{"rewrite":{"id":"r_a9f5d5bd79a972c130da2052","clusterId":"c_2e314863377d605f4be372a1","slug":"onimusha-way-of-the-sword-tops-japan-s-game-rankings","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Onimusha: Way Of The Sword Tops Japan's Game Rankings","summary":"Famitsu's ranking for August 31 to September 6 puts Onimusha: Way of the Sword at the top on PS5 with 76,530 copies sold in its release week of September 4. A Switch 2 version of the same game sits third at 19,499 copies. Rhythm Heaven Groove holds second on Switch with 29,360 weekly copies, and Splatoon Raiders is fourth at 10,267.","whyItMatters":"The new Onimusha's opening week is split across two platforms that land first and third on the same chart, so the two releases together outsell every other title on the list by a wide margin.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eFamitsu\u0026#39;s weekly software chart for August 31 to September 6 is led by a Capcom revival, with the PS5 version of Onimusha: Way of the Sword selling 76,530 copies in its opening week and the Switch 2 version adding 19,499. The Nintendo Switch back catalog still carries the rest of the top ten: Rhythm Heaven Groove, Splatoon Raiders, Tomodachi Life, and Mario Kart World all remain in the running on cumulative sales. Two other September 3 releases, The Blood of Dawnwalker and Orbitals, enter at seventh and ninth.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe chart covers physical software sales in Japan for the week, compiled by Famitsu.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOnimusha: Way of the Sword (PS5, CAPCOM)\u003c/strong\u003e: 1st, 76,530 weekly copies, released September 4\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRhythm Heaven Groove (NSw, Nintendo)\u003c/strong\u003e: 2nd, 29,360 weekly copies, 975,289 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOnimusha: Way of the Sword (NSw 2, CAPCOM)\u003c/strong\u003e: 3rd, 19,499 weekly copies, released September 4\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSplatoon Raiders (NSw 2, Nintendo)\u003c/strong\u003e: 4th, 10,267 weekly copies, 648,529 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTomodachi Life (NSw, Nintendo)\u003c/strong\u003e: 5th, 9,880 weekly copies, 1,596,536 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eELDEN RING Tarnished Edition (NSw 2, FromSoftware)\u003c/strong\u003e: 6th, 6,559 weekly copies, 34,163 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Blood of Dawnwalker (PS5, Bandai Namco Entertainment)\u003c/strong\u003e: 7th, 4,618 weekly copies, released September 3\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMario Kart World (NSw 2, Nintendo)\u003c/strong\u003e: 8th, 4,259 weekly copies, 3,028,216 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrbitals (NSw 2, Kepler Interactive)\u003c/strong\u003e: 9th, 3,949 weekly copies, released September 3\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMinecraft (NSw, Nippon Microsoft)\u003c/strong\u003e: 10th, 3,754 weekly copies, 4,274,163 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt Takes Two (NSw, Electronic Arts)\u003c/strong\u003e: 11th, 3,374 weekly copies, 191,859 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePowerful Pro Baseball 2026-2027 (NSw, Konami)\u003c/strong\u003e: 12th, 3,349 weekly copies, 212,985 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVillage in the Shade (NSw 2, Nippon Ichi Software)\u003c/strong\u003e: 13th, 3,184 weekly copies, 33,064 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePokémon Pokopia (NSw 2, Nintendo)\u003c/strong\u003e: 14th, 3,108 weekly copies, 1,122,013 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCities: Skylines Remastered Japan Special Edition (PS5, Spike Chunsoft)\u003c/strong\u003e: 15th, 3,061 weekly copies, released September 3\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGanbare Goemon Daishūgō! (NSw, Konami)\u003c/strong\u003e: 16th, 2,412 weekly copies, 87,234 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVillage in the Shade (NSw, Nippon Ichi Software)\u003c/strong\u003e: 17th, 2,308 weekly copies, 19,325 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMy Hero Academia: All\u0026#39;s Justice (NSw 2, Bandai Namco Entertainment)\u003c/strong\u003e: 18th, 2,181 weekly copies, released September 3\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMetal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2 (PS5, Konami)\u003c/strong\u003e: 19th, 2,013 weekly copies, 14,704 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate (NSw, Nintendo)\u003c/strong\u003e: 20th, 1,933 weekly copies, 5,947,780 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Onimusha: Way of the Sword sold 76,530 on PS5 and 19,499 on Switch 2 the same week. The split, not the top spot, is the number Capcom reads.","twitterPost":"Onimusha: Way of the Sword moved 76,530 on PS5 and 19,499 on Switch 2 in week one. Two versions, one release.","threadsPost":"Onimusha: Way of the Sword sold 76,530 on PS5 and 19,499 on Switch 2 in the same Famitsu week. One release, two SKUs, and a gap big enough that the platform split says more about where the audience is than the number one placement does.","newsletterBlurb":"Famitsu's weekly Japanese software chart is led by Onimusha: Way of the Sword, which sold 76,530 copies on PS5 in its September 4 opening week and another 19,499 on Switch 2. Rhythm Heaven Groove is second at 29,360. The rest of the top ten is mostly Nintendo Switch catalog titles still adding to their totals.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-12/japan-video-game-rankings-august-31-september-6/.241658\",\"title\":\"Japan's Video Game Rankings, August 31-September 6\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4796,"outputTokens":1425,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789240462,"createdAt":"2026-09-12T19:09:00.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-12T19:13:20.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-12T19:13:20.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_2e314863377d605f4be372a1","canonicalTitle":"News\nJapan's Video Game Rankings, August 31-September 6","representativeArticleId":"a_8a5181dc0b8ee9e033c859c0","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Onimusha: Way of the Sword\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":true}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-12T18:15:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-12T18:15:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-12T19:13:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-12/japan-video-game-rankings-august-31-september-6/.241658","title":"News\nJapan's Video Game Rankings, August 31-September 6"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Onimusha: Way of the Sword"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":true},"keyFacts":null}