Monster Hunter: World topped the Japanese top bestsellers of 2018

Monster Hunter: World
When allocating places in the chart, both physical and digital sales were taken into account.

The leadership of Monster Hunter: World ensured sales of 2.8 million copies. Almost 2 million copies of the game were sold in physical retail, and digital downloads accounted for just over 800 million.

Let’s add that this game helped Capcom significantly increase revenue and profit. Released with a total circulation of 11 million copies, it became the publisher’s most successful project.

Japanese top bestsellers of 2018

1. Monster Hunter: World — 2.8 million copies
2. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate — 2.6 million copies
3. Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! / Let’s Go, Eevee! — 1.3 million copies
4. Splatoon 2 — 1.1 million copies
5. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe — 1 million copies
6. Super Mario Party — 827 thousand copies
7. Kirby: Star Allies — 721 thousand copies
8. Minecraft (Nintendo Switch edition) — 691,000
copies 9. Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII — 625,000 copies
10. Super Mario Odyssey — 598 thousand copies

Note: seven out of 10 games in the Japanese top are exclusive to the Nintendo Switch.

Sales of games and consoles in Japan

Famitsu also analyzed the dynamics of sales of games and consoles in the Japanese market.

• Total software sales increased to $2.4 billion (compared to $2.21 billion in 2017).
• But sales of devices fell to $1.54 billion (in 2017 they were $1.83 billion).

The best-selling console in Japan was the Nintendo Switch. Its result is 3.78 million devices sold last year. Next comes the PlayStation 4 (1.69 million devices). Xbox One was at the bottom of the list with a result of 15 thousand devices sold.

Also on the topic:

• Monster Hunter: World — the largest release on Steam in 2018Capcom shipped and sold more than 7.9 million copies of Monster Hunter: World