During its debut week, Pokémon Legends: Arceus landed first place with 1,424,657 copies sold in just three days in Japan.
The newest Pokémon title beat out six other new games released the same week. Not so far behind were Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 2 (aka White Steel of X 2) with 6,460 copies sold and Shikabane Gurai no Bouken Meshi with 6,278.
Check out the rest of the released titles including Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition and Uncharted Legacy of Thieves Collection.
Japan Game Sales Chart: January 24-30, 2022
- New Titles Released in Japan
| Rank | System | Title | Publisher | Release Date | Weekly Copies | Total Copies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NSW | Pokémon Legends: Arceus * | Nintendo | January 28, 2022 | 1,424,657 | 1,424,657 |
| 2 | NSW | Mario Party Superstars | Nintendo | October 29, 2021 | 19,169 | 833,192 |
| 3 | NSW | Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl | Nintendo | November 19, 2021 | 14,951 | 2,483,102 |
| 4 | NSW | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | Nintendo | April 28, 2017 | 13,064 | 4,400,203 |
| 5 | NSW | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Nintendo | December 7, 2018 | 12,986 | 4,739,797 |
| 6 | NSW | Minecraft | Nintendo | June 21, 2018 | 10,663 | 2,496,078 |
| 7 | NSW | Animal Crossing: New Horizons | Nintendo | March 20, 2020 | 8,695 | 7,166,966 |
| 8 | NSW | Ring Fit Adventure | Nintendo | October 18, 2019 | 7,733 | 3,059,839 |
| 9 | NSW | Yawaraka Atama Juku Issho ni Atama no Stretch | Nintendo | December 3, 2021 | 7,127 | 237,549 |
| 10 | NSW | Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! | Konami | November 19, 2020 | 6,749 | 2,584,176 |
| 11 | NSW | Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 2 (aka White Steel of X 2) * | Inti Creates | January 27, 2022 | 6,460 | 6,460 |
| 12 | NSW | Shikabane Gurai no Bouken Meshi * | Nippon Ichi Software | January 27, 2022 | 6,278 | 6,278 |
| 13 | NSW | Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition * | Take-Two Interactive Japan | January 27, 2022 | 5,746 | 5,746 |
| 14 | NSW | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild | Nintendo | March 3, 2017 | 5,630 | 1,944,872 |
| 15 | NSW | Sekai no Asobi Taizen 51 | Nintendo | June 5, 2020 | 5,480 | 916,793 |
| 16 | PS4 | Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition * | Take-Two Interactive Japan | January 27, 2022 | 4,986 | 4,986 |
| 17 | NSW | Pokémon Sword & Shield | Nintendo | November 15, 2019 | 4,807 | 4,301,979 |
| 18 | NSW | Splatoon 2 | Nintendo | July 21, 2017 | 4,292 | 4,023,129 |
| 19 | NSW | Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury | Nintendo | February 12, 2021 | 4,270 | 1,009,997 |
| 20 | NSW | Kamigami no Asobi Unite Edition * | Broccoli | January 27, 2022 | 3,691 | 3,691 |
| 21 | NSW | New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe | Nintendo | January 11, 2019 | 3,401 | 1,152,627 |
| 22 | NSW | Human: Fall Flat | Teyon Japan | June 25, 2020 | 3,076 | 233,241 |
| 23 | PS4 | Shikabane Gurai no Bōken Meshi (Corpse-Eating Adventure Food) * | Nippon Ichi Software | January 27, 2022 | 2,771 | 2,771 |
| 24 | PS5 | Uncharted Legacy of Thieves Collection (aka Uncharted Treasure Hunter Collection) * | Sony Interactive Entertainment | January 28, 2022 | 2,730 | 2,730 |
| 25 | PS4 | Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 2 (aka White Steel of X 2) * | Inti Creates | January 27, 2022 | 2,647 | 2,647 |
| 26 | NSW | Cogen: Sword of Rewind | Gemdrops | January 27, 2022 | 2,574 | 2,574 |
| 27 | NSW | Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age (New Price Edition) | Square Enix | December 4, 2020 | 2,570 | 182,664 |
| 28 | NSW | Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm & Exercise | Imagineer | December 3, 2020 | 2,498 | 181,147 |
| 29 | NSW | Taiko no Tatsujin Nintendo Switch Ba~jon! | Bandai Namco Entertainment | July 19, 2018 | 2,300 | 692,069 |
| 30 | NSW | Super Mario Odyssey | Nintendo | October 27, 2017 | 2,002 | 2,319,965 |
[Source]: Famitsu: Game Sales – [Archive].
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