Japanese Charts: Donkey Kong Bananza Sells A Bunch, But Can't Beat Mario Kart

Donkey Kong Bananza becomes the second-best-selling game in Japan during its opening days

In the first few days of its launch, Donkey Kong Bananza became the second-best-selling game in Japan. Plus some other fun facts about Japan's sales numbers.This info Donkey Kong Bananza becomes the second-best-selling game in Japan during its opening days was first published on Gamepressure.com 24 July 2025.

Donkey Kong Bananza Has Strong Opening In Japan

When you have a game that’s really hyped, you have to wonder if the hype will lead to strong sales at launch. Donkey Kong Bananza was a game that went from having “some hype” to having “all the hype” in one Nintendo Direct. Then, when the game came out, not only did it get “GOTY [...] The post Donkey Kong Bananza Has Strong Opening In Japan first appeared on The Outerhaven.

Japanese Charts: Donkey Kong Bananza Sells A Bunch, But Can't Beat Mario Kart

Not quite top banana - The latest Japanese boxed charts are in, courtesy of Famitsu, and Nintendo is back to dominating the top ten this week. The big new r...

Donkey Kong Bananza "probably" had the best physical release of the franchise in the UK

Earlier this week we informed about the physical launch sales figures for Donkey Kong Bananza in the UK, provided by Christopher Dring of The Game Business. As usual, he doesn't reveal exact figures, but he did give approximations of how DK and Pauline's debut has fared in the country. The data was good, but it seems it wasn't overwhelming, and in fact was half of the previous game the EAD Tokyo studio released. Namely, Super Mario Odyssey. But…

Famitsu sales (7/14/25 - 7/20/25) - first week sales revealed for Donkey Kong Bananza

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Famitsu are as follows: Switch 2 – 152,165 Switch OLED – 5,207 Switch Lite – 4,276 PS5 – 3,635 Switch – 2,283 PS5 Pro – 1,664 PS5 Digital Edition – 849 Xbox Series X – 61 Xbox Series S – 59 Xbox Series X Digital Edition – 30 PS4 – 22 For comparison’s sake,... The post Famitsu sales (7/14/25 – 7/20/25) – first week sales revealed for Donkey Kong Bananza appeared first on Nintendo Everything.