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Japanese Charts: Booyah! Splatoon Raiders Puts Up Some Huge Week-One Numbers
Splatoon Raiders debuted at number one in Japan’s physical games chart, selling 474,684 copies in its first week. The result reinforces Splatoon’s popularity in its home market and helped strengthen Switch 2 hardware sales, although it remains far below Splatoon 3’s record-breaking launch.
Rhythm Heaven Groove fell to second with 78,355 sales, while Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream remained third and passed 1.5 million lifetime copies. Switch 2 sold 50,168 units during 20–26 July, taking its lifetime total above 6.1 million; the combined PS5 range sold 9,184 units, ahead of the 7,167 units sold by Switch 1 models.
In short
- Splatoon Raiders sold 474,684 physical copies in its Japanese debut week.
- Switch 2 led hardware sales with 50,168 units.
- Rhythm Heaven Groove and Tomodachi Life followed in the software chart.
Explained simply
Splatoon is a video game series developed by Nintendo featuring team-based competitive gameplay where players compete in matches using ink-based mechanics. The franchise has become one of Nintendo's most successful properties with a dedicated player base.
Splatoon is particularly popular in Japan, where it has consistently achieved strong commercial success and helped drive sales of Nintendo's Switch console. Previous games in the series have been among the most successful launches on the Switch in the region.
Game sales figures in Japan provide important information about consumer demand because Japan is one of the world's largest gaming markets. New releases from established franchises like Splatoon can boost hardware sales and demonstrate continuing consumer interest in a series.
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