A few weeks ago, Famitsu’s 2014 report about the Japanese games industry was published, revealing that Yokai Watch 2 topped the charts as the best-selling game, and the 3DS was easily the #1 piece of hardware.
In a recent issue of Famitsu, all 100 of the highest-selling games in Japan during 2014 (December 30, 2013 to December 28, 2014) were listed, showing that Nintendo’s dominance continues up to Puzzle & Dragons Z at #13. Finally, at #14, PlayStation gets its first title in the form of Knack, a game Sony bundled with PS4’s at console launch in February. Continuing with PlayStation, Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs. Full Boost was tops on PS3, while Freedom Wars was #1 on PlayStation Vita.
According to Famitsu, here’s the top 100 selling games of 2014, which doesn’t include digital sales, but does include download cards bought at retail and games sold within bundles:
Famitsu Top 100 in 2014 (2014/Lifetime)
- Yokai Watch 2: Ganso/Honke (3DS) – 3,050,178
- Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire (3DS) – 2,464,850
- Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate (3DS) – 2,381,177
- Super Smash Bros (3DS) – 2,066,022
- Yokai Watch 2: Shin Uchi (3DS) – 2,007,327
- Yokai Watch (3DS) – 994,346 / 1.280.799
- Mario Kart 8 (Wii U) – 842,053
- Dragon Quest Monster 2: Iru to Ruka no Fushigi na Fushigi na Kagi (3DS) – 748,139
- Kirby Triple Deluxe (3DS) – 687,957
- Super Smash Bros (Wii U) – 478,366
- Pokemon X/Y (3DS) – 477,496
- Mario Party: Island Tour (3DS) – 467.935
- Puzzle & Dragons Z (3DS) – 442.780/1.448.477
- Knack (PS4) – 400.115
- Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs. Full Boost (PS3) – 372.827
- Dark Souls II (PS3) – 339.592
- Freedom Wars (PSV)- 287.012
- Wii Party U (Wii U) – 281.107/799.873
- Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes (PS3) – 260.852
- Samurai Warriors 4 (PS3) – 255.938
- Yakuza: Ishin! (PS3) – 255.471
- Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth (3DS) – 254.631
- New Super Mario Bros. U (Wii U) – 251.797/1.217.591
- Yoshi’s New Island (3DS) – 249.016
- Monster Hunter 4 (3DS) – 248.832/3.542.144
- Harvest Moon: Linking The New World (3DS) – 243.000
- Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment (PSV) – 241.377
- Taiko no Tatsujin: Don to Katsu no Jikuu Daibouken (3DS) – 236.456
- Sengoku Basara 4 (PS3) – 234.995
- Animal Crossing: New Leaf (3DS) – 232.273/4.249.432
- Final Fantasy Explorers (3DS) – 212.204
- 3rd Super Robot Wars Z: Jigoku-Hen (PS3) – 209.892
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (3DS) – 192.456/417.874
- Super Mario 3D World (Wii U) – 192.193/602.234
- Mario Kart 7 (3DS) – 189.271/2.355.274
- J-Stars Victory Vs (PS3)- 185.996
- Fossil Fighters: Infinite Gear (3DS) – 182.562
- Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission 2 (3DS) – 181.751
- Battle For Money Sentouchuu: Densetsu no Shinobi no Survival Battle! (3DS) – 170.276
- 3rd Super Robot Wars Z: Jigoku-Hen (PSV) – 164.851
- World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014: Samurai Blue Challenge (PS3) – 164.789
- Toukiden: The Age of Demons Extreme (PSV) – 154.503
- J-Stars Victory Vs (PSV) – 151.422
- Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F 2nd (PSV) – 148.708
- Kingdom Hearts HD II.5 ReMIX (PS3) – 148.007
- Phantasy Star Nova (PSV) – 146.589
- Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare – Subtitled Edition (PS3) – 146.218
- Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes (PS4) – 144.798
- Dragon Quest X Online (3DS) – 141.845
- Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call (3DS) – 140.105
- World Soccer Winning Eleven 2015 (PS3) – 138.278
- Mario Golf: World Tour (3DS) – 134.782
- Pro Baseball Spirits 2014 (PS3) – 133.927
- Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2014 (PS3) – 132.841
- Pokemon Art Academy (3DS) – 131.062
- Wii Fit U (Wii U) – 130.149
- Yakuza: Ishin! (PS4) – 129.307
- Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind (3DS) – 128.573/286.752
- Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines (PSV) – 128.492
- Tomodachi Life (3DS)) – 126.198/1.706.265
- Hyrule Warriors (Wii U) – 125.422
- Grand Theft Auto V (PS3) – 123.651/729.533
- Destiny (PS4) – 119.707
- Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Wii U) – 118.774
- Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster (PS3) – 118.238/300.876
- The Legend Of Heroes: Sen no Kiseki II (PSV) – 117.842
- Persona 4: Arena Ultimax (PS3) – 115.762
- Love Live! School Idol Paradise Vol.1: Printemps/Vol.2: BiBi/Vol.3: Lily White (PSV) – 115.196
- Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Wii U) – 113.388
- Grand Theft Auto V (PS4) – 107.524
- Inazuma Eleven Go Galaxy: Big Bang/Supernova (3DS) – 107.340/277.207
- Battlefield 4 (PS4) – 107.282
- The Idolmaster: One for All (PS3) – 106.465
- Derby Stallion Gold (3DS) – 104.675
- Soul Sacrifice (PSV) – 104.058
- Mobile Suit Gundam: Side Stories (PS3) – 102.509
- Destiny (PS3) – 101.440
- New Super Mario Bros. 2 (3DS) – 100.994/2.326.728
- Puyo Puyo Tetris (3DS) – 100.116
- The Evil Within (PS3) – 98.132
- Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster: Twin Pack (PSV) – 96.808/231.453
- Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F 2nd (PS3) – 96.132
- DanganRonpa: Another Episode (PSV) – 95.901
- Watch Dogs (PS4) – 95.490
- Gundam Breaker 2 (PS3) – 95.442
- Disney Magic World (3DS) – 94.167/521.237
- Shining Resonance (PS3) – 93.106
- Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare – Subtitled Edition (PS4) – 92.593
- Style Savvy: Trendsetters – Tokimeki Up! (3DS) – 92.513
- Samurai Warriors 4 (PSV) – 91.107
- One Piece: Unlimited World Red (3DS) – 88.729/275.546
- The Legend Of Heroes: Sen no Kiseki II (PS3) – 87.223
- Grand Theft Auto V (Bargain Edition) (PS3) – 85.885
- Aikatsu! 365-Hi no Idol Days (3DS) – 85.380
- Aikatsu! Futari no My Princess (3DS) – 84.856/255.572
- Gran Turismo 6 (PS3) – 84.581/367.267
- Taiko no Tatsujin: Wii U Version! (Wii U) – 83.734/179.810
- Watch Dogs (PS3) – 82.362
- Kamen Rider: Battride War II (PS3) – 81.893
- World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014: Samurai Blue Challenge (3DS) – 81.853
Are you surprised by any games in the top 100?