Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: May 1 – May 7, 2023

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With the Golden Week holiday season underway throughout the week, the rise in sales for older releases across the board is more impactful with all in the Top 10 marking a significant increase week-over-week. Hogwarts Legacy’s PlayStation 4 edition takes the top spot to settle at 31,918 copies sold in its first three days. It is the same game that was released back in February this year, however, for the PS4. Without further ado, the full list is as follows:

Video Game Software Top 10


1. Hogwarts Legacy (NEW)
Sales: 31,918
Lifetime Sales: 31,918
Price: 7,980 yen
Developer / Publisher: WB Games
Platform: PS4
Release Date: May 5, 2023
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


2. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (↑90.86%)
Sales: 21,466
Lifetime Sales: 5,283,684
Price: 7,800 yen
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: April 28, 2017
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


3. Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe (↑85.59%)
Sales: 17,757
Lifetime Sales: 419,970
Price: 5,980 yen
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: February 24, 2023
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


4. Pokémon Scarlet and Violet (↑42.32%)
Sales: 13,744
Lifetime Sales: 5,022,302
Price: 5,980 yen each
Developer / Publisher: The Pokémon Company
Platform: Switch
Release Date: November 18, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


5. Splatoon 3 (↑68.23%)
Sales: 11,480
Lifetime Sales: 4,009,837
Price: 5,980 yen
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: September 9, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


6. Minecraft (↑55.91%)
Sales: 11,115
Lifetime Sales: 3,130,249
Price: 3,600 yen
Developer / Publisher: Microsoft Japan
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 21, 2018
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


7. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (↑93.62%)
Sales:
10,903
Lifetime Sales: 5,185,620
Price: 7,200 yen
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: December 7, 2018
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


8. Nintendo Switch Sports (↑60.64%)
Sales: 8,739
Lifetime Sales: 1,074,358
Price: 4,980 yen
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: April 29, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


9. Mario Party Superstars (↑123.89%)
Sales: 8,669
Lifetime Sales: 1,226,636
Price:
6,578 yen
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: October 29, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Nintendo


10. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (↑87.47%)
Sales: 7,165
Lifetime Sales: 2,174,836
Price: 6,980 yen
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: March 3, 2017
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


Video Game Software Top 11 – 30

Rank Status Title Weekly Sales Lifetime Sales
11   Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury Switch 5,670 1,146,538
12   Hoshi no Kirby Discovery Switch 5,041 1,025,354
13   Minecraft Legends Switch 4,725 22,006
14   New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Switch 4,511 1,255,029
15   Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch 4,091 7,464,534
16   Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! Switch 3,932 2,874,057
17   Star Wars Jedi: Survivor PS5 3,858 16,742
18   Ring Fit Adventure Switch 3,744 3,384,797
19   Super Mario Odyssey Switch 3,672 2,404,376
20   Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics Switch 3,659 1,117,286
21   Resident Evil 4 PS4 3,299 131,144
22   Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival Switch 3,103 174,752
23   Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 [Special Price] Switch 2,927 60,858
24   ARK: Survival Evolved Switch 2,863 46,220
25   Super Mario Maker 2 Switch 2,850 1,290,092
26   Super Mario Party Switch 2,724 2,149,090
27   Human: Fall Flat Switch 2,348 343,048
28   Resident Evil 4 PS5 2,244 128,142
29   Monster Hunter Rise + Sunbreak Set Switch 2,085 324,338
30   Hogwarts Legacy PS5 2,055 171,752

*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:
Hogwarts Legacy

Previous Chart: Apr. 24 – Apr. 30
Follow-up Chart: May 8 – May 14
Source: Famitsu

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