During the week of August 8-14, 2022, Nintendo Switch Sports grabbed the number one spot once again, however, no new games reached the Top 30 in the Japan game sale charts.
Overall, 18 of the Top 30 titles were published by Nintendo. while the remaining 12 games were published by other companies such as Square Enix, Capcom, Konami, Bandai Namco Entertainment, Koei Tecmo Games, and others.
Check out the entire Japan game sale charts for the week of August 8-14, 2022.
Japan Game Sale Charts: Week of August 8-14, 2022
| Rank | System | Title | Publisher | Release Date | Weekly Copies | Total Copies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NSW | Nintendo Switch Sports | Nintendo | April 29, 2022 | 30,526 | 677,393 |
| 2 | NSW | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | Nintendo | April 28, 2017 | 16,297 | 4,774,885 |
| 3 | NSW | Kirby and the Forgotten Land | Nintendo | March 25, 2022 | 14,822 | 851,866 |
| 4 | NSW | Live A Live | Square Enix | July 22, 2022 | 13,675 | 106,234 |
| 5 | NSW | Xenoblade Chronicles 3 | Nintendo | July 29, 2022 | 12,960 | 152,257 |
| 6 | NSW | Monster Hunter Rise + Sunbreak Set | Capcom | June 30, 2022 | 12,414 | 241,652 |
| 7 | NSW | Minecraft | Nintendo | June 21, 2018 | 11,641 | 2,749,039 |
| 8 | NSW | Ring Fit Adventure | Nintendo | October 18, 2019 | 9,329 | 3,247,019 |
| 9 | NSW | Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! | Konami | November 19, 2020 | 7,408 | 2,698,202 |
| 10 | NSW | Mario Party Superstars | Nintendo | October 29, 2021 | 7,264 | 1,017,005 |
| 11 | NSW | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Nintendo | December 7, 2018 | 7,235 | 4,949,067 |
| 12 | NSW | Animal Crossing: New Horizons | Nintendo | March 20, 2020 | 5,697 | 7,308,334 |
| 13 | NSW | eBASEBALL Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2022 | Konami | April 21, 2022 | 4,698 | 217,104 |
| 14 | NSW | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild | Nintendo | March 3, 2017 | 3,785 | 2,065,380 |
| 15 | NSW | Sekai no Asobi Taizen 51 | Nintendo | June 5, 2020 | 3,526 | 1,007,308 |
| 16 | NSW | Pokémon Legends: Arceus | Nintendo | January 28, 2022 | 3,486 | 2,282,906 |
| 17 | NSW | Splatoon 2 | Nintendo | July 21, 2017 | 3,348 | 4,109,059 |
| 18 | NSW | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles | Aniplex | June 9, 2022 | 3,233 | 153,028 |
| 19 | NSW | Nobunaga’s Ambition: Shinsei | Koei Tecmo Games | July 21, 2022 | 2,957 | 35,321 |
| 20 | NSW | Pokémon Sword & Shield | Nintendo | November 15, 2019 | 2,713 | 4,363,228 |
| 21 | NSW | Human: Fall Flat | Teyon Japan | June 25, 2020 | 2,584 | 278,972 |
| 22 | NSW | Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury | Nintendo | February 12, 2021 | 2,373 | 1,067,973 |
| 23 | NSW | Taiko no Tatsujin Nintendo Switch Version! (aka Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun!) | Bandai Namco Entertainment | July 19, 2022 | 2,354 | 734,183 |
| 24 | NSW | Mario Strikers: Battle League | Nintendo | June 9, 2022 | 2,319 | 76,443 |
| 25 | PS4 | Nobunaga’s Ambition: Shinsei | Koei Tecmo Games | July 21, 2022 | 2,253 | 33,589 |
| 26 | PS5 | Gran Turismo 7 | Sony Interactive Entertainment | March 4, 2022 | 2,215 | 157,041 |
| 27 | NSW | Digimon Survive | Bandai Namco Entertainment | July 28, 2022 | 2,164 | 35,480 |
| 28 | NSW | Kirby and the Forgotten Land | Nintendo | March 25, 2022 | 2,021 | 998,891 |
| 29 | NSW | Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Pokémon Shining Pearl | Nintendo | November 19, 2021 | 1,931 | 2,577,485 |
| 30 | NSW | Monster Hunter Rise (Best Price) | Capcom | December 16, 2021 | 1,892 | 87,418 |
[Source]: Famitsu: Game Sales – [Archive – 2022.08.22].
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