Tales of Eternia Remastered leads sales
Tales of Eternia Remastered, developed by Bandai Namco Entertainment, is listed as the top new release for the week of October 12 to 18, 2026, in the physical sales estimates published by Famitsu for Japan. Released on October 15 at a price of 3,600 yen, the game sold 42,304 copies in stores across three versions: 17,911 on Switch 2, 14,003 on Switch, and 10,390 on PlayStation 5. This total places the title ahead of all other releases during the period.Castlevania: Belmont's Curse ranks second
Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, published by Konami in an edition called Midnight Edition, ranks second among new releases with 23,251 physical copies. The action game, released on the same day for 4,500 yen, sold 15,630 copies on Switch and 7,621 on PlayStation 5.Tales of Eternia Remastered dominates the top three
These two releases occupy five of the six top spots in the software sales chart. On the podium, the Switch 2 version of Tales of Eternia Remastered takes first place with 17,911 copies, followed by Castlevania: Belmont's Curse on Switch (15,630) and Tales of Eternia Remastered on Switch (14,003). The PlayStation 5 version of the role-playing game ranks fifth with 10,390 copies, and the Castlevania version ranks sixth with 7,621.Rhythm Heaven Groove falls slightly in sales
Between them, at fourth place, Rhythm Heaven Groove, a Nintendo Switch title, sold 13,084 copies this week, a 10 percent decrease from the previous week, when it ranked second. Released on July 2, 2026, for 5,909 yen, it has reached a total of 1,093,427 copies.Ace Combat 8 sales drop sharply
The seventh place goes to Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve on PlayStation 5, with 5,834 copies. This Bandai Namco shooting game, released on October 2 for 8,900 yen, saw its weekly sales drop by 58 percent compared to the previous week, when it ranked third. Its total sales amount to 82,648 copies.Kingdom Hearts Collection enters the top 10
Kingdom Hearts Collection I - III, from Square Enix, enters eighth place on Switch 2 with 5,404 copies. Released on October 8 for 10,000 yen, this role-playing game bundles the entire main series under one packaging: Kingdom Hearts HD I.5 + II.5 ReMIX, Kingdom Hearts HD II.8 Final Chapter Prologue, and Kingdom Hearts III along with the expansion Re Mind. This brings its total to 28,815 copies.Fire Emblem declines in sales
Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave, a Nintendo Switch 2 strategy game released on September 17 for 9,073 yen, ranks ninth with 5,221 copies, a 11 percent decline and three positions lower compared to the previous week. It has a total of 177,755 copies. The top 10 closes with Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream on Switch, which increased by 12 percent with 5,212 copies this week. Released on April 16, 2026, for 6,480 yen, it has reached a total of 1,633,297 copies, the highest cumulative total among the titles in the chart. Famitsu will publish rankings 11 to 30 on October 23.Console sales decline in Japan
In terms of consoles, the Japanese market absorbed 37,607 consoles during the week, compared to 40,427 the previous week and 237,693 during the same period last year. Since the beginning of the year, cumulative sales have reached 3,728,119 units, compared to 4,326,765 a year earlier, while the total since the launch of the various machines stands at 61,421,340 units.Switch 2 remains the best-selling console
The Switch 2 remains the best-selling console with 21,854 units, compared to 22,420 the previous week and 201,684 during the same period last year. Sales since the beginning of the year amount to 2,646,760 units, compared to 2,402,587 a year earlier, for a total of 6,430,827 consoles sold since its launch.PlayStation 5 family sales drop slightly
The PlayStation 5 family ranks second with 10,667 units, a decrease compared to the 11,911 of the previous week, but close to the 12,085 of last year. Its annual total of 473,979 units is lower than the 692,158 of the same period in 2025, and the total reaches 7,772,189 units. The PlayStation 5 Digital Edition accounts for the majority of sales with 10,392 units (1,480,525 in total), far ahead of the PlayStation 5 Pro (156 units, 370,971 in total) and the standard PlayStation 5 (119 units, 5,920,693 in total).Switch family sales lag behind last year
The Switch family totals 4,857 units, compared to 5,806 the previous week and 23,713 a year ago. Since January, it has accumulated 589,066 units, compared to 1,203,638 last year, about half, for a total of 37,005,209 consoles. The OLED model sells 2,460 units (9,647,488 in total), the Switch Lite sells 1,880 (7,043,572) and the original Switch sells 517 (20,314,149).Xbox Series family sales remain low
The Xbox Series family closes the list with 229 units, compared to 290 the previous week and 188 a year earlier. Its annual total of 18,039 units is lower than the 27,449 of last year, and the total reaches 706,966 consoles. The Xbox Series X Digital Edition sells 132 units (34,521 in total), the Xbox Series S sells 54 (343,166) and the Xbox Series X sells 43 (329,279).
