Pokemon Sun and Moon are the best-selling games of 2016 in Japan

Pokemon Sun and Moon were released toward the end of 2016, but that didn’t stop them from becoming the best-selling games of the year in Japan. With nearly three million units sold in the region alone, sales of the latest duo of Pokemon titles surpassed all other games released before and during 2016. A list of the top 40 is as follows:

001./000. [3DS] Pokémon Sun / Moon (Pokémon Co.) {2016.11.18} (¥4.980) – 2.949.287 / NEW
002./000. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch 3: Sushi / Tempura (Level 5) {2016.07.16} (¥4.800) – 1.301.522 / NEW
003./000. [PS4] Final Fantasy XV # (Square Enix) {2016.11.29} (¥8.800) – 884.422 / NEW
004./000. [3DS] Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo) {2016.12.01} (¥4.700) – 790.530 / NEW
005./000. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 (Square Enix) {2016.03.24} (¥5.250) – 607.574 / NEW
006./000. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch 3: Sukiyaki (Level 5) {2016.12.15} (¥4.800) – 561.508 / NEW
007./000. [3DS] Yo-Kai Sangokushi (Level 5) {2016.04.02} (¥4.600) – 545.019 / NEW
008./000. [3DS] Kirby: Planet Robobot (Nintendo) {2016.04.28} (¥4.700) – 511.880 / NEW
009./010. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition # (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.03.19} (¥2.400) – 457.746 / 1.042.463 (-22%)
010./004. [WiiU] Splatoon # (Nintendo) {2015.05.28} (¥5.700) – 378.090 / 1.532.079 (-67%)
011./000. [PS4] Persona 5 # (Atlus) {2016.09.15} (¥8.800) – 358.774 / NEW
012./000. [PS4] Yakuza 6: The Song of Life # (Sega) {2016.12.08} (¥8.190) – 312.500 / NEW
013./000. [3DS] Monster Hunter Stories # (Capcom) {2016.10.08} (¥5.800) – 305.250 / NEW
014./000. [PS4] Dark Souls III (From Software) {2016.03.24} (¥7.430) – 289.586 / NEW
015./000. [PSV] Dragon Quest Builders: Alefgard o Fukkatsu Niseyo # (Square Enix) {2016.01.28} (¥5.980) – 281.265 / NEW
016./000. [PS4] Dragon Quest Heroes II: The Twin Kings and Prophecy’s End (Square Enix) {2016.05.27} (¥7.800) – 259.001 / NEW
017./000. [WiiU] Minecraft: Wii U Edition (Microsoft Game Studios) {2016.06.23} (¥3.600) – 257.654 / NEW
018./000. [3DS] Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice # (Capcom) {2016.06.09} (¥5.800) – 245.424 / NEW
019./000. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo) {2016.02.18} (¥4.700) – 238.675 / NEW
020./000. [PS4] Battlefield 1 (Electronic Arts) {2016.10.21} (¥7.800) – 237.636 / NEW
021./006. [WiiU] Super Mario Maker # (Nintendo) {2015.09.10} (¥5.700) – 229.535 / 956.420 (-68%)
022./000. [PS4] Tales of Berseria (Bandai Namco Games) {2016.08.18} (¥8.200) – 218.119 / NEW
023./000. [PSV] Dragon Quest Heroes II: The Twin Kings and Prophecy’s End (Square Enix) {2016.05.27} (¥6.800) – 215.631 / NEW
024./000. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons X: God Chapter / Dragon Chapter (GungHo Online) {2016.07.28} (¥4.800) – 199.500 / NEW
025./000. [PS4] Dragon Quest Builders: Alefgard o Fukkatsu Niseyo (Square Enix) {2016.01.28} (¥7.800) – 198.344 / NEW
026./000. [3DS] Momotaro Dentetsu 2017: Tachiagare Nippon!! (Nintendo) {2016.12.22} (¥4.980) – 196.452 / NEW
027./001. [3DS] Monster Hunter Generations # (Capcom) {2015.11.28} (¥5.800) – 193.467 / 2.715.326 (-92%)
028./000. [3DS] Dragon Ball: Fusions # (Bandai Namco Games) {2016.08.04} (¥5.700) – 177.592 / NEW
029./000. [PSV] Kan Colle Kai # (Kadokawa Games) {2016.02.18} (¥5.800) – 177.546 / NEW
030./134. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V [New Price Edition] (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2015.10.08} (¥4.990) – 177.194 / 225.839 (+264%)
031./000. [3DS] Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns (Marvelous) {2016.06.23} (¥4.980) – 175.048 / NEW
032./000. [PS4] Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End # (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2016.05.10} (¥7.900) – 170.251 / NEW
033./000. [PSV] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016 (Konami) {2016.04.28} (¥6.980) – 168.552 / NEW
034./012. [3DS] Pokémon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire (Pokémon Co.) {2014.11.21} (¥4.571) – 159.055 / 2.906.837 (-66%)
035./000. [PS4] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016 (Konami) {2016.04.28} (¥7.980) – 157.562 / NEW
036./000. [3DS] Pokémon Sun / Moon Dual Pack (Pokémon Co.) {2016.11.18} (¥9.960) – 157.492 / NEW
037./000. [PS4] Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare # (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2016.11.04} (¥7.900) – 153.863 / NEW
038./000. [3DS] Sumikko Gurashi: Mura o Tsukurundesu (Nippon Columbia) {2016.07.21} (¥4.800) – 137.580 / NEW
039./000. [WiiU] Pokkén Tournament # (Pokémon Co.) {2016.03.18} (¥7.200) – 136.478 / NEW
040./000. [PS4] Yakuza: Kiwami (Sega) {2016.01.21} (¥6.490) – 135.766 / NEW