An Analysis of the Video Game Market in Japan During the First Half of the Year

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CleggaZ on 25 July 2015

Great work very informative.

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AG80 on 25 July 2015

Second half should be up for PS4 in terms of software.

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hiska-kun on 06 August 2015

Famitsu posted the first half top 100 of 2015

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1091220

updated numbers. For some reason you have Tales of Zestiria higher than Famitsu, I don't know if it's your mistake or if Famitsu adjusted down its sales.

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Mystro-Sama on 06 August 2015

Good work, nice charts too.

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KyleeStrutt on 06 August 2015

hiska-kun said:

Famitsu posted the first half top 100 of 2015

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1091220

updated numbers. For some reason you have Tales of Zestiria higher than Famitsu, I don't know if it's your mistake or if Famitsu adjusted down its sales.

My mistake, messed up Zestiria's second week data, Famitsu is correct.

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asqarkabab on 06 August 2015

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KyleeStrutt on 06 August 2015

As Hiska said we have Famitsu top 100 for the first half of 2015 which gives up some updates on the data here, I don't feel like editing the OP, so this is what has changed.

The top 20 best selling games of the year by the first half is more like this:

Yo-kai Watch 2: Shin Uchi 601.080
Dragon Quest Heroes 453.142
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D 438.108
Splatoon 387.105
Tales of Zestiria 367.233
Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire 358.253
Fire Emblem Fates: Black Kingdom / White Kingdom 353.201
Dragon Quest Heroes 321.526
God Eater 2: Rage Burst 318.726
Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition 287.616
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS 276.017
Rhythm Heaven: The Best+ 238.991
Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition 212.757
Bloodborne 203.798
Mario Kart 8 200.993
Sword Art Online: Lost Song 181.516
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate 176.302
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U 175.804
Style Savvy 3: Kira Kira Code 166.198

Top 10 by system has no change on rankings but some on LTD, the chart of games per system has no changes and the one of software by system has a slight increase on all fronts but the ranking stays the same (PSV and PS4 are essentially tied up) nothing changes on hardware.