While Kirby and the Forgotten Land was able to keep first place one more time despite its shrinking lead, four new titles made it into the Top 30 of the Japan game sale charts for the week of April 11-17, 2022.
This time around, 38,234 copies of Kirby and the Forgotten Land were sold. It is 10.06% of the copies sold during the week of March 21 – 27, 2022 (380,060).
However, 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim was close enough with 27,199 Switch copies sold. The game is also available in other territories such as North America and Europe. The story follows thirteen high-school students during a futuristic war in the 1980s between mechas and the Kaiju.
Winning Post 9 2022 is the latest edition of the thoroughbred horse racing simulation game published and developed by Koei Tecmo. With its popularity and nostalgia, 12,704 Switch copies (in 4th place) and 9,421 PS4 copies (in 6th place) were sold.
Meanwhile, Battle Spirits: Connected Butlers is the digital version of a popular trading card game. The Switch version landed in 5th place with 10,764 copies sold and the PS4 version in 27th place with just 1,438 copies sold.
Lastly, the PS5 version of Grand Theft Auto made its Japanese debut in 21st place with 1,551 copies sold.
Check out the rest of the Top 30 right here.
- New titles *
Rank | System | Title | Publisher | Release Date | Weekly Copies | Total Copies |
1 | NSW | Kirby and the Forgotten Land | Nintendo | March 25, 2022 | 38,234 | 589,200 |
2 | NSW | 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim * | Atlas | April 14, 2022 | 27,199 | 27,199 |
3 | NSW | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | Nintendo | April 28, 2017 | 13,167 | 4,567,753 |
4 | NSW | Winning Post 9 2022 * | Koei Tecmo Games | April 14, 2022 | 12,704 | 12,704 |
5 | NSW | Battle Spirits Connected Butlers * | FuRyu | April 14, 2022 | 10,764 | 10,764 |
6 | PS4 | Winning Post 9 2022 * | Koei Tecmo Games | April 14, 2022 | 9,421 | 9,421 |
7 | NSW | Minecraft | Nintendo | May 12, 2017 | 9,141 | 2,604,603 |
8 | NSW | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Nintendo | December 7, 2018 | 6,643 | 4,847,161 |
9 | NSW | Pokémon Legends: Arceus | Nintendo | January 28, 2022 | 6,444 | 2,223,120 |
10 | NSW | Ring Fit Adventure | Nintendo | October 18, 2019 | 5,064 | 3,122,541 |
11 | NSW | Super Mario Superstars | Nintendo | October 29, 2021 | 4,766 | 938,117 |
12 | NSW | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild | Nintendo | March 3, 2017 | 4,599 | 2,003,373 |
13 | PS4 | Elden Ring | FromSoftware | February 25, 2022 | 4,408 | 328,212 |
14 | NSW | Animal Crossing: New Horizons | Nintendo | October 18, 2019 | 3,965 | 7,234,020 |
15 | NSW | Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! | Konami | November 19, 2020 | 2,818 | 2,640,628 |
16 | NSW | Sekai no Asobi Taizen 51 | Nintendo | June 5, 2020 | 2,653 | 963,015 |
17 | NSW | Splatoon 2 | Nintendo | July 21, 2017 | 2,448 | 4,063,425 |
18 | NSW | Monster Hunter Rise (Best Price) | Capcom | March 26, 2021 | 2,309 | 46,772 |
19 | NSW | Triangle Strategy | Square Enix | March 4, 2022 | 1,873 | 125,939 |
20 | PS4 | Gran Turismo 7 | Sony Interactive Entertainment | March 3, 2022 | 1,834 | 108,652 |
21 | PS5 | Grand Theft Auto V * | Rockstar Games | April 12, 2022 | 1,551 | 1,551 |
22 | PS5 | Elden Ring | FromSoftware | February 25, 2022 | 1,537 | 127,664 |
23 | NSW | Pokémon Sword & Shield | Nintendo | November 15, 2019 | 1,515 | 4,333,423 |
24 | NSW | Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl | Nintendo | November 19, 2021 | 1,480 | 2,536,040 |
25 | NSW | Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury | Nintendo | February 12, 2021 | 1,471 | 1,040,640 |
26 | PS4 | Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin | Square Enix | March 18, 2022 | 1,466 | 44,313 |
27 | PS4 | Battle Spirits Connected Butlers * | FuRyu | April 14, 2022 | 1,438 | 1,438 |
28 | NSW | Taiko no Tatsujin Nintendo Switch Ba~jon! | Bandai Namco Entertainment | July 19, 2018 | 1,398 | 711,072 |
29 | NSW | Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm & Exercise | Imagination | December 3, 2020 | 1,317 | 195,110 |
30 | NSW | Human: Fall Flat | Teyon Japan | June 25, 2020 | 1,278 | 253,349 |
[Source]: Famitsu: Game Sales – [Archive – 2022.04.23] – [Screenshot – 2022.04.23].