Japanese magazine Famitsu has published a new report giving an insight into video game software and consoles sales in Japan during 2018. If you follow the Media Create sales which are published on a Wednesday afternoon then you will know that the Nintendo Switch was the best-selling hardware in Japan during 2018. With regards to software, there is an impressive eight Nintendo Switch games in the top ten best-selling games:
2018 vs. 2017 in Japanese Video Game Sales
- 2018
- Hardware Sales: 170.09 billion yen
- Software Sales: 264.21 billion yen
- Total: 434.3 billion yen
- 2017
- Hardware Sales: 202.37 billion yen
- Software Sales: 244.08 billion yen
- Total: 446.45 billion yen
■ Japan’s Top-Selling Software of 2018
- Monster Hunter: World
- Platform: PlayStation 4
- Publisher: Capcom
- Release Date: January 26, 2018
- Physical Sales: 1,985,886
- Digital Sales: 873,898
- Combined Physical and Digital Sales: 2,859,784
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
- Platform: Switch
- Publisher: Nintendo
- Release Date: December 7, 2018
- Physical Sales: 2,360,655
- Digital Sales: 309,229
- Combined Physical and Digital Sales: 2,669,884
- Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! / Let’s Go, Eevee!
- Platform: Switch
- Publisher: The Pokemon Company
- Release Date: November 16, 2018
- Physical Sales: 1,253,677
- Digital Sales: 107,945
- Combined Physical and Digital Sales: 1,361,622
- Splatoon 2
- Platform: Switch
- Publisher: Nintendo
- Release Date: July 21, 2017
- Physical Sales: 1,122,324
- Digital Sales: 68,630
- Combined Physical and Digital Sales: 1,190,954
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
- Platform: Switch
- Publisher: Nintendo
- Release Date: April 28, 2017
- Physical Sales: 926,553
- Digital Sales: 76,139
- Combined Physical and Digital Sales: 1,002,692
- Super Mario Party
- Platform: Switch
- Publisher: Nintendo
- Release Date: October 5, 2018
- Physical Sales: 764,853
- Digital Sales: 62,739
- Combined Physical and Digital Sales: 827,592
- Kirby: Star Allies
- Platform: Switch
- Publisher: Nintendo
- Release Date: March 16, 2018
- Physical Sales: 664,815
- Digital Sales: 56,104
- Combined Physical and Digital Sales: 720,919
- Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition
- Platform: Switch
- Publisher: Microsoft
- Release Date: June 21, 2018
- Physical Sales: 525,045
- Digital Sales: 166,272
- Combined Physical and Digital Sales: 691,317
- Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII
- Platform: PlayStation 4
- Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Release Date: October 12, 2018
- Physical Sales: 479,511
- Digital Sales: 145,458
- Combined Physical and Digital Sales: 624,969
- Super Mario Odyssey
- Platform: Switch
- Publisher: Nintendo
- Release Date: October 27, 2017
- Physical Sales: 575,926
- Digital Sales: 22,020
- Combined Physical and Digital Sales: 597,946
■ Japan’s Top-Selling Hardware of 2018
- Switch
- Manufacturer: Nintendo
- Release Date: March 3, 2017
- 2018 Sales: 3,482,388
- Total Sales: 6,889,546
- PlayStation 4 (including PlayStation 4 Pro)
- Manufacturer: Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Release Date: February 22, 2014
- 2018 Sales: 1,695,227
- Total Sales: 7,552,090
- 3DS (including 3DS XL, New 3DS, New 3DS XL, 2DS, and New 2DS XL)
- Manufacturer: Nintendo
- Release Date: February 26, 2011
- 2018 Sales: 566,420
- Total Sales: 24,304,964
- PS Vita
- Manufacturer: Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Release Date: December 17, 2011
- 2018 Sales: 181,728
- Total Sales: 5,825,354
- Xbox One (including Xbox One S and Xbox One X)
- Manufacturer: Microsoft
- Release Date: September 4, 2014
- 2018 Sales: 15,339
- Total Sales: 102,93
While Monster Hunter might have won in the time frame perspective of 2018, let it be missed by no one that the first-mentioned came out 11 months ahead of the latter.
Ergo, Super Smash Brothers Ultimate practically sold a year’s worth of units in half a month.
An indisputable victory, in all other aspects than when the arbitrary calendar year is the measurement…
8/10 ain’t too shabby
Of course, the feat is respectable regardless.
But what I mentioned should be noted, as it gives the proper perspective on just how impressive it is.
oh woops I didn’t mean to to reply to your comment lol
We will get MH world when Switch 2.0 is out.
Look at those pathetic xbots sales
You wanna know why Nintendo last Direct was so GREAT ?
They didn’t mention anything about Xbox live service on the Switch.
Another day without a Microsoft product in the house, is another day worth living.
Thank you Jesus.
you are being childish
||Good, good…one step closer to the erradication of the green disease… ||
Xbox in Japan should be the new standard description of an Epic Fail
Japan = highest average IQ in the world so I’m not surprised Lame Box one X doesn’t sell.
It does sell better in countries where the average IQ is lower.
Enough said.
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Ok first R.I.P. Xbox (glad you’re out of the way), second wOW Nintendo! Those sales are incredible!
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