After seven weeks in the top spot, Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl landed in 2nd place for the first time during the week of January 3-9, 2022, with 41,354 copies sold.
Both Pokémon games lost the lead against another Nintendo title, Mario Party Superstars (with 45,874 copies sold). The latest Nintendo tennis game was released three weeks before Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl.
Also, no new games reach the Top 30 during the first full week of the new year.
Japan Game Sales Chart: January 3, 2022 – January 9, 2022
| Rank | System | Title | Publisher | Release Date | Weekly Copies | Total Copies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NSW | Mario Party Superstars | Nintendo | October 29, 2021 | 45,874 | 771,575 |
| 2 | NSW | Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl | Nintendo | November 19, 2021 | 41,354 | 2,435,326 |
| 3 | NSW | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | Nintendo | April 28, 2017 | 32,232 | 4,356,115 |
| 4 | NSW | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Nintendo | December 7, 2018 | 32,195 | 4,694,959 |
| 5 | NSW | Minecraft | Nintendo | June 21, 2018 | 22,110 | 2,462,537 |
| 6 | NSW | Yawaraka Atama Juku Issho ni Atama no Stretch | Nintendo | December 3, 2021 | 20,747 | 212,533 |
| 7 | NSW | Animal Crossing: New Horizons | Nintendo | March 20, 2020 | 20,634 | 7,137,066 |
| 8 | NSW | Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! | Konami | November 19, 2020 | 18,069 | 2,560,615 |
| 9 | NSW | Ring Fit Adventure | Nintendo | October 18, 2019 | 17,875 | 3,034,374 |
| 10 | NSW | Sekai no Asobi Taizen 51 | Nintendo | June 5, 2020 | 10,510 | 899,167 |
| 11 | NSW | Pokémon Sword & Shield | Nintendo | November 15, 2019 | 10,107 | 4,287,629 |
| 12 | NSW | Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury | Nintendo | February 12, 2021 | 9,237 | 996,106 |
| 13 | NSW | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild | Nintendo | March 3, 2017 | 7,326 | 1,928,957 |
| 14 | NSW | Splatoon 2 | Nintendo | July 21, 2017 | 6,649 | 4,011,194 |
| 15 | NSW | Fortnite Minty Legends Pack | Epic Games | November 2, 2021 | 6,300 | 62,554 |
| 16 | NSW | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild + Expansion Pass | Nintendo | October 8, 2021 | 5,836 | 54,794 |
| 17 | NSW | Splatoon 2 + Octo Expansion | Nintendo | October 8, 2021 | 5,831 | 59,151 |
| 18 | NSW | Taiko no Tatsujin Nintendo Switch Ba~jon! | Bandai Namco Entertainment | July 19, 2018 | 5,746 | 684,363 |
| 19 | NSW | Disney Magic Castle: My Happy Life 2 | Bandai Namco Entertainment | December 2, 2021 | 5,559 | 49,822 |
| 20 | NSW | New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe | Nintendo | January 11, 2019 | 5,298 | 1,142,975 |
| 21 | NSW | Super Mario Maker 2 | Nintendo | June 28, 2019 | 5,145 | 1,187,080 |
| 22 | NSW | Super Mario Odyssey | Nintendo | October 27, 2017 | 4,814 | 2,313,579 |
| 23 | NSW | Super Mario Party | Nintendo | October 5, 2018 | 4,812 | 2,050,897 |
| 24 | NSW | Human: Fall Flat | Teyon Japan | June 25, 2020 | 4,794 | 225,288 |
| 25 | NSW | The Battle Cats | Ponos | December 3, 2020 | 4,709 | 113,204 |
| 26 | NSW | Fishing Spirits Nintendo Switch Version | Bandai Namco Entertainment | July 25, 2019 | 4,255 | 668,935 |
| 27 | NSW | Super Bomberman R Smile Price Collection | Konami | March 3, 2017 | 3,688 | 195,525 |
| 28 | NSW | Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age (New Price Version) | Square Enix | December 3, 2020 | 3,682 | 174,957 |
| 29 | NSW | New Pokémon Snap | Nintendo | April 30, 2021 | 3,291 | 322,645 |
| 30 | NSW | Ring Fit Adventure | Nintendo | October 18, 2019 | 3,280 | 173,923 |
You can also take a look at the list of the top games sold in Japan for the weeks of December 20, 2021 – January 2, 2022.
[Source]: Famitsu: Game Sales – [Archive].
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