For a third, straight week, Nintendo Switch Sports sees another week of success as the number one game in sales for the week of May 9-15, 2022.
There wasn’t much competition during this mentioned week. Only one game made its debut in the Top 30 games according to Famitsu. The Nintendo Switch version of The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story appeared in 7th place with 6,409 copies sold. Meanwhile, the PS5 version of the mystery-adventure game reached 13th place with 3,503 copies sold, followed by the PS4 version with 3,476 copies sold.
Is your favorite game on the list? Check out the rest of the Top 20 list.
Japan Game Sale Charts: May 9-15, 2022
| Rank | System | Title | Publisher | Release Date | Weekly Copies | Total Copies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NSW | Nintendo Switch Sports | Nintendo | April 29, 2022 | 47,525 | 352,113 |
| 2 | NSW | Kirby and the Forgotten Land | Nintendo | March 25, 2022 | 14,903 | 710,714 |
| 3 | NSW | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | Nintendo | April 28, 2017 | 11,127 | 4,632,554 |
| 4 | NSW | eBASEBALL Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2022 | Konami | April 21, 2022 | 10,372 | 164,305 |
| 5 | NSW | Ring Fit Adventure | Nintendo | October 18, 2019 | 6,839 | 3,151,727 |
| 6 | NSW | Minecraft | Nintendo | June 21, 2018 | 6,553 | 2,641,949 |
| 7 | NSW | The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story * | Square Enix | May 12, 2022 | 6,409 | 6,409 |
| 8 | NSW | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Nintendo | December 7, 2018 | 5,849 | 4,879,799 |
| 9 | NSW | Mario Party Superstars | Nintendo | October 29, 2021 | 4,360 | 964,133 |
| 10 | NSW | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild | Nintendo | March 3, 2017 | 4,245 | 2,025,606 |
| 11 | PS4 | eBASEBALL Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2022 | Konami | April 21, 2022 | 4,161 | 85,144 |
| 12 | NSW | Animal Crossing: New Horizons | Nintendo | March 20, 2020 | 3,529 | 7,252,259 |
| 13 | PS5 | The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story * | Square Enix | May 12, 2022 | 3,503 | 3,503 |
| 14 | PS4 | The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story * | Square Enix | May 12, 2022 | 3,476 | 3,476 |
| 15 | NSW | Pokémon Legends: Arceus | Nintendo | January 28, 2022 | 3,383 | 2,247,140 |
| 16 | NSW | Splatoon 2 | Nintendo | July 21, 2017 | 3,169 | 4,078,151 |
| 17 | NSW | Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! | Konami | November 19, 2020 | 2,567 | 2,656,587 |
| 18 | NSW | Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl | Nintendo | November 19, 2021 | 2,552 | 2,546,279 |
| 19 | NSW | Sekai no Asobi Taizen 51 | Nintendo | June 5, 2020 | 2,453 | 976,320 |
| 20 | PS4 | Elden Ring | FromSoftware | February 25, 2022 | 1,751 | 341,140 |
[Source]: Famitsu: Game Sales – [Archive].
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