Famitsu’s latest reader poll keeps Zelda: Ocarina of Time at No. 1, but the October 25 chart’s bigger signal is rising Switch 2 demand for Persona, Dragon Quest, Kirby, and other Japanese releases.
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Zelda still leads, but Persona is the sharper October signal
Famitsu’s most wanted games chart for the week of October 25, 2026 keeps Zelda: Ocarina of Time at No. 1 with 721 reader votes, according to Nintendo Everything’s report of the latest Famitsu reader poll. The immediate tension sits lower on the list: Nintendo Switch 2 versions of Persona 4 Revival and Persona 6 have entered the top ten, landing at No. 9 with 175 votes and No. 10 with 170 votes respectively.
That matters for reading the October demand picture because the PlayStation 5 versions of those same Persona games are still far ahead. Persona 4 Revival is No. 3 on PS5 with 572 votes, while Persona 6 is No. 4 with 498 votes. Famitsu’s chart is a reader poll, not a sales forecast, and it does not explain whether voters are choosing based on platform ownership, preferred play style, release timing, or simple familiarity. Still, the platform split is unusually clean: the same RPG brands are charting strongly on PS5 and now gaining enough Switch 2 momentum to break into the top ten.
The top of the Famitsu most wanted games October 2026 list remains a Nintendo-heavy fight. Zelda leads Pokemon Winds / Waves, which sits at No. 2 with 599 votes. Nintendo Everything notes that Zelda has held the top spot for a few weeks after overtaking Pokemon. The October 25 chart shows that lead widening from the razor-thin six-vote gap reported earlier in the month, even as both games remain the two clear reader favorites.
October’s movement shows a real Switch 2 swell, not a one-week spike
The useful way to read this month’s Japanese game rankings is across the October trail rather than as one isolated chart. Nintendo Everything’s October 4 report had Pokemon Winds / Waves at No. 1 with 583 votes and Zelda: Ocarina of Time at No. 2 with 504 votes. By the October 11 chart, Zelda had jumped to 790 votes and Pokemon to 784, putting Zelda ahead by only six votes. In the October 25 chart, Zelda is still first at 721, while Pokemon is second at 599.
Those raw vote totals do not move in a straight line, which is normal for a reader poll with changing response windows. Nintendo Everything says the October 25 votes were cast between October 7 and October 13, while its October 11 chart says votes were cast between September 16 and September 29. GoNintendo’s October 9 post appears to reproduce the same top ten as Nintendo Everything’s October 11 report, with Zelda at 790 and Pokemon at 784, although its summary text says Pokemon had secured the top spot despite the listed results putting Zelda first. The list itself supports Zelda as No. 1 for that set of results.
The broader movement is clearer than the week-to-week noise. Switch 2 games occupy five of the October 25 top ten: Zelda, Pokemon Winds / Waves, Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World, Persona 4 Revival, and Persona 6. If the chart is a demand snapshot, Switch 2 is not merely present in the conversation. It is setting the terms for many of the most anticipated games 2026 readers are tracking in Japan.
Persona’s Switch 2 climb comes with a platform caveat
Persona 4 Revival and Persona 6 are the most interesting names in the October 25 top ten because their Switch 2 entries are climbing while their PS5 entries remain substantially stronger. Nintendo Everything’s October 11 chart marked the first appearance of the Switch 2 versions of both games. Persona 4 Revival debuted there at No. 11 with 188 votes, and Persona 6 appeared at No. 14 with 166 votes. In the October 25 chart, Persona 4 Revival moves up to No. 9 despite dropping to 175 votes, while Persona 6 rises to No. 10 and edges up to 170 votes.
That is a classic poll-reading trap: rank momentum and vote momentum are not identical. Persona 4 Revival’s Switch 2 version improved its position, but the listed vote count fell from the October 11 chart. Persona 6 on Switch 2 improved by both measures, although only by four votes. The safer conclusion is that both Switch 2 versions have crossed a visibility threshold inside Famitsu’s readership, not that they are suddenly catching the PS5 versions.
For players, the unanswered practical questions remain the important ones. The provided Famitsu chart reports platform labels and votes, but it does not provide release dates, pricing, performance targets, upgrade options, cross-save support, or content differences. Anyone deciding between PS5 and Switch 2 versions should treat this poll as a demand signal, not buying guidance. The confirmed data point is anticipation, and right now that anticipation is split in a way that favors PS5 for Persona overall while showing growing curiosity around Nintendo’s newer hardware.
RPGs dominate the upper chart, with Dragon Quest as the bridge
The October 25 Famitsu reader poll is heavily shaped by RPGs and RPG-adjacent Japanese releases. Behind Zelda and Pokemon, the top six includes Persona 4 Revival on PS5, Persona 6 on PS5, Final Fantasy 7 Revelation on PS5, and Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World on Switch 2. That gives the front of the chart a strong role-playing center even before counting the Switch 2 Persona versions at No. 9 and No. 10.
Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World is the clearest multi-platform bridge in the latest list. Nintendo Everything’s October 25 chart places the Switch 2 version at No. 6 with 320 votes, the Switch version at No. 8 with 244 votes, and the PS5 version at No. 20 with 85 votes. Earlier October data shows the Switch 2 version rising from 212 votes on October 4 to 389 on October 11 before settling at 320 in the October 25 chart. The Switch version follows a similar shape, moving from 186 to 254 to 244.
The platform spread suggests Famitsu readers are treating Dragon Quest Monsters as a Nintendo-led release in terms of anticipation, even with a PS5 listing present. That is interpretation, not a publisher statement. The chart does not explain whether that preference is driven by handheld play habits, franchise history, audience overlap, or hardware ownership. It does, however, show that when an RPG appears across multiple platforms, Famitsu readers are not distributing demand evenly. Switch 2 is pulling the strongest visible interest for Dragon Quest Monsters in this data set.
Kirby, Layton, and Xenoblade give the Switch 2 list texture
The big RPG names are absorbing most of the oxygen, but the Switch 2 slate in the Famitsu reader poll has a broader shape. Xenoblade Genesis sits at No. 11 with 166 votes in the October 25 chart, just behind Persona 6 on Switch 2. Professor Layton and the New World of Steam follows at No. 12 on Switch 2 with 164 votes, while its Switch version appears at No. 18 with 88 votes. Kirby and the World Beyond, which Nintendo Everything’s October 4 report said debuted at No. 26 with 46 votes, is up to No. 17 with 90 votes in the October 25 chart.
That Kirby movement is small in raw terms compared with Zelda, Pokemon, or Persona, but it is still the kind of rise worth watching. Platformers and approachable adventure games often build interest through clear mechanical hooks, tone, and trusted feel rather than pure spectacle. The provided sources do not include gameplay details for Kirby and the World Beyond, so the craft questions remain open. What the poll can say is simpler: after its first appearance, the game roughly doubled its listed vote count by the October 25 chart.
The same list also includes The Duskbloods at No. 14 with 98 votes, Monster Hunter Wilds at No. 15 with 95 votes, and Metaphor: ReFantazio on Switch 2 at No. 23 with 74 votes. Nintendo Everything notes that Attack on Titan 3 appears for the first time in the October 25 results, although the provided chart excerpt does not show its rank. Taken together, the Switch 2 demand picture is not limited to one franchise lane. It spans legacy revivals, monster collecting, puzzle adventure, action, RPGs, and at least one rising platformer.
The chart is useful, but it is not a release calendar
Famitsu’s most wanted list is valuable because it captures reader interest before release, but the October 25 chart should not be treated as confirmation of launch order, date proximity, or commercial performance. Nintendo Everything reports that all votes for the latest chart were cast between October 7 and October 13. That gives the data a specific window, and it also means the chart is shaped by what Famitsu readers were thinking about during that period.
There are also listing wrinkles worth keeping in view. The Final Fantasy 7 entry is named Final Fantasy 7 Revelation in Nintendo Everything’s October 4 and October 25 reports and in GoNintendo’s October 9 list, while Nintendo Everything’s October 11 chart text lists Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth at No. 5 with 477 votes. Since the surrounding provided sources use Revelation, that October 11 naming appears inconsistent in the material we have. The safest reporting is to note the conflict rather than merge the names.
For readers using the Famitsu reader poll as a watchlist, the next useful signals are straightforward. Watch whether Persona 4 Revival and Persona 6 on Switch 2 gain votes, not only ranks. Watch whether Kirby continues to climb after its early debut. Watch whether Dragon Quest Monsters keeps its Switch 2 advantage over Switch and PS5. And at the very top, watch whether Zelda’s lead over Pokemon holds now that the October 25 chart has turned a six-vote upset into a more comfortable first-place margin.