Famitsu Weekly Sales Roundup: Switch 2 Hardware and Tomodachi Life Software Performance
Famitsu's latest weekly sales report for Japan shows the Nintendo Switch 2 leading hardware shipments while a surprise software debut dominates the charts.
Famitsu, the long-running Japanese games industry publication that tracks weekly retail and digital sales, published both hardware and software rankings for the most recent reporting period.
Hardware: Switch 2 Remains Top Seller But Dips Week-over-Week
According to Famitsu's data, the top Japanese hardware sellers for the week were:
- Nintendo Switch 2 — 44,280 units
- Switch Lite — 16,511 units
- Switch OLED — 10,472 units
- PS5 Digital Edition — 5,501 units
- Nintendo Switch (original model) — 4,513 units
- PS5 Pro — 3,066 units
- PS5 — 2,163 units
- Xbox Series X — 223 units
- Xbox Series X Digital Edition — 147 units
- Xbox Series S — 84 units
For comparison, Famitsu's previous week report showed the Switch 2 at 52,058 units, Switch Lite at 10,630, and Switch OLED at 7,042.
The Switch 2's hardware shipments declined from the prior week, while Switch Lite and Switch OLED both posted gains in the most recent period.
Software: Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream Opens Strong
Famitsu's software chart placed Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream at No. 1 with 565,405 units sold in its debut week.
Capcom's Pragmata launched at No. 2 on PlayStation 5 with 36,470 units.
Other top software entries included Nintendo Switch 2 listings for Pokemon Pokopia (19,096 units this week, 910,005 cumulative) and Mario Kart World (5,130 units this week, 2,900,842 cumulative).
Additional entries from the chart:
- Minecraft (Nintendo Switch) — 3,550 units this week, 4,190,151 cumulative
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo Switch) — 3,538 units this week, 8,423,202 cumulative
- Doraemon Dorayaki Shop Story (Nintendo Switch) — 3,299 units (new)
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons — Nintendo Switch 2 Edition — 3,067 units this week, 104,917 cumulative
- Nintendo Switch Sports — 2,459 units this week, 1,720,506 cumulative
- Pokemon FireRed/LeafGreen (Download Card) — 2,169 units this week, 20,218 cumulative
Journalistic summary of source: Famitsu provided this week's hardware and software sales figures, and past weekly charts are archived on Famitsu's site.
What this data shows
Famitsu's numbers provide a current snapshot of Japanese retail and download trends for both hardware and software.
The Switch 2 remains the top-selling hardware platform in the region for the week measured, while Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream registered a high-profile debut in software sales.
Famitsu's weekly charts continue to be a primary source for tracking short-term market movement in Japan.
Credits
All numerical figures in this report are taken from Famitsu's most recent weekly sales publication.
Famitsu's latest weekly sales report for Japan shows the Nintendo Switch 2 leading hardware shipments while a surprise software debut dominates the charts.
Famitsu, the long-running Japanese games industry publication that tracks weekly retail and digital sales, published both hardware and software rankings for the most recent reporting period.
Hardware: Switch 2 Remains Top Seller But Dips Week-over-Week
According to Famitsu's data, the top Japanese hardware sellers for the week were:
- Nintendo Switch 2 — 44,280 units
- Switch Lite — 16,511 units
- Switch OLED — 10,472 units
- PS5 Digital Edition — 5,501 units
- Nintendo Switch (original model) — 4,513 units
- PS5 Pro — 3,066 units
- PS5 — 2,163 units
- Xbox Series X — 223 units
- Xbox Series X Digital Edition — 147 units
- Xbox Series S — 84 units
For comparison, Famitsu's previous week report showed the Switch 2 at 52,058 units, Switch Lite at 10,630, and Switch OLED at 7,042.
The Switch 2's hardware shipments declined from the prior week, while Switch Lite and Switch OLED both posted gains in the most recent period.
Software: Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream Opens Strong
Famitsu's software chart placed Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream at No. 1 with 565,405 units sold in its debut week.
Capcom's Pragmata launched at No. 2 on PlayStation 5 with 36,470 units.
Other top software entries included Nintendo Switch 2 listings for Pokemon Pokopia (19,096 units this week, 910,005 cumulative) and Mario Kart World (5,130 units this week, 2,900,842 cumulative).
Additional entries from the chart:
- Minecraft (Nintendo Switch) — 3,550 units this week, 4,190,151 cumulative
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo Switch) — 3,538 units this week, 8,423,202 cumulative
- Doraemon Dorayaki Shop Story (Nintendo Switch) — 3,299 units (new)
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons — Nintendo Switch 2 Edition — 3,067 units this week, 104,917 cumulative
- Nintendo Switch Sports — 2,459 units this week, 1,720,506 cumulative
- Pokemon FireRed/LeafGreen (Download Card) — 2,169 units this week, 20,218 cumulative
Journalistic summary of source: Famitsu provided this week's hardware and software sales figures, and past weekly charts are archived on Famitsu's site.
What this data shows
Famitsu's numbers provide a current snapshot of Japanese retail and download trends for both hardware and software.
The Switch 2 remains the top-selling hardware platform in the region for the week measured, while Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream registered a high-profile debut in software sales.
Famitsu's weekly charts continue to be a primary source for tracking short-term market movement in Japan.
Credits
All numerical figures in this report are taken from Famitsu's most recent weekly sales publication.