Japan: Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake has sold more than 950 thousand physical copies so far

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake has long been one of the most sought-after video games in Japan, and today it's revealed that physical sales of the game on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5 have surpassed 950,000 units sold, meaning it's a well-earned hit for the team at Square Enix . This week's best-selling game in the Land of the Rising Sun is Super Mario Party Jamboree, which sells an additional 56,032 physical copies. The Nintendo Switch family of systems remains the best-selling platform.

Software sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. [NSW] Super Mario Party Jamboree (Nintendo, 10/17/24) – 56,032 (532,639)
2. [NSW] Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake (Square Enix, 11/14/24) – 30,730 (742,918)
3. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 4/28/17) – 12,766 (6,077,698)
4. [PS5] Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake (Square Enix, 11/14/24) – 11,909 (212,853)
5. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu World: Chikyuu wa Kibou de Mawatteru (Konami, 11/16/23) – 11,477 (1,173,002)
6. [NSW] Mario & Luigi: Brotherhood (Nintendo, 11/07/24) – 11,380 (99,909)
7. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 21.06.18) – 8,869 (3,690,914)
8. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 3/20/20) – 8,217 (7,968,172)
9. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 6,853 (5,627,325)
10. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo, 4/29/22) – 6,839 (1,470,570)

Hardware sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. Switch OLED model – 56,691 (8,317,996)
2. PlayStation 5 – 25,860 (5,302,980)
3. Switch Lite – 21,460 (6,253,693)
4. PlayStation 5 Pro – 6,824 (108,916)
5. Switch – 6,330 (1,996,561)
6. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 5,476 (883,391)
7. Xbox Series X – 2,017 (311,966)
8. Xbox Series S – 1,278 (326,144)
9. Xbox Series X Digital Edition – 1,041 (10,122)
10. PlayStation 4 – 57 (7,928,884)

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