Japanese console market up 72.9% thanks to Switch

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OTBWY on 09 January 2018

"Famitsu report that the domestic Japanese videogame market is up 72.9% in 2017 from 2016 for hardware and 3.8% in software thanks to the success of the Nintendo Switch which was the best selling dedicated game system for the year with 3,407,158 units sold."

Source: http://www.japanesenintendo.com/post/169495929179

That's very impressive for a market going supposedly mobile only (PS4 narrowly beat the 3DS too).

Also, the top 10 highest selling retail games are all on Nintendo platforms:

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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Acevil on 09 January 2018

Didn't even know that Splatoon outsold 3DS Dragon Quest.

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Jranation on 09 January 2018

Nintendomination!!!! And Splatoon 2 continues to beat other franchises. What's next?

Pocky Lover Boy!

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Jranation said:
Nintendomination!!!! And Splatoon 2 continues to beat other franchises. What's next?

Looking at that list, Pokemon. Outside that list, MH (and I guess Yokai Watch?)

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gabzjmm23 on 09 January 2018

OP - not all games are from Nintendo. PS4 DQXI is there. duh. :P

Japan is really more of a handheld market now. With Switch hybrid setup, it is a win-win for them. And we know there could be more Switch iterations in the future and a single household could have more than 1 system compared to a home console. Lets wait and see how things would be in 2018. 2018 is the year Playstation would have a ton of great exclusives but I believe targeted more on western audiences, I still think it can get some good sales in Japan.

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bubblegamer on 09 January 2018

WiiU shrinked the hell out of it, so it's good that Switch is bringing people back in.

Then again it is half portable, so it's not like Japan is changing habits!

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gabzjmm23 said:
OP - not all games are from Nintendo. PS4 DQXI is there. duh. :P

Japan is really more of a handheld market now. With Switch hybrid setup, it is a win-win for them. And we know there could be more Switch iterations in the future and a single household could have more than 1 system compared to a home console. Lets wait and see how things would be in 2018. 2018 is the year Playstation would have a ton of great exclusives but I believe targeted more on western audiences, I still think it can get some good sales in Japan.

Not just the Switch is up though.

About DQXI, the 3DS version is on the list. It's on a Nintendo system, which is what was said.

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Mummelmann on 09 January 2018

That's good news, Japan has been a dreary market for at least half-a decade now! The Switch was always going to be big over there, the concept it tailor-made for Japan.