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Splatoon Raiders Tops the Japanese Charts, Switch 2 Sells 31K

Splatoon Raiders Tops the Japanese Charts, Switch 2 Sells 31K - Sales

by William D'Angelo , posted 23 hours ago / 1,145 Views

Splatoon Raiders (NS2) has once again topped the first place on the retail charts in Japan with sales of 73,542 units, according to Famitsu for the week ending August 2, 2026. 

Village in the Shade (NS2) debuted in third place with sales of 21,965 units. The Switch 1 version debuted in seventh place with sales of 12,458 units.

The Prince of Tennis: Sweet School Festival 0-40 and more… (NS) debuted in fifth place with sales of 16,996 units.  The Prince of Tennis: Doki Doki Survival eternal passion! Tie break game (NS) debuted in sixth  place with sales of 16,987 units.

Blue Reflection Quartet (NS) debuted in eighth place with sales of 7,880 units. The PS5 version debuted in ninth place with sales of 7,019 units.

Rhythm Heaven Groove (NS) is in second place with sales of 59,884 units, Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream (NS) is in fourth place with sales of 18,306 units, and Powerful Pro Baseball 2026-2027 (NS) came in 10th place with sales of 5,928 units.

The Nintendo Switch 2 was the best-selling platform with 30,606 units sold. The PlayStation 5 sold 10,107 units, the Switch 1 sold 8,233 units, and the Xbox Series X|S sold 92 units.

Here are the best-selling games in Japan:

  1. [SW2] Splatoon Raiders (Nintendo, 07/23/26) – 73,542 (548,226)
  2. [NSW] Rhythm Heaven Groove (Nintendo, 07/02/26) – 59,884 (734,476)
  3. [SW2] Village in the Shade (Nippon Ichi Software, 07/30/26) – 21,965 (New)
  4. [NSW] Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream (Nintendo, 04/16/26) – 18,306 (1,518,331)
  5. [NSW] The Prince of Tennis: Sweet School Festival 0-40 and more… (Konami, 07/30/26) – 16,996 (New)
  6. [NSW] The Prince of Tennis: Doki Doki Survival eternal passion! Tie break game (Konami, 07/30/26) – 16,987 (New)
  7. [NSW] Village in the Shade (Nippon Ichi Software, 07/30/26) – 12,458 (New)
  8. [NSW] Blue Reflection Quartet (Koei Tecmo, 07/30/26) – 7,880 (New)
  9. [PS5] Blue Reflection Quartet (Koei Tecmo, 07/30/26) – 7,019 (New)
  10. [NSW] Powerful Pro Baseball 2026-2027 (Konami, 06/11/26) – 5,928 (189,164)

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

  1. Switch 2 – 30,606 (6,132,633)
  2. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 9,412 (1,380,203)
  3. Switch Lite – 4,325 (7,003,783)
  4. Switch OLED Model – 3,384 (9,616,164)
  5. Switch – 524 (20,305,756)
  6. PlayStation 5 Pro – 465 (367,877)
  7. PlayStation 5 – 230 (5,922,229)
  8. Xbox Series S – 56 (342,855)
  9. Xbox Series X Digital Edition – 19 (33,184)
  10. Xbox Series X – 17 (328,311)

Previous week - Week 30, 2026

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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Bizwas (3 hours ago)

Man, that split PS5 digital edition vs. PS5 makes me sad.

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CaptainExplosion Bizwas (2 hours ago)

Sony is gonna cause a flood of piracy.

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CaptainExplosion (23 hours ago)

In your face, Splatoon Raiders review bombers.

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