Nintendo Switch 2 tops Japan sales again as Pokémon Pokopia leads software

Nintendo Switch 2 moved another 52,058 units in Japan in the April 6 to April 12 chart, down from 59,543 the week before but still far enough ahead to make the rest of the console field look distant. The older Switch family sold 21,134 units, PlayStation 5 sold 8,673, and Xbox Series consoles sold 685, a gap that keeps Nintendo in clear control of the Japanese hardware race.

That is the difference between a launch burst and a platform that is settling into something more durable. Switch 2 had already passed 5 million units in Japan, reaching 5,011,059 units by the week ending April 5, less than a year after its June 5, 2025 release. The new weekly total did not match the platform’s opening heat, but it showed the machine continuing to move at a pace that supports more than a one-time event.

The software chart told the same story. Pokémon Pokopia stayed at No. 1 with 23,738 copies sold and 890,909 cumulative physical sales. Mario Kart World added 7,238 copies for a total of 2,895,712, keeping it in the kind of long-tail territory Nintendo likes best: a hit that keeps selling while the next wave of titles arrives. Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition sold 3,064 copies and reached 101,850, while Mario Tennis Fever sold 2,429 copies and climbed to 101,590. Those numbers show a catalog that is already doing more than riding launch-window curiosity.

For Nintendo teams, that matters across the building. Strong hardware sales in Japan affect production planning, localization schedules, retail merchandising, and the timing of first-party releases. When the platform is still selling steadily at home, Nintendo has more room to align software cadence with franchise legacy instead of chasing short-term noise. The mix of Pokémon, Mario Kart, Animal Crossing, and Mario Tennis also reflects a familiar internal logic: recognizable IP keeps the machine relevant while newer ideas find their audience.

The broader market offered little resistance. Starfield was the top new release outside Nintendo’s ecosystem with 5,368 copies on PS5, which only sharpened the contrast around Switch 2’s momentum. Nintendo’s official sales page listed Switch 2 at 17.37 million hardware units worldwide as of December 31, 2025, reinforcing why each week in Japan still carries strategic weight. Right now, the answer to the bigger question looks clear: Switch 2 is no longer just an event, it is becoming a durable hit.