The latest Japanese video game sales figures from Famitsu reveal a dynamic week for both software and hardware, with Capcom's Resident Evil Requiem making a commanding debut.
Resident Evil Requiem launched strongly, securing the top position in its first week with impressive sales of 155,373 units on PlayStation 5 and 38,793 units on Nintendo Switch 2.
This significant launch has pushed Mario Tennis Fever, a recent chart regular, down to fourth place, as the racing title Tokyo Xtreme Racer also entered the top three on PlayStation 5 with 17,669 units sold. Tales of Berseria Remastered also made its presence felt, debuting on Nintendo Switch with a noteworthy 9,798 units sold.
Meanwhile, staple titles like Dragon Quest VII: Reimagined and Animal Crossing: New Horizons continue to record steady sales across both the Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 platforms.
Dragon Quest VII: Reimagined sold 9,640 units on the original Switch and 8,748 on Switch 2, while Animal Crossing: New Horizons added 6,429 and 5,950 units, respectively, to its impressive lifetime totals on each platform. The top 10 software sales for the week of February 23rd to March 1st are as follows: 1.
Resident Evil Requiem (PS5) – 155,373 (New) 2.
Resident Evil Requiem (Switch 2) – 38,793 (New) 3.
Tokyo Xtreme Racer (PS5) – 17,669 (New) 4.
Mario Tennis Fever (Switch 2) – 12,106 (66,205 total) 5.
Mario Kart World (Switch 2) – 10,847 (2,846,759 total) 6.
Tales of Berseria Remastered (Switch) – 9,798 (New) 7.
Dragon Quest VII: Reimagined (Switch) – 9,640 (231,718 total) 8.
Dragon Quest VII: Reimagined (Switch 2) – 8,748 (202,770 total) 9.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch) – 6,429 (8,398,920 total) 10.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Switch 2 Edition (Switch 2) – 5,950 (78,521 total) On the hardware front, Nintendo remains firmly in control of the Japanese market.
The Nintendo Switch 2 continues to dominate, leading the hardware sales chart with 85,830 units sold in the past week, bringing its lifetime sales to 4,579,815 units.
The Switch OLED and Switch Lite followed closely, with nearly identical weekly sales of 10,881 and 10,880 units, respectively.
Collectively, the three main Switch models (original, OLED, and Lite) achieved a combined 22,260 weekly sales. The PlayStation 5 family saw 8,272 units sold for the Digital Edition, 3,996 for the standard model, and 2,780 for the PlayStation 5 Pro, bringing the PS5 platform's total to 15,048 units for the week.
Other platforms, such as Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 4, reported lower numbers, reflecting the ongoing strength of Nintendo's hardware presence in Japan. In summary, Capcom's Resident Evil Requiem made a remarkable entrance in Japan's game sales charts, while Nintendo reinforced its hardware dominance through the robust performance of the Switch 2 and its various iterations.
These results underscore the continued vitality of both legacy franchises and next-generation platforms in the Japanese market.
Resident Evil Requiem launched strongly, securing the top position in its first week with impressive sales of 155,373 units on PlayStation 5 and 38,793 units on Nintendo Switch 2.
This significant launch has pushed Mario Tennis Fever, a recent chart regular, down to fourth place, as the racing title Tokyo Xtreme Racer also entered the top three on PlayStation 5 with 17,669 units sold. Tales of Berseria Remastered also made its presence felt, debuting on Nintendo Switch with a noteworthy 9,798 units sold.
Meanwhile, staple titles like Dragon Quest VII: Reimagined and Animal Crossing: New Horizons continue to record steady sales across both the Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 platforms.
Dragon Quest VII: Reimagined sold 9,640 units on the original Switch and 8,748 on Switch 2, while Animal Crossing: New Horizons added 6,429 and 5,950 units, respectively, to its impressive lifetime totals on each platform. The top 10 software sales for the week of February 23rd to March 1st are as follows: 1.
Resident Evil Requiem (PS5) – 155,373 (New) 2.
Resident Evil Requiem (Switch 2) – 38,793 (New) 3.
Tokyo Xtreme Racer (PS5) – 17,669 (New) 4.
Mario Tennis Fever (Switch 2) – 12,106 (66,205 total) 5.
Mario Kart World (Switch 2) – 10,847 (2,846,759 total) 6.
Tales of Berseria Remastered (Switch) – 9,798 (New) 7.
Dragon Quest VII: Reimagined (Switch) – 9,640 (231,718 total) 8.
Dragon Quest VII: Reimagined (Switch 2) – 8,748 (202,770 total) 9.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch) – 6,429 (8,398,920 total) 10.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Switch 2 Edition (Switch 2) – 5,950 (78,521 total) On the hardware front, Nintendo remains firmly in control of the Japanese market.
The Nintendo Switch 2 continues to dominate, leading the hardware sales chart with 85,830 units sold in the past week, bringing its lifetime sales to 4,579,815 units.
The Switch OLED and Switch Lite followed closely, with nearly identical weekly sales of 10,881 and 10,880 units, respectively.
Collectively, the three main Switch models (original, OLED, and Lite) achieved a combined 22,260 weekly sales. The PlayStation 5 family saw 8,272 units sold for the Digital Edition, 3,996 for the standard model, and 2,780 for the PlayStation 5 Pro, bringing the PS5 platform's total to 15,048 units for the week.
Other platforms, such as Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 4, reported lower numbers, reflecting the ongoing strength of Nintendo's hardware presence in Japan. In summary, Capcom's Resident Evil Requiem made a remarkable entrance in Japan's game sales charts, while Nintendo reinforced its hardware dominance through the robust performance of the Switch 2 and its various iterations.
These results underscore the continued vitality of both legacy franchises and next-generation platforms in the Japanese market.
