How goes the struggle for market domination in Japan? A mixed bag for Nintendo, really.
| Game Title | System | Maker | Last Week's Rank | Week Before Last's Rank | This Week's Sales | Total Unit Sales | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sangokushi Senki | PS2 | Koei | - | - | 68,487 | 68,487 |
| 2 | Samurai | PS2 | Spike | 1 | - | 50,748 | 138,679 |
| 3 | Space Channel 5: Part 2 | PS2 | Sega | - | - | 42,972 | 42,972 |
| 4 | Virtua Fighter 4 | PS2 | Sega | 2 | 1 | 36,146 | 462,528 |
| 5 | Doubutsu no Mori + (Animal Forest Plus) | GCN | Nintendo | 8 | 9 | 16,921 | 355,159 |
| 6 | Grandia Extreme | PS2 | Enix | 3 | 2 | 16,278 | 208,490 |
| 7 | Final Fantasy X: International | PS2 | Square | 6 | 3 | 14,546 | 153,487 |
| 8 | Hanjyuku Eiyuu (Soft-Boiled Hero) | WS | Square | - | - | 13,643 | 13,643 |
| 9 | Super Mario Advance 2 | GBA | Nintendo | 10 | 7 | 12,704 | 593,253 |
| 10 | Sangokushi VIII | PS2 | Koei | 7 | 5 | 11,418 | 138,794 |
| 11 | Virtua Striker 3 | GCN | Sega | - | - | 11,106 | 11,106 |
| 12 | Space Channel 5: Part 2 | DC | Sega | - | - | 10,054 | 10,054 |
| 13 | Mysterious Dungeon Series: Female Warrior Asuka | DC | Sega | 4 | - | 9997 | 35,509 |
| 14 | Dairantou Smash Brothers | GCN | Nintendo | 12 | 10 | 9923 | 1,021,922 |
| 15 | Sonic Advance | GBA | Sega | 19 | - | 9865 | 113,028 |
| 16 | Hikaru no Go | GBA | Konami | 15 | - | 9646 | 113,028 |
| 17 | Shin Sangoku Musou 2 (Dynasty Warriors 3) | PS2 | Koei | 13 | 13 | 8912 | 828,815 |
| 18 | Momotaro Dentetsu X (Electric Railroad Company) | PS2 | Hudson | 17 | 12 | 8375 | 409,829 |
| 19 | Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings | PS2 | Konami | - | - | 7788 | 7788 |
| 20 | Hoshigami | PSX | Max 5 | 5 | - | 7754 | 31,495 |
| 21 | SD Gundam Operation U.C. | WS | Bandai | - | - | 7367 | 7367 |
| 22 | Tales of Fandom Vol. 1 | PSX | Namco | 14 | 4 | 7293 | 69,496 |
| 23 | World Soccer Winning Eleven 5 | PS2 | Konami | 16 | 14 | 7197 | 401,463 |
| 24 | Sonic Adventure 2: Battle | GCN | Sega | 22 | 22 | 6966 | 115,993 |
| 25 | Smash Court Pro Tournament | PS2 | Namco | 9 | - | 6753 | 23,125 |
| 26 | Pikmin | GCN | Nintendo | 24 | 19 | 6002 | 430,433 |
| 27 | Battle Network Rockman Exe 2 | GBA | Capcom | 18 | 21 | 5839 | 195,418 |
| 28 | Dragon Quest IV | PSX | Enix | 27 | 25 | 5811 | 1,123,649 |
| 29 | Sakura Taisen 2 Memorial Pack | DC | Sega | 11 | - | 5648 | 19,221 |
| 30 | Mobile Suit Gundam Federation Vs. Zeon DX | PS2 | Bandai | 20 | 16 | 5521 | 765,558 |
