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Pokémon Legends: Arceus takes the lead in game sales in Japan

Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Alberto Saldamando
Last updated: February 6, 2022 3:11 PM
By Alberto Saldamando
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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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