Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: October 25, 2021 to October 31, 2021

Xbox Series X reverses previous week’s performance to record a significant improvement as sales rises up by 94.52% to 1,351 units from just 74. Most consoles have also reported better week-on-week performance with Switch Lite, PlayStation 5 consoles and the PlayStation 4 registering double digit growth. Vanilla Switch, Switch OLED, Xbox Series S and New 2DS LL are the one that stumbled with Xbox Series S being hit the hardest.

It is thanks to the wonderful folks 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! Plus, all the data you find below is accessible via Famitsu right here. Note that for those of you who prefer Google charts, I have left the link to the chart all the way down below.

Sales of Hardware

Hardware	Weekly Sales	Change	Lifetime Sales
Switch	33,848	(↓12.44%)	17,301,521
Switch Lite	10,150	(↑18.28%)	4,116,810
Switch OLED	30,805	(↓49.64%)	262,877
PS5	20,105	(↑42.67%)	971,140
PS5 Digital Edition	3,911	(↑29.58%)	186,768
Xbox Series X	1,351	(↑94.52%)	66,343
Xbox Series S	1,511	(↓60.39%)	47,186
PS4	1,975	(↑76.61%)	7,816,517
New 2DS LL	366	(↓18.49%)	1,176,138

It is certainly an exciting week for software as four new releases can be seen featured on the Top 10 led by the twelfth installment of the Mario Party Series. Mario Party Superstars consists of five game boards and a hundred minigames from throughout the series. It charts in at 163,256 copies sold in just 3 days. If you are curious about the game, be sure to check out its trailer down below:

Super Robot Wars 30 places both 2nd and 3rd spot for the week with its console editions accumulating 131,235 worth of copies sold. The tactical RPG which is developed by Bandai Namco Entertainment marks the game 30th anniversary, hence the number “30” in the name. It is also out in the West and is available on PC via Steam.

Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water which comes in 4th and 6th at a total of 42,782 copies sold is the remastered version of the game which was released back in 2014. The game is not only available on consoles, but a PC version via Steam is also available. Do check out its overview trailer down below!

Tokimeki Memorial Girl’s Side 4th Heart is the final new release that is on the chart and it squeezes in between the two Fatal Frame console editions. It places 5th for the week at 21,675 copies sold. The game is the 4th installment of the Tokimeki Memorial Girl’s Side series and is only available in Japan at the moment. Without further ado, the full list is as follows:

Video Game Software Top 10

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Video Game Software Top 11 – 30

Rank	Title	Weekly Sales	Lifetime Sales
11	Pokémon Sword and Shield Switch	6,503	4,176,378
12	Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch	5,922	6,915,801
13	Back 4 Blood PS4	5,661	22,251
14	Metroid Dread Switch	5,483	124,501
15	Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! Switch	4,803	2,408,975
16	Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury Switch	3,439	911,832
17	Ring Fit Adventure Switch	3,397	2,883,131
18	WarioWare: Get It Together! Switch	3,306	157,830
19	Far Cry 6 PS4	3,206	51,764
20	FIFA 22 PS4	3,067	42,589
21	(NEW) Minecraft Dungeons: Ultimate Edition Switch	2,856	2,856
22	Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics Switch	2,837	820,883
23	Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot + Arata naru Kakusei Set Switch	2,825	67,072
24	Blue Reflection Tie PS4	2,653	16,701
25	Lost Judgment: Unjudged Memory PS4	2,483	151,039
26	Kimetsu no Yaiba: The Hinokami Chronicles PS5	2,411	24,727
27	FIFA 22 Legacy Edition Switch	2,089	27,032
28	Blue Reflection Tie Switch	2,074	10,454
29	The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild + Expansion Pack Switch	1,896	9,474
30	Splatoon 2 Switch	1,828	3,961,261

As always, if you find any faults with the charts 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!

Source: Famitsu
Full Top 30: Tomorrow (Fri) around 12 PM (GMT +9)

Google Chart(s):
Hardware Sales Trend

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