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Japanese Charts: Tomodachi Life Finally Slips From The Top Spot
And it's all thanks to Baseball. The latest sales data from Japan is in thanks to Famitsu, and Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream has finally been knocked from its perch by none other than Powerful Pro Baseball 2026-2026. The latest Konami entry is a big hit over in Japan, shifting a total of 100,976...
Famitsu software sales (6/1/26 – 6/7/26) – Top 30
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows: 1. [NSW] Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream – 50,151 / 1,309,182 2. [NS2] Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth – 30,657 / NEW 3. [NS2] eFootball Kick-Off – 20,047 / NEW 4. [NS2] Pokemon Pokopia – 10,794 / 1,049,201 5. [NS2] Yoshi and the Mysterious Book...
Japan’s best-selling games of May 2026 – strong second month for Tomodachi Life, Yoshi debuts
New data provided by Famitsu gives us a look at Japan’s best-selling games of May 2026. Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream is your leader again with another strong month at over 500,000 copies sold at retail. We’ll also mention that Yoshi and the Mysterious Book debuts here, coming in third at over...
Nintendo Switch eShop charts – June 13, 2026 – Tomodachi Life continues dominant run
The latest Nintendo Switch eShop charts for the week of June 13, 2026 are now available. Just like we’ve seen over the past several weeks, is Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream at the very top. Actually, the top three is the same as last week. That means Super Smash Bros. Ultimate follows in second,...
Japanese Charts: Switch 2 Sales Continue To Slip, But Tomodachi Life Holds The Newbies At Bay
Can't stop the dream. It has been another rough post-price-hike sales week for Switch 2 in Japan, but Nintendo stays winning on the software side, thanks to Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream (thanks, Famitsu). The wacky life sim added another 50,000+ copies to its pile this week, stopping the new...
Nintendo Switch eShop charts – June 6, 2026 – Tomodachi Life clears again
The latest Nintendo Switch eShop charts for the week of June 6, 2026 are now available. It’s the same song and dance again as Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream continues to hold on to the top spot. Mina the Hollower, which was third last week, drops out of the top ten. Bluey’s Quest for the Gold Pen...
Famitsu software sales (5/25/26 – 5/31/26) – Top 30
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows: 1. [NSW] Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream – 52,483 / 1,259,031 2. [PS5] 007 First Light – 20,690 / NEW 3. [NS2] Pokemon Pokopia – 14,122 / 1,038,407 4. [NS2] Yoshi and the Mysterious Book – 12,701 / 52,362 5. [PS5] Utawarerumono: Past and...
Famitsu: Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream Spends Six Weeks At #1
Every Thursday, Famitsu releases a weekly chart that tracks physical boxed game and console sales in Japan. This week’s chart
Tomodachi Life: How to make Miis fall in love in Living the Dream
How to make Miis develop crushes and enter relationships in Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream.
Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream was April 2026's best-selling game in the US
Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream was the best-selling game in the US last month. Read more
Nintendo Switch eShop charts – May 30, 2026 – Mina the Hollower, Poppy Playtime: Chapter 5, LumenTale all debut
The latest Nintendo Switch eShop charts for the week of May 30, 2026 are now available. Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream is still #1, but there are a few new releases worth mentioning. The biggest one of them all, Mina the Hollower, comes in at #3. Poppy Playtime: Chapter 5 is also here at #4....
The Weirdest And Most Impressive Tomodachi Life Creations We’ve Seen So Far
It's no secret that Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream allows for a frankly mindblowing amount of player freedom when it comes to customization options, from custom facepaint, clothing, and food for Miis, to custom building exteriors and decorative objects for the island they live on. Player-made...
Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream is 2026's top new release by revenue to date | Newzoo charts
Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream was the top new release by revenue in 2026 to date, according to Newzoo. It also ranked first on the firm's overall console revenue chart for April. Read more
Famitsu software sales (5/18/26 – 5/24/26) – Top 30
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows: 1. [NSW] Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream – 64,899 / 1,206,548 2. [NS2] Yoshi and the Mysterious Book – 39,661 / NEW 3. [NS2] Pokemon Pokopia – 22,821 / 1,024,285 4. [NS2] Mario Kart World – 13,699 / 2,952,208 5. [NS2] Tales of Arise:...
Random: Don't Be Fooled By Google Play Store's Tomodachi Life Clones
Like looking in a Miirror. Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream sales have got off to a strong start in its first month on the market, so it was only a matter of time before knock-offs started cropping up. We're used to seeing all manner of clones on the eShop and other digital storefronts, with their...
Nintendo Switch eShop charts – May 23, 2026 – Tomodachi Life is unbeatable
The latest Nintendo Switch eShop charts for the week of May 23, 2026 are now available. You don’t need us to tell you this, but Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream is #1 again. The game hasn’t faced a ton of competition as of late, so that’s helped maintain the streak. For newer releases, we do see...
Famitsu software sales (5/11/26 – 5/17/26) – Top 30
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows: 1. [NSW] Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream – 98,092 / 1,141,649 2. [NS2] Pokemon Pokopia – 22,758 / 1,001,464 3. [NS2] Mario Kart World – 12,651 / 2,938,509 4. [NSW] Minecraft – 3,857 / 4,207,594 5. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons –...
Japanese Charts: Switch 2 Sales Continue To Spike Ahead Of Price Increase
Gotta save those ichiendama. Famitsu has published its top ten boxed charts for the week of 11th - 17th May in Japan, and would you believe it, Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream is once again back at the top with another 98,092 sales. Not only that, but with a further 22,758 sales to its name,...
Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream Tops US Sales Charts for April 2026
The absurdist comedy life sim is followed by Capcom's Pragmata taking the number 2 spot, and Pearl Abyss' Crimson Desert at number 3.
Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream and Switch 2 are April’s big sellers | Circana
Tomodachi Life’s long-awaited sequel Living the Dream has caught on with consumers in the United States, according a revamped chart from industry-tracking firm Circana. The new charts from Circana include both actual and projected data, in order to give a more complete picture of what the...
Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream Projected As The Best-Selling Game In April (US)
And Switch 2 is the best-selling console. The delightfully bizarre first-party life sim Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream has been projected to be the best-selling game of April in the US, thanks to Circana's Mat Piscatella. The new release beats the likes of Pragmata, Crimson Desert, Pokémon...
Crimson Desert is the US’s Second-Best-Selling Game in 2026, and Tomodachi Life Tops April’s Charts Under Circana’s New Tracking Method
As he does every month, Circana executive director Mat Piscatella has reported the sales charts for the top-selling video games in the United States for the past month, and for April 2026, it was Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream and Pragmata sailing high above the rest. Neither, however, are close...
Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream tops April US sales | US Monthly Charts
Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream led Circana's US charts in April, generating over $41 million in combined physical and projected digital sales. Read more
US: Tomodachi Life No.1 and Nintendo Switch 2 No.1 hardware for April 2026
The best-selling video game hardware and software in the United States for the month of April has been announced. On the hardware front the Nintendo Switch 2 proved to be the best-selling console and Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream was the best-selling software. It should be noted that Circana is...
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