Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: October 17 – October 23, 2022

Switch consoles recorded better sales for the week between October 17 and October 23 thanks to its OLED model which saw a rise of 57.16% week-on-week to 38,079 units, putting total units sold at 54,637, a 26.10% improvement over previous week’s 43,329 units. PlayStation 5 has also reported a decent increase in sales at 28,661 units which is 41.21% more than the week before whereas the Xbox Series climbed by a small 17.09% to 4,158 units. PlayStation 4 went up by 18.18% to 13 units, but New 2DS LL fell by nearly 50% to 57 units.

Sales of Hardware

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As for software, there are three new releases here on the Top 10 led by the re-release of Persona 5 Royal on the Switch console at quite a good start of 45,998 units sold in its first 3 days. You can also find its PlayStation 5 edition at Number 9 at 5,051 copies sold, and as such, total sales for the two versions combined were at 51,049 copies. Note that the newly ported version is also available on Xbox Series and PC. If you want to compare, the Persona 5 Royal’s PlayStation 4 edition that was initially released back in October 2019 at 201,448 copies in its first 4 days. For more information about the game, do watch its trailer down below.

Then, we have Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher at Number 3 at 24,069 copies sold in its first 4 days. The Switch exclusive title is a crossover between the Ultraman series and the Monster Rancher series that will feature over 200 Kaiju (Source: Wikia). Make sure to watch the promotional video below to learn more about the game.

Finally, we have Dragon Quest X All-in-One Package version 1 – 6 at Number 10 with 5,015 copies sold in its first 4 days. Note that the package was last seen for Version 1 – 5 back in May 2020 which at the time, it had a lifetime sale of 10,385 copies.

Video Game Software Top 10

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Video Game Software Top 11 – 30

Rank	Status	Title	Weekly Sales	Lifetime Sales
11		Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival Switch	3,728	56,086
12		Nintendo Switch Sports Switch	3,190	757,989
13	NEW	Gotham Knights PS5	3,125	3,125
14		Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Switch	3,119	4,995,822
15		Hoshi no Kirby Discovery Switch	2,621	907,205
16		Fortnite: Graphic Legends Pack Switch	2,596	4,945
17		Ring Fit Adventure Switch	2,515	3,289,934
18		FIFA 23 Legacy Edition Switch	2,387	22,501
19		Valkyrie Elysium PS4	2,374	31,406
20		Dragon Quest X Offline PS4	2,359	73,200
21		Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch	2,039	7,342,596
22		Mario Party Superstars Switch	2,033	1,053,969
23		Dragon Ball: The Breakers [Special Edition] Switch	1,917	7,229
24		Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! Switch	1,818	2,730,401
25		FIFA 23 PS4	1,718	31,861
26		Valkyrie Elysium PS5	1,658	21,410
27	NEW	Dragon Quest X All-in-One Package version 1 – 6 PS4	1,650	1,650
28		Horizon Forbidden West PS5	1,644	90,892
29		Monster Hunter Rise + Sunbreak Set Switch	1,635	279,298
30		Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics Switch	1,335	1,028,705

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Previous Chart: Oct. 10 – Oct. 16
Follow-up Chart: Oct. 24 – Oct. 30
Source: Famitsu

Google Chart:
Hardware Sales

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