Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: July 4, 2022 to July 10, 2022

Hardware sales see a massive retreat for the week between July 4 and July 10 as consoles reported fewer units sold across the board with the exception of Switch Lite and Xbox Series S, which climbed 12.87% and 59.88% week-on-week respectively. Total units sold for all Switch consoles has slumped by 21.40% to 66,243 units, PlayStation 5 is 45.15% weaker than the week before at 13,361 units, Xbox Series is the worst hit, down by 60.54% to 4,944 units whereas PlayStation 4 vanilla and New 2DS LL both recorded a fall of 20.00% and 3.74% each.

Sales of Hardware

Hardware Weekly Sales Change Lifetime Sales
Switch 25,957 (↓7.50%) 18,472,867
Switch Lite 14,029 (↑12.87%) 4,797,546
Switch OLED 26,257 (↓40.04%) 1,997,469
PS5 12,469 (↓37.74%) 1,491,549
PS5 Digital Edition 892 (↓79.41%) 249,357
Xbox Series X 509 (↓94.78%) 124,129
Xbox Series S 4,435 (↑59.88%) 141,319
PS4 12 (↓20.00%) 7,819,745
New 2DS LL 206 (↓3.74%) 1,187,619

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 sales, only one new release has made it onto the chart with Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series’ Switch and PlayStation 4 editions making their first 4-day sales debut at 10,854 copies. The game is a bundle of the remastered versions of Klonoa: Door to Phantomile and Klonoa 2: Lunatea’s Veil to commemorate the series’ 25th anniversary (Source: Wikia). Other than consoles, it is also available on Xbox and PC. If you seek more information about the game, do check out its trailer down below.

Video Game Software Top 10


1. Monster Hunter Rise + Sunbreak Set (↓57.75%)
Sales: 44,071
Lifetime Sales: 148,386
Developer / Publisher: Capcom
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 30, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


2. Nintendo Switch Sports (↓3.18%)
Sales: 19,527
Lifetime Sales: 551,997
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: April 29, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


3. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (↑10.53%)
Sales: 10,983
Lifetime Sales: 4,712,571
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: April 28, 2017
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


4. Ring Fit Adventure (↑38.70%)
Sales: 9,849
Lifetime Sales: 3,205,678
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: October 18, 2019
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


5. Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series (NEW)
Sales: 9,602
Lifetime Sales: 9,602
Developer / Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment
Platform: Switch
Release Date: July 7, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan


6. Hoshi no Kirby Discovery (↓0.26%)
Sales: 8,864
Lifetime Sales: 795,561
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: March 25, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


7. Minecraft (↑13.19%)
Sales: 8,426
Lifetime Sales: 2,700,342
Developer / Publisher: Microsoft Japan
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 21, 2018
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


8. Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes (↓54.94%)
Sales: 8,039
Lifetime Sales: 123,418
Developer / Publisher: Koei Tecmo Games
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 24, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


9. Gran Turismo 7 (↓5.02%)
Sales: 7,759
Lifetime Sales: 125,453
Developer / Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment
Platform: PS5
Release Date: March 4, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


10. Kimetsu no Yaiba: The Hinokami Chronicles (↓27.82%)
Sales: 5,682
Lifetime Sales: 136,066
Developer / Publisher: Aniplex
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 9, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


Video Game Software Top 11 – 30

Rank Status Title Weekly Sales Lifetime Sales
11   Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch 5,534 7,281,675
12   Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Switch 5,485 4,920,017
13   Mario Strikers: Battle League Switch
4,534 63,350
14   Mario Party Superstars Switch 3,570 992,016
15   eBASEBALL Powerful Pro Baseball 2022 Switch 2,649 197,864
16   The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Switch 2,626 2,049,969
17   Pokémon Legends: Arceus Switch 2,543 2,269,136
18   Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics Switch 2,323 993,683
19   Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! Switch 2,280 2,674,076
20   Splatoon 2 Switch 2,013 4,097,536
21   Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury Switch 1,937 1,058,973
22   Monster Hunter Rise Best Price Switch 1,820 78,896
23   Pokémon Sword and Shield Switch 1,729 4,352,866
24   Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm & Exercise Switch 1,365 209,163
25 NEW Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series PS4
1,252 1,252
26   Taikou Risshiden V DX Switch 1,251 35,947
27   Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun! Switch 1,245 725,800
28   Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Switch 1,220 2,567,057
29   New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Switch 1,178 1,188,550
30   Futari de! Nyanko Daisensou Switch 1,176 150,113

As always, if you find any issues with the lists 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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