{"rewrite":{"id":"r_b10a766072bd4fb1a6cc845e","clusterId":"c_be5f9bb3e3ec40c3b80379bb","slug":"tomodachi-life-holds-top-spot-for-fifth-week-pokopia-crosses-1-million","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Tomodachi Life Holds Top Spot for Fifth Week, Pokopia Crosses 1 Million","summary":"Famitsu's Japan video game rankings for May 11-17 show Tomodachi Life at #1 for a fifth consecutive week with 98,092 copies sold. Pokémon Pokopia crossed 1 million total sales. Indiana Jones and the Great Circle debuted at #14 with 2,133 copies.","whyItMatters":"Tomodachi Life's sustained dominance and Pokopia's milestone highlight Nintendo's continued strength in the Japanese market, while the modest debut of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle suggests limited appeal on Switch.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eFamitsu published the Japan video game sales rankings for the week of May 11-17. Tomodachi Life held the #1 spot for a fifth straight week, selling 98,092 copies to bring its total to 1,141,649. Pokémon Pokopia crossed the 1 million total sales milestone, reaching 1,001,464 copies. The only new entry in the top 20 was Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, which debuted at #14 with 2,133 copies.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTomodachi Life\u003c/strong\u003e: #1, 98,092 weekly copies, 1,141,649 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePokémon Pokopia\u003c/strong\u003e: #2, 22,758 weekly copies, 1,001,464 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMario Kart World\u003c/strong\u003e: #3, 12,651 weekly copies, 2,938,509 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMinecraft\u003c/strong\u003e: #4, 3,857 weekly copies, 4,207,594 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnimal Crossing: New Horizons\u003c/strong\u003e: #5, 3,305 weekly copies, 8,436,761 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnimal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch 2)\u003c/strong\u003e: #6, 3,229 weekly copies, 120,098 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePragmata\u003c/strong\u003e: #7, 2,937 weekly copies, 62,455 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKirby Air Riders\u003c/strong\u003e: #8, 2,778 weekly copies, 530,268 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuper Mario Party Jamboree + Jamboree TV\u003c/strong\u003e: #9, 2,571 weekly copies, 196,983 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePokémon Legends: Z-A\u003c/strong\u003e: #10, 2,340 weekly copies, 1,123,043 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuper Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2\u003c/strong\u003e: #11, 2,297 weekly copies, 181,321 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate\u003c/strong\u003e: #12, 2,274 weekly copies, 5,912,995 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNintendo Switch Sports\u003c/strong\u003e: #13, 2,248 weekly copies, 1,731,842 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIndiana Jones and the Great Circle\u003c/strong\u003e: #14, 2,133 weekly copies, 2,133 total (new entry)\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMomotaro Dentetsu 2: Anata no Machi mo Kitto Aru Higashi Nihon-hen + Nishi Nihon-hen\u003c/strong\u003e: #15, 2,110 weekly copies, 302,067 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuper Mario Bros. Wonder + Minna de Rinrin Park\u003c/strong\u003e: #16, 2,099 weekly copies, 29,229 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMario Kart 8 Deluxe\u003c/strong\u003e: #17, 1,940 weekly copies, 6,574,983 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSplatoon 3\u003c/strong\u003e: #18, 1,680 weekly copies, 4,538,110 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMario Tennis Fever\u003c/strong\u003e: #19, 1,639 weekly copies, 111,693 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuper Mario Party Jamboree\u003c/strong\u003e: #20, 1,581 weekly copies, 1,511,348 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Pragmata at #7 with 2,937 copies is CAPCOM's only top-20 title. The studio's first new franchise in years opened below every evergreen on the chart.","twitterPost":"Pragmata sold 2,937 copies in week one. CAPCOM's new IP entered below 11 titles released before 2025.","threadsPost":"Pragmata's first-week sales of 2,937 put it at #7, below 11 games released before 2025. CAPCOM's big new franchise opened behind Nintendo's entire catalog. The question isn't whether the game is good; it's whether a $70 single-player title can break through on a platform where half the top 20 are five-plus years old.","newsletterBlurb":"Famitsu's Japan game rankings for May 11-17 show Tomodachi Life at #1 for a fifth week. Pokémon Pokopia crossed 1 million total sales. Indiana Jones and the Great Circle debuted at #14.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-23/japan-video-game-rankings-may-11-17/.237692\",\"title\":\"Japan's Video Game Rankings, May 11-17\"}]","lintFlagsJson":"[]","lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4001,"outputTokens":1161,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1779826535,"createdAt":"2026-05-23T16:18:11.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-05-23T16:31:06.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-23T16:31:06.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_be5f9bb3e3ec40c3b80379bb","canonicalTitle":"Japan's Video Game Rankings, May 11-17","representativeArticleId":"a_4b370c52eb62dea2917c4e31","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":true}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-05-23T14:15:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-05-23T14:15:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-23T16:31:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-23/japan-video-game-rankings-may-11-17/.237692","title":"Japan's Video Game Rankings, May 11-17"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":true},"keyFacts":["Tomodachi Life was the #1 selling game in Japan for the fifth consecutive week, selling 98,092 copies during the week of May 11-17.","Pokémon Pokopia crossed 1 million total sales in Japan, reaching 1,001,464 copies.","Indiana Jones and the Great Circle was the only new entry in the top 20, debuting at #14 with 2,133 copies sold.","Tomodachi Life's total sales in Japan reached 1,141,649 copies after the week of May 11-17.","Mario Kart World held the #3 spot with 12,651 weekly copies, bringing its total to 2,938,509."]}