Since its launch in October 2024, Super Mario Party Jamboree has found critical and commercial success, making its way to the top of the Japanese sales charts to kick off 2025. Super Mario Party Jamboree, a family-friendly multiplayer party game, has climbed past a number of major releases to find itself in the number one spot among Japanese Nintendo game sales.

The latest entry in the beloved Mario Party series, Super Mario Party Jamboree introduces new game boards, modes, and playable characters alongside classic gameplay with fresh mechanics for both first-time and veteran fans to enjoy. Many have praised Jamboree for its extensive roster of iconic characters and inclusion of new multiplayer modes with up to 20 players. Super Mario Party Jamboree topped US sales charts in October 2024, and the party game is continuing to reach new heights in Japan.

Japanese gaming news outlet Famitsu has revealed that Super Mario Party Jamboree is currently the best-selling Nintendo title on Japan's sales charts. According to the data, Super Mario Party Jamboree has passed one million sales with a total of 1,071,568 units sold, and 117,307 of those units were sold during the week of December 30, 2024, to January 5, 2025. This places it at the top of the weekly Japan sales charts above major releases like Mario & Luigi: Brothership and The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. Super Mario Party Jamboree's latest weekly sales also outpaced some of the best-selling Nintendo Switch games of all time, including Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate., marking a major achievement for the hit party game.

While Super Mario Party Jamboree remains behind other major titles in total lifetime Japanese sales, it managed to sell three times as many units as Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake, which sits in the second place slot. Jamboree even out-paced Minecraft, the best-selling video game of all time, by a sales ratio of seven to one. Whether Super Mario Party Jamboree will be able to hold on to its number one spot on Japan's charts remains to be seen, and many are curious if the inevitable announcement of the Switch successor console will have any impact on existing Switch titles.

Audiences continue to show an appreciation for the Mario Party video game franchise, with classics like the original Mario Party and Mario Party 2 finding popularity with ports to Nintendo Switch Online, alongside the success of the series' latest entry. As Super Mario Party Jamboree continues to see steady sales, interested fans will want to stay tuned for any updates on the game's potential next milestones.

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