[Japan] Famitsu sales for May 2025 (Top 5 Software, Publishers, Hardware)

Here’s the latest sales report from Famitsu, with Hardware and Software sales for May 2025 in Japan (April 28th to May 25th, so 4 weeks in total).

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Top 5 Software

May saw the release of FANTASY LIFE i: The Girl Who Steals Time, which is off to a really promising start with nearly 83,000 units sold on Nintendo Switch alone during the first 4 days.

And thanks to the live-action movie (released at the end of April in Japan), Minecraft managed to climb to #2 in May. It’s the first time in three years and nine months that the game managed to chart that high (since August 2021, to be precise).

01./00. [NSW] Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time <RPG> (Level 5) {2025.05.22} (¥6.980) – 82.968 / NEW
02./04. [NSW] Minecraft # <ADV> (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} (¥3.600) – 28.338 / 3.895.674 (+28%)
03./01. [NSW] Super Mario Party: Jamboree <ETC> (Nintendo) {2024.10.17} (¥6.480) – 27.681 / 1.304.912 (-10%)
04./00. [NSW] Mobile Suit Gundam Seed: Battle Destiny Remastered <ACT> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2025.05.22} (¥4.500) – 26.130 / NEW
05./00. [NSW] Tokimeki Memorial: Forever with You Emotional # <SLG> (Konami) {2025.05.08} (¥6.000) – 25.791 / NEW
10./00. [PS5] Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time <RPG> (Level 5) {2025.05.22} (¥6.980) – 10.730 / NEW

Market share

NSW – 4
PS5 – 1

Publishers

Yet again, Nintendo is the most successful publisher in Japan with over 190.000 units sold. It’s a rather soft drop from the +220.000 units sold in April, only made possible thanks to the ever-impressive sales of its evergreen titles.

Level-5 makes its comeback in the Publisher Top 3 at last, with around 94.000 units sold. Most of those sales come from both versions of FANTASY LIFE i: The Girl Who Steals Time.

Finally, Bandai-Namco is #3 with 44.000 units sold, with the Nintendo Switch version of Mobile Suit Gundam Seed: Battle Destiny Remastered accounting for over half of those sales.

1. Nintendo: 193.000
2. Level-5: 94.000
3. Bandai-Namco: 44.000

Hardware

Amusingly enough, Nintendo Switch sales were perfectly stable in May with 109.453 units sold (barely a thousand units less than in April). Even though its successor releases tomorrow (June 5th), the Nintendo Switch is still cruising along at a surprisingly steady pace.

1. Nintendo Switch – 109.453 (previous month: 110.566)
2. PlayStation 5 – 32.657 (previous month: 38.327)

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Source: Famitsu
Some data compiled by: Chris1964 (Install Base)