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Japan - Dec. 2018 top software sellers, publishers, and hardware totals

by rawmeatcowboy
12 January 2019
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Time to break down the end-of-the-year sales in Japan. Check out the categories below to see what games and publishers did best in Dec. 2018, as well the total amount of hardware moved by platform.

Top 5 software

01./00. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate # (Nintendo) {2018.12.07} (¥7.200) – 2.360.655 / NEW
02./01. [NSW] Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! / Let’s Go, Eevee! # (Pokemon Co.) {2018.11.16} (¥5.980) – 431.785 / 1.253.677 (-47%)
03./03. [NSW] Super Mario Party # (Nintendo) {2018.10.05} (¥5.980) – 417.255 / 764.853 (+394%)
04./00. [PS4] Judgment (Sega) {2018.12.13} (¥8.290) – 224.048 / NEW
05./00. [PS4] God Eater 3 # (Bandai Namco Games) {2018.12.13} (¥8.200) – 174.834 / NEW

Top 3 publishers

Nintendo – 3,541,000
Pokemon Co. – 478,000
Bandai Namco Games – 427,000

Hardware sales - Dec. 2018

Switch - 1,158,743 units
3DS - 76,159 units

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