Famitsu Hardware Sales: Switch 2 Tops Japanese Charts With 217,922 Units

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Introduction

Famitsu’s latest weekly sales roundup for Japan confirms the Nintendo Switch 2 as the top-selling console this period, with detailed hardware and software charts that illustrate current market momentum.

The figures, compiled by Famitsu, list unit sales for multiple console models and provide cumulative totals for leading software releases across Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, and PlayStation 5 platforms.

Hardware highlights

Famitsu reports that the Switch 2 sold 217,922 units in the latest week, far outpacing other platforms.

Other hardware results for the week are: Switch Lite — 8,303; Switch OLED — 7,804; PS5 Digital Edition — 6,902; Nintendo Switch (original model) — 5,285; PS5 Pro — 1,747; PS5 — 594; Xbox Series X — 193; Xbox Series X Digital Edition — 191; Xbox Series S — 47.

For context, Famitsu notes that last week’s hardware totals covered two weeks of data because of national holidays.

Those two-week numbers were: Switch 2 — 214,438; Switch OLED — 16,580; PS5 Digital Edition — 16,539; Switch Lite — 16,039; Switch — 7,960; PS5 Pro — 5,248; PS5 — 1,973; Xbox Series X Digital Edition — 352; Xbox Series S — 97; Xbox Series X — 64.

Rewritten statement

"Famitsu supplied this week’s sales figures and clarifies that last week’s hardware totals encompass two weeks of data due to national holidays," the report says in its accompanying notes.

Software charts and milestones

Famitsu’s software chart for the week shows strong Nintendo presence at the top.

The top ten software entries with weekly and cumulative sales are:

1.

[NSW] Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream — 98,092 (weekly) / 1,141,649 (cumulative)

2.

[NS2] Pokemon Pokopia — 22,758 / 1,001,464

3.

[NS2] Mario Kart World — 12,651 / 2,938,509

4.

[NSW] Minecraft — 3,857 / 4,207,594

5.

[NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons — 3,305 / 8,436,761

6.

[NS2] Animal Crossing: New Horizons — Nintendo Switch 2 Edition — 3,229 / 120,098

7.

[PS5] Pragmata — 2,937 / 62,455

8.

[NS2] Kirby Air Riders — 2,778 / 530,268

9.

[NS2] Super Mario Party Jamboree — Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV — 2,571 / 196,983

10.

[NS2] Pokemon Legends: Z-A — Nintendo Switch 2 Edition — 2,340 / 1,123,043

Data and methodology

All figures above are sourced from Famitsu’s weekly sales report for Japan.

Famitsu publishes both weekly and cumulative totals for hardware and software; past charts and archival data are maintained on the outlet’s site.

These numbers are widely used within the industry to track console lifecycle performance and software adoption in the Japanese market.

Conclusion

The latest Famitsu snapshot underlines Nintendo’s continued dominance in software rankings and the strong initial hardware performance of the Switch 2 in Japan.

Developers, publishers, and analysts will likely continue to monitor Famitsu’s weekly releases for trends across Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, and Xbox platforms.

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