Nintendo clearly has the Japanese gaming market wrapped up and chart data provided today shows that nine of the top ten best-selling physical video games were on both the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2. The only PlayStation 5 game was Capcom’s Monster Hunter Worlds, which was the fourth best-selling game of 2025. VGC points out that this is the 21st consecutive year that Nintendo games dominated the best-selling physical games chart. With Nintendo Switch 2 sales booming in the Land of the Rising Sun it seems likely that 2026 will be another huge year for the Kyoto-based company.
Japan’s Best Selling Games of 2025
(Individual platform versions / Physical only / Source: Famitsu)
- Mario Kart World (Switch 2) – 2,668,381
- Pokémon Legends Z-A (Switch) – 1,529,823
- Pokémon Legends Z-A (Switch 2) – 1,004,154
- Monster Hunter Wilds (PS5) – 838,319
- Super Mario Party Jamboree (Switch) – 498,397
- Donkey Kong Bananza (Switch 2) – 435,206
- Kirby Air Riders (Switch 2) – 424,837
- Minecraft (Switch) – 346,606
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Switch) – 342,866
- Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake (Switch) – 316,439
Sony can’t wait to release their future hybrid flop.
If the Nintendo Switch 2 was supposed to flop because of it’s high price, the Sony PlayStation Swix (a play on Switch & the spelling of 6 as a word) is doomed.
I was shocked to see Pokémon takes up 2 of the top 10 spots. People really love them some Pokémon huh lol
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I think they mean ‘Mario Kart Wii Deluxe U Nintendo Switch Edition for Nintendo Switch 2’.
Not surprising at all. In Japan, Nintendo Switch has always been huge for playing games casually and competitively. Titles like Mario Kart, Manokpula ( manokpula.com )Zelda, Pokémon, Animal Crossing, Splatoon, Smash Bros, Kirby, Fire Emblem, and Monster Hunter are constantly topping charts. Strong exclusives + portability really explain why 9 out of the top 10 best-selling games came from Switch in 2025.
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