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The top 10 of Famitsu is dominated by versions of Nintendo Switch as Splatoon 2 and Kirby Star Allies

Already in 2018, the Japanese publication Famitsu decided to compile the top 100 sell titles of the year. Available in its latest issue, the results are as you can imagine with the top 10 titles Nintendo Switch.

However, the best-selling game in Japan is Monster Hunter World on the PlayStation 4. It is sold 1,949,592 copies since its launch with worldwide sales crossing 8 million units at total. Splatoon 2 comes in second with 631,298 units sold this year and 2,383,394 sales for life

Kirby Star Allies is surprisingly in third place with 536,881 units sold. Some of the biggest Switch titles like Super Mario Odyssey and The Legend of Zelda: The Breath of the Wild sold 389,680 units and 292,459 units respectively this year.

Recently, Capcom stock It dropped 11.3%, Merrill Lynch having demoted it to "underperform", sales of Monster Hunter World being considered a "risk" . This was after the announcement of the release date of the PC on the game and he still received a lot of support despite everything. The Twilight Summer Festival is currently underway while the Behemoth Update (in collaboration with Final Fantasy 14: A Reborn Kingdom ) is scheduled for August 1. The PC version is released on August 9 via Steam.

1. [PS4] Monster Hunter: World (Capcom) {2018.01.26} (¥ 8,980) – 1,949,592 units
2. [NSW] Splatoon 2 (Nintendo) {2017.07.21} (¥ 5,980) – 631,298 units / 2,383,394 units
3. [NSW] Kirby Star Allies (Nintendo) {2018.03.16} (5,980 yen) – 536,881 units
4. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) {2017.04.2} (yen) 5,980) – 450,206 units / 1,553,950 units
5. [NSW] S on Mario Odyssey (Nintendo) {2017.10.27} (¥ 5,980) – 389,680 units / 1,713,960 units
6. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: The Breath of Nature (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥ 6,980) – 292,459 units / 980,503 units
7. [3DS] Pokemon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon (Pokemon Co.) {2017.11.17} (¥ 4.980 ) – 240 135 units / 2 243 742 units
8. [PS4] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2018 (Konami) {2018.04.26} (7,980 yen) – 217,178 units
9. [NSW] Mario + Rabbits: Kingdom Battle Nintendo) {2018.01.18} (5 ¥ .98 0) – 200,131
10. [NSW] Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo) {2018.05.03} (¥ 5,980) – 179,179