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04./00. [NSW] Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny (Nippon Ichi Software) {2021.01.28} (¥7.200) - 23.551 / NEW
05./04. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980) - 17.503 / 3.638.441 (-9%)
06./00. [PS4] Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny (Nippon Ichi Software) {2021.01.28} (¥7.200) - 15.761 / NEW

Another win for Switch 3rd party over PS4. MK8 Deluxe still trucking along, only ~130k behind Splatoon 2 now.



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Looks like going multiplat with Switch instead staying Playstation exclusive is paying off for Disgaea. Switch version alone seems to have outsold Disgaea 5's opening week on PS4, and combined they're up considerably. This is the smart move for Japanese third parties going forwards.



Jranation said:

Switch going up! And Momotaro and RFA are just truly INSANE!

Edit: and Splatoon 2 4million dream is still alive (unless it reached it with digital sales) 

Splatoon 2 is around 4.5 million with digital. It will definitely sell more than 5 million.



badskywalker said:

Consoles with Highest Sales in Japan
1. Nintendo DS (33.01)
2. Gameboy (32.47)
3. Nintendo 3DS (24.64, probably very little movement from here on out)
4. PlayStation 2 (23.18)
5. PlayStation 1 (21.59)
6. PlayStation Portable (20.01)
7. Nintendo Entertainment System (19.35)
8. Nintendo Switch (18.22, so far)

Based on how the Switch is selling, what do you think it's end of year sales will be in Japan, and where do you place lifetime sales in Japan?

I don't know where you got these numbers, but the DS is at 32.99 million, the PS2 didn't even cross 22 million, the PS1 is at 18.8 million, the PSP at 19.6 million and the 3DS at 24.56 million, shipped at 25.26 million.



Kakadu18 said:
badskywalker said:

Consoles with Highest Sales in Japan
1. Nintendo DS (33.01)
2. Gameboy (32.47)
3. Nintendo 3DS (24.64, probably very little movement from here on out)
4. PlayStation 2 (23.18)
5. PlayStation 1 (21.59)
6. PlayStation Portable (20.01)
7. Nintendo Entertainment System (19.35)
8. Nintendo Switch (18.22, so far)

Based on how the Switch is selling, what do you think it's end of year sales will be in Japan, and where do you place lifetime sales in Japan?

I don't know where you got these numbers, but the DS is at 32.99 million, the PS2 didn't even cross 22 million, the PS1 is at 18.8 million, the PSP at 19.6 million and the 3DS at 24.56 million, shipped at 25.26 million.

I got them from VGchartz platform sales

The minor discrepency for the DS is noted, though a .02 million between this number and official shipped, a .06% error, is just nit picky

The PS2 number is 23.18 million on Vgchartz and wikipedia for Japan, say whatever you will about wikipedia and vgchartz, but there is overlap.

Exact PSP numbers are disputed for both worldwide and Japan, it appears 19.6 to be the lower end, with a little over 20 million being the higher.

I'm looking into the PS1, though let me ask where you got 18.8?

Also the 3DS numbers are for total shipped, and what is most likely the reason for the large disparity between the Famistu numbers and official shipped is probably that Famistu doesn't track consoles sold through nintendo if I'm not mistaken, also if you really believe there are seven hundred thousand 3DS's just sitting on shelves right now then thats strange, if anything I'd expect the acutal number to be closer to 25 million than the 24.64 number.

EDIT: Through wikipedia I found a link to breakdown of PS1 sales by region

https://web.archive.org/web/20110722094946/http://scei.co.jp/corporate/data/bizdataps_e.html

PS1 sold 21.59 millionby March of 2005, though this does include South Korea, so it would be a bit lower, which could also potentially explain the large disparity between shipped for the 3DS, should nintendo group South Korea and Japan together in a similar way that Sony does under it's financial reports and just saying Japan

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Top 30: https://nintendoeverything.com/famitsu-software-sales-1-25-21-1-31-21-top-30/

1. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! – 79,362 / 1,789,756
2. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure – 42,124 / 2,316,011
3. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 25,151 / 6,606,006
4. [NSW] Disgaea 6 – 23,551 / NEW
5. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 17,503 / 3,638,441
6. [PS4] Disgaea 6 – 15,761 / NEW
7. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 11,220 / 4,133,863
8. [NSW] Minecraft – 10,546 / 1,797,233
9. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics – 10,411 / 623,205
10. [NSW] Splatoon 2 – 9,514 / 3,762,719

11. [NSW] Pokemon Sword/Shield – 9,163 / 3,947,256
12. [NSW] Super Mario Party – 6,662 / 1,811,902
13. [NSW] Buddy Mission Bond – 6,531 / NEW
14. [NSW] Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin – 6,056 / 128,442
15. [NSW] Umineko When They Cry Saku: Nekobako to Musou no Koukyoukyoku – 5,821 / NEW
16. [NSW] Re:Zero – Starting Life in Another World The Prophecy of the Throne – 5,083 / NEW
17. [NSW] Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 5,032 / 1,765,762
18. [NSW] Pikmin 3 Deluxe – 4,834 / 532,285
19. [NSW] Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm & Exercise – 4,340 / 64,698
20. [NSW] Human: Fall Flat – 4,164 / 112,345
21. [NSW] Super Mario 3D All-Stars – 4,114 / 551,663
22. [NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe – 4,072 / 1,027,859
23. [NSW] Dragon Quest XI S (New Price Version) – 3,963 / 58,653
24. [NSW] Gal Gun Returns – 3,718 / NEW
25. [NSW] Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity – 3,429 / 338,046
26. [PS4] Umineko When They Cry Saku: Nekobako to Musou no Koukyoukyoku – 3,361 / NEW
27. [PS4] Re:Zero – Starting Life in Another World The Prophecy of the Throne – 2,868 / NEW
28. [NSW] Marchen Forest – 2,686 / NEW
29. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey – 2,652 / 2,206,067
30. [NSW] Pokemon Sword/Shield + Expansion Pass – 2,584 / 194,310

NS - 27

PS4 - 3



SKMBlake said:
badskywalker said:

Consoles with Highest Sales in Japan
1. Nintendo DS (33.01)
2. Gameboy (32.47)
3. Nintendo 3DS (24.64, probably very little movement from here on out)
4. PlayStation 2 (23.18)
5. PlayStation 1 (21.59)
6. PlayStation Portable (20.01)
7. Nintendo Entertainment System (19.35)
8. Nintendo Switch (18.22, so far)

Based on how the Switch is selling, what do you think it's end of year sales will be in Japan, and where do you place lifetime sales in Japan?

I think it will outsell the PS2 of even maybe the 3DS by the end of the year.

And lifetime sales can reach 35 million.

javi741 said:  based off of

Why do you use this instead of "based on" ?

Idek tbh, it always sounded more natural to me to say 'based off of' for some reason 



TOP 20 2021 Switch Famitsu Q1:

  1. Momotaro Dentetsu (Konami) - 556.733
  2. Ring Fit Adventure - 229.006
  3. Animal Crossing: New Horizons - 227.903
  4. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - 181.258
  5. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - 120.689
  6. Pokemon Sword / Shield + Expansion Pass - 112.678
  7. Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics - 103.556
  8. Minecraft (Microsoft) - 94.312
  9. Super Mario Party - 82.106
  10. Splatoon 2 - 74.330
  11. Pikmin 3 Deluxe - 69.479
  12. Super Mario 3D All-Stars - 59.043
  13. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe - 44.001
  14. Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin (Marvelous) - 43.628
  15. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - 37.725
  16. Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity (Koei Tecmo) - 33.083
  17. Fitness Boxing 2 (Imagineer) - 31.903
  18. Super Mario Odyssey - 30.022
  19. Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 (Sega) - 28.352
  20. Super Mario Maker 2 - 25.581

TOTAL: 2.185.388
TOTAL HARDWARE: 875.389

TOP 10 2020 Switch Famitsu Q1(w/out New Horizon):

  1. Pokemon Sword / Shield - 554.390
  2. Ring Fit Adventure - 249.488
  3. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX - 218.394 NEW
  4. Minecraft (Microsoft) - 185.900
  5. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - 181.921
  6. Smash Ultimate - 170.222
  7. Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training for Nintendo Switch - 151.351
  8. Super Mario Party - 118.077
  9. Luigi's Mansion 3 - 117.482
  10. Splatoon 2 - 103.649
  11. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega) - 97.772
  12. Super Mario Maker 2 - 82.915
  13. Hatsune Miku: Project Diva MegaMix (Sega) - 78.558 NEW
  14. Fishing Spirits (Bandai Namco) - 76.921
  15. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - 69.378
  16. Persona 5 Scramble (Atlus) - 65.653 NEW
  17. One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 (Bandai Namco) - 61.571 NEW
  18. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe - 58.899
  19. Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum 'n' Fun! (Bandai Namco) - 39.804
  20. Dragon Quest XI S (Square Enix) - 39.181

TOTAL: 2.721.526
TOTAL HARDWARE: 1.700.352

With 8 weeks to go the hardware difference between Q1 2020 vs Q1 2021 is 824.963 on average 2021 needs 103.120 to be ahead of last year's Q1 TOTAL. Nintendo DS 2007 was the top result ever for Q1 which was 1.930.291, in order for this Quarter to surpass the best Q1 result ever it would need an average higher than 131.862 for the remaining 8 weeks of this quarter. 

  • Momotaro is already ahead of Pokemon Sword / Shield's Q1 result, with an average of 50K, the game will end up with 950K sales this Q. This would be much higher than any other evergreen has done in Q1, so far the best result was Smash Ultimate in 2019 with 631.721 sales in Q1, which Momotaro can surpass next week. 
  • Ring Fit Adventure will overtake it's 2020 total next week, so I won't be surprised if it surpasses 500K this quarter.
  • While New Horizon is the other game that could very well surpass 500K this quarter
  • The launch of Bowser's Fury, Olive Town & Bravely Default 2 can ensure that even before Monster Hunter Rise launches Software surpasses 4 million for this quarter.


Marth said:

Famitsu Sales: Week 5, 2021 (Jan 25 - Jan 31) all new releases

04./00. [NSW] Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny (Nippon Ichi Software) {2021.01.28} (¥7.200) - 23.551 / NEW <80-100%>
06./00. [PS4] Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny (Nippon Ichi Software) {2021.01.28} (¥7.200) - 15.761 / NEW <60-80%>
13./00. [NSW] Buddy Mission Bond (Nintendo) {2021.01.29} (¥6.480) - 6.531 / NEW <40-60%>
15./00. [NSW] Umineko no Naku Koro ni Saku: Nekobako to Musou no Koukyoukyoku # (Entergram) {2021.01.28} (¥8.000) - 5.821 / NEW <60-80%>
16./00. [NSW] Re:Zero - Starting Life in Another World: The Prophecy of the Throne (Spike Chunsoft) {2021.01.28} (¥7.980) - 5.083 / NEW <60-80%>

24./00. [NSW] Gal Gun Returns # (Inti Creates) {2021.01.28} (¥5.800) - 3.718 / NEW <60-80%>
26./00. [PS4] Umineko no Naku Koro ni Saku: Nekobako to Musou no Koukyoukyoku # (Entergram) {2021.01.28} (¥8.000) - 3.361 / NEW <60-80%>
27./00. [PS4] Re:Zero - Starting Life in Another World: The Prophecy of the Throne (Spike Chunsoft) {2021.01.28} (¥7.980) - 2.868 / NEW <40-60%>
28./00. [NSW] Marchen Forest # (Clouded Leopard Entertainment) {2021.01.28} (¥3.980) - 2.686 / NEW <60-80%>

Also Top 30 is now updated.

All three charting PS4 titles were outsold by their respective Switch counterparts. Switch is great for 3rd-parties.



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