Japan: Mario Kart World remains unbeatable at No.1

The latest Famitsu video game hardware and boxed software sales have come through and nothing can budge Mario Kart World from the top spot. The latest entry in the Mario Kart series on the Nintendo Switch 2 Mario Kart World sold an additional 33K physical copies. The Nintendo Switch 2 also remained unbeatable on the hardware side, shifting an additional 40K units. Here’s the best-sellers in The Land of the Rising Sun:

Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. [SW2] Mario Kart World (Nintendo, 06/05/25) – 33,861 (1,766,296)
2. [PS5] Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter (Nihon Falcom, 09/19/25) – 21,511 (New)
3. [NSW] Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter (Nihon Falcom, 09/19/25) – 21,453 (New)
4. [SW2] Donkey Kong Bananza (Nintendo, 07/17/25) – 11,300 (318,441)
5. [NSW] Castlevania Dominus Collection (SUPERDELUXE GAMES, 09/18/25) – 9,503 (New)
6. [NSW] Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles 2 (Aniplex, 08/01/25) – 7,170 (123,697)
7. [NSW] Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar (Marvelous, 08/27/25) – 6,059 (74,697)
8. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 5,762 (4,007,619)
9. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 5,203 (6,445,312)
10. [NSW] The Quintessential Princesses: Fantasy, the Abyss, and the Magic Academy(MAGES., 09/18/25) – 5,077 (New)

Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. Switch 2 – 40,711 (2,065,472)
2. Switch OLED Model – 9,034 (9,186,394)
3. Switch Lite – 5,412 (6,668,672)
4. PlayStation 5 – 4,307 (5,786,296)
5. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 2,141 (1,004,037)
6. Switch – 2,166 (20,150,250)
7. PlayStation 5 Pro – 1,936 (249,691)
8. Xbox Series X – 250 (322,363)
9. Xbox Series X Digital Edition – 103 (21,583)
10. Xbox Series S – 42 (339,501)
11. PlayStation 4 – 18 (7,929,917)