Top 10 Week 51, 2020:
- Momotaro Dentetsu - 209.123 (+25%)
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons - 95.097 (+33%)
- Ring Fit Adventure - 58.654 (+18%)
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - 44.450 (+39%)
- Pikmin 3 Deluxe - 40.359 (+42%)
- Minecraft - 35.165 (+38%)
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - 33.475 (+46%)
- Super Mario Party - 30.046 (+34%)
- Super Mario 3D All-Stars - 28.102 (+50%)
- Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics - 24.502 (+84%)
Top 10 TOTAL: 598.973
Hardware TOTAL: 263.304
Top 10 Week 51, 2019:
- Pokemon Sword / Shield - 288.199 (+24%)
- Luigi's Mansion 3 - 78.903 (+63%)
- Ring Fit Adventure - 56.861 (-2%)
- Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games - 50.405 (+89%)
- Minecraft - 41.907 (+67%)
- Fishing Spirits - 38.527 (+84%)
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - 37.835 (+69%)
- Super Mario Maker 2 - 34.368 (+77%)
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - 34.085 (+61%)
- Super Mario Party - 32.041 (+65%)
Top 5 TOTAL: 693.131
Hardware TOTAL: 291.485
Top 10 Week 52, 2019:
- Pokemon Sword / Shield - 243.476 (-16%)
- Luigi's Mansion 3 - 59.349 (-25%)
- Ring Fit Adventure - 52.521 (-8%)
- Minecraft - 40.905 (-2%)
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - 40.883 (+8%)
- Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games - 40.866 (-19%)
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - 35.385 (+4%)
- Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training - 34.696 NEW
- Super Mario Party - 34.649 (+8%)
- Fishing Spirits - 33.623 (-13%)
Top 5 TOTAL: 616.353
Hardware TOTAL: 234.268
Last year Week 51 was the biggest Week of the holidays, this year Week 52 will be the biggest week of the holidays - so the difference of 100K make sense. Still if Nintendo actually wanted they could have easily had much stronger sales both in terms of hardware and software. If they had supplied 200K units of Ring Fit for this week I have little doubts that would have impacted hardware demand. Overall it's clear that they could have achieved 6 million this year if they prioritized Japan with Ring Fit this quarter but instead they are allowing demand to spill into 2021. Overall it's understandable considering they want to really accelerate their growth in China, South Korea, Taiwan and other Asian markets. For China Ring Fit is one of only 4 other Nintendo games officially launched in that country and is being sold with a bundle that is currently flying off the shelves.
YoY Comparisions:
- Momotaro Dentetsu - 209.123
- Pokemon Sword / Shield - 288.199
Momotaro is doing very well when compared to Pokemon Sword / Shield, next week it will be over 250K, so Konami is probably besides themselves with joy
- Ring Fit Adventure - 58.654 (+18%)
- Ring Fit Adventure - 56.861 (-2%)
The big story about this holiday season is that there is still no stock for Japan for Ring Fit Adventure to show its true potential :( Had they provided a bigger amount I'm certain YoY Software growth would have been easily achieved, now it depends on how much of a boost we see next week.
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - 44.450 (+39%)
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - 37.835 (+69%)
Next week Mario Kart 8 Deluxe sales will be over 50K, this is a game that launched in Spring 2017... Mario Kart 9 sequel is certainly not being rushed out the door.
- Minecraft - 35.165 (+38%)
- Minecraft - 41.907 (+67%)
Minecraft's sales are always depended on the hardware sales of the Switch, so it's not surprise that it's slightly down compared to last year this week. Next week it too is probably going to be over 50K sales.
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - 33.475 (+46%)
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - 34.085 (+61%)
Impressive hold for Smash Ultimate
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