Japan: 9 out of 10 best selling games in 2017 were Nintendo titles

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.

  1. Pokémon Ultra Sun Moon (3DS) – 2,003,607
  2. Splatoon 2 (Switch) – 1,752,096
  3. Dragon Quest XI: Sugisarishi Toki o Motomete (3DS) – 1,744,603
  4. Monster Hunter XX (3DS) – 1,684,991
  5. Dragon Quest XI: Sugisarishi Toki o Motomete (PS4) – 1,336,180
  6. Super Mario Odyssey (Switch) – 1,324,280
  7. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Switch) – 1,103,744
  8. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Switch) – 688,044
  9. Pokémon Sun Moon (3DS) 576,506
  10. Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS (3DS) – 423,073

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