{"rewrite":{"id":"r_ce68bb701d07d45000660e5c","clusterId":"c_3b30a38eb7d9d875ace5df87","slug":"rhythm-heaven-groove-tops-japan-s-game-ranking-for-september-7-13","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Rhythm Heaven Groove Tops Japan's Game Ranking For September 7-13","summary":"Famitsu's chart for September 7-13 puts Rhythm Heaven Groove at No. 1 with 24,756 copies for the week and 1,000,045 cumulative. Onimusha: Way of the Sword follows with 19,654 on PS5 and 7,070 on Switch 2. Mario Kart World sits at No. 8 on 3,141, and Minecraft at No. 7 on 3,324. Village in the Shade holds two spots.","whyItMatters":"The chart shows a July Switch release still ahead of a September Capcom title, with Nintendo's back catalog filling most of the top ten.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eFamitsu\u0026#39;s ranking for September 7-13 covers the week\u0026#39;s software sales in Japan, across Switch, Switch 2, and PS5. The top of the chart is a July release holding its ground against a September Capcom launch, while several new entries from September 10 land lower down. Nintendo\u0026#39;s older titles take up most of the remaining positions, and one July title appears at two ranks.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRhythm Heaven Groove\u003c/strong\u003e: NSw, 24,756 weekly, 1,000,045 total, No. 1\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOnimusha: Way of the Sword\u003c/strong\u003e: PS5, 19,654 weekly, 96,184 total, No. 2\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSplatoon Raiders\u003c/strong\u003e: NSw 2, 8,163 weekly, 656,692 total, No. 3\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTomodachi Life\u003c/strong\u003e: NSw, 7,607 weekly, 1,603,143 total, No. 4\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOnimusha: Way of the Sword\u003c/strong\u003e: NSw 2, 7,070 weekly, 26,569 total, No. 5\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGakko de Atta Kowai Hanashi to Tsukikomori\u003c/strong\u003e: NSw, 3,683 weekly and total, No. 6\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMinecraft\u003c/strong\u003e: NSw, 3,324 weekly, 4,277,487 total, No. 7\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMario Kart World\u003c/strong\u003e: NSw 2, 3,141 weekly, 3,031,357 total, No. 8\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVillage in the Shade\u003c/strong\u003e: NSw 2, 2,837 weekly, 35,901 total, No. 9\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRomance of the Three Kingdoms XIV with Power-Up Kit Complete Edition\u003c/strong\u003e: NSw, 2,797 weekly and total, No. 10\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePokemon Pokopia\u003c/strong\u003e: NSw 2, 2,705 weekly, 1,124,718 total, No. 11\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt Takes Two\u003c/strong\u003e: NSw, 2,578 weekly, 194,437 total, No. 12\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePowerful Pro Baseball 2026-2027\u003c/strong\u003e: NSw, 2,494 weekly, 215,479 total, No. 13\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRomance of the Three Kingdoms XIV with Power-Up Kit Complete Edition\u003c/strong\u003e: PS5, 2,448 weekly and total, No. 14\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeifuku Kanojo 3\u003c/strong\u003e: NSw, 2,093 weekly and total, No. 15\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSplatoon 3\u003c/strong\u003e: NSw, 1,720 weekly, 4,578,028 total, No. 16\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate\u003c/strong\u003e: NSw, 1,663 weekly, 5,949,443 total, No. 17\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eELDEN RING Tarnished Edition\u003c/strong\u003e: NSw 2, 1,617 weekly, 35,780 total, No. 18\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlack Wolves Saga: Weiss und Schwarz\u003c/strong\u003e: NSw, 1,535 weekly and total, No. 19\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVillage in the Shade\u003c/strong\u003e: NSw, 1,505 weekly, 20,830 total, No. 20\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Rhythm Heaven Groove crossed one million cumulative copies in Famitsu's September 7-13 chart. The No. 1 weekly spot at 24,756 sales shows the momentum is now steady tail rather than launch spike.","twitterPost":"Rhythm Heaven Groove hit 1,000,045 cumulative copies in Famitsu's September 7-13 chart on 24,756 weekly sales.","threadsPost":"Rhythm Heaven Groove crossed the one million cumulative mark in Famitsu's September 7-13 chart, with 24,756 copies sold for the week. A No. 1 finish at that weekly pace points to a long tail rather than a launch spike, which is the harder curve for a rhythm game to hold.","newsletterBlurb":"Rhythm Heaven Groove leads Famitsu's September 7-13 chart with 24,756 weekly copies, past the million mark at 1,000,045. Onimusha: Way of the Sword lands at No. 2 on PS5 and No. 5 on Switch 2. Nintendo's back catalog fills most of the rest of the top ten, and Village in the Shade appears at No. 9 and No. 20.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-20/japan-video-game-rankings-september-7-13/.241937\",\"title\":\"Japan's Video Game Rankings, September 7-13\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4822,"outputTokens":1349,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789931661,"createdAt":"2026-09-20T19:08:59.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-20T19:13:20.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-20T19:13:20.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_3b30a38eb7d9d875ace5df87","canonicalTitle":"News\nJapan's Video Game Rankings, September 7-13","representativeArticleId":"a_e8ecd66855e6b571257d43bb","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":"2026-09-20T18:15:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-20T18:15:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-20T19:13:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-20/japan-video-game-rankings-september-7-13/.241937","title":"News\nJapan's Video Game Rankings, September 7-13"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Onimusha: Way of the Sword"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":true},"keyFacts":null}