Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl led the game sales chart in Japan for a fifth, straight week for the week of December 13-19, 2021.
After a week with no new games released, only three new games made their debut this time around.
Record of Lodoss War – Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth, published by Playsim, made its debut at #12 with 10,374 copies sold.
Meanwhile, PUI PUI Molcar Let’s! Molcar Party!, published by Bandai Namco Entertainment, landed at #13 with 10,184 copies sold.
A compilation of the horizontal shooter games, Deathsmiles I & II (デススマイルズ I & II), made it into the list at #22 with 6,122 copies sold. The games in the bundle were originally developed by Cave.
Are your favorites games still in the Top 30?
Japan Game Sales Chart: December 13-19, 2021
| Rank | System | Title | Publisher | Release Date | Weekly Copies | Total Copies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NSW | Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl | Nintendo | November 19, 2021 | 116,657 | 2,162,697 |
| 2 | NSW | Mario Party Superstars | Nintendo | October 29, 2021 | 60,555 | 519,556 |
| 3 | NSW | Yawaraka Atama Juku Issho ni Atama no Stretch | Nintendo | December 3, 2021 | 33,796 | 103,816 |
| 4 | NSW | Minecraft | Nintendo | June 21, 2018 | 29,638 | 2,365,783 |
| 5 | NSW | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | Nintendo | April 28, 2017 | 28,075 | 4,219,343 |
| 6 | NSW | Animal Crossing: New Horizons | Nintendo | March 20, 2020 | 27,260 | 7,038,121 |
| 7 | NSW | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Nintendo | December 7, 2018 | 26,432 | 4,579,273 |
| 8 | NSW | Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! | Konami | November 19, 2020 | 15,913 | 2,464,196 |
| 9 | NSW | Pokémon Sword & Shield | Nintendo | November 15, 2019 | 14,234 | 4,242,081 |
| 10 | NSW | Ring Fit Adventure | Nintendo | October 18, 2019 | 13,903 | 2,970,388 |
| 11 | NSW | Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury | Nintendo | February 12, 2021 | 10,472 | 951,634 |
| 12 | NSW | Record of Lodoss War – Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth | Playsim | December 16, 2021 | 10,374 | 10,374 |
| 13 | NSW | PUI PUI Molcar Let’s! Molcar Party! | Bandai Namco Entertainment | December 16, 2021 | 10,184 | 10,184 |
| 14 | NSW | Sekai no Asobi Taizen 51 | Nintendo | June 5, 2020 | 9,314 | 853,602 |
| 15 | NSW | Minecraft Dungeons Ultimate Edition | Microsoft Japan | October 26, 2021 | 7,620 | 25,906 |
| 16 | NSW | Super Mario Maker 2 | Nintendo | June 28, 2019 | 7,341 | 1,162,581 |
| 17 | NSW | Splatoon 2 + Octo Expansion | Nintendo | October 8, 2021 | 7,255 | 31,646 |
| 18 | NSW | Taiko no Tatsujin Nintendo Switch Ba~jon! | Bandai Namco Entertainment | July 19, 2018 | 6,982 | 659,311 |
| 19 | NSW | Disney Magic Castle: My Happy Life 2 – Enchanted Edition | Bandai Namco Entertainment | December 2, 2021 | 6,538 | 26,823 |
| 20 | NSW | Fishing Spirits Nintendo Switch Version | Bandai Namco Entertainment | July 25, 2019 | 6,454 | 646,541 |
| 21 | NSW | Fortnite Minty Legends Pack | Epic Games | November 2, 2021 | 6,450 | 36,749 |
| 22 | NSW | Deathsmiles I & II | City Connection | December 16, 2021 | 6,122 | 6,122 |
| 23 | NSW | Eiga Sumikko Gurashi: Aoi Tsukiyo no Mahō no Ko Game de Asobō! Eiga no Sekai | Nippon Columbia | December 2, 2021 | 6,032 | 20,613 |
| 24 | NSW | Together! The Battle Cats | Nintendo | December 3, 2020 | 6,002 | 92,019 |
| 25 | NSW | Splatoon 2 | Nintendo | July 21, 2017 | 5,773 | 3,983,014 |
| 26 | NSW | Super Mario Odyssey | Nintendo | October 27, 2017 | 5,768 | 2,290,859 |
| 27 | NSW | Luigi’s Mansion 3 | Nintendo | October 31, 2019 | 5,366 | 810,010 |
| 28 | NSW | WarioWare: Get It Together! | Nintendo | September 10, 2021 | 5,153 | 179,345 |
| 29 | NSW | Game Builder Garage | Nintendo | June 11, 2021 | 4,975 | 266,186 |
| 30 | NSW | Super Mario Party | Nintendo | October 5, 2018 | 4,600 | 2,026,952 |
[Fuente]: Famitsu: Game Sales – [Archive – 2021.12.25].
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