Media Create/Famitsu/Dengeki - 1st - 7th May 2017

[SuperNova]

RolStoppable said:

SuperNova said:
So Switch is back to it's baseline of 45-50k, wich pretty much comfirms that it's still selling out every shipment it gets. demand is crazy for this thing. I hope they can carry the momentum over to ARMS and ultimately Splatoon 2. That is one killer baseline to maintain though.

*looks at user's sign-up date*
Yeah, that explains everything.

45-50k is not a killer baseline.

Maybe not compared to past sales, but from what I gather the market in japan has changed dramatically due to a combination of high taxes, the economy doing badly, people migrating more and more towards handheld/mobile experiences, leaving 'traditional' consoles behind and smartphones crowding into the handheld space.

And yes, I think this is the highest baseline I've seen for japan since I follow this site (was a lurker quite some time before I signed up though), especially if it stays consistent like this. The Ps4 had a few 30k+ weeks but always dropped back in the 20k+ regions rather quickly, same with the 3DS. Never seen a 40k+ baseline (and I'm excluding holidays), so it's safe to say I missed the glory days of insane baselines in japan.