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Agente42 on 05 March 2022
ireadtabloids said:

I just want to celebrate this new peak of Kirby hype. The demo was a very good idea.

Demo aways seems a good idea. All games must have a demo.



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Agente42 on 05 March 2022
Megiddo said:
Agente42 said:

comparison with Yokai Watch it´s too early. It´s a high investment game with AAA budget, with notorious persona: GRR martin. Years of marketing, publicity and have less than 300k in two videogames, in Japanese market I doesn't see this smash success. Good sales. 

It´s a good sales, doesn't see the success similarities with Yokai Watch, not yet. 

If Yokai watch has this AAA investment and has Haruki Murakami in collaboration will be a good comparison. 

No, I wasn't putting any comparison with Yokai Watch. I said "since Yokai Watch". In other words, there hadn't been any bigger third party new IP in Japan after Yokai Watch that was bigger than how Elden Ring just performed.

So reading "For best or worst, the Japanese market it´s only Nintendo now, Sony it´s a figurative character" made me laugh so hard because it's like you didn't at all look at the most recent sales thread or something. It's akin to walking outside in the snow and complaining about how hot it is or something, just totally making the wrong statement at the wrong time.

Looking at aggregate sales in 2022, Sony is less than 20%, and has all thirds on board. It´s a shame.

Famitsu Top 50 2022 (Unofficial Ranking)

  1. [NSW] Pokemon Legends: Arceus (Pokemon Co.) - 2.069.549
  2. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo) - 257.471
  3. [NSW] Pokemon Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl (Pokemon Co) - 202.294
  4. [PS4] Elden Ring (From Software) - 188.490 / NEW
  5. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) - 183.730
  6. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo) - 159.178
  7. [NSW] Touken Ranbu Warriors (EXNOA) - 122.890
  8. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft) - 121.135
  9. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo) - 114.075
  10. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu (Konami) – 107.874
  11. [NSW] Big Brain Academy: Brain Vs. Brain (Nintendo) - 101.569
  12. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo) – 95.380
  13. [PS5] Elden Ring (From Software) - 90.017 / NEW
  14. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo) - 82.174
  15. [NSW] Splatoon 2 (Nintendo) - 65.480
  16. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo) - 64.586
  17. [PS4] Horizon Forbidden West (Sony) - 59.944
  18. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield + EP (Pokemon Co.) - 54.083
  19. [NSW] Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (Nintendo) - 53.022
  20. [PS5] Horizon Forbidden West (Sony) - 48.362
  21. [PS4] Dying Light 2: Stay Human (Spike Chunsoft) - 38.602
  22. [NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (Nintendo) - 33.668
  23. [NSW] Human Fall Flat (Teyon Japan) - 27.984
  24. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum 'n' Fun! (Bandai Namco) - 25.198
  25. [NSW] Super Mario Party (Nintendo) - 23.838
  26. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo) - 23.687
  27. [NSW] The Battle Cats Unite! (Ponos) - 22.121
  28. [PS4] Atelier Sophie 2 (Koei Tecmo) - 22.104 / NEW
  29. [NSW] Dragon Quest XI S (Square Enix) - 20.766
  30. [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 (Nintendo) - 20.192
  31. [NSW] Atelier Sophie 2 (Koei Tecmo) - 18.912 / NEW
  32. [NSW] FIFA 22: Legacy Edition (Electronic Arts) - 17.934
  33. [NSW] Disney Magical World 2 (Bandai Namco) - 17.388
  34. [NSW] Fortnite: Minty Legends Pack (Epic Games) - 16.727
  35. [NSW] Monster Hunter Rise (Capcom) - 15.911
  36. [PS5] Dying Light 2: Stay Human (Spike Chunsoft) - 15.038
  37. [NSW] Luigi's Manson 3 (Nintendo) - 14.530
  38. [NSW] Dying Light: Platinum Edition (Spike Chunsoft) - 12.300
  39. [NSW] Fitness Boxing 2 (Imagineer) - 12.119
  40. [NSW] Kirby Star Allies (Nintendo) - 11.432
  41. [NSW] Fishing Spirits (Bandai Namco) - 11.237
  42. [PS4] The King of Fighters XV (SNK) - 11.163
  43. [NSW] Super Bomberman R (Konami) - 10.880
  44. [NSW] New Pokemon Snap (Pokemon Co.) - 9.714
  45. [NSW] Shikabanegurai no Boukenmeshi (Nippon Ichi) – 8.282
  46. [NSW] Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy (Take Two) – 8.080
  47. [NSW] My Next Life as a Villainess (Idea Factory) - 6.676
  48. [NSW] Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 2 (Inti Creates) – 6.460
  49. [PS4] Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Extraction (Ubisoft) - 5.217
  50. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy (Take Two) – 4.986

TOTAL: 4.734.449
NSW: 4.250.526 (89.8%)
PS4: 330.506 (7%)
PS5: 153.417 (3.2%)

(thanks Nocturnal, source: InstalBase



xMetroid on 05 March 2022

Omg, amazing boost for Kirby. 300k debut would be amazing.



LGBTDBZBBQ on 05 March 2022
Megiddo said:

So reading "For best or worst, the Japanese market it´s only Nintendo now, Sony it´s a figurative character" made me laugh so hard because it's like you didn't at all look at the most recent sales thread or something. It's akin to walking outside in the snow and complaining about how hot it is or something, just totally making the wrong statement at the wrong time.

Perhaps you should take a look at the best selling games of 2022 in Japan first before making that statement. You also need to accept the fact that Nintendo games are behemoth in Japan that makes other games look tiny in comparison. 

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curl-6 on 05 March 2022

Great to see Kirby get a boost, the demo is doing its work well.
Forgotten Land looks set to be a big hit in Japan, and likely another addition to the Switch's evergreen corps.



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Megiddo on 05 March 2022
LGBTDBZBBQ said:

Perhaps you should take a look at the best selling games of 2022 in Japan first before making that statement. You also need to accept the fact that Nintendo games are behemoth in Japan that makes other games look tiny in comparison. 

My post on just the page before this is as follows.

"38 pre-orders for the only Nintendo game on the entire list.

4 combined pre-orders for the 11 third party Switch games on the list.

Seems about right."

I am in agreement with you. Nintendo games are behemoth.



Link_Nines.XBC on 06 March 2022

Kirby sucking up the points

Last edited by Link_Nines.XBC - on 06 March 2022

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noshten on 06 March 2022

Famitsu Top 10 Switch Launches:

  1. Animal Crossing: New Horizon (Nintendo) - 1.880.626
  2. Pokémon Legends: Arceus (Pokemon Co) - 1.424.657
  3. Pokémon Brilliant Diamond / Shinning Pearl (Pokemon Co) - 1.395.642
  4. Pokémon Sword / Shield (Pokemon Co) - 1.364.544
  5. Monster Hunter: Rise (Capcom) - 1.302.132
  6. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo) - 1.238.358
  7. Splatoon 2 (Nintendo) - 670.955
  8. Pokémon: Let's Go Pikachu! / Let's Go Eevee! (Pokemon Co) - 664.198
  9. Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo) - 511.625
  10. Momotaro Dentetsu (Konami) - 345.697

Kirby is looking like it will launch higher than Momotaro, making it the biggest launch for the franchise in Japan

There is also an OLED Bundle on the official Nintendo store which will help with the shipment numbers depending on how large the supply is there. 

Looking very likely that this will be the first time a game in the franchise surpasses 2 million units in Japan.

Super Mario Odyssey is the best comparison, which finished with 434pt on COMG. The main thing to consider is the stage of life of the Switch and how much larger the userbase is right now compared to 2017. This is what will help Kirby Forgotten Lands to end up with a similar launch and lifetime sales to a historically much bigger franchise. 



Kneetos on 06 March 2022

Nintendo are going to have to patch in those preorders into mouthful mode if this keeps up



ireadtabloids on 06 March 2022

73 pre-orders over the weekend for Kirby. Tremendous.