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curl-6 on 29 May 2026

Zippy6 said:

curl-6 said:

I think it makes sense really, Playstation has spent the last 20 years cultivating an audience for these kind of blockbuster releases, whereas the Nintendo audience has largely had to learn to do without them.

The PS5 base is also still larger than Switch 2's.

Many people have been saying for years the PS5 software sales are garbage and that proves the PS5 has been exported in mass from Japan and that Japan PS5 hardware sales are actually lower. Yet here we have a game with no brand attachment with over double the attach rate on PS5 than Switch 2.

Pragmata's simply the kind of game the PS base prefers; if you're a Japanese console gamer who cares about AAA releases, chances are you're a PS owner as that's where the lion's share of such games have been for decades.

Nintendo has only recently started to grow an audience for these kind of games after a 20 year absence.

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Otter on 29 May 2026

curl-6 said:

Zippy6 said:

Many people have been saying for years the PS5 software sales are garbage and that proves the PS5 has been exported in mass from Japan and that Japan PS5 hardware sales are actually lower. Yet here we have a game with no brand attachment with over double the attach rate on PS5 than Switch 2.

Pragmata's simply the kind of game the PS base prefers; if you're a Japanese console gamer who cares about AAA releases, chances are you're a PS owner as that's where the lion's share of such games have been for decades.

Nintendo has only recently started to grow an audience for these kind of games after a 20 year absence.

Cross ownership is also going to be a thing, so it may be a game where people prefer to play it on a more powerful machine versus something like Dragon Quest which doesn't look or play much better on PS5 vs Switch.

I think this will apply to most AAA titles regardless of their install bases

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123tbones on 29 May 2026

curl-6 said:

Top 30: https://nintendoeverything.com/famitsu-software-sales-5-18-26-5-24-26-top-30/

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: Beyond the Dawn Edition – 11,603 / NEW
6. [NS2] Pokemon Legends: Z-A – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition – 5,706 / 1,128,749
7. [NSW] Minecraft – 3,488 / 4,211,082
8. [NS2] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition – 3,316 / 123,414
9. [NS2] Super Mario Party Jamboree – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV – 2,900 / 199,883
10. [NS2] Kirby Air Riders – 2,866 / 533,134
11. [PS5] Pragmata – 2,754 / 65,209
12. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 2,457 / 5,915,452
13. [NS2] Momotaro Dentetsu 2 – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition – 2,334 / 304,401
14. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 2,298 / 8,439,059
15. [NS2] Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park – 2,117 / 31,346
16. [NSW] Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 – 2,000 / 183,321
17. [NS2] Pragmata – 1,853 / 23,371
18. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports – 1,801 / 1,733,643
19. [NS2] Mario Tennis Fever – 1,739 / 113,432
20. [NS2] Donkey Kong Bananza – 1,695 / 501,832
21. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 1,634 / 6,576,617
22. [NSW] Splatoon 3 – 1,611 / 4,539,721
23. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics – 1,415 / 1,500,355
24. [NS2] Resident Evil Requiem – 1,410 / 65,394
25. [NSW] Super Mario Party Jamboree – 1,407 / 1,512,755
26. [XSX] Forza Horizon 6 – 1,401 / NEW
27. [NSW] Pokemon FireRed/LeafGreen (Download Card) – 1,289 / 29,061
28. [NSW] Pokemon Legends: Z-A – 1,133 / 1,647,176
29. [NSW] It Takes Two – 1,069 / 172,060
30. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu 2 – 1,023 / 357,801

NS1 - 14
NS2 - 14
PS5 - 1
XSX - 1

Looks like Clubhouse Games has finally reached the 1.5 Million mark

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superjas on 29 May 2026

Is this the first time Xbox Series has seen a game release in the charts in Japan?

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123tbones on 29 May 2026

superjas said:

Is this the first time Xbox Series has seen a game release in the charts in Japan?

Well, the last time an Xbox Series X/S game was on the charts was when Diablo IV released about 3 years ago. And before that, it was when Forza Horizons 5 was released

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znake on 29 May 2026

i also think, Switch 1 will continue selling as usual 12-15k after price increase

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Zippy6 on 29 May 2026

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i also think, Switch 1 will continue selling as usual 12-15k after price increase

It's averaged 20k a week so far this year. After the major price rise I'd be surprised if it often goes above 12k again. You don't increase the price by 30% and not do a lot of damage.

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curl-6 on 29 May 2026

Yeah an Xbox game making the top 30 is a rare sight; I wonder if we will ever see this again or if this is the last time.

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Farsala on 29 May 2026

Zippy6 said:

Farsala said:

11. [PS5] Pragmata – 2,754 / 65,209
17. [NS2] Pragmata – 1,853 / 23,371

To add, interesting ratios so far. New ip so not really any previous fanbase.

RE makes sense due to the drought and varied release dates.

It's definitely a surprise to me how the SW2 numbers compare to PS5 for this game. Like a Dragon had the excuse of it being a fairly new IP to Nintendo platforms. But this is a new IP launching at the same time on both platforms. With how poor PS5 software sales figures have been on Famitsu this is not what I expected.

Yeah 28.6 times the number of Switch 2 buyers vs PS5 buyers this week, and yet PS5 Pragmata is 1.5 times the Switch 2 version. People buying the Switch 2 just don't really want Pragmata it seems.