Mario Kart World Tops the Japanese Charts, Switch 2 Sells 221K

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World of Mario Kart (NS2) stayed in #1 on Japanese retail charts with sales volume 115 729 Younitsaccording to Famitsu for the week ending December 21, 2025.

Pokemon Legends: ZA (NS) is in second place with sales totaled 72,820 units, and the Switch 2 version is in third place in sales 54,096 units.

Momotaro Dentetsu 2: Anata no Machi mo Kitto Aru – Higashi Nihon Hen + Nishi Nihon Hen (NS2) is in fifth place with sales of 26,323 units, and the Switch 1 version is in sixth place with sales of 22,898 units.

Kirby Air Riders (NS2) is in fourth place with sales of 49,220 units, Donkey Kong Bananza (NS2) is in seventh place with sales of 16,165 units, and Mining craft (NS) is in eighth place with sales of 16,038 units.

Super Mario Jamboree Party – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV (NS2) is in ninth place with sales of 14,268 units and Animal Crossing: New Horizons (NS) is in 10th place with sales of 13,352 units.

Nintendo Switch 2 was the best-selling platform with 221,033 sales. units sold. Switch 1 sold 38,184 units, PlayStation 5 sold 19,307 units. Xbox Series X | S sold 184 units and PlayStation 4 sold 12 units.

Here are the best-selling games in Japan:

1. [SW2] World of Mario Kart (Nintendo, 06/05/25) – 115,729 (2,573,736)
2. [NSW] Pokemon Legends: ZA (The Pokemon Company, 10/16/25) – 72,820 (1,470,354)
3. [SW2] Pokemon Legends: ZA – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (The Pokemon Company, 10/16/25) – 54,096 (957,286)
4. [SW2] Kirby Air Riders (Nintendo, 11/20/25) – 49,220 (377,044)
5. [SW2] Momotaro Dentetsu 2: Anata no Machi mo Kitto Aru – Higashi Nihon Hen + Nishi Nihon Hen – Nintendo Switch 2 Version (Konami, 11/13/25) – 26,323 (158,381)
6. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu 2: Anata no Machi mo Kitto Aru – Higashi Nihon Hen + Nishi Nihon Hen (Konami, 11/13/25) – 22,898 (199,905)
7. [SW2] Donkey Kong Bananza (Nintendo, 07/17/25) – 16,165 (419,948)
8. [NSW] Mining craft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 16,038 (4,094,207)
9. [SW2] Super Mario Jamboree Party – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV (Nintendo, 07/24/25) – 14,268 (111,628)
10. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) – 13,352 (8,297,279)

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

1. Switch 2 – 221 033 (3 583 810)
2. OLED switch model – 18,864 (9,383,918)
3. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 13,231 (1,103,941)
4. Switch Lite – 12,641 (6,792,689)
5. Switch – 6679 (20206761)
6. PlayStation 5 – 4149 (5865430)
7. PlayStation 5 Pro – 1,927 (309,607)
8. Xbox series X Digital edition – 97 (24,502)
9. Xbox Series S – 50 (340,290)
10. Xbox Series X – 37 (323,838)
11. PlayStation 4 – 12 (7,930,136)

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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