Top-selling video game publishers Japan 2021

Published by Statista Research Department, Jan 17, 2024
In 2021, Nintendo was the best-selling video game publisher in Japan, having sold more than 9.1 million units of gaming software. Second-ranked Capcom, publisher of the popular "Resident Evil" and "Monster Hunter" franchises, sold over three million units. Overall, more than 27 million game copies were sold in Japan that year.

Top-selling video game publishers in Japan in 2021, by unit sales

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Release date

April 2022

Region

Japan

Survey time period

January 4, 2021 to January 2, 2022

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