Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake Sells Over 820,000 Units in Japan at Launch

Dragon Quest has never failed to sell well in Japan, and unsurprisingly, the recently-released Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake has got off to an impressive start in the region as well. As per data released by Famitsu for weekly hardware and physical sales in Japan, Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake was the bestselling game in the region last week, taking the top two spots in the charts upon launch.

Specifically, its Nintendo Switch version takes the top spot with over 641,000 units sold, while the PS5 version follows in second place with over 180,000 units sold. Collectively, the game has sold over 821,000 physical units at launch, making it the biggest game launch in Japan since last year’s The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and also instantly making it the bestselling game of the year in Japan. As always, these charts don’t account for digital sales, so it’s likely that Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake’s sales may have breached a million units in Japan instantly upon release.

On the hardware side of things, the Nintendo Switch has returned to being the highest selling console of the week for the region, having moved over 62,000 units. The PS5 sees a stop decline in sales from last week, having sold over 23,000 units (as opposed to over 88,000 units last week).

You can check out the full hardware and physical software sales charts for Japan for the week ending November 17 below.

Software sales (followed by lifetime sales):

1. [NSW] Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake – 641,195 (New)
2. [PS5] Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake – 180,575 (New)
3. [NSW] Super Mario Party Jamboree – 32,762 (442,593)
4. [NSW] Mario and Luigi: Brothership – 15,168 (78,609)
5. [NSW] Beyblade X: XONE – 9,507 (New)
6. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 5,784 (7,954,332)
7. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 5,647 (6,055,931)
8. [NSW] Minecraft – 4,771 (3,676,339)
9. [NSW] Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven – 4,551 (96,293)
10. [NSW] Luigi’s Mansion 3 – 4,445 (1,051,401)

Hardware sales:

• Nintendo Switch – 62,158 (64,012)
• PS5 – 23,672 (88,160)
• Xbox Series X/S – 3,070 (2,405)