Japanese Charts: Trio of 2026 Nintendo Hits Leads Sales

Nintendo Continues to Dominate the Japanese Charts

Fresh weekly physical game sales data in Japan from Famitsu once again shows Nintendo's total dominance. The trio of 2026 hits continues to firmly hold the top positions in the chart.

Stable and high sales are demonstrated by:

1. [NSW] Rhythm Heaven Groove – 37,402 / 911,241
2. [NS2] Splatoon Raiders – 13,224 / 626,371
3. [NSW] Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream – 12,558 / 1,574,773
4. [NS2] Steins;Gate Reboot – 7,613 / New
5. [PS5] Steins;Gate Reboot – 4,002 / New
6. [NSW] Minecraft – 3,953 / 4,265,941
7. [NSW] Powerful Pro Baseball 2026-2027 – 3,718 / 205,769
8. [NS2] Pokemon Pokopia – 3,701 / 1,115,493
9. [NSW] Steins;Gate Reboot – 3,538 / New
10. [NS2] Starsand Island – 3,415 / New

Successful Debut of STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT

The main new release of the week was the visual novel STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT, which immediately claimed three spots in the top ten thanks to its release on Nintendo Switch, Switch 2, and PS5. Interestingly, the most copies were sold for the next-generation console, Switch 2, despite the massive install base of the original Switch.