Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: September 6, 2021 to September 12, 2021

Better sales are reported for hardware week-on-week with most consoles seeing a climb in units sold. The PlayStation 5 Digital Edition marks the highest improvement amongst those on the list as sales are up 29.75% to 2,128 units from previous week’s 1,495 units. The Vanilla Edition however, retreats a small 4.70% at 14,847 units sold. As such, 16,975 units sold in total are made, down from 17,075 unit the week before. PlayStation 4 too witnessed a climb of 18.83% to 1,763 units. Likewise, Switch, Xbox Series S and New 2DS LL record higher units sold week-on-week, but Xbox Series X fell significantly by 72.12% to see only 351 units sold for the week. Both Switch Lite and PlayStation 5 experience fewer units sold, albeit a narrower change week-on-week.

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Sales of Hardware

HardwareWeekly SalesChangeLifetime Sales
Switch56,177(↑11.26%)17,065,684
Switch Lite10,937(↓1.36%)4,052,976
PS514,847(↓4.70%)862,268
PS5 Digital Edition2,128(↑29.75%)167,363
Xbox Series X351(↓72.12%)58,551
Xbox Series S1,738(↑22.55%)29,439
PS41,763(↑18.83%)7,809,185
New 2DS LL789(↑5.45%)1,172,840

Software sales chart features several new releases for the week, which is led by latest addition to the Tales Series family, Tales of Arise. Both PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 versions of the copies make an impactful first week of 151,316 copies and 50,482 copies sold respectively. That should put it at a comfortable 201,798 copies sold in its first week! Note that, the game is also available on PC, hence higher copies sold should be expected. Tales of Arise is certainly a step up from the two latest previous Tales games, and I highly recommend you guys to check it out. Ufotable (Kimetsu no Yaiba, Fate/stay night Movies) is also responsible for some of the animated scenes. If you missed out, or perhaps are interested to see what it is like before jumping in, do check out the promotional video down below!

WarioWare: Get It Together! is another new title released as it trails behind Tales of Arise at Number 2. Sales are at a good 72,277 copies sold. The Switch title consists of 200 quick microgames that can either be played solo or with a friend. To find out more, do check out its trailer below.

At Number 9 is the Ys IX: Monstrum Nox Switch release at 7,324 copies sold. The game was initially released back in September 2019 with debut sales of 45,378 copies made at the time. It is also available on PC and was in fact just released globally in July 2021. Another title to keep an eye out for which features a great cast of characters, plus an engaging story. Do give it a try!

Video Game Software Top 10


1. Tales of Arise (NEW)
Sales: 151,316
Lifetime Sales: 151,316
Developer: Bandai Namco Entertainment
Platform: PS4
Release Date: September 9, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Bandai Store


2. WarioWare: Get It Together! (NEW)
Sales: 72,277
Lifetime Sales: 72,277
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: September 10, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Nintendo


3. Tales of Arise (NEW)
Sales: 50,482
Lifetime Sales: 50,482
Developer: Bandai Namco Entertainment
Platform: PS5
Release Date: September 9, 2021
Link (JPN): PS5
Link (ENG): Bandai Store


4. Ring Fit Adventure (↓6.29%)
Sales: 14,628
Lifetime Sales: 2,818,859
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: October 18, 2019
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


5. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (↓11.09%)
Sales: 13,863
Lifetime Sales: 4,039,388
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: April 28, 2017
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


6. Minecraft (↓4.92%)
Sales: 13,529
Lifetime Sales: 2,180,811
Developer: Microsoft Japan
Platform: Switch
Release Date: June 21, 2018
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


7. Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (↑15.12%)
Sales: 8,749
Lifetime Sales: 2,367,610
Developer: KONAMI
Platform: Switch
Release Date: November 19, 2020
Link (JPN): Amazon


8. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (↓13.09%)
Sales: 8,428
Lifetime Sales: 4,416,060
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Switch
Release Date: December 7, 2018
Link (JPN): Amazon
Link (ENG): Amazon


9. Ys IX: Monstrum Nox (NEW)
Sales: 7,324
Lifetime Sales: 7,324
Developer: Nippon Ichi Software
Platform: Switch
Release Date: September 9, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan
Link (ENG): Nintendo


10. Pokémon Sword and Shield (↓9.69%)
Sales: 7,012
Lifetime Sales: 4,135,212
Developer: Pokemon
Platform: Switch
Release Date: November 15, 2021
Link (JPN): CDJapan


Video Game Software Top 11 – 30

Rank Title Weekly Sales Lifetime Sales
11 Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury Switch 6,920 879,622
12 (NEW) NBA 2K22 PS4 6,291 6,291
13 Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics Switch 5,775 794,275
14 Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch 5,195 6,877,928
15 Super Mario Party Switch 4,814 1,987,103
16 Splatoon 2 Switch 4,781 3,940,324
17 (NEW) NBA 2K22 Switch 4,401 4,401
18 Nabi-tsuki! Tsukutte Wakaru Hajimete Game Programming Switch 4,317 233,438
19 The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild Switch 3,683 1,872,140
20 Tsukihime: A Piece of Blue Glass Moon PS4 3,368 77,478
21 Monster Hunter Rise Switch 3,340 2,321,703
22 Miitopia Switch 3,278 243,053
23 eBaseball Professional Baseball Spirits 2021: Grand Slam Switch 3,015 189,057
24 Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm & Exercise Switch 2,949 143,966
25 Tsukihime: A Piece of Blue Glass Moon Switch 2,941 79,302
26 (NEW) F1 2021 PS4 2,734 2,734
27 (NEW) Sonic Colours: Ultimate Switch 2,689 2,689
28 Mario Golf: Super Rush Switch 2,641 182,579
29 The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD Switch 2,592 263,674
30 New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Switch 2,515 1,093,933

As usual, if you find any faults with the list 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
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2 thoughts on “Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: September 6, 2021 to September 12, 2021

    1. Well, that it is because it is a Switch version release. The PlayStation version was released back in 2019 with pretty decent sales. It is also available on PCs. I think sales should be good.

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