Splatoon 3 has proven its popularity in Japan as it ranked first in sales last month and became the best-selling game in Japan in 2022, and throughout the year many gamers believed that the second half of 2022 would be strong for Nintendo as they plan for the company to release its headlines.

For example, we have a major game Bayonetta 3 coming out in over a week, though The controversy surrounding Bayonetta's former voice actressHowever, the title could still generate some good numbers on the sales front, and then there's Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, which are likely to be big hits since Pokemon is a well-established series.

The Japan Monthly Report for September has been released, and for once, it's not too late.

Splatoon 3 was the best-selling game of the month and also became the best-selling game of the year so far, retail + digital sold around 4 million in the month. pic.twitter.com/HL8tiPkL1q

— Game Data Library (@GameDataLibrary) October 17, 2022

Even with these two big titles, 2022 has already seen Nintendo titles jump to the top of the sales charts, and the most recent example of this was Splatoon 3The third game in the Splatoon series was a hit from the start, and for many players, the game lived up to the hype and achieved some impressive sales figures in the days following its release.

It has now been revealed how many copies of Splatoon 3 were sold in September, along with the game now being the best-selling title in Japan in 2022. Japan (the number includes both physical and digital versions) in the first few days after its release.

Don't forget that Splatoon 3 is available exclusively on the Nintendo Switch platform.