Japan’s top 100 best-selling games of 2021
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This week’s issue of Famitsu has provided some major sales data from Japan, revealing the country’s best-selling games of 2021.
We previously had the top ten, and for those that missed it, Monster Hunter Rise topped the charts with well over two million copies sold. The full 100 can be seen below.
Pokemon Sword and Shield becomes series’ second best-selling entry
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Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield are now the franchise’s second best-selling entry ever, the latest sales figures from Nintendo confirm.
In May 2020, it ranked fourth. In August of that year, it had already moved up another slot to be in the third position.
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Pokemon Legends: Arceus has best Switch launch in Spain
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Pokemon Legends: Arceus sold more than any other Switch titles in its first week, it’s been revealed. Initial sales came in at 140,000 copies. Pokemon Legends: Arceus outdid the last mainline entry in the series, Pokemon Sword and Shield.
We just heard yesterday that Pokemon Legends: Arceus has already sold 6.5 million copies worldwide. In Japan, the game moved over 1.4 million units in its first few days. It also saw the fourth biggest Pokemon launch ever in the UK.
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Pokemon Legends: Arceus has sold over 6.5 million copies worldwide
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Pokemon Legends: Arceus has sold over 6.5 million copies worldwide, Nintendo has announced. That feat was accomplished in less than a week.
Earlier today, we saw that Pokemon Legends: Arceus had sold over 1.4 million units in Japan alone. Only Animal Crossing: New Horizons had a bigger debut in the region. Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Pokemon Shining Pearl earned the third biggest release at 1.396 million copies sold.
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Famitsu software sales (1/24/22 – 1/30/22) – Top 30
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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [NSW] Pokemon Legends: Arceus – 1,424,657 / NEW
2. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars – 19,169 / 833,192
3. [NSW] Pokemon Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl – 14,951 / 2,483,102
4. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 13,064 / 4,400,203
5. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 12,986 / 4,739,797
6. [NSW] Minecraft – 10,663 / 2,496,078
7. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 8,695 / 7,166,966
8. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure – 7,733 / 3,059,839
9. [NSW] Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain – 7,127 / 237,549
10. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! – 6,749 / 2,584,176
Animal Crossing: New Horizons surpasses Super Mario Bros. as Japan’s single best-selling game ever
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Nintendo has commented on the sell-through of its first-party Switch games between October and December 2021.
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Pokemon Shining Pearl was the highlight having moved over 11.7 million copies in its first seven weeks. Additionally, titles from previous fiscal years are performing well. 13 different games have each seen sell-through of 10 million units or more, Nintendo has confirmed.
Also worth mentioning is that Animal Crossing: New Horizons is the best-selling game ever in Japan at over 10 million units, beating Super Mario Bros. from 1985 which saw 6.81 million sales.
Nintendo’s full words:
Famitsu sales (1/24/22 – 1/30/22)
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Nintendo million sellers – February 2022 – Pokemon Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl at 14 million, Metroid Dread at 2.74 million, more
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Along with Nintendo’s financial results for February 2022, the company has also provided its latest updates on games that have sold over one million units on Switch.
There are a number of new additions here, including Pokemon Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl at 14 million. Metroid Dread appears for the first time and has sold 2.74 million units. We also see Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain, WarioWare: Get It Together!, and Game Builder Garage at just over a million each.
Below is the full lineup of million sellers:
Switch has now outsold the Wii and PS1
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Switch has managed to outsell the Wii, Nintendo’s latest financial results confirm.
The company just reported that the console’s hardware sales stand at 103.54 million units. In its lifetime, Wii sold 101.63 million units. This means that if you consider Switch to be a home console, it’s now Nintendo’s best-selling platform in that department of all time. However, it still has a couple of handhelds to get past.
Nintendo financial results – February 2022 – Switch at 103.54 million
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Today, Nintendo reported its February 2022 financial results for the nine months ended December 31, 2021. We’ve got news about how Switch is doing as well as the Big N’s status as a whole.
Below are the highlights from Nintendo’s February 2022 financial results:
