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Forums - Sales Discussion - Famitsu Sales: W52, 2019 (Dec 23 - Dec 29)

zorg1000 on 08 January 2020
Nu-13 said:
RolStoppable said:

Despite next to nothing being known about 2020 releases beyond March, we still have a bunch of interesting things to watch once the Japanese holiday season is over (so from week 3 onwards).

1. Switch Lite - What can the new SKU add to the weekly baseline.

2. Pokémon Sword/Shield has performed strongly and reverted the decline of Pokémon in Japan.

3. Luigi's Mansion 3 is showing good legs after a moderate debut.

4. Ring Fit Adventure is confirmed to be a hit. Due to its appeal outside of the typical gamer demographics, it carries potential to drive sales of the Switch hybrid SKU.

5. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games has picked up steam after an abysmal debut. Because the actual olympic games don't happen until summer, this game will hang around in the lower regions of Famitsu's top 30 before it surges back up when its real time comes.

6. The usual evergreens can keep contributing and this is a very important factor because it means that the overall number of sales drivers for hardware has grown since a year ago instead of newer games replacing older ones.

Negative factors:

1. No game on the level of NSMBU Deluxe releases early in 2020, so Switch will have to ride 2019 releases and evergreens until Animal Crossing.

2. Brain Training was given too much of the token treatment by Nintendo, so it should be expected to be a non-factor quickly. Color me surprised if this game keeps showing up in Famitsu's top 30 in February.

3. Hybrid SKU still costs the same after ~3 years on the market, so over time it has to become increasingly more challenging to maintain sales levels from previous years. The hybrid SKU has sold 3.2-3.5m units in 2017, 2018 and 2019.

Really can't say that when we usually get a january direct.

Yes we can, Nintendo isn't going announce a major game in mid-Jan and release it in Jan/Feb.



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Nu-13 on 08 January 2020
Hiku said:

Nice numbers for Switch and PS4.
I wonder if FF7 week will compare to holidays + sale? Probably not, but will be an interesting week.

Why would FF7 "remake" part 1 do that? It's not like it's releasing early in the system's life.



nero on 08 January 2020

https://www.famitsu.com/ranking/game-sales/
Top 30 is out

Switch almost Top 20...
NSW: 26
PS4: 4



curl-6 on 08 January 2020
nero said:
https://www.famitsu.com/ranking/game-sales/
Top 30 is out

Switch almost Top 20...
NSW: 26
PS4: 4

And this during a PS4 promotion.



nero on 08 January 2020
curl-6 said:
nero said:
https://www.famitsu.com/ranking/game-sales/
Top 30 is out

Switch almost Top 20...
NSW: 26
PS4: 4

And this during a PS4 promotion.

Crazy, right? I think i'll be never understand japanese developers. PS4 is on its way out and still not much love are into making Switch games. Such a wasted opportunity



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curl-6 on 08 January 2020
nero said:
curl-6 said:

And this during a PS4 promotion.

Crazy, right? I think i'll be never understand japanese developers. PS4 is on its way out and still not much love are into making Switch games. Such a wasted opportunity

Yeah, they could be making so much more out of the Switch than they are.



The_Liquid_Laser on 09 January 2020
nero said:
https://www.famitsu.com/ranking/game-sales/
Top 30 is out

Switch almost Top 20...
NSW: 26
PS4: 4

Heh, Switch has the top 19 spots.  Just one game at #20 prevents a clean sweep of the top 20.  

You know sometimes when the hardware sales go down, software sales can continue.  We can even get situations like Just Dance 2020 selling on the Wii even though it's been discontinued for years.  But right now...the Japanese just aren't playing the PS4.  Almost the whole country has moved on.  At this point they are just looking for what else is going to be released on Switch.



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noshten on 09 January 2020

TOP 10 Switch Famitsu CY2019:

  1. Pokemon Sword / Shield - 2.988.134
  2. Smash Ultimate - 1.092.397
  3. Super Mario Maker 2 - 800.504
  4. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe - 747.589
  5. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - 628.712
  6. Minecraft - 620.903
  7. Luigi's Mansion 3 - 505.998
  8. Super Mario Party - 498.857
  9. Ring Fit Adventure - 495.639
  10. Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age S - 463.699
    TOTAL: 8.842.432


Top 10 Switch Famitsu CY2018:

  1. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - 2.360.655
  2. Pokemon: Let's Go, Pikachu! / Let's Go, Eevee! - 1.253.677
  3. Splatoon 2 - 1.122.324
  4. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - 926.553
  5. Super Mario Party - 764.853
  6. Kirby Star Allies - 664.815
  7. Super Mario Odyssey - 575.926
  8. Minecraft- 525.045
  9. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - 491.648
  10. Mario Tennis Aces - 376.366
    TOTAL: 9.061.862

2019's Top 10 ended up below 2018's. Mainly due to lack of stock for Ring Fit



Farsala on 09 January 2020
The_Liquid_Laser said:
nero said:
https://www.famitsu.com/ranking/game-sales/
Top 30 is out

Switch almost Top 20...
NSW: 26
PS4: 4

Heh, Switch has the top 19 spots.  Just one game at #20 prevents a clean sweep of the top 20.  

You know sometimes when the hardware sales go down, software sales can continue.  We can even get situations like Just Dance 2020 selling on the Wii even though it's been discontinued for years.  But right now...the Japanese just aren't playing the PS4.  Almost the whole country has moved on.  At this point they are just looking for what else is going to be released on Switch.

New releases were still quite competitive between the PS4 and Switch until the (1st party) big hitters released for the Switch. And this is with a higher install base and a very active userbase.



Bofferbrauer2 on 09 January 2020
Keybladewielder said:
curl-6 said:

So the PS4 discount promotion is still going I take it?

It lasted until January 5th

So, how far will the PS4 drop next week. Down to 5k?

With everybody buying the console while it was still cheaper I expect abysmal numbers for the console next week.

nero said:
https://www.famitsu.com/ranking/game-sales/
Top 30 is out

Switch almost Top 20...
NSW: 26
PS4: 4

Oof! Almost a clean sweep for the Switch, and that during a time where the PS4 was massively promoted.

Maybe next week Switch will actually be able to make a pure top 30. Probably not, but it won't be far away from it all the way until the release of the next gen.

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