Japan’s Video Game Rankings, March 16-22 – News [2026-04-05]

Crimson Desert PS5 version debuts at #2

Japan’s Game Ranking: March 16-22

Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies

1NSw 2 Pokémon Pokopia Nintendo March 5 114,515 772,915

2PS5 Crimson Desert Pearl Abyss March 20 31,108 31,108

3NSw 2 Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection CAPCOM March 13 10,294 48,012

4NSw 2Mario Kart World Nintendo June 5, 2025 8,276 2,873,338

5NSw 2Mario Tennis Fever Nintendo February 12 7,833 90,975

6PS5 Resident Evil requiem (Biohazard requiem) CAPCOM February 27 6,652 198,271

7NSw Pokémon Fire Red & Leaf Green (Download Card version) Nintendo February 28 5,872 5,932

8NSwAnimal Crossing: New Horizons Nintendo March 20, 2020 4,760 8,407,095

9NSwMinecraft Nippon Microsoft June 21, 2018 4,451 4,173,164

10NSw 2Animal Crossing: New Horizons Nintendo January 15 3,784 91,914

11NSw 2Pokémon Legends: Z-A Nintendo October 16, 2025 3,120 1,105,900

12NSwPokémon Legends: Z-A Nintendo October 16, 2025 2,799 1,629,195

13NSwSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate (Super Smash Bros. Special) Nintendo December 7, 2018 2,783 5,891,779

14NSwDragon Quest VII Reimagined Square Enix February 5 2,776 243,340

15NSw 2Momotaro Dentetsu 2: Anata no Machi mo Kitto Aru Higashi Nihon-hen + Nishi Nihon-hen Konami November 13, 2025 2,659 286,536

16NSwNintendo Switch Sports Nintendo April 29, 2022 2,517 1,712,836

17NSw 2Kirby Air Riders Nintendo November 20, 2025 2,514 515,102

18PS5 Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection CAPCOM March 13 2,471 19,659

19NSwMario Kart 8 Deluxe Nintendo April 28, 2017 2,364 6,558,104

20NSw 2Dragon Quest VII Reimagined Square Enix February 5 2,269 213,760

Source: Famitsu