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Onimusha: Way of the Sword Debuts on the Japanese Charts, Switch 2 Sells 24K

Onimusha: Way of the Sword Debuts on the Japanese Charts, Switch 2 Sells 24K - Sales

by William D'Angelo , posted 7 hours ago / 724 Views

Onimusha: Way of the Sword (PS5) has debuted in first place on the retail charts in Japan with sales of 34,688 units, according to Famitsu for the week ending September 6, 2026. The Switch 2 version debuted in third place with sales of 19,499 units.

The Blood of Dawnwalker (PS5) debuted in seventh place with sales of 4,618 units.

Orbitals (NS2) debuted in ninth place with sales of 3,949 units.

Rhythm Heaven Groove (NS) is in second place with sales of 29,360, Splatoon Raiders (NS2) took fourth place with sales of 10,267 units, and Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream (NS) is in fifth place with sales of 9,880 units.

Elden Ring Tarnished Edition (NS2) is in sixth place with sales of 6,559 units, Mario Kart World (NS2) is in eighth place with sales of 4,259 units, and Minecraft (NS) is in 10th place with sales of 3,754 units.

The Nintendo Switch 2 was the best-selling platform with 24,281 units sold. The Switch 1 sold 11,591 units, the PlayStation 5 sold 7,760units and the Xbox Series X|S sold 127 units.

Here are the best-selling games in Japan:

  1. [PS5] Onimusha: Way of the Sword (Capcom, 09/04/26) – 76,530 (New)
  2. [NSW] Rhythm Heaven Groove (Nintendo, 07/02/26) – 29,360 (975,289)
  3. [SW2] Onimusha: Way of the Sword (Capcom, 09/04/26) – 19,499 (New)
  4. [SW2] Splatoon Raiders (Nintendo, 07/23/26) – 10,267 (648,529)
  5. [NSW] Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream (Nintendo, 04/16/26) – 9,880 (1,595,536)
  6. [SW2] Elden Ring Tarnished Edition (FromSoftware, 08/28/26) – 6,559 (34,163)
  7. [PS5] The Blood of Dawnwalker (Bandai Namco, 09/03/26) – 4,618 (New)
  8. [NS2] Mario Kart World (Nintendo, 06/05/25) – 4,259 (3,028,216)
  9. [SW2] Orbitals (Kepler Interactive, 09/03/26) – 3,949 (New)
  10. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 3,754 (4,274,163)

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

  1. Switch 2 – 24,281 (6,265,473)
  2. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 7,054 (1,422,319)
  3. Switch Lite – 6,566 (7,027,977)
  4. Switch (OLED Model) – 3,890 (9,629,810)
  5. Switch – 1,135 (20,309,485)
  6. PlayStation 5 Pro – 604 (369,536)
  7. PlayStation 5 – 102 (5,919,917)
  8. Xbox Series X Digital Edition – 57 (33,398)
  9. Xbox Series X – 48 (328,654)
  10. Xbox Series S – 22 (342,992)

Previous week - Week 35, 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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Signalstar (5 hours ago)

First paragraph misstates PS5 Onimusha sales.

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