Famitsu sales: Week 45, 2021 - (1st Nov - 7th Nov)

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noshten said:

Famitsu Top 50 2021(Unofficial Ranking)

1. [NSW] Monster Hunter Rise (Capcom) - 2.326.057
2. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu (Konami) – 1.173.761
3. [NSW] Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury - 915.917 
4. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure – 805.830
5. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 666.191
6. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft) – 557.873
7. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 547.151
8. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 476.336
9. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield + EP (Pokemon Co.) - 350.254
10. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics - 303.852
11. [NSW] Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town (Marvelous) – 281.140
12. [NSW] New Pokemon Snap (Pokemon Co.) - 282.058 
13. [NSW] Splatoon 2 + EP - 281.557
14. [NSW] Super Mario Party - 277.912
15. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD - 267.332 
16. [NSW] Miitopia - 248.003
17. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars - 244.655 
18. [NSW] Game Builder Garage - 243.566
19. [NSW] Monster Hunter Stories 2 (Capcom) - 227.554
20. [PS4] Tales of Arise (Bandai Namco) - 213.474
21. [NSW] Baseball Spirits 2021 (Konami) - 195.906
22. [PS4] Resident Evil Village (Capcom) - 191.983
23. [NSW] Crayon Shin-Chan (Neos) - 183.733
24. [NSW] Mario Golf: Super Rush - 182.579
25. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild + EP - 172.603
26. [NSW] WarioWare: Get It Together! - 160.778 
27. [PS4] NieR Replicant (Square Enix) - 158.265
28. [PS4] Lost Judgment (Sega) - 151.039
29. [NSW] Bravely Default II (Square Enix) – 136.091
30. [NSW] Metroid Dread - 128.257 
31. [NSW] Rune Factory 5 (Marvelous) - 127.968
32. [NSW] Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel (Konami) - 127.221
33. [PS4] Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Aniplex) - 125.326 
34. [NSW] Dragon Quest XI S (Square Enix) - 115.610
35. [NSW] Fitness Boxing 2 (Imagineer) - 115.375
36. [NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe - 114.445
37. [NSW] Super Mario 3D All-Stars - 104.782
38. [NSW] Pikmin 3 Deluxe - 103.273
39. [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 - 97.715
40. [NSW] Tsukihime (Aniplex) - 89.916
41. [NSW] Human Fall Flat (Teyon Japan) - 85.310
42. [NSW] Super Robot Wars 30 (Bandai Namco) - 82.928
43. [PS4] Tsukihime (Aniplex) - 80.042
44. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey - 74.949
45. [NSW] Little Nightmares II (Bandai Namco) - 72.796
46. [PS5] Resident Evil Village (Capcom) - 72.761 
47. [PS4] Samurai Warriors 5 (Koei Tecmo) - 72.727
48. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum 'n' Fun! (Bandai Namco) - 70.964
49. [NSW] Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot (Bandai Namco) - 69.449 
50. [PS4] Super Robot Wars 30 (Bandai Namco) - 68.728

TOTAL: 14.222.268

TOTAL NSW: 13.087.923 (92%)

TOTAL PS4/PS5: 1.134.345 (8%)

Just as I anticipated the PS5 to no longer have a Top 50 game, Resident Evil Village must have had a promotion at retailers to get rid of the original shipment. There is still likely 5-10K units that haven't been sold, but without an additional shipment or best price edition it's unlikely for Village to become the first 100K physical seller on the PS5. 

Elsewhere Mario Party Superstars is likely to be one of the major titles this holiday, with a strong start like this it's heading for 1 million by the end of the year. Call of Duty franchise experienced a huge drop and won't make the Top 50 this year. 

Top 10 Publishers:

1. Nintendo - 6.414.025 (45%)
2. Capcom - 2.814.712 (19.8%)
3. Konami - 1.496.888 (10.5%)
4. Pokemon Co - 632.312 (4.4%)
5. Bandai Namco - 578.339 (4%)
6. Microsoft - 557.873 (3.9%)
7. Square Enix - 409.966 (2.9%)
8. Marvelous - 409.108 (2.9%)
9. Aniplex - 295.284 (2.1%)
10. Neos - 183.733 (1.3%)

If Shin Megami Tensei V manages more than 183K next week Atlus will replace Neos in the chart, I personally predicted a 200K opening for SMT V which would be the biggest launch for the franchise. With the WoM being good for the game I can see it ending the year in the Top 20 with over 350K physical sales, with digital that would make it the best selling game in the franchise of all time in Japan. Early signs are good, now it's a question of what we observe on Amazon.co.jp, COMG, GEO and Tsutaya over the weekend. 

With RE Village reappearing on the charts this week, I thought it might have moved up on your top 50.  However it is at 46 with no other PS5 titles there with it.  There only needs to be 5 more decent SKUs released this year to push it right out of the top 50, meaning PS5 will get nothing in the top 50 this year.

On top of this, Switch games have the top 19 spots (and Switch third party games have the top 2).  PS4 is exiting the software charts fast, and PS5 software is not selling well enough to finish in the top 50.  I don't see any other possibility than total Switch domination for the next several years in Japan.  And I am talking domination to the extent that this year won't seem nearly as one-sided as the years to come.