Splatoon Raiders Debuts at Top of Japan's Game Rankings
Splatoon Raiders' debut outsold the rest of the top five combined, showing that the Splatoon brand still drives hardware sales for the Switch 2, while the chart's mix of new releases and evergreen titles highlights the platform's long-tail strength.
Key Facts
- Splatoon Raiders sold 474,684 copies in its debut week, ranking first for July 20-26.
- Rhythm Heaven Groove sold 78,355 copies in the week, reaching a cumulative total of 674,592.
- Tomodachi Life crossed 1.5 million total sales, with 23,468 copies sold in the week.
- Mario Kart World reached 3,000,749 total sales, with 6,661 copies sold in the week.
- The chart data comes from Famitsu, as compiled by Anime News Network.
Reporting from 2 sources: Anime News Network, Game Spark.
Nintendo's Splatoon Raiders, the first spin-off in the Splatoon series, debuted at number one on Japan's video game rankings for the week of July 20-26, according to Famitsu data compiled by Anime News Network. The Nintendo Switch 2 title sold 474,684 copies in its first week, nearly triple the second-place game's weekly total. Rhythm Heaven Groove held steady at number two with 78,355 copies, bringing its cumulative total to 674,592. Tomodachi Life remained in third place with 23,468 copies, pushing its lifetime sales past 1.5 million. The rest of the top five included Powerful Pro Baseball 2026-2027 at number four and Mario Kart World at number five. The chart also saw new entries from Shochiku Games' Yog-Sothoth's Yard at number 12 and MAGES.'s Otonari no Tenshi-sama ni Itsu no Ma ni ka Dame Ningen ni Sareteita Ken Memorial Vacation at number 14, both released on July 23. Long-running titles continued to appear, with Minecraft at number eight and Splatoon 3 at number 11. The list, sourced from Famitsu, covers software sales across all platforms in Japan for the specified week.
Famitsu's weekly ranking for July 20-26 shows Splatoon Raiders leading with 474,684 copies, a debut that dwarfs the competition. Rhythm Heaven Groove, released July 2, added 78,355 copies to reach 674,592 total, while Tomodachi Life crossed 1.5 million cumulative sales. Mario Kart World, a Switch 2 launch title from June 5, 2025, sold 6,661 copies this week, bringing its total past 3 million.
The chart includes several new entries from July 23: Yog-Sothoth's Yard from Shochiku Games sold 2,982 copies, and MAGES.'s Memorial Vacation sold 2,879. Konami's eBaseball: Pro Spirit 2026, released July 16, appeared at number 10 with 3,915 copies. Nintendo's back catalog remains strong, with Super Smash Brothers Ultimate at 5.9 million total and Animal Crossing: New Horizons at 8.4 million. The data comes from Famitsu, as compiled by Anime News Network.
- Splatoon Raiders: Nintendo, July 23, 474,684 weekly copies
- Rhythm Heaven Groove: Nintendo, July 2, 78,355 weekly, 674,592 total
- Tomodachi Life: Nintendo, April 16, 23,468 weekly, 1,500,025 total
- Powerful Pro Baseball 2026-2027: Konami, June 11, 7,227 weekly
- Mario Kart World: Nintendo, June 5 2025, 6,661 weekly, 3,000,749 total
- Pokémon Pokopia: Nintendo, March 5, 5,796 weekly
- eFootball Kick-Off!: Konami, June 4, 5,578 weekly
- Minecraft Nippon: Microsoft, June 21 2018, 5,106 weekly
- Ganbare Goemon Daishūgō!: Konami, July 2, 3,961 weekly
- eBaseball: Pro Spirit 2026: Konami, July 16, 3,915 weekly
- Splatoon 3: Nintendo, September 9 2022, 3,020 weekly
- Yog-Sothoth's Yard: Shochiku Games, July 23, 2,982 weekly
- Star Fox: Nintendo, June 25, 2,940 weekly
- Otonari no Tenshi-sama ni Itsu no Ma ni ka Dame Ningen ni Sareteita Ken Memorial Vacation: MAGES., July 23, 2,879 weekly
- Kyoto Xanadu -Ōka Genbu-: Nihon Falcom, July 16, 2,451 weekly
- Super Smash Brothers Ultimate: Nintendo, December 7 2018, 2,446 weekly
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Nintendo, March 20 2020, 2,361 weekly
- Digimon Story: Time Stranger: Bandai Namco Entertainment, July 9, 2,339 weekly
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: Nintendo, April 28 2017, 2,311 weekly
- Yoshi and the Mysterious Book: Nintendo, May 21, 2,235 weekly
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.