{"rewrite":{"id":"r_641cc2b3d5f1f4cd96b99a63","clusterId":"c_34af9033b6fbcfa172fe5f44","slug":"nintendo-switch-sports-resort-tops-japan-s-weekly-game-chart","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Nintendo Switch Sports Resort Tops Japan's Weekly Game Chart","summary":"Famitsu's chart for October 26 to November 1 puts Nintendo Switch Sports Resort at No. 1 with 23,466 copies sold in the period, adding to 88,098 lifetime. Final Fantasy Resonance holds No. 2 with 14,462 and again at No. 4 on PS5 with 11,181. Minecraft for Switch 2 enters at No. 3 with 11,754, and Hello Kitty Party Land takes No. 7 and No. 8.","whyItMatters":"Nintendo's own first-party titles still anchor the top of the chart while new Switch 2 releases land mid-table, and the two entries for the same Final Fantasy Resonance title on two platforms show the ranking is split by SKU rather than by game.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eFamitsu\u0026#39;s ranking for October 26 to November 1 covers the week that brought Minecraft to Switch 2 and Hello Kitty Party Land to shelves. Nintendo Switch Sports Resort holds the top spot, with Final Fantasy Resonance on two separate SKUs inside the top four. Minecraft for Switch 2 arrives at No. 3 at 11,754 copies, while the older Switch version of Minecraft, dated 2018, still sits at No. 19 with lifetime sales of 4,297,028. Rhythm Heaven Groove at No. 5 is the highest entry to pass the million mark in the source\u0026#39;s lifetime column.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNintendo Switch Sports Resort (Switch 2)\u003c/strong\u003e: No. 1, 23,466 copies, 88,098 lifetime\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinal Fantasy Resonance (Switch 2)\u003c/strong\u003e: No. 2, 14,462 copies, 66,730 lifetime\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMinecraft (Switch 2)\u003c/strong\u003e: No. 3, 11,754 copies, debut at 11,754 lifetime\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinal Fantasy Resonance (PS5)\u003c/strong\u003e: No. 4, 11,181 copies, 61,633 lifetime\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRhythm Heaven Groove (Switch)\u003c/strong\u003e: No. 5, 8,753 copies, 1,111,851 lifetime\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinal Fantasy Resonance (Switch)\u003c/strong\u003e: No. 6, 8,425 copies, 38,896 lifetime\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHello Kitty Party Land (Switch 2)\u003c/strong\u003e: No. 7, 7,365 copies, debut at 7,365 lifetime\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHello Kitty Party Land (Switch)\u003c/strong\u003e: No. 8, 6,252 copies, debut at 6,252 lifetime\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFire Emblem: Fortune\u0026#39;s Weave (Switch 2)\u003c/strong\u003e: No. 9, 4,346 copies, 186,494 lifetime\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 (PS5)\u003c/strong\u003e: No. 10, 4,024 copies, 16,840 lifetime\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTomodachi Life (Switch)\u003c/strong\u003e: No. 11, 3,872 copies, 1,641,851 lifetime\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSplatoon Raiders (Switch 2)\u003c/strong\u003e: No. 12, 2,955 copies, 692,016 lifetime\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMario Kart World (Switch 2)\u003c/strong\u003e: No. 13, 2,633 copies, 3,056,727 lifetime\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKingdom Hearts Collection [I~III] (Switch 2)\u003c/strong\u003e: No. 14, 2,528 copies, 33,745 lifetime\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eANOMALITH (PS5)\u003c/strong\u003e: No. 15, 2,289 copies, debut at 2,289 lifetime\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDerby Stallion 2 (Switch 2)\u003c/strong\u003e: No. 16, 2,135 copies, 46,789 lifetime\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2 - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + \u0026#34;Infinity Castle\u0026#34; Character Pass\u003c/strong\u003e: No. 17, 2,103 copies, debut at 2,103 lifetime\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAce Combat 8: Wings of Theve (PS5)\u003c/strong\u003e: No. 18, 2,049 copies, 87,778 lifetime\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMinecraft (Switch)\u003c/strong\u003e: No. 19, 2,047 copies, 4,297,028 lifetime\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePokémon Pokopia + Expansion Pass (Switch 2)\u003c/strong\u003e: No. 20, 1,973 copies, debut at 1,973 lifetime\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Nintendo Switch Sports Resort sold 23,466 copies this week, less than a third of its 88,098 lifetime total. The chart topper is now coasting on catalog momentum, not launch demand.","twitterPost":"Nintendo Switch Sports Resort's 23,466 weekly copies are a fraction of its 88,098 lifetime total, so the No. 1 spot reflects catalog sales.","threadsPost":"Nintendo Switch Sports Resort tops the Famitsu chart at 23,466 copies, but that is a small slice of its 88,098 lifetime total. The No. 1 ranking says more about a soft release week than about the game's current pull.","newsletterBlurb":"Famitsu's chart for October 26 to November 1 puts Nintendo Switch Sports Resort first at 23,466 copies, with Final Fantasy Resonance at No. 2 on Switch 2 and No. 4 on PS5. Minecraft for Switch 2 debuts at No. 3 with 11,754 copies, and Hello Kitty Party Land appears twice in the top ten, at No. 7 and No. 8.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-11-10/japan-video-game-rankings-october-26-november-1/.243620\",\"title\":\"Japan's Video Game Rankings, October 26-November 1\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5765,"outputTokens":1574,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1794301394,"createdAt":"2026-11-10T09:00:42.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-11-10T09:02:10.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-10T09:02:10.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_34af9033b6fbcfa172fe5f44","canonicalTitle":"News\nJapan's Video Game Rankings, October 26-November 1","representativeArticleId":"a_1cbaa787a48f31714a878c65","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Minecraft\",\"Hello Kitty Party Land\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":true}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-11-10T07:53:54.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-11-10T07:53:54.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-10T09:02:10.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-11-10/japan-video-game-rankings-october-26-november-1/.243620","title":"News\nJapan's Video Game Rankings, October 26-November 1"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Minecraft","Hello Kitty Party Land"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":true},"keyFacts":["Nintendo Switch Sports Resort is No. 1 in Famitsu's chart for October 26 to November 1 with 23,466 copies sold and 88,098 lifetime.","Minecraft for Switch 2 enters at No. 3 with 11,754 copies, all of it from the week.","Final Fantasy Resonance appears at No. 2 on Switch 2 with 14,462 copies and No. 4 on PS5 with 11,181.","Hello Kitty Party Land takes both No. 7 and No. 8, on Switch 2 and Switch respectively.","Mario Kart World at No. 13 has the highest lifetime figure on the chart at 3,056,727 copies."],"pageLinks":{"healthSlugs":["minecraft","hello-kitty-party-land"],"storySlugs":[],"entities":[{"slug":"minecraft","supported":6,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":39,"overall":"green","story_count":36,"has_dossier":true},{"slug":"hello-kitty-party-land","supported":1,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":2,"overall":"green","story_count":2,"has_dossier":true}],"stories":[],"entitiesOk":true,"storiesOk":true}}