It turns out the Japanese are still really into Pokémon.

The list comes from Japanese gaming site 4Gamer.net, with helpful translations from Siliconera. It's always interesting to see what Japanese gamers are into compared to us over here in North America. For example, Taiko Drum Master: The Little Dragon and the Mysterious Orb sold better than Resident Evil: Revelations for 3DS. The list below contains the top 30 best selling games, and their units sold for 2012.

1. Pokémon Black/White 2  -  2,919,977
2. Animal Crossing: New Leaf  -  1,969,955
3. New Super Mario Bros. 2  -  1,743,791
4. Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry’s Wonderland 3D  -  919,870
5. Resident Evil 6  -  833,012
6. One Piece: Pirate Warriors  -  828,150
7. Mario Kart 7  -  748,797
8. Super Mario 3D Land  -  689,374
9. Mario Party 9  -  641,348
10. Dragon Quest X  -  609,783
11. Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate  -  602,058
12. Yakuza 5  -  518,224
13. Dragon’s Dogma  -  467,375
14. Fire Emblem: Awakening  -  455,268
15. Tales of Xillia 2  -  428,913
16. Paper Mario: Sticker Star  -  402,133
17. Pro Evolution Soccer 2013  -  399,340
18. Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates of Infinity  -  373,699
19. New Super Mario Bros. U  -  369,392
20. Wii Sports Resort (w/ MotionPlus pack-in)  -  358,627
21. The 2nd Super Robot Taisen Z  -  344,018
22. Pokémon Conquest  -  341,250
23. Taiko Drum Master: The Little Dragon and the Mysterious Orb  -  340,533
24. Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City  -  338,889
25. Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance  -  338,812
26. Run for Money Tousouchuu  -  337,472
27. Taiko Drum Master: Super Splendid Edition  -  321,959
28. Kid Icarus: Uprising  -  316,133
29. Inazuma Eleven Go 2: Chrono Stone – Neppuu/Raimei  -  314,016
30. Resident Evil: Revelations  -  296,040