Japanese Massively Buying New Games: Entire Sales Podium Taken by Premieres

The Japanese game sales chart for the week of October 12-18 was topped by new releases, with Tales of Eternia Remastered taking three spots in the top five thanks to versions for Nintendo Switch 2, Switch, and PS5.

According to Famitsu, Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse for Switch also made it into the top three. Other notable releases include Ace Combat 8 for PS5 and the Kingdom Hearts Collection [1–3] for Switch 2.

Top 10 game sales in Japan (October 12–18):

1. [NS2] Tales of Eternia Remastered – 17,911 copies.
2. [NS] Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse – 15,630.
3. [NS] Tales of Eternia Remastered – 14,003.
4. [NS] Rhythm Heaven Groove – 13,084 (total 1,093,427).
5. [PS5] Tales of Eternia Remastered – 10,390.
6. [PS5] Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse – 7,621.
7. [PS5] Ace Combat 8 – 5,834 (total 82,648).
8. [NS2] Kingdom Hearts Collection [1–3] – 5,404 (total 28,815).
9. [NS2] Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave – 5,221 (total 177,755).
10. [NS] Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream – 5,212 (total 1,633,297).

For the first time in a while, new releases occupied the entire podium, with different versions of the same game appearing twice in the top three. The autumn release season has significantly shifted the balance of power in the Japanese market.