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Rhythm Heaven Groove held the top position for a fourth straight week, adding 34,688 copies to reach 945,929 total. 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ELDEN RING Tarnished Edition debuts at #2 on Switch 2. Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 2 charts on three platforms.","twitterPost":"Japan sales Aug 24-30: Rhythm Heaven Groove stays #1 (945,929 total). ELDEN RING Tarnished Edition debuts #2. MGS Master Collection Vol. 2 appears on Switch, Switch 2, and PS5.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Famitsu's August 24-30 chart shows Rhythm Heaven Groove leading for a fourth week. ELDEN RING Tarnished Edition debuts at #2 on Switch 2, and Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2 charts across three platforms.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-07/japan-video-game-rankings-august-24-30/.241457\",\"title\":\"Japan's Video Game Rankings, August 24-30\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4887,"outputTokens":1322,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1788797663,"createdAt":"2026-09-07T16:08:38.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-07T16:13:20.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-07T16:13:20.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_4ed921a301c624a52497405c","canonicalTitle":"News\nJapan's Video Game Rankings, August 24-30","representativeArticleId":"a_461345f6eecd2fa3d2b5097b","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Rhythm Heaven Groove\",\"ELDEN RING Tarnished Edition\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":true}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-07T15:15:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-07T15:15:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-07T16:13:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-07/japan-video-game-rankings-august-24-30/.241457","title":"News\nJapan's Video Game Rankings, August 24-30"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Rhythm Heaven Groove","ELDEN RING Tarnished Edition"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":true},"keyFacts":null}