Two weeks after Nintendo's price hike landed in Japan, the hardware numbers are telling a clear story. Switch 2 moved just 23,059 units for the week of June 1–7, down from 31,751 the previous week, and a long way from the 247,880 it posted in the final push before prices went up. The post-hike hangover is real, and it is getting worse by the week.
On the software side, though, Nintendo has nothing to complain about.
The wacky life sim that won't step aside
Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream held the top spot for the week, adding 50,151 copies to bring its Japanese total to 1,309,182. That's a remarkable run for a Switch 1 title in a market increasingly dominated by Switch 2 releases. Two high-profile Switch 2 newcomers, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth at 30,657 units and eFootball Kick-Off! at 20,047, debuted in second and third but couldn't touch it.
Here's the thing: a Mii life sim running on last-gen hardware just beat the Switch 2 port of one of the most anticipated JRPGs in years. That says a lot about where Tomodachi Life sits right now in Japan.
Full top 10 software chart (June 1–7)
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth's debut numbers are worth some context. The Switch 2 port of Final Fantasy VII Remake opened at around 23,000 physical copies in Japan, so Rebirth clearing 30,000 is actually a modest improvement, even if the raw number feels underwhelming for the franchise in its home market. 007 First Light slipped from second place last week to seventh with 4,388 units, while A-Train9 Evolution made a quiet debut in ninth.
Hardware chart and the price hike effect
The console numbers paint a bleak picture for Nintendo's newest hardware, at least in the short term.
Switch 2 still leads the hardware chart by a wide margin, selling more than all other platforms combined at 23,059 units. The combined Switch 1 SKUs (Standard, Lite, and OLED) came in at 7,821, while all three PS5 models totaled 8,646. An interesting detail: the Switch Lite actually posted a week-over-week increase, bucking the downward trend across the rest of the Nintendo lineup.
The key here is that the price hike hasn't collapsed demand entirely. Switch 2 is still the dominant platform in Japan. But the trajectory is hard to ignore, and Nintendo will need a genuine system-seller moment to reverse it.
Switch 2 sales post-hike
What this means for players watching the market
The June Nintendo Direct dropped earlier this week with a slate of announcements, including the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake, which has the potential to move hardware in a way the current lineup simply hasn't. Whether that momentum arrives before the sales slide deepens further is the real question hanging over the rest of the year.
For anyone already on the island in Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream, the game shows no signs of losing its grip on Japanese players. Crossing 1.3 million copies in Japan alone is a genuine achievement for a life sim sequel that had been dormant for over a decade. If you're deciding between platforms or wondering what extras Switch 2 owners actually get, our Switch 1 vs Switch 2 breakdown has the full rundown.
