Famitsu's latest boxed-game and hardware charts for the week of July 13–19 confirm Rhythm Heaven Groove as Japan's top-selling boxed title, with 76,786 units sold.
The result continues strong momentum for Nintendo's Rhythm Heaven series and puts the Switch release well past half a million lifetime sales for the title.
Key software highlights
- Rhythm Heaven Groove (Switch) — 76,786 units (week); 596,237 lifetime units.
- eBaseball: PRO SPIRIT 2026 (PS5) — 20,661 units (new entry).
- Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream (Switch) — 18,608 units (1,476,557 lifetime).
- Kyoto Xanadu (Switch) — 15,431 units (new entry); Kyoto Xanadu (PS5) — 13,206 units (new entry).
- Culdcept BEGINS – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition — 12,734 units (Switch 2) (new entry).
- Other notable newcomers include 70s-style Robot Anime Geppy-X (Switch) at 8,674 units and Culdcept BEGINS (Switch) at 6,940 units.
Paraphrasing Famitsu's findings in journalistic terms: the weekly boxed charts show Rhythm Heaven Groove firmly in first place for the reporting period with 76,786 copies sold, while a mix of new releases and legacy catalog titles filled out the remainder of the top ten.
Famitsu's boxed top ten also shows Tomodachi Life continuing to register steady lifetime sales above 1.4 million units.
Hardware performance
Famitsu's hardware breakdown for the same week lists Switch 2 as the best-selling console, with 24,928 units sold during the reporting period and a reported lifetime total of 6,051,859.
The PlayStation 5 Digital Edition placed second for the week with 9,024 units sold, ahead of Nintendo's Switch Lite (2,930) and the Switch OLED Model (2,853).
The standard Switch SKU and PlayStation 5 Pro and PS5 tracked lower for the week in boxed hardware sales.
A concise analysis
The boxed-software top ten for the week highlights a trend common in Japan: strong first-week sales for rhythm and long-running series (Rhythm Heaven, Tomodachi Life) and respectable openings for several new releases across Switch and PlayStation platforms.
The hardware snapshot underscores Switch 2's ongoing role as Nintendo's primary platform in Japan, while the PlayStation 5 Digital Edition continues to find an audience on price-driven purchases.
Source: Famitsu weekly boxed charts (13–19 July).
The result continues strong momentum for Nintendo's Rhythm Heaven series and puts the Switch release well past half a million lifetime sales for the title.
Key software highlights
- Rhythm Heaven Groove (Switch) — 76,786 units (week); 596,237 lifetime units.
- eBaseball: PRO SPIRIT 2026 (PS5) — 20,661 units (new entry).
- Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream (Switch) — 18,608 units (1,476,557 lifetime).
- Kyoto Xanadu (Switch) — 15,431 units (new entry); Kyoto Xanadu (PS5) — 13,206 units (new entry).
- Culdcept BEGINS – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition — 12,734 units (Switch 2) (new entry).
- Other notable newcomers include 70s-style Robot Anime Geppy-X (Switch) at 8,674 units and Culdcept BEGINS (Switch) at 6,940 units.
Paraphrasing Famitsu's findings in journalistic terms: the weekly boxed charts show Rhythm Heaven Groove firmly in first place for the reporting period with 76,786 copies sold, while a mix of new releases and legacy catalog titles filled out the remainder of the top ten.
Famitsu's boxed top ten also shows Tomodachi Life continuing to register steady lifetime sales above 1.4 million units.
Hardware performance
Famitsu's hardware breakdown for the same week lists Switch 2 as the best-selling console, with 24,928 units sold during the reporting period and a reported lifetime total of 6,051,859.
The PlayStation 5 Digital Edition placed second for the week with 9,024 units sold, ahead of Nintendo's Switch Lite (2,930) and the Switch OLED Model (2,853).
The standard Switch SKU and PlayStation 5 Pro and PS5 tracked lower for the week in boxed hardware sales.
A concise analysis
The boxed-software top ten for the week highlights a trend common in Japan: strong first-week sales for rhythm and long-running series (Rhythm Heaven, Tomodachi Life) and respectable openings for several new releases across Switch and PlayStation platforms.
The hardware snapshot underscores Switch 2's ongoing role as Nintendo's primary platform in Japan, while the PlayStation 5 Digital Edition continues to find an audience on price-driven purchases.
Source: Famitsu weekly boxed charts (13–19 July).
