After a shaky start 2003 has proven to be a good year for Nintendo, not least in its native Japan. The company is place top of a list of top ten publishers in Japan, orgainsed according to total software units sold.
If the figures from Nintendo and its subsidary label The Pokémon Company are combined, then the company can be seen to be over 3 million units ahead of its nearest rival.
1. Nintendo - 6,399,400 units
2. Square Enix - 5,659,000 units
3. Konami - 4,874,000 units
4. Bandai - 3,640,400 units
5. Capcom - 3,000,000 units
6. Namco - 2,840,100 units
7. Sony - 2,638,500 units
8. The Pokémon Company - 2,415,300 units
9. Koei - 2,286,2000 units
10. Sega - 2,344,500 units
