Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: March 28, 2022 to April 3, 2022

Units sold for Switch continue to slide, dipping to 67,164 units, 18.85% down from the 83,800 units it sold the week before. The biggest drop among the Switch consoles would be the OLED version, slipping 30.26% to 34,199 units while Switch Vanilla and Lite drag by 2.20% and 10.15% each. The PlayStation 5 consoles have also suffered a drop for the week, but not as bad as the week between March 7 and March 13. In total, units sold have decreased by 13.55% to 30,666 units. Xbox Series has reversed its heavy losses to record a huge jump in sales as both editions jump by more than 90% week-on-week to close at 4,409 units, a 91.18% improvement over the 390 units sold it made the prior week. PlayStation 4 is a unit lower while New 2DS LL rises by 8.20% from last week’s 280 units sold to 305 units.

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Sales of Hardware

Hardware Weekly Sales Change Lifetime Sales
Switch 21,304 (↓2.20%) 18,159,677
Switch Lite 11,661 (↓10.15%) 4,660,047
Switch OLED 34,199 (↓30.26%) 1,524,551
PS5 28,328 (↓12.47%) 1,300,078
PS5 Digital Edition 2,338 (↓24.82%) 228,105
Xbox Series X 2,881 (↑91.46%) 92,112
Xbox Series S 1,528 (↑90.58%) 76,587
PS4 12 (↓7.69%) 7,819,404
New 2DS LL 305 (↑8.20%) 1,184,649

As for software, there are no new releases on the Top 10. Hoshi no Kirby Discovery retains its Number 1 spot to record a further 110,946 copies sold, bringing its lifetime sales closer to half a million copies in Japan alone in the first 10 days. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is right after with a small upgrade of 4.39% as copies sold hit 19,801 copies, but the biggest climb belongs to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild at 6,359 copies sold, 9.88% stronger than the week before. Pokémon Legends: Arceus suffers the worst drop among those on the Top 10 with copies sold retreating by as much as 29.06% whereas Elden Ring is the second worst as copies sold for its PlayStation 4 edition stumble by 27.66%. Without further ado, the full list is as follows:

Video Game Software Top 10


1. Hoshi no Kirby Discovery (↓70.81%)
Sales: 110,946
Lifetime Sales: 491,006
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: March 25, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


2. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (↑4.39%)
Sales: 19,801
Lifetime Sales: 4,538,274
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: April 28, 2017
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


3. Pokémon Legends: Arceus (↓29.06%)
Sales: 12,728
Lifetime Sales: 2,208,128
Developer / Publisher: The Pokémon Company
Platform: Switch
Release Date: January 28, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


4. Minecraft (↓16.14%)
Sales: 11,158
Lifetime Sales: 2,585,882
Developer / Publisher: Microsoft Japan
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 21, 2018
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


5. Elden Ring (↓27.66%)
Sales: 10,068
Lifetime Sales: 317,614
Developer / Publisher: FromSoftware
Platform: PS4
Release Date: February 25, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


6. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (↑8.64%)
Sales:
9,831
Lifetime Sales: 4,832,454
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: December 7, 2018
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


7. Mario Party Superstars (↑0.93%)
Sales: 7,782
Lifetime Sales: 927,817
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: October 29, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Nintendo


8. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (↑9.88%)
Sales: 6,359
Lifetime Sales: 1,993,660
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: March 3, 2017
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


9. Animal Crossing: New Horizons (↓2.66%)
Sales: 5,410
Lifetime Sales: 7,225,499
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: March 20, 2020
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


10. Ring Fit Adventure (↑4.51%)
Sales: 5,101
Lifetime Sales: 3,112,437
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: October 18, 2019
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


Video Game Software Top 11 – 30

Rank Status Title Weekly Sales Lifetime Sales
11   Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! Switch 4,996 2,634,179
12   Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics Switch 4,112 957,011
13   Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin PS4 3,969 40,633
14   Gran Turismo 7 PS4 3,960 104,375
15 NEW Birushana Senki: Ichijuu no Kaze Switch 3,742 3,742
16   Splatoon 2 Switch 3,738 4,057,916
17   Triangle Strategy Switch 3,689 121,489
18   Elden Ring PS5 3,262 124,009
19   Monster Hunter Rise Best Price Switch 3,186 42,045
20   Gran Turismo 7 PS5 2,777 93,476
21   Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Switch 2,460 2,532,678
22   Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun! Switch 2,413 707,933
23   Pokémon Sword and Shield Switch 2,368 4,329,954
24   Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury Switch 2,257 1,037,393
25   Yawaraka Atama Juku: Issho ni Atama no Stretch Switch 2,056 268,736
26   Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands PS4
2,051 7,478
27   Ghostwire: Tokyo PS5 1,987 12,131
28   New Super Mario Bros. U Switch
1,907 1,172,818
29   Super Mario Party Switch 1,776 2,071,029
30   Human: Fall Flat Switch 1,727 250,769

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Source: Famitsu

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