Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: September 12 – September 18, 2022

Switch has settled down for the week between September 12 and September 18 in Japan after a spectacular performance it had the week before. In total, the console has sold 127,558 units, down by 30.25% with sales of its OLED edition dipping below the 100,000 mark. PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series have rebounded from their weak performances the prior week with the Xbox Series overtaking PlayStation 5 by selling 2,897 units more as it occupies 9.2% of the market share against PlayStation 5’s 7.3%. In total, both ended the week at 11,180 units for the PlayStation 5 and 14,077 units for the Xbox series, a 290% and 2966% improvement respectively over last week. PlayStation 4 has sold a unit more for the week to settle for 12 units sold, but New 2DS LL tumbles 60.81% to just 29 units.

Sales of Hardware

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As for software sales, Splatoon 3 continues its dominance with a further 506,610 copies sold in Japan, pushing its physical year to date sales so far to above 2 million copies.

Then, the Top 10 sees two new faces with Dragon Quest X Offline taking three out of the ten spots at a total of 220,307 copies sold in its first 4 days for its Switch and PlayStation editions with its Switch edition taking a strong lead over the other two. Note that the title is also available on PC. The single player standalone is based on the online version which has been redesigned with characters of the game made to look smaller and the maps had to correspond to the changes made to fit the characters (Source: Wiki). You can learn more about the title by watching its promotional video below.

Then, we have Trinity Trigger making its Switch debut at Number 7 on the list at 6,698 copies sold in its first 4 days. The action RPG game revolves around the character Cyan who was chosen by the gods to be a “Warrior of Chaos”. He is then later joined with two other characters Elise and Zantis to save the world and to perhaps… defy the gods (Source: XSEED)? Note that the game is set to release in North America in early 2023. In the meantime, to learn more about the title, you can check out its final game trailer down below.

Video Game Software Top 10

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Video Game Software Top 11 – 30

Rank	Status	Title	Weekly Sales	Lifetime Sales
11		Earth Defense Force 6 PS4	4,386	95,569
12		Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! Switch	4,102	2,718,985
13		Horizon Forbidden West PS5	4,057	71,216
14		Ring Fit Adventure Switch	3,957	3,275,672
15		Mario Party Superstars Switch	3,936	1,039,089
16		Monster Hunter Rise + Sunbreak Set Switch	3,472	269,186
17		Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch	3,385	7,329,267
18		The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Switch	2,759	2,079,049
19	NEW	Fairy Fencer F: Refrain Chord Switch	2,463	2,463
20	NEW	Trinity Trigger PS4	2,396	2,396
21		Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics Switch	2,084	1,019,935
22		Kirby’s Dream Buffet (Download Card Version) Switch	1,782	17,449
23		eBASEBALL Powerful Pro Baseball 2022 Switch	1,759	230,383
24	NEW	Fairy Fencer F: Refrain Chord PS4	1,732	1,732
25		SD Gundam Battle Alliance Switch	1,598	51,190
26		DRAGON QUEST XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition Switch	1,574	226,500
27		Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Switch	1,538	167,718
28	NEW	Trinity Trigger PS5	1,530	1,530
29		Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Switch	1,481	2,584,443
30		Pokémon Legends: Arceus Switch	1,361	2,293,815

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Previous Chart: Sep. 5 – Sep. 11
Source: Famitsu

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Hardware Sales

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