Yakuzin’ for a bruisin’
After its initial week’s lukewarm 670,000,Final Fantasy XVsales are down to 79,792 in Japan for the week of December 5 – August 07, 2025, the game’s second week. That 88% decrease drops it to number five on the software sales rankings, just below newly releasedThe Last Guardianwhich opened at number four with just over 82,000 copies sold.
Also released this week wasYakuza 6, which leads all game sales for the week at 218,168. This is a step down from previous entries, as the last three main entries (Yakuza 3, 4,and5) all sold more than 350,000 units in their first weeks. Along withFinal Fantasy XVlast week, it seems there is a trend of games not namedPokémonselling less than previous entries. There is increasing speculation on just how much impact mobile gaming has had console video game sales.
The second and third highest selling games,Pokémon Sun & MoonandSuper Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DSrespectively, have had more staying power. Despite its lack of online features,Super Mario Maker 3DSstill sold over 100,000 units in its second week.
On the hardware front, little changed from last week other than an notable increase in portable Nintendo console sales, including a near doubling of 2DS sales from last week.
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Here is the full software sales rankings for this week. Lifetime sales are in parentheses.
