{"rewrite":{"id":"r_7755da55155288518c169b41","clusterId":"c_993a85643db49dcb827914a0","slug":"japan-s-video-game-rankings-rhythm-heaven-groove-stays-on-top","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Japan's Video Game Rankings: Rhythm Heaven Groove Stays On Top","summary":"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.","whyItMatters":"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.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eFamitsu\u0026#39;s weekly rankings for August 3-9 and August 10-16 show Nintendo\u0026#39;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.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew 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.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeveral 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\u0026#39;s Village in the Shade appeared on multiple platforms across both weeks.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRhythm Heaven Groove\u003c/strong\u003e: #1 NSw, 83,536 weekly copies, 873,839 total (August 10-16)\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSplatoon Raiders\u003c/strong\u003e: #2 NSw 2, 32,535 weekly copies, 613,147 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTomodachi Life\u003c/strong\u003e: #3 NSw, 25,671 weekly copies, 1,562,215 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePokémon Pokopia\u003c/strong\u003e: #4 NSw 2, 7,788 weekly copies, 1,111,792 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePowerful Pro Baseball 2026-2027\u003c/strong\u003e: #5 NSw, 7,569 weekly copies, 202,051 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMinecraft\u003c/strong\u003e: #6 NSw, 7,184 weekly copies, 4,261,988 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMario Kart World\u003c/strong\u003e: #7 NSw 2, 6,280 weekly copies, 3,017,840 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeast of Reincarnation\u003c/strong\u003e: #8 PS5, 5,147 weekly copies, 48,157 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGanbare Goemon Daishūgō!\u003c/strong\u003e: #9 NSw, 4,085 weekly copies, 81,945 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eeFootball Kick-Off!\u003c/strong\u003e: #10 NSw 2, 4,082 weekly copies, 70,699 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSplatoon 3\u003c/strong\u003e: #11 NSw, 3,576 weekly copies, 4,570,144 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate\u003c/strong\u003e: #12 NSw, 3,448 weekly copies, 5,942,043 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMario Kart 8 Deluxe\u003c/strong\u003e: #13 NSw, 2,725 weekly copies, 6,598,836 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnimal Crossing: New Horizons\u003c/strong\u003e: #14 NSw, 2,690 weekly copies, 8,465,965 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered - Deluxe Edition\u003c/strong\u003e: #15 NSw 2, 2,539 weekly copies, debut\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics\u003c/strong\u003e: #16 NSw, 2,307 weekly copies, 1,518,318 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnimal Crossing: New Horizons\u003c/strong\u003e: #17 NSw 2, 2,218 weekly copies, 145,486 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuper Mario Party Jamboree + Jamboree TV\u003c/strong\u003e: #18 NSw 2, 2,189 weekly copies, 218,884 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMomotaro Dentetsu 2: Anata no Machi mo Kitto Aru Higashi Nihon-hen + Nishi Nihon-hen\u003c/strong\u003e: #19 NSw, 2,162 weekly copies, 376,747 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuper Mario Party Jamboree\u003c/strong\u003e: #20 NSw, 2,044 weekly copies, 1,530,723 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Rhythm Heaven Groove's sixth week sales jumped from 55,827 to 83,536 copies, a 50% spike that pushed its total past 870,000 in Japan. The rhythm game refuses to slow down.","twitterPost":"New releases made modest debuts in Japan this week: Beast of Reincarnation hit #2 on PS5, while Oblivion Remastered - Deluxe Edition entered at #15 on Switch 2. Nintendo still owns the top ten.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Rhythm Heaven Groove tops the Japanese charts for a second straight week, with sales climbing past 870,000. New releases like Beast of Reincarnation and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered - Deluxe Edition made smaller debuts.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-24/japan-video-game-rankings-august-3-9/.240910\",\"title\":\"Japan's Video Game Rankings, August 3-9\"},{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-24/japan-video-game-rankings-august-10-16/.240916\",\"title\":\"Japan's Video Game Rankings, August 10-16\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":6289,"outputTokens":1843,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1787870267,"createdAt":"2026-08-27T22:31:49.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-27T22:36:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-27T22:31:49.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_993a85643db49dcb827914a0","canonicalTitle":"News\nJapan's Video Game Rankings, August 3-9","representativeArticleId":"a_c99f2aac88607227c760adbe","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Rhythm Heaven Groove\",\"Beast of Reincarnation\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":true}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-24T15:05:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-24T16:15:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-27T22:36:45.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-24/japan-video-game-rankings-august-10-16/.240916","title":"News\nJapan's Video Game Rankings, August 10-16"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Rhythm Heaven Groove","Beast of Reincarnation"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":true},"keyFacts":["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."]}