Kirby Air Riders Tops the Japanese Charts, Switch 2 Sells 127K, PS5 Sells 37K

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Kibi Air Riders (NS2) debuted in #1 on Japanese retail charts with sales volume 195 594 Younitsaccording to Famitsu for the week ending November 123, 2025.

World of Mario Kart (NS2) is in second place with sales of 67,068 units, Pokemon Legends: ZA (NS) is in third place with sales of 28,480 units, while Pokemon Legends: ZA – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (NS2) is in fifth place with sales of 22,060 units.

Momotaro Dentetsu 2: Anata no Machi mo Kitto Aru – Higashi Nihon Hen + Nishi Nihon Hen (NS) is in fourth place with sales of 28,074 units, and the Switch 2 edition is in sixth place with sales of 20,751 units.

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment (NS2) is in seventh place with sales of 9,129 units and Dragon Quest I and II HD-2D Remake (NS) is in eighth place with sales of 8,302 units. Mining craft (NS) is in ninth place with sales of 4909 units and Animal Crossing: New Horizons (NS) is in 10th place with sales of 4,908 units.

Nintendo Switch 2 was the best-selling platform with 126,953 sales. units sold. PlayStation 5 sold 36,983 units, Switch 1 sold 29,370 units. Xbox Series X | S sold 349 units and PlayStation 4 sold 17 units.

Here are the best-selling games in Japan:

1. [SW2] Kirby Air Riders (Nintendo, 11/20/25) – 195,594 (New)
2. [SW2] World of Mario Kart (Nintendo, 06/05/25) – 67,068 (2,202,125)
3. [NSW] Pokemon Legends: ZA (The Pokemon Company, 10/16/25) – 28,480 (1,271,576)
4. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu 2: Anata no Machi mo Kitto Aru – Higashi Nihon Hen + Nishi Nihon Hen (Konami, 11/13/25) – 28,074 (118,780)
5. [SW2] Pokemon Legends: ZA – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (The Pokemon Company, 10/16/25) – 22,060 (798,015)
6. [SW2] Momotaro Dentetsu 2: Anata no Machi mo Kitto Aru – Higashi Nihon Hen + Nishi Nihon Hen – Nintendo Switch 2 Version (Konami, 11/13/25) – 20,751 (77,558)
7. [SW2] Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment (Koei Tekmo, 06.11.25) – 9,129 (101,121)
8. [NSW] Dragon Quest I and II HD-2D Remake (Square Enix, 10/30/25) – 8302 (286589)
9. [NSW] Mining craft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 4909 (4050014)
10. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) – 4908 (8258611)

Here's the hardware breakdown (followed by lifetime sales):

1. Switch 2 – 126,953 (2,870,758)
2. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 23,381 (1,048,176)
3. OLED switch model – 12 486 (9 314 908)
4. PlayStation 5 Pro – 11,367 (281,760)
5. Switch Lite – 10,908 (6,737,073)
6. Switch – 5 976 (20 175 216)
7. PlayStation 5 – 2235 (5851381)
8. Xbox series X Digital edition – 201 (24,080)
9. Xbox Series X – 118 (323,683)
10. Xbox Series S – 30 (340,097)
11. PlayStation 4 – 17 (7,930,078)

Eternal and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced by VGChartz in 2007. After several years of supporting the site, he was hired as a junior analyst in 2010, worked his way up to lead analyst in 2012, and took over equipment evaluation in 2017. He expanded his involvement in the gaming community by creating content himself. YouTube channel And Twitch channel. You can subscribe to the author on bluesky.

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