Famitsu Reveals The Top 100 Best-Selling Games In Japan For The First Half Of 2019
Famitsu has put together a list of the Top 100 Best Selling Game in Japan for the first half of 2019 according to their sales data.
As to be expected, the list is chock full of Switch titles, with Super Smash Bros Ultimate leading the charge at number 2 on the list, just under Kingdom Hearts 3 for the PS4.
You can check the full list out for yourself below:
- [PS4] Kingdom Hearts III # <RPG> (Square Enix) {2019.01.25} (¥8.800) – 838.927 / NEW
- [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate # <FTG> (Nintendo) {2018.12.07} (¥7.200) – 779.845 / 3.140.500
- [NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe <New Super Mario Bros. U \ New Super Luigi U> <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.01.11} (¥5.980) – 643.426 / NEW
- [PS4] Resident Evil 2 # <ADV> (Capcom) {2019.01.25} (¥7.800) – 393.688 / NEW
- [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe <RCE> (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980) – 318.492 / 2.348.789
- [NSW] Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! / Let’s Go, Eevee! # <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2018.11.16} (¥5.980) – 312.278 / 1.565.955
- [NSW] Minecraft # <ADV> (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} (¥3.600) – 305.640 / 830.685
- [NSW] Super Mario Party # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2018.10.05} (¥5.980) – 284.170 / 1.049.023
- [PS4] Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice <ADV> (From Software) {2019.03.22} (¥7.600) – 260.223 / NEW
- [NSW] Splatoon 2 # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2017.07.21} (¥5.980) – 224.791 / 3.099.211
- [PS4] Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown # <STG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2019.01.17} (¥7.600) – 215.421 / NEW
- [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.06.28} (¥5.980) – 196.153 / NEW
- [NSW] Yo-kai Watch 4: We Are Looking Up at the Same Sky <RPG> (Level 5) {2019.06.20} (¥5.980) – 191.097 / NEW
- [PS4] Devil May Cry 5 # <ACT> (Capcom) {2019.03.08} (¥6.990) – 183.627 / NEW
- [PS4] Days Gone <ACT> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2019.04.26} (¥6.900) – 182.787 / NEW
- [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild # <ADV> (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥6.980) – 168.697 / 1.348.389
- [NSW] Yoshi’s Crafted World <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.03.29} (¥5.980) – 153.197 / NEW
- [NSW] Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission <TBL> (Bandai Namco Games) {2019.04.04} (¥6.800) – 125.308 / NEW
- [PS4] Jump Force <FTG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2019.02.14} (¥8.200) – 125.057 / NEW
- [PS4] Anthem # <RPG> (Electronic Arts) {2019.02.22} (¥7.800) – 114.570 / NEW
- [PS4] Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 # <RPG> (Ubisoft) {2019.03.15} (¥8.400) – 112.238 / NEW
- [NSW] Dragon Quest Builders 2 <ADV> (Square Enix) {2018.12.20} (¥7.800) – 109.728 / 275.146
- [PS4] Super Robot Wars T # <SLG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2019.03.20} (¥8.600) – 102.767 / NEW
- [PS4] Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain <ACT> (D3Publisher) {2019.04.11} (¥7.800) – 84.397 / NEW
- [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2017.10.27} (¥5.980) – 80.407 / 1.980.613
- [NSW] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball <SPT> (Konami) {2019.06.27} (¥6.980) – 75.505 / NEW
- [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun! <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2018.07.19} (¥6.100) – 75.318 / 345.733
- [PS4] Dragon Quest Builders 2 <ADV> (Square Enix) {2018.12.20} (¥7.800) – 72.980 / 236.862
- [PS4] One Piece: World Seeker <ADV> (Bandai Namco Games) {2019.03.14} (¥7.600) – 70.164 / NEW
- [NSW] Kirby Star Allies <ACT> (Nintendo) {2018.03.16} (¥5.980) – 68.085 / 732.900
- [PS4] Catherine: Full Body # <ADV> (Atlus) {2019.02.14} (¥7.980) – 66.783 / NEW
- [NSW] Doraemon: Story of Seasons <SLG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2019.06.13} (¥6.100) – 65.544 / NEW
- [PS4] Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition # <RPG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2019.01.11} (¥5.700) – 64.727 / NEW
- [NSW] Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 04: VR Kit # <EDU> (Nintendo) {2019.04.12} (¥7.980) – 64.516 / NEW
- [NSW] Go Vacation <ETC> (Bandai Namco Games) {2018.12.27} (¥4.980) – 59.428 / 72.469
- [PS4] Kingdom Hearts HD I.5 + II.5 ReMIX <Kingdom Hearts HD I.5 ReMIX <Kingdom Hearts \ Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories> \ Kingdom Hearts HD II.5 ReMIX <Kingdom Hearts II \ Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+ \ Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep>> <RPG> (Square Enix) {2017.03.09} (¥6.800) – 57.576 / 288.550
- PS4] Far Cry: New Dawn <ACT> (Ubisoft) {2019.02.15} (¥5.400) – 54.673 / NEW
- [PS4] Judgment <ADV> (Sega) {2018.12.13} (¥8.290) – 54.118 / 278.166
- [3DS] Pokemon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon # <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2017.11.17} (¥4.980) – 52.591 / 2.485.870
- [NSW] Super Robot Wars T # <SLG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2019.03.20} (¥8.600) – 51.101 / NEW
- [NSW] Chocobo’s Mystery Dungeon: Every Buddy! <RPG> (Square Enix) {2019.03.20} (¥4.800) – 46.360 / NEW
- [PS4] NieR: Automata – Game of the YoRHa Edition <NieR: Automata \ NieR: Automata – 3C3C1D119440927> <RPG> (Square Enix) {2019.02.21} (¥4.800) – 45.635 / NEW
- [NSW] Mario Tennis Aces <SPT> (Nintendo) {2018.06.22} (¥5.980) – 45.371 / 421.737
- [PS4] Battlefield V <ACT> (Electronic Arts) {2018.11.20} (¥7.800) – 43.345 / 187.655
- [NSW] Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster <Final Fantasy X \ Final Fantasy X-2> <RPG> (Square Enix) {2019.04.11} (¥6.800) – 41.674 / NEW
- [PS4] Monster Hunter: World [Best Price] # <ACT> (Capcom) {2018.08.02} (¥4.990) – 40.993 / 64.658
- [NSW] Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition # <RPG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2019.01.11} (¥5.700) – 40.918 / NEW
- [NSW] Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age <RPG> (Square Enix) {2019.04.25} (¥5.800) – 39.974 / NEW
- [PS4] Yakuza 4 <ADV> (Sega) {2019.01.17} (¥3.990) – 39.434 / NEW
- [NSW] Fitness Boxing <HOB> (Imagineer) {2018.12.20} (¥5.800) – 38.419 / 42.198
- [PS4] Chocobo’s Mystery Dungeon: Every Buddy! <RPG> (Square Enix) {2019.03.20} (¥4.800) – 37.467 / NEW
- [PS4] Dead or Alive 6 # <FTG> (Koei Tecmo) {2019.03.01} (¥7.800) – 37.380 / NEW
- [PS4] Left Alive # <ACT> (Square Enix) {2019.02.28} (¥8.300) – 33.401 / NEW
- [PS4] Metro: Exodus <ACT> (Spike Chunsoft) {2019.02.15} (¥7.800) – 33.106 / NEW
- [PS4] Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII <ACT> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2018.10.12} (¥7.900) – 32.211 / 511.722
- [PS4] Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition <ADV> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.12.03} (¥2.400) – 32.127 / 393.466
- [PS4] PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds <ACT> (PUBG Corporation) {2019.01.17} (¥3.056) – 31.908 / NEW
- [PS4] Atelier Lulua: The Scion of Arland # <RPG> (Koei Tecmo) {2019.03.20} (¥7.800) – 31.600 / NEW
- [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2016.11.23} (¥2.700) – 30.676 / 455.658
- [NSW] FIFA 19 # <SPT> (Electronic Arts) {2018.09.28} (¥5.800) – 30.494 / 89.875
- [NSW] Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization – Deluxe Edition <Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization \ Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization – Abyss of the Shrine Maiden: Chapter I> <RPG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2019.04.25} (¥5.700) – 29.782 / NEW
- [PS4] God Eater 3 # <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2018.12.13} (¥8.200) – 28.720 / 203.554
- [PS4] PlayStation VR Worlds |PlayStation VR| # <ETC> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2016.10.13} (¥4.900) – 28.276 / 82.095
- [NSW] Dragon Ball FighterZ <FTG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2018.09.27} (¥6.800) – 27.698 / 92.697
- [PS4] Yakuza 5 <ADV> (Sega) {2019.06.20} (¥3.990) – 27.403 / NEW
- [PS4] Winning Eleven 2019 <SPT> (Konami) {2018.08.30} (¥7.600) – 27.294 / 182.539
- [NSW] Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker <ADV> (Nintendo) {2018.07.13} (¥3.980) – 27.255 / 183.585
- [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V [New Price Edition] <ACT> (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2018.12.06} (¥3.500) – 26.472 / 31.359
- [3DS] Kirby’s Extra Epic Yarn <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.03.07} (¥4.980) – 25.509 / NEW
- [3DS] Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story + Bowser Jr.’s Journey <RPG> (Nintendo) {2018.12.27} (¥4.980) – 25.345 / 34.523
- [NSW] Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate [Best Price] <ACT> (Capcom) {2018.11.15} (¥3.990) – 25.047 / 31.293
- [NSW] Zoids Wild: King of Blast <ACT> (Takara Tomy) {2019.02.28} (¥5.980) – 24.895 / NEW
- [PS4] Nelke & the Legendary Alchemists: Ateliers of the New World # <RPG> (Koei Tecmo) {2019.01.31} (¥7.800) – 24.874 / NEW
- [NSW] Super Run For Money Tousouchuu & Sentouchuu Double Pack <Super Run For Money Tousouchuu Atsumare! Saikyou no Tousou Monotachi \ Super Battle For Money Sentouchuu: Kyuukyoku no Shinobu to Battle Player Choujou Kessen!> <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2018.11.29} (¥5.300) – 24.657 / 47.831
- [NSW] Super Bomberman R [Smile Price Collection] <ACT> (Konami) {2018.11.29} (¥2.760) – 24.606 / 33.108
- [PS4] Dead by Daylight <ACT> (3goo) {2018.11.29} (¥5.600) – 24.336 / 42.007
- [NSW] Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 01: Variety Kit <EDU> (Nintendo) {2018.04.20} (¥6.980) – 23.523 / 250.368
- [NSW] Billion Road <TBL> (Bandai Namco Games) {2018.11.29} (¥5.700) – 23.429 / 34.312
- [PS4] Winning Post 9 <SLG> (Koei Tecmo) {2019.03.28} (¥8.800) – 22.848 / NEW
- [PS4] Ys: Memories of Celceta – Kai <RPG> (Nihon Falcom) {2019.05.16} (¥3.980) – 22.669 / NEW
- [PS4] Nobunaga’s Ambition: Taishi with Power-Up Kit # <SLG> (Koei Tecmo) {2019.02.14} (¥9.800) – 22.438 / NEW
- [PS4] Red Dead Redemption II # <ACT> (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2018.10.26} (¥8.800) – 22.256 / 227.842
- [NSW] Xenoblade Chronicles 2 # <RPG> (Nintendo) {2017.12.01} (¥7.980) – 20.162 / 233.879
- [NSW] Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen # <ACT> (Capcom) {2019.04.25} (¥3.990) – 20.043 / NEW
- [PS4] Kingdom Hearts HD II.8 Final Chapter Prologue <Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance HD \ Kingdom Hearts χ: Back Cover \ Kingdom Hearts 0.2: Birth by Sleep – A Fragmentary Passage> <RPG> (Square Enix) {2017.01.12} (¥6.800) – 19.631 / 224.738
- [PS4] Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet – Complete Edition <Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet \ Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet – Ambush of the Imposters \ Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet – Betrayala of Comrades \ Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet – Collapse of Balance \ Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet – Dissonance of the Nexus> <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2019.01.17} (¥7.200) – 19.464 / NEW
- [NSW] Katamari Damacy Reroll <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2018.12.20} (¥3.200) – 19.349 / 34.471
- [3DS] Luigi’s Mansion <ACT> (Nintendo) {2018.11.08} (¥4.980) – 18.152 / 100.729
- [PS4] Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege – Deluxe Edition <ACT> (Ubisoft) {2019.04.11} (¥3.600) – 18.095 / NEW
- [NSW] Sumikko Gurashi: Atsumare! Sumikko Town <ETC> (Nippon Columbia) {2018.10.04} (¥5.800) – 18.072 / 47.609
- [PS4] Rage 2 <ACT> (Bethesda Softworks) {2019.06.06} (¥7.980) – 17.365 / NEW
- [NSW] Atelier Lulua: The Scion of Arland # <RPG> (Koei Tecmo) {2019.03.20} (¥7.800) – 17.208 / NEW
- [PS4] Samurai Shodown <FTG> (SNK) {2019.06.27} (¥7.200) – 16.662 / NEW
- [NSW] Arms <FTG> (Nintendo) {2017.06.16} (¥5.980) – 16.659 / 434.862
- [3DS] Mario Kart 7 # <RCE> (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.571) – 16.652 / 2.874.900
- [NSW] Beyblade Burst: Battle Zero <RPG> (FuRyu) {2018.10.25} (¥6.980) – 16.371 / 34.380
- [NSW] Pokken Tournament DX <FTG> (Pokemon Co.) {2017.09.22} (¥5.980) – 16.249 / 310.946
- [NSW] 1-2-Switch <ETC> (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥4.980) – 15.953 / 456.724
- [NSW] Doraemon: Nobita no Getsumen Tansaki <ADV> (FuRyu) {2019.02.28} (¥5.980) – 15.868 / NEW
- [PS4] Langrisser I & II <Langrisser \ Langrisser II> # <SLG> (Kadokawa Games) {2019.04.18} (¥6.800) – 15.254 / NEW
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