Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: October 10 – October 16, 2022

Units sold for hardware have gone up for most consoles with Xbox Series S leading in terms of gains, improving by as much as 659.11% to 3,082 units while its Series S climbed by 19.95% to 469 units. In total, the console had 3,551 units sold for the week. PlayStation 5 also saw positive growth as it moved up by 268.98% from the week before to settle at 20,297 units sold, however, Switch consoles dragged for all versions as units sold shrank by 30.23% to 43,329 units. PlayStation 4 vanilla retreated by a small 8.33% to just 11 units sold, at the same time, sales for New 2DS LL were up by 32.94% from prior week’s 85 units to 113 units.

Sales of Hardware

Hardware Weekly Sales Change Lifetime Sales
Switch 17,610 (↓24.26%) 18,781,043
Switch Lite 1,490 (↓22.60%) 4,901,174
Switch OLED 24,229 (↓34.38%) 2,786,690
PS5 18,691 (↑281.68%) 1,723,499
PS5 Digital Edition 1,606 (↑147.46%) 275,623
Xbox Series X 469 (↑19.95%) 164,596
Xbox Series S 3,082 (↑659.11%) 203,243
PS4 11 (↓8.33%) 7,819,919
New 2DS LL 113 (↑32.94%) 1,188,975

It is thanks to the wonderful people 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 lots of love! In addition, all the data you find below is accessible via Famitsu right here.

Only one new release has made it onto the Top 10 software sales chart with Dragon Ball: The Breakers’s Special Edition at a slow start of 5,312 units sold in its first 4 days for its Switch version. The action game is developed by Dimps and takes place in the same universe as Dragon Ball Xenoverse games. In the game, you can choose to take on the role of a “Raider” whose mission is to hunt the rest of the players, or you can play as the “Survivor” whose goal is to evade the Raider (Source: Wikia). You can obtain more information about the game by watching its launch trailer below.

Video Game Software Top 10


1. Splatoon 3 (↓19.49%)
Sales: 97,071
Lifetime Sales: 3,118,118
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: September 9, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


2. Dragon Quest X Offline (↓49.13%)
Sales: 11,145
Lifetime Sales: 199,927
Developer / Publisher: Square Enix
Platform: Switch
Release Date: September 15, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan


3. NieR: Automata – The End of YoRHa Edition (↓67.99%)
Sales: 9,672
Lifetime Sales: 39,890
Developer / Publisher: Square Enix
Platform: Switch
Release Date: October 6, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


4. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (↓30.27%)
Sales: 7,337
Lifetime Sales: 4,873,017
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: April 28, 2017
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


5. Minecraft (↓1.23%)
Sales: 6,941
Lifetime Sales: 2,821,843
Developer / Publisher: Microsoft Japan
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 21, 2018
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


6. Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival (↓14.86%)
Sales: 5,685
Lifetime Sales: 52,358
Developer / Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment
Platform: Switch
Release Date: September 22, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


7. Dragon Ball: The Breakers [Special Edition] (NEW)
Sales: 5,312
Lifetime Sales: 5,312
Developer / Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment
Platform: Switch
Release Date: October 13, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


8. Nintendo Switch Sports (↓3.52%)
Sales: 4,609
Lifetime Sales: 754,799
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: April 29, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Amazon


9. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (↑5.99%)
Sales:
3,856
Lifetime Sales: 4,992,703
Developer / Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: December 7, 2018
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


10. Dragon Quest X Offline (↓32.57%)
Sales: 3,697
Lifetime Sales: 70,841
Developer / Publisher: Square Enix
Platform: PS4
Release Date: September 15, 2022
Link (JPN): CDJapan


Video Game Software Top 11 – 30

Rank Status Title Weekly Sales Lifetime Sales
11   Hoshi no Kirby Discovery Switch 3,562 904,584
12   FIFA 23 Legacy Edition Switch
3,543 20,114
13   FIFA 23 PS4 3,058 30,143
14   Mario Party Superstars Switch 2,962 1,051,936
15   Ring Fit Adventure Switch 2,859 3,287,419
16   Valkyrie Elysium PS4 2,721 29,032
17   Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch 2,491 7,340,557
18 NEW Fortnite: Graphic Legends Pack Switch
2,349 2,349
19   Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! Switch 2,139 2,728,583
20   Dragon Ball: The Breakers [Special Edition] PS4 2,046 2,046
21   The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Switch 1,949 2,087,402
22   Monster Hunter Rise + Sunbreak Set Switch 1,890 277,663
23   Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury Switch 1,833 1,082,203
24 NEW RPG Time: The Legend of Wright Switch
1,812 1,812
25   Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics Switch 1,628 1,027,370
26   Valkyrie Elysium PS5 1,575 19,752
27   One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 Switch 1,464 163,925
28   Pokémon Legends: Arceus Switch 1,400 2,299,574
29   Earth Defense Force 6 PS4 1,252 104,093
30   eBASEBALL Powerful Pro Baseball 2022 Switch 1,249 235,907

As always, if you find any issues with the lists above, please do not hesitate to let me know! Also, don’t shy away from dropping a comment or two down below and share your thoughts with us!

Previous Chart: Oct. 3 – Oct. 9
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Source: Famitsu

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