Top 100 best-selling games in Japan for 2015, top 5 publishers

NeoGAF’s hiska-kun has put together a huge list of the top 100 best-selling games in Japan during 2015. The results are based on data collected by Famitsu between December 29, 2014 and December 27, 2015.

Here’s the full lineup:

01. [3DS] Monster Hunter X # (Capcom) {2015.11.28} (¥6.264) – 2.441.977
02. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch Busters: Red Cat Team / White Dog Squad (Level 5) {2015.07.11} (¥4.968) – 1.965.202
03. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer # (Nintendo) {2015.07.30} (¥4.320) – 1.282.880
04. [WIU] Splatoon (Nintendo) {2015.05.28} (¥6.156) – 1.064.897
05. [3DS] Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King (Square Enix) {2015.08.27} (¥6.458) – 864.865
06. [WIU] Super Mario Maker # (Nintendo) {2015.09.10} (¥6.156) – 674.194
07. [3DS] Monster Strike (Mixi) {2015.12.17} (¥4.860) – 636.709
08. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Shin Uchi (Level 5) {2014.12.13} (¥4.968) – 625.223 / 2.632.550
09. [3DS] Rhythm Heaven: The Best+ (Nintendo) {2015.06.11} (¥5.076) – 607.343
10. [3DS] Fire Emblem Fates: Black Kingdom / White Kingdom # (Nintendo) {2015.06.25} (¥5.076) – 538.669

11. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.03.19} (¥2.592) – 478.478
12. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire # (Pokemon Co.) {2014.11.21} (¥4.937) – 457.879 / 2.922.729
13. [PS3] Dragon Quest Heroes (Square Enix) {2015.02.26} (¥7.344) – 456.357
14. [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D # (Nintendo) {2015.02.14} (¥5.076) – 448.258
15. [PS4] Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain # (Konami) {2015.09.02} (¥9.072) – 421.743
16. [PS3] Tales of Zestiria (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.01.22} (¥8.715) – 369.162
17. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo) {2014.09.13} (¥5.616) – 347.455 / 2.413.477
18. [PSV] God Eater 2: Rage Burst (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.02.19} (¥6.145) – 342.983
19. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 # (Nintendo) {2014.05.29} (¥6.156) – 328.972 / 1.171.025
20. [PS4] Dragon Quest Heroes # (Square Enix) {2015.02.26} (¥8.424) – 325.778

21. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition (GungHo Online Entertainment) {2015.04.29} (¥4.320) – 325.611
22. [3DS] Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon (Pokemon Co.) {2015.09.17} (¥5.076) – 290.190
23. [PS4] Call of Duty: Black Ops III # (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.11.06} (¥8.532) – 274.270
24. [3DS] Disney Magic World 2 # (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.11.05} (¥6.145) – 247.617
25. [PS3] Yakuza 0 (Sega) {2015.03.12} (¥8.845) – 242.761
26. [PS3] Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain # (Konami) {2015.09.02} (¥9.072) – 234.064
27. [WIU] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U # (Nintendo) {2014.12.06} (¥7.776) – 224.920 / 703.286
28. [3DS] Style Savvy 2: Fashion Forward (Nintendo) {2015.04.16} (¥5.076) – 218.490
29. [PS4] Bloodborne # (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.03.26} (¥7.452) – 209.538
30. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) – 195.655 / 4.445.087

31. [WIU] Mario Party 10 # (Nintendo) {2015.03.12} (¥5.616) – 195.224
32. [PSV] Sword Art Online: Lost Song # (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.03.26} (¥6.664) – 192.047
33. [3DS] Great Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Naruhodou Ryuunosuke no Bouken # (Capcom) {2015.07.09} (¥6.264) – 191.237
34. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate # (Capcom) {2014.10.11} (¥6.264) – 189.057 / 2.570.234
35. [3DS] Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam (Nintendo) {2015.12.03} (¥5.076) – 174.674
36. [3DS] Bravely Second: End Layer (Square Enix) {2015.04.23} (¥6.458) – 167.489
37. [PSV] God Eater: Resurrection (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.10.29} (¥5.626) – 164.361
38. [PS4] Star Wars: Battlefront # (Electronic Arts) {2015.11.19} (¥8.424) – 162.325
39. [PS3] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.03.26} (¥8.424) – 154.036
40. [3DS] Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.06.11} (¥6.145) – 150.989

41. [PS4] Fallout 4 # (Bethesda Softworks) {2015.12.17} (¥8.618) – 149.367
42. [PS4] The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (Spike Chunsoft) {2015.05.21} (¥8.856) – 145.856
43. [PS4] Yakuza 0 (Sega) {2015.03.12} (¥8.845) – 144.798
44. [PS3] 3rd Super Robot Wars Z: Tengoku-Hen (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.04.02} (¥8.716) – 144.325
45. [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: TriForce Heroes (Nintendo) {2015.10.22} (¥5.076) – 141.525
46. [PS4] Final Fantasy Type-0 HD # (Square Enix) {2015.03.19} (¥7.344) – 137.640
47. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.800) – 137.419 / 2.492.693
48. [PSV] 3rd Super Robot Wars Z: Tengoku-Hen (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.04.02} (¥7.690) – 130.600
49. [PS3] Resident Evil: Revelations 2 (Capcom) {2015.03.19} (¥5.389) – 129.370
50. [PS3] Pro Baseball Spirits 2015 (Konami) {2015.03.26} (¥8.208) – 125.608

51. [WIU] Dragon Quest X: Inishie no Ryuu no Denshou Online (Square Enix) {2015.04.30} (¥4.104) – 125.030
52. [3DS] Theatrhythm Dragon Quest (Square Enix) {2015.03.26} (¥6.264) – 123.778
53. [PSV] Tokyo Xanadu # (Nihon Falcom) {2015.09.30} (¥6.998) – 123.778
54. [3DS] Super Robot Wars BX (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.08.20} (¥7.171) – 122.168
55. [PS3] Winning Eleven 2016 (Konami) {2015.10.01} (¥7.128) – 121.272
56. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Ganso / Honke (Level 5) {2014.07.10} (¥4.937) – 119.680 / 3.169.858
57. [PSV] Persona 4: Dancing All Night # (Atlus) {2015.06.25} (¥7.538) – 119.090
58. [PSV] Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.03.12} (¥7.171) – 115.880
59. [WIU] Xenoblade Chronicles X # (Nintendo) {2015.04.29} (¥8.316) – 114.665
60. [PS4] Battlefield: Hardline (Electronic Arts) {2015.03.19} (¥7.884) – 112.493

61. [3DS] Monster Hunter Diary: Poka Poka Airu Village DX (Capcom) {2015.09.10} (¥4.309) – 112.317
62. [PS3] Dragon Ball: Xenoverse (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.02.05} (¥7.690) – 110.937
63. [3DS] Ansatsu Kyoushitsu: Korosensei Daihouimou!! (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.03.12} (¥6.145) – 106.265
64. [WII] Dragon Quest X: Inishie no Ryuu no Denshou Online (Square Enix) {2015.04.30} (¥4.104) – 103.044
65. [PSV] Taiko no Tatsujin: V Version (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.07.09} (¥6.145) – 102.758
66. [3DS] 7th Dragon III Code: VFD (Sega) {2015.10.15} (¥6.469) – 98.275
67. [PSV] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.03.26} (¥7.344) – 97.768
68. [3DS] Super Run For Money Tousouchuu Atsumare! Saikyou no Tousou Monotachi # (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.07.09} (¥5.119) – 97.576
69. [WIU] Yoshi’s Woolly World # (Nintendo) {2015.07.16} (¥6.156) – 96.685
70. [3DS] Etrian Mystery Dungeon (Atlus) {2015.03.05} (¥7.538) – 92.633

71. [WIU] Kirby and the Rainbow Curse (Nintendo) {2015.01.22} (¥3.996) – 92.531
72. [3DS] Tomodachi Life # (Nintendo) {2013.04.18} (¥4.800) – 91.137 / 1.797.402
73. [PSV] Pro Baseball Spirits 2015 (Konami) {2015.03.26} (¥7.538) – 90.666
74. [3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe (Nintendo) {2014.01.11} (¥4.800) – 90.540 / 778.497
75. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V # (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2014.12.11} (¥7.992) – 89.047 / 196.571
76. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 # (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥4.800) – 88.534 / 2.415.262
77. [3DS] Picross 3D 2 (Nintendo) {2015.10.01} (¥3.240) – 87.489
78. [PS4] Winning Eleven 2016 (Konami) {2015.10.01} (¥8.208) – 86.247
79. [PS3] Sengoku Basara 4: Sumeragi # (Capcom) {2015.07.23} (¥6.469) – 85.662
80. [3DS] Xenoblade Chronicles 3D |new 3DS| (Nintendo) {2015.04.02} (¥3.996) – 85.454

81. [3DS] Sumikko Gurashi: Omise Hajimerundesu (Nippon Columbia) {2015.11.19} (¥5.184) – 80.617
82. [PS4] Batman: Arkham Knight (Warner Entertainment Japan) {2015.07.16} (¥8.208) – 80.323
83. [3DS] LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins (Nintendo) {2015.03.05} (¥5.076) – 78.309
84. [3DS] Pro Baseball Famista Returns (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.10.08} (¥6.145) – 75.340
85. [PS3] Sword Art Online: Lost Song (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.03.26} (¥7.690) – 75.301
86. [3DS] Devil Survivor 2: Break Record (Atlus) {2015.01.29} (¥6.458) – 75.291
87. [3DS] Return to PoPoLoCrois: A Story of Seasons Fairytale (Marvelous) {2015.06.18} (¥6.458) – 74.910
88. [3DS] The Legend of Legacy (FuRyu) {2015.01.22} (¥6.458) – 74.363
89. [PS3] Samurai Warriors 4-II # (Koei Tecmo) {2015.02.11} (¥6.264) – 71.739
90. [PS4] Earth Defense Force 2025.1: The Shadow of New Despair (D3 Publisher) {2015.04.02} (¥7.538) – 71.689

91. [PSV] Senran Kagura Estival Versus # (Marvelous) {2015.03.26} (¥7.538) – 71.548
92. [3DS] PriPara Mezase! Idol Grand Prix No.1! (Takara Tomy) {2015.10.22} (¥5.832) – 70.604
93. [PSV] Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs-Force (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.12.23} (¥7.344) – 69.985
94. [PS4] Resident Evil: Revelations 2 (Capcom) {2015.03.19} (¥5.389) – 69.494
95. [PS4] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.03.26} (¥8.424) – 69.413
96. [PS4] Dragon Ball: Xenoverse (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.02.05} (¥7.690) – 67.474
97. [3DS] Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai Deluxe (Sega) {2015.05.28} (¥5.378) – 67.021
98. [PS4] Far Cry 4 (Ubisoft) {2015.01.29} (¥9.072) – 66.794
99. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V [Bargain Edition] (Rockstar Games) {2014.06.26} (¥5.389) – 65.459 / 151.344
100. [3DS] Nanatsu no Taizai: The Seven Deadly Sins – Unjust Sin (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.02.11} (¥6.145) – 64.848

Lastly, here are the top five publishers for 2015 based on sales:

1. Nintendo – 8.450.000
2. Bandai Namco – 4.640.000
3. Capcom – 3.620.000
4. Square Enix – 2.950.000
5. Level 5 – 2.770.000

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