A edição desta semana da Famitsu publicou um relatório abrangente sobre o mercado de videogames no Japão para o ano de 2018.

Segundo seu relatório, o mercado de videogames encolheu em termos de vendas. Em 2018, as vendas totais foram de 434,3 bilhões de ienes, enquanto em 2017 foram de 446,45 bilhões. O jogo mais vendido do ano no Japão foi a versão de PS4 de Monster Hunter: World, lançado em janeiro de 2018, seguido de Super Smash Bros. Ultimate para o Nintendo Switch lançado em dezembro do mesmo ano.

No entanto, dos top 10 best-sellers, 8 são jogos de Nintendo Switch, como Super Smash Bros. Ultimate e Pokémon Let’s Go, Pikachu! / Eevee!. As vendas de hardware do Nintendo Switch foram as mais altas em 2018, movimentando 3,48 milhões de unidades no ano.

Confira o relatório completo abaixo:

2018 vs. 2017 vendas de videogame no Japão

Vendas de hardware em 2018: 170.09 billion yen
Vendas de software em 2018: 264.21 billion yen
Total: 434.3 billion yen

Vendas de hardware em 2017: 202.37 billion yen
Vendas de software em 2017: 244.08 billion yen
Total: 446.45 billion yen

■ Top Jogos mais vendidos de 2018

Monster Hunter: World

Platform: PlayStation 4
Publisher: Capcom
Release Date: January 26, 2018
Physical Sales: 1,985,886
Digital Sales: 873,898
Combined Physical and Digital Sales: 2,859,784

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Platform: Switch
Publisher: Nintendo
Release Date: December 7, 2018
Physical Sales: 2,360,655
Digital Sales: 309,229
Combined Physical and Digital Sales: 2,669,884

Pokémon Let’s Go, Pikachu! / Let’s Go, Eevee!

Platform: Switch
Publisher: The Pokemon Company
Release Date: November 16, 2018
Physical Sales: 1,253,677
Digital Sales: 107,945
Combined Physical and Digital Sales: 1,361,622

Splatoon 2

Platform: Switch
Publisher: Nintendo
Release Date: July 21, 2017
Physical Sales: 1,122,324
Digital Sales: 68,630
Combined Physical and Digital Sales: 1,190,954

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Platform: Switch
Publisher: Nintendo
Release Date: April 28, 2017
Physical Sales: 926,553
Digital Sales: 76,139
Combined Physical and Digital Sales: 1,002,692

Super Mario Party

Platform: Switch
Publisher: Nintendo
Release Date: October 5, 2018
Physical Sales: 764,853
Digital Sales: 62,739
Combined Physical and Digital Sales: 827,592

Kirby Star Allies

Platform: Switch
Publisher: Nintendo
Release Date: March 16, 2018
Physical Sales: 664,815
Digital Sales: 56,104

Combined Physical and Digital Sales: 720,919

Minecraft

Platform: Switch
Publisher: Microsoft
Release Date: June 21, 2018
Physical Sales: 525,045
Digital Sales: 166,272
Combined Physical and Digital Sales: 691,317

Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII

Platform: PlayStation 4
Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment
Release Date: October 12, 2018
Physical Sales: 479,511
Digital Sales: 145,458
Combined Physical and Digital Sales: 624,969

Super Mario Odyssey

Platform: Switch
Publisher: Nintendo
Release Date: October 27, 2017
Physical Sales: 575,926
Digital Sales: 22,020
Combined Physical and Digital Sales: 597,946

■ Japan’s Top-Selling Hardware of 2018

Nintenei Switch

Manufacturer: Nintendo
Release Date: March 3, 2017
2018 Sales: 3,482,388
Total Sales: 6,889,546

PlayStation 4 (incluindo PlayStation 4 Pro)

Manufacturer: Sony Interactive Entertainment
Release Date: February 22, 2014
2018 Sales: 1,695,227
Total Sales: 7,552,090

Nintendo 3DS (incluindo 3DS XL, New 3DS, New 3DS XL, 2DS, and New 2DS XL)

Manufacturer: Nintendo
Release Date: February 26, 2011
2018 Sales: 566,420
Total Sales: 24,304,964

PlayStation Vita

Manufacturer: Sony Interactive Entertainment
Release Date: December 17, 2011
2018 Sales: 181,728
Total Sales: 5,825,354

Xbox One (incluindo Xbox One S e Xbox One X)

Manufacturer: Microsoft
Release Date: September 4, 2014
2018 Sales: 15,339
Total Sales: 102,931