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Forums - Sales Discussion - Famitsu Sales: Week 42, 2020 (Oct 12 - Oct 18)

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Slownenberg on 22 October 2020

Wow, Mario Kart Live did really well! Will be interesting to see its legs.

I thought Mario 3D All-Stars would stay higher than this since its only available for 6 months, but I guess Japan isn't that big into 3D Mario games.

Switch just dominant as always, and only 10k away from what it had after week 51 last year!



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curl-6 on 22 October 2020

Switch to PS4 ratio at 27 to 1 for the week.
Just another day in Nintendoland.

Mario Kart Live is a better fit for the West where home space is less at a premium compared to Japan.

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curl-6 on 22 October 2020

Top 30: https://gonintendo.com/stories/371339-famitsu-software-sales-for-oct-12th-to-18th-2020-top-30

1. [NSW] Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit – 73,918 / NEW
2. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 34,547 / 5,862,668
3. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure – 27,303 / 1,696,146
4. [NSW] Super Mario 3D All-Stars – 14,797 / 345,045
5. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 10,928 / 3,220,146
6. [NSW] Moon Premium Edition – 10,154 / NEW
7. [PS4] FIFA 21 – 7,111 / 46,263
8. [NSW] Pokemon Sword/Shield – 6,720 / 3,766,636
9. [NSW] Minecraft – 6,471 / 1,531,498
10. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 6,301 / 3,855,901

11. [NSW] Super Mario Party – 5,140 / 1,577,148
12. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics – 4,668 / 407,933
13. [NSW] Splatoon 2 – 4,418 / 3,584,497
14. [NSW] FIFA 21 Legacy Edition – 4,278 / 16,268
15. [NSW] Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 3,662 / 1,666,628
16. [NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe – 3,314 / 913,725
17. [NSW] Minecraft Dungeons Hero Edition – 3,159 / 34,267
18. [PS4] eFootball Winning Eleven 2021 Season Update – 3,043 / 48,684
19. [NSW] Yomi wo Saku Hana – 2,731 / NEW
20. [NSW] Hardcore Mecha – 2,608 / NEW
21. [NSW] Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training for Nintendo Switch – 2,387 / 309,902
22. [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 – 2,314 / 976,555
23. [PS4] Yomi wo Saku Hana – 2,271 / NEW
24. [PS4] Ghost of Tsushima – 2,101 / 405,743
25. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey – 2,086 / 2,134,879
26. [NSW] Human: Fall Flat – 2,059 / 42,165
27. [NSW] Paper Mario: The Origami King – 2,041 / 264,411
28. [NSW] eBaseball Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2020 – 2,019 / 236,075
29. [NSW] Fishing Spirits Nintendo Switch Version – 1,789 / 498,959
30. [PS4] Marvel’s Avengers – 1,688 / 63,175

NS - 25

PS4 - 5



TomaTito on 23 October 2020
RolStoppable said:

Business as usual.

Week 2019 Weekly 2019 Cumulative 2020 Weekly 2020 Cumulative Difference Weekly Difference Cumulative
42 54.067 2.718.526 95.852 4.249.605 41.785 1.531.079
43 69.438 2.787.964
44 119.397 2.907.361
45 88.772 2.996.133
46 180.136 3.176.269
47 179.992 3.356.261
48 186.763 3.543.024
49 188.501 3.731.525
50 236.625 3.968.150
51 291.485 4.259.614
52 234.268 4.493.885

Very close to week 51, a couple of weeks more and 2019 is done for.



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Bofferbrauer2 on 23 October 2020
TomaTito said:
RolStoppable said:

Business as usual.

Week 2019 Weekly 2019 Cumulative 2020 Weekly 2020 Cumulative Difference Weekly Difference Cumulative
42 54.067 2.718.526 95.852 4.249.605 41.785 1.531.079
43 69.438 2.787.964
44 119.397 2.907.361
45 88.772 2.996.133
46 180.136 3.176.269
47 179.992 3.356.261
48 186.763 3.543.024
49 188.501 3.731.525
50 236.625 3.968.150
51 291.485 4.259.614
52 234.268 4.493.885

Very close to week 51, a couple of weeks more and 2019 is done for.

2 Weeks and it should be done. Pikmin 3 and SMT III should do the trick, I'm sure Nintendo stocked a couple consoles for that week.



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noshten on 23 October 2020

Switch Top 10:

  1. Animal Crossing: New Horizons - 5.862.668
  2. Ring Fit Adventure - 1.200.507
  3. Pokemon Sword / Shield - 778.502
  4. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - 561.137
  5. Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics - 407.933
  6. Smash Ultimate - 402.849
  7. Minecraft - 385.559
  8. Super Mario 3D All-Stars - 345.045
  9. Splatoon 2 - 331.737
  10. Super Mario Party - 313.438

TOTAL: 10.589.375

TOP 10 Switch Famitsu 2020 Q4:

  1. Animal Crossing: New Horizons - 108.586
  2. Ring Fit Adventure - 93.961
  3. Mario Kart Live - 73.918 (new)
  4. Super Mario 3D All-Stars - 71.106
  5. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - 35.921
  6. Pokemon Sword / Shield - 21.281
  7. Minecraft - 19.231
  8. Smash Ultimate - 19.033
  9. Super Mario Party - 16.279
  10. FIFA 21: Legacy Edition - 16.268 (new)

TOTAL: 475.584

  • Slow start to the Holiday Quarter with Mario Kart Live being the biggest title thus far
  • Big titles for October will be Pikmin 3 and SMT III Nocturne 
  • Ring Fit supply is still holding the game back a fair bit in Japan
  • New Horizon bundle is being sold by Nintendo again, so the physical attach rate for the game should rise over the holidays


Link_Nines.XBC on 23 October 2020

Switch stock relatively stable.



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curl-6 on 23 October 2020

This will be Switch's first holiday without a megaton holiday game, but demand is so high anyway that it hardly matters.



TheBraveGallade on 23 October 2020

I mean, MKL's sellthrough isn't that surprizong considering they probably overshipped knowing quite a few will sell within the holiday quarter, and also the fact that housing is super expensive in japan meaning many might not exactly have the room for MKL.



Farsala on 23 October 2020

01./00. [NSW] Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit - Mario Set / Luigi Set (Nintendo) {2020.10.16} (¥9.980) - 73.918 / NEW

05./05. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980) - 10.928 / 3.220.146 (-14%)
08./07. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield # (Pokemon Co.) {2019.11.15} (¥5.980) - 6.720 / 3.766.636 (-6%)
10./09. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate # (Nintendo) {2018.12.07} (¥7.200) - 6.301 / 3.855.901 (-4%)
13./12. [NSW] Splatoon 2 # (Nintendo) {2017.07.21} (¥5.980) - 4.418 / 3.584.497 (-10%)

I wonder if MK live will cut into MK8 sales long term. Nah probably not, ¥9980 is steep. It is still catching up to these 3 games.