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[Luminoth-4545]

Famitsu Sales: Week 43, 2023 (Oct 16 -Oct 22)​

Software​

1st Switch Super Mario Bros. Wonder
638,634 (total 638,634) NEW / Nintendo / October 20, 2023

2nd PS5 Marvel's Spider-Man 2
77,348 (total 77348) NEW / Sony Interactive Entertainment / October 20, 2023

3rd Switch Game of Life for Nintendo Switch
10,554 (total 54,264) -21% / Takara Tomy / October 6, 2023

4th Switch Pikmin 4
10,208 (total 922,606) -28% / Nintendo / July 21, 2023

5th Switch Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
5,305 (total 5,520,260) -15% / Nintendo / April 28, 2017

6th Switch Pokemon Scarlet and Violet
5,260 (total 5,163,082) -18 % / Pokemon / November 18, 2022

7th Switch Minecraft
4,923 (3,291,621 total) -17% / Microsoft Japan / June 21, 2018

8th Switch Detective Pikachu is back
4,718 (total 106,605) -71% / Pokemon / October 6, 2023

9th Switch Sonic Super Stars
4,128 (total 4,128) NEW / Sega / October 17, 2023

10th Switch Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
3,615 (total 5,308,529) -21% / Nintendo / December 7, 2018

Hardware sales volume​

• Switch - 5,050 (total 19,576,467)
• Switch Lite - 5,269 (total 5,527,830)
• Switch Oled - 51,931 (total 5,884,584)
• PS5 - 8,164 (total 3,928,515)
• PS5 Digital Edition -1,680 (total 589,721)
• Xbox Series X - 2,585 (total 226,995)
• Xbox Series S - 163 (total 289,901)
• PS4 - 1,437 (total 7,902,387)
• New Nintendo 2DS LL - 27 (total 1,192,535)

 

[Labadal]

PS5 ded.

 

[LordOcidax]

Mario Wonder close to 1M including digital…. Insane.

 

[nosoynadie22]

Niche-man did very well but still 9 to 1 in favor of Mario in Japan

 

[Kusarigama]

What's up with PS5's nose dive numbers?

 

[Fake]

Mario will be a monster in salaes.

 

[onQ123]

What's going on with the PS5 hardware?

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

77,348 Japanese people have learned what BIPOC means

 

[LordOcidax]

What's going on with the PS5 hardware?

Cleaning stocks for the PS5 Slim…

 

[Mibu no ookami]

What's up with PS5's nose dive numbers?

I think it is inventory clear out in advance of the new sku. You can't even buy PS5 on amazon.co.jp at the moment.

Probably most units locked in for North America and Europe to take advantage of Spider-Man's release. It should also mean the new SKU is hopefully available for purchase relatively soon.

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

What's up with PS5's nose dive numbers?

What's going on with the PS5 hardware?

If i had to guess? They are getting ready for the new console release in November. The numbers were already lower last week.

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

What's going on with the PS5 hardware?

Every single time new models launch the current model’s sales slow beforehand. This is not a new phenomenon

 

[Robb]

Mario is going to do big numbers, as expected.

 

[Luminoth-4545]

 

[Elios83]

What's going on with the PS5 hardware?

No inventory before Slim's launch on November 10th

 

[Saber]

Not surprising to see Wonder there, but good lord Pikimin still at the top 5.

 

[jm89]

It makes sense to let the old stock drain out, but such bad timing as spiderman 2 is there biggest release this year. But then again, it probably would not have made a huge difference on ps5 hardware sales anyway.

 

[Luminoth-4545]

500K+ opening week's at retail for Switch in Japan:

 

[Mowcno]

Mario's sales are surprising to me. I expected 2d mario to get a big boost compared to previous entries like other series have on the Switch. NSMB Wii did 936k for example.

Including digital it may have matched that but I was hoping for record sales. It deserves it as this is the first time Nintendo has put real effort into 2D mario since 2006. Except for MM

PS5 HW is presumably dead now until the slim launch.

 

[Kataploom]

Something tells me the Nintendomination in Japan is, at least, one of the reasons why some PS executives may have wanted Jim Ryan out and they've been pushing for it for years already

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

No inventory before Slim's launch on November 10th

Nope:

PS5 is fully stocked for first time and on track for record sales this year, top Sony exec says

Sony's PlayStation 5 is at full capacity around the world, according to Eric Lempel, the company's head of business operations.

www.cnbc.com

 

[Unknown?]

Something tells me the Nintendomination in Japan is, at least, one of the reasons why some PS executives may have wanted Jim Ryan out and they've been pushing for it for years already

Uhhh PS5 is doing better than PS4 and 3 though..

 

[BrunoCoel]

500K+ opening week's at retail for Switch in Japan:

Third party heaven.

 

[Fake]

What's going on with the PS5 hardware?

I guess the thing about 'require internet conection to the drive disk' make consumers praise the current SKU even more. Japan love more physical than digital, so they maybe are getting the last PS5 models that was left.

PS5 Slim Requires an Internet Connection For Its Detachable Disc Drive - Insider Gaming

It's been revealed that the new PS5 Slim will require an internet connection in order to connect its detachable disc drive.

insider-gaming.com

 

[Kataploom]

Uhhh PS5 is doing better than PS4 and 3 though..

Doesn't change the fact... Xbox can sell "500% more than before" in Japan and it would still underperform compared to competition

 

[OuterLimits]

Every single time new models launch the current model’s sales slow beforehand. This is not a new phenomenon

Seems like terrible timing. Sony launches one of their biggest software titles while the system is difficult to purchase in Japan.

 

[Mibu no ookami]

Seems like terrible timing. Sony launches one of their biggest software titles while the system is difficult to purchase in Japan.

Spider-Man was never going to push a ton of units in Japan.

Makes sense to get as many units in NA and EU as possible, that includes the new slims too. The worst thing Sony could do is sell out of units in the west, not only leaving money on the table, but potentially pushing more people to Xbox. That's not something they're afraid of in Japan.

 

[Musashipan]

Was expecting higher numbers for switch consoles. That's 2 day of mario, impressive

 

[SlimeGooGoo]

Is Spider Man THAT popular in Japan?

(or are these scalpers?)

 

[Physiognomonics]

What's going on with the PS5 hardware?

There were already stock issues last week.

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

Seems like terrible timing. Sony launches one of their biggest software titles while the system is difficult to purchase in Japan.

Eh, it’s only a few weeks tho. The high sales when the new model does launch will more than make up for it. And the install base currently is decent enough to launch the game into.

 

[DownLikeBCPowder]

Ah, the weekly Switch sales chart.

 

[Celine]

Third party heaven.

The only PS5 game, third-party or otherwise, with an opening over 150K is Final Fantasy XVI (336K) and the figure wouldn't have been anywhere close to crack into that top 13 you've quoted.
In fact even considering lifetime sales no PS5 game has cracked 500K at retail yet.

 

[Impotaku]

So according to top sony exec ps5 is fully stocked around the world

PS5 is fully stocked for first time and on track for record sales this year, top Sony exec says

Eric had come a long way from being the PS3 firmware update guy. Who says you can't move up and become a corporate shill! I kid, lets see what happens.

www.neogaf.com

hmm someones lying i think, as if that was the case no way would the weekly sales be that low.

 

[BrunoCoel]

The only PS5 game, third-party or otherwise, with an opening over 150K is Final Fantasy XVI (336K) and the figure wouldn't have been anywhere close to crack into that top 13 you've quoted.
In fact even considering lifetime sales no PS5 game has cracked 500K at retail yet.

I know. That's why I said heaven. Incredible performance for third party games on the Nintendo Switch!

 

[zedinen]

Something tells me the Nintendomination in Japan is, at least, one of the reasons why some PS executives may have wanted Jim Ryan out and they've been pushing for it for years already

Jim Ryan will be able to retire in March 2024, at 60, after breaking PlayStation records by selling 25 million units, boosting sales in the US and Japan to the highest level in two decades, making more profit than all his predecessors combined, and overseeing an unprecedented expansion of SIE studios and partnerships.

Uhhh PS5 is doing better than PS4 and 3 though..

PS5 Fat is now trending 50% above PS4 Fat and 40% ahead of PS3 Fat in Japan.

So according to top sony exec ps5 is fully stocked around the world

PS5 is fully stocked for first time and on track for record sales this year, top Sony exec says

Eric had come a long way from being the PS3 firmware update guy. Who says you can't move up and become a corporate shill! I kid, lets see what happens.

www.neogaf.com

hmm someones lying i think, as if that was the case no way would the weekly sales be that low.

On November 10th, the PS5 Slim will be available for purchase in Japan.

PS4 Fat -> Slim

6,760 (Week 35, 2016)

2,302 (Week 36, 2016)

364 (Week 37, 2016)

96,567 (Week 38, 2016)

 

[ChuckeRearmed]

Damn, those Mario numbers.

 

[Woopah]

Mario's sales are surprising to me. I expected 2d mario to get a big boost compared to previous entries like other series have on the Switch. NSMB Wii did 936k for example.

Including digital it may have matched that but I was hoping for record sales. It deserves it as this is the first time Nintendo has put real effort into 2D mario since 2006. Except for MM

PS5 HW is presumably dead now until the slim launch.

Not every franchise gets a Switch boost (see Fire Emblem and Luigi's Mansion). With digital Wonder will be about the same as NSMB DS and NSMB Wii.

Something tells me the Nintendomination in Japan is, at least, one of the reasons why some PS executives may have wanted Jim Ryan out and they've been pushing for it for years already

I would say that is highly highly unlikely. PS5 performance in Japan is strong hardware, weak software. But its not something that makes your force out a global executive.

 

[Sojiro]

Great opening for Mario Wonder, I am sure it won't leave the top 10 for a long, long time. Pikmin 4 still refusing to leave the top 10, you love to see it lol.