Japan Game Rankings: Rhythm Heaven Groove Holds Top Spot for a Fourth Week
Rhythm Heaven Groove's four-week run at the top and the debut of ELDEN RING Tarnished Edition at #2 show a strong late-summer release slate holding steady in Japan.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
Famitsu's Japan game rankings for August 24-30 show Rhythm Heaven Groove at #1 for a fourth consecutive week with 34,688 weekly copies sold, reaching 945,929 total. ELDEN RING Tarnished Edition for Switch 2 debuts at #2 with 27,604 copies. Multiple new releases populate the chart, including Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2 across three platforms.
Famitsu published its weekly Japan sales chart for August 24-30. Rhythm Heaven Groove held the top position for a fourth straight week, adding 34,688 copies to reach 945,929 total. The chart reflects a wave of new releases from the week, led by ELDEN RING Tarnished Edition on Switch 2 debuting at #2.
The Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2 sold across multiple platforms, and other August 27 launches including Captain Tsubasa 2 WORLD FIGHTERS, Super Bomberman Collection, and Brigandine Abyss appear on the list.
- Rhythm Heaven Groove: Nintendo, Switch, #1 with 34,688 weekly, 945,929 total
- ELDEN RING Tarnished Edition: FromSoftware, Switch 2, #2 debut with 27,604
- Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2: Konami, PS5, #3 debut with 12,691
- Splatoon Raiders: Nintendo, Switch 2, #4 with 11,891 weekly, 638,262 total
- Tomodachi Life: Nintendo, Switch, #5 with 10,883 weekly, 1,585,656 total
- Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2: Konami, Switch 2, #6 debut with 8,624
- Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster: Square Enix, Switch 2, #7 debut with 6,386
- Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2: Konami, Switch, #8 debut with 5,590
- Minecraft: Nippon Microsoft, Switch, #9 with 4,468 weekly, 4,270,409 total
- Captain Tsubasa 2 WORLD FIGHTERS: Bandai Namco Entertainment, Switch, #10 debut with 4,384
- Super Bomberman Collection: Konami, Switch, #11 debut with 3,870
- Powerful Pro Baseball 2026-2027: Konami, Switch, #12 with 3,867 weekly, 209,636 total
- Super Bomberman Collection: Konami, Switch 2, #13 debut with 3,833
- Pokémon Pokopia: Nintendo, Switch 2, #14 with 3,412 weekly, 1,118,905 total
- It Takes Two: Electronic Arts, Switch, #15 with 3,332 weekly, 188,485 total
- Brigandine Abyss: Happinet, Switch 2, #16 debut with 3,271
- Hyperdimension Neptunia Unlimited: Compile Heart, PS5, #17 debut with 3,136
- Mario Kart World: Nintendo, Switch 2, #18 with 3,111 weekly, 3,023,957 total
- Captain Tsubasa 2 WORLD FIGHTERS: Bandai Namco Entertainment, PS5, #19 debut with 2,502
- Brigandine Abyss: Happinet, PS5, #20 debut with 2,341
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- Anime News Network News Japan's Video Game Rankings, August 24-30