Japan: Top ten best-selling physical games of 2023 were all on Nintendo Switch

Japanese sales tracker Famitsu has revealed the best-selling boxed video game in The Land of the Rising Sun during 2023. The critically acclaimed The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom leads the way and you can see from the top ten down below that the best-selling games were all on the Nintendo Switch family of systems. Famitsu reports that $3 billion was spent on boxed games and hardware in Japan last year. The best-selling Nintendo Switch model was the Nintendo Switch (OLED Model)

Best-selling games of 2023 in Japan:

1. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Switch, Nintendo) – 1,929,603
2. Super Mario Bros Wonder (Switch, Nintendo) – 1,549,401
3. Pikmin 4 (Switch, Nintendo) – 1,119,027
4. Pokémon Scarlet & Violet (Switch, The Pokémon Company) – 907,432
5. Momotaro Dentetsu World: The Earth Spins with Hope (Switch, Konami) – 795,681
6. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Switch, Nintendo) – 617,223
7. Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe (Switch, Nintendo) – 514,581
8. Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince (Switch, Square Enix) – 510,477
9. Splatoon 3 (Switch, Nintendo) – 503,312
10. Super Mario RPG (Switch, Nintendo) – 447,687

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