-tsuki! Tsukutte Wakaru Hajimete Game Programming (No. 8), Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (no. 9) and Mario Golf: Super Rush (No. 10). The increase in sales for Momotaro has allowed it to once again take a place in the Top 10 after failing to do so the prior week. The title has so far sold 857,391 copies since January the 4th.

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Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin (No. 5) and eBaseball Professional Baseball Spirits 2021: Grand Slam (No. 6) continue to slide on their third week.

Video Game Software Top 10


1. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD (↓73.20%)
Sales: 42,642
Lifetime Sales: 201,731
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: July 16, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Nintendo


2. Crayon Shin-chan: Ora to Hakase no Natsuyasumi – Owaranai Nanokakan no Tabi (↓78.74%)
Sales: 22,815
Lifetime Sales: 130,134
Developer: neos
Platform: Switch
Release Date: July 15, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan


3. Minecraft (↑32.09%)
Sales: 17,031
Lifetime Sales: 2,073,587
Developer: Microsoft Japan
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 21, 2018
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


4. Ring Fit Adventure (↑24.77%)
Sales: 16,169
Lifetime Sales: 2,710,271
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: October 18, 2019
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


5. Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin (↓50.12%)
Sales: 16,017
Lifetime Sales: 185,804
Developer: Capcom
Platform: Switch
Release Date: July 9, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Capcom


6. eBaseball Professional Baseball Spirits 2021: Grand Slam (↓28.87%)
Sales:
14,732
Lifetime Sales:
142,040
Developer:
KONAMI
Platform:
Switch
Release Date:
July 8, 2021
Link (JPN):
CDJapan


7. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (↑37.37%)
Sales: 12,972
Lifetime Sales: 3,932,225
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: April 28, 2017
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


8. Nabi-tsuki! Tsukutte Wakaru Hajimete Game Programming (↑17.88%)
Sales: 12,949
Lifetime Sales: 181,336
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 11, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan


9. Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (↑21.15%)
Sales: 10,984
Lifetime Sales: 2,280,841
Developer: KONAMI
Platform: Switch
Release Date: November 19, 2020
Link (JPN): Amazon


10. Mario Golf: Super Rush (↑0.56%)
Sales: 10,397
Lifetime Sales: 150,184
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 25, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Nintendo


Video Game Software Top 11 – 30

Rank Title Weekly Sales Lifetime Sales
11 (NEW) Utawarerumono Zan 2 PS4 10,241 10,241
12 Miitopia Switch 9,725 203,904
13 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Switch 9,472 4,350,070
14 Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury Switch 8,877 820,564
15 Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch 6,978 6,832,135
16 Super Mario Party Switch 6,177 1,940,234
17 Splatoon 2 Switch 5,663 3,906,645
18 Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics Switch 5,496 753,101
19 Pokémon Sword and Shield Switch 5,378 4,089,524
20 Monster Hunter Rise Switch 4,793 2,294,606
21 The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild Switch 4,455 1,843,878
22 (NEW) Utawarerumono Zan 2 PS5 4,081 4,081
23 Samurai Warriors 5 Switch 2,888 61,350
24 Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm & Exercise Switch 2,845 124,121
25 DRAGON QUEST XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition Switch 2,810 117,951
26 Super Mario Odyssey Switch 2,702 2,250,994
27 Super Mario Maker 2 Switch 2,593 1,111,602
28 Moshikashite? Obake no Shatekiya Switch 2,359 11,459
29 Earth Defense Force 2 for Nintendo Switch Switch 2,322 11,701
30 Human: Fall Flat Switch 2,268 164,248

As usual, if you find any faults with the list above, please do not hesitate to let me know! Also, don’t shy away from dropping a comment or two down below and share your thoughts with us!

Source: Famitsu
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