Rhythm Heaven Groove is the top-selling game in Japan, holding the number one spot for two consecutive weeks in August 2026 and reaching a total of 873,839 copies sold. It is a return to the series' classic structure with 30 mini-games and 20 remixes.
Rhythm Heaven Groove returned after an 11-year gap, debuting at number one in Japan's weekly sales rankings for the week of June 29 to July 5, with 393,378 copies sold. The game is a return to the classic series structure, dropping the story mode from the previous entry, Megamix, and instead offering 30 mini-games, each played twice, plus 20 remix stages. The review notes that some mini-games reuse mechanics from earlier entries, and the grading system is more forgiving than in past titles, a change the reviewer says may be for the best.
Sales stayed strong into August. In the sixth week, covering August 10-16, the game sold 83,536 copies, up from 55,827 copies the previous week, pushing its cumulative total to 873,839 copies. It held the top spot for both weeks covered in the latest Famitsu rankings, August 3-9 and August 10-16. The charts were otherwise dominated by Nintendo titles, with long-running games like Minecraft, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and Animal Crossing: New Horizons continuing to appear in the top twenty.
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Famitsu's Japan game rankings for August 24-30 show Rhythm Heaven Groove at #1 for a fourth consecutive week with 34,688 weekly copies sold, reaching 945,929 total. ELDEN RING Tarnished Edition for Switch 2 debuts at #2 with 27,604 copies. Multiple new releases populate the chart, including Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2 across three platforms.
In the latest Japanese video game sales rankings from Famitsu, covering August 3-9 and August 10-16, Nintendo's Rhythm Heaven Groove held the top spot for both weeks. The rhythm game, released on July 2, sold 55,827 copies in its fifth week and then jumped to 83,536 copies in its sixth week, bringing its total to 873,839 copies. The August 3-9 chart saw the debut of Happinet's Beast of Reincarnation on PS5 at number two with 43,010 copies, while the August 10-16 chart featured Bethesda's The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered - Deluxe Edition entering at number fifteen with 2,539 copies. Other notable titles included Splatoon Raiders on Switch 2, which stayed in second place during the second week with 32,535 copies, and Tomodachi Life, which remained in third place. The charts were dominated by Nintendo titles, with many long-running games like Minecraft, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and Animal Crossing: New Horizons continuing to appear in the top twenty.
Rhythm Heaven Groove returns after 11 years with 30 mini-games played twice each, plus 20 remix stages. The review notes some mini-games reuse mechanics from earlier entries, and the grading system is more forgiving than past titles, which the reviewer says may be for the best.
Nintendo's Rhythm Heaven Groove debuted at #1 in Japan's weekly game rankings for June 29-July 5, selling 393,378 copies. The chart also saw new entries for Ganbare Goemon Daishūgō! and R-Type Dimensions III. The full top 20 includes several long-running titles like Minecraft and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.