Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: June 13, 2022 to June 19, 2022

Hardware sales in Japan for the week between June 13 and June 19 is a mixed bag with more hardware reporting fewer sales than the week before. Switch is still at the top of the chart; however, sales have retreated by 13.74% to 50,405 units as sales of its Vanilla and Lite editions dragged while a 35.40% improvement is recorded for the OLED version. PlayStation 5 consoles crashed by 51.49% as Xbox Series outpaced it to sell higher at 6,695 units, making up 11.1% of the total hardware sales whereas PlayStation 5, at 3,035 units sold only accounts to 5% of the sales for the week. PlayStation 4 vanilla plunges 76.92% week-on-week to 18 units while New 2DS LL climbs a small 3.72% to 215 units.

Sales of Hardware

Hardware Weekly Sales Change Lifetime Sales
Switch 19,907 (↓39.98%) 18,399,758
Switch Lite 7,638 (↓27.28%) 4,761,895
Switch OLED 22,860 (↑35.40%) 1,899,156
PS5 2,371 (↓80.06%) 1,451,795
PS5 Digital Edition 664 (↑17.62%) 242,208
Xbox Series X 3,272 (↑58.80%) 108,983
Xbox Series S 3,423 (↓30.06%) 130,076
PS4 18 (↓76.92%) 7,819,701
New 2DS LL 215 (↑3.72%) 1,187,058

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.

There is only one new release on the Top 10 for the week, and that would be Number 7’s Overlord: Escape from Nazarick at 5,682 copies sold in its first 4 days. A rather small start. Published by KADOKAWA, the action game was developed by Engines Inc. and is available on both Steam and Nintendo Switch. In this game, you take control of Clementine as she tries to escape from the Nazarick Underground Tomb. If you want to know more about the game, do check out its gameplay trailer down below!

Video Game Software Top 10


1. Kimetsu no Yaiba: The Hinokami Chronicles (↓76.93%)
Sales: 20,964
Lifetime Sales: 111,849
Developer / Publisher: Aniplex
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 9, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


2. Nintendo Switch Sports (↓29.03%)
Sales: 18,789
Lifetime Sales: 493,046
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: April 29, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


3. Mario Strikers: Battle League (↓59.59%)
Sales: 13,002
Lifetime Sales: 45,175
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 10, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


4. Hoshi no Kirby Discovery (↓23.76%)
Sales: 8,649
Lifetime Sales: 769,571
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: March 25, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


5. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (↓9.27%)
Sales: 8,456
Lifetime Sales: 4,682,390
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: April 28, 2017
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


6. Minecraft (↓5.98%)
Sales: 6,887
Lifetime Sales: 2,677,377
Developer / Publisher: Microsoft Japan
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 21, 2018
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


7. Overlord: Escape from Nazarick (NEW)
Sales: 5,682
Lifetime Sales: 5,682
Developer / Publisher: KADOKAWA
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 16, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan


8. Ring Fit Adventure (↓19.19%)
Sales: 5,462
Lifetime Sales: 3,181,291
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: October 18, 2019
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


9. Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl (↑35.65%)
Sales: 5,043
Lifetime Sales: 2,560,536
Developer / Publisher: Pokemon
Platform: Switch
Release Date: November 19, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


10. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (↓11.89%)
Sales:
4,364
Lifetime Sales: 4,905,190
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: December 7, 2018
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


Video Game Software Top 11 – 30

Rank Status Title Weekly Sales Lifetime Sales
11   Monster Hunter Rise Best Price Switch 4,310 71,482
12   Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch 3,116 7,268,190
13   Mario Party Superstars Switch
3,056 981,769
14   Taikou Risshiden V DX Switch
3,017 31,947
15   eBASEBALL Powerful Pro Baseball 2022 Switch 2,846 190,148
16   Pokémon Legends: Arceus Switch 2,468 2,261,653
17   The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Switch 2,344 2,042,308
18   Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! Switch 2,237 2,667,384
19   Splatoon 2 Switch 2,189 4,091,353
20   Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics Switch 2,090 987,164
21 NEW Sniper Elite 5 PS4 1,641 1,641
22   Pokémon Sword and Shield Switch 1,450 4,348,371
23   Gran Turismo 7 PS5 1,370 108,491
24 NEW Sniper Elite 5 PS5
1,284 1,284
25   Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun! Switch 1,261 722,337
26   Human: Fall Flat Switch 1,244 266,420
27   Kirby Star Allies Switch 1,229 987,403
28   Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury Switch 1,189 1,054,361
29   The Quintessential Quintuplets the Movie: Five Memories of My Time with You Switch 1,134 25,448
30   Super Mario Maker 2 Switch 1,047 1,222,398

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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