Famitsu: Stock Shortage Results In Sharp Switch 2 Sales Drop

Every Thursday we share the weekly Famitsu sales charts, which tracks physical boxed game sales and hardware sales in Japan. This week’s chart covers August 18 – 24, as Nintendo Switch 2 sales take a nosedive compared to recent weeks. This is one of those weeks where we need to bring you the broader story, as the Switch 2 hasn’t just dropped out of favor suddenly with the Japanese audience!

There’s a national shortage of Switch 2 units in Japan right now, with major retailers like Amazon being completely sold out of the high-demand console. Even with limited availability, it still managed to sell 35,000 units over the week, which was far beyond any competition second place being the original Switch with almost 18,000 systems sold. The Switch 2 is rapidly approaching 1.9 million sales in the region within just a few months, so it’s still incredibly success and far more desired than any other rival platform – it’s just a tough week this week!

Here’s the full Famitsu software sales chart for August 18 – 24. Missed our last report where Mario Kart and Donkey Kong ruled the pack? Check out the previous Famitsu sales chart right here!

1. Mario Kart World (Switch 2): 30,202 [1,620,741 total]
2. Donkey Kong Bananza (Switch 2): 8,424 [275,679 total]
3. Minecraft (Switch): 7,053 [3,982,564 total]
4. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Switch): 5,823 [6,422,530 total]
5. Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch): 4,222 [8,204,107 total]
6. Nintendo Switch Sports (Switch): 3,845 [1,633,691 total]
7. Super Mario Party Jamboree (Switch): 3,354 [1,633,691 total]
8. Super Mario Party Jamboree (Switch 2): 3,063 [50,654 total]
9. Tamagotchi Plaza (Switch): 3,041 [175,903 total]
10. Japanese Rail Sim: Real Pro Tokyo (Switch): 2,497 [new]

Here’s the Famitsu hardware chart too. Console families are grouped together for simplicity.

1. Switch 2: 35,359 [1,892,123 yearly total]
2. Switch: 17,945 [1,029,132 yearly total]
3. PS5: 6,428 [550,932 yearly total]
4. Xbox Series: 287 [24,677 yearly total]

Did you pick up any of the games on the Famitsu chart this week? Let us know in the comments below, and keep your eyes on GameLuster for more breaking gaming news.