Famitsu sales: Week 9, 2022 - (21st Feb - 27th Feb)

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konnichiwa said:

The_Liquid_Laser said:

Well they proved me wrong. I predicted Playstation wouldn't get 7 SKUs in the top 30 this year and they actually did it. Back in 2020, I didn't think about them releasing several of their best titles back-to-back in February and March.

In spite of all this, I think my overall point still stands. Third party Japanese games are gradually shifting away from Playstation and onto Switch. It's becoming more and more clear that Switch is the platform where the money is for Japanese third party games.

I still don't get this (stubborn) certainty.

Since the last dissucion in this thread (not particular with you) not much has changed except PS stock went a bit up so sales increased. Atlus announcing a new game that isn't on switch while people the last time could not get enough pointing out that devs are shifting because.. well atlus made SMT on Switch. Capcom announcing a new SF that rumored to be certainly on PS. 

This + the information that Sony probably going to get some studios in Japan could impact the so called shift.

This week is a very good week for Playstation.  Next week will probably also be a good week for them. 

On the other hand they also have weeks where they get 0 titles charting in the top 30.  There have been several weeks both last year and this year where Switch has had all 30 titles in Famitsu top 30.  Usually, about 1/2 of those titles are Switch third party games.  A more average week has 26-29 Switch titles in the top 30, and again usually about 1/2 are third party titles. 

We are already there.  Switch third party sales already dominate Playstation third party sales in Japan by a huge margin.  Considering how obvious it is that the money is on the Switch, most Japanese third party games will end up on the Switch.  It's already happening, and it's going to keep trending that way even more.