Overview
- Japan’s home games market grew to an estimated ¥418.13 billion in 2025 from ¥301.32 billion a year earlier, with most of the increase coming from hardware spending, according to Famitsu.
- Mario Kart World led Japan’s 2025 physical software chart with 2,668,381 copies sold, as Switch and Switch 2 titles occupied nine of the top ten spots.
- Nintendo’s new system accounted for more than half of Japan’s home console sales in 2025 with 3,784,067 units, ahead of Switch at 1,520,384 and PS5 at 879,204.
- In the UK boxed chart for the week ending January 17, 2026 (GfK), Mario Kart World was #1 and Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Switch 2 Edition debuted at #2 with 59% of its sales on Switch 2.
- GfK platform splits show notable Switch 2 adoption across catalog hits, including Metroid Prime 4: Beyond at 60% on Switch 2 and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom at 60% on Switch 2, while Famitsu reports PS5’s Japan sales fell about 60% in 2025.