Nintendo Dominates Japan Again - One Game Reaches a Significant Milestone

Nintendo once again took first place in the Japanese sales chart, and Rhythm Heaven Groove surpassed the 1 million physical copies sold mark.

Recent weeks have brought several notable sales results to the gaming industry. Even with a large number of new releases, older games continue to compete with newcomers, and popular projects are increasing their performance.

According to Famitsu, for the period from September 7 to 13, the Japanese chart looks like this:

1. [NS] Rhythm Heaven Groove – 24,756 (total: 1,000,045)
2. [PS5] Onimusha: Way of the Sword – 19,654 (96,184)
3. [NS2] Splatoon Raiders – 8,163 (656,692)
4. [NS] Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream – 7,607 (1,603,143)
5. [NS2] Onimusha: Way of the Sword – 7,070 (26,569)
6. [NS] Gakkou de Atta Kowai Hanashi and Tsukikomori – 3,686
7. [NS] Minecraft – 3,324 (4,277,487)
8. [NS2] Mario Kart World – 3,141 (3,031,357)
9. [NS2] Pokemon Pokopia – 2,837 (35,901)
10. [NS2] Romance of the Three Kingdoms 14 Complete Edition – 2,797

Rhythm Heaven Groove returned to first place and simultaneously surpassed the one million physical copies mark in Japan. For Nintendo's rhythm series, this is another significant achievement.