Famitsu Sales: Week 48, 2024 (Nov 25 - Dec 01)

[PAOerfulone]

I'm gonna chalk the Switch boost this year up to Dragon Quest.
That franchise is iconic and legendary over there.
I'd go as far as to say that it may be THE most iconic and legendary video game franchise in Japan.
The only other franchise I can think of to rival it is Pokemon, and there's NO shortage of Pokemon games on the Switch so the boosts from that franchise aren't going to be as substantial anymore.
Dragon Quest on the other hand. Unless I'm mistaken, the only other mainline RPG on the Switch is Dragon Quest XI S.
For the #1 selling system of all time in Japan, the Switch has a surprisingly small amount of mainline Dragon Quest representation.
That's why when Dragon Quest XII drops, that is going to REALLY do numbers for hardware. That's the last remaining major bullet in the chamber as far as Switch killer apps in Japan go.

Last edited by PAOerfulone - on 05 December 2024