Elden Ring / Rhythm Heaven Groove
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We have another look at the latest numbers for physical game sales in Japan, courtesy of Famitsu, and Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition has put up a pretty good fight in its debut week.

The Switch 2 release dodge rolled onto the podium right from the jump, shifting 27,604 copies. It wasn't quite enough to get that 'Great Enemy Felled' message, though, as the reigning champ, Rhythm Heaven Groove, snatched up another victory.

The chart is awash with new releases this week, with Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2 on PS5, Switch 2 and Switch 1 landing in third, sixth and eighth respectively, and Final Fantasy X | X-2 HD Remaster making its Switch 2 debut in seventh.

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Here's a look at the top ten in full:

Position Game Platform Unit Sales (24th - 30th Aug) Total Unit Sales
1

Rhythm Heaven Groove

Switch

34,688

945,929
2

Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition

Switch 2

27,604 NEW
3

Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2

PS5

12,691 NEW
4

Splatoon Raiders

Switch 2

11,891 638,262
5

Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream

Switch

10,883 1,585,656
6

Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2

Switch 2

8,624 NEW
7

Final Fantasy X | X-2 HD Remaster

Switch 2

6,386 NEW
8

Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2

Switch

5,590 NEW
9

Minecraft

Switch

4,468 4,270,409
10

Captain Tsubasa II: World Fighters

Switch

4,384 NEW

The hardware standing is in much the same state that we find it every week at the moment. Switch 2 is still in a commanding lead with an additional ~22,000 units to its name, with the PS5 Digital Edition holding onto the silver with 5,866.

Combining the Switch and PS5's respective SKU sales this week actually puts Nintendo in front, with the previous-gen hardware combining for 8,847, while Sony's latest pulls in 7,351.

Here's a breakdown of the figures for the week:

Position Console Unit Sales (24th - 30th Aug) Lifetime Unit Sales
1 Switch 2

22,265

6,241,192
2

PlayStation 5 Digital Edition

6,969

1,415,265

3

Switch Lite

5,001 7,021,411
4 Switch OLED Model 3,193 9,625,920
5

Switch

653

20,308,350
6

PlayStation 5 Pro

277 368,932
7

Xbox Series X

195 328,606
8

PlayStation 5

105

5,919,815
9

Xbox Series X Digital Edition

76

33,341

10

Xbox Series S

27

342,970

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[source famitsu.com]