Famitsu Switch 3rd Parties 2017-2020 Top 20:
- Minecraft (Microsoft) - 1.702.921
- Momotaro Dentetsu (Konami) - 1.233.023
- Dragon Quest XI S (Square Enix) - 592.940
- Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum 'n' Fun! (Bandai Namco) - 554.560
- Fishing Spirits (Bandai Namco) - 544.467
- Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate (Capcom) - 379.611
- Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 (Sega) - 362.539
- Yo-kai Watch 4 (Level 5) - 358.356
- Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity (Koei Tecmo) - 304.963
- Dragon Quest Builders 2 (Square Enix) - 295.237
- Super Bomberman R (Konami) - 275.029
- eBaseball Powerful Pro Baseball 2020 (Konami) - 269.648
- Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball (Konami) - 225.614
- Octopath Traveler (Square Enix) - 193.780
- Disney Tsum Tsum Festival (Bandai Namco) - 185.990
- Dragon Ball: Xenoverse 2 (Bandai Namco) - 181.090
- Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town (Marvelous) - 164.944
- Puyo Puyo Tetris S (Sega) - 154.573
- Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission (Bandai Namco) - 145.720
- Fitness Boxing (Imagineer) - 141.889
TOTAL: 8.266.894
Famitsu Switch 3rd Parties 2021 Top 20:
- Monster Hunter Rise (Capcom) - 2.289.813
- Momotaro Dentetsu (Konami) - 1.036.834
- Minecraft (Microsoft) - 353.129
- Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town (Marvelous) – 281.140
- Monster Hunter Stories 2 (Capcom) - 169.787
- Bravely Default II (Square Enix) – 136.091
- Rune Factory 5 (Marvelous) - 127.968
- Baseball Spirits 2021 (Konami) - 127.308
- Crayon Shin-Chan (Neos) - 107.319 / NEW
- Fitness Boxing 2 (Imagineer) - 88.481
- Dragon Quest XI S (Square Enix) - 81.702
- Little Nightmares II (Bandai Namco) - 72.796
- Human Fall Flat (Teyon Japan) - 68.533
- Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin (Marvelous) - 65.620
- Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity (Koei Tecmo) - 62.119
- Samurai Warriors 5 (Koei Tecmo) - 58.462
- Fishing Spirits (Bandai Namco) - 44.958
- Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum 'n' Fun! (Bandai Namco) - 42.507
- Minecraft Dungeons (Microsoft) - 38.147
- Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 (Sega) - 36.105
TOTAL: 5.288.819
The gap between what Third Parties were able to achieve prior to 2021 and this year now shrinks to below 3 million
We have Yu-Gi-Oh, Ace Attorney Chronicles, Shin Megami Tensei V, Super Robot Wars 30, Kakarot, as games that should surpass 100K so far confirmed for the rest of the year,
Overall my expectations for the rest of the year are like this:
2.75M+ - Monster Hunter Rise(Capcom)
1.5M+ - Momotaro(Konami)
500K+ - Minecraft(Microsoft), Shin Megami Tensei V(Atlus), Yu-Gi-Oh(Konami)
400K+ - Olive Town(Marvelous)
300K+ - Monster Hunter Stories 2(Capcom), Crayon Shin-chan(Neos)
200K+ - Bravely Default II(Square Enix), Baseball Spirits(Konami)
150K+ - Rune Factory 5(Marvelous), Fitness Boxing 2(Imagineer), Dragon Quest XI S(Square Enix), Little Nightmares II(Bandai Namco), Human Fall Flat(Teyon Japan), Sakuna(Marvelous), Age of Calamity(Koei Tecmo)
100K+ - Ace Attorney Chronicles(Square Enix), Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot(Bandai Namco), Super Robot Wars 30(Bandai Namco), Samurai Warriors 5 (Koei Tecmo), Fishing Spirits(Bandai Namco), Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum 'n' Fun!(Bandai Namco), Puyo Puyo Tetris 2(Sega), Minecraft Dungeons(Microsoft)
If these predictions end up close to reality, we are looking at over 8.5 million software from Third Parties just within the Top 20 games this year. This is a massive amount of sales across many different publishers. It also doesn't take into account digital sales which for some titles are considerable.
Also it's not really taking into account what I believe are at least half a dozen titles yet to be revealed which will after September and might be able to leave a mark of the year. With TGS taking place at the end of September, I anticipate a direct that will reveal the release dates a few more titles for the fall from third parties.
Capcom >3.15M
Konami >2.2M
Marvelous >700K
Microsoft >600K
Bandai Namco >550K
Atlus >500K
Square Enix >450K
Neos >300K
Koei Tecmo >250K
