Weekly Famitsu sales snapshot: Nintendo's new Switch 2 continues to lead Japan's hardware charts but saw a week-over-week decline, while Bandai Namco's Ace Combat 8 launched strongly on PlayStation 5.
Famitsu's weekly retail-tracking report is a reliable bellwether for Japanese hardware and boxed-software demand, and this installment highlights shifting momentum across Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft platforms.
Hardware — week-on-week comparison
Famitsu reports the Switch 2 sold 26,200 units in the most recent week, down from 32,198 units the prior week.
Sony's PlayStation 5 Digital Edition moved 12,210 units, an increase from 9,470 the week before.
Nintendo's existing Switch family also registered sales: the Switch OLED accounted for 3,461 units, Switch Lite for 3,255, and the legacy Switch model added 988 units.
Sony's PS5 Pro sold 456 units; the standard PS5 saw 102 units.
Microsoft's Xbox hardware reported lower retail numbers, with the Xbox Series X Digital Edition at 353 units, the boxed Xbox Series X at 225, and the Xbox Series S at 34 units.
In journalistic terms, Famitsu's data shows the Switch 2 retaining the top hardware position in Japan while experiencing a modest pullback from the previous week.
Sony's PS5 Digital Edition recorded a noticeable uptick, and Nintendo's OLED and Lite models continue to contribute to overall Switch-platform sales.
Software — top 10 chart
Famitsu's software chart for the week lists Ace Combat 8 on PS5 at number one with 63,013 copies sold at launch.
Dynasty Warriors 3: Complete Edition Remastered debuted on PS5 with 18,724 copies.
Nintendo Switch titles continue to perform well: Rhythm Heaven Groove sits at 15,894 for the week with a cumulative total of 1,065,816, Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave on Nintendo Switch 2 reached 12,787 this week (166,646 cumulative), and Minecraft Dungeons 2 for NS2 debuted with 12,093.
Other notable entries include Dynasty Warriors 3 remastered on NS2 (11,684), Derby Stallion 2 (7,819; 37,155 cumulative), Xenoblade Chronicles 2 — Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (5,780), Splatoon Raiders (5,403; 676,605 cumulative), and Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream on Switch (5,318; 1,623,422 cumulative).
Famitsu provided the raw figures for this report; historical weekly charts are available through Famitsu's published sales archives.
Famitsu's weekly retail-tracking report is a reliable bellwether for Japanese hardware and boxed-software demand, and this installment highlights shifting momentum across Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft platforms.
Hardware — week-on-week comparison
Famitsu reports the Switch 2 sold 26,200 units in the most recent week, down from 32,198 units the prior week.
Sony's PlayStation 5 Digital Edition moved 12,210 units, an increase from 9,470 the week before.
Nintendo's existing Switch family also registered sales: the Switch OLED accounted for 3,461 units, Switch Lite for 3,255, and the legacy Switch model added 988 units.
Sony's PS5 Pro sold 456 units; the standard PS5 saw 102 units.
Microsoft's Xbox hardware reported lower retail numbers, with the Xbox Series X Digital Edition at 353 units, the boxed Xbox Series X at 225, and the Xbox Series S at 34 units.
In journalistic terms, Famitsu's data shows the Switch 2 retaining the top hardware position in Japan while experiencing a modest pullback from the previous week.
Sony's PS5 Digital Edition recorded a noticeable uptick, and Nintendo's OLED and Lite models continue to contribute to overall Switch-platform sales.
Software — top 10 chart
Famitsu's software chart for the week lists Ace Combat 8 on PS5 at number one with 63,013 copies sold at launch.
Dynasty Warriors 3: Complete Edition Remastered debuted on PS5 with 18,724 copies.
Nintendo Switch titles continue to perform well: Rhythm Heaven Groove sits at 15,894 for the week with a cumulative total of 1,065,816, Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave on Nintendo Switch 2 reached 12,787 this week (166,646 cumulative), and Minecraft Dungeons 2 for NS2 debuted with 12,093.
Other notable entries include Dynasty Warriors 3 remastered on NS2 (11,684), Derby Stallion 2 (7,819; 37,155 cumulative), Xenoblade Chronicles 2 — Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (5,780), Splatoon Raiders (5,403; 676,605 cumulative), and Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream on Switch (5,318; 1,623,422 cumulative).
Famitsu provided the raw figures for this report; historical weekly charts are available through Famitsu's published sales archives.
