Japanese Software Sales July 27, 2026: Splatoon Raiders Tops Famitsu Weekly Chart on Nintendo Switch 2

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Famitsu weekly sales: Splatoon Raiders tops the July 27, 2026 chart

Famitsu's weekly software rankings for the week of July 27, 2026 show Nintendo's Splatoon Raiders leading Japan's boxed and download-equivalent sales, with 73,542 copies sold in the latest tracking period and a cumulative total of 548,226.

The data, compiled and published by Famitsu, covers multiple platforms including Nintendo Switch 2 (NS2), Nintendo Switch (NSW) and PlayStation 5 (PS5).

Top movers and catalogue stalwarts

Nintendo’s Rhythm Heaven Groove finished second for the week on Nintendo Switch with 59,884 sales and a running total of 734,476.

New and recent releases occupy several places in the chart: Village in the Shade appeared across multiple platforms, registering 21,965 on Nintendo Switch 2 and additional entries on Nintendo Switch and PS5, all marked as new releases in Famitsu’s tally.

Mario Kart World remains a strong seller, adding 5,714 copies this week and sitting at a cumulative 3,006,463.

Other notable cumulative milestones on the chart include Minecraft on Nintendo Switch with 4,249,636 and Splatoon 3 at 4,563,560 — both titles continue to show long-term demand in Japan’s market.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons also remains a high-selling catalogue title with 8,461,179 cumulative sales on Nintendo Switch.

Cross-platform releases and franchise notes

Several franchise entries and Switch 2 editions appear in this week's ranking: Xenoblade Chronicles 2 — Nintendo Switch 2 Edition and Zelda: Breath of the Wild — Nintendo Switch 2 Edition are listed as new on NS2 in Famitsu’s report; Monolith Soft is historically known for the Xenoblade series, while Breath of the Wild is part of Nintendo’s flagship Zelda franchise.

Gust’s Blue Reflection Quartet appears as a new release on both Nintendo Switch and PS5 in this chart.

Rewritten source note

Famitsu supplied the weekly sales figures for this report; past weekly charts and historical data are available through Famitsu’s published listings.

What to watch next

The weekly chart highlights both the pull of new releases on Nintendo’s next-generation platform and the continued strength of evergreen titles on the Switch family.

Developers and publishers will be watching how new Switch 2 editions and simultaneous multi-platform launches affect long-term catalogue performance in Japan.

Full rankings and figures

Famitsu’s published table (week of July 27, 2026) lists the full 1–30 rankings and per-entry sales totals; the headline figures and cumulative totals cited here are drawn directly from that dataset.

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