Japan’s Video Game Rankings, February 16-22 – News [2026-03-05]

Mario Tennis Fever tops chart, Yakuza Kiwami 3/Yakuza 3: Dark Ties drops from #1 to #5

Japan’s Game Ranking: February 16-22

Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies

1NSw 2Mario Tennis Fever Nintendo February 12 14,577 54,099

2NSwDragon Quest VII Reimagined Square Enix February 5 12,413 222,078

3NSw 2Mario Kart World Nintendo June 5, 2025 10,418 2,835,912

4NSw 2Dragon Quest VII Reimagined Square Enix February 5 10,304 194,022

5PS5Yakuza Kiwami 3/Yakuza 3: Dark Ties Sega February 12 7,205 65,376

6NSwAnimal Crossing: New Horizons Nintendo March 20, 2020 6,675 8,384,463

7NSw 2Animal Crossing: New Horizons Nintendo January 15 5,099 72,571

8PS5Dragon Quest VII Reimagined Square Enix February 5 5,015 135,613

9NSwMinecraft Nippon Microsoft June 21, 2018 4,305 4,155,509

10NSwNintendo Switch Sports Nintendo April 29, 2022 4,192 1,703,991

11PS5Nioh 3 Koei Tecmo February 6 4,190 54,462

12NSwPokémon Legends: Z-A Nintendo October 16, 2025 3,869 1,615,347

13NSw 2Pokémon Legends: Z-A Nintendo October 16, 2025 3,617 1,090,540

14PS4Yakuza Kiwami 3/Yakuza 3: Dark Ties Sega February 12 3,568 23,413

15NSwMario Kart 8 Deluxe Nintendo April 28, 2017 3,300 6,548,183

16NSw 2Kirby Air Riders Nintendo November 20, 2025 3,212 503,283

17NSw 2Momotaro Dentetsu 2: Anata no Machi mo Kitto Aru Higashi Nihon-hen + Nishi Nihon-hen Konami November 13, 2025 3,128 275,162

18NSwMomotaro Dentetsu 2: Anata no Machi mo Kitto Aru Higashi Nihon-hen + Nishi Nihon-hen Konami November 13, 2025 2,983 324,326

19NSw 2Yakuza Kiwami 3/Yakuza 3: Dark Ties Sega February 12 2,941 18,929

20NSwSuper Mario Party Jamboree Nintendo October 17, 2024 2,760 1,486,229

Source: Famitsu