It seems that tablets and smartphones are eating away the sales of traditional consoles and handheld gaming devices in Japan. This information was revealed in the latest issue of Famitsu, which was translated and reported over on My Nintendo News. The combined revenue generated by sales for all consoles was 369 billion yen, which is the lowest point for the market in 24 years. The current peak in console sales was reached in 2007, when the combined total was 688 billion yen.
Famitsu also listed the Top 10 list for last year's best selling games, as well as the top sellers when it comes to console hardware. These can be found under the picture.
Famitsu Top 10 2014:
01. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Ganso / Honke (Level 5) - 3,050,178
02. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire (Pokemon Co.) - 2,464,850
03. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate (Capcom) - 2,381,177
04. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo) - 2,066,022
05. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Shin Uchi (Level 5) - 2,007,327
06. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch (Level 5) - 994,346 / (1,280,799 all-time sales)
07. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 (Nintendo) - 842,053
08. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru to Ruka no Fushigi na Fushigi na Kagi (Square Enix) - 748,139
09. [3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe (Nintendo) - 687,957
10. [WIU] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (Nintendo) - 478,366
Hardware Sales 2014:
Nintendo 3DS - 3,153,045 / 17,847,056
Playstation Vita - 1,147,936 / 3,423,075
Playstation 4 - 925,570
Wii U - 604,856 / 2,123,283
Playstation 3 - 450,034 / 10,018,534
Xbox One - 45,958