Switch 2 Leads Famitsu Week as Price Increase Looms in Japan

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Famitsu’s May 11–17, 2026 hardware charts in Japan crown Nintendo Switch 2 with 217,922 units sold, followed by Switch Lite (8,303) and Switch OLED (7,804); PS5 Digital Edition (6,902) and PS5 Pro (1,747) also appear, with Xbox Series X/S in single digits. Note last week’s figures cover two weeks due to Japanese holidays, so week-to-week comparisons are imperfect. On the software side, Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream leads with 98,092 copies, followed by Pokemon Pokopia and Mario Kart World; other top titles include Minecraft, Animal Crossing variants, Pragmata, and Kirby Air Riders.
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