By using this site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. Close

@Kyuu
Posting this here because it's out of place on the sales comparisson thread.
About your discussion with Liquid Laser:

There are regularly new Japanese games in the famitsu top 30 that are Switch exclusive and alot that are multiplats. On the other hand not that many that aren't on the Switch at all. You named pretty much anything even remotely relevant.

Examples: Blue Reflection in 2017 launched only on Playstation and PC. Now the sequel is also on Switch.

Dynasty Warriors 9 originally wasn't on the Switch, now DW9 Empires is also coming to the Switch.

Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin originally wasn't supposed to release on the Switch. Then Nintendo convinced them to also release it there and it sold best on the Switch. Their next game is definitely also coming to Switch.

A-Train Express in 2017 was PS4 exclusive, A-Train All Aboard! Tourism from this year skipped the PS4 entirely.

Spike Chunsoft is bringing the entire Danganronpa series to the Switch with an additional spin-off.

Disgaea 6 is Switch exclusive outside of Japan after Disgaea 5 Complete sold best on the Switch.

You're trying to argue that the sales numbers don't have any influence on Japanese publishers by listing a bunch of games that aren't on the Switch, half of them because the Switch isn't powerfull enough, while ignoring everything else. Your non defined "homeconsole-esque" games aren't all that counts and is relevant in the market.

Look at Momotaro Dentetsu, Monster Hunter Rise, Monster Hunter Stories 2, Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town and Pioneers of Olive Town, Rune Factory 4 Special and 5, the latest Derby Stallion, the latest Yu-Gi-Oh, Crayon Shin-chan, Fitness Boxing 1 and 2, Octopath Traveler, Triangle Strategy, DQ11S, Shin Megami Tensei V.

Nothing of this is relevant, right?

My point is, that there has been a shift in the Japanese market since 2017, after people realised how successful the Switch would be and it shows more and more every year.

Some big publishers not releasing their big budget games there doesn't make that irrelevant.

(Btw, you seem to think Guilty Geat Strive and Scarlet Nexus are AAA games. They aren't though, Tales of Arise isn't either.)