Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: March 20 – March 26, 2023

Switch maintains its lead in terms of market share for the week, with 57% compared to PlayStation 5’s 40.7%. Switch also saw a jump in sales for all of its console editions, selling a total of 54,653 units, a 10.22% increase from the previous week. In contrast, PlayStation 5 sold 38,964 units, a small decrease of 3.58% from the prior week. Xbox Series saw an increase of 5.05% over last week, with a total of 583 units sold compared to 555 units. Meanwhile, PlayStation 4 and New 2DS LL sold 1,531 units and 84 units, respectively. PlayStation 4 saw an increase of 37.31% from the previous week, while New 2DS LL saw a decrease of 39.13%.

Sales of Hardware

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The remake of the 2005 game, Resident Evil 4, has had a strong start in Japan, selling 175,033 physical copies in just three days across both its PlayStation editions. The game is also available on other platforms such as Xbox Series and Steam, as well as digital downloads, and has sold over 200,000 copies in total. The remake includes several new features, such as enhanced graphics. You can learn more about the game from its launch trailer below.

Moving on to the others on the Top 10, Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key is the only other new release to make the list, with its PlayStation and Switch editions selling a total of 63,167 copies in its first four days. As the sequel to Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy and the 24th main entry in the Atelier series, the game is also available on PC via Steam. To learn more about the game, check out its launch trailer below.

Video Game Software Top 10

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Video Game Software Top 11 – 30

Rank	Status	Title	Weekly Sales	Lifetime Sales
11		Nintendo Switch Sports Switch	7,503	1,038,169
12	NEW	Gal Guardians: Demon Purge Switch	5,857	5,857
13	NEW	SD Shin Kamen Rider Rumble Switch	5,411	5,411
14		Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Switch	5,114	5,150,490
15		Mario Party Superstars Switch	4,529	1,199,824
16		Hogwarts Legacy PS5	4,487	158,661
17		Octopath Traveler II Switch	3,568	84,094
18		ARK: Survival Evolved Switch	3,422	30,869
19		Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch	3,242	7,447,819
20		Ring Fit Adventure Switch	3,226	3,367,061
21		Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics Switch	2,824	1,102,147
22		eBaseball Powerful Pro Baseball 2022 Switch	2,751	260,708
23		Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! Switch	2,656	2,859,401
24		Hoshi no Kirby Discovery Switch	2,411	1,011,511
25		The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild Switch	2,347	2,152,173
26	NEW	R-Type Final 3 Evolved PS5	2,223	2,223
27		Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty PS5	2,207	44,467
28		Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon Switch	1,969	8,443
29		Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival Switch	1,849	163,692
30		Gran Turismo 7 PS5	1,737	300,682

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*Note: The estimated number of copies sold is based on the total of package software, download cards and the pre-installed versions of the main unit

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Featured Image:
Resident Evil 4

Previous Chart: Mar. 13 – Mar. 19
Follow-up Chart: Mar. 27 – Apr. 2
Source: Famitsu

Google Chart:
Hardware Sales (Japan)

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