Japan's Video Game Rankings: Rhythm Heaven Groove Stays On Top
Rhythm Heaven Groove's sales spike in its sixth week, rising from 55,827 to 83,536 copies, suggests sustained demand for a rhythm game in a market often dominated by action and adventure titles.
Key Facts
- Rhythm Heaven Groove held the number one spot on the Famitsu Japanese sales charts for both August 3-9 and August 10-16, selling 83,536 copies in the latter week for a total of 873,839.
- Beast of Reincarnation debuted at number two on PS5 in the August 3-9 week with 43,010 copies, then fell to eighth place the following week.
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered - Deluxe Edition entered the August 10-16 chart at number fifteen on Switch 2 with 2,539 copies.
- Nintendo titles occupied most of the top twenty positions in both weeks, including Minecraft, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
- The August 10-16 chart was compiled from data collected by Famitsu for the period ending August 16, 2026.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
In the latest Japanese video game sales rankings from Famitsu, covering August 3-9 and August 10-16, Nintendo's Rhythm Heaven Groove held the top spot for both weeks. The rhythm game, released on July 2, sold 55,827 copies in its fifth week and then jumped to 83,536 copies in its sixth week, bringing its total to 873,839 copies. The August 3-9 chart saw the debut of Happinet's Beast of Reincarnation on PS5 at number two with 43,010 copies, while the August 10-16 chart featured Bethesda's The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered - Deluxe Edition entering at number fifteen with 2,539 copies. Other notable titles included Splatoon Raiders on Switch 2, which stayed in second place during the second week with 32,535 copies, and Tomodachi Life, which remained in third place. The charts were dominated by Nintendo titles, with many long-running games like Minecraft, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and Animal Crossing: New Horizons continuing to appear in the top twenty.
Famitsu's weekly rankings for August 3-9 and August 10-16 show Nintendo's dominance on the Japanese charts, with rhythm game Rhythm Heaven Groove holding the number one position for both weeks. The game, released on July 2, sold 55,827 copies in the first week and 83,536 copies in the second, accumulating 873,839 total copies by August 16.
New releases made modest entries. Beast of Reincarnation from Happinet debuted at number two on PS5 with 43,010 copies in its first week, then dropped to eighth place with 5,147 copies the following week. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered - Deluxe Edition from Bethesda Softworks entered at number fifteen on Switch 2 with 2,539 copies on August 11.
Several long-running titles continue to chart, including Minecraft, Splatoon 3, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and Animal Crossing: New Horizons. The Switch 2 version of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild also reappeared, while Nippon Ichi Software's Village in the Shade appeared on multiple platforms across both weeks.
- Rhythm Heaven Groove: #1 NSw, 83,536 weekly copies, 873,839 total (August 10-16)
- Splatoon Raiders: #2 NSw 2, 32,535 weekly copies, 613,147 total
- Tomodachi Life: #3 NSw, 25,671 weekly copies, 1,562,215 total
- Pokémon Pokopia: #4 NSw 2, 7,788 weekly copies, 1,111,792 total
- Powerful Pro Baseball 2026-2027: #5 NSw, 7,569 weekly copies, 202,051 total
- Minecraft: #6 NSw, 7,184 weekly copies, 4,261,988 total
- Mario Kart World: #7 NSw 2, 6,280 weekly copies, 3,017,840 total
- Beast of Reincarnation: #8 PS5, 5,147 weekly copies, 48,157 total
- Ganbare Goemon Daishūgō!: #9 NSw, 4,085 weekly copies, 81,945 total
- eFootball Kick-Off!: #10 NSw 2, 4,082 weekly copies, 70,699 total
- Splatoon 3: #11 NSw, 3,576 weekly copies, 4,570,144 total
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: #12 NSw, 3,448 weekly copies, 5,942,043 total
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: #13 NSw, 2,725 weekly copies, 6,598,836 total
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons: #14 NSw, 2,690 weekly copies, 8,465,965 total
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered - Deluxe Edition: #15 NSw 2, 2,539 weekly copies, debut
- Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics: #16 NSw, 2,307 weekly copies, 1,518,318 total
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons: #17 NSw 2, 2,218 weekly copies, 145,486 total
- Super Mario Party Jamboree + Jamboree TV: #18 NSw 2, 2,189 weekly copies, 218,884 total
- Momotaro Dentetsu 2: Anata no Machi mo Kitto Aru Higashi Nihon-hen + Nishi Nihon-hen: #19 NSw, 2,162 weekly copies, 376,747 total
- Super Mario Party Jamboree: #20 NSw, 2,044 weekly copies, 1,530,723 total
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 10-16