{"id":136238,"date":"2026-02-26T15:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T15:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-198033"},"modified":"2026-02-26T15:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T15:30:00","slug":"japanese-charts-mario-tennis-fever-rallies-back-to-take-the-second-set","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2026\/02\/26\/japanese-charts-mario-tennis-fever-rallies-back-to-take-the-second-set\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese Charts: Mario Tennis Fever Rallies Back To Take The Second Set"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/e3a74d749b8f0\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/e3a74d749b8f0\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"e3a74d749b8f0\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Mario Tennis Fever - Waluigi\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/e3a74d749b8f0\/mario-tennis-fever-waluigi.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/e3a74d749b8f0\/mario-tennis-fever-waluigi.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"Mario Tennis Fever - Waluigi\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Image: Nintendo Life<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.famitsu.com\/article\/202602\/67112\">Famitsu<\/a> has shared the latest look at the Japanese gaming charts, and after falling to Kiryu &amp; co. last week, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/mario-tennis-fever\">Mario Tennis Fever<\/a> has rallied back with a vengeance.<\/p>\n<p>Nintendo&#8217;s latest finds itself at the top of the pile in its second week, with an extra 14,577 sales pushing it past the 50k mark. Last week&#8217;s champ, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/yakuza-kiwami-3-and-dark-ties\">Yakuza Kiwami 3 &amp; Dark Ties<\/a> on PS5, has dropped down to fifth this time, leaving room for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/dragon-quest-vii-reimagined\">Dragon Quest VII: Reimagined<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/mario-kart-world\">Mario Kart World<\/a> to retake spots on the podium.<\/p>\n<p>All in all, it&#8217;s a rather quiet one, this week (we&#8217;ll see how much <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/pokemon-pokopia\">Pokopia<\/a> can shake things up next time). Here&#8217;s a look at the top ten from 16th to 22nd Feb:<\/p>\n<table class=\"table\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Position<\/th>\n<th>Game<\/th>\n<th>Platform<\/th>\n<th><strong>Unit Sales<\/strong> <strong>(16th Feb &#8211; 22nd Feb)<\/strong><\/th>\n<th>Total Unit Sales<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Mario Tennis Fever<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Switch 2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>14,577<\/td>\n<td>54,099<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/games\/ps5\/shin_megami_tensei_v_vengeance\" class=\"external\"><br \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Dragon Quest VII: Reimagined<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Switch<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>12,413<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>222,078<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Mario Kart World<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Switch 2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>10,418<\/td>\n<td>2,835,912<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Dragon Quest VII: Reimagined<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Switch 2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>10,304<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>194,022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Yakuza Kiwami 3 &amp; Dark Ties<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>PS5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>7,205<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>65,376<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Animal Crossing: New Horizons<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Switch<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>6,675<\/td>\n<td>8,384,463<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Animal Crossing New Horizons<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Switch 2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>5,099<\/td>\n<td>72,571<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Dragon Quest VII: Reimagined<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>PS5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>5,015<\/td>\n<td>135,613<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Minecraft<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Switch<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>4,305<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>4,155,509<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Nintendo Switch Sports<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Switch<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>4,192<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>1,703,991<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr>\n<p>The hardware charts show no signs of change at the top of the standings, with Switch 2 and Switch OLED still dominating the market. There has been a noticeable drop in S1 sales this week, mind, with the standard model selling fewer than 1,000 units.<\/p>\n<p>Not that this harms the system&#8217;s SKU combination. The three S1 options combine this week for 28,426, and the PS5 models come in at 10,343.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s have a look at the full hardware charts:<\/p>\n<table class=\"table\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Position<\/th>\n<th>Console<\/th>\n<th><strong>Unit Sales<\/strong> <strong>(16th Feb &#8211; 22nd Feb)<\/strong><\/th>\n<th>Lifetime Unit Sales<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Switch 2<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>63,313<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>4,493,985<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Switch OLED<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>19,858<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>9,472,938<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>PlayStation 5 Digital Edition<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>5,641<\/td>\n<td>1,189,920<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>Switch Lite<\/td>\n<td>8,079<\/td>\n<td>6,866,851<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>PlayStation 5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>2,776<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>5,894,188<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>PlayStation 5 Pro<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>1,926<\/td>\n<td>324,614<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Xbox Series X<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>760<\/td>\n<td>324,733<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Switch<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>489<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>20,241,940<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Xbox Series X Digital Edition<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>294<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>28,099<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Xbox Series S<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>134<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>341,093<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>PlayStation 4<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>37<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>7,930,301<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2026\/02\/japanese-charts-yakuza-kiwami-3-brings-the-fight-to-mario-tennis\">&lt; Previous charts<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/nintendo-switch\/related-articles:196982,197605 @ 1772150418 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<p><em>What are your thoughts on this week&#8217;s Japanese charts? Let us know down below.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: Nintendo Life Famitsu has shared the latest look at the Japanese gaming charts, and after falling to Kiryu &amp; co. last week, Mario Tennis Fever has rallied back with a vengeance. Nintendo&#8217;s latest finds itself at the top of the pile in its second week, with an extra 14,577 sales pushing it past the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-136238","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136238","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=136238"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136238\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=136238"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=136238"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=136238"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}