Famitsu Weekly Japanese Software Sales: Tomodachi Life Tops Nintendo Switch Chart

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Famitsu this week published its expanded Japanese software sales chart, with Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream (Nintendo Switch) reclaiming the top spot for the period.

The weekly report covers physical and digital-adjusted sales across platforms including Nintendo Switch (NSW), Nintendo Switch 2 (NS2) and PlayStation 5 (PS5).

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

Headline placements and first-week debuts

- Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream (NSW) led the list with 34,957 copies sold during the week, bringing its cumulative total to 1,382,027.

- Powerful Pro Baseball 2026-2027 (NSW) followed with 28,409 for a running total of 129,385.

- The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales launched strongly across platforms, entering at No. 3 on Nintendo Switch 2 with 23,674 copies and at No. 4 on PS5 with 14,843; both entries are new to the chart this week.

Notable series and lifetime milestones

- Pokemon Pokopia (NS2) registered 7,073 for the week and has now surpassed 1,064,055 lifetime sales in Japan.

- Mario Kart World (NS2) sold 4,289 this week, taking its cumulative sales to 2,974,785.

- Minecraft (NSW) moved 3,449 units this reporting period and sits at 4,225,771 lifetime sales on Switch.

- Long-running Nintendo properties continue to appear across the top 30: Splatoon 3 (NSW) added 2,542 this week (4,548,197 lifetime), Animal Crossing: New Horizons (NSW) sold 1,991 copies this week (8,447,941 lifetime), and Super Smash Bros.

Ultimate (NSW) remains on the chart with 1,907 this week (5,923,905 lifetime).

Other entries and debuts

- Yoshi and the Mysterious Book (NS2) sold 3,403 (68,205 cumulative).

Kirby Air Riders (NS2) added 3,332 (540,388).

- Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth (NS2) posted 2,565 this week (37,391 cumulative), and EA Sports UFC 6 debuted at No. 28 on PS5 with 1,011 sales.

The full top 30 list, as published by Famitsu, includes a mix of new releases, platform-specific editions for Nintendo Switch 2, and enduring catalog sellers across Nintendo’s lineup.

Famitsu provided the weekly data and maintains archived charts for historical reference.

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