Everybody’s Golf: Hot Shots Tops Japanese Physical Game Sales
Everybody’s Golf: Hot Shots took the top spot as the best-selling physical game in Japanese stores during the first week of September, beating out Mario Kart World which has already sold around 1.7 million copies in Japan.
Nintendo Switch 2 Dominates Console Sales in Japan
The Nintendo Switch 2 continues to dominate console sales in Japan, with over 46,000 units sold and nearing the 2 million mark. It outperformed the PS5, which had a strong week with nearly 31,000 units sold, bringing its total sales to over 7 million since its launch in November 2020.
Top Game and Console Sales Figures
- Mario Kart World (Nintendo, 06/05/25) – 38,483 (1,694,409)
- Everybody’s Golf: Hot Shots (Bandai Namco, 09/04/25) – 35,139 (New)
- Everybody’s Golf: Hot Shots (Bandai Namco, 09/04/25) – 16,075 (New)
- Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar (Marvelous, 08/27/25) – 13,505 (60,091)
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles 2 (Aniplex, 08/01/25) – 12,061 (109,486)
- Donkey Kong Bananza (Nintendo, 07/17/25) – 10,445 (296,564)
- Super Robot Wars Y (Bandai Namco, 08/28/25) – 10,180 (70,712)
- Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater (Konami, 08/28/25) – 9,748 (73,333)
- Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion (Marvelous, 09/05/25) – 8,413 (New)
- Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 6,410 (3,996,318)
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