Famitsu’s expanded weekly software sales for Japan (weeks of April 27–May 3 and May 4–May 10) show Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream at the top of the Nintendo Switch chart across both weeks, with consistent physical sales and crossing the one‑million cumulative unit mark.
The two consecutive weekly reports highlight continued consumer demand for legacy Nintendo properties alongside strong entries on both the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 platforms, and a handful of PS5 releases appearing in the top 30.
Key takeaways from Famitsu’s April 27–May 10 reports
- Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream (Nintendo Switch) led both weeks, selling 150,374 copies in the week of April 27–May 3 and 149,245 copies in the week of May 4–May 10, bringing its reported cumulative total to 1,043,557 units by May 10.
- Pokémon Pokopia (listed on Nintendo Switch 2 in Famitsu’s chart) held the No.2 spot across both weeks, with 23,350 and 28,312 weekly sales and a cumulative total approaching the high‑900 thousands during this window.
- Mario Kart World (Nintendo Switch 2) and long‑running Nintendo catalog titles such as Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo Switch), Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo Switch), and Super Mario Party Jamboree (Nintendo Switch) remained among the top sellers.
- Legacy and evergreen titles continued to post meaningful numbers: Minecraft (Nintendo Switch) and Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo Switch) both placed in the top 10 across the two weeks, with Animal Crossing: New Horizons showing cumulative sales in the multi‑millions in Famitsu’s totals.
- The PlayStation 5 saw entries such as Pragmata and Crimson Desert charting in the top 30 for physical sales during these weeks.
Rewriting Famitsu credit in journalistic terms: Famitsu provided the expanded weekly sales data used for these rankings, and past charts are available through Famitsu’s archives.
Context and platform notes
Several perennial Nintendo franchises continued to drive physical sales in Japan.
For reference, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe originally launched on Nintendo Switch in April 2017, and Animal Crossing: New Horizons released in March 2020; both remain strong sellers in Famitsu’s weekly tallies.
Splatoon 3 and Super Smash Bros.
Ultimate (released in 2022 and 2018, respectively) likewise continue to register steady cumulative totals.
Full weekly rankings and cumulative figures are sourced directly from Famitsu’s expanded sales reports for the weeks of April 27–May 3 and May 4–May 10.
These charts offer a snapshot of physical sales momentum across Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, and PlayStation 5 in the Japanese market.
The two consecutive weekly reports highlight continued consumer demand for legacy Nintendo properties alongside strong entries on both the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 platforms, and a handful of PS5 releases appearing in the top 30.
Key takeaways from Famitsu’s April 27–May 10 reports
- Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream (Nintendo Switch) led both weeks, selling 150,374 copies in the week of April 27–May 3 and 149,245 copies in the week of May 4–May 10, bringing its reported cumulative total to 1,043,557 units by May 10.
- Pokémon Pokopia (listed on Nintendo Switch 2 in Famitsu’s chart) held the No.2 spot across both weeks, with 23,350 and 28,312 weekly sales and a cumulative total approaching the high‑900 thousands during this window.
- Mario Kart World (Nintendo Switch 2) and long‑running Nintendo catalog titles such as Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo Switch), Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo Switch), and Super Mario Party Jamboree (Nintendo Switch) remained among the top sellers.
- Legacy and evergreen titles continued to post meaningful numbers: Minecraft (Nintendo Switch) and Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo Switch) both placed in the top 10 across the two weeks, with Animal Crossing: New Horizons showing cumulative sales in the multi‑millions in Famitsu’s totals.
- The PlayStation 5 saw entries such as Pragmata and Crimson Desert charting in the top 30 for physical sales during these weeks.
Rewriting Famitsu credit in journalistic terms: Famitsu provided the expanded weekly sales data used for these rankings, and past charts are available through Famitsu’s archives.
Context and platform notes
Several perennial Nintendo franchises continued to drive physical sales in Japan.
For reference, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe originally launched on Nintendo Switch in April 2017, and Animal Crossing: New Horizons released in March 2020; both remain strong sellers in Famitsu’s weekly tallies.
Splatoon 3 and Super Smash Bros.
Ultimate (released in 2022 and 2018, respectively) likewise continue to register steady cumulative totals.
Full weekly rankings and cumulative figures are sourced directly from Famitsu’s expanded sales reports for the weeks of April 27–May 3 and May 4–May 10.
These charts offer a snapshot of physical sales momentum across Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, and PlayStation 5 in the Japanese market.
