{"rewrite":{"id":"r_55c3b5e0032a15fe46eb0b99","clusterId":"c_078115d175a58e89d14a2392","slug":"star-fox-remake-debuts-at-1-in-japan-s-weekly-game-rankings","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Star Fox Remake Debuts At #1 In Japan's Weekly Game Rankings","summary":"Famitsu's Japan's Video Game Rankings for June 22-28 show the Star Fox remake for Nintendo Switch 2 debuting at #1 with 41,680 copies sold. Tomodachi Life holds #2 with 28,543 weekly copies, while Powerful Pro Baseball 2026-2027 stays at #3. The chart covers the top 20 games across all platforms.","whyItMatters":"The Star Fox remake's first-week sales lead confirms strong launch demand for a revived Nintendo franchise on the Switch 2.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eFamitsu\u0026#39;s latest Japan\u0026#39;s Video Game Rankings cover sales from June 22-28. The Star Fox remake for Nintendo Switch 2 debuted at #1 with 41,680 copies sold in its first week. Tomodachi Life held #2 with 28,543 weekly copies, pushing its total past 1.41 million. Powerful Pro Baseball 2026-2027 stayed at #3 with 16,950 copies. The top 20 includes several new entries: Medabots Card Robattle RB at #7, Blackish House ←sideZ -Retour- at #8, The Thousand Musketeers: Rhodoknight at #11, Saeko: Giantess Dating Sim at #14, and Mamiya at #20.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStar Fox\u003c/strong\u003e: 1st, 41,680 weekly copies, 41,680 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTomodachi Life\u003c/strong\u003e: 2nd, 28,543 weekly copies, 1,410,570 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePowerful Pro Baseball 2026-2027\u003c/strong\u003e: 3rd, 16,950 weekly copies, 146,335 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eeFootball Kick-Off!\u003c/strong\u003e: 4th, 6,483 weekly copies, 41,508 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePokémon Pokopia\u003c/strong\u003e: 5th, 5,870 weekly copies, 1,069,925 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMario Kart World\u003c/strong\u003e: 6th, 4,521 weekly copies, 2,979,306 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedabots Card Robattle RB Kabuto Ver./Kuwagata Ver.\u003c/strong\u003e: 7th, 4,348 weekly copies, 4,348 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlackish House ←sideZ -Retour-\u003c/strong\u003e: 8th, 4,114 weekly copies, 4,114 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales\u003c/strong\u003e: 9th, 4,077 weekly copies, 27,751 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMinecraft\u003c/strong\u003e: 10th, 3,353 weekly copies, 4,229,124 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Thousand Musketeers: Rhodoknight\u003c/strong\u003e: 11th, 3,118 weekly copies, 3,118 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYoshi and the Mysterious Book\u003c/strong\u003e: 12th, 2,393 weekly copies, 70,598 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSplatoon 3\u003c/strong\u003e: 13th, 2,265 weekly copies, 4,550,462 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSaeko: Giantess Dating Sim\u003c/strong\u003e: 14th, 2,089 weekly copies, 2,089 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnimal Crossing: New Horizons\u003c/strong\u003e: 15th, 2,029 weekly copies, 8,449,970 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinal Fantasy VII Rebirth\u003c/strong\u003e: 16th, 1,985 weekly copies, 39,376 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuper Smash Bros. 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Tomodachi Life holds #2 with 28,543 weekly copies, while Powerful Pro Baseball 2026-2027 stays at #3. Five new titles enter the top 20.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-07-05/japan-video-game-rankings-june-22-28/.239346\",\"title\":\"News\\nJapan's Video Game Rankings, June 22-28\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4386,"outputTokens":1239,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1783357474,"createdAt":"2026-07-06T16:53:42.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-07-06T16:58:32.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-06T16:53:42.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_078115d175a58e89d14a2392","canonicalTitle":"News\nJapan's Video Game Rankings, June 22-28","representativeArticleId":"a_085dabca039caa772050ab58","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Star Fox\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":true}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-07-06T16:15:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-07-06T16:15:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-06T16:58:32.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-07-05/japan-video-game-rankings-june-22-28/.239346","title":"News\nJapan's Video Game Rankings, June 22-28"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Star Fox"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":true},"keyFacts":null}