{"rewrite":{"id":"r_06af937ea81836c7a388f7c0","clusterId":"c_4329c6dc5cfdb50e80516061","slug":"tales-of-eternia-remastered-tops-japan-s-weekly-game-chart","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Tales of Eternia Remastered Tops Japan's Weekly Game Chart","summary":"Famitsu's ranking for October 12 to 18 shows Tales of Eternia Remastered taking the top spot on Switch with 17,911 copies in its first week, with a second Switch SKU at third on 14,003. Castlevania: Belmont's Curse Midnight Edition entered second on Switch with 15,630. Nintendo's Rhythm Heaven Groove, out since July, placed fourth with 13,084 and a running total of 1,093,427.","whyItMatters":"Two October 15 releases, Tales of Eternia Remastered and Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, split the top positions across separate Switch and PS5 entries, while the week's steady sellers were Nintendo titles already months into their runs.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eFamitsu\u0026#39;s chart for October 12 to 18 is built around two titles released on October 15: Tales of Eternia Remastered from Bandai Namco Entertainment and Castlevania: Belmont\u0026#39;s Curse Midnight Edition from KONAMI. Both appear as separate Switch and PS5 entries, and the Switch versions lead. Older Nintendo software fills much of the rest of the top twenty, including Rhythm Heaven Groove past one million units and Tomodachi Life past 1.6 million.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTales of Eternia Remastered (Switch)\u003c/strong\u003e: 1st, 17,911 first-week copies\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCastlevania: Belmont\u0026#39;s Curse Midnight Edition (Switch)\u003c/strong\u003e: 2nd, 15,630 first-week copies\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTales of Eternia Remastered (Switch, second SKU)\u003c/strong\u003e: 3rd, 14,003 first-week copies\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRhythm Heaven Groove (Switch)\u003c/strong\u003e: 4th, 13,084; 1,093,427 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTales of Eternia Remastered (PS5)\u003c/strong\u003e: 5th, 10,390 first-week copies\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCastlevania: Belmont\u0026#39;s Curse Midnight Edition (PS5)\u003c/strong\u003e: 6th, 7,621 first-week copies\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAce Combat 8: Wings of Theve (PS5)\u003c/strong\u003e: 7th, 5,834; 82,648 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKingdom Hearts Collection [I~III] (Switch 2)\u003c/strong\u003e: 8th, 5,404; 28,815 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFire Emblem: Fortune\u0026#39;s Weave (Switch 2)\u003c/strong\u003e: 9th, 5,221; 177,755 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTomodachi Life (Switch)\u003c/strong\u003e: 10th, 5,212; 1,633,297 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSplatoon Raiders (Switch 2)\u003c/strong\u003e: 11th, 4,043; 685,691 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMinecraft (Switch)\u003c/strong\u003e: 12th, 3,103; 4,292,556 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMario Kart World (Switch 2)\u003c/strong\u003e: 13th, 3,054; 3,050,412 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDragon\u0026#39;s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen (Switch 2)\u003c/strong\u003e: 14th, 2,753; 10,067 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRatatan (Switch 2)\u003c/strong\u003e: 15th, 2,639 first-week copies\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDerby Stallion 2 (Switch 2)\u003c/strong\u003e: 16th, 2,244; 42,872 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePokemon Pokopia (Switch 2)\u003c/strong\u003e: 17th, 2,243; 1,136,668 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate (Switch)\u003c/strong\u003e: 18th, 1,701; 5,957,899 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDynasty Warriors 3 Complete Edition: Remastered (PS5)\u003c/strong\u003e: 19th, 1,611; 23,771 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMinecraft Dungeons II (Switch 2)\u003c/strong\u003e: 20th, 1,575; 16,623 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Tales of Eternia Remastered's two Switch SKUs together sold 31,914 first week, more than every other title in the Famitsu top four combined. A remaster's split SKU pattern is doing the work a single release usually does.","twitterPost":"Tales of Eternia Remastered sold 31,914 across its two Switch SKUs, more than the other three top-four titles combined.","threadsPost":"Tales of Eternia Remastered splits its first week across two Switch SKUs: 17,911 and 14,003. That combined 31,914 outpaces everything else in the Famitsu top four together, with Castlevania: Belmont's Curse Midnight Edition at 15,630 the closest single release.","newsletterBlurb":"Famitsu's October 12 to 18 ranking puts Tales of Eternia Remastered first on Switch with 17,911 first-week copies, ahead of Castlevania: Belmont's Curse Midnight Edition at 15,630. Both October 15 releases also chart as separate PS5 entries. Nintendo's older titles hold most of the remaining top twenty, with Rhythm Heaven Groove past one million and Tomodachi Life past 1.6 million.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-29/japan-video-game-rankings-october-12-18/.243179\",\"title\":\"Japan's Video Game Rankings, October 12-18\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5452,"outputTokens":1430,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1793286266,"createdAt":"2026-10-29T14:58:39.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-29T15:03:24.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-29T15:03:24.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_4329c6dc5cfdb50e80516061","canonicalTitle":"News\nJapan's Video Game Rankings, October 12-18","representativeArticleId":"a_3a974b3e7c61e6293d6207cf","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Tales of Eternia Remastered\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":true}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-29T14:15:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-29T14:15:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-29T15:03:26.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-29/japan-video-game-rankings-october-12-18/.243179","title":"News\nJapan's Video Game Rankings, October 12-18"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Tales of Eternia Remastered"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":true},"keyFacts":["Tales of Eternia Remastered from Bandai Namco Entertainment ranked first on Switch with 17,911 first-week copies for October 12 to 18.","Castlevania: Belmont's Curse Midnight Edition from KONAMI ranked second on Switch with 15,630 first-week copies.","Rhythm Heaven Groove by Nintendo ranked fourth with 13,084 copies and a running total of 1,093,427."],"pageLinks":{"healthSlugs":["tales-of-eternia-remastered"],"storySlugs":[],"entities":[{"slug":"tales-of-eternia-remastered","supported":0,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":4,"overall":"unverified","story_count":2,"has_dossier":false}],"stories":[],"entitiesOk":true,"storiesOk":true}}