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A detailed look at total amiibo sales for 2016 in Japan
Top 10 for amiibo figures in Japan for 2016
01. Callie
02. Marie
03. Squid
04. Boy
05. Girl
06. Squid (Orange)
07. Girl (Lime Green)
08. Boy (Purple)
09. Wolf Link (Twilight Princess)
10. Isabelle (Winter Outfit)
- 2,483,771 figures were sold in total, which is 600k units less than in 2015
- Splatoon accounts for more than half of total amiibo sales in Japan for 2017 (1,339,352 units or 53.92% of sales)
- Super Smash Bros. was the second most popular (500,104 units or 20.13%)
- Animal Crossing came in third overall (235,358 units or 9.48%)
amiibo sales by series:
Splatoon – 1.339.352 (53,92%)
Super Smash Brothers – 500.104 (20,13%)
Animal Crossing – 235.358 (9,48%)
Super Mario – 103.965 (4,19%)
The Legend of Zelda – 98.203 (3,95%)
Kirby – 87.892 (3,54%)
Others – 118.896 (4,79%)
Total: 2.483.771 (100%)
Top 5 best-selling amiibo cards
01. Animal Crossing Series 3
02. Animal Crossing Series 4
03. Animal Crossing Amiibo+ Card
04. Animal Crossing Series 2
05. Animal Crossing Series 1
amiibo card sales in 2015 and 2016
2015: 2.030.538 / 2.030.538
2016: 1.388.442 / 3.418.980