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Japanese software and hardware sales for 2020 revealed
The final numbers for the game industry in Japan for 2020 are now in. Check out the details below for top software, hardware, and more.
2020 (52 weeks) vs 2019 (52 weeks)
- Hardware: 185.66 billion Yen (up from 159.54 billion Yen in 2019)
- Software: 181.72 billion Yen (up from 166.9 billion Yen in 2019)
- Total: 367.38 billion Yen (up from 326.45 billion Yen in 2019)
Year on Year comparison (>100% = increase, <100% = decrease)
- Hardware: 116.4%
- Software: 108.9%
- Total: 112.5%
Top 10 Software
01./00. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons #
02./10. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure #
03./00. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban!
04./00. [PS4] Final Fantasy VII Remake #
05./01. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield #
06./06. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
07./02. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate #
08./07. [NSW] Minecraft #
09./00. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics
10./00. [NSW] Super Mario 3D All-Stars
Hardware
Switch - 5,956,943
PS4 - 542,647
PS5 - 255.150
3DS - 62.761
Xbox Series X - 31.424
Xbox One - 3.585