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Japanese software/hardware sales breakdown for the first half of 2020

Animal Crossing helps the Switch soar
by rawmeatcowboy
09 July 2020
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Famitsu has shared sales info on the first half of 2020 in Japan. Check out the top hardware, software, and more below.

Totals

Hardware: 793.4 Billion Yen (120% of H1 2019 sales, 661.2 Billion Yen)
Software: 954.7 Billion Yen (129% of H1 2019 sales, 739.9 Billion Yen)
Total: 1 748.1 Billion Yen (124.8% of H1 2019 sales, 1 401 Billion Yen)

- this is the best First Half since 2012
- this is the first time since 2006 that both Hardware and Software sales are up at the same

Hardware

Switch: 2 666 882 units (LTD: 14 050 313 units)
PlayStation 4: 435 812 units (LTD: 9 184 055 units)
Nintendo 3DS: 33 340 units (LTD: 24 529 487 units)
Xbox One: 2 685 units (LTD: 113 931 units)

Top 10 software

[NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo): 5 004 720 units sold
[PS4] Final Fantasy VII Remake (Square-Enix): 931 165 units sold
[NSW]Pokémon Sword and Shield (The Pokémon Company): 650 859 units sold (LTD: 3 638 993 units)
[NSW]Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo): 577 875 units sold (LTD: 1 073 514 units)
[NSW]Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo): 346 034 units sold (LTD: 3 005 043 units)
[NSW]Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo): 284 717 units sold (LTD: 3 737 769 units)
[NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft Japan): 282 662 units sold (LTD: 1 426 601 units)
[PS4] Resident Evil 3 (Capcom): 263 625 units sold
[NSW] Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX (The Pokémon Company): 260 802 units sold
[PS4] Yakuza 7 (SEGA): 259 580 units sold

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