Japanese Charts: Kingdom Hearts Collection Grabs The Top Spot, Despite A Slow Start
Kingdom Hearts Collection [I~III] debuted at the top of Japan’s physical game charts, selling 23,411 copies. Its lead came during a quiet week, while the collection had not reached the top three in the UK.
Rhythm Heaven Groove placed second, and last week’s leader, Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve, came third. Dragon’s Dogma II: Dark Arisen entered at fourth on Switch 2 and eighth on PS5, while Earth Defence Force 5 debuted seventh on Switch 2. Switch 2 led hardware sales with 22,420 units; the three Switch models sold 5,806 combined, compared with 11,911 across PS5 models.
- Kingdom Hearts Collection topped Japan’s physical charts with 23,411 sales.
- Switch 2 led hardware sales with 22,420 units.
- Dragon’s Dogma II debuted on Switch 2 and PS5.
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Kingdom Hearts is an action role-playing game series made by Square Enix, bringing together original characters and characters from Disney stories. The games follow Sora and his friends as they travel between worlds and fight creatures called the Heartless.
The collection groups several main games in the series, which began in 2002. It gives players a way to access earlier entries together, while the series’ long-running story and mix of characters have helped it build an international audience.
Japan’s weekly physical game charts track boxed game sales, alongside separate figures for console hardware. They offer one measure of how games and systems are performing in the country, though they do not include digital sales.