Monster Hunter Rise Tops Japan's Monthly Charts with 217,000 Copies Sold

In summary: The release of Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak has catapulted the game to the top of the Japanese charts, with over 217,000 copies sold. This significant boost has pushed the title's total sales over 200,000. July has also seen the second-highest sales for PS5 consoles, with approximately 89,000 units sold. Meanwhile, Mario Party Superstars and Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics have each surpassed one million copies sold. According to Famitsu's data, Monster Hunter Rise was the best-selling boxed game in Japan during July, followed closely by Xenoblade Chronicles 3, which sold around 112,000 copies despite only being on the market for three days. Nintendo Switch Sports continued its success, selling 111,000 copies and securing third place for the second consecutive month. New entries in the top 10 include Live A Live at number four, which sold approximately 85,000 copies after its release on July 22, and Gran Turismo 7, the only PlayStation 5 game in the top 30, at number nine with 30,000 copies sold. The game's sales were particularly strong in the last week of the month, with 12,000 copies sold. Nintendo maintained its position as Japan's top-selling publisher, accounting for 36.1% of all physical game sales. However, Capcom experienced a significant surge, rising from seventh to second place with 15.1% of all boxed games sold. Over 1.3 million Switch games were sold in July, making it the second-best month of 2022 so far. Nintendo dominated the market, with 86.2% of all games sold being for the Switch, while Sony's PS4 and PS5 market share increased to 4.3% and 9.2%, respectively. In terms of hardware sales, 354,000 Switch consoles were sold, with the OLED model accounting for 34.6% of total sales. The PlayStation 5 also had a successful month, with over 89,000 units sold, marking its second-best sales month of the year and increasing its market share to 18.2%. The top 10 best-selling physical games in Japan for July 2022, according to Famitsu, are: Monster Hunter Rise / Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak, Xenoblade Chronicles 3, Nintendo Switch Sports, Live A Live, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Minecraft: Switch Edition, Ring Fit Adventure, Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, and Gran Turismo 7.