After leading the sales chart during its debut week in Japan, Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel: Saikyou Battle Royale!! is now second for the week of August 16-22, 2021.
Though Ring Fit Adventure took the #1 spot, the Yu-Gi-Oh title was able to remain very high in the charts at #2 with 16,742 copies sold. However, Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut wasn’t far behind, with 13,745 copies sold of the PS5 version and 10,224 copies sold of the PS4 one. With its release on August 21, a total of 23,969 copies of the Sony title were sold in just two days.
No other games were released in the mentioned week.
Japanese Game Sales Ranking: August 16-22, 2021
| Rank | System | Title | Publisher | Release Date | Weekly Copies | Total Copies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NSW | Ring Fit Adventure | Nintendo | October 18, 2019 | 17,656 | 2,772,950 |
| 2 | NSW | Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel: Saikyou Battle Royale!! | Konami | August 12, 2021 | 16,742 | 113,039 |
| 3 | NSW | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | Nintendo | April 28, 2017 | 15,767 | 3,995,095 |
| 4 | NSW | Minecraft | Nintendo | June 21, 2018 | 15,385 | 2,139,193 |
| 5 | PS5 | Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut | Sony Interactive Entertainment | August 21, 2021 | 13,745 | 13,745 |
| 6 | NSW | Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! | Konami | November 19, 2020 | 13,581 | 2,336,531 |
| 7 | PS4 | Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut | Sony Interactive Entertainment | August 21, 2021 | 10,224 | 10,224 |
| 8 | NSW | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Nintendo | December 7, 2018 | 8,870 | 4,389,399 |
| 9 | NSW | Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury | Nintendo | February 12, 2021 | 8,212 | 857,492 |
| 10 | NSW | Super Mario Party | Nintendo | October 5, 2018 | 6,810 | 1,970,823 |
| 11 | NSW | Animal Crossing: New Horizons | Nintendo | March 20, 2020 | 6,770 | 6,860,913 |
| 12 | NSW | Game Builder Garage | Nintendo | June 11, 2021 | 6,573 | 219,530 |
| 13 | NSW | Pokémon Sword & Shield | Nintendo | November 15, 2019 | 6,462 | 4,112,937 |
| 14 | NSW | Crayon Shin-chan: Ora to Hakase no Natsuyasumi – Owaranai Nanokakan no Tabi | Neos | July 15, 2021 | 6,354 | 176,062 |
| 15 | NSW | eBaseball Pro Baseball Spirits 2021: Grand Slam | Konami | July 8, 2021 | 6,145 | 177,143 |
| 16 | NSW | The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD | Nintendo | July 16, 2021 | 5,995 | 253,691 |
| 17 | NSW | Sekai no Asobi Taizen 51 | Nintendo | June 5, 2020 | 5,787 | 777,275 |
| 18 | NSW | Miitopia | Nintendo | May 21, 2021 | 5,291 | 232,060 |
| 19 | NSW | Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin | Capcom | July 9, 2021 | 5,236 | 220,893 |
| 20 | NSW | Splatoon 2 | Nintendo | July 21, 2017 | 4,623 | 3,926,881 |
| 21 | NSW | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild | Nintendo | March 3, 2017 | 3,810 | 1,860,970 |
| 22 | NSW | Monster Hunter Rise | Capcom | March 26, 2021 | 3,762 | 2,312,364 |
| 23 | NSW | Mario Golf Super Rush | Nintendo | June 25, 2021 | 3,624 | 174,974 |
| 24 | NSW | Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm & Exercise | Imagineer / Nintendo | December 3, 2020 | 3,457 | 135,247 |
| 25 | NSW | Fishing Spirits | Bandai Namco Entertainment | July 25, 2019 | 2,930 | 612,647 |
| 26 | NSW | Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun! (aka 太鼓の達人 Nintendo Switchば～じょん！の記事) | Bandai Namco Entertainment | July 19, 2018 | 2,715 | 620,916 |
| 27 | NSW | Minecraft Dungeon Hero Edition | Microsoft | May 26, 2020 | 2,593 | 136,040 |
| 28 | NSW | Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition (New Price Version) | Square Enix | September 27, 2019 | 2,592 | 128,588 |
| 29 | NSW | New Pokémon Snap | Nintendo | April 30, 2021 | 2,526 | 272,229 |
| 30 | NSW | Super Mario Maker 2 | Nintendo | June 28, 2019 | 2,450 | 1,122,076 |
[Source]: Famitsu: Game Sales – [Archive – 08.29.2021].
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