{"id":137443,"date":"2026-06-04T16:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T16:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-202077"},"modified":"2026-06-04T16:45:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T16:45:00","slug":"japanese-charts-switch-sales-plummet-as-price-increase-comes-into-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2026\/06\/04\/japanese-charts-switch-sales-plummet-as-price-increase-comes-into-play\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese Charts: Switch Sales Plummet As Price Increase Comes Into Play"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Famitsu<\/a> has given us an updated look at the Japanese charts as the first week of Switch price increases<\/a> comes into play in the region.<\/p>\n

Those with a Switch console already in hand obviously weren’t deterred by the price change and continued picking up Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream<\/a> in droves. The game nabbed an extra ~52,000 sales this week, even keeping 007 First Light<\/a>‘s PS5 release from the top spot.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, AQUAPLUS’ JRPG Utawarerumono: Past and Present Rediscovered<\/strong> debuted in fifth and ninth, and Demon<\/strong> Kill Demon: Yomi 1985<\/strong> made its first appearance at seventh.<\/p>\n

Here’s a look at the top ten in full:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Position<\/th>\nGame<\/th>\nPlatform<\/th>\nUnit Sales<\/strong> (25th – 31st May)<\/strong><\/th>\nTotal Unit Sales<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
1<\/td>\n\n

Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Switch<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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52,483<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

1,259,031<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\n\n

007 First Light<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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PS5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

20,690<\/td>\nNEW<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\n\n

Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Switch 2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

14,122<\/td>\n1,038,407<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\n\n

Yoshi and the Mysterious Book<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Switch 2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

12,701<\/td>\n52,362<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\n\n

Utawarerumono: Past and Present Rediscovered<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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PS5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

6,225<\/td>\nNEW<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\n\n

Mario Kart World<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Switch 2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

5,865<\/td>\n2,958,073<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\n\n

Demon Kill Demon: Yomi 1984<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Switch<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

3,719<\/td>\nNEW<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\n\n

Minecraft<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Switch<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

3,480<\/td>\n4,214,562<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\n\n

Utawarerumono: Past and Present Rediscovered<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Switch 2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

2,863<\/td>\nNEW<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\n\n

Super Mario Party Jamboree – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Switch 2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

2,858<\/td>\n202,741<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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It’s the hardware charts that have seen the biggest shake-up this week, as we see the first numbers following Japan’s Switch price hike (which came into effect on 25th May).<\/p>\n

With both Switch 1 and 2 affected by the rise, the sales boom of the last few weeks has dropped off a cliff. Switch 2 only shifted 31,751 copies this time (compared to the peak of 247,880 last week), and while that was enough to retain its crown, the standard Switch 1 model has dropped all the way down out of the thousands, bringing in a mere 229 units and falling behind the Xbox Series X.<\/p>\n

Sales are down across the board, and the Switch systems certainly benefited from some pre-price-rise panic sales, but it’s crazy to see just how big a drop it is.<\/p>\n

This has skewed our usual SKU comparison a little, with the PS5 coming out on top this week, with a combined total of 8,373, while the three Switch 1 models made up 6,271.<\/p>\n

Here’s a breakdown of the figures for the week:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Position<\/th>\nConsole<\/th>\nUnit Sales<\/strong> (25th – 31st May)<\/strong><\/th>\nLifetime Unit Sales<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
1<\/td>\nSwitch 2<\/td>\n\n

31,751<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

5,865,213<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\n\n

PlayStation 5 Digital Edition<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

6,527<\/td>\n\n

1,302,820<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

3<\/td>\n\n

Switch OLED<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

4,162<\/td>\n9,585,830<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nSwitch Lite<\/td>\n1,810<\/td>\n6,972,953<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\n\n

PlayStation 5 Pro<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1,479<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

360,308<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\n\n

Xbox Series X Digital Edition<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

408<\/td>\n31,544<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\n\n

PlayStation 5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

367<\/td>\n5,919,834<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\n\n

Xbox Series X<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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304<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

327,214<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\n\n

Switch<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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299<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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20,300,305<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

10<\/td>\n\n

Xbox Series S<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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123<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

342,219<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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