Splatoon Raiders Tops Japanese Physical Game Sales Charts On Launch

Splatoon Raiders Tops Japanese Physical Game Sales Charts On Launch

Famitsu has published their latest sales data for the week ending in July 26th 2026, revealing just how well Splatoon Raiders performed on launch in Japan.

According to Famitsu’s data, Splatoon Raiders was the number 1 selling physical game released for the week, crossing 474,684 units sold in just 2 days. It is the fourth highest physical Switch 2 launch in Japan, behind Pokemon Pokopia in third place, Pokemon Legends Z-A in second, and Mario Kart World in first.

Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

  1. [SW2] Splatoon Raiders (Nintendo, 07/23/26) – 474,684 (474,684) (New)
  2. [NSW] Rhythm Heaven Groove (Nintendo, 07/02/26) – 78,355 (674,592)
  3. [NSW] Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream (Nintendo, 04/16/26) – 23,468 (1,500,025)
  4. [NSW] Powerful Pro Baseball 2026-2027 (Konami, 06/11/26) – 7,227 (183,236)
  5. [SW2] Mario Kart World (Nintendo, 06/05/25) – 6,661 (3,000,749)
  6. [SW2] Pokemon Pokopia (The Pokemon Company, 03/05/26) – 5,796 (1,092,495)
  7. [SW2] eFootball Kick-Off! (Konami, 06/04/26) – 5,578 (60,517)
  8. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 5,106 (4,245,173)
  9. [NSW] Ganbare Goemon Daishuugou! (Konami, 07/02/26) – 3,961 (68,398)
  10. [PS5] eBaseball: PRO SPIRIT 2026 (Konami, 07/16/26) – 3,915 (24,576)

As for hardware, the Switch 2 remains the most dominant console sold in the country, with over 50K units moved during the week.

Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

  1. Switch 2 – 50,168 (6,102,027)
  2. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 8,512 (1,370,791)
  3. Switch Lite – 3,771 (6,999,458)
  4. Switch OLED Model – 2,770 (9,612,780)
  5. Switch – 626 (20,305,232)
  6. PlayStation 5 Pro – 363 (367,412)
  7. PlayStation 5 – 309 (5,921,999)
  8. Xbox Series S – 71 (342,799)
  9. Xbox Series X Digital Edition – 57 (33,165)
  10. Xbox Series X – 23 (328,294)

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