Famitsu Sales: Switch 2 Leads Japanese Hardware Chart as Onimusha Debuts Strong

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Famitsu’s latest weekly sales report shows the Switch 2 retaining the top spot in Japan’s hardware chart, while Capcom’s Onimusha: Way of the Sword opens with strong first-week software numbers on PlayStation 5 and Switch 2.

The following breakdown covers hardware shipments for the week and the top-selling software across platforms, based on Famitsu’s published figures.

Hardware: Switch 2 leads weekly sales

- Switch 2 — 24,281

- PS5 Digital Edition — 7,054

- Switch Lite — 6,566

- Switch OLED — 3,890

- Switch — 1,135

- PS5 Pro — 604

- PS5 — 102

- Xbox Series X Digital Edition — 57

- Xbox Series X — 48

- Xbox Series S — 22

For direct comparison, the previous week’s hardware totals were:

- Switch 2 — 22,265

- PS5 Digital Edition — 6,969

- Switch Lite — 5,001

- Switch OLED — 3,193

- Switch — 653

- PS5 Pro — 277

- Xbox Series X — 195

- PS5 — 105

- Xbox Series X Digital Edition — 76

- Xbox Series S — 27

The data show a week-to-week uptick for the Switch 2 and incremental changes across PlayStation and Xbox variants.

Famitsu is the source of these figures and maintains an archive of past charts on its site.

Software: Onimusha debuts and Rhythm Heaven Groove continues strong

Famitsu’s top 10 software chart for the week is headlined by Onimusha: Way of the Sword on PS5 with 76,530 copies sold in its debut, followed by Nintendo Switch titles and multi-platform entries.

Key entries and lifetime totals where provided:

1.

[PS5] Onimusha: Way of the Sword — 76,530 / NEW (developed and published by Capcom)

2.

[NSW] Rhythm Heaven Groove — 29,360 / 975,289

3.

[NS2] Onimusha: Way of the Sword — 19,499 / NEW

4.

[NS2] Splatoon Raiders — 10,267 / 648,529

5.

[NSW] Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream — 9,880 / 1,595,536

6.

[NS2] Elden Ring — 6,559 / 34,163 (developed by FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco)

7.

[PS5] The Blood of Dawnwalker — 4,618 / NEW

8.

[NS2] Mario Kart World — 4,259 / 3,028,216

9.

[NS2] Orbitals — 3,949 / NEW

10.

[NSW] Minecraft — 3,754 / 4,274,163 (developed by Mojang Studios)

Capcom’s Onimusha recorded notable first-week sales on both PS5 and Switch 2, reflecting the franchise’s continued appeal in Japan.

Rhythm Heaven Groove on Nintendo Switch sits just under the one-million mark in lifetime sales according to Famitsu’s cumulative totals, while evergreen titles such as Mario Kart World and Minecraft continue to show substantial lifetime figures on Nintendo platforms.

Methodology and attribution

All numbers above are taken from Famitsu’s weekly sales report.

Famitsu provided the sales figures for the week and hosts historical charts for reference.

Where developer or publisher information is widely established (for example, Capcom for Onimusha and FromSoftware/Bandai Namco for Elden Ring), that is noted explicitly.

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