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Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment Debuts at No. 1 in Japan as Switch 2 Leads Hardware

Famitsu’s retail-only snapshot underscores robust Switch 2 momentum in a boxed market still buoyed by long-running hits.

Overview

  • Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment was the week’s top new physical release with 73,183 copies, and it was the only new entry in the top 10.
  • Pokémon Legends: Z‑A ranked second with 54,904 units and Mario Kart World placed third with 54,413, while Dragon Quest I & II HD‑2D Remake filled multiple top‑10 slots across platforms.
  • Switch 2 sold 90,410 consoles for the week (lifetime 2,642,256), with legacy Switch models totaling 24,327, the PlayStation 5 family at 7,691, and the Xbox Series family at 497, according to Famitsu.
  • Animal Crossing: New Horizons returned to the top 10 with 5,422 physical copies, a move some outlets linked to the announced Nintendo Switch 2 Edition.
  • Figures reflect estimated boxed retail sales only and were published by Famitsu and corroborated by Gematsu, Nintendo Everything, and Nintendo Life.