Japan’s Video Game Rankings, January 12-18 – News [2026-01-24]

Animal Crossing: New Horizons for Switch 2 debuts at #1

Japan’s Game Ranking: January 12-18

Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies

1NSw 2Animal Crossing: New Horizons Nintendo January 15 31,372 31,372

2NSw 2Mario Kart World Nintendo June 5, 2025 17,639 2,778,889

3NSwPokémon Legends: Z-A Nintendo October 16, 2025 9,990 1,587,653

4NSwAnimal Crossing: New Horizons Nintendo March 20, 2020 9,047 8,343,109

5NSw 2Pokémon Legends: Z-A Nintendo October 16, 2025 8,560 1,065,074

6NSw 2Momotaro Dentetsu 2: Anata no Machi mo Kitto Aru Higashi Nihon-hen + Nishi Nihon-hen Konami November 13, 2025 8,415 249,798

7NSwMomotaro Dentetsu 2: Anata no Machi mo Kitto Aru Higashi Nihon-hen + Nishi Nihon-hen Konami November 13, 2025 8,070 302,212

8NSw 2Kirby Air Riders Nintendo November 20, 2025 7,942 480,491

9NSwMinecraft Nippon Microsoft June 21, 2018 5,465 4,133,500

10NSw 2Donkey Kong Bananza Nintendo July 17, 2025 4,966 465,146

11NSwMario Kart 8 Deluxe Nintendo April 28, 2017 4,292 6,531,791

12NSwSuper Mario Party Jamboree Nintendo October 17, 2024 3,700 1,472,841

13NSw 2Super Mario Party Jamboree + Jamboree TV Nintendo July 24, 2025 3,537 153,030

14NSwSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate Nintendo December 7, 2018 3,339 5,869,532

15NSw 2Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment Koei Tecmo Games November 6, 2025 2,856 164,292

16NSwNintendo Switch Sports Nintendo April 29, 2022 2,753 1,689,585

17NSwClubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics Nintendo June 5, 2020 2,555 1,472,258

18NSwSuper Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 Nintendo October 2, 2025 2,136 147,638

19NSwDragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake Square Enix October 30, 2025 2,129 328,046

20NSwSplatoon 3 Nintendo September 9, 2022 1,885 4,509,910

Source: Famitsu