{"rewrite":{"id":"r_5e416f7979977b0720ccdb4d","clusterId":"c_9829be6aaeca0411799f2782","slug":"fire-emblem-fortune-s-weave-leads-japan-s-game-rankings-for-september-14-20","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave Leads Japan's Game Rankings for September 14-20","summary":"Famitsu's chart for September 14-20 puts Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave at No. 1 on Switch 2 with 127,131 copies sold in its opening week. Trails in the Sky 2nd takes second on Switch 2 and fourth on PS5. Marvel's Wolverine enters at fifth on PS5. Rhythm Heaven Groove, Tomodachi Life, Mario Kart World, Minecraft, and Pokémon Pokopia all hold places in the top 20.","whyItMatters":"One week of Famitsu data shows the Switch 2 holding most of the top 20 while new releases from Nintendo, Nihon Falcom, and Sony Interactive Entertainment split the upper slots across two platforms.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eFamitsu\u0026#39;s ranking for September 14-20 covers the week\u0026#39;s software sales in Japan, split by platform and with lifetime totals beside each entry. Fire Emblem: Fortune\u0026#39;s Weave enters at the top with 127,131 copies on Switch 2, the week\u0026#39;s largest opening by a wide margin.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe rest of the top five mixes new arrivals and a returning title: Trails in the Sky 2nd lands on both Switch 2 and PS5, Marvel\u0026#39;s Wolverine opens on PS5, and Rhythm Heaven Groove stays in third with lifetime sales past one million.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFire Emblem: Fortune\u0026#39;s Weave (Switch 2)\u003c/strong\u003e: No. 1, 127,131 copies, released September 17\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrails in the Sky 2nd (Switch 2)\u003c/strong\u003e: No. 2, 24,724 copies, released September 17\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRhythm Heaven Groove (Switch)\u003c/strong\u003e: No. 3, 22,568 copies, 1,022,613 lifetime\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrails in the Sky 2nd (PS5)\u003c/strong\u003e: No. 4, 21,753 copies, released September 17\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarvel\u0026#39;s Wolverine (PS5)\u003c/strong\u003e: No. 5, 20,039 copies, released September 15\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnother Eden Begins (Switch 2)\u003c/strong\u003e: No. 6, 14,708 copies, released September 17\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnother Eden Begins (Switch)\u003c/strong\u003e: No. 7, 9,237 copies, released September 17\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOnimusha: Way of the Sword (PS5)\u003c/strong\u003e: No. 8, 8,762 copies, 104,946 lifetime\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSplatoon Raiders (Switch 2)\u003c/strong\u003e: No. 9, 7,105 copies, 663,797 lifetime\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTomodachi Life (Switch)\u003c/strong\u003e: No. 10, 6,909 copies, 1,610,052 lifetime\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLe Mirage Mystique (Switch)\u003c/strong\u003e: No. 11, 6,716 copies, released September 17\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOnimusha: Way of the Sword (Switch 2)\u003c/strong\u003e: No. 12, 3,515 copies, 30,084 lifetime\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMario Kart World (Switch 2)\u003c/strong\u003e: No. 13, 3,119 copies, 3,034,476 lifetime\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMinecraft (Switch)\u003c/strong\u003e: No. 14, 2,892 copies, 4,280,379 lifetime\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePokémon Pokopia (Switch 2)\u003c/strong\u003e: No. 15, 2,695 copies, 1,127,413 lifetime\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eELDEN RING Tarnished Edition (Switch 2)\u003c/strong\u003e: No. 16, 2,275 copies, 38,055 lifetime\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePatlabor the Case Files (PS5)\u003c/strong\u003e: No. 17, 2,258 copies, released September 17\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt Takes Two (Switch)\u003c/strong\u003e: No. 18, 2,152 copies, 196,589 lifetime\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePowerful Pro Baseball 2026-2027 (Switch)\u003c/strong\u003e: No. 19, 2,148 copies, 217,627 lifetime\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGanbare Goemon Dai Shūgō! (Switch)\u003c/strong\u003e: No. 20, 1,865 copies, 90,491 lifetime\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Famitsu's September 14-20 chart: Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave opens at No. 1 with 127,131 copies on Switch 2. Trails in the Sky 2nd takes No. 2 on Switch 2 and No. 4 on PS5. Marvel's Wolverine enters at No. 5.","twitterPost":"Famitsu September 14-20: Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave tops the chart at 127,131 copies on Switch 2. Trails in the Sky 2nd lands No. 2 on Switch 2 and No. 4 on PS5. Marvel's Wolverine debuts at No. 5 on PS5.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Famitsu's software chart for September 14-20 puts Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave first at 127,131 copies on Switch 2. Trails in the Sky 2nd appears twice in the top five, on Switch 2 and PS5, while Marvel's Wolverine opens fifth on PS5. Rhythm Heaven Groove, Tomodachi Life, Mario Kart World, Minecraft and Pokémon Pokopia remain in the top 20.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-09/japan-video-game-rankings-september-14-20/.242539\",\"title\":\"Japan's Video Game Rankings, September 14-20\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4845,"outputTokens":1385,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791657427,"createdAt":"2026-10-10T18:31:14.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-10T18:36:05.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-10T18:36:05.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_9829be6aaeca0411799f2782","canonicalTitle":"News\nJapan's Video Game Rankings, September 14-20","representativeArticleId":"a_266f474c9a349f5bc20531b4","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":true}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-10T17:15:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-10T19:15:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-10T19:18:33.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-10/japan-video-game-rankings-september-21-27/.242610","title":"News\nJapan's Video Game Rankings, September 21-27"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":true},"keyFacts":null}