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Japan Game Sales Chart: Rhythm Heaven Groove and Beast of Reincarnation Lead August Sales

Nintendo's Rhythm Heaven Groove maintains top placement on the Japanese charts while Happinet's Beast of Reincarnation delivers a strong PlayStation 5 debut in Famitsu's latest software tracking.

Japan Game Sales Chart: Rhythm Heaven Groove and Beast of Reincarnation Lead August Sales

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Published

August 24, 2026

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animenewsnetwork.com ↗by ANN Staff

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Nintendo's physical software presence in Japan remains formidable, as Rhythm Heaven Groove secured the top spot on Famitsu's software sales charts for the week of August 3–9. Moving an additional 55,827 units, the rhythm title has now reached cumulative sales of 790,303 copies domestic. The week's highest-ranking new arrival, Beast of Reincarnation from publisher Happinet, claimed second place on PlayStation 5 with an inaugural 43,010 physical units sold.

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Long-tail momentum continues across multiple platforms, with franchise stalwarts and recent hardware offerings holding steady positions within the top five rankings:

  • Rhythm Heaven Groove (Nintendo Switch) – 55,827 / Total: 790,303
  • Beast of Reincarnation (PlayStation 5) – 43,010 / Total: 43,010
  • Splatoon Raiders (Nintendo Switch 2) – 32,386 / Total: 580,612
  • Tomodachi Life (Nintendo Switch) – 18,213 / Total: 1,536,544
  • Pokémon Pokopia (Nintendo Switch 2) – 6,447 / Total: 1,104,004

The broader software top twenty reflected continued engagement with evergreen catalog software, alongside multiplatform visibility for titles such as Nippon Ichi Software's Village in the Shade across Switch 2, Switch, and PlayStation 5. Official tracking figures and historical hardware data are provided by Famitsu.

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