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Beast of Reincarnation Debuts in 3rd on the Japanese Charts, Switch 2 Sells 66K

Beast of Reincarnation Debuts in 3rd on the Japanese Charts, Switch 2 Sells 66K - Sales

by William D'Angelo , posted 19 hours ago / 1,717 Views

Rhythm Heaven Groove (NS) has topped the first place on the retail charts in Japan with sales of 139,363 units, according to Famitsu for the two week period ending August 16, 2026. 

Beast of Reincarnation (PS5) debuted in third place with sales of 48,157 units.

Splatoon Raiders (NS2) came in second place with sales of 64,921 units, Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream (NS) is in fourth place with sales of 43,884 units, and Pokémon Pokopia (NS2) is in fifth place with sales of 14,235 units.

Powerful Pro Baseball 2026-2027 (NS) came in sixth place with sales of 12,887 units, Minecraft (NS) is in seventh place with sales of 12,351 units, and Mario Kart World (NS2) is in eighth place with sales of 11,377 units.

Ganbare Goemon Daishuugou! (NS) is in ninth place with sales of 8,052 units and eFootball Kick-Off! (NS2) is in 10th place with sales of 6,961 units.

The Nintendo Switch 2 was the best-selling platform with 65,560 units sold. The PlayStation 5 sold 19,955 units, the Switch 1 sold 15,020 units, and the Xbox Series X|S sold 135 units.

Here are the best-selling games in Japan:

  1. [NSW] Rhythm Heaven Groove (Nintendo, 07/02/26) – 139,363 (873,839)
  2. [SW2] Splatoon Raiders (Nintendo, 07/23/26) – 64,921 (613,147)
  3. [PS5] Beast of Reincarnation (Happinet, 08/04/26) – 48,157 (48,157) (New)
  4. [NSW] Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream (Nintendo, 04/16/26) – 43,884 (1,562,215)
  5. [NS2] Pokemon Pokopia (The Pokemon Company, 03/05/26) – 14,235 (1,111,792)
  6. [NSW] Powerful Pro Baseball 2026-2027 (Konami, 06/11/26) – 12,887 (202,051)
  7. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 12,351 (4,261,988)
  8. [NS2] Mario Kart World (Nintendo, 06/05/25) – 11,377 (3,017,840)
  9. [NSW] Ganbare Goemon Daishuugou! (Konami, 07/02/26) – 8,052 (81,945)
  10. [NS2] eFootball Kick-Off! (Konami, 06/04/26) – 6,961 (70,699)

Here is the hardware breakdown (followed by lifetime sales):

  1. Switch 2 – 65,560 (6,198,193)
  2. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 19,310 (1,402,430)
  3. Switch Lite – 9,084 (7,012,867)
  4. Switch OLED Model – 4,590 (9,620,754)
  5. Switch – 1,346 (20,307,102)
  6. PlayStation 5 Pro – 360 (368,237)
  7. PlayStation 5 – 285 (5,919,597)
  8. Xbox Series X Digital Edition – 53 (33,237)
  9. Xbox Series S – 41 (342,896)
  10. Xbox Series X – 41 (328,352)

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A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can follow the author on Bluesky.


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HebrewGamer (17 hours ago)

Wow! Rhythm Heaven is blowing up in Japan.

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