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Forums - Sales Discussion - Famitsu Sales: Week 48, 2020 (Nov 23 - Nov 29)

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UnderwaterFunktown on 03 December 2020
Slownenberg said:

Damn Switch dropped. Maybe it's lack of stock, as it is likely Nintendo focused on Black Friday in the west this week. But probably largely due to no big holiday title. Nintendo really dropped the ball by not having a single major game for the holiday season. 6 million for the year in Japan looks unlikely looking at this week.

Also why are they not combining Pokemon with the Pokemon+Expansion Pack set? Both of those are selling Sword/Shield right? They should be combined. Or is this just how famitsu does stuff?

Pretty much. They'll also count sales of "new price versions" seperately, stuff like Nintendo Selects for example.



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Amnesia on 03 December 2020

There is NO big hit for the Switch this Christmas. Why are you still so many to bring back the shortage explanation.
This financial Q3 will be weaker than the 2020 Q3.



curl-6 on 03 December 2020
RolStoppable said:

Japan's holiday season isn't the same as America's and Europe's, because it doesn't start in earnest until about mid-December and then it extends into mid-January. So it's too soon to worry about 2020 just yet

I didn't actually know this, this does put the numbers in better context. If this were the holiday season this would be a worrying low set of numbers all around, but 145k for the leader before the holiday rush ain't bad.



brute on 03 December 2020
curl-6 said:
RolStoppable said:

Japan's holiday season isn't the same as America's and Europe's, because it doesn't start in earnest until about mid-December and then it extends into mid-January. So it's too soon to worry about 2020 just yet

I didn't actually know this, this does put the numbers in better context. If this were the holiday season this would be a worrying low set of numbers all around, but 145k for the leader before the holiday rush ain't bad.

Its really only bad when you compare to 2019 ans 2020.

Also disappointing considering the year its had to this point.



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curl-6 on 03 December 2020
brute said:
curl-6 said:

I didn't actually know this, this does put the numbers in better context. If this were the holiday season this would be a worrying low set of numbers all around, but 145k for the leader before the holiday rush ain't bad.

Its really only bad when you compare to 2019 ans 2020.

Also disappointing considering the year its had to this point.

This time in 2019 weren't we just coming off the system's first mainline Pokemon? It's tough to compete with that.



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TheBraveGallade on 03 December 2020

yeah in east asia holidays tend to be from mod december to well into january.

in fact japan actually has the shortest holiday duration, most other asian countries celebrate lunar new year which is usually early to mid febuary.

and besides, nintendo can more then make up for this with Q4 MHR



Jumpin on 03 December 2020
curl-6 said:
brute said:

Its really only bad when you compare to 2019 ans 2020.

Also disappointing considering the year its had to this point.

This time in 2019 weren't we just coming off the system's first mainline Pokemon? It's tough to compete with that.

You are correct, that's the basic explanation. It also has the Switch Lite factor from two months earlier.

And I'll add, given the context, it's not particularly disappointing at ~75% the sales.



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curl-6 on 03 December 2020

Famitsu Top 30: https://nintendoeverything.com/famitsu-software-sales-11-23-20-11-29-20-top-30/

1. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! – 126,729 / 472,426
2. [NSW] Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity – 40,667 / 213,882
3. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure – 36,019 / 1,879,811
4. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 35,389 / 6,046,697
5. [NSW] Pikmin 3 Deluxe – 21,314 / 315,862
6. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythmic Adventure Pack – 15,504 / NEW
7. [PS4] Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War – 14,688 / 124,371
8. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 14,665 / 3,289,458
9. [NSW] Fortnite: The Last Laugh Bundle – 14,147 / 45,414
10. [NSW] Pokemon Sword/Shield + Expansion Pass – 12,370 / 55,458

11. [NSW] Super Mario Party – 11,836 / 1,620,715
12. [NSW] Minecraft – 10,225 / 1,578,590
13. [PS4] Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin – 9,648 / 40,132
14. [NSW] Super Mario 3D All-Stars – 8,986 / 396,938
15. [PS4] Labyrinth of Galleria: Coven of Dusk – 8,590 / NEW
16. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 6,871 / 3,890,732
17. [NSW] Zoids Wild: Infinity Blast – 6,757 / NEW
18. [NSW] Pokemon Sword/Shield – 6,553 / 3,808,295
19. [NSW] Splatoon 2 – 6,257 / 3,614,152
20. [NSW] Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin – 6,004 / 40,457
21. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics – 5,280 / 435,214
22. [NSW] Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 5,244 / 1,690,359
23. [NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe – 4,629 / 935,532
24. [PS4] Marvel’s Spider Man: Miles Morales – 4,492 / 34,811
25. [PS4] Assassin’s Creed Valhalla – 3,472 / 55,445
26. [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 – 3,158 / 991,493
27. [NSW] eBaseball Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2020 – 3,150 / 248,024
28. [NSW] Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training for Nintendo Switch – 3,148 / 325,387
29. [PS5] Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales – 2,972 / 24,805
30. [NSW] Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit – 2,918 / 95,897

NS - 24

PS4 - 5

PS5 - 1



chakkra on 03 December 2020
curl-6 said:

Famitsu Top 30: https://nintendoeverything.com/famitsu-software-sales-11-23-20-11-29-20-top-30/

1. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! – 126,729 / 472,426
2. [NSW] Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity – 40,667 / 213,882
3. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure – 36,019 / 1,879,811
4. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 35,389 / 6,046,697
5. [NSW] Pikmin 3 Deluxe – 21,314 / 315,862
6. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythmic Adventure Pack – 15,504 / NEW
7. [PS4] Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War – 14,688 / 124,371
8. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 14,665 / 3,289,458
9. [NSW] Fortnite: The Last Laugh Bundle – 14,147 / 45,414
10. [NSW] Pokemon Sword/Shield + Expansion Pass – 12,370 / 55,458

11. [NSW] Super Mario Party – 11,836 / 1,620,715
12. [NSW] Minecraft – 10,225 / 1,578,590
13. [PS4] Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin – 9,648 / 40,132
14. [NSW] Super Mario 3D All-Stars – 8,986 / 396,938
15. [PS4] Labyrinth of Galleria: Coven of Dusk – 8,590 / NEW
16. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 6,871 / 3,890,732
17. [NSW] Zoids Wild: Infinity Blast – 6,757 / NEW
18. [NSW] Pokemon Sword/Shield – 6,553 / 3,808,295
19. [NSW] Splatoon 2 – 6,257 / 3,614,152
20. [NSW] Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin – 6,004 / 40,457
21. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics – 5,280 / 435,214
22. [NSW] Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 5,244 / 1,690,359
23. [NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe – 4,629 / 935,532
24. [PS4] Marvel’s Spider Man: Miles Morales – 4,492 / 34,811
25. [PS4] Assassin’s Creed Valhalla – 3,472 / 55,445
26. [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 – 3,158 / 991,493
27. [NSW] eBaseball Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2020 – 3,150 / 248,024
28. [NSW] Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training for Nintendo Switch – 3,148 / 325,387
29. [PS5] Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales – 2,972 / 24,805
30. [NSW] Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit – 2,918 / 95,897

NS - 24

PS4 - 5

PS5 - 1

I think it is safe to say that Japanese gamers are not buying the next-gen consoles to play next-gen games.



JWeinCom on 04 December 2020
chakkra said:
curl-6 said:

Famitsu Top 30: https://nintendoeverything.com/famitsu-software-sales-11-23-20-11-29-20-top-30/

1. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! – 126,729 / 472,426
2. [NSW] Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity – 40,667 / 213,882
3. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure – 36,019 / 1,879,811
4. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 35,389 / 6,046,697
5. [NSW] Pikmin 3 Deluxe – 21,314 / 315,862
6. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythmic Adventure Pack – 15,504 / NEW
7. [PS4] Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War – 14,688 / 124,371
8. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 14,665 / 3,289,458
9. [NSW] Fortnite: The Last Laugh Bundle – 14,147 / 45,414
10. [NSW] Pokemon Sword/Shield + Expansion Pass – 12,370 / 55,458

11. [NSW] Super Mario Party – 11,836 / 1,620,715
12. [NSW] Minecraft – 10,225 / 1,578,590
13. [PS4] Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin – 9,648 / 40,132
14. [NSW] Super Mario 3D All-Stars – 8,986 / 396,938
15. [PS4] Labyrinth of Galleria: Coven of Dusk – 8,590 / NEW
16. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 6,871 / 3,890,732
17. [NSW] Zoids Wild: Infinity Blast – 6,757 / NEW
18. [NSW] Pokemon Sword/Shield – 6,553 / 3,808,295
19. [NSW] Splatoon 2 – 6,257 / 3,614,152
20. [NSW] Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin – 6,004 / 40,457
21. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics – 5,280 / 435,214
22. [NSW] Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 5,244 / 1,690,359
23. [NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe – 4,629 / 935,532
24. [PS4] Marvel’s Spider Man: Miles Morales – 4,492 / 34,811
25. [PS4] Assassin’s Creed Valhalla – 3,472 / 55,445
26. [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 – 3,158 / 991,493
27. [NSW] eBaseball Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2020 – 3,150 / 248,024
28. [NSW] Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training for Nintendo Switch – 3,148 / 325,387
29. [PS5] Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales – 2,972 / 24,805
30. [NSW] Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit – 2,918 / 95,897

NS - 24

PS4 - 5

PS5 - 1

I think it is safe to say that Japanese gamers are not buying the next-gen consoles to play next-gen games.

Scalpers maybe?