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Mario Kart World Tops the Japanese Charts, Switch 2 Sells 98K, PS5 Sells 36K

Mario Kart World Tops the Japanese Charts, Switch 2 Sells 98K, PS5 Sells 36K - Sales

by William D'Angelo , posted on 04 December 2025 / 3,394 Views

Mario Kart World (NS2) has retaken in first place on the retail charts in Japan with sales of 49,586 units, according to Famitsu for the week ending November 30, 2025. 

Kirby Air Riders (NS2) is in second place with sales 46,287 units, Pokemon Legends: Z-A (NS) is in third place with sales of 35,225  units, while Pokemon Legends: Z-A – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (NS2) is in fifth place with sales of 20,031 units.

Momotaro Dentetsu 2: Anata no Machi mo Kitto Aru – Higashi Nihon Hen + Nishi Nihon Hen (NS) is in fourth place with sales of 22,361 units, while the Switch 2 edition is in sixth place with sales of 15,730 units.

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment (NS2) is in seventh place with sales of 9,647 units and Minecraft (NS) is in eighth place with sales of 7,368 units. Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake (NS) is in ninth place with sales of 7,262 units and Animal Crossing: New Horizons (NS) is in 10th place with sales of 7,245 units.

The Nintendo Switch 2 was the best-selling platform with 97,677 units sold. The PlayStation 5 sold 35,786 unit, the Switch 1 sold 35,327 units, the Xbox Series X|S sold 172 units, and the PlayStation 4 sold 13 units.

Here are the best-selling games in Japan:

  1. [SW2] Mario Kart World (Nintendo, 06/05/25) – 49,586 (2,251,711)
  2. [SW2] Kirby Air Riders (Nintendo, 11/20/25) – 46,287 (241,881)
  3. [NSW] Pokemon Legends: Z-A (The Pokemon Company, 10/16/25) – 35,225 (1,306,801)
  4. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu 2: Anata no Machi mo Kitto Aru – Higashi Nihon Hen + Nishi Nihon Hen (Konami, 11/13/25) – 22,361 (141,141)
  5. [SW2] Pokemon Legends: Z-A – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (The Pokemon Company, 10/16/25) – 20,031 (818,046)
  6. [SW2] Momotaro Dentetsu 2: Anata no Machi mo Kitto Aru – Higashi Nihon Hen + Nishi Nihon Hen – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (Konami, 11/13/25) – 15,730 (93,288)
  7. [SW2] Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment (Koei Tecmo, 11/06/25) – 9,647 (109,768)
  8. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 7,368 (4,057,382)
  9. [NSW] Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake (Square Enix, 10/30/25) – 7,262 (293,851)
  10. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) – 7,245 (8,265,856)

Here is the hardware breakdown (followed by lifetime sales):

  1. Switch 2 – 97,677 (2,968,435)
  2. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 17,491 (1,065,667)
  3. Switch OLED Model – 16,004 (9,339,12)
  4. PlayStation 5 Pro – 15,736 (295,912)
  5. Switch Lite – 12,896 (6,749,969)
  6. Switch – 6,427 (20,181,643)
  7. PlayStation 5 – 2,559 (5,853,940)
  8. Xbox Series X Digital Edition – 64 (24,144)
  9. Xbox Series X – 52 (323,735)
  10. Xbox Series S – 56 (341,53)
  11. PlayStation 4 – 13 (7,930,91)

A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can follow the author on Bluesky.


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HebrewGamer (on 07 December 2025)

PS5 beating Switch1 again. Price cuts matter.

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Helloplite HebrewGamer (on 10 December 2025)

Except.. it doesn't?

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Bumblaster (on 06 December 2025)

Outstanding Switch ONE sales Nintendo won't stop production at this rate.

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Tridrakious (on 05 December 2025)

I see that the Japan only PS5 digital version just might be pulling some weight here.

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