Though the number of games that were sold were less than in previous weeks, NEO: The World Ends with You took the number 1 spot in the Japanese game sales ranking for the week of July 26 – August 1, 2021.
The Switch version of NEO: The World Ends with You sold 18,799 copies, pushing The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD to second place with 18,620 copies sold. The Zelda title had the #1 position during its debut week and the week after. The PS4 version of NEO: The World Ends with You didn’t stay far behind in the list as this version sold 9,248 copies.
The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles for Nintendo Switch made its debut in third place with 14,460 copies sold. Its PS4 version made the Top 30 list debuting at #28 with 14,460 copies sold. Meanwhile, Naruhodo Legends Collection, a bundle of Ace Attorney 1 & 2-Naruhodo Ryunosuke’s Demise and Satoru, Great Ace Attorney 1 & 2 – Naruhodo Ryunosuke’s Demise and Satoru, and Ace Attorney 1 & 2 & 3 Naruhodo Selection, accompanied the other titles at #27 with 3,704 copies sold.
Other new titles that were the Top 30 list are: Kimi wa Yukima ni Koinegau at #22, Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 at #23, Blaster Master Zero Trilogy Meta Fight Chronicle at #29, and ARK: Ultimate Survivor Edition at #30. Check out the entire list.
Japanese Game Sales Ranking: July 26 – August 1, 2021
| Rank | System | Title | Publisher | Release Date | Weekly Copies | Total Copies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NSW | NEO: The World Ends with You | Square Enix | July 27 | 18,799 | 18,799 |
| 2 | NSW | The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD | Nintendo | July 16 | 18,620 | 220,351 |
| 3 | NSW | The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles | Capcom | July 29 | 14,460 | 14,460 |
| 4 | NSW | Minecraft | Nintendo | June 21, 2018 | 13,914 | 2,087,501 |
| 5 | NSW | Crayon Shin-chan: Ora to Hakase no Natsuyasumi – Owaranai Nanokakan no Tabi | Neos | July 15 | 12,342 | 142,476 |
| 6 | NSW | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | Nintendo | April 28, 2017 | 12,225 | 3,944,450 |
| 7 | NSW | Ring Fit Adventure | Nintendo | October 18, 2019 | 11,678 | 2,721,949 |
| 8 | NSW | Game Builder Garage | Nintendo | June 11 | 9,839 | 191,175 |
| 9 | NSW | Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin | Capcom | July 9 | 9,524 | 195,328 |
| 10 | PS4 | NEO: The World Ends with You | Square Enix | July 27 | 9,248 | 9,248 |
| 11 | NSW | Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! | Konami | November 19, 2020 | 9,208 | 2,290,049 |
| 12 | NSW | Super Smash Brothers Ultimate | Nintendo | December 7, 2018 | 8,525 | 4,358,595 |
| 13 | NSW | eBaseball Pro Baseball Spirits 2021: Grand Slam | Konami | July 8 | 8,502 | 150,542 |
| 14 | NSW | Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury | Nintendo | February 12 | 7,753 | 828,317 |
| 15 | NSW | Miitopia | Nintendo | May 21 | 7,517 | 211,421 |
| 16 | NSW | Animal Crossing: New Horizons | Nintendo | March 20, 2020 | 5,881 | 6,838,016 |
| 17 | NSW | Mario Golf Super Rush | Nintendo | June 25 | 5,544 | 155,728 |
| 18 | NSW | Super Mario Party | Nintendo | October 5, 2018 | 5,118 | 1,945,352 |
| 19 | NSW | Pokémon Sword & Shield | Nintendo | November 15, 2019 | 4,827 | 4,094,351 |
| 20 | NSW | Sekai no Asobi Taizen 51 | Nintendo | June 5, 2020 | 4,818 | 757,919 |
| 21 | NSW | Splatoon 2 | Nintendo | July 21, 2017 | 4,796 | 3,911,441 |
| 22 | NSW | Kimi wa Yukima ni Koinegau | Idea Factory | July 29 | 4,725 | 4,725 |
| 23 | NSW | Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 | H2 Interactive | July 29 | 4,551 | 4,551 |
| 24 | NSW | Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 | Nintendo | November 1, 2019 | 3,928 | 392,515 |
| 25 | NSW | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild | Nintendo | March 3, 2017 | 3,924 | 1,847,802 |
| 26 | NSW | Monster Hunter Rise | Capcom | March 26 | 3,838 | 2,298,444 |
| 27 | NSW | Naruhodo Legends Collection | Capcom | July 29 | 3,704 | 3,704 |
| 28 | PS4 | The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles | Capcom | July 29 | 3,470 | 3,470 |
| 29 | NSW | Blaster Master Zero Trilogy Meta Fight Chronicle | Inti Games | July 29 | 2,768 | 2,768 |
| 30 | PS4 | ARK: Ultimate Survivor Edition | Spike Chunsoft | July 29 | 2,697 | 2,697 |
[Source]: Famitsu: Game Sales – [Archive] – [Screenshot].
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