{"rewrite":{"id":"r_be770c9394930aca9a368d52","clusterId":"c_aa5cbc09a78aded6a82b3fdb","slug":"rhythm-heaven-groove-leads-japan-s-weekly-game-sales-chart","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Rhythm Heaven Groove Leads Japan's Weekly Game Sales Chart","summary":"Famitsu's retail chart for August 17-23 keeps Rhythm Heaven Groove at number one with 37,402 copies, lifting its total past 911,000. Steins;Gate Re:Boot debuts across three platforms, landing fourth on Switch 2, fifth on PS5, and ninth on Switch. Tomodachi Life and Splatoon Raiders hold second and third. Two other new releases, Starsand Island and Ayakashi Gohan, enter the chart this week.","whyItMatters":"Rhythm Heaven Groove holds the top slot for the week while Steins;Gate Re:Boot enters on three platforms, showing the remake's reach beyond a single system.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThree new releases enter Famitsu\u0026#39;s weekly retail chart for August 17-23. Steins;Gate Re:Boot appears three times, fourth on Switch 2, fifth on PS5, and ninth on Switch. Starsand Island and Ayakashi Gohan land in the tenth and fifteenth spots. Rhythm Heaven Groove keeps the top slot with 37,402 copies and a running total of 911,241, while Nintendo\u0026#39;s catalog fills most of the remaining chart.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRhythm Heaven Groove\u003c/strong\u003e: Rank 1, 37,402 weekly, 911,241 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSplatoon Raiders\u003c/strong\u003e: Rank 2, 13,224 weekly, 626,371 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTomodachi Life\u003c/strong\u003e: Rank 3, 12,558 weekly, 1,574,773 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSteins;Gate Re:Boot (Switch 2)\u003c/strong\u003e: Rank 4, 7,613 weekly\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSteins;Gate Re:Boot (PS5)\u003c/strong\u003e: Rank 5, 4,002 weekly\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMinecraft\u003c/strong\u003e: Rank 6, 3,953 weekly, 4,265,941 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePowerful Pro Baseball 2026-2027\u003c/strong\u003e: Rank 7, 3,718 weekly, 205,769 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePokémon Pokopia\u003c/strong\u003e: Rank 8, 3,701 weekly, 1,115,493 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSteins;Gate Re:Boot (Switch)\u003c/strong\u003e: Rank 9, 3,538 weekly\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStarsand Island\u003c/strong\u003e: Rank 10, 3,415 weekly\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMario Kart World\u003c/strong\u003e: Rank 11, 3,006 weekly, 3,020,846 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeast of Reincarnation\u003c/strong\u003e: Rank 12, 2,812 weekly, 50,969 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSplatoon 3\u003c/strong\u003e: Rank 13, 2,169 weekly, 4,572,313 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate\u003c/strong\u003e: Rank 14, 1,884 weekly, 5,943,927 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAyakashi Gohan ~ Okawaritsu!~\u003c/strong\u003e: Rank 15, 1,820 weekly\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnimal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch)\u003c/strong\u003e: Rank 16, 1,681 weekly, 8,467,646 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eeFootball Kick-Off!\u003c/strong\u003e: Rank 17, 1,564 weekly, 72,263 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuper Mario Party Jamboree\u003c/strong\u003e: Rank 18, 1,409 weekly, 1,532,132 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnimal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch 2)\u003c/strong\u003e: Rank 19, 1,294 weekly, 146,780 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics\u003c/strong\u003e: Rank 20, 1,290 weekly, 1,519,608 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Rhythm Heaven Groove tops Japan's weekly game chart with 37,402 copies. Steins;Gate Re:Boot debuts on Switch 2, PS5, and Switch, taking three spots. Tomodachi Life and Splatoon Raiders round out the top three.","twitterPost":"Rhythm Heaven Groove holds Japan's top sales slot with 37,402 weekly copies. Steins;Gate Re:Boot enters on three platforms. Tomodachi Life, Splatoon Raiders follow.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Famitsu's weekly chart for August 17-23 keeps Rhythm Heaven Groove on top with 37,402 copies. Steins;Gate Re:Boot debuts on three platforms, taking the fourth, fifth, and ninth spots. Tomodachi Life and Splatoon Raiders hold the rest of the top three.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-31/japan-video-game-rankings-august-17-23/.241156\",\"title\":\"Japan's Video Game Rankings, August 17-23\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4883,"outputTokens":6917,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1788302150,"createdAt":"2026-09-01T22:30:15.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-01T22:32:25.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-01T22:32:25.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_aa5cbc09a78aded6a82b3fdb","canonicalTitle":"News\nJapan's Video Game Rankings, August 17-23","representativeArticleId":"a_68f04feaf2a4335f73235268","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Steins;Gate Re:Boot\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":true}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-31T16:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-31T16:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-01T22:32:24.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-31/japan-video-game-rankings-august-17-23/.241156","title":"News\nJapan's Video Game Rankings, August 17-23"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Steins;Gate Re:Boot"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":true},"keyFacts":null}