Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave debuts with 127,131 first-week sales in Japan

Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave arrived on Nintendo Switch 2 this week and debuted at the top of Japan's software charts with 127,131 first-week sales, according to Famitsu data for the week of September 14-20, 2026.

The new tactical RPG significantly outpaced other fresh releases, including Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter, which launched on both Switch 2 and PlayStation 5. The PS5 version sold 21,753 units to reach fourth place, while the Switch 2 version placed second with 24,724 sales.

Marvel's Wolverine also launched on PS5 this week, entering the charts at fifth place with 20,039 units sold. Rounding out new releases in the top ten were Another Eden Begins, which appeared twice (positions 6 and 7 on Switch 2), and Splatoon Raiders on Switch 2 at ninth place with 7,105 sales.

On the hardware side, Switch 2 continued its strong momentum with 34,341 units sold, up from 28,341 the previous week. PS5 Digital Edition remained the second most popular system at 7,441 units. The Nintendo Switch OLED model sold 2,634 units, followed by Switch Lite with 2,248 units.