The overall hardware sales charts for consoles tracked and listed by Famitsu via their latest posting showed a significant increase in total units sold with PlayStation 5 leading in terms of market share after registering a whopping 703.91% jump from just 13,556 units sold the week before to a total of 108,978 units. This massive … Continue reading Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: February 24 – March 2, 2025
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Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: March 18 – March 24, 2024
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Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: February 5 – February 11, 2024
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Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: February 19 – February 25, 2024
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Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: March 4 – March 10, 2024
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Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: March 25 – March 31, 2024
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Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: March 11 – March 17, 2024
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Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: January 29 – February 4, 2024
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Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: January 6 – January 12, 2025
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Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: January 20 – January 26, 2025
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Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: January 13 – January 19, 2025
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Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: December 30 – January 5, 2025
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Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: November 18 – November 24, 2024
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Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: September 18 – September 24, 2023
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Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: December 18 – December 24, 2023
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Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: June 24 – June 30, 2024
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Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: December 2 – December 8, 2024
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Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: October 2 – October 8, 2023
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Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: September 2 – September 8, 2024
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Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: May 27 – June 2, 2024
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Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: December 16 – December 22, 2024
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Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: December 4 – December 10, 2023
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Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: November 4 – November 10, 2024
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Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: November 25 – December 1, 2024
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Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: November 11 – November 17, 2024
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Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: September 9 – September 15, 2024
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Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: November 20 – November 26, 2023
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Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: January 1 – January 7, 2024
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Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: July 15 – July 21, 2024
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Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: September 30 – October 6, 2024
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Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: December 11 – December 17, 2023
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Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: October 23 – October 29, 2023
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Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: January 8 – January 14, 2024
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Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: November 13 – November 19, 2023
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Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: October 7 – October 13, 2024
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Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: October 16 – October 22, 2023
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Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: May 13 – May 19, 2024
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Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: May 6 – May 12, 2024
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Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: June 10 – June 16, 2024
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Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: July 22 – July 28, 2024
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Japan Top Weekly Video Game Ranking: September 11 – September 17, 2023
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