Famitsu’s July 2026 reader-vote chart puts Zelda: Ocarina of Time in the top five and adds Final Fantasy 7 Revelation for Switch 2, sharpening Japan’s upcoming release calendar.
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Zelda breaks into the top five as Switch 2 tightens its grip on Famitsu’s chart
The strongest movement in the latest Famitsu most wanted games July 2026 chart is Zelda: Ocarina of Time climbing from No. 6 to No. 5, according to NintendoEverything’s July 19 posting of Famitsu’s reader-vote results. The listing gives the Nintendo Switch 2 title 376 votes, enough to push it into a top five otherwise dominated by upcoming Switch 2 releases.
That is the immediate tension in this week’s chart: Famitsu’s readers are still giving major PlayStation 5 releases room, but the upper end of the list is increasingly organized around Nintendo’s next system. The top two games are both Switch 2 titles, Pokemon Winds / Waves at No. 1 with 806 votes and Splatoon Raiders at No. 2 with 641 votes. Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave sits at No. 4 with 519 votes, putting Switch 2 in four of the top five positions once Zelda enters the group.
Famitsu’s chart is based on reader votes, with this round cast between July 1 and July 7. That makes it a useful interest snapshot, not a sales forecast and not a release schedule. Still, for anyone tracking Switch 2 upcoming games Japan, the clustering is hard to ignore. The most visible upcoming games in this poll are not spread evenly across platforms. They are gathering around Switch 2, and Zelda’s move into the top five gives Nintendo another high-attention title near the front of the calendar conversation.
Final Fantasy 7 Revelation arrives on Switch 2, but the PS5 version is far ahead
The other notable development is smaller on the chart but potentially louder for platform watchers: Final Fantasy 7 Revelation appears for Nintendo Switch 2 for the first time. NintendoEverything, summarizing Famitsu’s list, says the Switch 2 version “just makes the list” at No. 30.
The placement matters because the same chart already has the PlayStation 5 version much higher. Famitsu lists Final Fantasy 7 Revelation for PS5 at No. 8 with 249 votes. The Switch 2 version entering at No. 30 does not suggest parity in reader demand, at least in this polling window. It does, however, establish that Famitsu voters are now registering the Switch 2 version separately in the public ranking.
That separation is important for how readers should interpret the Final Fantasy 7 Revelation Switch 2 signal. The source material confirms a chart appearance, not launch timing, price, technical features, upgrade details, or content differences. It also does not say whether the Switch 2 version will release at the same time as the PS5 version. What the chart does show is that Japanese reader interest has expanded to include a Switch 2 listing, while the PS5 listing remains the stronger measured point of anticipation in this specific poll.
The top ten shows two calendars running at once
Famitsu’s top ten, as posted by NintendoEverything, reads like two overlapping release calendars. Switch 2 is leading the popularity race at the top with Pokemon Winds / Waves, Splatoon Raiders, Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave, Zelda: Ocarina of Time, and Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World at No. 9 with 210 votes. PS5, meanwhile, anchors a separate lane with Persona 4 Revival at No. 3 with 588 votes, Grand Theft Auto 6 at No. 6 with 360 votes, Persona 6 at No. 7 with 281 votes, Final Fantasy 7 Revelation at No. 8 with 249 votes, and Ace Combat 8 at No. 10 with 207 votes.
That split is the useful story behind the rankings. The Switch 2 list is heavy with Nintendo-aligned names in the top five, while PS5 remains prominent through RPGs and big-budget releases that still command high Famitsu reader interest. Zelda entering the top five does not erase PS5’s presence. It does raise the threshold for everything else trying to stay visible in Japan’s upcoming-release conversation.
For players trying to prioritize wishlists, this chart suggests a crowded upper tier. A game can pull more than 200 Famitsu votes and still sit outside the top eight. Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World lands at No. 9 on Switch 2 with 210 votes, while Ace Combat 8 follows at No. 10 with 207. In that context, Zelda’s 376 votes are not a casual bump. They put it above Grand Theft Auto 6 in this Famitsu reader sample and only one slot behind Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave.
Zelda’s climb is about momentum, not a confirmed launch window
NintendoEverything notes that Zelda: Ocarina of Time had been “making a strong charge” over recent weeks before moving from No. 6 to No. 5. That phrasing, tied to Famitsu’s reader-vote chart, gives us the most reliable way to frame the movement: it is momentum inside a popularity poll.
There are clear limits to what can be said from the source. The provided Famitsu chart listing confirms the platform tag, NS2, the rank, and the vote total. It does not provide a release date, price, edition breakdown, performance target, file size, or physical availability. It also does not explain what caused the rise from No. 6 to No. 5.
Even with those limits, the top-five placement has practical value. Famitsu’s most wanted list is a recurring way to see which unreleased games are occupying attention among its voting readership. When Zelda joins Pokemon, Splatoon, Persona, and Fire Emblem near the top, it changes the shape of the near-term conversation. The question for Nintendo fans is no longer whether Switch 2 has individual high-interest games in Famitsu’s rankings. This chart shows several of them competing for oxygen at the same time.
Square Enix’s chart footprint is wider than one Final Fantasy listing
Final Fantasy 7 Revelation’s Switch 2 debut is the headline platform shift, but Famitsu’s July 19 chart also shows Square Enix-linked attention spread across multiple entries in the provided list. Final Fantasy 7 Revelation appears at No. 8 for PS5, while NintendoEverything reports its Switch 2 version enters at No. 30. Final Fantasy Resonance appears at No. 17 for Switch 2 with 136 votes and No. 24 for PS5 with 98 votes. Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World appears on multiple platforms as well, including No. 9 for Switch 2 with 210 votes, No. 16 for Switch with 138 votes, and No. 26 for PS5 with 90 votes.
The exact publisher and release details for each listing are not expanded in the source text, so the safer reading is about platform visibility rather than company strategy. Famitsu’s readers are responding to familiar RPG names across Switch, Switch 2, and PS5, but the rankings are uneven by platform. In the data provided, Dragon Quest Monsters performs best on Switch 2, Final Fantasy Resonance also ranks higher on Switch 2 than PS5, and Final Fantasy 7 Revelation performs far higher on PS5 than its newly listed Switch 2 counterpart.
That unevenness is useful. It keeps the Switch 2 debut for Final Fantasy 7 Revelation from being overread. A No. 30 first appearance is a starting point, not proof that Japanese demand has shifted decisively toward Nintendo’s platform for that title. At the same time, appearing at all gives Switch 2 owners a new title to track in a chart that is already heavily tilted toward the system at the top.
How to read this chart if you are planning purchases in Japan
The practical guidance is simple: treat the Famitsu chart as an attention map, then wait for official release information before making buying decisions. NintendoEverything’s report gives ranks, vote totals for the listed entries shown, and the voting period. It does not provide dates, prices, editions, preorder details, performance modes, save-transfer options, or upgrade paths.
For Zelda watchers, the confirmed news is the Zelda top 5 Famitsu placement: Zelda: Ocarina of Time is listed for Switch 2 at No. 5 with 376 votes after previously ranking No. 6. For Final Fantasy players, the confirmed news is that Final Fantasy 7 Revelation is on the chart for PS5 at No. 8 with 249 votes and that the Switch 2 version has made its first appearance at No. 30. Anything beyond that, including timing or version comparisons, remains unannounced in the provided source.
The broader takeaway for Japan’s upcoming release calendar is that Switch 2 has multiple high-interest games stacked near the top while PS5 still holds major demand through Persona, Grand Theft Auto, Final Fantasy, Ace Combat, and other listings. That creates a busy field for players and publishers alike. The poll does not tell us which games will land first, but it does show where Famitsu readers were looking during the first week of July: toward a Switch 2 lineup gaining strength, with Final Fantasy 7 Revelation newly entering the Nintendo side of the conversation.