| Me at the start of the year: I know I've said that every year but it never lived up to expectations, but 2020 will hopefully change this and we will finally get a Japanese 3rd Party 1M seller on the system. I though Yo-kai 4 would do it this year, but I guess Level-5 aren't able maintain a successful IP. I think based on Ring Fit and that other Boxing game the 1M seller won't be a big budget game but rather - something that resonates with an audience. If I was a Japanese 3rd party right now, I'd be thinking about a complimentary game to Animal Crossing with small budget, something that would be attractive to a female audience. Since I'm neither Japanese or a women, I can't really think of something but that would be a smart idea. But Japanese 3rd parties are so far behind the curve that I think maybe a smaller indie dev might eat their lunch at this point. Hell, Human Fall Flat platform-puzzle video game developed by a single Lithuanian has probably sold more digital copies than any 3rd party game not named Minecraft. I don't think I've ever seen that game exit the top 10 in Japan since releasing. The game had sold 5M copies world wide across all platforms by Feb 2019, I wouldn't be surprised if it's close to 1M in Japan with it's lower price, constant promotions and constant place in the Top of the Digital Charts in the last few years. Overcooked 1/2 is another one I'd say has been doing pretty well in Japan and Japanese 3rd Parties are simply not doing enough and experimenting enough. Obviously if a new Monster Hunter does end up on the Switch I expect that to easily sell more than 1M but judging from Capcom's output on the system so far, I will believe it when I see it. |
Well I think there is a chance of two 3rd party games eventually selling 1M launching this year.
Unexpectedly the most likely first 3rd Party Japanese Million seller on the Switch is going to be Pokemon Snap or Captain Tsubasa... not sure which game will get there first but when Captain Tsubasa launches I think we will get a good idea. It's not surprising it's Bandai Namco they are by far the biggest Switch supporters among Japanese 3rd Parties. In fact, lifetime Switch Software Sales for BN should overtake lifetime Playstation 4 Software Sales by the end of 2020 because of Pokemon Snap and Captain Tsubasa.
All Switch Software LTD - Bandai Namco
| 1 | Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum 'N' Fun! | 475437 |
| 2 | Fishing Spirits: Nintendo Switch Version | 440969 |
| 3 | Dragon Ball: Xenoverse 2 for Nintendo Switch | 181090 |
| 4 | Disney Tsum Tsum Festival | 149562 |
| 5 | Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission | 145720 |
| 6 | One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 | 117954 |
| 7 | Doraemon: Story of Seasons | 112104 |
| 8 | Pro Baseball Famista Evolution | 110954 |
| 9 | Dragon Ball FighterZ | 92697 |
| 10 | Go Vacation | 80842 |
| 11 | SD Gundam G Generation Cross Rays | 60173 |
| 12 | Super Robot Wars T | 53810 |
| 13 | My Hero Academia: One's Justice | 52350 |
| 14 | Chou Tousouchuu & Chou Sentouchuu Double Pack | 47831 |
| 15 | One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 - Deluxe Edition | 45029 |
| 16 | Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition | 42816 |
| 17 | Katamari Damacy Reroll | 34471 |
| 18 | Billion Road | 34312 |
| 19 | Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization | 29782 |
| 20 | God Eater 3 | 28770 |
| 21 | Kamen Rider: Climax Scramble Zi-O | 27853 |
| 22 | My Hero Academia: One's Justice 2 | 26915 |
| 23 | SD Gundam G Generation | 21229 |
| 24 | Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet | 18427 |
| 25 | Kotoba no Puzzle: Moji Pittan Encore | 12754 |
| 26 | Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Legacy | 12396 |
| 27 | Little Nightmares: Complete Edition | 10401 |
| 28 | Ninja Box | 8237 |
| 29 | Cats Together | 5979 |
| 30 | One Piece: Unlimited World Red - Deluxe Edition | 5916 |
| 31 | Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 | 5874 |
| 32 | Girls und Panzer: Dream Tank Match DX | 4681 |
| 33 | Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Complete Edition | 4536 |
| 34 | Super Robot Wars V | 4213 |
| 35 | Super Robot Wars X | 3439 |
| 36 | Nari Kids Park: Hugtto! PreCure | 2215 |
TOTAL: 2.485.855
All PlayStation 4 Software LTD - Bandai Namco
| 1 | Tales of Berseria | 220719 |
| 2 | Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown | 220195 |
| 3 | God Eater 3 | 203554 |
| 4 | Gundam Versus | 175581 |
| 5 | Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet | 152572 |
| 6 | Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot | 149654 |
| 7 | One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 | 131315 |
| 8 | Jump Force | 130293 |
| 9 | Super Robot Wars V | 128945 |
| 10 | Dragon Ball: Xenoverse 2 | 128086 |
| 11 | Super Robot Wars X | 112753 |
| 12 | Dragon Ball FighterZ | 105875 |
| 13 | Super Robot Wars T | 105703 |
| 14 | Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization | 98644 |
| 15 | SD Gundam G Generation Genesis | 97107 |
| 16 | Code Vein | 93236 |
| 17 | Gundam Breaker 3 | 90552 |
| 18 | Tekken 7 | 88925 |
| 19 | Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 | 88905 |
| 20 | SD Gundam G Generation Cross Rays | 86739 |
| 21 | The Idolm@ster: Platinum Stars | 85822 |
| 22 | New Gundam Breaker | 85189 |
| 23 | Super Robot Wars OG: The Moon Dwellers | 80484 |
| 24 | Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum Session! | 79175 |
| 25 | One Piece: World Seeker | 76235 |
| 26 | One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 | 69413 |
| 27 | Dragon Ball: Xenoverse | 67474 |
| 28 | Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition | 66648 |
| 29 | .hack//G.U. Last Recode | 60847 |
| 30 | City Shrouded in Shadow | 59789 |
| 31 | Girls und Panzer: Dream Tank Match | 57064 |
| 32 | One Piece: Burning Blood | 53587 |
| 33 | Gintama Ranbu | 52595 |
| 34 | God Eater 2: Rage Burst | 48700 |
| 35 | God Eater: Resurrection | 40649 |
| 36 | Kamen Rider: Battride War Genesis | 40269 |
| 37 | Accel World Vs. Sword Art Online: Millennium Twilight | 39478 |
| 38 | Soul Calibur VI | 33157 |
| 39 | The Idolm@ster: Stella Stage | 29835 |
| 40 | Kamen Rider: Climax Fighters | 29028 |
| 41 | Sword Art Online: Game Director's Edition | 26299 |
| 42 | Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth - Hacker's Memory | 25767 |
| 43 | My Hero Academia: One's Justice | 23563 |
| 44 | Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 - Road to Boruto | 21983 |
| 45 | Summon Night 6: Lost Borders | 19746 |
| 46 | Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet - Complete Edition | 19464 |
| 47 | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven | 18516 |
| 48 | Record of Grancrest War | 16437 |
| 49 | Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker | 11184 |
| 50 | Tales of Zestiria [Welcome Price!] | 10449 |
| 51 | The Seven Deadly Sins: Knights of Britannia | 10047 |
| 52 | Project CARS | 9686 |
| 53 | Full Metal Panic! Fight: Who Dares Wins | 9366 |
| 54 | Crows: Burning Edge | 9142 |
| 55 | Little Nightmares: Complete Edition | 8488 |
| 56 | Digimon World: Next Order | 8070 |
| 57 | Godzilla | 7798 |
| 58 | God Eater Off Shot: Lindow-hen Twin Pack | 6507 |
| 59 | Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Legacy | 5833 |
| 60 | Project Cars 2 | 5516 |
| 61 | Black Clover: Quartet Knights | 5217 |
| 62 | My Hero Academia: One's Justice 2 | 5136 |
| 63 | Saint Seiya: Soldiers' Soul | 4971 |
| 64 | God Eater Off Shot: Soma Shikkuzaru-hen Twin Pack | 4951 |
| 65 | Little Witch Academia: Chamber of Time | 4738 |
| 66 | One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows | 4566 |
| 67 | Tokyo Ghoul：re - CALL to EXIST | 4455 |
| 68 | God Eater Off Shot:Shiou-hen Twin Pack | 4151 |
| 69 | Dragon Ball: Xenoverse 2 - Deluxe Edition | 4017 |
| 70 | God Eater Off Shot: Fujiki Kota-hen Twin Pack | 3615 |
| 71 | God Eater Off Shot: Tachibana Sakuya-hen Twin Pack | 3549 |
| 72 | Dragon Ball Fighterz - Deluxe Edition | 2623 |
| 73 | One Piece: Unlimited World Red - Deluxe Edition | 2114 |
| 74 | Summer Lesson [PlayStation VR] | 1665 |
TOTAL: 4.094.420
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