Kingdom Hearts Collection [I~III] clawed its way to the top of Japan's Famitsu physical charts with a 29,672-unit opening week, 23,411 on Switch 2 and 6,261 on PS5. That's enough to beat out Rhythm Heaven Groove and Ace Combat 8 despite the usual post-launch dip for Square Enix compilations in this market. Switch 2 hardware moved another 22,420 units the same week, keeping its lead over everything else on the board.

The real story is how the Switch 2 version dominated the debut split — nearly four times the PS5 numbers — while Dragon's Dogma II: Dark Arisen and Earth Defense Force 5 also slipped into the top ten on the new hardware. Long-tail Nintendo catalog titles like Rhythm Heaven and Tomodachi Life kept stacking lifetime sales in the millions, proving physical still matters for the installed base even as digital eats the West.

Meanwhile Square Enix is dangling a 10-billion-yen game contest with 3億円 for the grand prize and full publishing support for winners. They're betting big on new IP while this collection quietly reminds everyone their back catalog can still move boxes in Japan when it hits the right platform at the right time.