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Here’s The 50 Best Selling Video Games In Japan During 2013

Wondering which video games the Japanese bought the most of last year? Well we now know, thanks to Media Create. The chart tracking firm has published the best-selling games in Japan during 2013 and as you might expect there’s plenty of Nintendo related titles on the impressive list. Here’s the top 50 best-sellers in Japan last year.

  1. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 # (Capcom) {2013.09.14} (¥5.990) – 3.110.240 – 3.110.240
  2. [3DS] Pokemon X # (Pokemon Co.) {2013.10.12} (¥4.800) – 1.967.479 – 1.967.479
  3. [3DS] Pokemon Y # (Pokemon Co.) {2013.10.12} (¥4.800) – 1.759.117 – 1.759.117
  4. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) – 1.628.044 – 3.597.999
  5. [3DS] Tomodachi Life # (Nintendo) {2013.04.18} (¥4.800) – 1.612.037 – 1.612.037
  6. [3DS] Dragon Quest VII: Fighters of Eden (Square Enix) {2013.02.07} (¥6.090) – 1.237.825 – 1.237.825
  7. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons Z (GungHo Online Entertainment) {2013.12.12} (¥4.400) – 1.005.658 – 1.005.658
  8. [3DS] Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon (Nintendo) {2013.03.20} (¥4.800) – 1.003.188 – 1.003.188
  9. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V <ACT> (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2013.10.10} (¥7.770) – 649.091 – 649.091
  10. [PS3] JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle # (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.08.29} (¥7.980) – 483.378 – 483.378
  11. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 # (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥4.800) – 459.556 – 2.203.347
  12. [PS3] Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance # (Konami) {2013.02.21} (¥6.980) – 424.743 – 424.743
  13. [PS3] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2 # (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.03.20} (¥8.190) – 414.017 – 414.017
  14. [3DS] Disney Magic World # (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.08.01} (¥5.480) – 399.173 – 399.173
  15. [PS3] Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII (Square Enix) {2013.11.21} (¥7.770) – 396.635 – 396.635
  16. [WIU] Super Mario 3D World (Nintendo) {2013.11.21} (¥5.985) – 392.087 – 392.087
  17. [3DS] Mario & Luigi: Dream Team # (Nintendo) {2013.07.18} (¥4.800) – 387.579 – 387.579
  18. [PSV] God Eater 2 # (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.11.14} (¥5.980) – 371.027 – 371.027
  19. [3DS] Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies (Capcom) {2013.07.25} (¥5.990) – 357.666 – 357.666
  20. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.800) – 317.939 – 2.226.905
  21. [PS3] Dynasty Warriors 8 # (Koei Tecmo) {2013.02.28} (¥7.560) – 317.822 – 317.822
  22. [3DS] Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D (Nintendo) {2013.06.13} (¥4.800) – 309.526 – 309.526
  23. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Super Deluxe Edition # (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.11.29} (¥5.040) – 288.435 – 610.394
  24. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.02.28} (¥5.800) – 276.349 – 276.349
  25. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch (Level 5) {2013.07.11} (¥4.800) – 276.302 – 276.302
  26. [PS3] Gran Turismo 6 # (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2013.12.05} (¥6.980) – 275.687 – 275.687
  27.  [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014 (Konami) {2013.11.14} (¥7.980) – 269.730 – 269.730
  28. [PS3] Call of Duty: Ghosts – Subtitled Edition (Square Enix) {2013.11.14} (¥7.980) – 264.566 – 264.566
  29. [PS3] Gundam Breaker (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.06.27} (¥7.980) – 264.452 – 264.452
  30. [3DS] Shin Megami Tensei IV # (Atlus) {2013.05.23} (¥6.980) – 257.901 – 257.901
  31. [PS3] Earth Defense Force 2025 (D3 Publisher) {2013.07.04} (¥6.980) – 255.673 – 255.673
  32.  [PS3] Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Real Reborn # (Square Enix) {2013.08.27} (¥3.300) – 244.379 – 244.379
  33. [3DS] Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy (Level 5) {2013.02.28} (¥5.500) – 243.064 – 243.064
  34. 034. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Best Price!) # (Capcom) {2012.11.15} (¥3.800) – 239.788 – 363.383
  35. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.12} (¥5.040) – 238.662 – 579.195
  36. [PSV] Toukiden: The Age of Demons # (Koei Tecmo) {2013.06.27} (¥6.090) – 233.264 – 233.264
  37.  [PS3] Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX (Square Enix) {2013.03.14} (¥6.980) – 229.604 – 229.604
  38.  [3DS] Run For Money Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-Tachi Kara Nigekire! (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.05} (¥5.040) – 225.949 – 563.422
  39.  [PSP] Sword Art Online: Infinity Moment # (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.03.14} (¥6.280) – 224.662 – 224.662
  40. [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds # (Nintendo) {2013.12.26} (¥4.800) – 224.143 – 224.143
  41. [PS3] The Last of Us <ADV> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2013.06.20} (¥5.980) – 222.328 – 222.328
  42. [PS3] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2013 (Konami) {2013.10.24} (¥3.980) – 215.248 – 215.248
  43. [WIU] Pikmin 3 (Nintendo) {2013.07.13} (¥5.985) – 212.311 – 212.311
  44. [PS3] Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen (Capcom) {2013.04.25} (¥4.990) – 203.180 – 203.180
  45. [WIU] New Super Mario Bros. U (Nintendo) {2012.12.08} (¥5.985) – 197.776 – 567.167
  46. [3DS] One Piece: Unlimited World Red # (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.11.21} (¥5.980) – 193.181 – 193.181
  47. [PSP] God Eater 2 (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.11.14} (¥5.980) – 193.025 – 193.025
  48. [PSP] Pro Baseball Spirits 2013 (Konami) {2013.03.20} (¥3.980) – 191.063 – 191.063
  49. [PSV] Soul Sacrifice # <ACT> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2013.03.07} (¥5.980) – 190.546 – 190.546
  50. [3DS] Paper Mario: Sticker Star (Nintendo) {2012.12.06} (¥4.800) – 189.443 – 591.576

Thanks, Jacob B

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151 thoughts on “Here’s The 50 Best Selling Video Games In Japan During 2013”

    1. Namie
      Reply

      It’s funny how it already sold 34+ million units worldwide, continues selling and will experience another huge boost once it’s out for PS4/Xbox One and people like you still act like it did bad.

      4. Anonymous
        Reply

        i belive in the remasterd series of games rumor i am not even a core nintendo player or a nintendocore skilled

  7. vbgenechten
    Reply

    Surprised to see a Wii and PSP title on this list. :P
    Not that surprised that 28 titles are from a Nintendo platform, i just wished that that would also be the case in the rest of the world…

  12. Anonymous
    Reply

    there was a nintendo direct this morning and they were talking about diddly kong raceing sequal and nintendo kanabi confirmed it in a direct this morning and talked about supermariosunshine remake that is in develpment at nintendo he said as part of there remasted series of nintendo games he said this morning the nintendo direct was at 11am till 1130 am

  28. pedrolarticho
    Reply

    Still sad to see A Link Between Worlds only sold 200k there. I don’t get why this franchise doesn’t have more success there. I guess japanese people won’t buy a game if there’s no pokémon in it.

  33. amano masamune
    Reply

    that’s very interesting, outside Japan, Nintendo doing badly whereas sony is the complete opposite. It’s obvious from this list that Japan is Nintendo’s main market and US their international market.

    Japan being portable console market it make sense the 3DS dominate the sales. Nintendo Europe needs to look at how they could turn the thing around for home console market and be more involve in the design of the home console which is the main market for its territory and America (the continent). I think this is where the Wii U failed cause the market input did not translate very well in the RnD department … (hum that’s sound very familiar to what I experiment every day)

  36. Ninetales
    Reply

    I just want Sword Art Online and Puzzle and Dragon Z. Japan gets all the good games and never shares them. -.-

          1. HollowGrapeJ
            Reply

            Are you kidding?! That’s the most beautiful thing in the world! D-pad! Gold D-pad!!! ASDFGJKQEH UHH DJKV!!!!

            1. Nintendo Commander Quadraxis
              Reply

              I’ll admit it makes the Xbox Done look less disgusting and adds a certain Xbot feel to it…

                      2. Nintendo is my Blood

                        Let me code it out so as not to reveal my plan to “him”

                        If we emulate the appearance of “the head honcho” of this domain
                        We may be able to frighten the racist, sexist Xbot we all know

                          2. Nintendo is my Blood

                            Goddammit, there was a reason I talked in code, now if the Narutard reads this, he’ll catch on, back to the drawing board…

                          1. HollowGrapeJ
                            Reply

                            I have that Gold Classic Controller Pro. It’s nice, but I wish they’d have any for a glossy finish like the normal ones. XD I didn’t get that Skyward Sword bundle at the time for to money issues. :( But dude, this is unlike anything I’ve ever seen. All those epic decals all over it… And wait a second, is the freaking disc drive gold too?? I want this badly! D:

                            3. Anubis

                              btw. That’s not a very good reason to buy an Xbox One. If this version of the Xbox One never existed, would you still buy one?

                              1. HollowGrapeJ

                                Yes, I would. Before this existed, I wanted the standard black one. How many times do I have to tell you guys that I would buy buy every console if I could? XD I’m not like the people here. Lol, I don’t take sides with anyone, I’d buy them all in a heartbeat. The reason I have my eye on the Xbox One is because it has a lot of exclusives I want to play. I’ve been dying to play Killer Instinct and Halo! :D However, if the Mastercheif Collection gets ported to PC, then I will lose all interest in it. XD Until then, I’m still keeping a good eye on it. Sorry guys, but you can never pull me away from my beloved Halo! :V

            13. Anonymous
              Reply

              i think this site on mynintendonews anyway people talking rubbish that nintendo are not remakeing supermariosunshine and it is not coming to the wiiu

            21. Anonymous
              Reply

              supermariosunshine remake with better graphics makes a new games supermariogalaxy2 remake with better graphics makes a new game

            24. Anonymous
              Reply

              remakeing supermariosunshine with better graphics for the wiiu makes the nintendo seal of qualty a really seal of quality

              1. Anonymous
                Reply

                you are never alone you know that dont you and i know that to. dont cry by want other think about you you are never alone in prision

              3. Anonymous
                Reply

                you are my sunshine my only sunshine you make me happy when skys are gray you dear how much i love you dont take my sunshine away

            35. The Collector
              Reply

              It seems Japan has a little better taste in games than North America and Europe does. Although there are some real turds on the list.

            36. HollowGrapeJ
              Reply

              I’m glad to see Metal Gear Rising on this list. That game looks epic. Not to mention, Raiden is so freaking cool…

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