Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon were the absolute best-selling games in Japan from March 2017 to March 2018

Famitsu has revealed that the Japanese domestic game market is up 121.8 percent (totaling ¥3878.1 billion, or $36.45 billion) in FY2017 (March 27, 2017, to March 25, 2018), largely due to the success of Nintendo Switch console, which was the leading hardware for the year selling 3,512,773 units. Hardware was up 152.7 percent overall although … Continue reading Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon were the absolute best-selling games in Japan from March 2017 to March 2018

Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon is the best-selling game of 2017 in Japan

Despite launching toward the end of 2017, Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon have cumulatively managed to become the best-selling game of 2017 in Japan. A list of the top 10 is as follows: Pokémon Ultra Sun Moon (3DS) - 2,003,607 Splatoon 2 (Switch) - 1,752,096 Dragon Quest XI: Sugisarishi Toki o Motomete (3DS) - … Continue reading Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon is the best-selling game of 2017 in Japan

Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon is the best-selling retail game of 2017 in Japan

The domestic Japanese video game market is up 172.9% in 2017 from 2016 for hardware and 103.8% in software thanks to the success of Nintendo Switch, which was the best-selling dedicated game system for the year with 3,407,158 units sold. PlayStation 4 took second place with 1,935,247 units sold, narrowly beating Nintendo 3DS, which achieved … Continue reading Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon is the best-selling retail game of 2017 in Japan

Pokémon Sun and Moon selected as one of the best Nintendo 3DS games to play in 2017 by Famitsu

This week’s issue of Famitsu has a year-end post featuring a slew of developers and industry members. Representatives from Square Enix, Capcom, Bandai Namco, Koei Tecmo, Platinum Games and other companies were asked to rank their top five games played from January to December, 2017. Nintendo 3DS-specific: 1. Dragon Quest XI 2. Monster Hunter XX … Continue reading Pokémon Sun and Moon selected as one of the best Nintendo 3DS games to play in 2017 by Famitsu

Pokémon Gold, Silver and Pokkén Tournament DX among the 30 best-selling games in Japan during October 2017

The latest issue of Famitsu has shared a listing of the top 30 best-selling games in Japan for October 2017. It once again includes Pokkén Tournament DX, Pokémon Gold and Silver. You can check out the full results below: 1. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey – 575,163 (511,625 physical, 63,538 digital) 2. [PS4] Gran Turismo Sport … Continue reading Pokémon Gold, Silver and Pokkén Tournament DX among the 30 best-selling games in Japan during October 2017

Pokkén Tournament DX, Pokémon Gold and Silver among the best-selling games in Japan for the week ending November 12

Pokkén Tournament DX, Pokémon Gold and Silver have managed to once again be among the best-selling games in Japan for another week in a row. The best-selling games between November 6 and November 12 are as follows: 01./01. [PS4] Call of Duty: WWII # (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2017.11.03} (¥7.900) - 67.669 / 238.665 <80-100%> (-60%) 02./02. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey # … Continue reading Pokkén Tournament DX, Pokémon Gold and Silver among the best-selling games in Japan for the week ending November 12

Pokkén Tournament DX, Pokémon Gold and Silver among the best-selling games in Japan for the week ending November 5

Pokkén Tournament DX, Pokémon Gold and Silver have managed to once again be among the best-selling games in Japan for the week ending November 5. The best-selling games between October 30 and November 5 are as follows: 01./00. [PS4] Call of Duty: WWII # (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2017.11.03} (¥7.900) - 170.996 / NEW 02./01. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey # (Nintendo) {2017.10.27} … Continue reading Pokkén Tournament DX, Pokémon Gold and Silver among the best-selling games in Japan for the week ending November 5

Pokkén Tournament DX on Nintendo Switch among the best-selling games in Japan for seventh consecutive week

The latest Media Create sales figures have revealed that Pokkén Tournament DX for Nintendo Switch managed to once again be among the best-selling games in Japan for the seventh week in a row.  The latest Japanese sales charts are as follows: Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales) [PS4] Call of Duty: WWII (SIE, 11/03/17) – 168,234 (New) [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo, 10/27/17) – 116,931 (578,969) [PS4] .hack//G.U. Last … Continue reading Pokkén Tournament DX on Nintendo Switch among the best-selling games in Japan for seventh consecutive week