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It’s late July. We’re past the half way point of 2016. Now is a good time to look back at what games have been selling in Japan.




The latest issue of Famitsu complies the country’s biggest console games between December 28, 2015 and June 26, 2016.

Here are the fifty top sellers. You might be surprised at some of the results. You might not.


50. Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition (PS4) 70,131 copies (91,255 total)

49. Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam (3DS) 72,015 copies (246,689 total)

48. Digimon World: Next Order (PS Vita) 75,325 copies

47. Gundam Extreme VS-Force (PS Vita) 76,169 copies (146,154 total)

46. Call of Duty: Black Ops III (PS4) 76,269 copies (350,539 total)

45. Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire (3DS) 77,763 copies (3,000,492 total)

44. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD (Wii U) 81,700 copies

43. The Street Fighter V (PS4) 81,854 copies

42. Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 (PS4) 85,640 copies

41. Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2016 (PS3) 85,722 copies

40. Gundam Breaker 3 (PS4) 88,205 copies

39. Rhythm Heaven The Best (3DS) 89,534 copies (696,877 total)

38. Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer (3DS) 94,961 copies (1,377,841 total)

37. Attack on Titan (PS4) 99,330 copies

36. Overwatch: Origins Edition (PS4) 99,714 copies

35. Hatsune Miku: Project Diva X (PS Vita) 101,239 copies

34. Hyrule Warriors Legends (3DS) 102,500 copies

33. Dragon Quest Builders (PS3) 107,119 copies

32. Yakuza: Kiwami (PS3) 108,717 copies

31. Dragon Quest Builders II (PS3) 110,351 copies

30. Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns (3DS) 110,597 copies

29. Attack on Titan (PS Vita) 112,510 copies

28. Gundam Breaker 3 (PS Vita) 113,712 copies

27. Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2016 (PS Vita) 122,181 copies

26. Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2016 (PS4) 133,772 copies

25. Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse (3DS) 138,964 copies

24. Star Ocean 5 (PS4) 140,026 copies

23. Tom Clancy’s The Division (PS4) 141,384 copies

22. Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash (Wii U) 143,168 copies

21. Yakuza: Kiwami (PS4) 144,787 copies

20. Pokken Tournament (Wii U) 148,092 copies

19. Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (PS4) 167,261 copies

18. Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (3DS) 181,769 copies

17. Yokai Watch Busters (3DS) 183,876 copies

16. Kan Colle Kai (PS Vita) 184,943 copies

15. Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow (3DS Download) 188,228 copies

14. Dragon Quest Heroes II (PS Vita) 195,318 copies

13. Dragon Builders (PS4) 205,709 copies

12. Ace Attorney 6 (3DS) 238,516 copies

11. Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition (PS Vita) 239,164 copies (717,642 total)

10. Super Mario Maker (Wii U) 240,307 copies (914,501 total)

9. Dragon Quest Heroes II (PS4) 260,097 copies

8. Splatoon (Wii U) 269,056 copies (1,333,953 total)

7. Dragon Builders (PS Vita) 287,521 copies

6. Monster Strike (3DS) 310,167 copies

5. Dark Souls III (PS4) 313,187 copies

4. Kirby: Planet Robobot (3DS) 330,809 copies

3. Monster Hunter Cross (3DS) 345,656 copies (2,787,633 total)

2. Yokai Sangokushi (3DS) 539,181 copies

1. Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 3 (3DS) 609,603 copies