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Other information shared : • Hardware units are down 15% vs 2025 (559k units), the lowest result since Aug 2013 (423k units) • Average hardware price is $541, new record (up from $476 a year ago) • Physical software is up 5% pushed by a 631% increase in Game-Key Card (NS2)

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Hardware (down 3% in value) • NS2 led the market in both units and dollar for August and YTD, still down 13% vs last year • PS5 is #2 in both metrics, up 17% • XBS is last, down 13% (*) = Digital sales estimated Thanks @matpiscatella.bsky.social

🇺🇸 US Charts | August 2026 1. NBA 2K27 (NEW) 2. Madden NFL 27* (NEW) 3. Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls (NEW) 4. Kickoff Bundle [2026]* (NEW) 5. Star Wars: Zero Company* (NEW) 6. Halo CE* (=) 7. Elden Ring (+34) 8. Big Walk* (NEW) 9. MK World* (+10) 10. Splatoon Raiders* (-3)

[Milestones] Week 40, 2026 +200.000 [NSW] It Takes Two - 2.087 / 200.965 (-9%)

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Platforms : PS5 - 93.503 units (45%) NS2 - 74.462 units (36%) NSW - 38.031 units (19%) Total - 205.996 units Publishers : Bandai Namco - 63.013 units (30,6%) Nintendo - 53.093 units (25,8%) Koei Tecmo - 30.408 units (14,8%)

Top 30 Software (Sep 28 - Oct 4)

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• Xenoblade 2 is the most popular Xenoblade NS2 Edition so far, about 2k units ahead of Xenoblade DE • Good legs for FE Fortune's Weave • Evergreens slowing down with hardware sales • NS2 around 25k units, down 18% vs last week • PS5 first time over 10k units in a while

• Ace Combat 8 debut with 60k units, down 60% at retail compared to Ace Combat 7 (2019) but similar to Ace Combat 6 (2007) • Dynasty Warriors Remastered debut with 30k units, down 50% compared to Origins • Minecraft Dungeons II debut is similar to the original on Switch

[Software] Week 40, 2026 • Ace Combat 8 debut at the top

[Hardware] Week 40, 2026 • Switch 2 down to 25k units, reach 2.6m units sold this year

1 [PS5] Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve - 63.013 / NEW 2 [PS5] Dynasty Warriors 3: Complete Edition Remastered - 18.724 / NEW 3 [NSW] Rhythm Heaven Groove - 15.894 / 1.065.816 (-42%)

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🇯🇵 Japan Charts | Week 40, 2026 (Sep 28 - Oct 4)

The Trails Series reach 10 million units sold in 22 years

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• The company now expect sales to reach ¥4.3b (approx. $27m) which would be up 65% compared to last Fiscal Year • Operating profits expected to double to ¥2.8b (approx. $18m) • Net profits would reach ¥1.9b (approx. $12m), a 110% increase falcom.co.jp/page/wp-cont...

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Nihon Falcom revises its forecast up ahead of next month’s results • Expects record results across all metrics, with double-digit revisions • Cites "steady sales" of Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter, Kyoto Xanadu, and Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter

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The Trails Series has sold over 10 million units worldwide (Nihon Falcom) falcom.co.jp/page/wp-cont...

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Ranking in units, retail only, no bundle Source : GSD via SELL

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🇫🇷 France Charts | Week 39, 2026 (Sep 21 - Sep 27) 1. EA Sports FC 27 (NEW) 2. Silent Hill: Townfall (NEW) 3. Marvel's Wolverine (-2) 4. Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave (-2) 5. Dune: Awakening (NEW)

Platforms : NS2 - 98.160 units (52%) NSW - 58.846 units (31%) PS5 - 32.707 units (17%) Total - 189.713 units Publishers : Nintendo - 81.120 units (42,8%) Game Addict - 29.336 units (15,5%) Electronic Arts - 22.862 units (12,1%)

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Top 30 Software (Sep 21 - Sep 27)

• Slow debut for the late port of DQXI S to Switch 2 • FC 27 is down a bit on PS5 compared to FC 26, we'll see tomorrow how the other versions ranked • NS2 is stable over 30k units • PS5 back close to 10k units • NSW stable

• Derby Stallion 2 is down 60% compared to the 2020 entry, but the install base of NS2 is much lower than Switch at the time • The usual drop for FE Fortune's Weave, so far, so good • Silent Hill: Townfall is down 75% compared to Silent Hill f (2025)

[Software] Week 39, 2026 • Derby Stallion 2 debut in first place, down compared to the previous entry in 2020

[Hardware] Week 39, 2026 • Switch 2 stable at the top

1 [NS2] Derby Stallion 2 - 29.336 / NEW 2 [NSW] Rhythm Heaven Groove - 27.309 / 1.049.922 (+21%) 3 [NS2] Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave - 26.728 / 153.859 (-79%)

🇯🇵 Japan Charts | Week 39, 2026 (Sep 21 - Sep 27)

pierre485 @pierre485.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

[Milestones] Week 38, 2026 +5.700.000 [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Violet - 1.642 / 5.700.213 (+32%) +100.000 [NS2] Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave - 127.131 / NEW [PS5] Onimusha: Way of the Sword - 8.762 / 104.946 (-55%)

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pierre485 @pierre485.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Platforms : NS2 - 186.859 units (61%) NSW - 65.876 units (21%) PS5 - 54.149 units (18%) Total - 306.884 units Publishers : Nintendo - 172.284 units (56,1%) Nihon Falcom - 46.477 units (15,1%) Wright Flyer Studios - 23.945 units (7,8%)

pierre485 @pierre485.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Top 30 Software (Sep 14 - Sep 20)

• Marvel's Wolverine is down a lot compared to the Spider-Man games (expected given the size of the IP) • Another Eden Begins debut with 25k units, quite good performance • Nintendo evergreens still showing strong • NS2 is up to 35k units • PS5 is stable

• FE Fortune's Weave debut with 127k units, slightly lower than Engage (145k units) and Three Houses (143k units) / Digital should make up the difference • For the first time, a Trails game sold more on a Nintendo system at launch PS5 version is stable compared to 1st Chapter

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[Software] Week 38, 2026 • Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave debut over 125k units (retail)

[Hardware] Week 38, 2026 • Switch 2 near 35k units

1 [NS2] Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave - 127.131 / NEW 2 [NS2] Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter - NS2 Edition - 24.724 / NEW 3 [NSW] Rhythm Heaven Groove - 22.568 / 1.022.613 (-9%)

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pierre485 @pierre485.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

🇯🇵 Japan Charts | Week 38, 2026 (Sep 14 - Sep 20)

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6 [PS5] Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter (NEW) 7 [NSW] Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream (-2) 8 [PS5] Onimusha: Way of the Sword (-5) 9 [NSW] Minecraft (-1) 10 [PS5] NBA 2K27 (-7) Ranking in units, retail only, no bundle Source : GFK via RFR

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pierre485 @pierre485.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

🇫🇷 France Charts | Week 38, 2026 (Sep 14 - Sep 20) 1 [PS5] Marvel's Wolverine (NEW) 2 [NS2] Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave (NEW) 3 [NS2] Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave - Collector (NEW) 4 [PS5] The Blood of Dawnwalker (-3) 5 [NS2] Mario Kart World (+1)

pierre485 @pierre485.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Minecraft has sold over 425m units (up 75m units in 18 months) Via Xbox CEO (X)

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🇰🇷 South Korea Charts | Week 36, 2026 (Aug 31 - Sep 6) 1 [PS5] Onimusha: Way of the Sword (NEW) 2 [NS2] Orbitals (NEW) 3 [NSW] Rhythm Heaven Groove (+2) 4 [PS5] eBaseball: Pro Spirit 2026 (RE) 5 [PS5] The Blood of Dawnwalker (NEW)

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🇹🇼 Taiwan Charts | Week 36, 2026 (Aug 31 - Sep 6) 1 [PS5] Onimusha: Way of the Sword (NEW) 2 [NS2] Onimusha: Way of the Sword (NEW) 3 [PS5] NBA 2K27 (NEW) 4 [NS2] Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition (-3) 5 [NS2] Orbitals (NEW)

6. Mario Kart World 7. Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy 8. Minecraft 9. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 10. Pokemon Pokopia Ranking in units, retail only, no bundle Source : GFK via RFR

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🇫🇷 France Charts | Week 37, 2026 (Sep 7 - Sep 13) 1. The Blood of Dawnwalker 2. Onimusha: Way of the Sword 3. NBA 2K27 4. Orbitals 5. Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream