In its latest issue, Famitsu provides the Top 100 Software for the First Half of 2019 (December 31st 2018 to June 30th 2019). As expected, the Nintendo Switch dominates the Top of the chart, despite a lack of major releases; New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe is the only new Nintendo Switch title in the Top 10 with nearly 650 000 units sold.

The second best-selling entry on the platform is Super Mario Maker 2 with over 196 000 units sold in just a couple of days. As you can see for yourself, the usual evergreen titles performed really well, and in fact, things would’ve looked pretty bad for the Nintendo Switch if not for them because most of the new releases failed to make a splash.

Overall, the first half of the year was a bit on the weak side: no game managed to sell even 1 million units. Of course, things will change during the second half of the year, which is pretty much always stronger than the first one.

Nintendo was by far the most successful publisher with 3 480 000 units sold, which is nearly as much as the publishers ranked #2 to #4 combined. This strong performance was mostly due to the evergreen titles on Nintendo Switch, as well as New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe.

Here’s the Top 5 of publishers for the first half of 2019:

Nintendo – 3.480.000 Square Enix – 1.490.000 Bandai Namco Games – 1.390.000 Capcom – 890.000 Sony Interactive Entertainment – 430.000

Here’s the Top 100 Software for the First Half of 2019:

01. [PS4] Kingdom Hearts III # <RPG> (Square Enix) {2019.01.25} (¥8.800) – 838.927 / NEW

02. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate # <FTG> (Nintendo) {2018.12.07} (¥7.200) – 779.845 / 3.140.500

03. [NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe <New Super Mario Bros. U \ New Super Luigi U> <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.01.11} (¥5.980) – 643.426 / NEW

04. [PS4] Resident Evil 2 # <ADV> (Capcom) {2019.01.25} (¥7.800) – 393.688 / NEW

05. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe <RCE> (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980) – 318.492 / 2.348.789

06. [NSW] Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! / Let’s Go, Eevee! # <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2018.11.16} (¥5.980) – 312.278 / 1.565.955

07. [NSW] Minecraft # <ADV> (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} (¥3.600) – 305.640 / 830.685

08. [NSW] Super Mario Party # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2018.10.05} (¥5.980) – 284.170 / 1.049.023

09. [PS4] Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice <ADV> (From Software) {2019.03.22} (¥7.600) – 260.223 / NEW

10. [NSW] Splatoon 2 # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2017.07.21} (¥5.980) – 224.791 / 3.099.211

11. [PS4] Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown # <STG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2019.01.17} (¥7.600) – 215.421 / NEW

12. [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.06.28} (¥5.980) – 196.153 / NEW

13. [NSW] Yo-kai Watch 4: We Are Looking Up at the Same Sky <RPG> (Level 5) {2019.06.20} (¥5.980) – 191.097 / NEW

14. [PS4] Devil May Cry 5 # <ACT> (Capcom) {2019.03.08} (¥6.990) – 183.627 / NEW

15. [PS4] Days Gone <ACT> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2019.04.26} (¥6.900) – 182.787 / NEW

16. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild # <ADV> (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥6.980) – 168.697 / 1.348.389

17. [NSW] Yoshi’s Crafted World <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.03.29} (¥5.980) – 153.197 / NEW

18. [NSW] Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission <TBL> (Bandai Namco Games) {2019.04.04} (¥6.800) – 125.308 / NEW

19. [PS4] Jump Force <FTG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2019.02.14} (¥8.200) – 125.057 / NEW

20. [PS4] Anthem # <RPG> (Electronic Arts) {2019.02.22} (¥7.800) – 114.570 / NEW

21. [PS4] Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 # <RPG> (Ubisoft) {2019.03.15} (¥8.400) – 112.238 / NEW

22. [NSW] Dragon Quest Builders 2 <ADV> (Square Enix) {2018.12.20} (¥7.800) – 109.728 / 275.146

23. [PS4] Super Robot Wars T # <SLG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2019.03.20} (¥8.600) – 102.767 / NEW

24. [PS4] Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain <ACT> (D3Publisher) {2019.04.11} (¥7.800) – 84.397 / NEW

25. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2017.10.27} (¥5.980) – 80.407 / 1.980.613

26. [NSW] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball <SPT> (Konami) {2019.06.27} (¥6.980) – 75.505 / NEW

27. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun! <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2018.07.19} (¥6.100) – 75.318 / 345.733

28. [PS4] Dragon Quest Builders 2 <ADV> (Square Enix) {2018.12.20} (¥7.800) – 72.980 / 236.862

29. [PS4] One Piece: World Seeker <ADV> (Bandai Namco Games) {2019.03.14} (¥7.600) – 70.164 / NEW

30. [NSW] Kirby Star Allies <ACT> (Nintendo) {2018.03.16} (¥5.980) – 68.085 / 732.900

31. [PS4] Catherine: Full Body # <ADV> (Atlus) {2019.02.14} (¥7.980) – 66.783 / NEW

32. [NSW] Doraemon: Story of Seasons <SLG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2019.06.13} (¥6.100) – 65.544 / NEW

33. [PS4] Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition # <RPG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2019.01.11} (¥5.700) – 64.727 / NEW

34. [NSW] Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 04: VR Kit # <EDU> (Nintendo) {2019.04.12} (¥7.980) – 64.516 / NEW

35. [NSW] Go Vacation <ETC> (Bandai Namco Games) {2018.12.27} (¥4.980) – 59.428 / 72.469

36. [PS4] Kingdom Hearts HD I.5 + II.5 ReMIX <Kingdom Hearts HD I.5 ReMIX <Kingdom Hearts \ Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories> \ Kingdom Hearts HD II.5 ReMIX <Kingdom Hearts II \ Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+ \ Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep>> <RPG> (Square Enix) {2017.03.09} (¥6.800) – 57.576 / 288.550

37. [PS4] Far Cry: New Dawn <ACT> (Ubisoft) {2019.02.15} (¥5.400) – 54.673 / NEW

38. [PS4] Judgment <ADV> (Sega) {2018.12.13} (¥8.290) – 54.118 / 278.166

39. [3DS] Pokemon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon # <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2017.11.17} (¥4.980) – 52.591 / 2.485.870

40. [NSW] Super Robot Wars T # <SLG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2019.03.20} (¥8.600) – 51.101 / NEW

41. [NSW] Chocobo’s Mystery Dungeon: Every Buddy! <RPG> (Square Enix) {2019.03.20} (¥4.800) – 46.360 / NEW

42. [PS4] NieR: Automata – Game of the YoRHa Edition <NieR: Automata \ NieR: Automata – 3C3C1D119440927> <RPG> (Square Enix) {2019.02.21} (¥4.800) – 45.635 / NEW

43. [NSW] Mario Tennis Aces <SPT> (Nintendo) {2018.06.22} (¥5.980) – 45.371 / 421.737

44. [PS4] Battlefield V <ACT> (Electronic Arts) {2018.11.20} (¥7.800) – 43.345 / 187.655

45. [NSW] Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster <Final Fantasy X \ Final Fantasy X-2> <RPG> (Square Enix) {2019.04.11} (¥6.800) – 41.674 / NEW

46. [PS4] Monster Hunter: World [Best Price] # <ACT> (Capcom) {2018.08.02} (¥4.990) – 40.993 / 64.658

47. [NSW] Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition # <RPG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2019.01.11} (¥5.700) – 40.918 / NEW

48. [NSW] Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age <RPG> (Square Enix) {2019.04.25} (¥5.800) – 39.974 / NEW

49. [PS4] Yakuza 4 <ADV> (Sega) {2019.01.17} (¥3.990) – 39.434 / NEW

50. [NSW] Fitness Boxing <HOB> (Imagineer) {2018.12.20} (¥5.800) – 38.419 / 42.198

51. [PS4] Chocobo’s Mystery Dungeon: Every Buddy! <RPG> (Square Enix) {2019.03.20} (¥4.800) – 37.467 / NEW

52. [PS4] Dead or Alive 6 # <FTG> (Koei Tecmo) {2019.03.01} (¥7.800) – 37.380 / NEW

53. [PS4] Left Alive # <ACT> (Square Enix) {2019.02.28} (¥8.300) – 33.401 / NEW

54. [PS4] Metro: Exodus <ACT> (Spike Chunsoft) {2019.02.15} (¥7.800) – 33.106 / NEW

55. [PS4] Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII <ACT> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2018.10.12} (¥7.900) – 32.211 / 511.722

56. [PS4] Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition <ADV> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.12.03} (¥2.400) – 32.127 / 393.466

57. [PS4] PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds <ACT> (PUBG Corporation) {2019.01.17} (¥3.056) – 31.908 / NEW

58. [PS4] Atelier Lulua: The Scion of Arland # <RPG> (Koei Tecmo) {2019.03.20} (¥7.800) – 31.600 / NEW

59. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2016.11.23} (¥2.700) – 30.676 / 455.658

60. [NSW] FIFA 19 # <SPT> (Electronic Arts) {2018.09.28} (¥5.800) – 30.494 / 89.875

61. [NSW] Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization – Deluxe Edition <Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization \ Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization – Abyss of the Shrine Maiden: Chapter I> <RPG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2019.04.25} (¥5.700) – 29.782 / NEW

62. [PS4] God Eater 3 # <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2018.12.13} (¥8.200) – 28.720 / 203.554

63. [PS4] PlayStation VR Worlds |PlayStation VR| # <ETC> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2016.10.13} (¥4.900) – 28.276 / 82.095

64. [NSW] Dragon Ball FighterZ <FTG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2018.09.27} (¥6.800) – 27.698 / 92.697

65. [PS4] Yakuza 5 <ADV> (Sega) {2019.06.20} (¥3.990) – 27.403 / NEW

66. [PS4] Winning Eleven 2019 <SPT> (Konami) {2018.08.30} (¥7.600) – 27.294 / 182.539

67. [NSW] Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker <ADV> (Nintendo) {2018.07.13} (¥3.980) – 27.255 / 183.585

68. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V [New Price Edition] <ACT> (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2018.12.06} (¥3.500) – 26.472 / 31.359

69. [3DS] Kirby’s Extra Epic Yarn <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.03.07} (¥4.980) – 25.509 / NEW

70. [3DS] Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story + Bowser Jr.’s Journey <RPG> (Nintendo) {2018.12.27} (¥4.980) – 25.345 / 34.523

71. [NSW] Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate [Best Price] <ACT> (Capcom) {2018.11.15} (¥3.990) – 25.047 / 31.293

72. [NSW] Zoids Wild: King of Blast <ACT> (Takara Tomy) {2019.02.28} (¥5.980) – 24.895 / NEW

73. [PS4] Nelke & the Legendary Alchemists: Ateliers of the New World # <RPG> (Koei Tecmo) {2019.01.31} (¥7.800) – 24.874 / NEW

74. [NSW] Super Run For Money Tousouchuu & Sentouchuu Double Pack <Super Run For Money Tousouchuu Atsumare! Saikyou no Tousou Monotachi \ Super Battle For Money Sentouchuu: Kyuukyoku no Shinobu to Battle Player Choujou Kessen!> <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2018.11.29} (¥5.300) – 24.657 / 47.831

75. [NSW] Super Bomberman R [Smile Price Collection] <ACT> (Konami) {2018.11.29} (¥2.760) – 24.606 / 33.108

76. [PS4] Dead by Daylight <ACT> (3goo) {2018.11.29} (¥5.600) – 24.336 / 42.007

77. [NSW] Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 01: Variety Kit <EDU> (Nintendo) {2018.04.20} (¥6.980) – 23.523 / 250.368

78. [NSW] Billion Road <TBL> (Bandai Namco Games) {2018.11.29} (¥5.700) – 23.429 / 34.312

79. [PS4] Winning Post 9 <SLG> (Koei Tecmo) {2019.03.28} (¥8.800) – 22.848 / NEW

80. [PS4] Ys: Memories of Celceta – Kai <RPG> (Nihon Falcom) {2019.05.16} (¥3.980) – 22.669 / NEW

81. [PS4] Nobunaga’s Ambition: Taishi with Power-Up Kit # <SLG> (Koei Tecmo) {2019.02.14} (¥9.800) – 22.438 / NEW

82. [PS4] Red Dead Redemption II # <ACT> (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2018.10.26} (¥8.800) – 22.256 / 227.842

83. [NSW] Xenoblade Chronicles 2 # <RPG> (Nintendo) {2017.12.01} (¥7.980) – 20.162 / 233.879

84. [NSW] Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen # <ACT> (Capcom) {2019.04.25} (¥3.990) – 20.043 / NEW

85. [PS4] Kingdom Hearts HD II.8 Final Chapter Prologue <Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance HD \ Kingdom Hearts χ: Back Cover \ Kingdom Hearts 0.2: Birth by Sleep – A Fragmentary Passage> <RPG> (Square Enix) {2017.01.12} (¥6.800) – 19.631 / 224.738

86. [PS4] Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet – Complete Edition <Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet \ Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet – Ambush of the Imposters \ Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet – Betrayala of Comrades \ Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet – Collapse of Balance \ Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet – Dissonance of the Nexus> <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2019.01.17} (¥7.200) – 19.464 / NEW

87. [NSW] Katamari Damacy Reroll <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2018.12.20} (¥3.200) – 19.349 / 34.471

88. [3DS] Luigi’s Mansion <ACT> (Nintendo) {2018.11.08} (¥4.980) – 18.152 / 100.729

89. [PS4] Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege – Deluxe Edition <ACT> (Ubisoft) {2019.04.11} (¥3.600) – 18.095 / NEW

90. [NSW] Sumikko Gurashi: Atsumare! Sumikko Town <ETC> (Nippon Columbia) {2018.10.04} (¥5.800) – 18.072 / 47.609

91. [PS4] Rage 2 <ACT> (Bethesda Softworks) {2019.06.06} (¥7.980) – 17.365 / NEW

92. [NSW] Atelier Lulua: The Scion of Arland # <RPG> (Koei Tecmo) {2019.03.20} (¥7.800) – 17.208 / NEW

93. [PS4] Samurai Shodown <FTG> (SNK) {2019.06.27} (¥7.200) – 16.662 / NEW

94. [NSW] Arms <FTG> (Nintendo) {2017.06.16} (¥5.980) – 16.659 / 434.862

95. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 # <RCE> (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.571) – 16.652 / 2.874.900

96. [NSW] Beyblade Burst: Battle Zero <RPG> (FuRyu) {2018.10.25} (¥6.980) – 16.371 / 34.380

97. [NSW] Pokken Tournament DX <FTG> (Pokemon Co.) {2017.09.22} (¥5.980) – 16.249 / 310.946

98. [NSW] 1-2-Switch <ETC> (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥4.980) – 15.953 / 456.724

99. [NSW] Doraemon: Nobita no Getsumen Tansaki <ADV> (FuRyu) {2019.02.28} (¥5.980) – 15.868 / NEW

100. [PS4] Langrisser I & II <Langrisser \ Langrisser II> # <SLG> (Kadokawa Games) {2019.04.18} (¥6.800) – 15.254 / NEW

Quite interestingly, both the Nintendo Switch and the PlayStation 4 have the same number of games in the Top 100:

PS4 – 47

NSW – 47

3DS – 6

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Source: Famitsu

Data compiled by hiska-kun (ResetERA)