Japan’s top ten highest-selling games and top-selling hardware of 2018
Posted on February 18, 2019 by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch
Earlier today, Famitsu published a report that reveals the top ten highest-selling games and top-selling hardware of 2018 in Japan.
Software sales increased 108.2% year-over-year while hardware was down 84.1% year-over-year. 264.21 billion yen was spent on software and 170.09 billion yen on hardware. Digital sales went up in a big way in 2018, including general online purchases.
Here’s a bunch of additional data from Famitsu:
■ 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: 102,931
