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Forums - Sales Discussion - Famitsu Sales: Week 50, 2020 (Dec 07 - Dec 13)

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UnderwaterFunktown on 17 December 2020
RolStoppable said:
UnderwaterFunktown said:

Have you considered the fact that 2020 has 53 weeks? Arguably an unfair advantage when comparing the two years, but if 2020 is counted as a 53 week year then it should definitely hit 6 mil.

Well, no. My table has 52 weeks, so I obviously did not expect Famitsu to track 53 weeks this year. I don't know their logic to determine at which point they have a year with 53 weeks.

If anyone knows one way or the other, it would be nice if they could confirm it.

Well I only know the standard is that the Thursday of a week determines what year it's in since that's considered the middle. I don't know for a fact if Famitsu follows this or not though.



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curl-6 on 17 December 2020

Momotaro continues to impress.
It's effectively the Switch's holiday game in the absence of the usual first party heavy hitter. Granted it's not on the level of the likes of Smash or Pokemon, but it's the biggest Switch release in Japan for the year's final quarter.

Last edited by curl-6 - on 17 December 2020

noshten on 17 December 2020
deerox said:

DerbyStallion is below 22K this week, legs are not great, something I feared due to it's high price - it needs the price to be lowered by 1

Looking at Amazon reviews gives me the impression that it's not just the price that's the issue.

When people are paying a premium price they want a premium experience :) 

The game is doing fine in the eShop it's still in the Top 10 for Week 51 for example, so I wouldn't worry too much. 

It will end up the best selling DerbyStallion in over a decade without much problems and will be a massive success for a small publisher like GameAddict and small dev team like Land Ho. 

There is no question however that if it had a lower price similar to Sakuna's Y5,000 it would sell much better. 



curl-6 on 17 December 2020

Top 30: https://nintendoeverything.com/famitsu-software-sales-12-7-20-12-13-20-top-30/

1. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! – 166,774 / 755,084
2. [PS4] Cyberpunk 2077 – 104,687 / NEW
3. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 71,455 / 6,175,256
4. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure – 49,803 / 1,969,790
5. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 31,896 / 3,344,534
6. [NSW] Pikmin 3 Deluxe – 30,319 / 367,461
7. [NSW] Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 – 26,346 / NEW
8. [NSW] Minecraft – 25,427 / 1,619,297
9. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 22,886 / 3,926,512
10. [NSW] Super Mario Party – 22,414 / 1,657,894

11. [NSW] Pokemon Sword/Shield + Expansion Pass – 21,264 / 92,265
12. [NSW] Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity – 18,806 / 255,964
13. [NSW] Super Mario 3D All-Stars – 18,761 / 427,367
14. [NSW] Derby Stallion – 16,911 / 91,155
15. [NSW] Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin – 15,874 / 64,918
16. [NSW] Splatoon 2 – 13,942 / 3,636,490
17. [NSW] Pokemon Sword/Shield – 13,852 / 3,830,974
18. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics – 13,319 / 455,474
19. [NSW] Dokapon Up! Mugen no Roulette – 9,334 / NEW
20. [NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe – 8,925 / 950,776
21. [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 – 8,758 / 1,005,111
22. [NSW] Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIV: Diplomacy and Strategy Expansion Pack – 7,929 / NEW
23. [NSW] Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 7,761 / 1,704,639
24. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun – 7,407 / 30,343
25. [PS4] Dragon Quest XI S – 7,243 / 35,855
26. [NSW] Dragon Quest XI S (New Price Version) – 7,164 / 19,819
27. [NSW] Fishing Spirits Nintendo Switch Version – 6,720 / 522,049
28. [NSW] Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm & Exercise – 6,547 / 22,067
29. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey – 6,480 / 2,157,081
30. [NSW] Human: Fall Flat – 6,447 / 64,456

NS - 28

PS4 - 2

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deerox on 17 December 2020

PS5 - 0

Shouldn't you also add Xbox if you have started listing zeros?



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brute on 17 December 2020

The expansion pack seems to have really helped out Pokemon Sword and Shield. Combined they would be top 5.
Also looks like next week they will outsell SSBU. Physical copies, at least.



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TheBraveGallade on 17 December 2020
deerox said:

PS5 - 0

Shouldn't you also add Xbox if you have started listing zeros?

has any Xbox game ever even gotten into the top 20 since the 360 days?



curl-6 on 17 December 2020
deerox said:

PS5 - 0

Shouldn't you also add Xbox if you have started listing zeros?

Xbox getting zero is a given, it's always that way. PS5 getting a zero on the other hand is more noteworthy.

It does feel a bit cruel though, so I'll probably remove it.



Jranation on 18 December 2020
curl-6 said:

Top 30: https://nintendoeverything.com/famitsu-software-sales-12-7-20-12-13-20-top-30/

1. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! – 166,774 / 755,084
2. [PS4] Cyberpunk 2077 – 104,687 / NEW
3. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 71,455 / 6,175,256
4. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure – 49,803 / 1,969,790
5. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 31,896 / 3,344,534
6. [NSW] Pikmin 3 Deluxe – 30,319 / 367,461
7. [NSW] Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 – 26,346 / NEW
8. [NSW] Minecraft – 25,427 / 1,619,297
9. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 22,886 / 3,926,512
10. [NSW] Super Mario Party – 22,414 / 1,657,894

11. [NSW] Pokemon Sword/Shield + Expansion Pass – 21,264 / 92,265
12. [NSW] Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity – 18,806 / 255,964
13. [NSW] Super Mario 3D All-Stars – 18,761 / 427,367
14. [NSW] Derby Stallion – 16,911 / 91,155
15. [NSW] Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin – 15,874 / 64,918
16. [NSW] Splatoon 2 – 13,942 / 3,636,490
17. [NSW] Pokemon Sword/Shield – 13,852 / 3,830,974
18. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics – 13,319 / 455,474
19. [NSW] Dokapon Up! Mugen no Roulette – 9,334 / NEW
20. [NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe – 8,925 / 950,776
21. [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 – 8,758 / 1,005,111
22. [NSW] Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIV: Diplomacy and Strategy Expansion Pack – 7,929 / NEW
23. [NSW] Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 7,761 / 1,704,639
24. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun – 7,407 / 30,343
25. [PS4] Dragon Quest XI S – 7,243 / 35,855
26. [NSW] Dragon Quest XI S (New Price Version) – 7,164 / 19,819
27. [NSW] Fishing Spirits Nintendo Switch Version – 6,720 / 522,049
28. [NSW] Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm & Exercise – 6,547 / 22,067
29. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey – 6,480 / 2,157,081
30. [NSW] Human: Fall Flat – 6,447 / 64,456

NS - 28

PS4 - 2

Complete Domination! PS4 games really dont have any sort of legs lol. 



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noshten on 18 December 2020

TOP 10 Switch Famitsu 2019 Q4:

  1. Pokemon Sword / Shield - 2.988.134
  2. Luigi's Mansion 3 - 505.998
  3. Ring Fit Adventure - 495.639
  4. Minecraft (Microsoft) - 199.958
  5. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega) - 195.128
  6. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - 187.387
  7. Smash Ultimate - 173.400
  8. Dragon Quest XI S (Square Enix) - 160.495
  9. Fishing Spirits (Bandai Namco) - 156.247
  10. Super Mario Party - 143.810

TOTAL: 5.206.196

TOP 10 Switch Famitsu 2020 Q4:

  1. Momotaro Dentetsu (Konami) - 755.084
  2. Animal Crossing: New Horizons - 421.174
  3. Ring Fit Adventure - 367.605 (+1)
  4. Pikmin 3 Deluxe - 367.461 (-1)
  5. Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity (Koei Tecmo) - 255.964 
  6. Pokemon Sword / Shield - 177.884*
  7. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - 160.309 (+1)
  8. Super Mario 3D All-Stars - 153.428 (-1)
  9. Minecraft (Microsoft) - 107.030 (+1)
  10. Super Mario Party - 97.025 (re)

TOTAL: 2.862.964

  • Due to lack of Ring Fit Adventure stock, I can't see the Top 10 surpassing 4.5 million
  • Regardless of this Switch is actually selling more Software this year compared to last due to higher results within the Top 30

Famitsu Switch 3rd Parties 2020 Top 20:

  1. Momotaro Dentetsu (Konami) - 755.084 
  2. Minecraft (Microsoft) - 473.358
  3. Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity (Koei Tecmo) - 255.964
  4. eBaseball Powerful Pro Baseball 2020 (Konami) - 248.024
  5. Fishing Spirits (Bandai Namco) - 185.054
  6. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games: Tokyo 2020 (Sega) - 138.550
  7. One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 (Bandai Namco) - 117.954 
  8. Dragon Quest XI S (Square Enix) - 101.956
  9. Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum 'n' Fun! (Bandai Namco) - 101.707
  10. Trials of Mana (Square Enix) - 100.451 
  11. Derby Stallion (Game Addict) - 91.155
  12. Hatsune Miku: Project Diva MegaMix (Sega) - 78.558 
  13. Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers (Atlus) - 65.653
  14. Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin (Marvelous) - 64.918
  15. Human: Fall Flat (Teyon Japan) - 64.456
  16. Fitness Boxing (Imagineer) - 62.949
  17. Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne (Atlus) - 59.549
  18. Fortnite: The Last Laugh Bundle (Warner Entertainment Japan) - 57.362
  19. Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Remastered Edition (Square Enix) - 56.187
  20. Minecraft Dungeons: Hero Edition (Microsoft) - 41.437

TOTAL: 3.120.326

  1. Konami - 1.003.108
  2. Microsoft - 514.795
  3. Bandai Namco - 404.715
  4. Square Enix - 258.594
  5. Koei Tecmo - 255.964
  6. Sega - 217.108
  7. Atlus - 125.202
  • Konami officially surpassed 1 million physical sales for the year
  • Doesn't seem like Microsoft will be challenged for the 2nd place
  • Bandai & Square have a pretty pathetic showings and declines YoY
  • Capcom is completely missing
  • A lot more diversity this year as Imagineer, Teyon, GameAddict & Warner have success on the system