Yoshi and the Mysterious Book Debuts at No. 2 in Japan's Weekly Game Rankings
Yoshi and the Mysterious Book's strong debut at No. 2 signals solid early demand for a new Nintendo platformer, while Tomodachi Life continues its dominant run at the top.
Reporting from 1 sources: Anime News Network.
Famitsu's Japan's Video Game Rankings for May 18-24 show Tomodachi Life holding the top spot for a seventh week, while Yoshi and the Mysterious Book debuts at No. 2 with 39,661 copies sold. The chart covers the top 20 Nintendo Switch and PS5 titles by weekly sales.
Famitsu's latest Japan's Video Game Rankings cover sales from May 18 to May 24, 2026. Tomodachi Life remains the best-selling title for the seventh consecutive week, adding 64,899 copies to its total of over 1.2 million. The top 20 list is dominated by Nintendo Switch 2 titles, with only one PS5 entry-Pragmata-appearing at No. 11.
- Tomodachi Life: NSw, Nintendo, April 16, 64,899 weekly copies, 1,206,548 total
- Yoshi and the Mysterious Book: NSw 2, Nintendo, May 21, 39,661 weekly copies, 39,661 total
- Pokémon Pokopia: NSw 2, Nintendo, March 5, 22,821 weekly copies, 1,024,285 total
- Mario Kart World: NSw 2, Nintendo, June 5, 2025, 13,699 weekly copies, 2,952,208 total
- Tales of Arise - Beyond the Dawn Edition: NSw 2, Bandai Namco Entertainment, May 21, 11,603 weekly copies, 11,603 total
- Pokémon Legends: Z-A: NSw 2, Nintendo, October 16, 2025, 5,706 weekly copies, 1,128,749 total
- Minecraft: NSw, Nippon Microsoft, June 21, 2018, 3,488 weekly copies, 4,211,082 total
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons: NSw 2, Nintendo, January 15, 3,316 weekly copies, 123,414 total
- Super Mario Party Jamboree + Jamboree TV: NSw 2, Nintendo, July 24, 2025, 2,900 weekly copies, 199,883 total
- Kirby Air Riders: NSw 2, Nintendo, November 20, 2025, 2,866 weekly copies, 533,134 total
- Pragmata: PS5, CAPCOM, April 17, 2,754 weekly copies, 65,209 total
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: NSw, Nintendo, December 7, 2018, 2,457 weekly copies, 5,915,452 total
- Momotaro Dentetsu 2: Anata no Machi mo Kitto Aru Higashi Nihon-hen + Nishi Nihon-hen: NSw 2, Konami, November 13, 2025, 2,334 weekly copies, 304,401 total
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons: NSw, Nintendo, March 20, 2020, 2,298 weekly copies, 8,439,059 total
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder + Minna de Rinrin Park: NSw 2, Nintendo, March 26, 2,117 weekly copies, 31,346 total
- Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2: NSw, Nintendo, October 2, 2025, 2,000 weekly copies, 183,321 total
- Pragmata: NSw 2, CAPCOM, April 24, 1,853 weekly copies, 23,371 total
- Nintendo Switch Sports: NSw, Nintendo, April 29, 2022, 1,801 weekly copies, 1,733,643 total
- Mario Tennis Fever: NSw 2, Nintendo, February 12, 1,739 weekly copies, 113,432 total
- Donkey Kong Bananza: NSw 2, Nintendo, July 17, 2025, 1,695 weekly copies, 501,832 total
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- Anime News Network News Japan's Video Game Rankings, May 18-24