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Forums - Sales Discussion - Famitsu Sales: Week 49, 2020 (Nov 30 - Dec 06)

Jranation said:
Farsala said:

Scalpers buy the system without a game.

Lol imagine using scalpers as the reason why people are not buying games. 

Scalpers don't buy games, but I didn't say PS5 owners as a whole aren't buying games. Clearly digital will be higher at launch.



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Mar1217 said:
RetroGamer94 said:

If you are a collector you were buying the standard edition, probably the special edition and in some cases you would have also bought the Master edition. I collect Zelda games, so for example I bought the standard and special but unfortunately couldn’t get the Master Edition(one day!) 

Good times when I bought the WiiU version instead 

Same, I didn't trust the Switch not to be another dust collector at first so I played BOTW on Wii U too. Ended up picking up a Switch in October with Mario Odyssey and Splatoon 2.





PortisheadBiscuit said:

No PS5 stock in Japan??

no stock everywhere, lol. You will not find a Ps5 online, or in-store. Even in the US, you would be lucky if a big store would have more than 5 in stock, or have any stock at all. Every time they announce a stock, people would camp out and line up outside, more people than the number or actual stock available. In Japan, you would have to depend on luck and a lottery system to be able to buy a Ps5.



Next few weeks will be very interesting.

First time we would see how much Ring Fit can sell with enough supply, how much New Horizon can sell during a holiday, whether Momotaro will ship close to 1.5 million by Week 1 2021, how well Sakuna can sell with supply, and finally how much demand there is for Switch in Japan and can it be satisfied. 

It's crazy that with digital Momotaro could be very close to the 2nd best selling game Konami has ever launched in Japan in less than 2 months since it's launch and the best selling game for them in 2021. That's just insane considering that this is only their 4th title on the system. 

  1. Game Boy: Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 4 (2000) - 2.210.162
  2. Game Boy: Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (1998) - 1.522.968
  3. NES: TwinBee (1986) - 1.200.000
  4. PS2: Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001) - 1.141.289
  5. PS2: Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004) - 1.129.926
  6. PS2: Winning Eleven 6 (2002) - 1.116.786
  7. PS2: Winning Eleven 7 (2003) - 1.100.238
  8. PS2: Winning Eleven 9 (2005) - 1.075.164
  9. PS2: Winning Eleven 8 (2004) - 1.059.585
  10. PS2: Winning Eleven 10 (2006) - 1.050.319
  11. PS1: Dance Dance Revolution (1999) - 1.023.821
  12. NSW: Momotaro Dentetsu (2020) - 1.000.000

Wonder how much Winning Eleven or MGS could do on the Switch, there has been rumors for both games making their way to the Switch in recent months.



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noshten said:

Next few weeks will be very interesting.

First time we would see how much Ring Fit can sell with enough supply, how much New Horizon can sell during a holiday, whether Momotaro will ship close to 1.5 million by Week 1 2021, how well Sakuna can sell with supply, and finally how much demand there is for Switch in Japan and can it be satisfied. 

It's crazy that with digital Momotaro could be very close to the 2nd best selling game Konami has ever launched in Japan in less than 2 months since it's launch and the best selling game for them in 2021. That's just insane considering that this is only their 4th title on the system. 

  1. Game Boy: Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 4 (2000) - 2.210.162
  2. Game Boy: Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (1998) - 1.522.968
  3. NES: TwinBee (1986) - 1.200.000
  4. PS2: Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001) - 1.141.289
  5. PS2: Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004) - 1.129.926
  6. PS2: Winning Eleven 6 (2002) - 1.116.786
  7. PS2: Winning Eleven 7 (2003) - 1.100.238
  8. PS2: Winning Eleven 9 (2005) - 1.075.164
  9. PS2: Winning Eleven 8 (2004) - 1.059.585
  10. PS2: Winning Eleven 10 (2006) - 1.050.319
  11. PS1: Dance Dance Revolution (1999) - 1.023.821
  12. NSW: Momotaro Dentetsu (2020) - 1.000.000

Wonder how much Winning Eleven or MGS could do on the Switch, there has been rumors for both games making their way to the Switch in recent months.

Konami doesn't give a fuck about gaming, let alone Nintendo and switch. So why would they need to bother and make the effort to bring older versions of MGS or a new one on the switch? They barely make games outside efootball and eBaseball.



heavenmercenary01 said:
noshten said:

Next few weeks will be very interesting.

First time we would see how much Ring Fit can sell with enough supply, how much New Horizon can sell during a holiday, whether Momotaro will ship close to 1.5 million by Week 1 2021, how well Sakuna can sell with supply, and finally how much demand there is for Switch in Japan and can it be satisfied. 

It's crazy that with digital Momotaro could be very close to the 2nd best selling game Konami has ever launched in Japan in less than 2 months since it's launch and the best selling game for them in 2021. That's just insane considering that this is only their 4th title on the system. 

  1. Game Boy: Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 4 (2000) - 2.210.162
  2. Game Boy: Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (1998) - 1.522.968
  3. NES: TwinBee (1986) - 1.200.000
  4. PS2: Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001) - 1.141.289
  5. PS2: Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004) - 1.129.926
  6. PS2: Winning Eleven 6 (2002) - 1.116.786
  7. PS2: Winning Eleven 7 (2003) - 1.100.238
  8. PS2: Winning Eleven 9 (2005) - 1.075.164
  9. PS2: Winning Eleven 8 (2004) - 1.059.585
  10. PS2: Winning Eleven 10 (2006) - 1.050.319
  11. PS1: Dance Dance Revolution (1999) - 1.023.821
  12. NSW: Momotaro Dentetsu (2020) - 1.000.000

Wonder how much Winning Eleven or MGS could do on the Switch, there has been rumors for both games making their way to the Switch in recent months.

Konami doesn't give a fuck about gaming, let alone Nintendo and switch. So why would they need to bother and make the effort to bring older versions of MGS or a new one on the switch? They barely make games outside efootball and eBaseball.

They are a big company interested in profit? Why does anyone do anything in the corporate World. 

This year they will be up one of the best selling 3rd Party publishers in Japan. 

The only game outselling Neon Switch right now on Amazon is a Konami game:



noshten said:

This makes me even more interested to see what Switch numbers in Japan are like this month.

I hope this boost in stock made it to the West as well. They've been battling shortages all over the world almost all year.

Last edited by curl-6 - on 13 December 2020

Well after COMG and Tsutaya rankings
- New Horizon, Ring Fit, Cyberpunk & Momotaro will be very close together
- Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 is heading for a bigger opening than the debut on the Switch
- Sakuna stock has allowed it to see WoW growth for three weeks in a row
- DerbyStallion will be close to 100K
- Atelier 2 seemingly having a better hold on the Switch
- DQXIS price cut will boost Switch version beyond 600K physical



Jranation said:
Farsala said:

Scalpers buy the system without a game.

Lol imagine using scalpers as the reason why people are not buying games. 

Even if we included scalpers and digital only console into the equation it's still low physical software numbers for DeS and Spider-Man MM. 

Top 5 Switch game after 4 weeks(Famitsu)

1. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - 307.621 
2. [NSW] 1-2-Switch - 138.790 
3. [NSW] Super Bomberman R - 63.149
4. [NSW] Dragon Quest Heroes I & II for Nintendo Switch - 39.244
5. [NSW] Puyo Puyo Tetris - 24.143 

The most logical answer is those games are too niche for japanese audience.