Pokémon Sun and Moon have managed to cumulatively become the second best-selling game for the six first months of 2017 in Japan. According to Japanese gaming publication Famitsu, the software ranking for the first half of this year is as follows:
- Monster Hunter XX for 3DS (1,640,005 units sold)
- Pokemon Sun and Moon for 3DS (527,862)
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe for Switch (501, 614)
- Zelda Breath Of The Wild for Switch (464,480)
- Super Mario Maker for 3DS (397,656)
- Biohazard 7 for PS4 (324,066)
- NieR: Automata for PS4 (311,906)
- Momotaro Dentetsu 2017 Tachiagare Nippon!! for 3DS (263,790)
- Yokai Watch Sukiyaki for 3DS (215,297)
- 1-2 Switch for Switch (200,807)
Elsewhere, for the first six months of this year, the top-selling console was the Nintendo Switch – even though it launched only in March 2017:
- Nintendo Switch: 1,016,473 million units sold
- Sony PS4: 877,630 (now at 4,799,246 total)
- Nintendo DS: 872,620 (22,784,033)
- Sony PS Vita: 260,296 (5,507,715)
- Microsoft XBox One: 5,093 (78,041)
Source: Dr. Serkan Toto
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