Det japanske spillmagasinet Famitsu har sammensatt en bestselgerliste for det japanske spillsalget i 2004. Veldig overraskende toppet Dragon Quest VIII spillisten i overlegen stil. Pokémon fortsetter også å være veldig populært i Japan. Ellers reflekteres et forholdsvis dårlig spillår for store firmaer som Capcom og Sega.
Spill:
1 Dragon Quest VIII: Sora to Umi to Daichi to Norowareshi Himegimi (PS2, Square Enix) 3,327,167
2 Pocket Monsters Fire Red / Leaf Green (GBA, Pokemon) 2,392,005
3 Dragon Quest V: Tenkuu no Hanayome (PS2,Square Enix) 1,611,974
4 Pocket Monsters Emerald (GBA,Pokemon) 1,375,233
5 World Soccer Winning Eleven 8 (PS2, Konami) 1,042,234
6 Sengoku Musou (PS2, Koei) 1,024,253
7 Jissen Pachislot Shinshouhou! Hokuto no Ken (PS2, Sammy)
916,765
8 Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater (PS2, Konami) 694,307
9 Gran Turismo 4 (PS2, SCEJ) 663,543
10 Derby Stallion 04 (PS2, Enterbrain) 603,815
Hardware/konsoller:
1 PlayStation 2 - 2,947,256
2 Game Boy Advance SP - 2,452,358
3 Nintendo DS - 1,269,845
4 GameCube - 640,396
5 PlayStation Portable - 451,138
6 Game Boy Advance - 204,459
7 Xbox - 36,064