28 of the 30 bestsellers are Switch games. Nintendo continues to dominate in Japan

The year 2025 started just as successfully for Nintendo as 2024 ended. The company has long captured the Japanese market, leaving competitors far behind.

In the first week of the new year, from December 30, 2024 to January 5, 2025, 28 of the 30 best-selling physical game releases were Nintendo Switch titles.

The only exceptions were Astro Bot and Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake for PS5, but even they couldn’t weaken Nintendo’s leading positions. Furthermore, 15 games in the top ranking were published by the company itself, once again proving its dominance in the region.

Super Mario Party Jamboree, released on October 17, 2024, surpassed the milestone of 1 million physical copies sold. Meanwhile, Pokémon Scarlet & Violet, which launched in 2022, reached 5.5 million copies.

Best-selling games:

1. [NSW] Super Mario Party Jamboree – 117,307 / 1,071,568
2. [NSW] Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake – 32,402 / 962,907
3. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 29,937 / 6,197,554
4. [NSW] Minecraft – 16,895 / 3,779,481
5. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 15,777 / 8,038,212
6. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 15,055 / 5,699,074
7. [NSW] Mario & Luigi: Brothership – 14,855 / 179,915
8. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports – 13,813 / 1,528,599
9. [NSW] Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom – 12,490 / 3,85,393
10. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Violet – 12,289 / 5,503,315
11. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu World: Chikyuu wa Kibou de Mawatteru – 12,003 / 1,219,090
12. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban – 11,954 / 3,073,570
13. [NSW] Jinsei Game for Nintendo Switch – 9,300 / 270,475
14. [NSW] Super Mario Bros. Wonder – 8,340 / 1,977,595
15. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival – 7,081 / 407,464
16. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics – 6,846 / 1,369,834
17. [NSW] Pikmin 4 – 6,047 / 1,289,749
18. [NSW] Splatoon 3 – 6,003 / 4,410,978
19. [NSW] Suika Game Special Edition – 5,080 / 27,921
20. [PS5] Astro Bot – 5,040 / 61,221
21. [NSW] Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 Special Price – 4,980 / 229,809
22. [NSW] Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven – 4,512 / 123,538
23. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure – 4,332 / 3,682,451
24. [NSW] Powerful Pro Baseball 2024-2025 – 4,145 / 346,053
25. [NSW] Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – 3,720 / 2,045,231
26. [NSW] Together: The Battle Cats 3,715 / 318,001
27. [NSW] Human: Fall Flat – 3,639 / 438,932
28. [NSW] Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe – 3,631 / 589,026
29. [NSW] Kirby and the Forgotten Land – 3,491 / 1,177,412
30. [PS5] Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake – 3,422 / 234,003

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