Though Nintendo’s two recent titles continue to lead the Japan game sale charts, three new titles made their debut in the Top 30 for the week of May 23-29, 2022: Radiant Tail, Nayuta no Kiseki: Ad Astra, and Enzai Shikkou Yuugi Yurukill.
According to Gematsu (archive), the otome visual novel game Radiant Tale (ラディアンティル) is “a circus fantasy adventure game with main character design by Kageroo Usuba, directed by Mizuki Mugino, and produced by Shinobu Iwata.” The Nintendo Switch version of the game got 4th place with 7.311 copies sold.
Nayuta no Kiseki: Ad Astra (aka The Legend of Nayuta: Boundless Trails) is an HD remastered version of the action RPG game Nayuta no Kiseki first released for the PlayStation Portable on July 26, 2012. This version offers the same improvements seen in the PS4 and Steam (PC) versions called Nayuta no Kiseki: Kai released in 2021. NIS America is planning to release the English version in 2023 for Windows, PS4 and Nintendo Switch.
“Nayuta has always dreamed of exploring beyond the horizon of his island home. After a fateful encounter with a fairy by the name of Noi, he and his friends find themselves whisked away on an adventure through multiple worlds in order to stop an evil plot that has been set in motion,” says the game’s page on Steam (archive).
The title made its debut in 12th place.
Enzai Shikkou Yuugi Yurukill (aka Yurukill: The Calumniation Games) is an adventure /shoot-’em up game in which protagonist Sengoku Shunju is forced to fight for his freedom and prove his innocence after being accused of arson and the murders of 21 people.
The North American debut of the game will be on July 5, 2022, and its European version on July 8, 2022, according to the game’s website (archive).
Check out all the games that make the Top 30 list right here.
Japan Game Sale Charts: May 23-29, 2022
- New Game *
| Rank | System | Title | Publisher | Release Date | Weekly Copies | Total Copies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NSW | Nintendo Switch Sports | Nintendo | April 29, 2022 | 32,321 | 419,522 |
| 2 | NSW | Kirby and the Forgotten Land | Nintendo | March 25, 2022 | 12,720 | 736,287 |
| 3 | NSW | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | Nintendo | April 28, 2017 | 9,938 | 4,652,766 |
| 4 | NSW | Radiant Tail * | Idea Factory | May 26, 2022 | 7,311 | 7,311 |
| 5 | NSW | Minecraft | Nintendo / Microsoft Japan | June 21, 2018 | 7,262 | 2,655,548 |
| 6 | NSW | eBASEBALL Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2022 | Konami | April 21, 2022 | 5,693 | 177,208 |
| 7 | NSW | Ring Fit Adventure | Nintendo | October 18, 2019 | 5,217 | 3,162,189 |
| 8 | NSW | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Nintendo | December 7, 2018 | 5,052 | 4,889,720 |
| 9 | NSW | Taikō Risshiden V DX | Koei Tecmo Games | May 19, 2022 | 4,198 | 25,908 |
| 10 | NSW | Mario Party Superstars | Nintendo | October 29, 2021 | 3,434 | 971,212 |
| 11 | NSW | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild | Nintendo | March 3, 2017 | 3,422 | 2,032,553 |
| 12 | NSW | Nayuta no Kiseki: Ad Astra (aka The Legend of Nayuta: Boundless Trails) * | Nihon Falcom | May 26, 2022 | 3,275 | 3,275 |
| 13 | NSW | Pokémon Legends: Arceus | Nintendo | January 28, 2022 | 3,236 | 2,253,394 |
| 14 | NSW | Animal Crossing: New Horizons | Nintendo | March 20, 2020 | 3,200 | 7,258,536 |
| 15 | NSW | Splatoon 2 | Nintendo | July 21, 2017 | 2,860 | 4,083,944 |
| 16 | NSW | Monster Hunter Rise (Best Price) | Capcom | December 16, 2021 | 2,832 | 60,516 |
| 17 | NSW | Pac-Man Museum+ | Bandai Namco | May 26, 2022 | 2,382 | 2,382 |
| 18 | NSW | Sekai no Asobi Taizen 51 | Nintendo | June 5, 2020 | 2,238 | 980,826 |
| 19 | NSW | Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! | Konami | November 19, 2020 | 2,144 | 2,660,845 |
| 20 | PS4 | eBASEBALL Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2022 | Konami | April 21, 2022 | 2,072 | 89,976 |
| 21 | NSW | Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl | Nintendo | November 19, 2021 | 1,743 | 2,549,538 |
| 22 | NSW | Pokémon Sword and Shield | Nintendo | November 15, 2019 | 1,533 | 4,343,895 |
| 23 | NSW | Human: Fall Flat | Teyon Japan | June 25, 2020 | 1,284 | 262,025 |
| 24 | PS5 | Gran Turismo 7 | Sony Interactive Entertainment | March 4, 2022 | 1,265 | 101,133 |
| 25 | NSW | Enzai Shikkou Yuugi Yurukill * | Izanagi Games | May 26, 2022 | 1,261 | 1,261 |
| 26 | NSW | Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury | Nintendo | February 12, 2021 | 1,259 | 1,050,755 |
| 27 | NSW | Kirby Star Allies | Nintendo | March 16, 2018 | 1,202 | 983,620 |
| 28 | PS4 | Elden Ring | FromSoftware | February 25, 2022 | 1,164 | 343,591 |
| 29 | NSW | Together! The Battle Cats! | Ponos | December 3, 2020 | 1,143 | 143,897 |
| 30 | PS5 | Gran Turismo 7 | Sony Interactive Entertainment | March 4, 2022 | 1,070 | 117,019 |
[Source]: Famitsu: Game Sales – [Archive – 2022.Jun.05].
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