Japanese software and hardware sales for 2020 revealed

The final numbers for the game industry in Japan for 2020 are now in. Check out the details below for top software, hardware, and more.

2020 (52 weeks) vs 2019 (52 weeks)

- Hardware: 185.66 billion Yen (up from 159.54 billion Yen in 2019)
- Software: 181.72 billion Yen (up from 166.9 billion Yen in 2019)
- Total: 367.38 billion Yen (up from 326.45 billion Yen in 2019)

Year on Year comparison (>100% = increase, <100% = decrease)

- Hardware: 116.4%
- Software: 108.9%
- Total: 112.5%

Top 10 Software

01./00. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons # (Nintendo) {2020.03.20} (¥5.980) – 6.378.103 / NEW
02./10. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure # (Nintendo) {2019.10.18} (¥7.980) – 1.591.366 / 2.087.005 (+221%)
03./00. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (Konami) {2020.11.19} (¥6.300) – 1.233.023 / NEW
04./00. [PS4] Final Fantasy VII Remake # (Square Enix) {2020.04.10} (¥8.980) – 949.379 / NEW
05./01. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield # (Pokemon Co.) {2019.11.15} (¥5.980) – 892.456 / 3.880.590 (-70%)
06./06. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980) – 798.174 / 3.457.183 (+27%)
07./02. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate # (Nintendo) {2018.12.07} (¥7.200) – 560.122 / 4.013.174 (-49%)
08./07. [NSW] Minecraft # (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} (¥3.600) – 556.982 / 1.702.921 (-10%)
09./00. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo) {2020.06.05} (¥3.980) – 519.649 / NEW
10./00. [NSW] Super Mario 3D All-Stars (Nintendo) {2020.09.18} (¥6.480) – 492.620 / NEW

Hardware

Switch - 5,956,943
PS4 - 542,647
PS5 - 255.150
3DS - 62.761
Xbox Series X - 31.424
Xbox One - 3.585