Famitsu Sales: Week 41, 2024 (Oct 07 - Oct 13)

[Kyuu]

curl-6 said:

Kyuu said:

Sales would not have doubled over Playstation's actual numbers. A lot of the Switch users that are interested in 3rd party AA or AAA games also have a PC or a Playstation... or rarely even Xbox.

So if for example Elden Ring released on Switch at launch, combined versions sales would have been higher by maybe 20%-25%, because the other version would have sold less than what they ended up selling.

In the West a very large portion of Switch owners have a PS/Xbox, but not in Japan.

The typical Japanese Switch player who's in it for Nintendo and small and indie games is less likely to have a second console/PC. But the existing AA/AAA Japanese third party fans, many of whom do own a Switch, are more likely to also have a PC or a Playstation... because these are the platforms where you typically get the heavy 3rd party stuff.