{"rewrite":{"id":"r_deca5f6e1c2999bfefcb6aa1","clusterId":"c_63303b57c7d8763bb4cba74b","slug":"japan-s-video-game-rankings-for-october-5-11","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Japan's Video Game Rankings for October 5-11","summary":"Famitsu's software chart for October 5 to 11 puts the Switch 2 version of Kingdom Hearts Collection [I~III] at No. 1 with 23,411 copies. Rhythm Heaven Groove is second at 14,527, and Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve is third at 13,801. Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen enters at fourth on Switch 2 and eighth on PS5, and the PS5 Kingdom Hearts Collection takes fifth at 6,261.","whyItMatters":"The same collection sold 23,411 copies on Switch 2 and 6,261 on PS5 in the same week, the widest platform gap in the top ten and a marker of where the installed base now sits.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eRhythm Heaven Groove sits second for the week at 14,527 copies and 1,080,343 since July 2. Mario Kart World, down at 11th, has 3,047,358 across its run, and Minecraft on the original Switch, 15th, has 4,289,453 since June 2018.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther new entries besides Kingdom Hearts Collection are Dragon\u0026#39;s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen on both Switch 2 and PS5, Earth Defense Force 5 on Switch 2, and Boku to Tsuri Nikki on both Switch 2 and Switch. Ace Combat 8, released October 2, has reached 76,814 copies.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKingdom Hearts Collection [I~III] (Switch 2, Square Enix)\u003c/strong\u003e: No. 1, 23,411 copies\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRhythm Heaven Groove (Switch, Nintendo)\u003c/strong\u003e: No. 2, 14,527 copies; 1,080,343 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAce Combat 8: Wings of Theve (PS5, Bandai Namco Entertainment)\u003c/strong\u003e: No. 3, 13,801 copies; 76,814 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDragon\u0026#39;s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen (Switch 2, Capcom)\u003c/strong\u003e: No. 4, 7,314 copies\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKingdom Hearts Collection [I~III] (PS5, Square Enix)\u003c/strong\u003e: No. 5, 6,261 copies\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFire Emblem: Fortune\u0026#39;s Weave (Switch 2, Nintendo)\u003c/strong\u003e: No. 6, 5,888 copies; 172,534 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEarth Defense Force 5 (Switch 2, D3Publisher)\u003c/strong\u003e: No. 7, 5,237 copies\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDragon\u0026#39;s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen (PS5, Capcom)\u003c/strong\u003e: No. 8, 5,099 copies\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSplatoon Raiders (Switch 2, Nintendo)\u003c/strong\u003e: No. 9, 5,043 copies; 681,648 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTomodachi Life (Switch, Nintendo)\u003c/strong\u003e: No. 10, 4,663 copies; 1,628,085 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMario Kart World (Switch 2, Nintendo)\u003c/strong\u003e: No. 11, 3,642 copies; 3,047,358 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDerby Stallion 2 (Switch 2, Game Addict)\u003c/strong\u003e: No. 12, 3,473 copies; 40,628 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDynasty Warriors 3 Complete Edition: Remastered (PS5, Koei Tecmo Games)\u003c/strong\u003e: No. 13, 3,436 copies; 22,160 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBoku to Tsuri Nikki (Switch 2, Imagineer)\u003c/strong\u003e: No. 14, 3,326 copies\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMinecraft (Switch, Microsoft)\u003c/strong\u003e: No. 15, 3,017 copies; 4,289,453 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMinecraft Dungeons II (Switch 2, Microsoft)\u003c/strong\u003e: No. 16, 2,955 copies; 15,048 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBoku to Tsuri Nikki (Switch, Imagineer)\u003c/strong\u003e: No. 17, 2,776 copies\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDynasty Warriors 3 Complete Edition: Remastered (Switch 2, Koei Tecmo Games)\u003c/strong\u003e: No. 18, 2,758 copies; 14,442 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePokemon Pokopia (Switch 2, Nintendo)\u003c/strong\u003e: No. 19, 2,140 copies; 1,134,425 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Switch 2, Nintendo)\u003c/strong\u003e: No. 20, 2,116 copies; 80,922 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Famitsu's October 5-11 chart: Kingdom Hearts Collection [I~III] debuts at No. 1 on Switch 2 with 23,411 copies; the PS5 version is fifth at 6,261. Rhythm Heaven Groove is second, Ace Combat 8 third, Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen fourth on Switch 2.","twitterPost":"Famitsu's October 5-11 chart: Kingdom Hearts Collection [I~III] debuts at No. 1 on Switch 2 with 23,411 copies; the PS5 version is fifth at 6,261. Rhythm Heaven Groove second, Ace Combat 8 third, Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen fourth on Switch 2.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Famitsu's software ranking for October 5 to 11 has the Switch 2 version of Kingdom Hearts Collection [I~III] at No. 1 on 23,411 copies, with the PS5 version fifth at 6,261. Rhythm Heaven Groove and Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve take second and third. Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen enters at fourth on Switch 2 and eighth on PS5.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-17/japan-video-game-rankings-october-5-11/.242888\",\"title\":\"Japan's Video Game Rankings, October 5-11\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4923,"outputTokens":3507,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792250531,"createdAt":"2026-10-17T15:16:27.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-17T15:21:05.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-17T15:21:05.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_63303b57c7d8763bb4cba74b","canonicalTitle":"News\nJapan's Video Game Rankings, October 5-11","representativeArticleId":"a_4fea3a8e34c87d0202bcb671","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Kingdom Hearts Collection\",\"Ace Combat 8\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":true}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-17T14:15:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-17T14:15:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-17T15:21:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-17/japan-video-game-rankings-october-5-11/.242888","title":"News\nJapan's Video Game Rankings, October 5-11"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Kingdom Hearts Collection","Ace Combat 8"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":true},"keyFacts":null}