Nintendo Switch accounted for 87% of all consoles sold in Japan in 2020

There were 6.85 million consoles sold in Japan in 2020, and the PS4 came in second with around 543,000 units. PS5 has sold over 255,000 units.

The Japanese games market grossed over $ 3.5 billion, up 12.5% ​​year-over-year. Sales of console hardware and boxed games saw year-over-year increases of 16.4% and 9%, respectively.

Nintendo also accounted for nearly 50% of all boxed game sales in 2020, with Animal Crossing: New Horizons being the best-selling boxed game of the year with nearly 6.4 million copies sold. Ring Fit Adventure came in second with 1.5 million units sold, and Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa Heisei Reiwa mo Teiban! comes in third place with 1.2 million copies sold.

Nintendo Switch’s success has obviously extended beyond Japan, with the second-highest annual dollar sale in US console history in 2020. The Switch was also the best-selling console in the US for 25 consecutive months.

While the Switch’s success shows no signs of slowing down, it hasn’t stopped a lot of people from wanting the long-rumored Nintendo Switch Pro. While many are hoping it will launch in 2021 alongside The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2, analysts are a bit more in conflict.