Japanese ranking, Horizon Forbidden West beaten by Touken Ranbu Warriors

Horizon Forbidden West did not make it to the summit of Japanese ranking at the debut, going to occupy only the third and fourth position respectively in the PS4 and PS5 versions. In command we find instead Touken Ranbu Warriorsthe latest Musou produced by Koei Tecmo.

Japanese software ranking from 14 to 20 February 2022

1. [NSW] Touken Ranbu Warriors (DMM Games, 02/17/22) – 113,159 (New)
2. [NSW] Pokemon Legends: Arceus (The Pokemon Company, 01/28/22) – 84,925 (2,008,795)
3. [PS4] Horizon Forbidden West (SIE, 02/18/22) – 48,476 (New)
4. [PS5] Horizon Forbidden West (SIE, 02/18/22) – 43,012 (New)
5. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 13,406 (4,443,032)
6. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo, 10/29/21) – 10,651 (876,158)
7. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 9,268 (4,773,647)
8. [PS4] The King of Fighters XV (SIE, 02/17/22) – 9,062 (New)
9. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 8,503 (2,523,455)
10. [NSW] Pokemon Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl (The Pokemon Company, 11/19/21) – 6,876 (2,509,802)

Launched a few weeks after the controversial Dynasty Warriors 9 Empires (review), Touken Ranbu Warriors seems to have rekindled the enthusiasm of the many fans of the Musou genre in Japan, also thanks to the fact of being available for the moment only on Nintendo Switch.

As mentioned, Horizon Forbidden West (review) did not make it to exceed the third position in the standings, also surpassed by Pokémon Legends: Arceus, currently second. Another new entry is The King of Fighters XV, which debuts in eighth place.

Japanese hardware ranking from 14 to 20 February 2022

1. Switch OLED Model – 59,161 (1,245,652)
2. Switch – 23,862 (18,016,050)
3. PlayStation 5 – 23,249 (1,172,683)
4. Switch Lite – 13,906 (4,580,652)
5. Xbox Series S – 2,863 (68,449)
6. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 2,195 (213,395)
7. Xbox Series X – 1,936 (84,329)
8. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 364 (1,182,294)
9. PlayStation 4 – 11 (7,819,325)

As for the hardware ranking, the situation appears more or less unchanged: Nintendo Switch OLED model dominates the top 10 with almost double the units of the standard version, which is however closely followed by PS5.

After last week’s near-par sales, the Xbox Series X | S is back down but the reception is certainly better than the previous Microsoft platforms.