Game sales totals for 2017 in Japan are now out and boy is Nintendo dominating that country’s gaming business. Nintendo games represented 9 out of the top 10 best selling games in 2017. The only non-Nintendo game was Dragon Quest on the PS4.
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Without further ado, here are the best selling games of 2017 in Japan.
- Pokémon Ultra Sun Moon (3DS) – 2,003,607
- Splatoon 2 (Switch) – 1,752,096
- Dragon Quest XI: Sugisarishi Toki o Motomete (3DS) – 1,744,603
- Monster Hunter XX (3DS) – 1,684,991
- Dragon Quest XI: Sugisarishi Toki o Motomete (PS4) – 1,336,180
- Super Mario Odyssey (Switch) – 1,324,280
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Switch) – 1,103,744
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Switch) – 688,044
- Pokémon Sun Moon (3DS) 576,506
- Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS (3DS) – 423,073
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