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Update January 06th 2018 :

No new game in the list.

Weekly Top sellers were : 1) Super Mario Odyssey ; 2) Mario Kart 8 ; 3) Splatoon 2

There are 89 switch retail games in the list.

Number of 100k sellers : 39
Number of 200k sellers : 31 (+1)
Number of 500k sellers : 13 (+1)
Number of 1M sellers : 8
Number of 2M sellers : 4
Number of 5M sellers : 3

Expected slow week...
Sonic did reach 500k.
LA Noire did reach 200k.



Top retail publishers in total sales (VGC, 01/06/18) :

1) Nintendo : 30.46M (+0.88) ; 9 games ; (average = 3.38M/game) ; 70.99%
2) Ubisoft : 2.73M (+0.04) ; 5 games ; (average = 0.55M/game) ; 6.36%
3) Warner Bros : 1.49M (+0.04) ; 5 games ; (average = 0.30M/game) ; 3.47%
4) Sega : 0.90M (+0.03) ; 3 games ; (average = 0.30M/game) ; 2.10%
5) Bethesda : 0.84M (+0.02) ; 2 games ; (average = 0.42M/game) ; 1.96%
6) Capcom : 0.75M (+0.02) ; 3 games ; (average = 0.25M/game) ; 1.75%
7) Konami : 0.68M (+0.01) ; 1 game ; (average = 0.68M/game) ; 1.58%
8) EA : 0.61 M (+0.02) ; 1 game ; (average= 0.61M/game) ; 1.42%
9) Koei Tecmo : 0.48M (+0.00) ; 10 games ; (average = 0.05M/game) ; 1.12%
10) Nicalis : 0.43M (+0.01) ; 5 games ; (average = 0.09M/game) ; 1.00%
11) Bandai Namco : 0.41M (+0.01) ; 3 games ; (average = 0.14M/game) ; 0.96%
12) Telltale : 0.40M (+0.01) ; 2 games ; (average = 0.20M/game) ; 0.93%
13) 2K : 0.38M (+0.03) ; 2 games ; (average = 0.19M/game) ; 0.89%
14) Square Enix : 0.32M (+0.00) ; 6 games ; (average = 0.05M/game) ; 0.75%
--) NIS : 0.32M (+0.00) ; 2 games ; (average = 0.16M/game) ; 0.75%
16) Rockstar : 0.20M (+0.01) ; 1 game ; (average = 0.20M/game) ; 0.47%
17) Activision : 0.16M (+0.00) ; 1 game ; (average = 0.16M/game) ; 0.37%
--) Marvelous : 0.16M (+0.00) ; 1 game ; (average = 0.16M/game) ; 0.37%
19) Game Mill : 0.13M (+0.01) ; 2 games ; (average = 0.065M/game) ; 0.30%
20) Microids : 0.11M (+0.00) ; 3 games ; (average = 0.04M/game) ; 0.26%
--) Gametrust : 0.11M (+0.01) ; 1 game ; (average = 0.11M/game) ; 0.26%
22) Maximum Games : 0.09M (+0.00) ; 1 game ; (average = 0.09M/game) ; 0.21%
23) Greybox : 0.08M (+0.00) ; 1 game ; (average = 0.08M/game) ; 0.19%
--) MLB AM : 0.08M (+0.01) ; 1 game ; (average = 0.08M/game) ; 0.19%
25) Focus Interactive : 0.07M (+0.00) ; 1 game ; (average = 0.07M/game) ; 0.16%
--) Outright Games : 0.07M (+0.00) ; 1 game ; (average = 0.07M/game) ; 0.16%
27) Night Hawk : 0.05M (+0.00) ; 1 game ; (average = 0.05M/game) ; 0.12%
--) Rising Star Games : 0.05M (+0.00) ; 3 games ; (average = 0.02M/game) ; 0.12%
--) BadLand Games : 0.05M (+0.00) ; 1 game ; (average = 0.05M/game) ; 0.12%
30) Alliance Digital Media : 0.04M (+0.00) ; 1 game ; (average = 0.04M/game) ; 0.09%
--) Mastiff : 0.04M (+0.00) ; 1 game ; (average = 0.04M/game) ; 0.09%
--) THQ Nordic : 0.04M (+0.00) ; 2 games ; (average = 0.02M/game) ; 0.09%
--) Milestones : 0.04M (+0.01) ; 1 game ; (average = 0.04M/game) ; 0.09%
--) Nippon Columbia : 0.04M (+0.01) ; 1 game ; (average = 0.04M/game) ; 0.09%
35) Ravenscourt : 0.02M (+0.00) ; 1 game ; (average = 0.02M/game) ; 0.05%
--) System3 : 0.02M (+0.00) ; 2 games ; (average = 0.01M/game) ; 0.05%
37) Dispatch Games : 0.01M (+0.00) ; 1 game ; (average = 0.01M/game) ; 0.02%
--) Megagames : 0.01M (+0.00) ; 1 game ; (average = 0.01M/game) ; 0.02%




On average, including Nintendo :

- A publisher has sold 1.13M games on Switch.

- A game has sold 0.48M on Switch.



On average, excluding Nintendo :

- A publisher has sold 0.34M games on Switch.

- A game has sold 0.16M on Switch.



There was a limited run of this I did not mention (5000 copies apparently) 03/09/18 :



Update January 13th 2018 :

No new game in the list.

Weekly Top sellers were : 1) Mario Kart 8 ; 2) Super Mario Odyssey ; 3) Zelda

There are 89 switch retail games in the list.

Number of 100k sellers : 39
Number of 200k sellers : 31
Number of 500k sellers : 13
Number of 1M sellers : 8
Number of 2M sellers : 4
Number of 5M sellers : 3

Slow slow week...



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Top retail publishers in total sales (VGC, 01/13/18) :

1) Nintendo : 30.94M (+0.48) ; 9 games ; (average = 3.44M/game) ; 70.95%
2) Ubisoft : 2.76M (+0.03) ; 5 games ; (average = 0.55M/game) ; 6.33%
3) Warner Bros : 1.50M (+0.01) ; 5 games ; (average = 0.30M/game) ; 3.44%
4) Sega : 0.91M (+0.01) ; 3 games ; (average = 0.30M/game) ; 2.09%
5) Bethesda : 0.87M (+0.03) ; 2 games ; (average = 0.435M/game) ; 1.99%
6) Capcom : 0.77M (+0.02) ; 3 games ; (average = 0.26M/game) ; 1.77%
7) Konami : 0.69M (+0.01) ; 1 game ; (average = 0.69M/game) ; 1.58%
8) EA : 0.63 M (+0.02) ; 1 game ; (average= 0.63M/game) ; 1.44%
9) Koei Tecmo : 0.49M (+0.01) ; 10 games ; (average = 0.05M/game) ; 1.12%
10) Nicalis : 0.43M (+0.00) ; 5 games ; (average = 0.09M/game) ; 0.99%
--) Bandai Namco : 0.43M (+0.02) ; 3 games ; (average = 0.14M/game) ; 0.99%
12) Telltale : 0.40M (+0.00) ; 2 games ; (average = 0.20M/game) ; 0.92%
13) 2K : 0.39M (+0.01) ; 2 games ; (average = 0.195M/game) ; 0.89%
14) NIS : 0.34M (+0.02) ; 2 games ; (average = 0.17M/game) ; 0.78%
15) Square Enix : 0.32M (+0.00) ; 6 games ; (average = 0.05M/game) ; 0.73%
16) Rockstar : 0.20M (+0.00) ; 1 game ; (average = 0.20M/game) ; 0.46%
17) Activision : 0.16M (+0.00) ; 1 game ; (average = 0.16M/game) ; 0.37%
--) Marvelous : 0.16M (+0.00) ; 1 game ; (average = 0.16M/game) ; 0.37%
19) Game Mill : 0.13M (+0.00) ; 2 games ; (average = 0.065M/game) ; 0.30%
20) Microids : 0.11M (+0.00) ; 3 games ; (average = 0.04M/game) ; 0.25%
--) Gametrust : 0.11M (+0.00) ; 1 game ; (average = 0.11M/game) ; 0.25%
22) Maximum Games : 0.09M (+0.00) ; 1 game ; (average = 0.09M/game) ; 0.21%
23) Greybox : 0.08M (+0.00) ; 1 game ; (average = 0.08M/game) ; 0.18%
--) MLB AM : 0.08M (+0.00) ; 1 game ; (average = 0.08M/game) ; 0.18%
--) Focus Interactive : 0.08M (+0.00) ; 1 game ; (average = 0.08M/game) ; 0.18%
26) Outright Games : 0.07M (+0.00) ; 1 game ; (average = 0.07M/game) ; 0.16%
27) Night Hawk : 0.05M (+0.00) ; 1 game ; (average = 0.05M/game) ; 0.11%
--) Rising Star Games : 0.05M (+0.00) ; 3 games ; (average = 0.02M/game) ; 0.11%
--) BadLand Games : 0.05M (+0.00) ; 1 game ; (average = 0.05M/game) ; 0.11%
--) Mastiff : 0.05M (+0.01) ; 1 game ; (average = 0.05M/game) ; 0.11%
--) Nippon Columbia : 0.05M (+0.01) ; 1 game ; (average = 0.05M/game) ; 0.11%
32) Alliance Digital Media : 0.04M (+0.00) ; 1 game ; (average = 0.04M/game) ; 0.09%
--) THQ Nordic : 0.04M (+0.00) ; 2 games ; (average = 0.02M/game) ; 0.09%
--) Milestones : 0.04M (+0.00) ; 1 game ; (average = 0.04M/game) ; 0.09%
35) Ravenscourt : 0.02M (+0.00) ; 1 game ; (average = 0.02M/game) ; 0.05%
--) System3 : 0.02M (+0.00) ; 2 games ; (average = 0.01M/game) ; 0.05%
37) Dispatch Games : 0.01M (+0.00) ; 1 game ; (average = 0.01M/game) ; 0.02%
--) Megagames : 0.01M (+0.00) ; 1 game ; (average = 0.01M/game) ; 0.02%




On average, including Nintendo :

- A publisher has sold 1.15M games on Switch.

- A game has sold 0.49M on Switch.



On average, excluding Nintendo :

- A publisher has sold 0.34M games on Switch.

- A game has sold 0.16M on Switch.



Update January 20th 2018 :

1 new game in the list : Rocket League: CE

Weekly Top sellers were : 1) Mario Kart 8 ; 2) Mario + Rabbids: KB ; 3) Super Mario Odyssey

There are now 90 switch retail games in the list.

Number of 100k sellers : 40 (+1)
Number of 200k sellers : 31
Number of 500k sellers : 13
Number of 1M sellers : 8
Number of 2M sellers : 4
Number of 5M sellers : 3



Top retail publishers in total sales (VGC, 01/20/18) :

1) Nintendo : 31.35M (+0.41) ; 9 games ; (average = 3.48M/game) ; 70.78%
2) Ubisoft : 2.88M (+0.12) ; 5 games ; (average = 0.58M/game) ; 6.50%
3) Warner Bros : 1.53M (+0.03) ; 5 games ; (average = 0.31M/game) ; 3.45%
4) Sega : 0.92M (+0.01) ; 3 games ; (average = 0.31M/game) ; 2.08%
5) Bethesda : 0.90M (+0.03) ; 2 games ; (average = 0.45M/game) ; 2.03%
6) Capcom : 0.78M (+0.01) ; 3 games ; (average = 0.26M/game) ; 1.76%
7) Konami : 0.70M (+0.01) ; 1 game ; (average = 0.70M/game) ; 1.58%
8) EA : 0.64 M (+0.01) ; 1 game ; (average= 0.64M/game) ; 1.45%
9) Koei Tecmo : 0.50M (+0.01) ; 10 games ; (average = 0.05M/game) ; 1.13%
10) Nicalis : 0.43M (+0.00) ; 5 games ; (average = 0.09M/game) ; 0.97%
--) Bandai Namco : 0.43M (+0.00) ; 3 games ; (average = 0.14M/game) ; 0.97%
12) Telltale : 0.40M (+0.00) ; 2 games ; (average = 0.20M/game) ; 0.90%
--) 2K : 0.40M (+0.01) ; 2 games ; (average = 0.20M/game) ; 0.90%
14) NIS : 0.34M (+0.00) ; 2 games ; (average = 0.17M/game) ; 0.77%
15) Square Enix : 0.32M (+0.00) ; 6 games ; (average = 0.05M/game) ; 0.72%
16) Rockstar : 0.21M (+0.01) ; 1 game ; (average = 0.21M/game) ; 0.47%
17) Activision : 0.16M (+0.00) ; 1 game ; (average = 0.16M/game) ; 0.36%
--) Marvelous : 0.16M (+0.00) ; 1 game ; (average = 0.16M/game) ; 0.36%
19) Game Mill : 0.13M (+0.00) ; 2 games ; (average = 0.065M/game) ; 0.29%
20) Microids : 0.11M (+0.00) ; 3 games ; (average = 0.04M/game) ; 0.25%
--) Gametrust : 0.11M (+0.00) ; 1 game ; (average = 0.11M/game) ; 0.25%
22) Maximum Games : 0.10M (+0.01) ; 1 game ; (average = 0.10M/game) ; 0.23%
23) Greybox : 0.08M (+0.00) ; 1 game ; (average = 0.08M/game) ; 0.18%
--) MLB AM : 0.08M (+0.00) ; 1 game ; (average = 0.08M/game) ; 0.18%
--) Focus Interactive : 0.08M (+0.00) ; 1 game ; (average = 0.08M/game) ; 0.18%
26) Outright Games : 0.07M (+0.00) ; 1 game ; (average = 0.07M/game) ; 0.16%
27) Night Hawk : 0.05M (+0.00) ; 1 game ; (average = 0.05M/game) ; 0.11%
--) Rising Star Games : 0.05M (+0.00) ; 3 games ; (average = 0.02M/game) ; 0.11%
--) BadLand Games : 0.05M (+0.00) ; 1 game ; (average = 0.05M/game) ; 0.11%
--) Mastiff : 0.05M (+0.00) ; 1 game ; (average = 0.05M/game) ; 0.11%
--) Nippon Columbia : 0.05M (+0.00) ; 1 game ; (average = 0.05M/game) ; 0.11%
32) Alliance Digital Media : 0.04M (+0.00) ; 1 game ; (average = 0.04M/game) ; 0.09%
--) THQ Nordic : 0.04M (+0.00) ; 2 games ; (average = 0.02M/game) ; 0.09%
--) Milestones : 0.04M (+0.00) ; 1 game ; (average = 0.04M/game) ; 0.09%
35) Ravenscourt : 0.02M (+0.00) ; 1 game ; (average = 0.02M/game) ; 0.05%
--) System3 : 0.02M (+0.00) ; 2 games ; (average = 0.01M/game) ; 0.05%
37) Dispatch Games : 0.01M (+0.00) ; 1 game ; (average = 0.01M/game) ; 0.02%
--) Megagames : 0.01M (+0.00) ; 1 game ; (average = 0.01M/game) ; 0.02%
--) Psyonix (N) : 0.01M (+0.01) ; 1 game (+1) ; (average = 0.01M/game) ; 0.02%



On average, including Nintendo :

- A publisher has sold 1.14M games on Switch.

- A game has sold 0.49M on Switch.



On average, excluding Nintendo :

- A publisher has sold 0.34M games on Switch.

- A game has sold 0.16M on Switch.

Last edited by Symbios63 - on 25 March 2018

I am a bit late on this, new games :

03/15/18



03/16/18


03/22/18



Machina said:
This is a very visually cool thread, keep up the good work Symbios.

I'm still doing my best to catch up. Once I'm within 5 weeks or so of actual I'm going to go through the 2017 yearly list in each region and make adjustments.

Thanks, and good luck for the updates/adjustments ! 

And thank you for the increased pace lately (which seems to be anything but easy based on what Talon said in another thread...).

Xenoverse 2 is waiting for you ;)