Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl have kept their lead for a fourth, straight week in Japan game sales for the week of December 6-12, 2021.
This time around, there were no new titles released during the mentioned week to compete against the latest Pokémon games. Also, the duo of Pokémon titles finally passed the 2 million copies of games sold in Japan.
Will the Pokémon titles keep their lead one more time? We’ll find out next week.
Japan Game Sales Chart: December 6-12, 2021
| Rank | System | Title | Publisher | Release Date | Weekly Copies | Total Copies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NSW | Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl | Nintendo | November 19, 2021 | 130,772 | 2,046,040 |
| 2 | NSW | Mario Party Superstars | Nintendo | October 29, 2021 | 53,824 | 459,001 |
| 3 | NSW | Yawaraka Atama Juku Issho ni Atama no Stretch | Nintendo | December 3, 2021 | 33,092 | 70,020 |
| 4 | NSW | Minecraft | Nintendo | June 21, 2018 | 26,256 | 2,336,145 |
| 5 | NSW | Animal Crossing: New Horizons | Nintendo | March 20, 2020 | 23,786 | 7,010,861 |
| 6 | NSW | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | Nintendo | April 28, 2017 | 21,819 | 4,191,268 |
| 7 | NSW | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Nintendo | December 7, 2018 | 14,709 | 4,552,841 |
| 8 | NSW | Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! | Konami | November 19, 2020 | 14,709 | 2,448,283 |
| 9 | NSW | Ring Fit Adventure | Nintendo | October 18, 2019 | 13,765 | 2,956,485 |
| 10 | NSW | Pokémon Sword & Shield | Nintendo | November 15, 2019 | 12,825 | 4,227,847 |
| 11 | NSW | Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury | Nintendo | February 12, 2021 | 9,281 | 941,162 |
| 12 | NSW | Sekai no Asobi Taizen 51 | Nintendo | June 5, 2020 | 7,082 | 844,288 |
| 13 | NSW | Disney Magic Castle: My Happy Life 2 – Enchanted Edition | Bandai Namco Entertainment | December 2, 2021 | 6,937 | 20,285 |
| 14 | NSW | Eiga Sumikko Gurashi: Aoi Tsukiyo no Mahō no Ko Game de Asobō! Eiga no Sekai | Nippon Columbia | December 2, 2021 | 6,364 | 14,581 |
| 15 | NSW | Minecraft Dungeons Ultimate Edition | Microsoft Japan | October 26, 2021 | 5,683 | 18,286 |
| 16 | NSW | Super Mario Maker 2 | Nintendo | June 28, 2019 | 5,390 | 1,155,240 |
| 17 | NSW | Fortnite Minty Legends Pack | Epic Games | November 2, 2021 | 4,911 | 30,299 |
| 18 | NSW | Taiko no Tatsujin Nintendo Switch Ba~jon! | Bandai Namco Entertainment | July 19, 2018 | 4,888 | 652,329 |
| 19 | NSW | Splatoon 2 + Octo Expansion | Nintendo | October 8, 2021 | 4,635 | 24,391 |
| 20 | NSW | Tsuri Spirits Nintendo Switch Version | Bandai Namco Entertainment | July 25, 2019 | 4,291 | 640,087 |
| 21 | NSW | Splatoon 2 | Nintendo | July 21, 2017 | 4,288 | 3,977,241 |
| 22 | NSW | Game Builder Garage | Nintendo | June 11, 2021 | 4,204 | 261,211 |
| 23 | NSW | WarioWare: Get It Together! | Nintendo | September 10, 2021 | 4,132 | 174,192 |
| 24 | NSW | Super Mario Odyssey | Nintendo | October 27, 2017 | 4,091 | 2,285,091 |
| 25 | NSW | Shin Megami Tensei V | Atlas | November 11, 2021 | 3,970 | 184,388 |
| 26 | NSW | New Pokémon Snap | Nintendo | April 30, 2021 | 3,957 | 302,710 |
| 27 | NSW | Super Mario Party | Nintendo | October 5, 2018 | 3,857 | 2,022,352 |
| 28 | NSW | Together! The Battle Cats | Nintendo | December 3, 2020 | 3,762 | 86,017 |
| 29 | NSW | FIFA 22 Legacy Edition | EA Sports | October 1, 2021 | 3,679 | 40,643 |
| 30 | NSW | Miitopia | Nintendo | May 21, 2021 | 3,589 | 264,015 |
[Source]: Famitsu: Game Sales – [Archive – 2021.12.19].
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