Wednesday, August 20, 2014

The Top 24 Gaming Companies In Japan Are…

In Japan, gaming is next to breathing. The entertainment form was literally invented in the land of the rising sun through companies like the great Nintendo, Sega and the rest. Now, a recent Japanese blog post that tracks daily sales figures of games within the country has released a list of the top publishers, and taking the number one spot is…

By the way, I think you’ll be surprised at who came in second. Hit the link.

1- Nintendo, 12,899
2- Square Enix, 4,642
3- Namco Bandai, 3,933
4- Konami, 3,237
5- Capcom, 2,823
6- Sega, 2,109
7- Level Five, 1,087
8- Koei Tecmo, 918
9- Sony, 895
10- Marvelous Entertainment, 358
11- Spike, 308
12- Hudson, 287
13- Take Two Interactive, 278
14- EA, 220
15- Atlus, 206
16- Idea Factory, 200
17- Nihon Falcom, 172
18- D3 Publisher, 160
19- Microsoft, 130
20 Arc System Works, 115
21- Alchemist, 110
22- Gust, 108
23- Rocket Company, 106
24- 5pb, 100

There. Thanks, 1Up.

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Ernice Gilbert here. Founder and Editor-In-Chief of Gamesthirst. Thanks for stopping by, make yourself at home!
  • nick

    further proof sales does not dictate quality.
    $E destroys one of the industries most beloved games, and people sit there and go crazy over it!
    i thought if someone destroys a beloved childhood memory your suppose to string them up, not through fists fulls of cash at them!

  • http://www.gamesthirst.com Ernice Gilbert

    True, but this is Japan.

  • nick

    even more so, you would think they would be up in arms for what $E did to there beloved franchise!

  • http://www.gamesthirst.com Ernice Gilbert

    Yeah, haha. They’ll still purchase FF games like bread was running out.