Tomodachi Life Leads Japan's Game Rankings for May 25-31
Tomodachi Life's continued dominance and the strong debut of 007 First Light highlight the ongoing appeal of Nintendo titles and the performance of new multiplatform releases in Japan.
Key Facts
- Tomodachi Life on Nintendo Switch sold 52,483 copies in the week of May 25-31, bringing its total to over 1.25 million.
- 007 First Light on PS5 debuted with 20,690 copies sold in its first week.
- Utawarerumono: Past and Present Rediscovered launched on both PS5 and Switch, selling 6,225 and 2,863 copies respectively.
- Pokémon Pokopia on Switch 2 sold 14,122 copies, reaching a total of over 1.03 million.
- Mario Kart World on Switch 2 sold 5,865 copies, with a lifetime total of nearly 2.96 million.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
Famitsu's latest weekly sales chart for May 25-31 shows Tomodachi Life on Switch in first place with 52,483 copies sold, bringing its total to over 1.25 million. New releases include 007 First Light on PS5 and Utawarerumono: Past and Present Rediscovered on both PS5 and Switch.
Famitsu has released the Japanese video game sales rankings for the week of May 25-31. The chart covers the top 20 titles across all platforms, with data collected from retailers nationwide. Tomodachi Life on Nintendo Switch held the top spot for another week, while several new entries debuted in the upper half of the list.
- Tomodachi Life: NSw, Nintendo, April 16, 52,483 weekly, 1,259,031 total
- 007 First Light: PS5, H2 Interactive, May 27, 20,690 weekly, 20,690 total
- 2 Pokémon Pokopia: NSw 2, Nintendo, March 5, 14,122 weekly, 1,038,407 total
- 2 Yoshi and the Mysterious Book: NSw 2, Nintendo, May 21, 12,701 weekly, 52,362 total
- Utawarerumono: Past and Present Rediscovered: PS5, AQUAPLUS, May 28, 6,225 weekly, 6,225 total
- 2 Mario Kart World: NSw 2, Nintendo, June 5, 2025, 5,865 weekly, 2,958,073 total
- Demon Kill Demon ~Yomi 1984~: NSw, Experience, May 28, 3,719 weekly, 3,719 total
- Minecraft: NSw, Nippon Microsoft, June 21, 2018, 3,480 weekly, 4,214,562 total
- 2 Utawarerumono: Past and Present Rediscovered: NSw 2, AQUAPLUS, May 28, 2,863 weekly, 2,863 total
- 2 Super Mario Party Jamboree + Jamboree TV: NSw 2, Nintendo, July 24, 2025, 2,858 weekly, 202,741 total
- Ghost of Yotei: PS5, Sony Interactive Entertainment, October 2, 2025, 2,563 weekly, 221,196 total
- 2 Tales of Arise - Beyond the Dawn Edition: NSw 2, Bandai Namco Entertainment, May 21, 2,493 weekly, 14,096 total
- 2 Animal Crossing: New Horizons: NSw 2, Nintendo, January 15, 2,364 weekly, 125,778 total
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons: NSw, Nintendo, March 20, 2020, 2,363 weekly, 8,441,422 total
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: NSw, Nintendo, December 7, 2018, 2,220 weekly, 5,917,672 total
- Starry☆Sky ~Spring Memories~: NSw, dramatic create, May 28, 2,018 weekly, 2,018 total
- Pragmata: PS5, CAPCOM, April 17, 1,882 weekly, 67,091 total
- Nintendo Switch Sports: NSw, Nintendo, April 29, 2022, 1,806 weekly, 1,735,449 total
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: NSw, Nintendo, April 28, 2017, 1,802 weekly, 6,578,419 total
- Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2: NSw, Nintendo, October 2, 2025, 1,696 weekly, 185,017 total
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- Anime News Network News Japan's Video Game Rankings, May 25-31