Famitsu has revealed sales figures for digital products and devices in Japan for the full year 2023. The results were what was expected from Japan, as the Nintendo Switch platform dominated device sales significantly by selling 4 million copies throughout the year, followed by the PS5 platform with 2.5 million copies, and behind it was the Xbox with 141 thousand units sold.
As for games, Nintendo games have dominated greatly. Here is the complete list:
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – 1,929,603
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder – 1,549,401
- Pikmin 4 – 1,119,027
- Pokemon Scarlet and Violet – 907,432
- Momotaro Dentetsu World: Chikyuu wa Kibou de Mawatteru! – 795,681
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 617,223
- Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe – 514,581
- Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince – 510,477
- Splatoon 3 – 503,312
- Super Mario RPG – 447,687
Spending on gaming hardware in general in Japan during 2023 reached 267 billion Japanese yen, compared to 209 billion in 2022. While spending on games and software reached 136 billion yen, compared to 165 billion in 2022. Spending on the entire gaming market was 403 billion yen, compared to 374 billion yen. Billion in 2022.