For weeks, Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream sat comfortably at the top of the Japanese software charts, racking up sales and outlasting every new release that tried to unseat it. That run is now over, and the game that finally did the job was not another life-sim or a major Nintendo first-party title. It was baseball.
Powerful Pro Baseball 2026-2027, Konami's latest entry in the long-running and Japan-beloved series, debuted with 100,976 physical units sold in the week of June 8-14. That is a commanding first-week number by any measure, and it was more than enough to push Tomodachi Life down to second place.
Tomodachi Life is not done yet
Slipping to second is not the same as fading. Tomodachi Life added another 37,888 units during that same week, bringing its cumulative total to 1,347,070 physical copies sold in Japan. The game has now surpassed Pokemon Pokopia in lifetime sales, which itself sits at just over 1 million units on Switch 2. For a Nintendo Switch title competing against Switch 2 software, that trajectory is hard to argue with.
The key here is that Tomodachi Life has shown the kind of legs that most games simply do not have. Week after week of consistent sales suggests it is still finding new buyers, not just riding a launch spike.
The full top ten for the week
What most players miss looking at this chart is the platform split. Three of the top four sellers are on original Switch hardware, not Switch 2. That says something about the installed base advantage the older console still holds, and about how well Nintendo's software catalog continues to serve it.
Astro Bot appearing at fifth is worth a mention. The PS5 platformer charting in Japan at all is notable, though the circumstances around its re-entry involve a pricing arbitrage situation at certain retailers rather than a pure surge in new interest.
Hardware: Switch 2 leads, everything else holds steady
On the hardware side, Switch 2 moved 25,793 units for the week, maintaining its position at the top of the console chart despite a general softening in sales following a recent price increase. Its lifetime total in Japan now stands at 5,914,065 units.
The PS5 Digital Edition posted 6,610 units, a solid showing that reflects its more accessible price point. Switch Lite and Switch OLED continue to sell in the low thousands each week, which is a decent result for aging hardware. The Xbox Series S moved 117 units, which is at least a number.
Switch 2 sales picking up momentum will likely depend on what comes next in Nintendo's release schedule. First-party titles are the hardware driver in Japan, and the pipeline will be worth watching closely over the coming months.
If you are new to the game holding down second place, the Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream beginner's guide covers everything you need to get your island up and running.
