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Forums - Sales Discussion - Global Hardware 09 November 2019

zorg1000 on 19 November 2019
curl-6 said:
zorg1000 said:

Not just Lite but the big Oct/Nov exclusives should also help offset the lack of a big December title.

Last year-Super Mario Party+Pokemon Let's Go

This year-Ring Fit, Luigi's Mansion, Mario & Sonic, Pokemon Sword/Shield

Also last Dec had the $35 eShop bundle, they could do something like that again.

I doubt Mario & Sonic is the kind of game people buy a console for, but Ring Fit/Pokemon/LM3 should help, yeah. Still, Ultimate was absolutely huge so there's a lot to make up for.

On it's own, no it's probably not a big system seller but it's more about the combination of appealing titles that sell a system.

Look at the Sept-Nov lineup.

Spyro Reignited Trilogy, NBA 2k20, Daemon x Machina, GRID Autosport, Link's Awakening, Dragon Quest XI, FIFA 20, Ori & The Blind Forest, Trine 4, Yooka-Laylee, Killer Queen Black, Overwatch, Witcher 3, Ring Fit, Atelier Ryza, Resident Evil 5/6, Vampyr, Super Monkey Ball, Luigi's Mansion 3, Just Dance 2020, Mario & Sonic Tokyo, Super Lucky's Tale, Pokemon Sword/Shield

You've got games for kids, teens, adults, casuals, hardcore ranging from indie to AAA from Japanese & western devs in genres including shooter, sports, racing, RPG, platformer, action, etc.

They have stacked the lineup with a little something for everyone over the last few months and released an entry level sku while also still being able to rely on the strength of evergreens, they shouldnt have a problem beating last Dec sales.



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siebensus4 on 20 November 2019

Switch numbers were adjusted in US and Europe. Total is up from 374M to 506M. That's because of the limited Pokémon design console, I guess.



S.Peelman on 20 November 2019

Noticed the huge adjustment. Now 506k, that's more like it.



Agente42 on 20 November 2019
siebensus4 said:
Switch numbers were adjusted in US and Europe. Total is up from 374M to 506M. That's because of the limited Pokémon design console, I guess.

225k in Nintendo reports in Japan, i guess



Bofferbrauer2 on 20 November 2019
Amnesia said:

Are we ready for the BURST...

My data for all the 3 Q3 are updated, I see that VGC is actually constantly adjusting the weekly values even on the last fiscal year.

This graph shows the Q3 VGC cumulated sales for the Switch.

Well, looks like you're going to have to remake the chart, since Switch got massively adjusted up for this week already.

Really, 6 weeks into this quarter and already almost leading by 2 weeks over 2017 is just crazy



The Nintendo eShop rating Thread: http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=237454 List as Google Doc:  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aW2hXQT1TheElVS7z-F3pP-7nbqdrDqWNTxl6JoJWBY/edit?usp=sharing

The Steam/GOG key gifting thread: https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread/242024/the-steamgog-key-gifting-thread/1/ 

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Amnesia on 20 November 2019
Bofferbrauer2 said:
Amnesia said:

Are we ready for the BURST...

My data for all the 3 Q3 are updated, I see that VGC is actually constantly adjusting the weekly values even on the last fiscal year.

This graph shows the Q3 VGC cumulated sales for the Switch.

Well, looks like you're going to have to remake the chart, since Switch got massively adjusted up for this week already.

Really, 6 weeks into this quarter and already almost leading by 2 weeks over 2017 is just crazy

Well, if moderators feels merciful to me, maybe they can share with me their list of values sometimes so I would not have to check ONE BY ONE every damn weeks of the last 2 fiscal years lol...Keeping it fresh is a bit annoying, this is why sometimes I don't post this graph for 2-3 weeks in a row.

EDIT : notice that I was only 4,6% off for my last week estimation. (750K for 717K)



Bofferbrauer2 on 20 November 2019
Amnesia said:
Bofferbrauer2 said:

Well, looks like you're going to have to remake the chart, since Switch got massively adjusted up for this week already.

Really, 6 weeks into this quarter and already almost leading by 2 weeks over 2017 is just crazy

Well, if moderators feels merciful to me, maybe they can share with me their list of values sometimes so I would not have to check ONE BY ONE every damn weeks of the last 2 fiscal years lol...Keeping it fresh is a bit annoying, this is why sometimes I don't post this graph for 2-3 weeks in a row.

Maybe PM @trunkswd about that, he might be able to help you and inform you about adjustments.



The Nintendo eShop rating Thread: http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=237454 List as Google Doc:  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aW2hXQT1TheElVS7z-F3pP-7nbqdrDqWNTxl6JoJWBY/edit?usp=sharing

The Steam/GOG key gifting thread: https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread/242024/the-steamgog-key-gifting-thread/1/ 

Free Pc Games thread: https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread/248138/free-pc-games/1/

Amnesia on 20 November 2019
trunkswd said:
Bofferbrauer2 said:

Maybe PM @trunkswd about that, he might be able to help you and inform you about adjustments.

If I remember I can pass along the weekly Switch hardware sales whenever adjustments are made to @Amnesia

Thanks ! Actually for such a case like today, it took me only 3 minutes, because only a very few values were affected. It would be more than appreciated for example at the end of the next fiscal year, there I know that adjustments will be heavy on the month of February. When I will see that all the 4 quarters are affected by adjustments, I will PM you.



Amnesia on 20 November 2019
trunkswd said:
Amnesia said:

Thanks ! Actually for such a case like today, it took me only 3 minutes, because only a very few values were affected. It would be more than appreciated for example at the end of the next fiscal year, there I know that adjustments will be heavy on the month of February. When I will see that all the 4 quarters are affected by adjustments, I will PM you.

Most of the time adjustments are only made going back 1-4 weeks. Generally only when we get official shipment figures, which are quarterly do I go further back. On a rare occasion we will get numbers for specific countries going back months or years.

Only hardware figures we seem to get on a regular basis now are out of Japan with Famitsu and Spain.

UK we get sometimes like with Pokemon coming out and knowing the Switch sold just under 90k in the first two weeks. 

Without NPD making our numbers as accurate as possible is more of a challenge. Before I could do monthly adjustments in the Americas. 

Do you have an idea what it cost now if you wish to have the numbers from NPD ?