Rhythm Heaven Groove has landed in Japan with eye-catching sales numbers, topping the latest Japanese retail charts in a big way. The series hasn't seen a new entry in years, and the debut figures suggest pent-up demand was very real.
The source doesn't include specific unit numbers, but the chart position and the editorial reaction — "Holy Moly" — signal this is one of the stronger Nintendo launches in recent Japanese chart history. No other titles from the weekly chart are detailed in the available source.
Rhythm Heaven is a Nintendo-published rhythm game series developed internally, with roots going back to the GBA. The franchise has always performed well in Japan, where rhythm games have a dedicated and passionate fanbase. The last mainline entry, Rhythm Heaven Megamix, released on 3DS back in 2015, making Groove the first new game in the series in roughly a decade.
With numbers like these out of the gate in Japan, Nintendo will be watching closely to see if the momentum carries into Western markets. No Western sales data is available yet.
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