According to the latest Famitsu data for the week of January 12–18, the leadership in the Japanese charts has changed: Mario Kart World, after a long period of dominance, has ceded first place. The new leader is Animal Crossing: New Horizons, which received a new version for Switch 2. The game demonstrated sales of 31,372 copies, instantly returning to the top.
Top 10 sales in Japan for the week:
- [NS2] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition – 31,372
- [NS2] Mario Kart World – 17,639 (Total: 2,778,889)
- [NS] Pokemon Legends: Z-A – 9,990 (Total: 1,587,653)
- [NS] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 9,047 (Total: 8,343,109)
- [NS2] Pokemon Legends: Z-A – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition – 8,560 (Total: 1,065,074)
- [NS2] Momotaro Dentetsu 2 – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition – 8,415 (Total: 249,798)
- [NS] Momotaro Dentetsu 2 – 8,070 (Total: 302,212)
- [NS2] Kirby Air Riders – 7,942 (Total: 480,491)
- [NS] Minecraft – 5,465 (Total: 4,133,500)
- [NS2] Donkey Kong Bananza – 4,966 (Total: 465,146)
The results show that updated versions of proven hits remain popular and quickly take the lead on the new console.