The latest Japanese boxed video game software and hardware charts have come through and there’s no change at the top for Mario Kart World. Nintendo’s karting game sold an additional 38,026 copies this week bringing total physical sales to 1,732,435. On the hardware side of things it was the Nintendo Switch 2 which proved to be the best-seller once again and sales have now topped over 2 million in Japan. Here’s the best-selling software and hardware in The Land of the Rising Sun.
Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)
- [SW2] Mario Kart World (Nintendo, 06/05/25) – 38,026 (1,732,435)
- [PS5] Borderlands 4 (Take-Two Interactive, 09/12/25) – 13,029 (New)
- [SW2] Donkey Kong Bananza (Nintendo, 07/17/25) – 10,577 (307,141)
- [NSW] Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar (Marvelous, 08/27/25) – 8,547 (68,638)
- [NSW] Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles 2 (Aniplex, 08/01/25) – 7,041 (116,527)
- [NSW] Everybody’s Golf World (Bandai Namco, 09/04/25) – 5,930 (41,069)
- [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 5,539 (4,001,857)
- [PS5] Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater (Konami, 08/28/25) – 4,865 (78,198)
- [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 4,012 (6,440,109)
- [NSW] Super Robot Wars Y (Bandai Namco, 08/28/25) – 3,921 (74,633)
Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)
- Switch 2 – 44,278 (2,024,761)
- Switch OLED Model – 10,568 (9,177,360)
- PlayStation 5 – 10,515 (5,781,989)
- PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 9,199 (1,001,896)
- Switch Lite – 5,606 (6,663,260)
- Switch – 2,875 (20,148,084)
- PlayStation 5 Pro – 1,989 (247,755)
- Xbox Series X – 51 (321,113)
- Xbox Series X Digital Edition – 47 (21,480)
- Xbox Series S – 27 (339,459)
- PlayStation 4 – 13 (7,929,899)
Its becoming a goldmine.
Glad to see the Switch 2 doing so well. Now, this should light a fire under Nintendo to get some games released for it and fast. Not everyone enjoys the same type of games. Example, I bought DK Bananza. But, it does not hit me as well as a Mario Kart or Kirby game. Even then, Mario Kart World got bland pretty fast for me. I just kick around in free roam now to unlock more alternate costumes or get more stickers if they are easily obtainable.
I agree. This early lineup has been quite underwhelming. I’ve got Metroid Prime 4 to look forward to, then… Fire Emblem at some point in 2026?
I anticipated at least having more Switch 2 upgrades (even simple freebies) at this point. And MKW having no real updates in it’s first three months.
Nintendo is really try to milk the most out of nothing right now.
Great to see Switch 2 having success
I’m proud to own one.
Less powerful consoles needs to be successful in order to push the developers to create games uncluttered by poor performance, smaller sizes and return to think more in the stories, gameplay and art direction. If the Switch 2 is succesful, everyone gets benefits from it. Games will still run on older GPUs, the lifespan of the PS5 and Series S/X will be longer. At least is what i hope.
I’m glad it’s doing well despite all the negative things going on with it. Hoping more 3rd party support and hoping they ditch game key cards.
If you want to know why there’s so much anti Nintendo right now… There’s your reason.
Sony and, to a less extent, Microsoft are s******* bricks.
They have no answers.
They blews their load because fidelity and power was always their primary thing.
Now, the only way they can keep on top, is by charging four figure prices for their systems.
It’s the end for high power consoles.
At least for a time.