{"rewrite":{"id":"r_cb36b5c6f973b82c593bb0b9","clusterId":"c_e2dae001b4de4d22efd3a395","slug":"yoshi-and-the-mysterious-book-debuts-at-no-2-in-japan-s-weekly-game-rankings","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Yoshi and the Mysterious Book Debuts at No. 2 in Japan's Weekly Game Rankings","summary":"Famitsu's Japan's Video Game Rankings for May 18-24 show Tomodachi Life holding the top spot for a seventh week, while Yoshi and the Mysterious Book debuts at No. 2 with 39,661 copies sold. The chart covers the top 20 Nintendo Switch and PS5 titles by weekly sales.","whyItMatters":"Yoshi and the Mysterious Book's strong debut at No. 2 signals solid early demand for a new Nintendo platformer, while Tomodachi Life continues its dominant run at the top.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eFamitsu's latest Japan's Video Game Rankings cover sales from May 18 to May 24, 2026. Tomodachi Life remains the best-selling title for the seventh consecutive week, adding 64,899 copies to its total of over 1.2 million. The top 20 list is dominated by Nintendo Switch 2 titles, with only one PS5 entry-Pragmata-appearing at No. 11.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTomodachi Life\u003c/strong\u003e: NSw, Nintendo, April 16, 64,899 weekly copies, 1,206,548 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYoshi and the Mysterious Book\u003c/strong\u003e: NSw 2, Nintendo, May 21, 39,661 weekly copies, 39,661 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePokémon Pokopia\u003c/strong\u003e: NSw 2, Nintendo, March 5, 22,821 weekly copies, 1,024,285 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMario Kart World\u003c/strong\u003e: NSw 2, Nintendo, June 5, 2025, 13,699 weekly copies, 2,952,208 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTales of Arise - Beyond the Dawn Edition\u003c/strong\u003e: NSw 2, Bandai Namco Entertainment, May 21, 11,603 weekly copies, 11,603 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePokémon Legends: Z-A\u003c/strong\u003e: NSw 2, Nintendo, October 16, 2025, 5,706 weekly copies, 1,128,749 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMinecraft\u003c/strong\u003e: NSw, Nippon Microsoft, June 21, 2018, 3,488 weekly copies, 4,211,082 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnimal Crossing: New Horizons\u003c/strong\u003e: NSw 2, Nintendo, January 15, 3,316 weekly copies, 123,414 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuper Mario Party Jamboree + Jamboree TV\u003c/strong\u003e: NSw 2, Nintendo, July 24, 2025, 2,900 weekly copies, 199,883 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKirby Air Riders\u003c/strong\u003e: NSw 2, Nintendo, November 20, 2025, 2,866 weekly copies, 533,134 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePragmata\u003c/strong\u003e: PS5, CAPCOM, April 17, 2,754 weekly copies, 65,209 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate\u003c/strong\u003e: NSw, Nintendo, December 7, 2018, 2,457 weekly copies, 5,915,452 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMomotaro Dentetsu 2: Anata no Machi mo Kitto Aru Higashi Nihon-hen + Nishi Nihon-hen\u003c/strong\u003e: NSw 2, Konami, November 13, 2025, 2,334 weekly copies, 304,401 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnimal Crossing: New Horizons\u003c/strong\u003e: NSw, Nintendo, March 20, 2020, 2,298 weekly copies, 8,439,059 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuper Mario Bros. Wonder + Minna de Rinrin Park\u003c/strong\u003e: NSw 2, Nintendo, March 26, 2,117 weekly copies, 31,346 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuper Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2\u003c/strong\u003e: NSw, Nintendo, October 2, 2025, 2,000 weekly copies, 183,321 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePragmata\u003c/strong\u003e: NSw 2, CAPCOM, April 24, 1,853 weekly copies, 23,371 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNintendo Switch Sports\u003c/strong\u003e: NSw, Nintendo, April 29, 2022, 1,801 weekly copies, 1,733,643 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMario Tennis Fever\u003c/strong\u003e: NSw 2, Nintendo, February 12, 1,739 weekly copies, 113,432 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDonkey Kong Bananza\u003c/strong\u003e: NSw 2, Nintendo, July 17, 2025, 1,695 weekly copies, 501,832 total\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Yoshi and the Mysterious Book sold 39,661 units at No. 2. Tomodachi Life has held No. 1 for seven weeks, a rare longevity streak for a social simulation game on Switch.","twitterPost":"Yoshi and the Mysterious Book sold 39,661 units at No. 2. Tomodachi Life's seven-week No. 1 run is unusually long for a social sim.","threadsPost":"Yoshi and the Mysterious Book entered the Japanese charts at No. 2 with 39,661 copies. Tomodachi Life remains No. 1 for a seventh week, an unusually long run for a social simulation title on Switch. The gap between the two suggests Nintendo's evergreen catalog still drives hardware sales.","newsletterBlurb":"Famitsu's weekly Japan game rankings for May 18-24 show Tomodachi Life holding the top spot for a seventh week with 64,899 copies sold. Yoshi and the Mysterious Book debuts at No. 2 with 39,661 copies. The top 20 is dominated by Nintendo Switch 2 titles, with only one PS5 entry.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-06-01/japan-video-game-rankings-may-18-24/.238013\",\"title\":\"Japan's Video Game Rankings, May 18-24\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4330,"outputTokens":1434,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1780322907,"createdAt":"2026-06-01T13:56:35.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-01T14:01:25.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-01T14:01:25.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_e2dae001b4de4d22efd3a395","canonicalTitle":"News\nJapan's Video Game Rankings, May 18-24","representativeArticleId":"a_8046f51b38622a660284a003","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Yoshi and the Mysterious Book\",\"Tomodachi...\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":true}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-01T13:15:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-01T13:15:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-01T14:01:25.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-06-01/japan-video-game-rankings-may-18-24/.238013","title":"News\nJapan's Video Game Rankings, May 18-24"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Yoshi and the Mysterious Book","Tomodachi..."],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":true},"keyFacts":["Tomodachi Life remained the best-selling game in Japan for the seventh consecutive week, selling 64,899 copies from May 18 to May 24, 2026, for a total of over 1.2 million copies.","Yoshi and the Mysterious Book debuted at No. 2 in Japan's weekly game rankings, selling 39,661 copies in its first week.","The top 20 list for the week of May 18-24, 2026, was dominated by Nintendo Switch 2 titles, with only one PS5 game, Pragmata, appearing at No. 11.","Mario Kart World, released on June 5, 2025, had sold a total of 2,952,208 copies in Japan as of May 24, 2026.","Pragmata on PS5 sold 2,754 copies in the week of May 18-24, 2026, bringing its total to 65,209 copies."]}