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Forums - Sales Discussion - Famitsu sales: Week 36, 2021 - (30th August - 5th September)

It is time for me to update the Ring Fit vs Wii Fit graphic



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Top 10 just stacked with Switch evergreens



It'll be interesting to see how well next week goes with Japan's new releases.
-Tales of Arise to see if a third party support for PS5 is actually viable in Japan
-Warioware: Get it Together to see if like the Zelda, Fire Emblem, and Super Smash Bros franchises the Warioware franchise will do the best on the Nintendo Switch
-Sonic Colors: Ultimate to see if the Sonic games are still popular in Japan



Mario Kart 8 so close to being the #1 game in Japan!



123tbones said:

It'll be interesting to see how well next week goes with Japan's new releases.
-Tales of Arise to see if a third party support for PS5 is actually viable in Japan
-Warioware: Get it Together to see if like the Zelda, Fire Emblem, and Super Smash Bros franchises the Warioware franchise will do the best on the Nintendo Switch
-Sonic Colors: Ultimate to see if the Sonic games are still popular in Japan

Still? Lol. Sonic has never been a popular franchise in Japan.



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Momotaro, more like Monster-taro. The third party titan almost nobody saw coming. It's gonna sell over 3 million in a single country on a single platform, that's incredible.



Top 30: https://nintendoeverything.com/famitsu-software-sales-8-30-21-9-5-21-top-30/

1. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure – 15,610 / 2,804,231
2. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 15,592 / 4,025,525
3. [NSW] Minecraft – 14,229 / 2,167,282
4. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! – 10,307 / 2,358,861
5. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 9,697 / 4,407,632
6. [PS4] Tsukihime: A Piece of Blue Glass Moon – 7,939 / 74,110
7. [NSW] Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury – 7,829 / 872,702
8. [NSW] Pokemon Sword/Shield – 7,764 / 4,128,200
9. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics – 5,824 / 788,500
10. [NSW] Super Mario Party – 5,739 / 1,982,289

11. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 5,728 / 6,872,733
12. [NSW] Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel: Saikyou Battle Royale!! – 4,691 / 127,221
13. [NSW] Game Builder Garage – 4,613 / 229,121
14. [NSW] Splatoon 2 – 4,299 / 3,935,543
15. [NSW] Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 4,149 / 1,868,457
16. [NSW] Tsukihime: A Piece of Blue Glass Moon – 4,124 / 76,361
17. [NSW] eBaseball Professional Yakyuu Spirits 2021: Grand Slam – 3,997 / 186,042
18. [NSW] Miitopia – 3,625 / 239,775
19. [NSW] Crayon Shin-chan: Ora to Hakase no Natsuyasumi – Owaranai Nanokakan no Tabi – 3,305 / 183,733
20. [NSW] Zelda: Skyward Sword HD – 3,245 / 261,082
21. [NSW] Demon Gaze Extra – 3,111 / NEW
22. [NSW] Monster Hunter Stories 2 – 3,018 / 227,554
23. [NSW] Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm & Exercise – 3,006 / 141,017
24. [PS4] Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut – 2,977 / 17,355
25. [NSW] Dragon Quest XI S (New Price Version) – 2,962 / 134,245
26. [NSW] Monster Hunter Rise – 2,868 / 2,318,363
27. [NSW] Mario Golf: Super Rush – 2,437 / 179,938
28. [NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe – 2,312 / 1,091,418
29. [NSW] New Pokemon Snap – 2,310 / 276,800
30. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun! – 2,251 / 625,524

NS - 28

PS4 - 2



Famitsu Top 50 2021

  1. [NSW] Monster Hunter Rise (Capcom) - 2.318.363 
  2. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu (Konami) – 1.125.838
  3. [NSW] Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury - 872.702 
  4. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure – 717.226
  5. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 568.342
  6. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 494.630
  7. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft) – 463.855
  8. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 394.458
  9. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield + Expansion Pass (Pokemon Co.) - 295.583
  10. [NSW] Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town (Marvelous) – 281.140
  11. [NSW] New Pokemon Snap (Pokemon Co.) - 276.800 
  12. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics - 268.851
  13. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD - 261.082 
  14. [NSW] Super Mario Party - 252.493
  15. [NSW] Splatoon 2 - 247.154
  16. [NSW] Miitopia - 239.775 
  17. [NSW] Game Builder Garage - 229.121 
  18. [NSW] Monster Hunter Stories 2 (Capcom) - 227.554 
  19. [PS4] Resident Evil Village (Capcom) - 191.983
  20. [NSW] Baseball Spirits 2021 (Konami) - 186.042 
  21. [NSW] Crayon Shin-Chan (Neos) - 183.733 
  22. [NSW] Mario Golf: Super Rush - 179.938 
  23. [PS4] NieR Replicant (Square Enix) - 158.265
  24. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - 140.420
  25. [NSW] Bravely Default II (Square Enix) – 136.091
  26. [NSW] Rune Factory 5 (Marvelous) - 127.968
  27. [NSW] Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel (Konami) - 127.221 
  28. [NSW] Fitness Boxing 2 (Imagineer) - 108.222
  29. [NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe - 107.560
  30. [NSW] Super Mario 3D All-Stars - 104.782
  31. [NSW] Pikmin 3 Deluxe - 103.273
  32. [NSW] Dragon Quest XI S (Square Enix) - 100.806
  33. [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 - 87.195
  34. [NSW] Human Fall Flat (Teyon Japan) - 85.310
  35. [NSW] Tsukihime (Aniplex) - 76.361
  36. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey - 74.949
  37. [PS4] Tsukihime (Aniplex) - 74.110 
  38. [NSW] Little Nightmares II (Bandai Namco) - 72.796
  39. [PS4] Samurai Warriors 5 (Koei Tecmo) - 72.727
  40. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum 'n' Fun! (Bandai Namco) - 70.964
  41. [NSW] Fishing Spirits (Bandai Namco) - 68.180
  42. [PS5] Resident Evil Village (Capcom) - 67.000
  43. [NSW] Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin (Marvelous) - 65.620
  44. [NSW] Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity (Koei Tecmo) - 62.119
  45. [NSW] Samurai Warriors 5 (Koei Tecmo) - 61.350
  46. [NSW] Minecraft Dungeons (Microsoft) - 59.256
  47. [NSW] Luigi's Mansion 3 - 45.207
  48. [NSW] Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega) - 40.688
  49. [NSW] Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training - 38.944
  50. [NSW] Kirby Star Allies - 37.954

TOTAL: 12.643.001

TOTAL NSW: 12.087.916 (95.5%)

TOTAL PS4/PS5: 564.085 (4.5%)

Top 10 Publishers:

  1. Nintendo - 5.466.056 (43.2%)
  2. Capcom - 2.804.900 (22.2%)
  3. Konami - 1.439.101 (11.4%)
  4. Pokemon Co - 572.383 (4.5%)
  5. Microsoft - 523.111 (4.1%)
  6. Marvelous - 474.728 (3.8%)
  7. Square Enix - 395.162 (3.1%)
  8. Bandai Namco - 211.940 (1.7%)
  9. Koei Tecmo - 196.196 (1.6%)
  10. Neos - 183.733 (1.5%)

Next week will be key for Bandai Namco, as so far this year they've really fallen behind and are mainly carried by their Switch efforts and the evergreen status of Taiko & Fishing Spirits. Personally I expect that Tales of Arise is going to end up the biggest launch on the PS Ecosystem, outperforming Resident Evil: Village: 

[PS4] Resident Evil Village (Capcom) - 111.171 / NEW <40-60%>
[PS5] Resident Evil Village (Capcom) - 38.713 / NEW <40-60%>

The PS5 version needs to crack 40K next week in order to make the Top 50 and become the second PS5 game to do so... I'm personally not thinking it will make it as WarioWare is also launching and should outsell it next week. Knowing the strength of the PS5 legs for example Resident Evil: Village has not managed to sell it's initial shipment despite being 50% off I dont think retailers ordered much hoping not to have a repeat situation. 

My prediction for the Tales launch is PS4 - 135K & PS5 - 35K, this will be a decline compared to Tales of Berseria which managed 160K on the PS4 and 74K on the PS3 back in 2016. A lot has changed since than, and the PS ecosystem in Japan has had a huge decline compared to last year making it difficult for me to envision any game managing a launch with over 150K physical sales. I expect the initial shipment for the game on the PS4 to be around 200K while the PS5 to only have a 60K shipment. I think there will be a second shipment for the PS4 and PS5 this year with the sales of Tales of Arise surpassing 200K on the PS4 and 70K on the PS5 making it the best selling game on the PS ecosystem this year. 

The other game launching next week is WarioWare, usually these games don't have big launches for WarioWare I still expect it to be in the 50-100K range thus making the Top 50. It's lower price and holidays coming I can see it surpassing 300K this year, long term I think the title can surpass WarioWare: Smooth Moves on the Wii which managed 658K physical sales lifetime. Depending on WoM I can see it performing like Clubhouse Games: 51 which is heading for 1 million lifetime sales. 



I'm expecting big numbers for arise
Ps5 third party japanese support seems to be fine from what I've seen as japanese megaliths (SE and Sega) are not only getting games ready for the system but sony is getting almost all their games as full console exclusives or at the very least timed exclusives



noshten said:

Famitsu Top 50 2021

  1. [NSW] Monster Hunter Rise (Capcom) - 2.318.363 
  2. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu (Konami) – 1.125.838
  3. [NSW] Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury - 872.702 
  4. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure – 717.226
  5. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 568.342
  6. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 494.630
  7. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft) – 463.855
  8. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 394.458
  9. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield + Expansion Pass (Pokemon Co.) - 295.583
  10. [NSW] Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town (Marvelous) – 281.140
  11. [NSW] New Pokemon Snap (Pokemon Co.) - 276.800 
  12. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics - 268.851
  13. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD - 261.082 
  14. [NSW] Super Mario Party - 252.493
  15. [NSW] Splatoon 2 - 247.154
  16. [NSW] Miitopia - 239.775 
  17. [NSW] Game Builder Garage - 229.121 
  18. [NSW] Monster Hunter Stories 2 (Capcom) - 227.554 
  19. [PS4] Resident Evil Village (Capcom) - 191.983
  20. [NSW] Baseball Spirits 2021 (Konami) - 186.042 
  21. [NSW] Crayon Shin-Chan (Neos) - 183.733 
  22. [NSW] Mario Golf: Super Rush - 179.938 
  23. [PS4] NieR Replicant (Square Enix) - 158.265
  24. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - 140.420
  25. [NSW] Bravely Default II (Square Enix) – 136.091
  26. [NSW] Rune Factory 5 (Marvelous) - 127.968
  27. [NSW] Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel (Konami) - 127.221 
  28. [NSW] Fitness Boxing 2 (Imagineer) - 108.222
  29. [NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe - 107.560
  30. [NSW] Super Mario 3D All-Stars - 104.782
  31. [NSW] Pikmin 3 Deluxe - 103.273
  32. [NSW] Dragon Quest XI S (Square Enix) - 100.806
  33. [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 - 87.195
  34. [NSW] Human Fall Flat (Teyon Japan) - 85.310
  35. [NSW] Tsukihime (Aniplex) - 76.361
  36. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey - 74.949
  37. [PS4] Tsukihime (Aniplex) - 74.110 
  38. [NSW] Little Nightmares II (Bandai Namco) - 72.796
  39. [PS4] Samurai Warriors 5 (Koei Tecmo) - 72.727
  40. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum 'n' Fun! (Bandai Namco) - 70.964
  41. [NSW] Fishing Spirits (Bandai Namco) - 68.180
  42. [PS5] Resident Evil Village (Capcom) - 67.000
  43. [NSW] Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin (Marvelous) - 65.620
  44. [NSW] Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity (Koei Tecmo) - 62.119
  45. [NSW] Samurai Warriors 5 (Koei Tecmo) - 61.350
  46. [NSW] Minecraft Dungeons (Microsoft) - 59.256
  47. [NSW] Luigi's Mansion 3 - 45.207
  48. [NSW] Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega) - 40.688
  49. [NSW] Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training - 38.944
  50. [NSW] Kirby Star Allies - 37.954

TOTAL: 12.643.001

TOTAL NSW: 12.087.916 (95.5%)

TOTAL PS4/PS5: 564.085 (4.5%)

Top 10 Publishers:

  1. Nintendo - 5.466.056 (43.2%)
  2. Capcom - 2.804.900 (22.2%)
  3. Konami - 1.439.101 (11.4%)
  4. Pokemon Co - 572.383 (4.5%)
  5. Microsoft - 523.111 (4.1%)
  6. Marvelous - 474.728 (3.8%)
  7. Square Enix - 395.162 (3.1%)
  8. Bandai Namco - 211.940 (1.7%)
  9. Koei Tecmo - 196.196 (1.6%)
  10. Neos - 183.733 (1.5%)

Next week will be key for Bandai Namco, as so far this year they've really fallen behind and are mainly carried by their Switch efforts and the evergreen status of Taiko & Fishing Spirits. Personally I expect that Tales of Arise is going to end up the biggest launch on the PS Ecosystem, outperforming Resident Evil: Village: 

[PS4] Resident Evil Village (Capcom) - 111.171 / NEW <40-60%>
[PS5] Resident Evil Village (Capcom) - 38.713 / NEW <40-60%>

The PS5 version needs to crack 40K next week in order to make the Top 50 and become the second PS5 game to do so... I'm personally not thinking it will make it as WarioWare is also launching and should outsell it next week. Knowing the strength of the PS5 legs for example Resident Evil: Village has not managed to sell it's initial shipment despite being 50% off I dont think retailers ordered much hoping not to have a repeat situation. 

My prediction for the Tales launch is PS4 - 135K & PS5 - 35K, this will be a decline compared to Tales of Berseria which managed 160K on the PS4 and 74K on the PS3 back in 2016. A lot has changed since than, and the PS ecosystem in Japan has had a huge decline compared to last year making it difficult for me to envision any game managing a launch with over 150K physical sales. I expect the initial shipment for the game on the PS4 to be around 200K while the PS5 to only have a 60K shipment. I think there will be a second shipment for the PS4 and PS5 this year with the sales of Tales of Arise surpassing 200K on the PS4 and 70K on the PS5 making it the best selling game on the PS ecosystem this year. 

The other game launching next week is WarioWare, usually these games don't have big launches for WarioWare I still expect it to be in the 50-100K range thus making the Top 50. It's lower price and holidays coming I can see it surpassing 300K this year, long term I think the title can surpass WarioWare: Smooth Moves on the Wii which managed 658K physical sales lifetime. Depending on WoM I can see it performing like Clubhouse Games: 51 which is heading for 1 million lifetime sales. 

Clubhouse Games actually already sold over 1M in Japan including digital. The higher digital may be in part due to it's lower price.