Steins;Gate Re:Boot Debuts on the Japanese Charts, Switch 2 Sells 21K - Sales

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Rhythm Heaven Groove (NS) has topped the first place on the retail charts in Japan with sales of 37,402units, according to Famitsu for the week ending August 23, 2026. 

Steins;Gate Re:Boot (NS2) debuted in fourth place with sales of 7,613 units. The PS5 version debuted in fifth place with sales of 4,002 and the Switch version debuted in ninth place with sales of 3,538 units.

Starsand Island (NS2) debuted in 10th place with sales of 3,415 units.

Splatoon Raiders (NS2) came in second place with sales of 13,224units and Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream (NS) is in third place with sales of 12,558 units.

Minecraft (NS) is in sixth place with sales of 3,953 units, Powerful Pro Baseball 2026-2027 (NS) came in seventh place with sales of 3,718 units, and Pokémon Pokopia (NS2) is in eighth  place with sales of 3,701 units.

The Nintendo Switch 2 was the best-selling platform with 20,734 units sold. The PlayStation 5 sold 6,397 units, the Switch 1 sold 6,111 units, and the Xbox Series X|S sold 134 units.

Here are the best-selling games in Japan:

1. [NSW] Rhythm Heaven Groove (Nintendo, 07/02/26) – 37,402 (911,241)
2. [SW2] Splatoon Raiders (Nintendo, 07/23/26) – 13,224 (626,371)
3. [NSW] Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream (Nintendo, 04/16/26) – 12,558 (1,574,773)
4. [SW2] STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT (MAGES., 08/20/26) – 7,613 (New)
5. [PS5] STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT (MAGES., 08/20/26) – 4,002 (New)
6. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 3,953 (4,265,941)
7. [NSW] Powerful Pro Baseball 2026-2027 (Konami, 06/11/26) – 3,718 (205,769)
8. [NS2] Pokemon Pokopia (The Pokemon Company, 03/05/26) – 3,701 (1,115,493)
9. [NSW] STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT (MAGES., 08/20/26) – 3,538 (New)
10. [SW2] Starsand Island (Game Source Entertainment, 08/20/26) – 3,415 (New)

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

1. Switch 2 – 20,734 (6,218,927)
2. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 5,866 (1,408,296)
3. Switch Lite – 3,543 (7,016,410)
4. Switch OLED Model – 1,973 (9,622,727)
5. Switch – 595 (20,307,697)
6. PlayStation 5 Pro – 418 (368,655)
7. PlayStation 5 – 113 (5,919,710)
8. Xbox Series X – 59 (328,411)
9. Xbox Series S – 47 (342,943)
10. Xbox Series X Digital Edition – 28 (33,265)

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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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