The new Dragon Quest crushes Pokémon and becomes the number 1 selling game in Japan, imitating what Dragon Quest III HD-2D has already achieved in 2024.
With Pokémon ZA Legends we thought nothing could match its success in Japan, but we underestimated the potential of Dragon Quest as one of the most popular sagas in its native country. And now Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake has demonstrated that it is capable of anything.
Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake has already turned things upside down in 2024 (despite being surpassed by Super Mario Party Jamboree in the end), and now the remasters of the first two games have been marked as new hits in their first week.
Proof of this is that Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake surpassed 400,000 games sold in its debut week in Japan, placing itself at undisputed number 1.
This is reflected in data collected by Famitsu (revealed to the West on Gematsu), which also indicates console sales during the past week.
The Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch practically took over the top of hardware sales, leaving the PS5 well below if we compare these numbers with those of previous weeks.
We now review the most notable data from the week of October 27th to November 2nd, 2025 in Japan.
Dragon Quest is the new king of Japan
The best-selling game of the week is Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake, with a total of 413,518 units sold between Switch, Switch 2 and PS5. In fact, the same title occupies the first three positions in the Japanese top 10.
The best-selling version is the Nintendo Switch (more than 232 thousand games sold), above the PS5 (more than 96 thousand) and the Switch 2 (more than 84 thousand), to form record numbers in its debut week.
The next one up for grabs is Pokémon ZA Legends, which occupies fourth and sixth place at the top with its two versions. In total he sold more than 117,000 units this weekand a cumulative total of 1.87 million since its launch.
The news of the week is Tales of Xillia Remastered, with 16,000 units sold between Switch and PS5, and Landfrom SUPERDELUXE GAMES, with almost 5,700 games sold.
Below, the 10 best-selling games of the week:
- Dragon Quest I and II HD-2D Remake (Switch) – 232,250 units.
- Dragon Quest I and II HD-2D Remake (PS5) – 96,812 units.
- Dragon Quest I and II HD-2D Remake (Switch 2) – 84,456 units.
- Pokémon Legends: ZA (Switch) – 82,812 units.
- Mario Kart World – 50,845 units.
- Pokémon Legends: ZA (Switch 2) – 35,926 units.
- Tales of Xillia Remastered (Switch) – 10,370 units.
- Donkey Kong Bananza – 8,227 units.
- Tales of Xillia Remastered (PS5) – 7,290 units.
- Land – 5,689 units.
In the hardware category, the Nintendo Switch 2 sold 83,825 units this week, for a cumulative total of 2.55 million since the month of June. Nintendo Switch takes second place with 26,708 units.
PS5 occupies third position with 7,537 consoles soldwhile the Xbox Series X|S are in fourth place after sales 309 consoles. The PS4 is last with just 19 units.
You will achieve Dragon Quest I and II HD-2D Remake sell more than Pokémon ZA Legends in Japan? It certainly has an advantage as it’s available on more platforms, although it would need a stellar two months if it wanted to hit Nintendo’s numbers.
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