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[CobraXT]

Curious how far down the list you'd have to go to see "XBO".

Still better than what PS5 will do in Japan

 

[Bodomism]

For comparison of how small UK market vs Japan.

2019 total sales in UK

2019 Japan sales
01./00. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield # <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2019.11.15} (¥5.980) – 2.988.134 / NEW
02./01. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate # <FTG> (Nintendo) {2018.12.07} (¥7.200) – 1.092.397 / 3.453.052 (-54%)
03./00. [PS4] Kingdom Hearts III # <RPG> (Square Enix) {2019.01.25} (¥8.800) – 861.226 / NEW
04./00. [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.06.28} (¥5.980) – 800.504 / NEW
05./00. [NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe <New Super Mario Bros. U \ New Super Luigi U> <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.01.11} (¥5.980) – 747.589 / NEW
06./05. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe <RCE> (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980) – 628.712 / 2.659.009 (-32%)
07./09. [NSW] Minecraft # <ADV> (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} (¥3.600) – 620.894 / 1.145.939 (+18%)
08./00. [NSW] Luigi’s Mansion 3 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.10.31} (¥5.980) – 505.998 / NEW
09./06. [NSW] Super Mario Party # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2018.10.05} (¥5.980) – 498.857 / 1.263.710 (-35%)
10./00. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure <HOB> (Nintendo) {2019.10.18} (¥7.980) – 495.639 / NEW

So yeah, Animal Crossing sales in Japan 2020 is equivalent to combine numbers of UK, France, and Germany top 10 lol.

 

[Vawn]

Still better than what PS5 will do in Japan

Are you suggesting Xbox Series will outsell PS5 in Japan?

 

[Investor9872]

Nintendo Switch Land FOREVER

Fixed it for you.

 

[Warnen]

No fall guys, heathen country!

 

[teezzy]

Japan has shit taste

 

[Bodomism]

FFVII doing good

I don't think so, the most hyped Final Fantasy Remake and was outsold by exercise JRPG in its 2nd year of sales.

 

[Bodomism]

Damn, I was hoping Hajimari no Kiseki would show up on there but it was released only a month ago and garnered around 85k sales in week 1. Probably in top 30 by year end is my guess.

That game has 0 leg lol.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Japan has shit taste

Hey Hey Hey... Show respect to the japanese people

 

[teezzy]

Hey Hey Hey... Show respect to the japanese people

 

[MagnesG]

Damn, I was hoping Hajimari no Kiseki would show up on there but it was released only a month ago and garnered around 85k sales in week 1. Probably in top 30 by year end is my guess.

That sales is too worrying, they really need to jump ship fast, or at least make other platforms like PCs/Switch first priority.

 

[pixelation]

Sony doing pretty good as well (TLOU2, Ghost of Tsushima, Persona 5, FFVII etc...).

 

[Orky]

Wow, Persona 5 Royal didn't even get to the Top 30

Edit: Nevermind, it was released in 2019 there

and in 2019 it wasn’t in the top ten either:


2019 Japan sales
01./00. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield # <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2019.11.15} (¥5.980) – 2.988.134 / NEW
02./01. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate # <FTG> (Nintendo) {2018.12.07} (¥7.200) – 1.092.397 / 3.453.052 (-54%)
03./00. [PS4] Kingdom Hearts III # <RPG> (Square Enix) {2019.01.25} (¥8.800) – 861.226 / NEW
04./00. [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.06.28} (¥5.980) – 800.504 / NEW
05./00. [NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe <New Super Mario Bros. U \ New Super Luigi U> <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.01.11} (¥5.980) – 747.589 / NEW
06./05. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe <RCE> (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980) – 628.712 / 2.659.009 (-32%)
07./09. [NSW] Minecraft # <ADV> (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} (¥3.600) – 620.894 / 1.145.939 (+18%)
08./00. [NSW] Luigi’s Mansion 3 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.10.31} (¥5.980) – 505.998 / NEW
09./06. [NSW] Super Mario Party # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2018.10.05} (¥5.980) – 498.857 / 1.263.710 (-35%)
10./00. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure <HOB> (Nintendo) {2019.10.18} (¥7.980) – 495.639 / NEW

 

[iorek21]

and in 2019 it wasn’t in the top ten either:


2019 Japan sales
01./00. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield # <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2019.11.15} (¥5.980) – 2.988.134 / NEW
02./01. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate # <FTG> (Nintendo) {2018.12.07} (¥7.200) – 1.092.397 / 3.453.052 (-54%)
03./00. [PS4] Kingdom Hearts III # <RPG> (Square Enix) {2019.01.25} (¥8.800) – 861.226 / NEW
04./00. [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.06.28} (¥5.980) – 800.504 / NEW
05./00. [NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe <New Super Mario Bros. U \ New Super Luigi U> <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.01.11} (¥5.980) – 747.589 / NEW
06./05. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe <RCE> (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980) – 628.712 / 2.659.009 (-32%)
07./09. [NSW] Minecraft # <ADV> (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} (¥3.600) – 620.894 / 1.145.939 (+18%)
08./00. [NSW] Luigi’s Mansion 3 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.10.31} (¥5.980) – 505.998 / NEW
09./06. [NSW] Super Mario Party # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2018.10.05} (¥5.980) – 498.857 / 1.263.710 (-35%)
10./00. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure <HOB> (Nintendo) {2019.10.18} (¥7.980) – 495.639 / NEW

Understandable since it is basically a director's cut. It sold something like 400k there (and 1.4mi worldwide), pretty decent I'd say

 

[MagnesG]

No Switch digital numbers btw, so only 2020 physical sales included. You could see which one are the evergreens.

 

[[Sigma]]

Still Sony should be doing way better than this in this market. Should be making games catering to them instead they just abandoned them telling them buy whatever the west is doing. At least they got Ghost I guess. That doesn't look good for the next generation, not with Jim Ryan in charge.

 

[fran.fernandez]

Strange... death stranding sold 190k first week in japan

 

[Zghia]

great sales for Ghost of Tsushima !!!

 

[Bodomism]

Sony doing pretty good as well (TLOU2, Ghost of Tsushima, Persona 5, FFVII etc...).

Pretty good?
2020 sales top 30
Nintendo - 11,079,303
Square Enix - 932,821
Sony - 618,756

 

[Lionel Richie]

Pretty good?
2020 sales top 30
Nintendo - 11,079,303
Square Enix - 932,821
Sony - 618,756

Yeah they're not doing pretty good lol. They have pretty much no hold on that market and are now a western company that is japanese in name only.

Animal Crossing is going to outsell the PS4 in Japan. Now THAT is doing pretty good.

 

[Evangelion Unit-01]

Yeah they're not doing pretty good lol. They have pretty much no hold on that market and are now a western company that is japanese in name only.

Animal Crossing is going to outsell the PS4 in Japan. Now THAT is doing pretty good.

Right, so when do I get to double dip on Persona for Switch?

 

[Danjin44]

Right, so when do I get to double dip on Persona for Switch?

Next year we are getting SMTIII Nocturne and SMTV on Switch, I'm way more hype for those games than Persona port on Switch.

 

[Evangelion Unit-01]

Next year we are getting SMTIII Nocturne and SMTV on Switch, I'm way more hype for those games than Persona port on Switch.

Oh, I'm buying those-I just want Persona 5 Royal too. Might as well do 4 Golden while we're at it. Maybe a Definitive version of 3 too?

Gotta dream big.

 

[Woopah]

Japan is so up its own ass it's not even funny. Country stuck in 90s. So weird. While with their neighbors in S.Korea it's all about PC and mobile.

What makes you think this?

 

[Bodomism]

Right, so when do I get to double dip on Persona for Switch?

Persona instead of BOTW 2?

 

[mcjmetroid]

All Japanese and minecrsft? All Japanese and minecraft

 

[Soodanim]

The Animal Crossing numbers say so much about just how many people bought a Switch just for AC.

 

[noshten]

Ring Fit Adventure Quarterly Performance

• 2019Q4 - 495.639 (NEW)
• 2020Q1 - 249.488 (-49.6%)
• 2020Q2 - 328.387 (+31.6%)
• 2020Q3 - 502.666 (+53%)*

*One week left

With one week left to the quarter, Ring Fit has outperformed its launch Quarter.
With the launch in China, reseller price has fallen by about Y2,000, but it still is Y4,000 above retail price.
Expecting next week to be the biggest week so far in Ring Fit's lifetime.
Q4 is going to be huge, I can see the game easily surpassing 1M sales during the holidays months. It should finish the year very close to 3 Million sold in Japan.


Top 3 Weeks - Ring Fit Adventure

Famitsu Sales: Week 18, 2020 (Apr 27 - May 03)

Ring Fit Adventure - 81.649

Famitsu Sales: Week 42, 2019 (Oct 14 - Oct 20)

Ring Fit Adventure - 68.497

Famitsu Sales: Week 36, 2020 (Aug 31 - Sep 06)

Ring Fit Adventure - 63.958

 

[Zero707]

yeah home console is not very strong, let's see how streaming will perform in japan

 

[Zero707]

All Japanese and minecrsft? All Japanese and minecraft

and mobile games

 

[Zero707]

Mobile market must be bloodbath in japan unlike consoles mobile phones got a lot of new games releases everyday

 

[Celine]

Japan is so up its own ass it's not even funny. Country stuck in 90s. So weird. While with their neighbors in S.Korea it's all about PC and mobile.

The console market in South Korea is also dominated by Nintendo.
Ring Fit Adventure is performing strongly there alongside other evergreens by Nintendo like Animal Crossing NH and Mario Kart 8 DX (as shown by the weekly top 5 best selling console games charts reported by Media Create).

Console sales in South Korea in 2019 (source: Media Create):

South Korea 2019 Hardware Sales*

Switch - 354.961 (63,77%)
Switch Lite - 31.290 (5,62%)

PS4 Pro - 118.374 (21,27%)
PS4 - 31.380 (5,64%)

New 2DS XL - 20.645 (3,71%)

TOTAL - 556.650 (100%)

*No data for Microsoft in Korea

 

[Celine]

yeah home console is not very strong, let's see how streaming will perform in japan

Streaming what games though?
The big problem for PlayStation in Japan is that nowadays only a couple of third-party game franchises can sell more than 1 million units.
The majority of the big mainstream console games in Japan are controlled by just one single publisher: Nintendo.

 

[#Phonepunk#]

Ring Fit rules hell yeah

Japan always has great taste