Famitsu has just released a list of the top Japanese video game publishers in 2015, and Nintendo has come out on top with a huge lead, selling over 7,000,000 games (not including digital sales). This is only for the period between December 29th, 2014, and November 29th, 2015, so the numbers are still subject to change after the holiday season.

Following Nintendo are Bandai Namco, Square Enix, Capcom, and Level-5, as well as a few others. The best-selling games of the year are

Yokai Watch Busters, Monster Hunter X, Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer, and Splatoon.

Here is the full list of the top ten software publishers:

1. Nintendo – 7.090.000



2. Bandai Namco – 4.100.000



3. Square Enix – 2.910.000



4. Capcom – 2.690.000



5. Level 5 – 2.420.000



6. Konami – 1.230.000



7. Sony Computer Entertainment – 1.120.000



8. Koei Tecmo – 860.000



9. Sega – 810.000



10. Pokemon Company – 750.000

Famitsu also provided more in-depth sales data for the five top-selling games from each company. Keep in mind, this list does not account for digital sales, or any sales outside of Japan.

1. Nintendo 1. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2015.07.30} (¥4.320) – 1.150.500



2. [WIU] Splatoon # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2015.05.28} (¥6.156) – 819.940



3. [3DS] Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright / Conquest # <SLG> (Nintendo) {2015.06.25} (¥5.076) – 536.121



4. [3DS] Rhythm Heaven: The Best+ <ACT> (Nintendo) {2015.06.11} (¥5.076) – 511.024



5. [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D # <ADV> (Nintendo) {2015.02.14} (¥5.076) – 446.559 2. Bandai Namco 1. [PS3] Tales of Zestiria <RPG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.01.22} (¥8.715) – 368.829



2. [PSV] God Eater 2: Rage Burst <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.02.19} (¥6.145) – 341.840



3. [PSV] Sword Art Online: Lost Song # <RPG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.03.26} (¥6.664) – 190.716



4. [PSV] God Eater: Resurrection <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.10.29} (¥5.627) – 154.903



5. [PS3] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.03.26} (¥8.424) – 153.208 3. Square Enix 1. [3DS] Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King <RPG> (Square Enix) {2015.08.27} (¥6.458) – 857.005



2. [PS3] Dragon Quest Heroes <RPG> (Square Enix) {2015.02.26} (¥7.344) – 456.094



3. [PS4] Dragon Quest Heroes # <RPG> (Square Enix) {2015.02.26} (¥8.424) – 324.936



4. [3DS] Bravely Second: End Layer <RPG> (Square Enix) {2015.04.23} (¥6.458) – 165.221



5. [PS4] Final Fantasy Type-0 HD # <RPG> (Square Enix) {2015.03.19} (¥7.344) – 136.020 4. Capcom 1. [3DS] Monster Hunter X # <ACT> (Capcom) {2015.11.28} (¥6.264) – 1.542.104



2. [3DS] Great Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Naruhodou Ryuunosuke no Bouken # <ADV> (Capcom) {2015.07.09} (¥6.264) – 190.080



3. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate # <ACT> (Capcom) {2014.10.11} (¥6.264) – 188.312 / 2.569.489



4. [PS3] Resident Evil: Revelations 2 <ADV> (Capcom) {2015.03.19} (¥5.389) – 128.877



5. [3DS] Monster Hunter Diary: Poka Poka Airu Village DX <ETC> (Capcom) {2015.09.10} (¥4.309) – 104.186 5. Level 5 1. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch Busters: Red Cat Team / White Dog Squad <ACT> (Level 5) {2015.07.11} (¥4.968) – 1.655.528



2. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Shin Uchi <RPG> (Level 5) {2014.12.13} (¥4.968) – 618.819 / 2.626.146



3. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Ganso / Honke <RPG> (Level 5) {2014.07.10} (¥4.937) – 113.107 / 3.163.285 6. Konami 1. [PS4] Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain # <ADV> (Konami) {2015.09.02} (¥9.072) – 417.970



2. [PS3] Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain # <ADV> (Konami) {2015.09.02} (¥9.072) – 231.826



3. [PS3] Pro Baseball Spirits 2015 <SPT> (Konami) {2015.03.26} (¥8.208) – 124.380



4. [PS3] Winning Eleven 2016 <SPT> (Konami) {2015.10.01} (¥7.128) – 108.995



5. [PSV] Pro Baseball Spirits 2015 <SPT> (Konami) {2015.03.26} (¥7.538) – 87.450 7. Sony Computer Entertainment 1. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition <ADV> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.03.19} (¥2.592) – 381.968



2. [PS4] Call of Duty: Black Ops III # <ACT> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.11.06} (¥8.532) – 239.833



3. [PS4] Bloodborne # <RPG> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.03.26} (¥7.452) – 209.274



4. [PS3] Call of Duty: Black Ops III <ACT> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.11.06} (¥6.372) – 46.738



5. [PS4] The Order: 1886 # <ADV> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.02.20} (¥6.372) – 44.258 8. Koei Tecmo 1. [PS3] Samurai Warriors 4-II # <ACT> (Koei Tecmo) {2015.02.11} (¥6.264) – 71.531



2. [PSV] Yoru no Nai Kuni # <RPG> (Koei Tecmo) {2015.10.01} (¥6.264) – 50.109



3. [PS4] Yoru no Nai Kuni # <RPG> (Koei Tecmo) {2015.10.01} (¥7.344) – 44.689



4. [PSV] Samurai Warriors 4-II # <ACT> (Koei Tecmo) {2015.02.11} (¥6.264) – 38.815



5. [PSV] Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book # <RPG> (Koei Tecmo) {2015.11.19} (¥6.264) – 33.774 9. Sega 1. [PS3] Yakuza 0 <ADV> (Sega) {2015.03.12} (¥8.845) – 242.112



2. [PS4] Yakuza 0 <ADV> (Sega) {2015.03.12} (¥8.845) – 143.653



3. [3DS] 7th Dragon III Code: VFD <RPG> (Sega) {2015.10.15} (¥6.469) – 96.121



4. [3DS] Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai Deluxe <ACT> (Sega) {2015.05.28} (¥5.378) – 63.540



5. [PSV] Phantasy Star Online 2 Episode 3: Deluxe Package <RPG> (Sega) {2015.03.19} (¥5.378) – 30.576 10. Pokemon Company 1. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire # <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2014.11.21} (¥4.937) – 437.405 / 2.902.255



2. [3DS] Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2015.09.17} (¥5.076) – 264.436



3. [3DS] Pokemon X / Y # <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2013.10.12} (¥4.800) – 23.975 / 4.478.300

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Source: NeoGAF (via Nintendo Everything)

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