Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: November 16, 2020 to November 22, 2020

Sales of new consoles have slipped for the week between November 16 to November 22 as both Xbox Series X and Series S fell sharply, above 80% ending the week with 3,026 units and 658 units sold respectively. Likewise, PS5 machines have seen similar outcome with sales of the vanilla downed by 68.88% while the Digital Edition recorded a 25.58% drop. Switch machines on the other hand, experienced sales improving week-on-week, selling 179,143 units as the holiday season approaches.

It is thanks to the amazing folks 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! The data you find below is available via Famitsu’s post here.

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Sales of Hardware

Hardware Weekly Sales Lifetime Sales Affiliated Links
Switch 151,092 (↑38.00%) 13,366,757 Amazon
Switch Lite 28,051 (↑19.45%) 2,852,642 Amazon
PS5 32,335 (↓68.88%) 136,236 Amazon
PS5 Digital Edition 10,556 (↓25.58%) 24,740 Amazon
Xbox Series X 3,026 (↓81.38%) 19,273 Amazon
Xbox Series S 658 (↓84.65%) 4,945 Amazon
PS4 2,691 (↓7.30%) 7,676,800 Amazon
PS4 Pro 76 (↓6.58%) 1,575,176 Amazon
Xbox One S 12 (↑8.33%) 93,674 Amazon
Xbox One X 17 (↑17.65%) 20,997 Amazon
New 2DS LL 565 (↑16.11%) 1,747,025 Amazon
New 3DS LL 23 (=) 5,888,802 Amazon

As for sales of software, the list is led by Konami’s latest title, Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! which sold 345,697 copies in its first week. Not too shabby at all! At number 2 is also a new title that was released a day after Momotaro Dentetsu, this time is the musou version of Zelda, coming in with 173,215 copies sold for the week. Fortnite The Last Laugh Bundle made decent sales with 31,267 copies sold at number 5.

Sales of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Ring Fit Adventure, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Super Mario Party marked an overall improvement week-on-week, but Pokémon Sword and Shield + Expansion Pass, Pikmin 3 Deluxe and Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War were not as fortunate after seeing sales stumbling for the week. The list is as follows:


1. Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (NEW)

Sales: 345,697
Lifetime Sales: 345,697
Developer: KONAMI
Platform: Switch
Release Date: November 19, 2020
Affiliated Link (JPN): Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban!


2. Zelda Musou: Apocalypse of Disaster (NEW)

Sales: 173,215
Lifetime Sales: 173,215
Developer: Koei Tecmo Games
Platform: Switch
Release Date: November 20, 2020
Affiliated Link (JPN): Zelda Musou: Apocalypse of Disaster


3. Animal Crossing: New Horizons (↑12.62%)

Sales: 37,290
Lifetime Sales: 6,011,308
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: March 20, 2020
Affiliated Link (JPN): Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Affiliated Link (ENG): Animal Crossing: New Horizons


4. Ring Fit Adventure (↑33.14%)

Sales: 36,069
Lifetime Sales: 1,843,792
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: October 18, 2019
Affiliated Link (JPN): Ring Fit Adventure
Affiliated Link (ENG): Ring Fit Adventure


5. Fortnite The Last Laugh Bundle (NEW)

Sales: 31,267
Lifetime Sales: 31,267
Developer: Warner Bros. Japan
Platform: Switch
Release Date: November 17, 2020
Affiliated Link (Multi): Fortnite The Last Laugh Bundle


6. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (↓70.16%)

Sales: 25,208
Lifetime Sales: 109,683
Developer: Sony Interactive Entertainment
Platform: PS4
Release Date: November 13, 2020
Affiliated Link (Multi): Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War


7. Pikmin 3 Deluxe (↓22.12%)

Sales: 24,201
Lifetime Sales: 294,548
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: October 30, 2020
Affiliated Link (JPN): Pikmin 3 Deluxe
Affiliated Link (ENG): Pikmin 3 Deluxe


8. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (↑23.42%)

Sales: 13,568
Lifetime Sales: 3,274,793
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: April 28, 2017
Affiliated Link (JPN): Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Affiliated Link (ENG): Mario Kart 8 Deluxe


9. Super Mario Party (↑64.11%)

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Sales: 12,859
Lifetime Sales: 1,608,879
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: October 5, 2018
Affiliated Link (JPN): Super Mario Party
Affiliated Link (ENG): Super Mario Party


10. Pokémon Sword and Shield + Expansion Pass (↓11.72%)

Sales: 11,464
Lifetime Sales: 43,088
Developer: Game Freak
Platform: Switch
Release Date: November 6, 2020
Affiliated Link (JPN): Sword; Shield
Affiliated Link (ENG): Sword and Shield


Video Game Sales Top 11 – Top 30

Rank Title Weekly Sales Lifetime Sales
11 Minecraft Switch 8,978 1,568,365
12 Super Mario 3D All-Stars Switch 8,649 387,952
13 Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin PS4 7,529 30,484
14 Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales PS4 7,437 30,319
15 Assassin’s Creed Valhalla PS4 6,918 51,973
16 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Switch 6,595 3,883,861
17 Splatoon 2 Switch 6,357 3,607,895
18 Pokémon Sword and Shield Switch 6,037 3,801,742
19 Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics Switch 5,157 429,934
20 New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Switch 4,647 930,903
21 The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild Switch 4,410 1,685,115
22 Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training Switch 3,739 322,239
23 Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory Switch 3,570 26,383
24 Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales PS5 3,193 21,833
25 Super Mario Maker 2 Switch 2,910 988,335
26 Demon’s Souls PS5 2,882 21,489
27 Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit Switch 2,511 92,979
28 (NEW) Fortnite The Last Laugh Bundle PS4 2,477 2,477
29 Fishing Spirits Switch 2,453 508,626
30 Human: Fall Flat Switch 2,265 51,872

As always, if you find any faults with the list above, please do not hesitate to let me know. Also, don’t hesitate to share your thoughts by dropping a comment or two down below!

Source: Famitsu
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