Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: March 15, 2021 to March 21, 2021

Sales for Switch units experienced a small recovery after recording decent improvements for both editions week-on-week with total sales reaching 89,104 units. Units sold are up for most consoles, but PS5, PS4 and New 2DS LL all fell for the week. Fortunately, PS5 Digital Edition and PS4 Pro performed the opposite, managing 28.34% and 31.58% improvement whereas both Xbox Series machines reported major rise.

It is thanks to the awesome folks 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 some love! Plus, all the data you find below is accessible right here via Famitsu.


Sales of Hardware

Hardware Weekly Sales Change Lifetime Sales
Switch 52,579 (↑25.92%) 15,368,232
Switch Lite 36,525 (↑7.85%) 3,449,619
PS5 26,322 (↓17.43%) 433,545
PS5 Digital Edition 8,335 (↑28.34%) 84,371
Xbox Series X 1,128 (↑42.38%) 30,204
Xbox Series S 801 (↑91.51%) 8,526
PS4 2,559 (↓12.00%) 7,772,882
PS4 Pro 19 (↑31.58%) 1,575,708
New 2DS LL 814 (↓6.65%) 1,159,191

Minecraft is the only familiar title in the Top 10 which have seen better sales week-on-week, while the rest have succumbed to lower sales. The Top 10 chart is however uplifted by the appearance of new titles such as: Densha de GO!! Hashirou Yamanote Sen (No. 2), Jack Jeanne (No. 4) and Apex Legends Champion Edition (No. 7) with all Switch titles still dominate the Top 10 list. Without further ado, the full list is as follows:

Video Game Software Top 10


1. Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury (↓10.39%)
Sales: 37,396
Lifetime Sales: 555,517
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: February 12, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG):
Nintendo


2. Densha de GO!! Hashirou Yamanote Sen (NEW)
Sales: 24,393
Lifetime Sales: 24,393
Developer: Square Enix
Platform: Switch
Release Date: March 18, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan


3. Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (↓19.82%)
Sales: 20,275
Lifetime Sales: 2,052,117
Developer: KONAMI
Platform: Switch
Release Date: November 19, 2020
Link (JPN): Amazon


4. Jack Jeanne (NEW)
Sales: 15,827
Lifetime Sales: 15,827
Developer: Broccoli
Platform: Switch
Release Date: March 18, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan


5. Ring Fit Adventure (↓20.94%)
Sales: 14,865
Lifetime Sales: 2,466,941
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: October 18, 2019
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


6. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (↓2.50%)
Sales: 11,925
Lifetime Sales: 3,738,387
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: April 28, 2017
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


7. Apex Legends Champion Edition (NEW)
Sales: 11,665
Lifetime Sales: 11,665
Developer: Electronic Arts
Platform: Switch
Release Date: March 18, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): EA Store


8. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (↓5.02%)
Sales: 10,397
Lifetime Sales: 4,208,669
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: December 7, 2018
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


9. Animal Crossing: New Horizons (↓5.36%)
Sales: 9,516
Lifetime Sales: 6,699,716
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: March 20, 2020
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


10. Minecraft (↑6.76%)
Sales: 9,320
Lifetime Sales: 1,861,643
Developer: Microsoft Japan
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 21, 2018
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


Video Game Software Top 11 – 30

Rank Title Weekly Sales Lifetime Sales
11 Pokémon Sword and Shield Switch 7,764 4,006,904
12 Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town Switch 7,431 256,421
13 Splatoon 2 Switch 6,844 3,819,063
14 (NEW) The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV Switch 6,074 6,074
15 Little Nightmares II Switch 5,498 51,835
16 (NEW) MAGLAM LORD Switch 5,074 5,074
17 Bravely Default 2 Switch 5,006 127,628
18 Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics Switch 4,563 663,830
19 Super Mario Party Switch 3,978 1,846,143
20 A-Train Hajimaru Kankou Keikaku Switch 3,864 20,043
21 The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild Switch 3,332 1,796,830
22 Super Mario 3D All-Stars Switch 2,650 574,727
23 Human: Fall Flat Switch 2,558 130,132
24 (NEW) MAGLAM LORD PS4 2,518 2,518
25 DRAGON QUEST XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition Switch 2,511 82,367
26 New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Switch 2,107 1,045,015
27 Pikmin 3 Deluxe Switch 2,068 550,501
28 Super Mario Maker 2 Switch 1,996 1,077,206
29 Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm & Exercise Switch 1,848 81,995
30 Zelda Musou: Apocalypse of Disaster Switch 1,846 354,983

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Source: Famitsu
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