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Forums - Sales - Famitsu Sales: Week 21, 2020 (May 18 - May 24)

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brute on 28 May 2020
curl-6 said:

Switch doing valiantly in the face of stock shortages. It'd be nice to see how it'd sell without them.

Holy shit at PS4, those are deathbed numbers. And just a week ago I said 6k was bleak.

Switch could possibly due a couple of weeks at 100k and then level out around 65k for a period if shortages were sorted.

I think it can reach 5.5 million if stock is there and if they have a good holiday line-up and/or price cut.



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Jranation on 28 May 2020

Yay Splatoon is back at top 3!!!



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Farsala on 28 May 2020

PS4/ Switch surprised me with magnificent sales so far, but now the PS4 sales are back to reality.



curl-6 on 29 May 2020

Top 30: https://gonintendo.com/stories/362092-japanese-software-sales-for-may-18th-to-24th-2020-top-30

[NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) – 102,553 (4,582,670)
[NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 11,746 (917,041)
[NSW] Splatoon 2 (Bundle Version Included) (Nintendo, 07/21/17) – 10,144 (3,427,383)
[NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 8,974 (2,955,429)
[NSW] Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition (Bundle Version Included) (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 6,107 (1,393,109)
[PS4] Final Fantasy VII Remake (Square Enix, 04/10/20) – 5,902 (914,239)
[NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 5,892 (3,703,810)
[NSW] Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training for Nintendo Switch (Nintendo, 12/27/19) – 5,678 (234,735)
[NSW] Super Mario Party (Nintendo, 10/05/18) – 4,830 (1,451,093)
[NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield (The Pokemon Company, 11/15/19) – 4,497 (3,602,252)
[PS4] Phantasy Star Online 2: Episode 6 Deluxe Package (Sega, 05/21/20) – 4,258 (New)
[PS4] Trials of Mana (Square Enix, 04/24/20) – 4,085 (126,838)
[NSW] Trials of Mana (Square Enix, 04/24/20) – 3,745 (93,813)
[PS4] Grand Theft Auto V: Premium Online Edition (Bargain Edition Reprint) (Rockstar Games, 12/06/18) – 3,041 (54,226)
[NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Limited Edition Included) (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 2,972 (1,587,390)
[NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 (Nintendo, 06/28/19) – 2,810 (915,893)
[NSW] Dragon Quest X All In One Package Version 1-5 (Square Enix, 05/14/20) – 2,774 (8,431)
[PS4] The Last of Us Remastered (PlayStation Hits) (SIE, 07/26/18) – 2,634 (75,856)
[NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (01/11/19) – 2,471 (844,059)
[PS4] Dragon Quest X All In One Package Version 1-5 (Square Enix, 05/14/20) – 2,127 (5,994)
[PS4] Monster Hunter World: Iceborne Master Edition (Capcom, 09/06/19) – 1,998 (471,927)
[NSW] Luigi’s Mansion 3 (Nintendo, 10/31/19) – 1,984 (645,185)
[NSW] Phantasy Star Online 2: Cloud Episode 6 Deluxe Package (Sega, 05/21/20) – 1,898 (New)
[NSW] Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX (Nintendo, 03/06/20) – 1,839 (253,399)
[3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf Amiibo+ (Nintendo, 11/23/16) – 1,832 (506,768)
[NSW] Fitness Boxing (Imagineer, 12/20/18) – 1,752 (108,688)
[NSW] Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition (Limited Edition Included) (Square Enix, 09/27/19) – 1,714 (520,693)
[NSW] Ace Angler: Nintendo Switch Version (Bandai Namco, 07/25/19) – 1,651 (439,131)
[NSW] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 (Bandai Namco, 03/26/20) – 1,526 (117,954)
[PS4] Resident Evil 3 (Z Version Included) (Capcom, 04/03/20) – 1,481 (258,676)

Switch: 21

PS4: 8



Kai_Mao on 29 May 2020

Slow week, but I guess expected for May. Really impressive AC:NH continues to sell in droves, even though it’s slowing down. Switch continues to sell well despite supply constraints. It’s too bad the PS4 went back to Earth not too long after FFVIIR released.

I am curious to see how the PS5 will fare in Japan. The PS4 basically had everything that the Switch does not (I.e., A-AAA third party support, power, etc.) and released way before the Switch. Not to mention that despite the 3DS’ success in Japan, mobile took over. Nevertheless, the Switch was able to take Japan by storm and not only reach 10 million before the PS4, but create a ~4 million lead over the PS4 in such a short time. What can the PS5 do to compete in Japan, beyond what it will likely have over the Switch besides price and portability? It will likely have the Japanese support that Nintendo would have to suck )&@$ just to have the Switch be considered worth porting to (which is already the case with the PS4 support majority of the time). It’ll be interesting to say the least.



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noshten on 29 May 2020

TOP 10 Switch Famitsu 2020:

  1. Animal Crossing: New Horizons(2020) - 4.582.670 
  2. Pokemon Sword / Shield - 614.118
  3. Ring Fit Adventure - 421.402
  4. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - 296.420
  5. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX(2020) - 253.399
  6. Smash Ultimate - 250.758
  7. Minecraft (Microsoft) - 247.170
  8. Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training for Nintendo Switch - 200.039
  9. Super Mario Party - 187.383
  10. Splatoon 2 - 174.623

TOTAL: 7.227.982

  • Animal Crossing crosses 4.5M physical
  • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe will cross 300K for the year next week
  • Pokemon Mystery Dungeon & Smash Ultimate cross 250K, Minecraft to join them next week
  • Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training crosses 200K

Outside the Top 10:

  1. Luigi's Mansion 3 - 139.187
  2. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games: Tokyo 2020 (Sega) - 119.007
  3. One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 (Bandai Namco Games) - 117.954
  4. Super Mario Maker 2 - 115.389
  5. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - 106.041
  6. Fishing Spirits: Nintendo Switch Version (Bandai Namco Games) - 102.136
  7. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe - 96.470
  8. Trials of Mana (Square Enix) - 93.813
  9. Hatsune Miku: Project Diva MegaMix* (Sega) - 78.558
  10. Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers* (Atlus) - 65.653*

TOTAL: 1.034.208

*Last known numbers

**Might be missing certain title/s

TOP 20 By Publisher:

Nintendo - 7.437.899

Microsoft - 247.170

Bandai Namco Games - 220.090

Sega - 197.565

Square Enix - 93.813

Atlus - 65.653

Lifetime TOP 10 PS4 (https://sites.google.com/site/gamedatalibrary/games-by-platform/playstation-4)

  1. Monster Hunter: World* (Capcom) - 2.524.060
  2. Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age (Square Enix) - 1.368.698
  3. Final Fantasy XV* (Square Enix) - 1.042.951
  4. Final Fantasy VII Remake (Square Enix) - 914.239
  5. Kingdom Hearts III (Square Enix) - 861.226
  6. Grand Theft Auto V* (Take-Two) - 658.505
  7. Monster Hunter: World - Iceborne* (Capcom) - 516.285
  8. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (SIE) - 511.722
  9. NieR: Automata* (Square Enix) - 467.485
  10. Metal Gear Solid V* (Konami) - 448.554

*All Versions

TOTAL: 9.313.725

  • Animal Crossing: New Horizon is already close to 50% of the sales of the Top 10 PS4 games.
  • While Nintendo just in 2020 as a publisher has sold over 80% of the lifetime sales of the Top 10 PS4 games. 
  • Support continues to be laughable for Major Japanese 3rd Parties 
  • Smaller publishers are selling a ton at the eShop
  • There is a fair few games that could be refered as evergreens on the eShop(Fitness Boxing, Human Fall Flat, Overcooked 2). 
  • Human Fall Flat(28.12.2017) and Overcooked 2(07.8.2018) have barely left the Top 20 eShop since they released 
  • Fitness Boxing is at 108.688 physical, it likely has at least as many digital sales. 
  • I think while Major Japanese 3rd Parties are losing ground to indie developers and smaller publishers in Japan
  • If they can't bother to constantly release AA games for the Switch they should think about investing in overseas indie developers they can publish in Japan for the Switch


Slownenberg on 29 May 2020
Kai_Mao said:
Slow week, but I guess expected for May. Really impressive AC:NH continues to sell in droves, even though it’s slowing down. Switch continues to sell well despite supply constraints. It’s too bad the PS4 went back to Earth not too long after FFVIIR released.

I am curious to see how the PS5 will fare in Japan. The PS4 basically had everything that the Switch does not (I.e., A-AAA third party support, power, etc.) and released way before the Switch. Not to mention that despite the 3DS’ success in Japan, mobile took over. Nevertheless, the Switch was able to take Japan by storm and not only reach 10 million before the PS4, but create a ~4 million lead over the PS4 in such a short time. What can the PS5 do to compete in Japan, beyond what it will likely have over the Switch besides price and portability? It will likely have the Japanese support that Nintendo would have to suck )&@$ just to have the Switch be considered worth porting to (which is already the case with the PS4 support majority of the time). It’ll be interesting to say the least.

I think we will continue to see the disappearance of console sales in Japan. PS4 was lucky to not have a hybrid like Switch out for the first few years on the market. Sure there was 3DS but back then portable and console were two different things. With the invention of the Switch that is no longer the case. Japan will likely essentially become Nintendo land from here on out. PS3 sold like 10.8 million, PS4 will probably end up right at 10 million. PS5 I think might hit like 8 million lifetime as the Switch, and later Switch 2, continue to take over Japan.



curl-6 on 29 May 2020
Slownenberg said:
Kai_Mao said:
Slow week, but I guess expected for May. Really impressive AC:NH continues to sell in droves, even though it’s slowing down. Switch continues to sell well despite supply constraints. It’s too bad the PS4 went back to Earth not too long after FFVIIR released.

I am curious to see how the PS5 will fare in Japan. The PS4 basically had everything that the Switch does not (I.e., A-AAA third party support, power, etc.) and released way before the Switch. Not to mention that despite the 3DS’ success in Japan, mobile took over. Nevertheless, the Switch was able to take Japan by storm and not only reach 10 million before the PS4, but create a ~4 million lead over the PS4 in such a short time. What can the PS5 do to compete in Japan, beyond what it will likely have over the Switch besides price and portability? It will likely have the Japanese support that Nintendo would have to suck )&@$ just to have the Switch be considered worth porting to (which is already the case with the PS4 support majority of the time). It’ll be interesting to say the least.

I think we will continue to see the disappearance of console sales in Japan. PS4 was lucky to not have a hybrid like Switch out for the first few years on the market. Sure there was 3DS but back then portable and console were two different things. With the invention of the Switch that is no longer the case. Japan will likely essentially become Nintendo land from here on out. PS3 sold like 10.8 million, PS4 will probably end up right at 10 million. PS5 I think might hit like 8 million lifetime as the Switch, and later Switch 2, continue to take over Japan.

Yeah I definitely expect PS5 to sell less than PS4 in Japan, console sales have been in decline there for some time I don't really see what PS5 could do to reverse that.



nantonaku on 29 May 2020

It's true that the Switch is selling well, but more than that, it's become the norm to play games on smartphones in Japan. People aren't interested in AAA titles.
I'd like to see more Japanese publishers release more games, but most publishers are focusing on mobile because genres like JRPGs make easy money on the root box. Everyone is always talking about the root box and I'm sick of it.　
Most of the core gamers who are interested in the PS5 also have a PC, so it's going to be tough to compete.



TruckOSaurus on 29 May 2020
nantonaku said:
It's true that the Switch is selling well, but more than that, it's become the norm to play games on smartphones in Japan. People aren't interested in AAA titles.
I'd like to see more Japanese publishers release more games, but most publishers are focusing on mobile because genres like JRPGs make easy money on the root box. Everyone is always talking about the root box and I'm sick of it.　
Most of the core gamers who are interested in the PS5 also have a PC, so it's going to be tough to compete.

Root box? What is that?



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