Famitsu Japanese Software Sales: Tomodachi Life Tops Switch Charts in Latest Week

Famitsu Japanese Software Sales: Tomodachi Life Tops Switch Charts in Latest Week

This week's Famitsu Japanese software sales chart shows Nintendo Switch titles continuing to dominate the domestic market, with Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream claiming the top position for the period.

Famitsu's weekly retail and digital tally remains a primary source for tracking Japan's physical and download-card performance, and the data below reflects the outlet's latest reported figures.

Famitsu provided this week's sales data and notes that its archive contains past weekly charts for reference.

Top movers and notable cumulative totals

- Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream (Nintendo Switch) led the week with 178,533 copies sold, bringing its reported cumulative total to 743,938 in Japan.

- Pokemon Pokopia (Nintendo Switch) sold 17,039 this week, with a cumulative figure of 927,044.

- Pragmata appeared across platforms: Pragmata on Nintendo Switch 2 registered 14,453 copies (new entry), while the PS5 edition sold 12,786 this week and sits at 49,256 cumulatively.

- Mario Kart World (Nintendo Switch) added 5,537 sales this week for a cumulative 2,906,379 in Japan.

- Animal Crossing entries remain visible across both generations: Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo Switch 2 Edition) recorded 3,695 this week (108,612 cumulative), while the original Nintendo Switch edition added 2,843 copies (8,426,045 cumulative).

- Minecraft for Nintendo Switch continues to show longevity with 3,378 units this week and a 4,193,529 cumulative total.

Other highlights in the top 30 include Momotaro Dentetsu 2 (3,201 weekly / 343,741 cumulative), Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2,793 weekly / 169,177 cumulative), and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (1,768 weekly / 6,567,828 cumulative).

Platform spread and market context

Nintendo Switch titles account for the majority of entries in the Top 30, with several Nintendo Switch 2 editions appearing as new or repackaged entries.

A small number of PS5 and other-platform releases also charted, underscoring the continued strength of Nintendo's first-party and franchise catalog in Japan.

All figures above are drawn from Famitsu's latest reported sales data for the week.

For complete historical context, Famitsu's past weekly charts remain available on its site.