Japanese Choose Nintendo Again: Last Week's Hit Returns to the Top

Nintendo has once again topped the Japanese sales chart: Rhythm Heaven Groove returned to first place after a short break. The game's sales exceeded 800 thousand copies.

The new Famitsu ranking covers the period from August 3 to August 16 and shows sales of physical game editions in Japan. Several projects for Nintendo consoles immediately entered the top ten.

1. [NS] Rhythm Heaven Groove — 139,363 (total: 873,839)
2. [NS2] Splatoon Raiders — 64,921 (total: 613,147)
3. [PS5] Beast of Reincarnation — 48,157
4. [NS] Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream — 43,884 (total: 1,562,215)
5. [NS2] Pokemon Pokopia — 14,235 (total: 1,111,792)
6. [NS] Powerful Pro Baseball 2026-2027 — 12,887 (total: 202,051)
7. [NS] Minecraft — 12,351 (total: 4,261,988)
8. [NS2] Mario Kart World — 11,377 (total: 3,017,840)
9. [NS] Ganbare Goemon Daishuugo — 8,052 (total: 81,945)
10. [NS2] eFootball Kick-Off — 6,961 (total: 70,699)

Rhythm Heaven Groove returned to first place after a break and once again prevented competitors from taking the top spot. The game has already surpassed 800 thousand copies sold, showing a strong start in the Japanese market.