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Forums - Sales Discussion - Famitsu Sales: Week 12, 2020 (Mar 16 - Mar 22)

kopstudent89 on 25 March 2020

392k Switch hardware?!??!?! WTF I did not see that one coming



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TruckOSaurus on 25 March 2020

Wow! I kept telling myself Animal Crossing couldn't be as big as people were saying it was... I stand corrected.



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pikashoe on 25 March 2020
Marth said:
1. Animal Crossing is very likely the biggest opening ever for a game in Japan.
Current record holder is Pokemon Black&White at 2.637M
New Horizons needs a digital share of only 29% to beat that.

2. Switch hardware week is the biggest ever in Japan, even bigger than launch

3. This huge hardware week also boosts Switch hardware total over Wii LTD numbers.

I think your math is off, the digital share would need to be around 42% to match 2.637 million. 29% would only read 2.425 million.

AlbiNecroxz on 25 March 2020
pikashoe said:
Marth said:
1. Animal Crossing is very likely the biggest opening ever for a game in Japan.
Current record holder is Pokemon Black&White at 2.637M
New Horizons needs a digital share of only 29% to beat that.

2. Switch hardware week is the biggest ever in Japan, even bigger than launch

3. This huge hardware week also boosts Switch hardware total over Wii LTD numbers.

I think your math is off, the digital share would need to be around 42% to match 2.637 million. 29% would only read 2.425 million.

Digital ratio is based on total units, not only physical ones



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Jranation on 25 March 2020

That is all we needed to know. Animal Crossing ate everything else!



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Sogreblute on 25 March 2020
pikashoe said:
Marth said:
1. Animal Crossing is very likely the biggest opening ever for a game in Japan.
Current record holder is Pokemon Black&White at 2.637M
New Horizons needs a digital share of only 29% to beat that.

2. Switch hardware week is the biggest ever in Japan, even bigger than launch

3. This huge hardware week also boosts Switch hardware total over Wii LTD numbers.

I think your math is off, the digital share would need to be around 42% to match 2.637 million. 29% would only read 2.425 million.

1.88 / 2.637 = 0.71 * 100 = 71 - 100 = -29
29% is correct.



konnichiwa on 25 March 2020

The Switch passed the Wii total sales in Japan. 12.750.000

Making it number 10 of the best selling systems in Japan.






UnderwaterFunktown on 25 March 2020
Mar1217 said:

Japan alone outselling the totality of everyone else this week is now assured. Do you think it's possible for the Switch to reach a million in sales worldwide this week alone ?

Ehh, aren't those 2 things incompatible?

I'd expect you to be right about the first one, so I don't think we'll see it reach 800k, but maybe close. We'll know soon.



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jonathanalis on 25 March 2020

Interestingly, AC pushed the highest hardware week ever, but didnt push any other game...



Jranation on 25 March 2020
jonathanalis said:
Interestingly, AC pushed the highest hardware week ever, but didnt push any other game...

Everyone went in stores for only 1 reason. 



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