Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: September 13, 2021 to September 19, 2021

Video Game consoles reverse the gains they made the week ago to see most of them falling week-on-week. PlayStation 4 notices a considerable drop in units sold by 57.63% as it ends the week at 747 units sold from previous week’s 1,763 units. Both Switch machines could not impress, stumbling 44.30% and 19.74% respectively. While PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S experience minor setbacks to units sold, their respective counterparts have climbed with the latter recording 87.43% increase in sales week-on-week.

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Sales of Hardware

HardwareWeekly SalesChangeLifetime Sales
Switch31,290(↓44.30%)17,096,974
Switch Lite8,778(↓19.74%)4,061,754
PS513,289(↓10.49%)875,557
PS5 Digital Edition2,795(↑23.86%)170,158
Xbox Series X2,792(↑87.43%)61,343
Xbox Series S1,584(↓8.86%)31,023
PS4747(↓57.63%)7,809,932
New 2DS LL643(↓18.50%)1,173,483

Software chart welcomes three new titles for the week between September 13 to September 19. At Number 3, you will find Compile Heart’s Senran Nin Nin Ninja Taisen Neptune: Shoujo-tachi no Kyouen at a weak 18,689 copies sold in its first week. The game is a crossover between the Hyperdimension Neptunia and Senran Kagura franchises and is set in a “Game Ninja World”. More of its gameplay can be viewed through its promotional video down below.

A spot lower is BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! which was originally a mobile rhythm game, but is released on the Switch consoles. It settles in at 15,398 copies sold for the week. If you are interested to see what the game is all about, the promotional video is down below! At Number 10 is the Switch All in One Edition release of Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom at 6,673 copies sold. The game was first released back in March 2018 and is available on PlayStation 4 and PC.

As for others, Tales of Arise PlayStation 4 edition has seen a drop in sales to 33,128 copies sold. The PlayStation 5 version however, has been jettisoned from the Top 10 list. Two-week sales for the PlayStation 4 version now stands at 184,444 copies sold. WarioWare: Get It Together! maintains its 2nd spot, but sales fell 55.54% over prior week’s 72,277 copies to 32,131 copies sold. Without further ado, the full list is as follows:

Video Game Software Top 10


1. Tales of Arise (↓78.11%)
Sales: 33,128
Lifetime Sales: 184,444
Developer: Bandai Namco Entertainment
Platform: PS4
Release Date: September 9, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Bandai Store


2. WarioWare: Get It Together! (↓55.54%)
Sales: 32,131
Lifetime Sales: 104,408
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: September 10, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Nintendo


3. Senran Nin Nin Ninja Taisen Neptune: Shoujo-tachi no Kyouen (NEW)
Sales: 18,689
Lifetime Sales: 18,689
Developer: Compile Heart
Platform: PS4
Release Date: September 16, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan


3. BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (NEW)
Sales: 15,398
Lifetime Sales: 15,398
Developer: Bushiroad
Platform: Switch
Release Date: September 16, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Bushiroad


5. Ring Fit Adventure (↓19.44%)
Sales: 11,784
Lifetime Sales: 2,830,643
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: October 18, 2019
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


6. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (↓15.00%)
Sales: 11,751
Lifetime Sales: 4,051,139
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: April 28, 2017
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


7. Minecraft (↓17.90%)
Sales: 11,107
Lifetime Sales: 2,191,918
Developer: Microsoft Japan
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 21, 2018
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


8. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (↓17.10%)
Sales: 6,987
Lifetime Sales: 4,423,047
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: December 7, 2018
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


9. Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (↓20.36%)
Sales: 6,968
Lifetime Sales: 2,374,578
Developer: KONAMI
Platform: Switch
Release Date: November 19, 2020
Link (JPN): Amazon


10. Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom All In One Edition (NEW)
Sales: 6,673
Lifetime Sales: 6,673
Developer: Level-5
Platform: Switch
Release Date: September 16, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Bandai


Video Game Software Top 11 – 30

Rank Title Weekly Sales Lifetime Sales
11 Tales of Arise PS5 6,431 56,913
12 Tsukihime: A Piece of Blue Glass Moon Switch 6,137 85,439
13 Pokémon Sword and Shield Switch 5,920 4,141,132
14 Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury Switch 5,424 885,046
15 Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics Switch 4,914 799,189
16 Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch 4,790 6,882,718
17 Super Mario Party Switch 4,138 1,991,241
18 Splatoon 2 Switch 3,924 3,944,248
19 (NEW) CharadeManiacs Switch 3,277 3,277
20 (NEW) Deathloop PS5 3,158 3,158
21 (NEW) Aliens: Fireteam Elite PS4 2,919 2,919
22 The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild Switch 2,743 1,874,883
23 Nabi-tsuki! Tsukutte Wakaru Hajimete Game Programming Switch 2,688 236,126
24 Tsukihime: A Piece of Blue Glass Moon PS4 2,564 80,042
25 eBaseball Professional Baseball Spirits 2021: Grand Slam Switch 2,426 191,483
26 Miitopia Switch 2,305 245,358
27 DRAGON QUEST XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition Switch 2,256 138,981
28 New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Switch 2,197 1,096,130
29 Monster Hunter Rise Switch 2,130 2,323,833
30 (NEW) Aliens: Fireteam Elite Switch 2,077 2,077

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Source: Famitsu
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