Overview

• Nintendo's latest console sold 179,641 units from Aug. 4–17, bringing its Japan lifetime total to about 1,856,764, according to Famitsu.
• Mario Kart World led physical software with 144,911 copies sold, more than double runner-up Donkey Kong Bananza at 60,200.
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles 2 ranked third with 38,200 physical sales in the period.
• PlayStation 5’s three SKUs totaled 17,131 units for the same span, trailing far behind Switch hardware, including 37,346 across legacy Switch models.
• Konami’s Gradius Origins debuted in sixth with 18,998 units, as Famitsu combined results for two weeks due to holidays.