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Japan's Video Game Rankings, October 26-November 1

posted on 2026-11-10 02:53 EST by Joanna Cayanan

Minecraft for Switch 2 debuts at #3; Hello Kitty Party Land debuts at #7, #8

Japan's Game Ranking: October 26-November 1

1	NSw 2	Nintendo Switch Sports Resort	Nintendo	23,466	88,098	10/22/2026
2	NSw 2	Final Fantasy Resonance	Square Enix	14,462	66,730	10/22/2026
3	NSw 2	Minecraft	Nippon Microsoft	11,754	11,754	10/28/2026
4	PS5	Final Fantasy Rsonance	Square Enix	11,181	61,633	10/22/2026
5	NSw	Rhythm Heaven Groove	Nintendo	8,753	1,111,851	07/02/2026
6	NSw	Final Fantasy Resonance	Square Enix	8,425	38,896	10/22/2026
7	NSw 2	Hello Kitty Party Land	Sanrio	7,365	7,365	10/29/2026
8	NSw	Hello Kitty Party Land	Sanrio	6,252	6,252	10/29/2026
9	NSw 2	Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave	Nintendo	4,346	186,494	09/17/2026
10	PS5	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4	Activision	4,024	16,840	10/23/2026
11	NSw	Tomodachi Life	Nintendo	3,872	1,641,851	04/16/2026
12	NSw 2	Splatoon Raiders	Nintendo	2,955	692,016	07/23/2026
13	NSw 2	Mario Kart World	Nintendo	2,633	3,056,727	06/05/2025
14	NSw 2	Kingdom Hearts Collection [I~III]	Square Enix	2,528	33,745	10/08/2026
15	PS5	ANOMALITH	FuRyu	2,289	2,289	10/29/2026
16	NSw 2	Derby Stallion 2	Game Addict	2,135	46,789	09/24/2026
17	NSw 2	Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2 - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + "Infinity Castle" Character Pass	Aniplex	2,103	2,103	10/29/2026
18	PS5	Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve	Bandai Namco Entertainment	2,049	87,778	10/02/2026
19	NSw	Minecraft	Nippon Microsoft	2,047	4,297,028	06/21/2018
20	NSw 2	Pokémon Pokopia + Expansion Pass	Nintendo	1,973	1,973	10/29/2026

Source: Famitsu

follow-up of Japan's Video Game Rankings, October 19-25

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