This is confirmed by Famitsu's new sales ranking for Japan. The list for the past week shows which games are currently the most popular:
Game sales in Japan — 06.04–12.04
- [NS2] Pokemon Pokopia — 23,738 (total: 890,909)
- [NS2] Mario Kart World — 7238 (total: 2,895,712)
- [PS5] Starfield — 5368
- [NS] Minecraft — 4094 (total: 4,186,601)
- [NS] Animal Crossing: New Horizons — 3831 (total: 8,419,664)
- [NS2] Animal Crossing: New Horizons — Nintendo Switch 2 Edition — 3064 (total: 101,850)
- [NS] Pokemon FireRed / LeafGreen (Download Card) — 2757 (total: 18,049)
- [NS] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate — 2436 (total: 5,899,833)
- [NS2] Mario Tennis Fever — 2429 (total: 101,590)
- [PS5] Crimson Desert — 2408 (total: 42,593)
Starfield's result stood out separately. The PS5 version immediately took third place — until recently, such a scenario seemed unlikely. But Bethesda's game managed to attract the attention of the Japanese audience and secure a spot at the top.