It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart outlining what Japanese gamers are looking forward to based on reader votes.
This time around, Star Fox makes its first appearance. The upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 title manages to squeak in at #25. Elsewhere, as usual, it’s Pokemon Winds and Waves on top.
Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between May 13 and May 19.
1. [NS2] Pokemon Winds / Waves – 551 votes
2. [NS2] Splatoon Raiders – 435 votes
3. [NSW] Ganbare Goemon Daishuugo – 334 votes
4. [NSW] Rhythm Heaven Fever – 323 votes
5. [PS5] Persona 4 Revival – 307 votes
6. [PS5] Grand Theft Auto 6 – 175 votes
7. [NSW] Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth – 170 votes
8. [PS5] Onimusha: Way of the Sword – 164 votes
9. [NS2] Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave – 148 votes
10. [PS5] Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter – 143 votes
11. [NS2] The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales – 138 votes
12. [NSW] Powerful Pro Baseball 2026-2027 – 133 votes
13. [NS2] Professor Layton and the New World of Steam – 122 votes
14. [NSW] Culdcept Begins – 101 votes
15. [PS5] Beast of Reincarnation – 90 votes
16. [NS2] A-Train 9 Evolution – 88 votes
17. [NSW] Kyoto Xanadu – 87 votes
18. [NSW] Genshin Impact – 85 votes
19. [NS2] Culdcept Begins – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition – 82 votes
20. [PS5] Kyoto Xanadu – 80 votes
21. [PS5] Ace Combat 8 – 74 votes
22. [NSW] Village in the Shade – 66 votes
23. [PS5] Village in the Shade – 64 votes
24. [NSW] Professor Layton and the New World of Steam – 58 votes
25. [NS2] Star Fox – 53 votes
26. [NS2] The Duskbloods – 51 votes
27. [NSW] Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter – 50 votes
28. [NS2] Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition – 48 votes
29. [PS5] Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2 – 46 votes
30. [NS2] Another Eden Begins – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition – 46 votes
Star Fox is coming to Nintendo Switch 2 next month. You can find some comments here about what the game’s original artist thinks about the character designs here. We also have information about a day one update that’s planned here.
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