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Famitsu Sales: Week 26 (06/21/21 – 06/27/21)

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SpongebobSquaredance

Unconfirmed Member
Software

01./00. [NSW] Mario Golf: Super Rush <SPT> (Nintendo) {2021.06.25} (¥5.980) - 80.430 / NEW
02./00. [PS4] Samurai Warriors 5 # <ACT> (Koei Tecmo) {2021.06.24} (¥7.800) - 55.675 / NEW
03./00. [NSW] Samurai Warriors 5 # <ACT> (Koei Tecmo) {2021.06.24} (¥7.800) - 38.691 / NEW
04./01. [NSW] Game Builder Garage <EDU> (Nintendo) {2021.06.11} (¥3.164) - 23.280 / 126.008 (-26%)
05./00. [PS4] Scarlet Nexus <RPG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2021.06.24} (¥8.200) - 20.160 / NEW
06./02. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure # <HOB> (Nintendo) {2019.10.18} (¥7.980) - 13.756 / 2.654.669 (+6%)
07./03. [NSW] Minecraft # <ADV> (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} (¥3.600) - 11.888 / 2.019.432 (-3%)
08./00. [PS4] The Legend of Nayuta: Boundless Trails <RPG> (Nihon Falcom) {2021.06.24} (¥3.980) - 11.230 / NEW
09./00. [PS5] Scarlet Nexus <RPG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2021.06.24} (¥8.200) - 11.008 / NEW
10./00. [NSW] The Caligula Effect 2 # <RPG> (FuRyu) {2021.06.24} (¥7.980) - 10.243 / NEW





Hardware

  1. Nintendo Switch – 58.864 / 16.424.721
  2. PlayStation 5 – 20.031 / 718.451
  3. Nintendo Switch Lite – 14.087 / 3.917.110
  4. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 3.407 / 140.132
  5. Xbox Series X – 2.672 / 41.998
  6. PlayStation 4 – 2.548 / 7.795.350
  7. Xbox Series S – 1.441 / 14.626

Source: https://www.famitsu.com/news/202107/01225658.html



Another decent week for the Xbox. Good numbers for PS5 too. Nintendo domination is still as strong as ever.





Update:

  1. [NSW] Mario Golf: Super Rush (Nintendo, 06/25/21) – 80,430 (New)
  2. [PS4] Samurai Warriors 5 (Koei Tecmo, 06/24/21) – 55,675 (New)
  3. [NSW] Samurai Warriors 5 (Koei Tecmo, 06/24/21) – 38,691 (New)
  4. [NSW] Game Builder Garage (Nintendo, 06/11/21) – 23,280 (126,008)
  5. [PS4] Scarlet Nexus (Bandai Namco, 06/24/21) – 20,160 (New)
  6. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 13,756 (2,654,669)
  7. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 11,888 (2,019,432)
  8. [PS4] The Legend of Nayuta: Boundless Trails (Falcom, 06/24/21) – 11,230 (New)
  9. [PS5] Scarlet Nexus (Bandai Namco, 06/24/21) – 11,008 (New)
  10. [NSW] The Caligula Effect 2 (FuRyu, 06/24/21) – 10,243 (New)
  11. [NSW] Miitopia (Nintendo, 05/21/21) – 10,054 (169,640)
  12. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (Konami, 11/19/20) – 8,540 (2,242,440)
  13. [PS4] The Caligula Effect 2 (FuRyu, 06/24/21) – 8,454 (New)
  14. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 8,277 (3,888,483)
  15. [NSW] Monster Hunter Rise (Capcom, 03/26/21) – 7,522 (2,272,644)
  16. [NSW] Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury (Nintendo, 02/12/21) – 6,430 (790,477)
  17. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 6,062 (4,318,560)
  18. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) – 5,593 (6,807,289)
  19. [NSW] The Wicked King and the Noble Hero (NIS, 06/24/21) – 5,433 (New)
  20. [NSW] New Pokemon Snap (The Pokemon Company, 04/30/21) – 5,384 (248,991)
  21. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo, 06/05/20) – 4,531 (734,237)
  22. [NSW] Super Mario Party (Nintendo, 10/05/18) – 4,459 (1,918,488)
  23. [NSW] Ken ga Kimi for S (Rejet, 06/24/21) – 3,981 (New)
  24. [PS4] Rust (Koch Media, 06/24/21) – 3,671 (New)
  25. [NSW] Splatoon 2 (Nintendo, 07/21/17) – 3,630 (3,888,454)
  26. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield (The Pokemon Company, 11/15/19) – 3,629 (4,071,349)
  27. [PS4] Resident Evil Village (Capcom, 05/08/21) – 2,803 (189,718)
  28. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 2,617 (1,829,389)
  29. [PS4] The Wicked King and the Noble Hero (NIS, 06/24/21) – 2,533 (New)
  30. [NSW] Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm & Exercise (Imagineer, 12/03/20) – 2,402 (113,707)
 
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Faithless83

Banned
Software

01./00. [NSW] Mario Golf: Super Rush <SPT> (Nintendo) {2021.06.25} (¥5.980) - 80.430 / NEW
02./00. [PS4] Samurai Warriors 5 # <ACT> (Koei Tecmo) {2021.06.24} (¥7.800) - 55.675 / NEW
03./00. [NSW] Samurai Warriors 5 # <ACT> (Koei Tecmo) {2021.06.24} (¥7.800) - 38.691 / NEW
04./01. [NSW] Game Builder Garage <EDU> (Nintendo) {2021.06.11} (¥3.164) - 23.280 / 126.008 (-26%)
05./00. [PS4] Scarlet Nexus <RPG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2021.06.24} (¥8.200) - 20.160 / NEW
06./02. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure # <HOB> (Nintendo) {2019.10.18} (¥7.980) - 13.756 / 2.654.669 (+6%)
07./03. [NSW] Minecraft # <ADV> (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} (¥3.600) - 11.888 / 2.019.432 (-3%)
08./00. [PS4] The Legend of Nayuta: Boundless Trails <RPG> (Nihon Falcom) {2021.06.24} (¥3.980) - 11.230 / NEW
09./00. [PS5] Scarlet Nexus <RPG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2021.06.24} (¥8.200) - 11.008 / NEW
10./00. [NSW] The Caligula Effect 2 # <RPG> (FuRyu) {2021.06.24} (¥7.980) - 10.243 / NEW





Hardware

  1. Nintendo Switch – 58.864 / 16.424.721
  2. PlayStation 5 – 20.031 / 718.451
  3. Nintendo Switch Lite – 14.087 / 3.917.110
  4. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 3.407 / 140.132
  5. Xbox Series X – 2.672 / 41.998
  6. PlayStation 4 – 2.548 / 7.795.350
  7. Xbox Series S – 1.441 / 14.626

Source: https://www.famitsu.com/news/202107/01225658.html



Another decent week for the Xbox. Good numbers for PS5 too. Nintendo domination is still as strong as ever.
PS5 sold more than the switch lite.
Nintendo is doomed!!!
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Kuranghi

Member
Japan. Warriors games suck. Why do you guys keep buying them?




Totally, I loved them when I was a wee lad but playing them now its super antiquated in its design, even for Japan. I love Japan and their games but who cares about the Yellow Turbans, I'm more worried about the invasion of the popup tutorial, text-boxes.
 
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SpongebobSquaredance

Unconfirmed Member
Japan. Warriors games suck. Why do you guys keep buying them?
It's fast food. The fighting system is potent, easy to grasp, there is some depth but not too much, it's easily digestible, and the games usually have a lot of eastern history inside.
 

ethomaz

Banned
PS5 seems to be holding it weekly sales... I hope Sony keep supplying Japan.

Credits to Hiska-kun.

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Amin_Parker

Member
Software

01./00. [NSW] Mario Golf: Super Rush <SPT> (Nintendo) {2021.06.25} (¥5.980) - 80.430 / NEW
02./00. [PS4] Samurai Warriors 5 # <ACT> (Koei Tecmo) {2021.06.24} (¥7.800) - 55.675 / NEW
03./00. [NSW] Samurai Warriors 5 # <ACT> (Koei Tecmo) {2021.06.24} (¥7.800) - 38.691 / NEW
04./01. [NSW] Game Builder Garage <EDU> (Nintendo) {2021.06.11} (¥3.164) - 23.280 / 126.008 (-26%)
05./00. [PS4] Scarlet Nexus <RPG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2021.06.24} (¥8.200) - 20.160 / NEW
06./02. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure # <HOB> (Nintendo) {2019.10.18} (¥7.980) - 13.756 / 2.654.669 (+6%)
07./03. [NSW] Minecraft # <ADV> (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} (¥3.600) - 11.888 / 2.019.432 (-3%)
08./00. [PS4] The Legend of Nayuta: Boundless Trails <RPG> (Nihon Falcom) {2021.06.24} (¥3.980) - 11.230 / NEW
09./00. [PS5] Scarlet Nexus <RPG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2021.06.24} (¥8.200) - 11.008 / NEW
10./00. [NSW] The Caligula Effect 2 # <RPG> (FuRyu) {2021.06.24} (¥7.980) - 10.243 / NEW





Hardware

  1. Nintendo Switch – 58.864 / 16.424.721
  2. PlayStation 5 – 20.031 / 718.451
  3. Nintendo Switch Lite – 14.087 / 3.917.110
  4. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 3.407 / 140.132
  5. Xbox Series X – 2.672 / 41.998
  6. PlayStation 4 – 2.548 / 7.795.350
  7. Xbox Series S – 1.441 / 14.626

Source: https://www.famitsu.com/news/202107/01225658.html



Another decent week for the Xbox. Good numbers for PS5 too. Nintendo domination is still as strong as ever.
Lovely performance by Nintendo this week. They have the highest selling console and the highest selling piece of software for the week. Beautiful Nintendo !!!

 
  1. [NSW] Mario Golf: Super Rush (Nintendo, 06/25/21) – 80,430 (New)
  2. [PS4] Samurai Warriors 5 (Koei Tecmo, 06/24/21) – 55,675 (New)
  3. [NSW] Samurai Warriors 5 (Koei Tecmo, 06/24/21) – 38,691 (New)
  4. [NSW] Game Builder Garage (Nintendo, 06/11/21) – 23,280 (126,008)
  5. [PS4] Scarlet Nexus (Bandai Namco, 06/24/21) – 20,160 (New)
  6. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 13,756 (2,654,669)
  7. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 11,888 (2,019,432)
  8. [PS4] The Legend of Nayuta: Boundless Trails (Falcom, 06/24/21) – 11,230 (New)
  9. [PS5] Scarlet Nexus (Bandai Namco, 06/24/21) – 11,008 (New)
  10. [NSW] The Caligula Effect 2 (FuRyu, 06/24/21) – 10,243 (New)
  11. [NSW] Miitopia (Nintendo, 05/21/21) – 10,054 (169,640)
  12. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (Konami, 11/19/20) – 8,540 (2,242,440)
  13. [PS4] The Caligula Effect 2 (FuRyu, 06/24/21) – 8,454 (New)
  14. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 8,277 (3,888,483)
  15. [NSW] Monster Hunter Rise (Capcom, 03/26/21) – 7,522 (2,272,644)
  16. [NSW] Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury (Nintendo, 02/12/21) – 6,430 (790,477)
  17. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 6,062 (4,318,560)
  18. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) – 5,593 (6,807,289)
  19. [NSW] The Wicked King and the Noble Hero (NIS, 06/24/21) – 5,433 (New)
  20. [NSW] New Pokemon Snap (The Pokemon Company, 04/30/21) – 5,384 (248,991)
  21. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo, 06/05/20) – 4,531 (734,237)
  22. [NSW] Super Mario Party (Nintendo, 10/05/18) – 4,459 (1,918,488)
  23. [NSW] Ken ga Kimi for S (Rejet, 06/24/21) – 3,981 (New)
  24. [PS4] Rust (Koch Media, 06/24/21) – 3,671 (New)
  25. [NSW] Splatoon 2 (Nintendo, 07/21/17) – 3,630 (3,888,454)
  26. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield (The Pokemon Company, 11/15/19) – 3,629 (4,071,349)
  27. [PS4] Resident Evil Village (Capcom, 05/08/21) – 2,803 (189,718)
  28. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 2,617 (1,829,389)
  29. [PS4] The Wicked King and the Noble Hero (NIS, 06/24/21) – 2,533 (New)
  30. [NSW] Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm & Exercise (Imagineer, 12/03/20) – 2,402 (113,707)

12 new games in top 30
 
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SpongebobSquaredance

Unconfirmed Member
What does the insatiable appetite for Samurai Warriors games say about Japan?
That they really like hack'n slay games and that they too have massively overproduced franchises?
 

TLZ

Banned
I like the fact even though Japan love their handhelds, they're still buying the Switch over the Lite multiple times over. Gives me hope they still like gaming on TV.
 

FStubbs

Member
I like the fact even though Japan love their handhelds, they're still buying the Switch over the Lite multiple times over. Gives me hope they still like gaming on TV.
One could argue the PS5 could've outsold the Switch if they had the supply. I wouldn't necessarily argue that, but somebody could.
 
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TLZ

Banned
One could argue the PS5 could've outsold the Switch if they had the supply. I wouldn't necessarily argue that, but somebody could.
Maybe, but I wouldn't go that far. I still think they love their handhelds, but the Switch provides a 2 in 1 solution, and that's looking very appealing to them. Plus it hardly takes up much room.
 

noshten

Member
Famitsu Top 50 First Half of 2021*
  1. [NSW] Monster Hunter Rise (Capcom) - 2.272.644
  2. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu (Konami) – 1.009.417
  3. [NSW] Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury - 790.477
  4. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure – 567.664
  5. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 431.300
  6. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 429.186
  7. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft) – 316.005
  8. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 305.386
  9. [NSW] Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town (Marvelous) – 281.140
  10. [NSW] New Pokemon Snap (Pokemon Co.) - 248.991
  11. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield + Expansion Pass (Pokemon Co.) - 238.732
  12. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics - 214.588
  13. [NSW] Splatoon 2 - 200.065
  14. [PS4] Resident Evil Village (Capcom) - 189.718
  15. [NSW] Super Mario Party - 188.692
  16. [NSW] Miitopia - 169.640
  17. [PS4] NieR Replicant (Square Enix) - 158.265
  18. [NSW] Bravely Default II (Square Enix) – 136.091
  19. [NSW] Rune Factory 5 (Marvelous) - 127.968
  20. [NSW] Game Builder Garage - 126.008
  21. [NSW] Pikmin 3 Deluxe - 103.273
  22. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - 101.352
  23. [NSW] Super Mario 3D All-Stars - 100.954
  24. [NSW] Fitness Boxing 2 (Imagineer) - 80.912
  25. [NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe - 80.508
  26. [NSW] Mario Golf: Super Rush - 80.430 / NEW
  27. [NSW] Dragon Quest XI S (Square Enix) - 73.581
  28. [NSW] Little Nightmares II (Bandai Namco) - 72.796
  29. [NSW] Human Fall Flat (Teyon Japan) - 68.533
  30. [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 - 67.692
  31. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey - 65.796
  32. [NSW] Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin (Marvelous) - 65.620
  33. [NSW] Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity (Koei Tecmo) - 62.119
  34. [PS4] Samurai Warriors 5 (Koei Tecmo) - 55.675 / NEW
  35. [PS5] Resident Evil Village (Capcom) - 53.953
  36. [NSW] Luigi's Mansion 3 - 45.207
  37. [NSW] Fishing Spirits (Bandai Namco) - 44.958
  38. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum 'n' Fun! (Bandai Namco) - 42.507
  39. [NSW] Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training - 38.944
  40. [NSW] Samurai Warriors 5 (Koei Tecmo) - 38.691 / NEW
  41. [NSW] Minecraft Dungeons (Microsoft) - 38.147
  42. [NSW] Kirby Star Allies - 37.954
  43. [NSW] Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 (Sega) - 36.105
  44. [NSW] Family Trainer (Bandai Namco) - 35.273
  45. [PS4] Biomutant (THQ Nordic) - 30.292
  46. [NSW] Densha de Go!! (Square Enix) - 29.624
  47. [NSW] Apex Legends (Electronic Arts) - 29.057
  48. [NSW] eBaseball Powerful Pro Baseball 2020 (Konami) - 27.539
  49. [NSW] Disgaea 6 (Nippon Ichi) - 25.744
  50. [NSW] Jack Jeanne (Broccoli) - 25.518
NSW - 45
PS4 - 4
PS5 - 1

TOTAL: 10.060.731
TOTAL NSW: 9.572.828 (95.2%)
TOTAL PS4/PS5: 487.903 (4.8%)

*Physical Sales Tracked with Top 30 Weekly Chart or updated via Famitsu

Top 10 Publishers First Half of 2021

  1. Nintendo - 4.145.116 (41.2%)
  2. Capcom - 2.516.315 (25%)
  3. Konami - 1.036.956 (10.3%)
  4. Pokemon Co - 487.723 (4.8%)
  5. Marvelous - 474.728 (4.7%)
  6. Square Enix - 397.561 (4%)
  7. Microsoft - 354.152 (3.5%)
  8. Bandai Namco - 195.534 (1.9%)
  9. Koei Tecmo - 156.485 (1.6%)
  10. Imagineer - 80.912 (0.8%)
Huge fall for Square Enix, Bandai Namco, Sega compared to their results during the first half of 2020,
For comparison last year during the first half of the year they had managed to

Square Enix, Bandai Namco & Sega 50K+ Games First Half of 2020
  1. [PS4] Final Fantasy VII Remake (Square Enix) - 932.821
  2. [PS4] Yakuza 7: Like a Dragon (Sega) - 243.769
  3. [PS4] Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot (Bandai Namco) - 149.654
  4. [PS4] Trials of Mana (Square Enix) - 133.593
  5. [PS4] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 (Bandai Namco) - 131.315
  6. [NSW] Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega) - 119.007
  7. [NSW] Fishing Spirits (Bandai Namco) - 111.474
  8. [NSW] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 (Bandai Namco) - 117.954
  9. [NSW] Trials of Mana (Square Enix) - 100.451
  10. [NSW] Hatsune Miku: Project Diva MegaMix (Sega) - 78.558
  11. [NSW] Dragon Quest XI S (Square Enix) - 66.580
  12. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum 'n' Fun! (Bandai Namco) - 65.467
TOTAL: 2.250.643
PS4 TOTAL: 1.591.152
NSW TOTAL: 659.491

As we can see the majority of sales for this publishers came on the PS4 in the first half of last year.

Square Enix went from 1.233.445 to 397.561. As Nier Replicant ended up their best selling game. Bravely Default 2 was a disappointment as Square ended up under-shipping at launch and the game didn't really benefit from good WoM, Integrade with it's cheap upgrade via a used copy was never going to move a massive amount considering the Japanese second hand market. At the end of the year its possible they wont be able to surpass 1 million sales in Japan. At the moment there is really not much that's set to launch from them until the end of the year. There is still hope that we get a Dragon Quest game for the holidays on the Switch which could rescue Square's year.

Next is Bandai Namco who at around the half way point of the year had over 575.864 sales while right now with Scarlet Nexus bombing they are sitting at 195.534, for the rest of the year they have Tales of Arise, Idolmaster Starlit Season(which was already delayed twice) & a late port of Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot. Overall they will also struggle to surpass 1 million sales this year which will take them to their worst result in the last decade. Little Nightmares 2 on the Switch remains their best selling game thus far this year, followed by Fishing Spirits & Taiko. There is Digimon Survive that could also come out but that's not a high seller either.
I still don't know what the logic is behind Scarlet Nexus, Tales of Arise, Idolmaster being exclusive to a declining platform or the very late ports of Dragon Ball games which have always done best on Nintendo hardware. Still it's not long before there are shake ups in their management but this and next year will likely be tough for them in Japan.

Finally, we have Sega who had 441.334 sales during the first half of last year - overall they had a decent result in 2020 all things considering. Currently their best selling game for 2021 is Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 followed by the best price edition of Judgement(which costs the equivalent of $16 in Japan). Their remaining big game for the rest of the year is Lost Judgement so best case scenario we'd be looking at 300K sales this year for them.
I guess silver-lining for Sega is that they are publishing Shin Megami Tensei V outside of Japan, with pretty big backing by Nintendo in terms of marketing. While their biggest franchises are actually from their Western Branch - Football Manager, Totalwar & Warhammer and do the majority of their sales on PC.


In Japan these three publishers are losing market share to the likes of Capcom, Konami, Marvelous, Microsoft, Koei Tecmo and other smaller publishers, this trend will continue as they've not got a big pipeline of games to launch on the Switch in 2021 which is currently aiming to be the hardware peak for the device.
 
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