‘Yakuza: Like a Dragon’ Tops Japan’s Video Game Rankings Last Week

Jan 31, 20 at 7:45am

Serena Rei

Website Famitsu recently released the following video games that topped Japan’s charts last week. The Number 1 spot was taken by Sega’s Yakuza: Like a Dragon PS4 game. The game was released on January 16 in Japan and has sold weekly copies of 39,719. To date, it has overall sold 196,712 copies in Japan alone.

Nintendo’s hit fitness game Ring Fit Adventure for the Nintendo Switch is ranked number 2 with 39,217 weekly copies sold with overall of 622,646 copies sold. After weeks of consecutively being on the ranks, Pokemon Sword & Shield has dropped in the ranks and is now at number 3. It had weekly sales of 37,950 copies sold with overall Japanese sales at 3,350,308.

The highly anticipated Dragon Ball video game titled Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot was released in Japan on January 16 for the PlayStation 4. It has early weekly sales of 25,669 copies sold with overall sales of 115,206 copies so far. The game is created by Bandai Namco Entertainment.

About Yazuka: Lika Dragon (as described by Playstation):

Yakuza: Like a Dragon introduces a new main protagonist for the first time since the series’ inception over a decade ago — Ichiban Kasuga, a low-level yakuza member looking to prove his self-worth, and follows him and his motley crew of unlikely allies as they attempt to rise from rags to riches in this modern human drama.

Yakuza: Like a Dragon is much more than just a new chapter in the Yakuza series. Much like the new English title itself, Yakuza: Like a Dragon is a complete reimagining of the franchise, a landmark to coincide with the series’ 15th anniversary. With the bulk of the game taking place in the large-scale, painstakingly-realized setting of Ijincho in Yokohama, players will explore an entirely new side of Japan never-before-seen in the series. Not only that, but Yakuza: Like a Dragon’s combat system has undergone a major overhaul, combining Yakuza’s established brawling action with a turn-based RPG battle system.

About Ring Fit Adventure (as described by Nintendo):

In Ring Fit Adventure, battle enemies and explore numerous colorful worlds using real-world movements on your quest to take down a giant, egotistical dragon.

About Pokemon Sword and Shield (as described by Nintendo):

A new generation of Pokémon is coming to the Nintendo Switch™ system. Begin your adventure as a Pokémon Trainer by choosing one of three new partner Pokémon: Grookey, Scorbunny, or Sobble. Then embark on a journey in the new Galar region, where you’ll challenge the troublemakers of Team Yell, while unraveling the mystery behind the Legendary Pokémon Zacian and Zamazenta!

About Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot (as described by Bandai Namco Entertainment):

Relive the story of Goku in DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT! Beyond the epic battles, experience life in the DRAGON BALL Z world as you fight, fish, eat, and train with Goku. Explore the new areas and adventures as you advance through the story and form powerful bonds with other heroes from the DRAGON BALL Z universe.

Below reveals the complete rankings and some sale details:

Rank	System	Title	Weekly Copies	Total Copies
1	PS4	Yakuza: Like a Dragon	39,719	196,712
2	NSw	Ring Fit Adventure	39,217	622,646
3	NSw	Pokémon Sword & Shield	37,950	3,350,308
4	PS4	Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot	25,669	115,206
5	NSw	Tōhoku Daigaku Reika Igaku Kenkyūjo Kawashima Ryūta Kyōji Kanshū Nō o Kitaeru Otona no Nintendo Switch Training	12,875	120,573
6	NSw	Minecraft	10,827	1,233,493
7	NSw	Super Smash Brothers Ultimate	9,927	3,532,729
8	NSw	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe	9,008	2,746,682
9	NSw	Luigi’s Mansion 3	6,065	584,812
10	NSw	Splatoon 2	5,915	3,301,208
11	PS4	Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIV	5,740	25,835
12	NSw	Super Mario Party	5,501	1,324,364
13	NSw	Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020	4,882	260,582
14	NSw	void tRrLM(); //void teRraLiuM	4,759	4,759
15	NSw	The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild	4,322	1,506,848
16	NSw	Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore	4,297	23,094
17	NSw	Super Mario Maker 2	4,222	843,536
18	NSw	Tsuri Spirits Nintendo Switch Version	4,153	381,824
19	PS4	void tRrLM(); //void teRraLiuM	3,459	3,459
20	NSw	New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe	2,798	771,470

Source: ANN

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