Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: September 11 – September 17, 2023

Hardware have all reported a decline in sales week-on-week with the Xbox Series plunging the hardest by 61.83% to close at 1,670 units from 4,375 units the week before. PlayStation 4 registered the second largest drop of 53.74% to 383 units whereas New 2DS LL is down by 40.00% here to just 21 units. Both Continue reading Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: September 11 – September 17, 2023

Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: September 4 – September 10, 2023

Units sold for all hardware brands have noted a decline week-over-week with the Xbox Series suffering the largest setback of 34.55%, sending total units sold down to 4,375 units from 6,685 units the week before. Switch and PlayStation 5 were mixed, though were heavily dragged by sales of Switch OLED and PlayStation 5 vanilla edition Continue reading Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: September 4 – September 10, 2023

Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: August 28 – September 3, 2023

Hardware sales remained upbeat as of the week between August 28 and September 3 with all consoles reporting an improvement in sales with the exception of New 2DS LL which has fallen by 37.29% to 37 units from 59 units. The jump in units sold for Switch and its OLED counterpart have allowed it to Continue reading Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: August 28 – September 3, 2023

Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: August 21 – August 27, 2023

Hardware sales in Japan have shown a sign of recovery as most consoles had reported a rise in sales week-over-week. However, total units sold for Switch have not been that reciprocal, noting another decline, this time by 7.81% to 71,702 units sold from 77,780 units the prior week. Apart from Switch, New 2DS LL is Continue reading Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: August 21 – August 27, 2023

Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: August 14 – August 20, 2023

Units sold for most hardware have slumped for the week as total sales for big brands such as Switch and PlayStation 5 consoles noted a 15.22% and 26.45% retreat week-over-week to close at 77,780 units and 37,411 units from 91,744 units and 50,862 units respectively. The Xbox Series and PlayStation 4 consoles were also down Continue reading Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: August 14 – August 20, 2023

Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: August 7 – August 13, 2023

Switch consoles’ total units sold for the week maintains its hegemony despite the 1.57% slowdown in sales over previous week, from 93,210 units to 91,744 units. The drop in sales here has also caused Switch to note a slight decrease in market share from 63.1% to 62.6%. PlayStation 5 gained 1% more units sold over Continue reading Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: August 7 – August 13, 2023

Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: July 31 – August 6, 2023

For the most part, hardware sales for the week have reported an increase for consoles with the exception of PlayStation 5 as the drag for its Digital Edition sent total units sold (including the disc version) tumbling 5.36% to 50,358. Switch captured, as always, the largest market share at 63.1% thanks to positive growth of Continue reading Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: July 31 – August 6, 2023