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Japan sales week 51: Total Nintendo domination

Hosam6xavi

Banned
we will never see any price drop next year

And next year we'll have pokemon and monster hunter

Blow Your Mind Wow GIF by Product Hunt
 

Bodomism

Banned
Meanwhile SQE is still unsure whether to release an exclusive mainline Dragon Quest game on Nintendo Switch or not.

Momotaro Dentetsu will overtakes Dragon Quest 11 on PS4 soon and yet SQE is unable to see the potential that Nintendo Switch could give to Dragon Quest series in Japan and Worldwide.
 
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That's indeed fair. Not launching at a later date to avoid stock problems is not telling of much confidence though.
That's a weird take, considering that launching at a later date in Japan would have been quite assurely read as disinterest in the regione. The stock Is limited anywhere worldwide
 
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Impotaku

Member
One big issue in Japan since the PS3 era is that Sony completely lost the youth market. Nintendo regained that with the Wii and DS and never let go. Plus with Nintendo’s position of making games for everyone, something Sony did in the ps1 and ps2 days in japan, it has been an easy sale to Japanese audiences. While playstation still has a large audience it’s mainly towards older players, high school, college age and adults. And as we know, gaming for adults in Japan isn’t as wide spread as the west. Yet it’s a market they focus on. Ask many young kids today about playstation and some believe it or not don’t know it well. It’s all about switch to them.

the supply issue is a huge problem here for sure. No supply, no hype. Heck I just saw my first ps5 commercial on Japanese tv this morning! On the news. Nintendo advertises everywhere and on every program. Sony will too eventually but they are keeping too quiet. But yeah next week with New Years is the biggest holiday of the year and no systems for people to buy is not good. The lotteries are just causing more frustration than help for those of us who want one. Not to mention Amazon Japan’s overselling the system giving people like myself an uncertain wait time for when it will arrive.

Maybe by next Christmas Sony will make important changes and all, but for the considerable future in Japan, nintendo is more than king, it’s gaming god.

So true, the PS1 & PS2 librarys were insane in Japan they had games for everyone, some of the most fun & weirdest games came out of those 2 generations. PS3 & 4 those kinds of games started to dry up until it was mainly just the standard mainstream stuff where devs no longer took the risk to make all those quirky games anymore, it's a shame that the 2 generations that were region free were the ones where importing was no longer that appealing. There were the odd games that were still Japan exclusives but for the most part not a huge list of games i wanted to import over.

Still hope that one day Sony release at least one more boku no natsu yasumi game, with the power of the modern generation it would be jaw droppingly stunning, i miss that series so much it's been such a long time since i last played one.
 
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TLZ

Banned
With that kind of momentum it's difficult to see them putting out the Switch Pro next year. They have to be making a killing selling this many units at March 2017 launch prices.

My guess is they ride out a small dip in unit sales next year with maybe some discount for the holidays and either launch the Switch Pro in Q1 2022 or wait a bit longer and just put out a backwards compatible Switch 2 for Q4 2023 with plenty of cross-gen games for the first two years.

The fact that they've been able to maintain the same price point for 4 years with no adverse impact whatsoever gives them a lot of flexibility moving forward.
That's not a good strategy. You hit it when it's hot. Switch will be 4 years on the market next March. You want this high momentum to be your aid when releasing your next console so you're riding high on that wave while also still offering the older consoles. You don't wait for the momentum to drop.
 

Enzo88

Member
That's indeed fair. Not launching at a later date to avoid stock problems is not telling of much confidence though.
I mean, pandemic and all they still manufactured more ps5 than ps4 globally. The share they allocated to Japan is questionable, but i think they realized that ,unless of drastic changes, their ceiling in Japan is gonna be the same as ps3/ps4.

Launching later in the homeland would have been awful pr too for the consumers and local developers. People are already questioning sony's interest in Japan without that, imagine if they did.
 
Meanwhile SQE still is still unsure whether to release an exclusive mainline Dragon Quest game on Nintendo Switch or not.

Momotaro Dentetsu will overtakes Dragon Quest 11 on PS4 soon and yet SQE is unable to see the potential that Nintendo Switch could give to Dragon Quest series in Japan and Worldwide.

Maybe Bravely Default 2 will give them that final push.
 

ranmafan

Member
I mean, pandemic and all they still manufactured more ps5 than ps4 globally. The share they allocated to Japan is questionable, but i think they realized that ,unless of drastic changes, their ceiling in Japan is gonna be the same as ps3/ps4.

Launching later in the homeland would have been awful pr too for the consumers and local developers. People are already questioning sony's interest in Japan without that, imagine if they did.
Exactly on launching later. Launching later for PS4 really was not a great move in Japan. It angered the PlayStation fan base, especially with the excuse that they wanted more Japanese games at launch and didn’t really provide many more games then promised when it finally launched here. I think the fan base here realizes quite well that PlayStation is so big in the west that it needs more supply there, but the numbers that have been allocated here are just too way too small. Just take a look at Japanese twitter and you’ll see so many people frustrated, sad, and angry over the whole situation. Sony needs to do something fast to fix the situation. Sure the pandemic and stock situations around the world make that very hard to do, but every decision being made on Japan and PlayStation now is not good. Shame especially with the popularity of Ghost of Tsushima here helping push the ps brand more recently. The demand exists here but the longer they don’t fulfill it people will just be content with their switch.
 

Enzo88

Member
Exactly on launching later. Launching later for PS4 really was not a great move in Japan. It angered the PlayStation fan base, especially with the excuse that they wanted more Japanese games at launch and didn’t really provide many more games then promised when it finally launched here. I think the fan base here realizes quite well that PlayStation is so big in the west that it needs more supply there, but the numbers that have been allocated here are just too way too small. Just take a look at Japanese twitter and you’ll see so many people frustrated, sad, and angry over the whole situation. Sony needs to do something fast to fix the situation. Sure the pandemic and stock situations around the world make that very hard to do, but every decision being made on Japan and PlayStation now is not good. Shame especially with the popularity of Ghost of Tsushima here helping push the ps brand more recently. The demand exists here but the longer they don’t fulfill it people will just be content with their switch.
Agreed, add me to the frustrated list. I have been applying on Geo since day 1 with no avail.

The only people i know here that got it, are friends working at Playstation, since the company gave one to every employee.

Happy for them, nice on the company that did it to keep morale up during the pandemic/smart working from home...but i also told my friends to go fuck themselves cause i am jelous XD
 
To be fair, the console is completely sold out here.
They don`t have enough for now.
Very true. Sony is obviously feeding what stock they can into more important regions. Japan stopped being into home consoles shortly after the PS2 ended it's run. Even the highly popular Wii could only muster 12M there. PS3 did 10M. PS4 might hit 9.5M. I'd imagine PS5 ends up at 8.5M-9.2M. More than double Wii U's paltry 3.3M.
 

Bodomism

Banned
Top 30

Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

  1. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (Konami, 11/19/20) – 209,123 (964,207)
  2. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) – 95,097 (6,270,353)
  3. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 58,654 (2,028,444)
  4. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 44,450 (3,388,984)
  5. [NSW] Pikmin 3 Deluxe (Nintendo, 10/30/20) – 40,359 (407,820)
  6. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 35,165 (1,654,462)
  7. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 33,475 (3,959,987)
  8. [NSW] Super Mario Party (Nintendo, 10/05/18) – 30,046 (1,687,940)
  9. [NSW] Super Mario 3D All-Stars (Nintendo, 09/18/20) – 28,102 (455,469)
  10. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo, 06/05/20) – 24,502 (479,976)
  11. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield + Expansion Pass (The Pokemon Company, 11/15/19) – 23,189 (115,454)
  12. [NSW] Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity (Koei Tecmo, 11/20/20) – 22,648 (278,612)
  13. [NSW] Yo-kai Watch Jam: Yo-kai Academy Y – Waiwai Gakuen Seikatsu (Level-5, 12/17/20) – 21,147 (30,590)
  14. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield (The Pokemon Company, 11/15/19) – 21,081 (3,852,055)
  15. [NSW] Splatoon 2 (Bundle Version Included) (Nintendo, 07/21/17) – 19,871 (3,656,361)
  16. [NSW] Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 (Sega, 12/10/20) – 13,806 (40,152)
  17. [NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (Nintendo, 01/11/19) – 13,312 (964,088)
  18. [NSW] Family Trainer (Bandai Namco, 12/17/20) – 13,189 (New)
  19. [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 (Nintendo, 06/28/19) – 12,897 (1,018,008)
  20. [NSW] Human Fall Flat (Teyon Japan, 06/25/20) – 10,496 (74,952)
  21. [NSW] Ace Angler: Nintendo Switch Version (Bandai Namco, 07/25/19) – 9,779 (531,828)
  22. [NSW] Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit Mario Set / Luigi Set (Nintendo, 10/16/20) – 9,479 (116,515)
  23. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythmic Adventure Pack (Bandai Namco, 11/26/20) – 9,533 (39,876)
  24. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 9,496 (1,714,135)
  25. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo, 10/27/17) – 9,344 (2,166,425)
  26. [NSW] Derby Stallion (Game Addict, 12/03/20) – 9,209 (100,364)
  27. [NSW] Minecraft Dungeons Hero Edition (Microsoft, 09/08/20) – 8,946 (65,831)
  28. [PS4] Cyberpunk 2077 (Spike Chunsoft, 12/10/20) – 7,721 (112,408)
  29. [NSW] Sumikko Gurashi: Oheya no Sumi de Tabi Kibun Sugoroku (Nippon Columbia, 12/03/20) – 6,680 (17,980)
  30. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun (Bandai Namco, 07/19/18) – 6,612 (545,603)
NSW - 29
PS4 - 1
 
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MrA

Banned
Top 30

Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

  1. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (Konami, 11/19/20) – 209,123 (964,207)
  2. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) – 95,097 (6,270,353)
  3. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 58,654 (2,028,444)
  4. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 44,450 (3,388,984)
  5. [NSW] Pikmin 3 Deluxe (Nintendo, 10/30/20) – 40,359 (407,820)
  6. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 35,165 (1,654,462)
  7. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 33,475 (3,959,987)
  8. [NSW] Super Mario Party (Nintendo, 10/05/18) – 30,046 (1,687,940)
  9. [NSW] Super Mario 3D All-Stars (Nintendo, 09/18/20) – 28,102 (455,469)
  10. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo, 06/05/20) – 24,502 (479,976)
  11. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield + Expansion Pass (The Pokemon Company, 11/15/19) –
  12. [NSW] Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity (Koei Tecmo, 11/20/20) –
  13. [NSW] Yo-kai Watch Jam: Yo-kai Academy Y – Waiwai Gakuen Seikatsu (Level-5, 12/17/20) – 21,147 (30,590)
  14. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield (The Pokemon Company, 11/15/19) – 21,081 (3,852,055)
  15. [NSW] Splatoon 2 (Bundle Version Included) (Nintendo, 07/21/17) – 19,871 (3,656,361)
  16. [NSW] Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 (Sega, 12/10/20) – 13,806 (40,152)
  17. [NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (Nintendo, 01/11/19) – 13,312 (964,088)
  18. [NSW] Family Trainer (Bandai Namco, 12/17/20) – 13,189 (New)
  19. [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 (Nintendo, 06/28/19) – 12,897 (1,018,008)
  20. [NSW] Human Fall Flat (Teyon Japan, 06/25/20) – 10,496 (74,952)
  21. [NSW] Ace Angler: Nintendo Switch Version (Bandai Namco, 07/25/19) –
  22. [NSW] Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit Mario Set / Luigi Set (Nintendo, 10/16/20) – 9,479 (116,515)
  23. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythmic Adventure Pack (Bandai Namco, 11/26/20) – 9,533 (39,876)
  24. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 9,496 (1,714,135)
  25. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo, 10/27/17) – 9,344 (2,166,425)
  26. [NSW] Derby Stallion (Game Addict, 12/03/20) – 9,209 (100,364)
  27. [NSW] Minecraft Dungeons Hero Edition (Microsoft, 09/08/20) – 8,946 (65,831)
  28. [PS4] Cyberpunk 2077 (Spike Chunsoft, 12/10/20) – 7,721 (112,408)
  29. [NSW] Sumikko Gurashi: Oheya no Sumi de Tabi Kibun Sugoroku (Nippon Columbia, 12/03/20) – 6,680 (17,980)
  30. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun (Bandai Namco, 07/19/18) – 6,612 (545,603)
NSW - 29
PS4 - 1
slam dunk for cyberpunk!
 

noshten

Member
Famitsu Switch 3rd Parties 2020 Top 20:
  1. Momotaro Dentetsu (Konami) - 964.207
  2. Minecraft (Microsoft) - 508.523
  3. Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity (Koei Tecmo) - 278.612
  4. eBaseball Powerful Pro Baseball 2020 (Konami) - 248.024
  5. Fishing Spirits (Bandai Namco) - 194.833
  6. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games: Tokyo 2020 (Sega) - 138.550
  7. Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum 'n' Fun! (Bandai Namco) - 125.021 (+2)
  8. One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 (Bandai Namco) - 117.954 (-1)
  9. Dragon Quest XI S (Square Enix) - 101.956 (-1)
  10. Trials of Mana (Square Enix) - 100.451
  11. Derby Stallion (Game Addict) - 100.364
  12. Hatsune Miku: Project Diva MegaMix (Sega) - 78.558
  13. Human: Fall Flat (Teyon Japan) - 74.952 (+2)
  14. Minecraft Dungeons: Hero Edition (Microsoft) - 65.831 (+6)
  15. Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers (Atlus) - 65.653 (-2)
  16. Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin (Marvelous) - 64.918 (-2)
  17. Fitness Boxing (Imagineer) - 62.949 (-1)
  18. Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne (Atlus) - 59.549 (-1)
  19. Fortnite: The Last Laugh Bundle (Warner Entertainment Japan) - 57.362 (-1)
  20. Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Remastered Edition (Square Enix) - 56.187 (-1)
TOTAL: 3.464.454

Famitsu PS4 3rd Parties 2020 Top 20:
  1. Final Fantasy VII Remake (Square Enix) - 932.821
  2. Resident Evil 3 (Capcom) - 258.676
  3. Yakuza 7: Like a Dragon (Sega) - 243.769
  4. eBaseball Powerful Pro Baseball 2020 (Konami) - 180.243
  5. Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs. MaxiBoost On (Bandai Namco) - 161.014
  6. Nioh 2 (Koei Tecmo) - 156.772
  7. Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers (Atlus) - 149.898
  8. Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot (Bandai Namco) - 149.654
  9. Trials of Mana (Square Enix) - 133.593
  10. One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 (Bandai Namco) - 131.315
  11. Cyberpunk 2077 (Spike Chunsoft) - 112.408 (+1)
  12. Granblue Fantasy Versus (Cygames) - 111.094 (-1)
  13. The Legend of Heroes: Hajimari no Kiseki (Nihon Falcom) - 96.140
  14. Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris (Bandai Namco) - 85.010
  15. Marvel's Avengers (Square Enix) - 64.255
  16. Monster Hunter: World - Iceborne (Capcom) - 63.322
  17. Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster (Atlus) - 55.501
  18. Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (Ubisoft) - 55.445
  19. FIFA 21 (Electronic Arts) - 51.884
  20. Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin (Marvelous) - 48.019
TOTAL: 3.240.833


Top 3rd Party Publishers
  1. Konami - 1.392.474
  2. Square Enix - 1.389.263
  3. Bandai Namco - 964.801
  4. Microsoft - 574.354
  5. Sega - 460.877
  6. Koei Tecmo - 435.384
  7. Capcom - 321.998
  8. Atlus - 330.357
  9. Spike Chunsoft - 112.408
  10. Cygames - 111.094

With this Week the Top 20 3rd Party games on the Switch have outsold the Top 20 3rd Party games on the PS4 for 2020.
Switch third party total for the Top 20 should end somewhere around 3.9 million for the year
Konami will have it's strongest year since 2013, when they sold 2.1 million in Famitsu Top 1000 having launched 48 game SKUs compared to 3 in 2020...
Momotaro is now ahead of Final Fantasy VII Remake,
Age of Calamity
outsold Resident Evil 3, which has allowed Koei to outsell Capcom & Atlus this year
 

MagnesG

Banned
The funny thing is that we are heading towards a much stronger 2021, this year both first and third party line-ups were impacted by COVID. I imagine that Rune Factory 5, Bravely Default 2 and Bowser's Fury should have all launched this fall making things very packed. Next year we have a steady schedule of games that will allow Switch to maintain momentum and we might actually finally see Ring Fit achieve it's true potential
Man Rune Factory 5 and the new Story of Seasons next year...

funny cat GIF
 

Bodomism

Banned
Famitsu Switch 3rd Parties 2020 Top 20:
  1. Momotaro Dentetsu (Konami) - 964.207
  2. Minecraft (Microsoft) - 508.523
  3. Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity (Koei Tecmo) - 278.612
  4. eBaseball Powerful Pro Baseball 2020 (Konami) - 248.024
  5. Fishing Spirits (Bandai Namco) - 194.833
  6. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games: Tokyo 2020 (Sega) - 138.550
  7. Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum 'n' Fun! (Bandai Namco) - 125.021 (+2)
  8. One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 (Bandai Namco) - 117.954 (-1)
  9. Dragon Quest XI S (Square Enix) - 101.956 (-1)
  10. Trials of Mana (Square Enix) - 100.451
  11. Derby Stallion (Game Addict) - 100.364
  12. Hatsune Miku: Project Diva MegaMix (Sega) - 78.558
  13. Human: Fall Flat (Teyon Japan) - 74.952 (+2)
  14. Minecraft Dungeons: Hero Edition (Microsoft) - 65.831 (+6)
  15. Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers (Atlus) - 65.653 (-2)
  16. Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin (Marvelous) - 64.918 (-2)
  17. Fitness Boxing (Imagineer) - 62.949 (-1)
  18. Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne (Atlus) - 59.549 (-1)
  19. Fortnite: The Last Laugh Bundle (Warner Entertainment Japan) - 57.362 (-1)
  20. Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Remastered Edition (Square Enix) - 56.187 (-1)
TOTAL: 3.464.454

Famitsu PS4 3rd Parties 2020 Top 20:
  1. Final Fantasy VII Remake (Square Enix) - 932.821
  2. Resident Evil 3 (Capcom) - 258.676
  3. Yakuza 7: Like a Dragon (Sega) - 243.769
  4. eBaseball Powerful Pro Baseball 2020 (Konami) - 180.243
  5. Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs. MaxiBoost On (Bandai Namco) - 161.014
  6. Nioh 2 (Koei Tecmo) - 156.772
  7. Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers (Atlus) - 149.898
  8. Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot (Bandai Namco) - 149.654
  9. Trials of Mana (Square Enix) - 133.593
  10. One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 (Bandai Namco) - 131.315
  11. Cyberpunk 2077 (Spike Chunsoft) - 112.408 (+1)
  12. Granblue Fantasy Versus (Cygames) - 111.094 (-1)
  13. The Legend of Heroes: Hajimari no Kiseki (Nihon Falcom) - 96.140
  14. Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris (Bandai Namco) - 85.010
  15. Marvel's Avengers (Square Enix) - 64.255
  16. Monster Hunter: World - Iceborne (Capcom) - 63.322
  17. Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster (Atlus) - 55.501
  18. Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (Ubisoft) - 55.445
  19. FIFA 21 (Electronic Arts) - 51.884
  20. Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin (Marvelous) - 48.019
TOTAL: 3.240.833


Top 3rd Party Publishers
  1. Konami - 1.392.474
  2. Square Enix - 1.389.263
  3. Bandai Namco - 964.801
  4. Microsoft - 574.354
  5. Sega - 460.877
  6. Koei Tecmo - 435.384
  7. Capcom - 321.998
  8. Atlus - 330.357
  9. Spike Chunsoft - 112.408
  10. Cygames - 111.094

With this Week the Top 20 3rd Party games on the Switch have outsold the Top 20 3rd Party games on the PS4 for 2020.
Switch third party total for the Top 20 should end somewhere around 3.9 million for the year
Konami will have it's strongest year since 2013, when they sold 2.1 million in Famitsu Top 1000 having launched 48 game SKUs compared to 3 in 2020...
Momotaro is now ahead of Final Fantasy VII Remake,
Age of Calamity
outsold Resident Evil 3, which has allowed Koei to outsell Capcom & Atlus this year
Konami is the best selling 3rd party publisher in 2020! 🔥
 
Top 30

Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

  1. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (Konami, 11/19/20) – 209,123 (964,207)
  2. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) – 95,097 (6,270,353)
  3. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 58,654 (2,028,444)
  4. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 44,450 (3,388,984)
  5. [NSW] Pikmin 3 Deluxe (Nintendo, 10/30/20) – 40,359 (407,820)
  6. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 35,165 (1,654,462)
  7. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 33,475 (3,959,987)
  8. [NSW] Super Mario Party (Nintendo, 10/05/18) – 30,046 (1,687,940)
  9. [NSW] Super Mario 3D All-Stars (Nintendo, 09/18/20) – 28,102 (455,469)
  10. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo, 06/05/20) – 24,502 (479,976)
  11. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield + Expansion Pass (The Pokemon Company, 11/15/19) –
  12. [NSW] Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity (Koei Tecmo, 11/20/20) –
  13. [NSW] Yo-kai Watch Jam: Yo-kai Academy Y – Waiwai Gakuen Seikatsu (Level-5, 12/17/20) – 21,147 (30,590)
  14. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield (The Pokemon Company, 11/15/19) – 21,081 (3,852,055)
  15. [NSW] Splatoon 2 (Bundle Version Included) (Nintendo, 07/21/17) – 19,871 (3,656,361)
  16. [NSW] Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 (Sega, 12/10/20) – 13,806 (40,152)
  17. [NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (Nintendo, 01/11/19) – 13,312 (964,088)
  18. [NSW] Family Trainer (Bandai Namco, 12/17/20) – 13,189 (New)
  19. [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 (Nintendo, 06/28/19) – 12,897 (1,018,008)
  20. [NSW] Human Fall Flat (Teyon Japan, 06/25/20) – 10,496 (74,952)
  21. [NSW] Ace Angler: Nintendo Switch Version (Bandai Namco, 07/25/19) –
  22. [NSW] Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit Mario Set / Luigi Set (Nintendo, 10/16/20) – 9,479 (116,515)
  23. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythmic Adventure Pack (Bandai Namco, 11/26/20) – 9,533 (39,876)
  24. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 9,496 (1,714,135)
  25. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo, 10/27/17) – 9,344 (2,166,425)
  26. [NSW] Derby Stallion (Game Addict, 12/03/20) – 9,209 (100,364)
  27. [NSW] Minecraft Dungeons Hero Edition (Microsoft, 09/08/20) – 8,946 (65,831)
  28. [PS4] Cyberpunk 2077 (Spike Chunsoft, 12/10/20) – 7,721 (112,408)
  29. [NSW] Sumikko Gurashi: Oheya no Sumi de Tabi Kibun Sugoroku (Nippon Columbia, 12/03/20) – 6,680 (17,980)
  30. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun (Bandai Namco, 07/19/18) – 6,612 (545,603)
NSW - 29
PS4 - 1

You forgot these numbers:

11. [NSW] Pokemon Sword/Shield + Expansion Pass (The Pokemon Company, 11/15/19) – 23,189 (115,454)
12. [NSW] Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity (Koei Tecmo, 11/20/20) – 22,648 (278,612)
21. [NSW] Ace Angler: Nintendo Switch Version (Bandai Namco, 07/25/19) – 9,779 (531,828)


NSW - 29
PS4 - 1

Damn...
 
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noshten

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Famitsu 2020 Top 50:
  1. NSW: Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo) - 6.270.353
  2. NSW: Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo) - 1.532.805
  3. NSW: Pokemon Sword / Shield (Pokemon Co) - 979.375
  4. NSW: Momotaro Dentetsu (Konami) - 964.207
  5. PS4: Final Fantasy VII Remake (Square Enix) - 932.821
  6. NSW: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) - 729.975
  7. NSW: Minecraft (Microsoft) - 508.523
  8. NSW: Smash Ultimate (Nintendo) - 506.935
  9. NSW: Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo) - 479.976
  10. NSW: Super Mario 3D All-Stars (Nintendo) - 455.469
  11. NSW: Super Mario Party (Nintendo) - 424.230
  12. PS4: Ghost of Tsushima (Sony) - 412.868
  13. NSW: Pikmin 3 Deluxe (Nintendo) - 407.820
  14. NSW: Splatoon 2 (Nintendo) - 397.244
  15. NSW: Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training (Nintendo) - 290.691
  16. NSW: Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity (Koei Tecmo) - 278.612
  17. NSW: Paper Mario: The Origami King (Nintendo) - 267.743
  18. NSW: Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX (Pokemon Co.) - 259.513
  19. PS4: Resident Evil 3 (Capcom) - 258.676
  20. NSW: eBaseball Powerful Pro Baseball 2020 (Konami) - 248.024
  21. PS4: Yakuza 7: Like a Dragon (Sega) - 243.769
  22. NSW: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo) - 232.786
  23. PS4: The Last of Us Part II (Sony) - 222.943
  24. NSW: New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (Nintendo) - 216.459
  25. NSW: Super Mario Maker 2 (Nintendo) - 210.392
  26. NSW: Fishing Spirits (Bandai Namco) - 194.833
  27. NSW: Luigi's Mansion 3 (Nintendo) - 187.050
  28. PS4: eBaseball Powerful Pro Baseball 2020 (Konami) - 180.243
  29. PS4: Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs. MaxiBoost On (Bandai Namco) - 161.014
  30. PS4: Nioh 2 (Koei Tecmo) - 156.772
  31. PS4: Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers (Atlus) - 149.898
  32. PS4: Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot (Bandai Namco) - 149.654
  33. NSW: Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games: Tokyo 2020 (Sega) - 138.550
  34. PS4 Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War (Sony) - 133.930
  35. PS4: Trials of Mana (Square Enix) - 133.593
  36. PS4: One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 (Bandai Namco) - 131.315
  37. NSW: Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition (Nintendo) - 128.989
  38. NSW: Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum 'n' Fun! (Bandai Namco) - 125.021
  39. NSW: Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo) - 118.879
  40. NSW: One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 (Bandai Namco) - 117.954
  41. NSW: Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit (Nintendo) - 116.515
  42. PS4: Cyberpunk 2077 (Spike Chunsoft) - 112.408
  43. PS4: Granblue Fantasy Versus (Cygames) - 111.094
  44. NSW: Dragon Quest XI S (Square Enix) - 101.956
  45. NSW: Trials of Mana (Square Enix) - 100.451
  46. NSW: Derby Stallion (Game Addict) - 100.364
  47. PS4: The Legend of Heroes: Hajimari no Kiseki (Nihon Falcom) - 96.140
  48. PS4: Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris (Bandai) - 85.010
  49. NSW: Hatsune Miku: Project Diva MegaMix (Sega) - 78.558
  50. NSW: Human: Fall Flat (Teyon Japan) - 74.952 NEW
NSW - 33
PS4 - 17

TOTAL: 20.917.352
NSW TOTAL: 17.245.204 (82.44%)
PS4 TOTAL: 3.672.148 (17.56%)

Top 3 Publishers:

1) NINTENDO 1ST PARTY: 12.974.311 (62%)
2) KONAMI: 1.392.474 (6.6%)
3) SQUARE ENIX: 1.268.821 (6%)

  • Around 800K additional units were sold during Week 51(within the Top 50)
  • Next Week the Switch will have an entire Top 30 and is very likely to get close to 85% Software Market Share for the year
  • When Famitsu releases their Top 100 for 2020, a lot of games will have their total's updated
  • The larger story is the missing digital numbers, ever since Nintendo introduced the Voucher Program their digital revenue in Japan has increased
  • Human: Fall Flat's physical release has finally made it into the Top 50 the game had surpassed 600K on all Platforms digitally earlier in April and launched physically on the Switch this summer. This will be the first indie game to surpass 100K physical in Japan on the Switch
  • With Digital revenue this will be the best year for the Japanese Video Game market since the Wii/DS days
 
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If you think about it, most of the next-gen improvements for PS5 are moot in Japan. Bedrooms especially are too tiny for giant 4K screens. It's handheld all the way in the land of Nippon.
 
Top 30

Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

  1. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (Konami, 11/19/20) – 209,123 (964,207)
  2. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) – 95,097 (6,270,353)
  3. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 58,654 (2,028,444)
  4. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 44,450 (3,388,984)
  5. [NSW] Pikmin 3 Deluxe (Nintendo, 10/30/20) – 40,359 (407,820)
  6. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 35,165 (1,654,462)
  7. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 33,475 (3,959,987)
  8. [NSW] Super Mario Party (Nintendo, 10/05/18) – 30,046 (1,687,940)
  9. [NSW] Super Mario 3D All-Stars (Nintendo, 09/18/20) – 28,102 (455,469)
  10. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo, 06/05/20) – 24,502 (479,976)
  11. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield + Expansion Pass (The Pokemon Company, 11/15/19) – 23,189 (115,454)
  12. [NSW] Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity (Koei Tecmo, 11/20/20) – 22,648 (278,612)
  13. [NSW] Yo-kai Watch Jam: Yo-kai Academy Y – Waiwai Gakuen Seikatsu (Level-5, 12/17/20) – 21,147 (30,590)
  14. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield (The Pokemon Company, 11/15/19) – 21,081 (3,852,055)
  15. [NSW] Splatoon 2 (Bundle Version Included) (Nintendo, 07/21/17) – 19,871 (3,656,361)
  16. [NSW] Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 (Sega, 12/10/20) – 13,806 (40,152)
  17. [NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (Nintendo, 01/11/19) – 13,312 (964,088)
  18. [NSW] Family Trainer (Bandai Namco, 12/17/20) – 13,189 (New)
  19. [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 (Nintendo, 06/28/19) – 12,897 (1,018,008)
  20. [NSW] Human Fall Flat (Teyon Japan, 06/25/20) – 10,496 (74,952)
  21. [NSW] Ace Angler: Nintendo Switch Version (Bandai Namco, 07/25/19) – 9,779 (531,828)
  22. [NSW] Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit Mario Set / Luigi Set (Nintendo, 10/16/20) – 9,479 (116,515)
  23. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythmic Adventure Pack (Bandai Namco, 11/26/20) – 9,533 (39,876)
  24. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 9,496 (1,714,135)
  25. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo, 10/27/17) – 9,344 (2,166,425)
  26. [NSW] Derby Stallion (Game Addict, 12/03/20) – 9,209 (100,364)
  27. [NSW] Minecraft Dungeons Hero Edition (Microsoft, 09/08/20) – 8,946 (65,831)
  28. [PS4] Cyberpunk 2077 (Spike Chunsoft, 12/10/20) – 7,721 (112,408)
  29. [NSW] Sumikko Gurashi: Oheya no Sumi de Tabi Kibun Sugoroku (Nippon Columbia, 12/03/20) – 6,680 (17,980)
  30. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun (Bandai Namco, 07/19/18) – 6,612 (545,603)
NSW - 29
PS4 - 1

NSW

2017: 4 games
2018: 4 games
2019: 6 games
2020: 15 games


[NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield + Expansion Pass (The Pokemon Company, 11/15/19) – 23,189 (115,454)
[NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield (The Pokemon Company, 11/15/19) – 21,081 (3,852,055)

3.967.509

4 millions next week it seems, just before SSB Ultimate:
[NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 33,475 (3,959,987)
 
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Woopah

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NSW

2017: 4 games
2018: 4 games
2019: 6 games
2020: 15 games


[NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield + Expansion Pass (The Pokemon Company, 11/15/19) – 23,189 (115,454)
[NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield (The Pokemon Company, 11/15/19) – 21,081 (3,852,055)

3.967.509

4 millions next week it seems, just before SSB Ultimate:
[NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 33,475 (3,959,987)
What do those numbers mean at the top, Nintendo published Switch games in week 51?
 

Woopah

Member
Meanwhile SQE is still unsure whether to release an exclusive mainline Dragon Quest game on Nintendo Switch or not.

Momotaro Dentetsu will overtakes Dragon Quest 11 on PS4 soon and yet SQE is unable to see the potential that Nintendo Switch could give to Dragon Quest series in Japan and Worldwide.
I think you're too hard on SE. I'm very confident that DQ12 is already in development for Switch, but given that they only just released another DQ11 SKU it isn't surprising they haven't announced the sequel yet.

I'm currently predicting Switch gets the DQ Dai game and the next DQ Monsters title in 2021. DQ12 will then come 2022.
 

MagnesG

Banned
I think you're too hard on SE. I'm very confident that DQ12 is already in development for Switch, but given that they only just released another DQ11 SKU it isn't surprising they haven't announced the sequel yet.

I'm currently predicting Switch gets the DQ Dai game and the next DQ Monsters title in 2021. DQ12 will then come 2022.
We'll see, probably we got a beta release first on Switch or having it last, either way we'll get fucked. SE gonna SE.
 

Bodomism

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I think you're too hard on SE. I'm very confident that DQ12 is already in development for Switch, but given that they only just released another DQ11 SKU it isn't surprising they haven't announced the sequel yet.

I'm currently predicting Switch gets the DQ Dai game and the next DQ Monsters title in 2021. DQ12 will then come 2022.
They're going to repeat the same mistake like what they had done during 3ds era.

Project Octopath Travellers with 2 million units sold on Nintendo Switch alone was a good indicator for them to jump with much better projects on the market leader platform instead of a few AA games like BD2 and Mana Remake.
 
I always say that but...Switch is a monster:messenger_face_screaming:

I know supply is an issue, but sony clearly has little interest in Japan, they shipped like as little as 1/10th of what they shipped in the US. That's not a display of interest in the region.
Honestly speaking Sony doesn't need to be concentrated on japanese market - they cannot defeat Nintendo there and the presence of Xbox is not existent.

The fuck is a Momotaro Dentetsu
Japan
 
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Woopah

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We'll see, probably we got a beta release first on Switch or having it last, either way we'll get fucked. SE gonna SE.

They're going to repeat the same mistake like what they had done during 3ds era.

Project Octopath Travellers with 2 million units sold on Nintendo Switch alone was a good indicator for them to jump with much better projects on the market leader platform instead of a few AA games like BD2 and Mana Remake.
Switch getting DQ12 is guaranteed. Real question is will it be a multiplat on the PS4, or PS5?

Most of what SE puts out from Japan are the small/mid tier stuff, which is all coming to Switch. The future of their franchises are:

DQ - Switch is the home of this franchise. Every game will come to the platform even if it isn't exclusive.

FF - Sony is paying to keep mainline titles and Project Athia on PlayStation. Switch will get ports, remakes and spin offs, as long as Sony doesn't intervene

KH - Tricky one to call but Switch will get spin offs and could get a dedicated game like the 3DS did. I'd expect KH4 to come to the Switch successor, depending on its release date.

Nier - Home of this franchise is PS/XB/PC. I don't expect anything on this to come to Switch. Maybe a late port to the successor.
 
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Azelover

Titanic was called the Ship of Dreams, and it was. It really was.
I don't think the DS dominated to this extent, did it?

I remember seeing one or two games from other consoles in the Top 10 every week. And then the PSP kinda got a resurgence with the help of Monster Hunter circa 2007..

But the Switch now is just killing it!
 

Woopah

Member
I don't think the DS dominated to this extent, did it?

I remember seeing one or two games from other consoles in the Top 10 every week. And then the PSP kinda got a resurgence with the help of Monster Hunter circa 2007..

But the Switch now is just killing it!
Not like this as there were always many different platforms all competing. Now with Sony and Nintendo focusing on one system each. There's only two consoles that can have strong software sales (currently Switch and PS5).
 

Bodomism

Banned
I don't think the DS dominated to this extent, did it?

I remember seeing one or two games from other consoles in the Top 10 every week. And then the PSP kinda got a resurgence with the help of Monster Hunter circa 2007..

But the Switch now is just killing it!
This is the first time since NES where the market is too one sided.
Next year is going to be brutal for Playstation with the inevitable death of PS4 and Monster Hunter Rise, Pokemon, 3D Mario, Zelda, and etc to greet the first full year of PS5.
 

Wunray

Member
Top 30

Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

  1. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (Konami, 11/19/20) – 209,123 (964,207)
  2. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) – 95,097 (6,270,353)
  3. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 58,654 (2,028,444)
  4. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 44,450 (3,388,984)
  5. [NSW] Pikmin 3 Deluxe (Nintendo, 10/30/20) – 40,359 (407,820)
  6. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 35,165 (1,654,462)
  7. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 33,475 (3,959,987)
  8. [NSW] Super Mario Party (Nintendo, 10/05/18) – 30,046 (1,687,940)
  9. [NSW] Super Mario 3D All-Stars (Nintendo, 09/18/20) – 28,102 (455,469)
  10. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo, 06/05/20) – 24,502 (479,976)
  11. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield + Expansion Pass (The Pokemon Company, 11/15/19) – 23,189 (115,454)
  12. [NSW] Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity (Koei Tecmo, 11/20/20) – 22,648 (278,612)
  13. [NSW] Yo-kai Watch Jam: Yo-kai Academy Y – Waiwai Gakuen Seikatsu (Level-5, 12/17/20) – 21,147 (30,590)
  14. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield (The Pokemon Company, 11/15/19) – 21,081 (3,852,055)
  15. [NSW] Splatoon 2 (Bundle Version Included) (Nintendo, 07/21/17) – 19,871 (3,656,361)
  16. [NSW] Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 (Sega, 12/10/20) – 13,806 (40,152)
  17. [NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (Nintendo, 01/11/19) – 13,312 (964,088)
  18. [NSW] Family Trainer (Bandai Namco, 12/17/20) – 13,189 (New)
  19. [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 (Nintendo, 06/28/19) – 12,897 (1,018,008)
  20. [NSW] Human Fall Flat (Teyon Japan, 06/25/20) – 10,496 (74,952)
  21. [NSW] Ace Angler: Nintendo Switch Version (Bandai Namco, 07/25/19) – 9,779 (531,828)
  22. [NSW] Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit Mario Set / Luigi Set (Nintendo, 10/16/20) – 9,479 (116,515)
  23. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythmic Adventure Pack (Bandai Namco, 11/26/20) – 9,533 (39,876)
  24. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 9,496 (1,714,135)
  25. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo, 10/27/17) – 9,344 (2,166,425)
  26. [NSW] Derby Stallion (Game Addict, 12/03/20) – 9,209 (100,364)
  27. [NSW] Minecraft Dungeons Hero Edition (Microsoft, 09/08/20) – 8,946 (65,831)
  28. [PS4] Cyberpunk 2077 (Spike Chunsoft, 12/10/20) – 7,721 (112,408)
  29. [NSW] Sumikko Gurashi: Oheya no Sumi de Tabi Kibun Sugoroku (Nippon Columbia, 12/03/20) – 6,680 (17,980)
  30. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun (Bandai Namco, 07/19/18) – 6,612 (545,603)
NSW - 29
PS4 - 1
surprised tennis GIF
 

FStubbs

Member
Switch getting DQ12 is guaranteed. Real question is will it be a multiplat on the PS4, or PS5?

Most of what SE puts out from Japan are the small/mid tier stuff, which is all coming to Switch. The future of their franchises are:

DQ - Switch is the home of this franchise. Every game will come to the platform even if it isn't exclusive.

FF - Sony is paying to keep mainline titles and Project Athia on PlayStation. Switch will get ports, remakes and spin offs, as long as Sony doesn't intervene

KH - Tricky one to call but Switch will get spin offs and could get a dedicated game like the 3DS did. I'd expect KH4 to come to the Switch successor, depending on its release date.

Nier - Home of this franchise is PS/XB/PC. I don't expect anything on this to come to Switch. Maybe a late port to the successor.
I think that's the point. PS5 is being treated as the lead platform for SE as a whole and not the Switch.
 

ranmafan

Member
I wish Japanese consumers took gaming more serious.
They still do, but it’s a different type of market for many reasons. Larger older population, one in which most stop playing most games at adult age unlike the west. A strong youth market that’s heavily into Nintendo games. Not to mention Japan still has never really completely recovered from the bubble burst from decades past. But still it’s a huge market here for sure. Different than the west but it’s quite diverse. Heck even pc gaming is very very slowly gaining ground here. It will never reach the consoles but I’m still surprised at its small climbs.
 

Woopah

Member
I think that's the point. PS5 is being treated as the lead platform for SE as a whole and not the Switch.
From my understanding the only games that Sony has announced for PS5 only are the ones with direct funding from Sony, so that's not too surprising.

So I don't think SE has a single lead platform. They make different types of games for different types of platforms and their support for Switch will continue to strengthen in the coming years.
 
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