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.
- [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 # (Capcom) {2013.09.14} (¥5.990) – 3.110.240 – 3.110.240
- [3DS] Pokemon X # (Pokemon Co.) {2013.10.12} (¥4.800) – 1.967.479 – 1.967.479
- [3DS] Pokemon Y # (Pokemon Co.) {2013.10.12} (¥4.800) – 1.759.117 – 1.759.117
- [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) – 1.628.044 – 3.597.999
- [3DS] Tomodachi Life # (Nintendo) {2013.04.18} (¥4.800) – 1.612.037 – 1.612.037
- [3DS] Dragon Quest VII: Fighters of Eden (Square Enix) {2013.02.07} (¥6.090) – 1.237.825 – 1.237.825
- [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons Z (GungHo Online Entertainment) {2013.12.12} (¥4.400) – 1.005.658 – 1.005.658
- [3DS] Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon (Nintendo) {2013.03.20} (¥4.800) – 1.003.188 – 1.003.188
- [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V <ACT> (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2013.10.10} (¥7.770) – 649.091 – 649.091
- [PS3] JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle # (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.08.29} (¥7.980) – 483.378 – 483.378
- [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 # (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥4.800) – 459.556 – 2.203.347
- [PS3] Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance # (Konami) {2013.02.21} (¥6.980) – 424.743 – 424.743
- [PS3] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2 # (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.03.20} (¥8.190) – 414.017 – 414.017
- [3DS] Disney Magic World # (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.08.01} (¥5.480) – 399.173 – 399.173
- [PS3] Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII (Square Enix) {2013.11.21} (¥7.770) – 396.635 – 396.635
- [WIU] Super Mario 3D World (Nintendo) {2013.11.21} (¥5.985) – 392.087 – 392.087
- [3DS] Mario & Luigi: Dream Team # (Nintendo) {2013.07.18} (¥4.800) – 387.579 – 387.579
- [PSV] God Eater 2 # (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.11.14} (¥5.980) – 371.027 – 371.027
- [3DS] Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies (Capcom) {2013.07.25} (¥5.990) – 357.666 – 357.666
- [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.800) – 317.939 – 2.226.905
- [PS3] Dynasty Warriors 8 # (Koei Tecmo) {2013.02.28} (¥7.560) – 317.822 – 317.822
- [3DS] Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D (Nintendo) {2013.06.13} (¥4.800) – 309.526 – 309.526
- [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Super Deluxe Edition # (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.11.29} (¥5.040) – 288.435 – 610.394
- [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.02.28} (¥5.800) – 276.349 – 276.349
- [3DS] Yo-kai Watch (Level 5) {2013.07.11} (¥4.800) – 276.302 – 276.302
- [PS3] Gran Turismo 6 # (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2013.12.05} (¥6.980) – 275.687 – 275.687
- [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014 (Konami) {2013.11.14} (¥7.980) – 269.730 – 269.730
- [PS3] Call of Duty: Ghosts – Subtitled Edition (Square Enix) {2013.11.14} (¥7.980) – 264.566 – 264.566
- [PS3] Gundam Breaker (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.06.27} (¥7.980) – 264.452 – 264.452
- [3DS] Shin Megami Tensei IV # (Atlus) {2013.05.23} (¥6.980) – 257.901 – 257.901
- [PS3] Earth Defense Force 2025 (D3 Publisher) {2013.07.04} (¥6.980) – 255.673 – 255.673
- [PS3] Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Real Reborn # (Square Enix) {2013.08.27} (¥3.300) – 244.379 – 244.379
- [3DS] Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy (Level 5) {2013.02.28} (¥5.500) – 243.064 – 243.064
- 034. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Best Price!) # (Capcom) {2012.11.15} (¥3.800) – 239.788 – 363.383
- [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.12} (¥5.040) – 238.662 – 579.195
- [PSV] Toukiden: The Age of Demons # (Koei Tecmo) {2013.06.27} (¥6.090) – 233.264 – 233.264
- [PS3] Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX (Square Enix) {2013.03.14} (¥6.980) – 229.604 – 229.604
- [3DS] Run For Money Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-Tachi Kara Nigekire! (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.05} (¥5.040) – 225.949 – 563.422
- [PSP] Sword Art Online: Infinity Moment # (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.03.14} (¥6.280) – 224.662 – 224.662
- [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds # (Nintendo) {2013.12.26} (¥4.800) – 224.143 – 224.143
- [PS3] The Last of Us <ADV> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2013.06.20} (¥5.980) – 222.328 – 222.328
- [PS3] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2013 (Konami) {2013.10.24} (¥3.980) – 215.248 – 215.248
- [WIU] Pikmin 3 (Nintendo) {2013.07.13} (¥5.985) – 212.311 – 212.311
- [PS3] Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen (Capcom) {2013.04.25} (¥4.990) – 203.180 – 203.180
- [WIU] New Super Mario Bros. U (Nintendo) {2012.12.08} (¥5.985) – 197.776 – 567.167
- [3DS] One Piece: Unlimited World Red # (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.11.21} (¥5.980) – 193.181 – 193.181
- [PSP] God Eater 2 (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.11.14} (¥5.980) – 193.025 – 193.025
- [PSP] Pro Baseball Spirits 2013 (Konami) {2013.03.20} (¥3.980) – 191.063 – 191.063
- [PSV] Soul Sacrifice # <ACT> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2013.03.07} (¥5.980) – 190.546 – 190.546
- [3DS] Paper Mario: Sticker Star (Nintendo) {2012.12.06} (¥4.800) – 189.443 – 591.576
Thanks, Jacob B
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It’s funny to see the most hyped game last year get beaten by 3DS titles to be #9
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.
Some people just can’t see through delusion
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i belive in the remasterd series of games rumor i am not even a core nintendo player or a nintendocore skilled
Yes because I clearly said it “did bad”. I’m just saying how it goes to show that Japan isn’t or wasn’t really into that game.
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microsoft needs to leave the Japanese market, it seems.
There is a lot more Microsoft has to leave for what it is…
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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…
There are like 3 Wii U games. XD It’s 3DS doing all the work.
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???
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no xbox games, you must be BUTTHURT!!!
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And yet, they are making more money than you, shocking.
Japan: Successfully Nintendominated.
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
i watched the nintendo direct at 11am today
that peach still looks like a butt…. just saying.
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you have been banned of mynintendonews
there was a nintendo direct this morning regarding supermario sunshine and race game
i liked the nintendo today regarding mario and diddlykong
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Great! Nintendomination continues in the greatest region :D
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Well, Japan’s dying, so it really doesn’t impact Nintendo’s financials much
Where do you pull that from ?
Well, it’s fairly obvious if you’ve seen the Japan charts for the past, oh I don’t know, ONE YEAR?
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.
Keep the momentum going Nintendo!
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Are you sure? I notice a lot of Anonymous comments lately…hmmm….
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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)
I guess that I am too old for this place. It feels like middle school.
yeah get out old fart!
I just want Sword Art Online and Puzzle and Dragon Z. Japan gets all the good games and never shares them. -.-
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Japan is so irrelevant to the gaming industry it doesn’t even matter how much anything sells there anymore…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ak-DzQM1jsc
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Nintendo Commander I… sigh. I need $500 now. This is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. Oh my god. XD http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/08/12/gamescom-2014-call-of-duty-advanced-warfare-xbox-one-bundle-to-have-1tb-hard-drive
Boy, you make me sick to my core…
Are you kidding?! That’s the most beautiful thing in the world! D-pad! Gold D-pad!!! ASDFGJKQEH UHH DJKV!!!!
I’ll admit it makes the Xbox Done look less disgusting and adds a certain Xbot feel to it…
It never looked disgusting… It’s sleek and smooth and soft to the touch just the way I like it.
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NO!!! You’re supposed to hate the Xbots in everyway, not like them! X(
That would be considered fanboyism.
I guess. I only like Nintendo and Sony. And the PC.Use to like Micro$oft, but not anymore.
The reply was for N. Commander.
I only troll for the fuck of it. Fanboys are funny.
Looks can be deceiving my friend.
???Sickr you can post images on MNN now?
I’m not Sickr.
That’s right, I’m sickr!
Xbots invaded our sacred home base…
Even a blind bat can tell that is none other than Anubis
That’s not what you guys said a while back ;)
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Cure you and your god like transformations…
*curse
his “transformations” give me an idea
What’s that?…
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
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I’m not an idiot. You guys are trying to impersonate Sickr so that you can make Sasoi leave!!
Silly you…
Goddammit, there was a reason I talked in code, now if the Narutard reads this, he’ll catch on, back to the drawing board…
I think you give the Narutard too much credit…
But that gold D-pad tho…
There are so many other options :/ There’s a gold d pad on the Zelda Wii remote. There’s a gold d pad on the GoldenEye Classic Controller Pro
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:
But if you were able to get your PC, wouldn’t you be able to just buy that controller to play on PC games?
-Ban system activated-
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?
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
some one got banned on mynintendonews we are talking to retards on here really
Hah, Anubis, the anonymous retard actually believed you got banned
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HollowGrapeJ a.k.a the flip flopper
How am I a flip flopper? I never said I hate the Xbox One. I didn’t do anything. XD
no but you said you own a wii u and you feel ashamed of it. XD
I he did, he wouldn’t be using miiverse.
in other words, a flip flopper
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It’s nice to see some nice Nintendo news for a change
why should games be fucking hard anyway?
challenge and excitement, also teaches you to use your brain too instead of holding your hand the rest of the fucking way.
if captain toad tresure tracker is to hard i wont fucking buy it? and i will sell my wiiu
i dont want hardvidiogames?
i think this site on mynintendonews anyway people talking rubbish that nintendo are not remakeing supermariosunshine and it is not coming to the wiiu
nintendo has said that they are anyway remakeing supermariosunshine as supermario 64 was remade for the ds
Okay the other anonymous guy is an idiot.
Don’t feed the troll
Right. Sorry.
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i am the troll nintendo is remakeing supermario sunshine
i belive in the remasted rumor i think it will really happen
but supermario 64 was remade for the ds want is the diffrents?
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This site needs to get rid of Anonymous users immediately.
Or at least delete the stupid spam…
sickr is trolling
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.
I’m glad to see Metal Gear Rising on this list. That game looks epic. Not to mention, Raiden is so freaking cool…