Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream was the US best-seller in April 2026

Nintendo's social sim Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream topped the US sales chart for April 2026, debuting on April 16th and pulling in over $41 million to cement itself as one of the year's best-selling games so far. The data comes from Circana, which this month for the first time folded estimated digital sales into its figures alongside confirmed sales data.

Capcom's new IP Pragmata came in second, with Pearl Abyss' Crimson Desert in third. The rest of the top 10 goes: MLB: The Show 26, Windrose, Pokémon Pokopia, Super Mario Galaxy 1 + 2, Starfield, Saros, and Mario Kart World. Circana also noted that new physical software spending jumped 44 percent to $96 million compared to a year ago, with Tomodachi Life as the primary driver. Console content spending was up 21 percent year-on-year overall, and subscription spending climbed 13 percent.

On the monthly active players side, Fortnite still leads despite shedding 1.24 million players in April. Counter-Strike 2, Grand Theft Auto 5, Roblox, and EA Sports FC 26 round out the top five. For the year to date, Resident Evil: Requiem remains 2026's overall best-seller, followed by Crimson Desert, MLB: The Show 26, Pokémon Pokopia, and WWE 2K26.

Tomodachi Life had been dormant since the 3DS original launched in Japan in 2013 and reached Western markets in 2014, so the franchise's return clearly resonated. A $41 million debut month is a strong signal that Nintendo's long-dormant social sim still has a very eager audience.