Japanese game tracker Famitsu has revealed that Star Fox on the Nintendo Switch 2 has shifted 41,680 physical units during its first week on sale. We don't know how many…

My Nintendo News Read on blog or Reader Japan: Star Fox sold 41,680 physical copies during its first week By Sickr on July 2, 2026 Japanese game tracker Famitsu has revealed that Star Fox on the Nintendo Switch 2 has shifted 41,680 physical units during its first week on sale. We don’t know how many digital copies the action-packed game has sold as Nintendo has yet to specify a worldwide sales figure. The game subsequently shot to the No.1 position and the Nintendo Switch 2 was once again the No.1 hardware in Japan. The Nintendo Switch 2 sold 24,879 units, the PlayStation 5 family sold 9,896 units, the Switch family sold 7,068 units, and the Xbox Series X|S family sold 361 units. Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales) [SW2] Star Fox (Nintendo, 06/25/26) – 41,680 (New) [NSW] Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream (Nintendo, 04/16/26) – 28,543 (1,410,570) [NSW] Powerful Pro Baseball 2026-2027 (Konami, 06/11/26) – 16,950 (146,335) [SW2] eFootball Kick-Off! (Konami, 06/03/26) – 6,483 (41,508) [SW2] Pokemon Pokopia (The Pokemon Company, 03/05/26) – 5,870 (1,069,925) [SW2] Mario Kart World (Nintendo, 06/05/25) – 4,521 (2,979,306) [NSW] Medabots Card Robattle RB Kabuto Ver. / Kuwagata Ver. (Imagineer, 06/25/26) – 4,348 (New) [NSW] Blackish House ←sideZ -Retour- (Edia, 06/02/26) – 4,114 (New) [SW2] The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales (Square Enix, 06/18/26) – 4,077 (27,751) [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 3,353 (4,229,124) Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales) Switch 2 – 24,879 (5,965,379) PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 8,797 (1,332,982) Switch OLED Model – 4,030 (9,597,288) Switch Lite – 2,553 (6,984,496) PlayStation 5 Pro – 832 (365,206) Switch – 485 (20,302,623) PlayStation 5 – 267 (5,920,949) Xbox Series X – 180 (328,017) Xbox Series S – 133 (342,607) Xbox Series X Digital Edition – 48 (32,503) Comment Like You can also reply to this email to leave a comment. My Nintendo News © 2026. Unsubscribe or manage your email subscriptions. Get the Jetpack app Subscribe, bookmark, and get real-time notifications – all from one app! Automattic, Inc. 60 29th St. #343, San Francisco, CA 94110

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With news yesterday that PlayStation will no longer be offering physical games from January 2028 and Xbox presumably doing the same with their next console, Project Helix, which is scheduled…

My Nintendo News Read on blog or Reader Circana says that it seems unlikely that Nintendo will abandon physical media By Sickr on July 2, 2026 With news yesterday that PlayStation will no longer be offering physical games from January 2028 and Xbox presumably doing the same with their next console, Project Helix, which is scheduled for late next year, many have been wondering what Nintendo will do. VGC caught up with Circana senior director and video game industry advisor Mat Piscatella who said that it was inevitable that Sony and presumably Microsoft will abandon physical games as “sales of new physical video games have fallen every year since the late 2000s.” When it comes to Nintendo, Mat Piscatella said it all remains up in the air, but the firm has held a “very strong share” of physical software with the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 and that retail has “leaned into Nintendo support more and more” meaning he doesn’t expect physical Nintendo games to go anywhere soon. Here’s what he said: “Sales of new physical video games have fallen every year since the late 2000s.  You may have seen the chart I posted over on Bluesky that has the US data for 12 months ending May. The US physical market has recently seen the slightest growth because of Nintendo Switch 2, but that won’t last. “My gut says Nintendo does what Nintendo wants to do, and I don’t see them changing anything in their plans based on what Sony or Microsoft do on anything, really,” he explained. “Nintendo is going to be Nintendo, for better and/or worse. “Retail has already leaned into Nintendo support more and more over the past few years (Nintendo also holds very strong share of physical software and hardware sales since the launch of Switch 2 in particular), so this could continue to increase, sure. Comment Like You can also reply to this email to leave a comment. My Nintendo News © 2026. Unsubscribe or manage your email subscriptions. Get the Jetpack app Subscribe, bookmark, and get real-time notifications – all from one app! Automattic, Inc. 60 29th St. #343, San Francisco, CA 94110

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