Famitsu's latest weekly sales report confirms that Nintendo's next-generation hardware momentum in Japan remains strong: the Nintendo Switch 2 was the best-selling piece of video game hardware for the reporting week, selling 28,755 units and pushing its lifetime sales past the six million mark to 6,026,931 units.
The results come from Famitsu's weekly video game hardware and software charts, which track retail sales across the Japanese market.
On the software side, Nintendo published Rhythm Heaven Groove (released 07/02/26) as the top physical seller for the week.
Famitsu lists Rhythm Heaven Groove with weekly sales of 126,073 units and a cumulative total of 519,451 copies sold.
Other notable newcomers and top-performing titles reflect a mix of established franchises and new releases across multiple platforms.
Rewritten key findings from Famitsu's charts in journalistic terms:
- Famitsu reports the Nintendo Switch 2 led hardware sales for the week with 28,755 units sold, bringing the console's lifetime total in Japan to 6,026,931 units.
- Rhythm Heaven Groove claimed the week's highest physical software sales on Nintendo Switch, selling 126,073 copies during the reporting period and reaching 519,451 lifetime sales.
Top software (weekly sales followed by lifetime where provided):
- Rhythm Heaven Groove (Nintendo, 07/02/26) — 126,073 (519,451)
- Magical Girl Witch Trials (Re,AER, 07/09/26) — 21,283 (New)
- Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream (Nintendo, 04/16/26) — 20,827 (1,457,949)
- Assassin’s Creed Black Flag RE: Synchro (Ubisoft, 07/09/26) — 17,152 (New)
- Echoes of Aincrad: Sword Art Online (Bandai Namco, 07/09/26) — 16,092 (New)
- Digimon Story: Time Stranger (Bandai Namco, 07/09/26) — 15,644 (Switch 2 version, New)
- Granblue Fantasy: Relink – Endless Ragnarok (Cygames, 07/09/26) — 12,544 (Switch 2 version, New)
- Digimon Story: Time Stranger (Bandai Namco, 07/09/26) — 11,251 (Nintendo Switch version, New)
- CRAZY CHA!N: Elpis no Chain (Idea Factory, 07/09/26) — 9,874 (New)
- Powerful Pro Baseball 2026-2027 (Konami, 06/11/26) — 8,917 (168,513)
Selected hardware sales for the week (units sold and lifetime totals):
- Switch 2 — 28,755 (6,026,931)
- PlayStation 5 Digital Edition — 10,657 (1,353,255)
- Switch OLED Model — 4,056 (9,607,157)
- Switch Lite — 4,040 (6,992,757)
- Switch — 616 (20,303,993)
- PlayStation 5 Pro — 473 (366,699)
- PlayStation 5 — 264 (5,921,490)
- Xbox Series X Digital Edition — 109 (33,077)
- Xbox Series S — 33 (342,685)
- Xbox Series X — 15 (328,252)
These figures provide a clear snapshot of the Japanese retail landscape for the latest reporting week: Nintendo's hardware lineup continues to account for the majority of console sales by volume, and first-party and high-profile third-party releases remain prominent on the software charts.
Famitsu's weekly data are routinely used by the industry to track regional performance for hardware and boxed software, offering publishers and developers a consistent view of retail demand in Japan.
The results come from Famitsu's weekly video game hardware and software charts, which track retail sales across the Japanese market.
On the software side, Nintendo published Rhythm Heaven Groove (released 07/02/26) as the top physical seller for the week.
Famitsu lists Rhythm Heaven Groove with weekly sales of 126,073 units and a cumulative total of 519,451 copies sold.
Other notable newcomers and top-performing titles reflect a mix of established franchises and new releases across multiple platforms.
Rewritten key findings from Famitsu's charts in journalistic terms:
- Famitsu reports the Nintendo Switch 2 led hardware sales for the week with 28,755 units sold, bringing the console's lifetime total in Japan to 6,026,931 units.
- Rhythm Heaven Groove claimed the week's highest physical software sales on Nintendo Switch, selling 126,073 copies during the reporting period and reaching 519,451 lifetime sales.
Top software (weekly sales followed by lifetime where provided):
- Rhythm Heaven Groove (Nintendo, 07/02/26) — 126,073 (519,451)
- Magical Girl Witch Trials (Re,AER, 07/09/26) — 21,283 (New)
- Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream (Nintendo, 04/16/26) — 20,827 (1,457,949)
- Assassin’s Creed Black Flag RE: Synchro (Ubisoft, 07/09/26) — 17,152 (New)
- Echoes of Aincrad: Sword Art Online (Bandai Namco, 07/09/26) — 16,092 (New)
- Digimon Story: Time Stranger (Bandai Namco, 07/09/26) — 15,644 (Switch 2 version, New)
- Granblue Fantasy: Relink – Endless Ragnarok (Cygames, 07/09/26) — 12,544 (Switch 2 version, New)
- Digimon Story: Time Stranger (Bandai Namco, 07/09/26) — 11,251 (Nintendo Switch version, New)
- CRAZY CHA!N: Elpis no Chain (Idea Factory, 07/09/26) — 9,874 (New)
- Powerful Pro Baseball 2026-2027 (Konami, 06/11/26) — 8,917 (168,513)
Selected hardware sales for the week (units sold and lifetime totals):
- Switch 2 — 28,755 (6,026,931)
- PlayStation 5 Digital Edition — 10,657 (1,353,255)
- Switch OLED Model — 4,056 (9,607,157)
- Switch Lite — 4,040 (6,992,757)
- Switch — 616 (20,303,993)
- PlayStation 5 Pro — 473 (366,699)
- PlayStation 5 — 264 (5,921,490)
- Xbox Series X Digital Edition — 109 (33,077)
- Xbox Series S — 33 (342,685)
- Xbox Series X — 15 (328,252)
These figures provide a clear snapshot of the Japanese retail landscape for the latest reporting week: Nintendo's hardware lineup continues to account for the majority of console sales by volume, and first-party and high-profile third-party releases remain prominent on the software charts.
Famitsu's weekly data are routinely used by the industry to track regional performance for hardware and boxed software, offering publishers and developers a consistent view of retail demand in Japan.
