The sales value of packaged video games for Nintendo Switch sold in Japan amounted to more than ** billion Japanese yen in 2018. A comparison of the sales volume by distribution type showed that the number of packaged games sold for the platform during that year was significantly higher than the number of download games. The Nintendo Switch was released to the Japanese market in March 2017.
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Japan Arts Council. (March 27, 2020). Sales value of Nintendo Switch games sold in Japan in 2018, by distribution type (in billion Japanese yen) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 25, 2026, from /statistics/1198503/japan-sales-value-nintendo-switch-games-by-distribution-type/
Japan Arts Council. "Sales value of Nintendo Switch games sold in Japan in 2018, by distribution type (in billion Japanese yen)." Chart. March 27, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 25, 2026. /statistics/1198503/japan-sales-value-nintendo-switch-games-by-distribution-type/
Japan Arts Council. (2020). Sales value of Nintendo Switch games sold in Japan in 2018, by distribution type (in billion Japanese yen). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 25, 2026. /statistics/1198503/japan-sales-value-nintendo-switch-games-by-distribution-type/
Japan Arts Council. "Sales Value of Nintendo Switch Games Sold in Japan in 2018, by Distribution Type (in Billion Japanese Yen)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 27 Mar 2020, /statistics/1198503/japan-sales-value-nintendo-switch-games-by-distribution-type/
Japan Arts Council, Sales value of Nintendo Switch games sold in Japan in 2018, by distribution type (in billion Japanese yen) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1198503/japan-sales-value-nintendo-switch-games-by-distribution-type/ (last visited July 25, 2026)
Sales value of Nintendo Switch games sold in Japan in 2018, by distribution type (in billion Japanese yen) [Graph], Japan Arts Council, March 27, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1198503/japan-sales-value-nintendo-switch-games-by-distribution-type/
