Even in one month Smash still became the top selling game of 2018 in Japan can see why though its the best in the series by far every character feels good to play as. BOTW is still in there and possibly LT could become the top selling Zelda in Japan if it maintains the same pace.
| Miyamotoo said: Top 100 selling retail games in Japan, that top 10. |
Is this digital included?
I would also add this:
| Miyamotoo said: Top 100 selling retail games in Japan, that top 10. |
Wow...I wonder if an all switch top 10 might ever happen. Maybe in 2020
| Wyrdness said: Even in one month Smash still became the top selling game of 2018 in Japan can see why though its the best in the series by far every character feels good to play as. BOTW is still in there and possibly LT could become the top selling Zelda in Japan if it maintains the same pace. |
Its almost guaranteed. Zelda legs aren't stopping. Its selling to hardcore gamers that by new switches. It can sell another 400k+ this year by the looks of it
Dr.Vita said:
Is this digital included? |
Probably not, but that wouldn't change anything anyway.
Is it just me or are the PS4 software sales just awful when compared to the install base? 3DS and Vita at least have a reason, getting slowly phased out, but PS4 is still selling pretty well.
Also, almost 1/4 of those 8.6M are MHW, don't even wanna know where the software sales would be without it...
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| Miyamotoo said: Top 100 selling retail games in Japan, that top 10. |
Switch domination!
Pocky Lover Boy!
Bofferbrauer2 said:
Is it just me or are the PS4 software sales just awful when compared to the install base? 3DS and Vita at least have a reason, getting slowly phased out, but PS4 is still selling pretty well. |
A software market share of 36,43% for a home console in Japan being "awful". This site never fails to amuse me.
Oh, and you remembered the "install base" argument. Isn't it weird that Super Mario Galaxy had a bigger first week in Japan than Super Mario Galaxy 2? I mean SMG2 had an install base of 10+ mill to sell to compared to SMG's 3.5+ mill.
Bofferbrauer2 said:
Probably not, but that wouldn't change anything anyway. Is it just me or are the PS4 software sales just awful when compared to the install base? 3DS and Vita at least have a reason, getting slowly phased out, but PS4 is still selling pretty well. Also, almost 1/4 of those 8.6M are MHW, don't even wanna know where the software sales would be without it... |
Par for the course.
3DS:
2011- 7,365,636
2012- 16,457,553
2013- 23.575.562
2014- 23.387.031
2015- 18.438.698
2016- 14.780.505
2017- 12.008.236
2018- 1.783.274
Total- 117,796,495 (4.8 physical games per system)
PS4:
2014- 2.441.876
2015- 5.114.598
2016- 8.672.086
2017- 10.021.801
2018- 8.645.408
Total- 34,895,769 (4.58 physical games per system)
Switch:
2017- 7.328.882
2018- 12.720.950
Total- 20,049,832 (2.92 physical games per system)
Here you can see 3DS and PS4 has a very close physical game attach ratio and while the 3DS was flat or started declining after its 3rd year, the PS4 was up and started declining after its 4th year. Obviously attach ratios improve over the years so expect the PS4 to surpass the 3DS in physical game attach ratio at some point while the Switch may do so as well. The Switch is doing a bit worse than expected, as it matched the 3DS in its first year but then fell quite a bit behind in its 2nd year.
| Farsala said: Par for the course. 3DS: 2011- 7,365,636 2012- 16,457,553 2013- 23.575.562 2014- 23.387.031 2015- 18.438.698 2016- 14.780.505 2017- 12.008.236 2018- 1.783.274 Total- 117,796,495 (4.8 physical games per system) PS4: 2014- 2.441.876 2015- 5.114.598 2016- 8.672.086 2017- 10.021.801 2018- 8.645.408 Total- 34,895,769 (4.58 physical games per system) Switch: 2017- 7.328.882 2018- 12.720.950 Total- 20,049,832 (2.92 physical games per system) Here you can see 3DS and PS4 has a very close physical game attach ratio and while the 3DS was flat or started declining after its 3rd year, the PS4 was up and started declining after its 4th year. Obviously attach ratios improve over the years so expect the PS4 to surpass the 3DS in physical game attach ratio at some point while the Switch may do so as well. The Switch is doing a bit worse than expected, as it matched the 3DS in its first year but then fell quite a bit behind in its 2nd year. |
3DS had an install base of 9.8 million at the end of 2012, meaning it had an attach rate of 2.43 versus Switch's 2.92 at the equivalent point in its life. Somehow, this is spun as "worse than expected."
StarDoor said:
3DS had an install base of 9.8 million at the end of 2012, meaning it had an attach rate of 2.43 versus Switch's 2.92 at the equivalent point in its life. Somehow, this is spun as "worse than expected." |
You missed this part "a bit".
In general Switch has done a bit worse than expected for most people, it had good pace with the 3DS but not anymore. Due to having less HW sales it also had less SW sales it is only natural. If you followed the last 6 weeks of media create , you would know that I challenged everyone to predict the last 6 weeks for the holidays and LTD sales at the end of the year, but only got 3 takers. I admit I underestimated the Switch by about 9.5%, but the other 3 predictors overestimated the Switch. So with that sample size 3/4 expected the Switch to do better :).
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