Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: June 27, 2022 to July 3, 2022

Hardware sales were flying high for the week between June 27 and July 3 with the majority of consoles on an uptrend with Switch consoles continuing to lead the charge. In total, all of the sales of hardware combined stand at 121,401 units, a 62.29% increase week-on-week, and the Switch consoles account for 69.4% of the total sales made. Units sold for the console are up by 49.04% to 84,281 units from previous week’s 56,549 while the PlayStation 5 is the second best-selling hardware for the week at 24,361 units. As for the Sony machine, it accounts for 20.1% of the total sales, selling slightly more than 1.6 times the week before at 24,361 units. The Xbox Series sees mixed results as Series X being the only version to record a jump in sales of which it grew by 99.88% week-on-week. Series S however, is down by 31.23% to 2,774 units, putting its cumulative sales for both versions at 12,530 units, a 40.55% improvement over last week’s 8,915 units. The PlayStation 4 vanilla edition is 2 units fewer than the week before whereas New 2DS LL reported 51.77% more sales to 214 units.

Sales of Hardware

Hardware Weekly Sales Change Lifetime Sales
Switch 28,063 (↑47.01%) 18,446,910
Switch Lite 12,429 (↑35.20%) 4,783,517
Switch OLED 43,789 (↑54.91%) 1,971,212
PS5 20,028 (↑175.98%) 1,479,080
PS5 Digital Edition 4,333 (↑125.21%) 248,465
Xbox Series X 9,756 (↑99.88%) 123,620
Xbox Series S 2,774 (↓31.23%) 136,884
PS4 15 (↓11.76%) 7,819,733
New 2DS LL 214 (↑51.77%) 1,187,413

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.

At the forefront for software sales for the week is Monster Hunter Rise + Sunbreak Set at 104,315 copies sold in its first 4 days. Sunbreak is the latest expansion pack for the game that focuses on the event that sets after the defense of Kamura Village and features an all-new storyline that consists of new monsters, additional combats, the Master Rank difficulty and so much more (Source: Wikia). Note that the expansion pack will also be available via Steam for PC. For more information about the new expansion, do check out its promotional video down below.

Video Game Software Top 10


1. Monster Hunter Rise + Sunbreak Set (NEW)
Sales: 104,315
Lifetime Sales: 104,315
Developer / Publisher: Capcom
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 30, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


2. Nintendo Switch Sports (↑4.75%)
Sales: 20,169
Lifetime Sales: 532,470
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: April 29, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


3. Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes (↓81.71%)
Sales: 17,841
Lifetime Sales: 115,379
Developer / Publisher: Koei Tecmo Games
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 24, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


4. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (↑7.30%)
Sales: 9,937
Lifetime Sales: 4,701,588
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: April 28, 2017
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


5. Hoshi no Kirby Discovery (↑7.87%)
Sales: 8,887
Lifetime Sales: 786,697
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: March 25, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


6. Gran Turismo 7 (N/A)
Sales: 8,169
Lifetime Sales: 117,694
Developer / Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment
Platform: PS5
Release Date: March 4, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


7. Kimetsu no Yaiba: The Hinokami Chronicles (↓26.17%)
Sales: 7,872
Lifetime Sales: 130,384
Developer / Publisher: Aniplex
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 9, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


8. Minecraft (↑4.92%)
Sales: 7,444
Lifetime Sales: 2,691,916
Developer / Publisher: Microsoft Japan
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 21, 2018
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


9. Ring Fit Adventure (↓4.52%)
Sales: 7,101
Lifetime Sales: 3,195,829
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: October 18, 2019
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


10. Mario Strikers: Battle League (↓22.57%)
Sales: 5,953
Lifetime Sales: 58,816
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 10, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


Video Game Software Top 11 – 30

Rank Status Title Weekly Sales Lifetime Sales
11   Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Switch 4,893 4,914,532
12   Mario Party Superstars Switch 3,605 988,446
13   Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch
3,330 7,276,141
14 NEW EVE Ghost Enemies PS4 3,272 3,272
15 NEW void tRrLM(); //Void Terrarium Switch 2,919 2,919
16   eBASEBALL Powerful Pro Baseball 2022 Switch 2,852 195,215
17 NEW EVE Ghost Enemies Switch 2,792 2,792
18   The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Switch 2,537 2,047,343
19   Pokémon Legends: Arceus Switch 2,511 2,266,593
20 NEW F1 22 PS4 2,389 2,389
21   Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! Switch 2,303 2,671,796
22   Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics Switch 2,071 991,360
23   Splatoon 2 Switch 2,023 4,095,523
24 NEW Psikyo Shooting Library Vol. 1 PS4
1,906 1,906
25   Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Switch 1,748 2,565,837
26   Monster Hunter Rise Best Price Switch 1,719 77,076
27   Pokémon Sword and Shield Switch 1,465 4,351,137
28   Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm & Exercise Switch 1,447 207,798
29 NEW void tRrLM(); //Void Terrarium PS4 1,434 1,434
30   Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury Switch 1,309 1,057,036

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Source: Famitsu

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