Sales tracker, Media Create, have released a list for the top-30 best-selling games in Japan for 2012, and 4Gamer have published it for public viewing. Take a look at the list below, followed total hardware sales to date.

 

TOP-30 software sales from January 2nd (2012) – December 30th (2012)
 

 

Rank Title 2012 sales
Top. sales Sys. Publisher

01. Pokémon Black/White 2 2,919,977 DS Pokémon Co.

02. Animal Crossing: New Leaf 1,969,955 3DS Nintendo

03. New Super Mario Bros. 2 1,743,791 3DS Nintendo

04. Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry’s Wonderland 3D 919,870 3DS Square Enix

05. Resident Evil 6 833,012 PS3 Capcom

06. One Piece: Pirate Warriors 828,150 PS3 Namco Bandai

07. Mario Kart 7 748,797 3DS Nintendo

08. Super Mario 3D Land 689,374 3DS Nintendo

09. Mario Party 9 641,348 Wii Nintendo

10. Dragon Quest X 609,783 Wii Square Enix

11. Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate 602,058 3DS Capcom

12. Yakuza 5 518,224 PS3 Sega

13. Dragon’s Dogma 467,375 PS3 Capcom

14. Fire Emblem: Awakening 455,268 3DS Nintendo

15. Tales of Xillia 2 428,913 PS3 Namco Bandai

16. Paper Mario: Sticker Star 402,133 3DS Nintendo

17. Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 399,340 PS3 Konami 

18. Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates of Infinity 373,699 3DS Pokémon Co.

19. New Super Mario Bros. U 369,392 WiiU Nintendo

20. Wii Sports Resort (w/ MotionPlus pack-in) 358,627 Wii Nintendo

21. The 2nd Super Robot Taisen Z 344,018 PSP Namco Bandai

22. Pokémon Conquest 341,250 DS Pokémon Co.

23. Taiko Drum Master: The Little Dragon and the Mysterious Orb 340,533 3DS Namco Bandai

24. Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City 338,889 PS3 Capcom

25. Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance 338,812 3DS Square Enix

26. Run for Money Tousouchuu 337,472 3DS Namco Bandai

27. Taiko Drum Master: Super Splendid Edition 321,959 Wii Namco Bandai

28. Kid Icarus: Uprising 316,133 3DS Nintendo

29. Inazuma Eleven Go 2: Chrono Stone – Neppuu/Raimei 314,016 3DS Level 5

30. Resident Evil: Revelations 296,040

 

 

Total hardware Sales:

 

PlayStation 2 – 21,833,215

(note: total Nintendo DS sales not provided)

Wii – 12,638,836

PSP – 19,453,023

Nintendo 3DS – 7,689,512

Nintendo 3DS XL – 2,090,372

PlayStation 3 – 8,860,082

PlayStation Vita – 1,130,820

Xbox 360 – 1,613,832

 

Thanks to Siliconera for the tip

Edited January 26, 201312 yr by DragonMaster
fixed the list

Dang. It was a good year for sales. Thanks for the update, Tails.

It's very hard to read this list, mainly because the publisher and system are on the next line from the game and sales, right next to the game and sales for the next entry in the list.  Could you fix that?

21 mil on its final year...... dayum the PS2 is strong....

Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance 338,812
 3DS Square Enix?
AH phoey!

01. Pokémon Black/White 2 2,919,977
 DS Pokémon F**K YOU POEKMON SUCKS
p.s SoKai fan

It's very hard to read this list, mainly because the publisher and system are on the next line from the game and sales, right next to the game and sales for the next entry in the list.  Could you fix that?

This.  PS3 Capcom 25. Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance 338,812

It being bunched together was strange.

 

 

Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance 338,812

 3DS Square Enix?

AH phoey!

01. Pokémon Black/White 2 2,919,977

 DS Pokémon F**K YOU POEKMON SUCKS

p.s SoKai fan

There are alot of pokemon fans here, and advertising your otp is not going to end well. Make it your sig or something.

 

Edit: Spelling.

Edited January 26, 201312 yr by Indecypher

This.  PS3 Capcom 25. Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance 338,812

It being bunched together was strange.

 

 

There are alot of pokemon fans here, and advertising your otp is not going to end well. Make it your sig or something.

 

Edit: Spelling.

woops sorry

woops sorry

It's alright.

21 MIL FOR PS2??? Damn... If I were Sony I'd still mass produce them... Damn a 13 year old console STILL outselling it's competitors and brothers (psp, vita, ps3.) wow just goes to show that people care about what games are on the console not weither it has the best graphics or is so realistic.. Wish they still made games like they used to.. Most games I buy today I ruturn them immediately..

It's very hard to read this list, mainly because the publisher and system are on the next line from the game and sales, right next to the game and sales for the next entry in the list.  Could you fix that?

 

Sorry if it was hard for you to read it. I had edited the post earlier yesterday in hopes to make sure it won't leave off any confusion. But I see that's failed.

Sorry if it was hard for you to read it. I had edited the post earlier yesterday in hopes to make sure it won't leave off any confusion. But I see that's failed.

alright, thanks.  The information is very good to know, as well.

360. Nuff said.

Hope you don't mind me rearranging your list, much easier to read now. Anyway:

 

 

01. Pokémon Black/White 2 2,919,977 DS Pokémon Co.

07. Mario Kart 7 748,797 3DS Nintendo

14. Fire Emblem: Awakening 455,268 3DS Nintendo

15. Tales of Xillia 2 428,913 PS3 Namco Bandai

18. Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates of Infinity 373,699 3DS Pokémon Co.

22. Pokémon Conquest 341,250 DS Pokémon Co.

25. Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance 338,812 3DS Square Enix

28. Kid Icarus: Uprising 316,133 3DS Nintendo

Yay!

Hope you don't mind me rearranging your list, much easier to read now. Anyway:

 

 

Yay!

 

Oh no it's fine. i don't mind if you change it .

 

01. Pokémon Black/White 2 2,919,977 DS Pokémon Co.

18. Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates of Infinity 373,699 3DS Pokémon Co.

19. New Super Mario Bros. U 369,392 WiiU Nintendo

22. Pokémon Conquest 341,250 DS Pokémon Co.

25. Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance 338,812 3DS Square Enix

 

2012 = Best Gaming Year

The list was something that anyone could predict. Lot of games Japanese games. Well glad to see that most of those are actually pretty high quality games. 

 

But why and HOW did Resident Evil Raccoon City sell that much? 

Edited January 28, 201312 yr by dusk

The list was something that anyone could predict. Lot of games Japanese games. Well glad to see that most of those are actually pretty high quality games. 

 

But why and HOW did Resident Evil Raccoon City sell that much? 

Because of people who said:We wanna try the game before judging it.Even though there are TONS OF WAYS to try a game before paying full price.

 

1Getting the game used

 

2Downloading a demo if there is any

 

3pirating the game from piratebay

 

4borrowing it from a friend

 

......etc

 

 

For me, I'll never buy a Resident Evil game(or any Capcom game for that matter) ever again especially after two abominations this year for Resident Evil: RE6 and Operation Racoon shit

Because of people who said:We wanna try the game before judging it.Even though there are TONS OF WAYS to try a game before paying full price.

 

1Getting the game used

 

2Downloading a demo if there is any

 

3pirating the game from piratebay

 

4borrowing it from a friend

 

......etc

 

 

For me, I'll never buy a Resident Evil game(or any Capcom game for that matter) ever again especially after two abominations this year for Resident Evil: RE6 and Operation Racoon shit

 

 

Or very easy way. Check some youtube videos. 

I kinda want to stay out from this Capcom drama, but I can live without buying their games. Even though I must admit that new DmC is really good.