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After a pause, Famitsu published the results of the last two weeks of game sales in Japan.
No new releases appeared during this period, but it became clear which projects were the most popular during the Christmas period. Meet the top ten:
Game sales in Japan (12/18 – 12/31):
- [NS] Super Mario Bros. Wonder – 156,304 (total: 1,483,967)
- [NS] Momotaro Dentetsu World: Chikyuu wa Kibou de Mawatteru! – 102,624 (total: 705,685)
- [NS] Pikmin 4 – 60,982 (total: 1,101,420)
- [ NS] Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince – 38,460 (total: 471,902)
- [PS5] Marvel's Spider-Man 2 – 32,255 (total: 145,748)
- [NS] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 29,468 (total: 5,614,614)
- [NS] Minecraft – 27,752 (total: 3,383,502 )
- [NS] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 27,290 (total: 5,389,560)
- [NS] WarioWare: Move It – 26,673 (total: 131,080)
- [NS] Pokemon Scarlet/Violet – 24,433 (total: 5,235,117)
Worth of interest celebrate Super Mario Bros. sales approaching 1.5 million. Wonder and the new Momotaro Dentetsu World, which surpassed 700,000 copies. In addition, a list traditionally dominated by the Nintendo Switch includes one PS5 – Marvel's Spider-Man 2.