Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: October 31 – November 6, 2022

Switch consoles showed a major sign of recovery from its low performance a week ago as total units sold went up by 134.19% from 38,634 to 90,478, much of it was contributed by its OLED edition that rose 220.08% week-on-week to 74,895 units. PlayStation 5 settled down after several weeks of growth, this time, total units sold receded by 65.85% to settle at 13,274 units as both consoles experienced weaker sales from the week before. The Xbox Series too is down for the week, but not as much as PlayStation 5. Total units sold took a 15.27% hit to settle at 3,113 units from the 3,674 units sold the prior week. PlayStation 4 at 257 units sold is the biggest gainer here with sales improving a whopping 2236.36% from last week’s 11 units. New 2DS LL went down 44.64% to 31 units from 56 units.

Sales of Hardware

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The Top 10 software sales chart saw two new releases with 2^nd placed Harvestella edging out the other at 26,644 copies sold in its first 3 days. The latest lifestyle simulation role-playing video game is published by Square Enix and developed by Live Wire with a release also available on PC. In this game, players as the protagonist can explore a fantasy world with varying seasons, take care of their crops, interact with the locals, fight the bad guys and unravel the mystery of the world (Source: Wikia). More about the game can be learned through its launch trailer video down below.

Then, at Number 3 you will find DORAEMON STORY OF SEASONS: Friends of the Great Kingdom at 11,278 copies sold in its first 5 days. Like the previous title, Doraemon Story of Seasons that was released on June 13, 2019, in this game, Nobita, Doraemon and their friends found themselves transported to a different place. You can farm, harvest and tend to animals, interact with your friends and play with the locals throughout the game (Source: Wikia). More information can be found on its launch trailer down below, so do check it out!

Video Game Software Top 10

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Video Game Software Top 11 – 30

Rank	Status	Title	Weekly Sales	Lifetime Sales
11		Star Ocean: The Divine Force PS4	4,886	31,887
12		Nintendo Switch Sports Switch	4,695	766,028
13		Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Switch	4,511	5,003,278
14		Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II PS5	3,544	21,254
15		Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival Switch	3,415	62,619
16		Hoshi no Kirby Discovery Switch	3,344	913,005
17	NEW	Sumikko Gurashi: Minna de Rhythm Party Switch	3,094	3,094
18		Gran Turismo 7 PS5	2,645	183,523
19		Mario Party Superstars Switch	2,511	1,058,573
20		Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch	2,421	7,347,058
21		One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 Switch	2,309	168,829
22		FIFA 23 Legacy Edition Switch	2,251	26,681
23		NieR: Automata – The End of YoRHa Edition Switch	2,224	50,391
24		Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! Switch	2,205	2,734,485
25		Ring Fit Adventure Switch	2,200	3,294,698
26		Star Ocean: The Divine Force PS5	2,140	19,317
27		Needy Girl Overdose Switch	1,856	13,549
28		Dragon Quest X Offline PS4	1,769	76,649
29		The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Switch	1,661	2,091,764
30		Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics Switch	1,647	1,031,720

*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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Previous Chart: Oct. 24 – Oct. 30
Follow-up Chart: Nov. 7 – Nov. 13
Source: Famitsu

Google Chart:
Hardware Sales

Visualisations:
Part 1
Part 2

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