The Top 100 Best-Selling Games in Japan in 2019, Pokemon Sword and Shield Tops Charts - Sales

by William D'Angelo , posted on 06 May 2020 / 16,551 Views

Weekly Famitsu has released its list of the top 100 best-selling games in Japan in 2019, according to their tracking. The top 100 list only in includes physical sales.

Two games sold over one million units, eight games sold over 500,000 units, 23 games sold over 250,000 units, 45 games sold over 100,00 units, and 81 games sold over 50,000 units.

Four of the top five and 16 of the top 20 games were for the Nintendo Switch. Pokemon Sword and Shield was by far the best-selling game in Japan with nearly 3 million units sold. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate was the one other game to sell over one million units, as it sold 1.09 million units.

Here is the complete list:

Pokemon Sword & Shield – Switch – 2,988,134
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – Switch – 1,092,397 [3,453,052]
Super Mario Maker 2 – Switch – 800,504
Kingdom Hearts 3 – PS4 – 861,226
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe – Switch – 747,589
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Switch – 628,712 [2,659,009]
Minecraft – Switch – 620,894 – [1,145,939]
Luigi’s Mansion 3 – Switch – 505,998
Super Mario Party – Switch – 498,857
Ring Fit Adventure – Switch – 495,639
Dragon Quest XI S – Switch – 463,699
Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Let’s Go, Eevee! – Switch – 431,629 [1,685,306]
Monster Hunter World: Iceborne Master Edition – PS4 – 417,462
Resident Evil 2 – PS4 – 403,833
Splatoon 2 – Switch – 378,340 [3,252,760]
Fishing Spirits – Switch – 336,995
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Switch – 301,657 [1,481,349]
Yo-Kai Watch 4 – Switch – 291,878
Fire Emblem Three Houses – Switch – 273,905
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice – PS4 – 267,666
Death Stranding – PS4 – 262,827
Pro Baseball Spirits 2019 – PS4 – 259,227
The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening – Switch – 250,974
Persona 5 Royal – PS4 – 244,050
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown – PS4 – 220,195
Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball – Switch – 210,259
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare – PS4 – 209,081
Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 – Switch – 195,128
Days Gone – PS4 – 192,900
Devil May Cry 5 – PS4 – 189,121
Yoshi’s Crafted World – Switch – 186,065
Project Sakura Wars – PS4 – 161,288
Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun! – Switch – 150,167 [420,582]
Super Mario Odyssey – Switch – 147,340 [2,047,546]
Super Dragon Ball Heroes:World Mission – Switch – 145,720
Jump Force – PS4 – 130,293
Disney Tsum Tsum Festival – Switch – 125,498
Dragon Quest Builders 2 – Switch – 124,837 [290,255]
eFootball Pro Evolution Soccer 2020 – PS4 – 119,715
Kirby Star Allies – Switch – 119,059 [783,874]
Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town – Switch – 118,082
Anthem – PS4 – 117.418
The Division 2 – PS4 – 116,023
Doraemon Story of Seasons – Switch – 112,104
Super Robot Wars T – PS4 – 105,703
Code Vein – PS4 – 93,236
Earth Defense Foce: Iron Rain – PS4 – 88,600
Ghost Recon Breakpoint – PS4 – 86,781
SD Gundam G Generation Cross Rays – PS4 – 86,739
Dragon Quest Builders 2 – PS4 – 86,434 [250,316]
Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 – The Official Video Game – Switch – 81,491
Nintendo LABO Toy-Con 04: VR Kit – Switch – 81,440
Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon – 3DS – 80,309 [2,513,588]
Monster Hunter World: Iceborne – PS4 – 76,369
One Piece World Seeker – PS4 – 76,235
FIFA 20 – PS4 – 74,142
Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout – PS4 – 72,091
Pro Baseball Spirits 2019 – PS Vita – 70,763
Catherine Full Body – PS4 – 69,804
Ys IX: Monstrum Nox – PS4 – 68,428
GO Vacation – Switch – 67,801 [80,842]
Tales of Vesperia Definitive Edition – PS4 – 66,648
Mario Tennis Aces – Switch – 66,512 [442,878]
Battlefield V – PS4 – 65,155 [209,464]
Borderlands 3 – PS4 – 64,568
Fit Boxing – Switch – 62,414 [66,193]
Rune Factory 4 Special – Switch – 62,412
Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX – PS4 – 62,274 [293,249]
SD Gundam G Generation Cross Rays – Switch – 62,173
NieR: Automata – Game of the YoRHa Edition – PS4 – 59,848
Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition – PS4 – 59,435 [420,774]
Far Cry New Dawn – PS4 – 58,924
Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order – PS4 – 55,062
Judgment – PS4 – 54,586 [278,634]
Astral Chain – Switch – 54,105
Super Robot Wars T – Switch – 53,810
Super Bomberman R (Smile Price Collection) – Switch – 53,720 [62,222]
Monster Hunter World (Best Price Edition) – PS4 – 52,846 [76,511]
World War Z – PS4 – 52,693
Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster – Switch – 52,670
Chocobo’s Mystery Dungeon: Every Buddy! – Switch – 52,098
Daemon X Machina – Switch – 49,009
Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate for Nintendo Switch (Best Price Edition) – Switch – 48,977 [55,223]
Attack on Titan 2 Final Battle – Switch – 48,904
Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age – Switch – 48,348
PlayStation VR Worlds – Ps4 – 48,088 [101,907]
Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo – 3DS – 47,880 [472,862]
Grand Theft Auto 4 (New Price Edition) – PS4 – 47,777 [52,664]
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim – PS4 – 47,446
Yo-Kai Watch ++ – Switch – 46,896
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – Switch – 45,117 [201,507]
Yakuza 5 – PS4 – 44,593
Sumikko Gurashi: School Life Begins – Switch – 44,181
Monster Hunter: World (Berst Price Bargain Edition) – PS4 – 44,111
FIFA 20 Legacy Edition – Switch – 43,956
Yakuza 4 – PS4 – 43,782
Azur Lane: Crosswave – PS4 – 43,585
Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition – Switch – 42,816
Dead by Daylight – PS4 – 41,682 [59,353]
Chocobo’s Mystery Dungeon: Every Buddy! – PS4 – 41,354

Thanks Twinfinite.

A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.