Top 1,000 best-selling games in Japan during 2014
Posted on July 7, 2015 by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii, Wii U
The folks over on NeoGAF have posted a comprehensive listing of Japan’s top 1,000 best-selling games during 2014.
First, below are a few interesting stat breakdowns:
Top 1000
PS3 – 271
3DS – 225
PSV – 207
PSP – 111
WIU – 58
PS4 – 58
WII – 34
360 – 22
XB1 – 14
Top 500 Software Sales – 40.362.953 <93,75%>
Top 1000 Software Sales – 42.159.219 <97,92%>
Total Software Sales – 43.053.288 <100,00%>
Publishers
01. Nintendo – 7.864.301 <18,27%>
02. Level 5 – 6.272.868 <14,57%>
03. Bandai Namco Games – 4.986.864 <11,58%>
04. Capcom – 3.420.434 <7,94%>
05. Square Enix – 3.015.369 <7,00%>
06. Pokemon Co. – 2.832.797 <6,58%>
07. Konami – 1.801.496 <4,18%>
08. Sony Computer Entertainment – 1.683.025 <3,91%>
09. Sega – 1.573.506 <3,65%>
10. Koei Tecmo – 1.415.031 <3,29%>
11. Spike Chunsoft – 609.576 <1,42%>
12. Electronic Arts – 607.768 <1,41%>
13. Atlus – 543.392 <1,26%>
14. Take-Two Interactive Japan – 535.792 <1,24%>
15. Marvelous AQL – 516.919 <1,20%>
16. Ubisoft – 507.739 <1,18%>
17. GungHo Online Entertainment – 507.441 <1,18%>
18. Kadokawa Games – 466.826 <1,08%>
19. From Software – 374.726 <0,87%>
20. Compile Heart – 278.138 <0,65%>
00. Other – 3.239.280 <7,52%>
00. Total Software Sales – 43.053.288 <100,00%>
Systems
01. 3DS – 23.387.031 <54,32%>
02. PS3 – 7.510.433 <17,44%>
03. PSV – 5.062.082 <11,76%>
04. WIU – 2.826.564 <6,57%>
05. PS4 – 2.441.876 <5,67%>
06. PSP – 1.053.282 <2,45%>
07. WII – 477.334 <1,11%>
08. 360 – 198.677 <0,46%>
09. XB1 – 96.009 <0,22%>
00. ALL – 43.053.288 <100,00%>
We’ve posted the top 100 best-selling games in Japan below. The full 1,000 can be seen here.
001. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate # (Capcom) {2014.10.11} (¥6.264) – 2.345.260 / 2.345.260 (1.446.289 <85,40%>)
002. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Shin Uchi (Level 5) {2014.12.13} (¥4.968) – 2.039.205 / 2.039.205 (1.244.171 <84,77%>)
003. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo) {2014.09.13} (¥5.616) – 2.001.935 / 2.001.935 (944.644 <93,45%>)
004. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Honke (Level 5) {2014.07.10} (¥4.968) – 1.597.619 / 1.597.619 (685.044 <95,53%>)
005. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Ganso (Level 5) {2014.07.10} (¥4.968) – 1.442.481 / 1.442.481 (631.662 <88,77%>)
006. [3DS] Pokemon Alpha Sapphire (Pokemon Co.) {2014.11.21} (¥4.937) – 1.225.092 / 1.225.092 (713.725 <77,66%>)
007. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby (Pokemon Co.) {2014.11.21} (¥4.937) – 1.058.252 / 1.058.252 (613.946 <74,34%>)
008. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch (Level 5) {2013.07.11} (¥4.800) – 1.037.890 / 1.314.192 (53.654 <50,01%>)
009. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 # (Nintendo) {2014.05.29} (¥6.156) – 851.776 / 851.776 (325.892 <80,90%>)
010. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru to Ruka no Fushigi na Fushigi na Kagi # (Square Enix) {2014.02.06} (¥5.490) – 802.173 / 802.173 (443.656 <78,65%>)
011. [3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe (Nintendo) {2014.01.11} (¥4.800) – 677.319 / 677.319 (214.208 <92,02%>)
012. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons Z (GungHo Online Entertainment) {2013.12.12} (¥4.400) – 498.410 / 1.504.068 (543.630 <79,02%>)
013. [WIU] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U # (Nintendo) {2014.12.06} (¥7.776) – 471.236 / 471.236 (227.527 <59,95%>)
014. [3DS] Mario Party: Island Tour (Nintendo) {2014.03.20} (¥4.800) – 467.090 / 467.090 (132.668 <54,73%>)
015. [PS4] Knack # (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2014.02.22} (¥5.145) – 404.707 / 404.707 (309.304 <83,47%>)
016. [PS3] Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs. Full Boost # (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.01.30} (¥7.980) – 367.673 / 367.673 (269.940 <80,83%>)
017. [PS3] Dark Souls II (From Software) {2014.03.13} (¥7.800) – 341.080 / 341.080 (255.197 <90,19%>)
018. [PSV] Freedom Wars (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2014.06.26} (¥6.264) – 289.288 / 289.288 (188.888 <79,73%>)
019. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) – 270.449 / 3.868.448 (603.064 <96,09%>)
020. [PSV] Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment # (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.04.24} (¥6.664) – 269.275 / 269.275 (145.029 <82,58%>)
021. [3DS] Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth # (Atlus) {2014.06.05} (¥7.538) – 258.741 / 258.741 (186.856 <80,64%>)
022. [3DS] Harvest Moon: Linking the New World (Marvelous AQL) {2014.02.27} (¥5.040) – 256.083 / 256.083 (130.782 <73,07%>)
023. [PS3] Sengoku Basara 4 # (Capcom) {2014.01.23} (¥6.990) – 244.327 / 244.327 (176.313 <67,91%>)
024. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 # (Capcom) {2013.09.14} (¥5.990) – 243.458 / 3.353.697 (1.715.060 <91,96%>)
025. [PS3] Yakuza: Ishin! (Sega) {2014.02.22} (¥8.600) – 243.355 / 243.355 (138.158 <70,58%>)
026. [PS3] Samurai Warriors 4 # (Koei Tecmo) {2014.03.20} (¥7.560) – 242.870 / 242.870 (120.452 <63,78%>)
027. [PS3] Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes (Konami) {2014.03.20} (¥2.980) – 241.791 / 241.791 (119.615 <62,79%>)
028. [3DS] Pokemon X # (Pokemon Co.) {2013.10.12} (¥4.800) – 240.005 / 2.207.483 (961.003 <83,30%>)
029. [3DS] Yoshi’s New Island (Nintendo) {2014.07.24} (¥4.937) – 236.766 / 236.766 (58.285 <57,59%>)
030. [WIU] Super Mario 3D World (Nintendo) {2013.11.21} (¥5.985) – 214.668 / 606.755 (99.588 <57,17%>)
031. [3DS] Final Fantasy Explorers (Square Enix) {2014.12.18} (¥6.264) – 210.869 / 210.869 (161.197 <72,54%>)
032. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.800) – 210.482 / 2.437.387 (423.619 <68,44%>)
033. [PS3] 3rd Super Robot Wars Z: Jigoku-Hen (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.04.10} (¥8.716) – 205.177 / 205.177 (142.433 <75,93%>)
034. [3DS] Pokemon Y # (Pokemon Co.) {2013.10.12} (¥4.800) – 204.558 / 1.963.675 (905.567 <78,23%>)
035. [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds # (Nintendo) {2013.12.26} (¥4.800) – 200.590 / 424.733 (224.143 <83,47%>)
036. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Don to Katsu no Jikuu Daibouken (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.06.26} (¥5.119) – 200.415 / 200.415 (53.095 <48,93%>)
037. [PS3] J-Stars Victory Vs # (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.03.19} (¥7.980) – 187.867 / 187.867 (118.240 <86,55%>)
038. [3DS] Fossil Fighters: Frontier (Nintendo) {2014.02.27} (¥4.800) – 178.026 / 178.026 (58.329 <64,49%>)
039. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission 2 (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.08.07} (¥6.145) – 176.382 / 176.382 (81.584 <42,89%>)
040. [PSV] 3rd Super Robot Wars Z: Jigoku-Hen (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.04.10} (¥7.690) – 175.653 / 175.653 (128.236 <81,39%>)
041. [PSV] J-Stars Victory Vs # (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.03.19} (¥6.980) – 167.490 / 167.490 (97.821 <89,25%>)
042. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014: Samurai Blue Challenge (Konami) {2014.05.22} (¥8.208) – 163.809 / 163.809 (35.656 <42,48%>)
043. [3DS] Battle For Money Sentouchuu: Densetsu no Shinobi no Survival Battle! (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.10.17} (¥4.980) – 160.512 / 340.675 (44.565 <46,33%>)
044. [PSV] Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F 2nd (Sega) {2014.03.27} (¥7.350) – 152.187 / 152.187 (98.628 <66,52%>)
045. [PSV] Toukiden: Kiwami # (Koei Tecmo) {2014.08.28} (¥6.264) – 151.638 / 151.638 (79.384 <60,45%>)
046. [3DS] Tomodachi Life # (Nintendo) {2013.04.18} (¥4.800) – 150.514 / 1.762.552 (404.858 <71,30%>)
047. [PSV] Phantasy Star Nova (Sega) {2014.11.27} (¥6.458) – 149.201 / 149.201 (107.313 <70,32%>)
048. [3DS] Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call # (Square Enix) {2014.04.24} (¥6.264) – 144.689 / 144.689 (80.523 <55,72%>)
049. [PS4] Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes (Konami) {2014.03.20} (¥2.980) – 142.928 / 142.928 (91.903 <62,43%>)
050. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2013.10.10} (¥7.770) – 138.142 / 787.233 (360.115 <85,71%>)
051. [PS3] Kingdom Hearts HD II.5 ReMIX # (Square Enix) {2014.10.02} (¥7.180) – 138.137 / 138.137 (84.935 <55,87%>)
052. [PS4] Yakuza: Ishin! (Sega) {2014.02.22} (¥8.600) – 137.213 / 137.213 (82.540 <63,86%>)
053. [PS3] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2014 (Konami) {2014.10.23} (¥7.538) – 136.985 / 136.985 (81.981 <77,14%>)
054. [3DS] Attack on Titan: Humanity in Chains (Spike Chunsoft) {2013.12.05} (¥6.090) – 136.682 / 317.263 (93.471 <72,03%>)
055. [PSV] Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines # (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2014.07.17} (¥6.264) – 134.472 / 134.472 (93.775 <73,64%>)
056. [3DS] Dragon Quest X Online (Square Enix) {2014.09.04} (¥4.104) – 133.105 / 133.105 (52.375 <95,53%>)
057. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2015 (Konami) {2014.11.13} (¥8.208) – 132.983 / 132.983 (71.303 <48,77%>)
058. [3DS] Pokemon Art Academy (Nintendo) {2014.06.19} (¥3.909) – 130.090 / 130.090 (31.080 <70,11%>)
059. [3DS] Mario Golf: World Tour (Nintendo) {2014.05.01} (¥4.937) – 129.473 / 129.473 (49.889 <29,35%>)
060. [PS4] Destiny # (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2014.09.11} (¥8.532) – 124.251 / 124.251 (91.277 <74,87%>)
061. [PS3] Pro Baseball Spirits 2014 (Konami) {2014.03.20} (¥7.600) – 123.094 / 123.094 (63.898 <58,66%>)
062. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 # (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥4.800) – 122.896 / 2.326.244 (407.503 <41,56%>)
063. [PS4] Battlefield 4 (Electronic Arts) {2014.02.22} (¥7.665) – 121.054 / 121.054 (24.799 <70,21%>)
064. [WIU] Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker # (Nintendo) {2014.11.13} (¥3.996) – 119.961 / 119.961 (28.025 <42,47%>)
065. [PS3] Persona 4: Arena Ultimax # (Atlus) {2014.08.28} (¥7.538) – 118.311 / 118.311 (89.468 <70,97%>)
066. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V # (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2014.12.11} (¥7.992) – 118.214 / 118.214 (81.659 <66,37%>)
067. [PS3] The Idolm@ster: One for All # (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.05.15} (¥8.208) – 117.940 / 117.940 (83.395 <92,56%>)
068. [WIU] Hyrule Warriors # (Koei Tecmo) {2014.08.14} (¥7.980) – 116.489 / 116.489 (69.090 <57,33%>)
069. [WIU] Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo) {2014.02.13} (¥5.985) – 116.273 / 116.273 (35.717 <35,28%>)
070. [PS3] Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare – Subtitled Edition (Square Enix) {2014.11.13} (¥8.424) – 115.952 / 115.952 (79.586 <74,92%>)
071. [PSV] The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II # (Nihon Falcom) {2014.09.25} (¥7.344) – 115.383 / 115.383 (86.283 <71,96%>)
072. [PS3] Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster (Square Enix) {2013.12.26} (¥7.140) – 114.025 / 299.944 (185.918 <80,93%>)
073. [3DS] Puyo Puyo Tetris (Sega) {2014.02.06} (¥5.229) – 113.757 / 113.757 (44.627 <52,41%>)
074. [PSV] Soul Sacrifice ? (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2014.03.06} (¥4.980) – 109.156 / 109.156 (48.786 <58,88%>)
075. [3DS] Derby Stallion Gold (Kadokawa Games) {2014.12.04} (¥6.264) – 107.081 / 107.081 (73.616 <53,66%>)
076. [PS3] Mobile Suit Gundam: Side Stories # (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.05.29} (¥8.208) – 106.704 / 106.704 (82.048 <69,83%>)
077. [PSV] Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls (Spike Chunsoft) {2014.09.25} (¥7.020) – 106.625 / 106.625 (70.596 <89,23%>)
078. [PSV] Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster Twin Pack # (Square Enix) {2013.12.26} (¥7.140) – 104.494 / 253.626 (149.132 <87,24%>)
079. [PSV] Samurai Warriors 4 (Koei Tecmo) {2014.03.20} (¥7.140) – 103.614 / 103.614 (39.597 <54,08%>)
080. [PS3] Destiny (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2014.09.11} (¥8.532) – 103.146 / 103.146 (49.503 <87,37%>)
081. [3DS] Style Savvy: Trendsetters – Tokimeki Up! (Nintendo) {2014.04.17} (¥4.937) – 99.283 / 99.283 (12.315 <52,37%>)
082. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire Dual Pack {Pokemon Omega Ruby \ Pokemon Alpha Sapphire} (Pokemon Co.) {2014.11.21} (¥9.873) – 98.101 / 98.101 (90.497 <88,46%>)
083. [PS4] Watch Dogs (Ubisoft) {2014.06.26} (¥9.072) – 97.445 / 97.445 (63.595 <78,00%>)
084. [3DS] Disney Magic World # (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.08.01} (¥5.480) – 96.332 / 495.505 (119.154 <50,15%>)
085. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V [1/1][New Price Edition] (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2014.06.26} (¥5.389) – 96.084 / 96.084 (6.732 <51,61%>)
086. [3DS] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014: Samurai Blue Challenge (Konami) {2014.05.22} (¥5.119) – 95.237 / 95.237 (16.762 <31,78%>)
087. [PS3] The Evil Within (Bethesda Softworks) {2014.10.23} (¥6.264) – 94.393 / 94.393 (59.388 <62,18%>)
088. [PS3] Shining Resonance # (Sega) {2014.12.11} (¥8.880) – 93.742 / 93.742 (67.282 <76,49%>)
089. [3DS] Super Mario 3D Land # (Nintendo) {2011.11.03} (¥4.800) – 91.135 / 2.046.673 (343.492 <65,02%>)
090. [PSV] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2014 (Konami) {2014.10.23} (¥7.538) – 90.820 / 90.820 (50.836 <71,62%>)
091. [PS3] Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F 2nd (Sega) {2014.03.27} (¥7.350) – 90.693 / 90.693 (59.965 <60,78%>)
092. [PS3] Gundam Breaker 2 (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.12.18} (¥8.208) – 88.946 / 88.946 (66.532 <72,09%>)
093. [PS3] The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II # (Nihon Falcom) {2014.09.25} (¥8.424) – 88.665 / 88.665 (65.498 <77,41%>)
094. [PS4] FIFA 14 # (Electronic Arts) {2014.02.22} (¥7.665) – 87.788 / 87.788 (8.808 <66,97%>)
095. [PS3] Kamen Rider: Battride War II # (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.06.26} (¥7.690) – 86.694 / 86.694 (62.649 <72,99%>)
096. [PS3] Resident Evil HD Remaster # (Capcom) {2014.11.27} (¥4.309) – 85.837 / 85.837 (50.258 <72,43%>)
097. [3DS] Kuroko’s Basketball: Miracle Victory (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.02.20} (¥5.980) – 85.707 / 85.707 (45.681 <69,99%>)
098. [3DS] Aikatsu! 365-Hi no Idol Days (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.12.04} (¥5.627) – 85.538 / 85.538 (33.151 <28,20%>)
099. [PS3] Diablo III (Square Enix) {2014.01.30} (¥7.980) – 84.828 / 84.828 (41.727 <83,51%>)
100. [PS4] Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare – Subtitled Edition (Square Enix) {2014.11.13} (¥8.424) – 84.433 / 84.433 (64.060 <71,74%>)
