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Rhythm Heaven Groove Leads Japan’s Game Sales for August 17–23

Steins;Gate Re:Boot debuted on three platforms, with its Switch 2 edition ranking fourth.

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Rhythm Heaven Groove topped Japan’s August 17–23 game chart with 37,402 copies sold, bringing its total to 911,241. Splatoon Raiders placed second, followed by Tomodachi Life.

Rhythm Heaven Groove ranked first in Japan’s video game sales for August 17–23, selling 37,402 copies on Nintendo Switch. Its cumulative sales reached 911,241.

Splatoon Raiders took second place with 13,224 copies, while Tomodachi Life finished third with 12,558. Steins;Gate Re:Boot launched on August 20 and entered the chart on three platforms, placing fourth, fifth and ninth.

The full ranking follows, with each entry showing its platform, publisher, release date, weekly sales and cumulative sales:

    1. Rhythm Heaven Groove — Nintendo Switch; Nintendo; July 2; 37,402 sold this week; 911,241 total.
    1. Splatoon Raiders — Nintendo Switch 2; Nintendo; July 23; 13,224 sold this week; 626,371 total.
    1. Tomodachi Life — Nintendo Switch; Nintendo; April 16; 12,558 sold this week; 1,574,773 total.
    1. Steins;Gate Re:Boot — Nintendo Switch 2; MAGES; August 20; 7,613 sold this week; 7,613 total.
    1. Steins;Gate Re:Boot — PS5; MAGES; August 20; 4,002 sold this week; 4,002 total.
    1. Minecraft — Nintendo Switch; Nippon Microsoft; June 21, 2018; 3,953 sold this week; 4,265,941 total.
    1. Powerful Pro Baseball 2026-2027 — Nintendo Switch; Konami; June 11; 3,718 sold this week; 205,769 total.
    1. Pokémon Pokopia — Nintendo Switch 2; Nintendo; March 5; 3,701 sold this week; 1,115,493 total.
    1. Steins;Gate Re:Boot — Nintendo Switch; MAGES; August 20; 3,538 sold this week; 3,538 total.
    1. Starsand Island — Nintendo Switch 2; Game Source Entertainment; August 20; 3,415 sold this week; 3,415 total.
    1. Mario Kart World — Nintendo Switch 2; Nintendo; June 5, 2025; 3,006 sold this week; 3,020,846 total.
    1. Beast of Reincarnation — PS5; Happinet; August 4; 2,812 sold this week; 50,969 total.
    1. Splatoon 3 — Nintendo Switch; Nintendo; September 9, 2022; 2,169 sold this week; 4,572,313 total.
    1. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate — Nintendo Switch; Nintendo; December 7, 2018; 1,884 sold this week; 5,943,927 total.
    1. Ayakashi Gohan ~ Okawaritsu!~" for S — Nintendo Switch; Edia; August 20; 1,820 sold this week; 1,820 total.
    1. Animal Crossing: New Horizons — Nintendo Switch; Nintendo; March 20, 2020; 1,681 sold this week; 8,467,646 total.
    1. eFootball Kick-Off! — Nintendo Switch 2; Konami; June 4; 1,564 sold this week; 72,263 total.
    1. Super Mario Party Jamboree — Nintendo Switch; Nintendo; October 17, 2024; 1,409 sold this week; 1,532,132 total.
    1. Animal Crossing: New Horizons — Nintendo Switch 2; Nintendo; January 15; 1,294 sold this week; 146,780 total.
    1. Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics — Nintendo Switch; Nintendo; June 5, 2020; 1,290 sold this week; 1,519,608 total.

Sources: Famitsu via ANN

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