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So what if Nintendo isn't announcing anything because they don't have anything big ready for 2020 or they pushed it back to 2021... I've always assumed they would have something ready. 

Could this mean they are clearing the way for 3rd Party games this holiday? So far Bandai Namco is working on Pokemon Snap, Konami is releasing Momotaro Dentetsu, Atlas will be launching SMT V next year but have an SMT III Nocturne ready for the holidays, Square has Bravely Default 2. Marvelous I'd also be very happy if Platinum is ready with Bayonetta 3, honestly if Bayo 3 releases I can wait until March/April 2021 for BotW 2 without any complaints. 

So what we are left with is Level-5 a hot mess right now & Koei Tecmo who I doubt have anything that could sell >200K on the Switch. 
And the final elephant in the room this December would be the perfect time for Capcom to drop Monster Hunter Switch in Japan... Looking at how New Horizon has exploded on the Switch... a new upgraded Monster Hunter could very easily be the biggest game in the franchise in Japan and it would be in less than one year. 

Oh yeah forgot Sega... like they've seemed to forget how to make games for the Switch this year and Marvelous who actually do have something

Last edited by noshten - on 30 July 2020

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This feels cruel at this point but Switch to PS4 hardware ratio for this week is 87:1



Just noticed that NS is around 10m off the 3DS' total sales in the region and we've not even had a price cut yet, if it does end up having that 7m year it would reduce the gap down to 6m.



noshten said:

So what if Nintendo isn't announcing anything because they don't have anything big ready for 2020 or they pushed it back to 2021... I've always assumed they would have something ready. 

Could this mean they are clearing the way for 3rd Party games this holiday? So far Bandai Namco is working on Pokemon Snap, Konami is releasing Momotaro Dentetsu, Atlas will be launching SMT V next year but have an SMT III Nocturne ready for the holidays, Square has Bravely Default 2. Marvelous I'd also be very happy if Platinum is ready with Bayonetta 3, honestly if Bayo 3 releases I can wait until March/April 2021 for BotW 2 without any complaints. 

So what we are left with is Level-5 a hot mess right now & Koei Tecmo who I doubt have anything that could sell >200K on the Switch. 
And the final elephant in the room this December would be the perfect time for Capcom to drop Monster Hunter Switch in Japan... Looking at how New Horizon has exploded on the Switch... a new upgraded Monster Hunter could very easily be the biggest game in the franchise in Japan and it would be in less than one year. 

Oh yeah forgot Sega... like they've seemed to forget how to make games for the Switch this year and Marvelous who actually do have something

IF capcom drops a proper new MH on switch this year... that, in and of itself, could be the death sentence for the ps5 in japan before it even takes off, like how MH3U and MH4 killed any chance of the vita competing with the 3ds.

a lot of the smaller niche devs, at that point, could start completly ignoring the ps5, while bigger but not huge devs would be stupid to not go at least cross platform.



TheBraveGallade said:

IF capcom drops a proper new MH on switch this year... that, in and of itself, could be the death sentence for the ps5 in japan before it even takes off, like how MH3U and MH4 killed any chance of the vita competing with the 3ds.

a lot of the smaller niche devs, at that point, could start completly ignoring the ps5, while bigger but not huge devs would be stupid to not go at least cross platform.

At this point I'm starting to think MH Switch is most likely never happening.

It would make too much common sense, and when it comes to the Switch, Crapcom don't do common sense.



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Nice sales from Ghost even with supply shortages. I wonder if it would've stayed on first if it didn't have any shortages.



TheBraveGallade said:
noshten said:

So what if Nintendo isn't announcing anything because they don't have anything big ready for 2020 or they pushed it back to 2021... I've always assumed they would have something ready. 

Could this mean they are clearing the way for 3rd Party games this holiday? So far Bandai Namco is working on Pokemon Snap, Konami is releasing Momotaro Dentetsu, Atlas will be launching SMT V next year but have an SMT III Nocturne ready for the holidays, Square has Bravely Default 2. Marvelous I'd also be very happy if Platinum is ready with Bayonetta 3, honestly if Bayo 3 releases I can wait until March/April 2021 for BotW 2 without any complaints. 

So what we are left with is Level-5 a hot mess right now & Koei Tecmo who I doubt have anything that could sell >200K on the Switch. 
And the final elephant in the room this December would be the perfect time for Capcom to drop Monster Hunter Switch in Japan... Looking at how New Horizon has exploded on the Switch... a new upgraded Monster Hunter could very easily be the biggest game in the franchise in Japan and it would be in less than one year. 

Oh yeah forgot Sega... like they've seemed to forget how to make games for the Switch this year and Marvelous who actually do have something

IF capcom drops a proper new MH on switch this year... that, in and of itself, could be the death sentence for the ps5 in japan before it even takes off, like how MH3U and MH4 killed any chance of the vita competing with the 3ds.

a lot of the smaller niche devs, at that point, could start completly ignoring the ps5, while bigger but not huge devs would be stupid to not go at least cross platform.

Monster Hunter Switch worldwide release( Nintendo release in the West)? Capcom seems to rational, not good for then. 



Kowan said:
Nice sales from Ghost even with supply shortages. I wonder if it would've stayed on first if it didn't have any shortages.

I don't think so 



https://gonintendo.com/stories/366025-japanese-software-sales-for-july-20th-to-26th-2020-top-30

1. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) – 94,115 (5,280,398)
2. [PS4] Ghost of Tsushima (SIE, 07/17/20) – 53,387 (266,302)
3. [NSW] Paper Mario: The Origami King (Nintendo, 07/17/20) – 50,643 (159,735)
4. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 32,126 (1,205,379)
5. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo, 06/05/20) – 25,136 (261,027)
6. [NSW] eBaseball Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2020 (Konami, 07/09/20) – 21,094 (145,689)
7. [PS4] eBaseball Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2020 (Konami, 07/09/20) – 16,253 (134,751)
8. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 15,175 (3,051,164)
9. [NSW] Ninjala Game Card Package (GungHo Online Entertainment, 07/22/20) – 11,693 (New)
10. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield (The Pokemon Company, 11/15/19) – 9,845 (3,672,649)
11. [NSW] Splatoon 2 (Bundle Version Included) (Nintendo, 07/21/17) – 9,744 (3,503,047)
12. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 8,540 (3,766,573)
13. [NSW] Super Mario Party (Nintendo, 10/05/18) – 8,071 (1,499,720)
14. [NSW] Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 8,036 (1,452,367)
15. [NSW] Ace Angler: Nintendo Switch Version (Bandai Namco, 07/25/19) – 7,372 (461,852)
16. [NSW] Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training for Nintendo Switch (Nintendo, 12/27/19) – 4,231 (266,455)
17. [NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (01/11/19) – 4,102 (869,319)
18. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 4,019 (1,616,859)
19. [PS4] Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris (Bandai Namco, 07/09/20) – 3,848 (85,010)
20. [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 (Nintendo, 06/28/19) – 3,365 (942,223)
21. [NSW] Together! The Battle Cats Game & Pouch Set (Ponos, 07/16/20) – 3,135 (12,860)
22. [PS4] Sengoku Basara 4: Sumeragi Anniversary Edition (Capcom, 07/22/20) – 3,110 (New)
23. [NSW] Luigi’s Mansion 3 (Nintendo, 10/31/19) – 2,908 (667,676)
24. [NSW] Mario & Sonic at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games (Sega, 11/01/19) – 2,494 (326,466)
25. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun (Bandai Namco, 07/19/18) – 2,410 (493,222)
26. [NSW] Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition (Square Enix, 09/27/19) – 2,354 (538,239)
27. [PS4] The Last of Us Part II (SIE, 06/19/20) – 2,325 (222,943)
28. [NSW] Human Fall Flat (Teyon Japan, 06/25/20) – 2,170 (13,545)
29. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo, 10/27/17) – 2,004 (2,112,994)
30. [NSW] Fitness Boxing (Imagineer, 12/20/18) – 1,759 (122,467)

NSW - 25

PS4 - 5



10 third party Switch games in the top 30. Nice.

Last edited by brute - on 31 July 2020

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