Recently, Famitsu released sales data for physical game software and hardware in the Japanese market from August 31 to September 6, 2026.
The best-selling new release this week was Onimusha: Way of the Sword, with the PS5 version selling 76,530 copies in its first week and the Switch 2 version selling 19,499 copies, for a combined total of 96,029 copies across both platforms.
In terms of hardware, the Switch 2 sold 24,281 units this week, bringing its cumulative total to 6,265,473 units. The Switch family sold a combined 11,591 units; the PS5 family sold a combined 7,760 units; and the Xbox Series family sold a combined 127 units.
Sales Rankings:
Software Sales (Cumulative Sales in Parentheses)
[PS5] Onimusha: Way of the Sword (Capcom, September 4, 2026) – 76,530 (New Release)
[NSW] Rhythm Heaven: Miracle Star (Nintendo, July 2, 2026) – 29,360 (975,289)
[SW2] Onimusha: Way of the Sword (Capcom, September 4, 2026) – 19,499 (New Release)
[SW2] Splatoon: Paint Strike Team (Nintendo, July 23, 2026) – 10,267 (648,529)
[NSW] Friend Collection: Dream Life (Nintendo, April 16, 2026) – 9,880 (1,595,536)
[SW2] Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition (FromSoftware, August 28, 2026) – 6,559 (34,163)
[PS5] Blood of the Dawnwalker (Bandai Namco, September 3, 2026) – 4,618 (New Release)
[NS2] Mario Kart: World (Nintendo, June 5, 2025) – 4,259 (3,028,216)
[SW2] Orbital Twins (Kepler Interactive, September 3, 2026) – 3,949 (New Release)
[NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, June 21, 2018) – 3,754 (4,274,163)
Hardware Sales (Cumulative Sales in Parentheses)
Switch 2 – 24,281 (6,265,473)
PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 7,054 (1,422,319)
Switch Lite – 6,566 (7,027,977)
Switch OLED – 3,890 (9,629,810)
Switch – 1,135 (20,309,485)
PlayStation 5 Pro – 604 (369,536)
PlayStation 5 – 102 (5,919,917)
Xbox Series X Digital Edition – 57 (33,398)
Xbox Series X – 48 (328,654)
Xbox Series S – 22 (342,992)