Japan charts: Dragon Quest III HD-2D remake becomes the biggest box office hit of the year (week 46/2024) – ntower

The latest Japan-Chartswhich refer to the period from November 11th to 17th, have confirmed what was to be expected: Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake hit like a bomb. With a total of over 800,000 physical units sold within three days in Japan, the title has become the biggest box office hit of the year and leaves the competition miles behind. The Nintendo Switch implementation proved to be by far the most popular game version. You can find out what else was going on during the sales week in the full list.

Hardware

1. ▲ Nintendo Switch (OLED-Modell) – 38.491 / 8.212.932
2. ▲ Nintendo Switch Lite – 18.416 / 6.217.801
3. ▼ PlayStation 5 Pro – 13.878 / 91.964
4. ► PlayStation 5 – 8.462 / 5.271.021
5. ► Nintendo Switch – 5.251 / 19.943.681
6. ▲ PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 1.332 / 868.569
7. ▼ Xbox Series X Digital Edition – 1.308 / 7.949
8. ► Xbox Series S – 1.019 / 324.097
9. ► Xbox Series X – 743 / 309.193
10. ► PlayStation 4 – 35 / 7.928.793

Software

1. ▲ [NSW] Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake (Square Enix) – 641.195 / NEU
2. ▲ [PS5] Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake (Square Enix) – 180.575 / NEU
3. ▼ [NSW] Super Mario Party Jamboree (Nintendo) – 32.762 / 442.593
4. ▼ [NSW] Mario & Luigi: Brothership (Nintendo) – 15.168 / 78.609
5. ▲ [NSW] Beyblade X: XONE (FuRyu) – 9,507/NEU
6. ▲ [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo) – 5.784 / 7.954.332
7. ▼ [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) – 5.647 / 6.055.931
8. ▼ [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft) – 4.771 / 3.676.339
9. ▼ [NSW] Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven (Square Enix) – 4.551 / 96.293
10. ▲ [NSW] Luigi’s Mansion 3 (Nintendo) – 4.445 / 1.051.401
11. ▲ [NSW] Suika Game Special Edition (Aladdin X) – 3.790 / NEU
12. ▼ [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (Nintendo) – 3.655 / 302.933
13. ▼ [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo) – 3.392 / 5.616.370
14. ▲ [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo) – 2.815 / 2.522.177
15. ▼ [PS5] Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (Activision) – 2.727 / 42.631
16. ▼ [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo) – 2.683 / 1.460.236
17. ▼ [PS5] Professional Baseball Spirits 2024-2025 (Konami) – 2.642 / 91.593
18. ▼ [PS5] Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven (Square Enix) – 2.550 / 43.383
19. ▼ [NSW] Pokémon Crimson / Pokémon Purple (The Pokémon Company) – 2.343 / 5.437.324
20. ▼ [NSW] Powerful Pro Baseball 2024-2025 (Konami) – 2.079 / 316.751
21. ▲ [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo) – 1.993 / 3.652.191
22. ▲ [PS5] Silent Hill 2 (Konami) – 1.768 / 39.675
23. ▲ [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo) – 1.547 / 2.340.792
24. ▼ [PS4] Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven (Square Enix) – 1.533 / 18.853
25. ▼ [NSW] Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo) – 1.413 / 1.943.381
26. ▲ [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival (Bandai Namco) – 1.410 / 363.153
27. ▼ [NSW] Splatoon 3 (Nintendo) – 1.381 / 4.380.106
28. ▼ [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu World: Chikyuu wa Kibou de Mawatteru! (Konami) – 1.326 / 1.154.043
29. ▲ [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (Konami) – 1.313 / 3.039.125
30. ▼ [NSW] Pikmin 4 (Nintendo) – 1.310 / 1.257.040

A chart entry consists of the placement, the comparison to the previous week, the platform, the game title, the Japanese publisher, the units sold in the specified period and the units sold in total. A bold mark indicates a new release that is being counted for the first time. Data is only an estimate of physical game copies sold.

KW 45 ◄ KW 46 ► KW 47

Did you expect such overwhelming success?