{"id":137650,"date":"2026-06-18T15:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T15:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-202772"},"modified":"2026-06-18T15:45:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T15:45:00","slug":"japanese-charts-tomodachi-life-finally-slips-from-the-top-spot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2026\/06\/18\/japanese-charts-tomodachi-life-finally-slips-from-the-top-spot\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese Charts: Tomodachi Life Finally Slips From The Top Spot"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/73e99509df76f\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/73e99509df76f\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"73e99509df76f\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Powerful Pro Baseball 26-27\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/73e99509df76f\/powerful-pro-baseball-26-27.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/73e99509df76f\/powerful-pro-baseball-26-27.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"468\" alt=\"Powerful Pro Baseball 26-27\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Image: Konami<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The latest sales data from Japan is in thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.famitsu.com\/article\/202606\/78731\">Famitsu<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/tomodachi_life_living_the_dream\">Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream<\/a> has finally been knocked from its perch by none other than <strong>Powerful Pro Baseball 2026-2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The latest Konami entry is a big hit over in Japan, shifting a total of 100,976 units in its debut week. Tomodachi Life, meanwhile, added another 37,888 to its running total, which is still pretty great. Overall sales for the game are inching toward 1.5 million, having already surpassed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/pokemon-pokopia\">Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a look at the top ten in full:<\/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>(8th-14th June)<\/strong><\/th>\n<th>Total Unit Sales<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Powerful Pro Baseball 2026-2027<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Switch<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>100,976<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>NEW<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Switch<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>37,888<\/td>\n<td>1,347,070<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>eFootball Kick-Off!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Switch 2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>8,143<\/td>\n<td>28,190<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Switch 2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>7,781<\/td>\n<td>1,056,982<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Astro Bot<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>PS5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>6,533<\/td>\n<td>111,250<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Mario Kart World<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Switch 2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>5,042<\/td>\n<td>2,970,496<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Yoshi and the Mysterious Book<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Switch 2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>4,249<\/td>\n<td>64,802<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Final Fantasy VII Rebirth<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Switch 2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>4,169<\/td>\n<td>34,826<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Switch 2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>3,544<\/td>\n<td>NEW<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Minecraft<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Switch<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>3,379<\/td>\n<td>4,222,322<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr>\n<p>Hardware is a familiar picture this week. Switch 2 is still leading the pack, though overall sales figures are understandably down at the moment. The relatively affordable PS5 Digital Edition is performing quite well, as is the lower entry Switch Lite.<\/p>\n<p>Shoutout to the Xbox Series S for shifting 117 units too. The Master Chief will like that.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a breakdown of the figures for the week:<\/p>\n<table class=\"table\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Position<\/th>\n<th>Console<\/th>\n<th><strong>Unit Sales<\/strong> <strong>(8th-14th June<\/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>25,793<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>5,914,065<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>PlayStation 5 Digital Edition<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>6,610<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>1,316,161<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Switch Lite<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>2,445<\/td>\n<td>6,979,497<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>Switch OLED<\/td>\n<td>1,831<\/td>\n<td>9,590,639<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>PlayStation 5 Pro<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>1,257<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>363,209<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Switch<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>657<\/td>\n<td>20,301,736<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Xbox Series X Digital Edition<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>326<\/td>\n<td>32,238<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>PlayStation 5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>317<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>5,920,422<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Xbox Series X<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>129<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>327,620<\/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>117<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>342,445<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2026\/06\/japanese-charts-switch-2-sales-continue-to-slip-but-tomodachi-life-holds-the-newbies-at-bay\">&lt; Previous charts<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em>What do you make of this week&#8217;s charts? Let us know in the comments.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: Konami The latest sales data from Japan is in thanks to Famitsu, and Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream has finally been knocked from its perch by none other than Powerful Pro Baseball 2026-2026. The latest Konami entry is a big hit over in Japan, shifting a total of 100,976 units in its debut week. 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