Games for Nintendo are dominating the retail gaming market for the last 20 years in Japan
The magnitude is colossal.
According to 2024 results, 13 out of 15 best-selling retail games were for Nintendo Switch. The top three for 2024 are Super Mario Party Jamboree!; Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake; and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
Since 2005, most games in the year-end top 10 have been released on Nintendo consoles.
A similar situation exists with consoles. Since 2005, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, and Nintendo Switch have led the console charts. In 2004, the best-selling system in Japan was the PlayStation 2.
In 2024, Japanese consumers purchased over 3 million Nintendo Switch units; PlayStation 5 sold 1.4 million systems; and Xbox Series sold 118,000 units.