This week’s Famitsu expanded Japanese software sales chart shows strong demand for Nintendo-branded properties across physical and digital formats.
Famitsu’s weekly rankings remain a primary industry reference for Japanese retail performance, and the latest report lists a mix of Switch (NSW), entries labeled NS2, and PlayStation 5 releases.
The chart combines weekly sell-through figures with cumulative lifetime sales, giving a snapshot of both short-term momentum and longer-term milestones.
At No. 1, Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream (NSW) sold 98,092 copies this week, bringing its cumulative total to 1,141,649 units.
Pokémon Pokopia (NS2) ranks second with 22,758 this week and a lifetime of 1,001,464.
Mario Kart World (NS2) placed third, selling 12,651 this week and reaching 2,938,509 in cumulative sales.
Other notable cumulative milestones in the top 30 include Minecraft (NSW) at 4,207,594, Animal Crossing: New Horizons (NSW) at 8,436,761, Super Smash Bros.
Ultimate (NSW) at 5,912,995, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NSW) at 6,574,983, and Splatoon 3 (NSW) at 4,538,110.
Several titles appear under the NS2 designation in Famitsu’s listing, including a Nintendo Switch 2 edition of Animal Crossing: New Horizons (3,229 this week, 120,098 total) and a Nintendo Switch 2 edition of Pokémon Legends: Z-A (2,340 this week, 1,123,043 total).
Famitsu’s chart also reports new entries and recent releases: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle appears as a new entry at No. 14 in the expanded list.
Rewritten from the original chart notes: Famitsu provided the week’s sales figures and publishes past weekly charts on its site for reference.
The data below is reported as weekly sales followed by cumulative totals where available.
Top highlights from the Famitsu expanded chart (weekly / cumulative):
- Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream (NSW) — 98,092 / 1,141,649
- Pokémon Pokopia (NS2) — 22,758 / 1,001,464
- Mario Kart World (NS2) — 12,651 / 2,938,509
- Minecraft (NSW) — 3,857 / 4,207,594
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons (NSW) — 3,305 / 8,436,761
The full expanded list includes 30 ranked titles across Nintendo Switch, NS2-labeled entries, and PlayStation 5 releases.
For developers, publishers, and market-watchers, Famitsu’s weekly releases remain a useful, verifiable indicator of consumer trends in Japan’s boxed and download card markets.
Famitsu’s weekly rankings remain a primary industry reference for Japanese retail performance, and the latest report lists a mix of Switch (NSW), entries labeled NS2, and PlayStation 5 releases.
The chart combines weekly sell-through figures with cumulative lifetime sales, giving a snapshot of both short-term momentum and longer-term milestones.
At No. 1, Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream (NSW) sold 98,092 copies this week, bringing its cumulative total to 1,141,649 units.
Pokémon Pokopia (NS2) ranks second with 22,758 this week and a lifetime of 1,001,464.
Mario Kart World (NS2) placed third, selling 12,651 this week and reaching 2,938,509 in cumulative sales.
Other notable cumulative milestones in the top 30 include Minecraft (NSW) at 4,207,594, Animal Crossing: New Horizons (NSW) at 8,436,761, Super Smash Bros.
Ultimate (NSW) at 5,912,995, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NSW) at 6,574,983, and Splatoon 3 (NSW) at 4,538,110.
Several titles appear under the NS2 designation in Famitsu’s listing, including a Nintendo Switch 2 edition of Animal Crossing: New Horizons (3,229 this week, 120,098 total) and a Nintendo Switch 2 edition of Pokémon Legends: Z-A (2,340 this week, 1,123,043 total).
Famitsu’s chart also reports new entries and recent releases: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle appears as a new entry at No. 14 in the expanded list.
Rewritten from the original chart notes: Famitsu provided the week’s sales figures and publishes past weekly charts on its site for reference.
The data below is reported as weekly sales followed by cumulative totals where available.
Top highlights from the Famitsu expanded chart (weekly / cumulative):
- Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream (NSW) — 98,092 / 1,141,649
- Pokémon Pokopia (NS2) — 22,758 / 1,001,464
- Mario Kart World (NS2) — 12,651 / 2,938,509
- Minecraft (NSW) — 3,857 / 4,207,594
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons (NSW) — 3,305 / 8,436,761
The full expanded list includes 30 ranked titles across Nintendo Switch, NS2-labeled entries, and PlayStation 5 releases.
For developers, publishers, and market-watchers, Famitsu’s weekly releases remain a useful, verifiable indicator of consumer trends in Japan’s boxed and download card markets.
