Super Mario Party Jamboree back on top. Japan sales charts

Towards the end of the year, many players in Japan return to previously released popular games to catch up.

This is confirmed by recent sales data from Famitsu magazine for the period from December 2 to December 8, 2024. Super Mario Party Jamboree once again topped the charts.

1. [NS] Super Mario Party Jamboree – 73 087 (total: 605 726)
2. [NS] Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake – 58 741 (total: 801 659)
3. [NS] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 18 924 (total: 6 096 622)
4. [NS] Minecraft – 12 641 (total: 3 703 555)
5. [NS] Mario & Luigi: Brothership – 11 341 (total: 111 250)
6. [NS] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 11 072 (total: 7 979 244)
7. [NS] Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom – 10 750 (total: 323 504)
8. [NS] HoneHoneZaurus X Chogattai Build & Battle – 10 393
9. [NS] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 9248 (total: 5 636 573)
10. [NS] Fantasian Neo Dimension – 9078

It is worth noting that Nintendo Switch games once again swept all spots. The top ten included two new releases, and tenth place was taken by a project from one of the creators of Final Fantasy, Hironobu Sakaguchi. 

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Cover art: Mistwalker. Cover source: Nintendo Everything