Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream keeps owning the JP physical charts like it's the only game that matters, while 007 First Light drops a respectable 20k on PS5 debut week. Switch 2 hardware takes a predictable dive to 31k units after the May 25 price hike from 49,980 to 59,980 yen, proving whales and bargain hunters both hate paying more for the same silicon.
These Famitsu numbers line up with the ongoing pattern: Nintendo's quirky life sim racked up another strong week on the way past 1.1 million lifetime physical in Japan, while the Bond game hits the market right as console buyers feel the pinch. Price-sensitive buyers clearly waited out the hike or skipped entirely, dropping Switch 2 sales sharply from prior weeks' 200k+ spikes.
X chatter calls it exactly what it looks like — Japanese gamers still prefer Miis and chaos over polished spy fantasies, and the hardware dip was baked in the moment Nintendo announced the 10k yen jump. PS5 stays in its usual low-single-digit thousands lane, no surprise there.
Whales like me already pulled the trigger on the new console months ago; this week just reminds everyone that even the best charts can't outrun a price tag that went up 20%.