The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Final Fantasy 16 Top Famitsu’s Most Wanted Charts Again

Nintendo's upcoming Switch megaton maintains a healthy lead on top of the weekly charts, with Square Enix's RPG following behind in second place.

Posted By | On 22nd, Jan. 2023

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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has been consistently topping Famitsu’s weekly charts for the most highly anticipated upcoming games, as decided by votes from its readers, and it has topped the pile once again in the latest charts. It maintains a healthy lead over Final Fantasy 16, which has held on to its spot in second place. Meanwhile, Fire Emblem Engage, which hadn’t yet launched when voting for these charts took place, sits in third place.

Fellow Nintendo first party title Pikmin 4 ranks high in the charts as well, coming in at No. 4, while yet another Final Fantasy title trails behind, with Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth slotting in at fifth place. Octopath Traveler 2meanwhile, occupies sixth place.

A trio of upcoming Capcom titles occupies the next three places with the upcoming remake of Resident Evil 4, Street Fighter 6, and Pragmata coming in at No. 7, No. 8, and No. 9 respectively.

You can check out the full top 10 below. All votes were cast by Famitsu readers between December 22 and December 28.

1. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – 742 votes
2. [PS5] Final Fantasy 16 – 594 votes
3. [NSW] Fire Emblem Engage – 472 votes
4. [NSW] Pikmin 4 – 382 votes
5. [PS5] Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth – 376 votes
6. [NSW] Octopath Traveler 2 – 313 votes
7. [PS5] Resident Evil 4 – 244 votes
8. [PS5] Street Fighter 6 – 186 votes
9. [PS5] Pragmata – 164 votes
10. [NSW] Ushiro – 143 votes

[Via Nintendo Everything]


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