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Salnax on 19 December 2021

Come to think of it, do you think Sony's apparent new policy of disregarding Japan is tied to some of their other activities of recent years? You know, like how Sony has generally released less smaller games since the PS3 era ended, how Japan studio was effectively closed down, the fact that Sony's acquired been acquiring Western dtudios like Insomniac and Bluepoint, how their censorship policies have been adjusted since 2016 or so, etc.

I'd argue that the PS4 didn't benefit THAT much from Japanese games, but looking back, I don't think so. We don't have as much data as we did a few years ago, but games like Final Fantasy XV, Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Kingdom Hearts 3, Monster Hunter World, Resident Evil 7, Gran Turismo Sport, and Street Fighter V are all likely 5+ million sellers on PS4 alone.

Can anyone think of anything like this happening before, where a major player in hardware simply abandoned one of their best markets? The closest I can think of is Sega F8ing themselves over in the mid-90'sa with their massive divide between their Japanese and American divisions, but that's not really the same thing.



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src on 19 December 2021
RolStoppable said:
src said:

Year 2050, the same handful of users still cannot understand Japan likes mobile gaming, something the rest of the world realised 10 years ago.

Nintendo has a handheld. Sony does not. Nintendo can have a handheld because they are not supporting the entire third party industry with their hardware, hence weak hardware is acceptable.

Playstation houses the majority sales of the entire gaming industry, who develop games for cutting edge hardware, using cutting edge game engines, using software devs and creators that like to push the medium to the edge.

Playstation is never going to give up the top specs throne, and it shouldn't because that's where the money and the future of gaming is at. Maybe when streaming is good enough, or Sony gets some very good mobile chips that allows all current games to be played it will do another Playstation portable, but until then Sony is not going to worry. The future is simple elsewhere and the entire gaming industry knows it.

Well, that's one way to say that Sony is toast in Japan.

If selling 9-10M and 50-70M software is toast then you've been having the wrong toast



MasonADC on 19 December 2021
src said:

Year 2050, the same handful of users still cannot understand Japan likes mobile gaming, something the rest of the world realised 10 years ago.

Nintendo has a handheld. Sony does not. Nintendo can have a handheld because they are not supporting the entire third party industry with their hardware, hence weak hardware is acceptable.

Playstation houses the majority sales of the entire gaming industry, who develop games for cutting edge hardware, using cutting edge game engines, using software devs and creators that like to push the medium to the edge.

Playstation is never going to give up the top specs throne, and it shouldn't because that's where the money and the future of gaming is at. Maybe when streaming is good enough, or Sony gets some very good mobile chips that allows all current games to be played it will do another Playstation portable, but until then Sony is not going to worry. The future is simple elsewhere and the entire gaming industry knows it.

Ok but they can at least spare some stock to Japan lol thags the big issue 



HoangNhatAnh on 19 December 2021
src said:

Year 2050, the same handful of users still cannot understand Japan likes mobile gaming, something the rest of the world realised 10 years ago.

Nintendo has a handheld. Sony does not. Nintendo can have a handheld because they are not supporting the entire third party industry with their hardware, hence weak hardware is acceptable.

Playstation houses the majority sales of the entire gaming industry, who develop games for cutting edge hardware, using cutting edge game engines, using software devs and creators that like to push the medium to the edge.

Playstation is never going to give up the top specs throne, and it shouldn't because that's where the money and the future of gaming is at. Maybe when streaming is good enough, or Sony gets some very good mobile chips that allows all current games to be played it will do another Playstation portable, but until then Sony is not going to worry. The future is simple elsewhere and the entire gaming industry knows it.

PS4 sold more than Vita in Japan.

PS5 software sales in Japan is terrible.



noshten on 20 December 2021

Famitsu Third Party Top 50 2021(Unofficial Ranking)

  1. [NSW] Monster Hunter Rise (Capcom) - 2.326.057
  2. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu (Konami) - 1.208.292
  3. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft) - 633.224
  4. [NSW] Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town (Marvelous) – 309.722
  5. [NSW] Monster Hunter Stories 2 (Capcom) - 227.554
  6. [PS4] Tales of Arise (Bandai Namco) - 213.474
  7. [NSW] Baseball Spirits 2021 (Konami) - 210.259
  8. [PS4] Resident Evil Village (Capcom) - 191.983
  9. [NSW] Shin Megami Tensei V (Atlus) - 184.388
  10. [NSW] Crayon Shin-Chan (Neos) - 183.733
  11. [PS4] NieR Replicant (Square Enix) - 158.265
  12. [PS4] Lost Judgement (Sega) – 151.039
  13. [PS4] Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Aniplex) - 136.617
  14. [NSW] Bravely Default II (Square Enix) – 136.091
  15. [NSW] Rune Factory 5 (Marvelous) - 127.968
  16. [NSW] Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel (Konami) - 127.221
  17. [NSW] Dragon Quest XI S (Square Enix) - 115.610
  18. [NSW] Fitness Boxing 2 (Imagineer) - 115.375
  19. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum 'n' Fun! (Bandai Namco) - 97.769
  20. [NSW] Fishing Spirits (Bandai Namco) - 95.620
  21. [NSW] Super Robot Wars 30 (Bandai Namco) - 89.931
  22. [NSW] Tsukihime (Aniplex) - 89.916
  23. [NSW] Human Fall Flat (Teyon Japan) - 85.310
  24. [PS4] Tsukihime (Aniplex) - 80.042
  25. [NSW] Minecraft Dungeons + Ultimate Edition (Microsoft) - 77.542
  26. [PS4] Super Robot Wars 30 (Bandai Namco) - 74.036
  27. [NSW] Little Nightmares II (Bandai Namco) - 72.796
  28. [PS5] Resident Evil Village (Capcom) - 72.761
  29. [PS4] Samurai Warriors 5 (Koei Tecmo) - 72.727
  30. [NSW] Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot (Bandai Namco) - 69.449
  31. [NSW] Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin (Marvelous) - 65.620
  32. [NSW] Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity (Koei Tecmo) - 62.119
  33. [NSW] Samurai Warriors 5 (Koei Tecmo) - 61.350
  34. [PS4] The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Dark (Nihon Falcom) - 60.435
  35. [PS5] Tales of Arise (Bandai Namco) - 60.106
  36. [PS4] Judgment [New Price Edition] (Sega) - 53.086
  37. [PS4] Far Cry 6 (Ubisoft) - 51.764
  38. [NSW] The Battle Cats Unite! (Ponos) - 45.266
  39. [PS4] FIFA 22 (Electronic Arts) - 45.058
  40. [NSW] Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega) - 40.688
  41. [NSW] FIFA 22: Legacy Edition (Electronic Arts) - 40.643 
  42. [PS5] Lost Judgment (Sega) - 36.584
  43. [NSW] Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 (Sega) - 36.105
  44. [PS4] Battlefield 2042 (Electronic Arts) - 35.375
  45. [NSW] Family Trainer (Bandai Namco) - 35.273
  46. [PS4] Scarlet Nexus (Bandai Namco) - 31.665
  47. [PS5] Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade (Square Enix) - 30.984
  48. [NSW] Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water (Koei Tecmo) - 30.364
  49. [NSW] Fortnite: Minty Legends Pack (Epic Games) - 30.299
  50. [PS4] Biomutant (THQ Nordic) - 30.292

TOTAL: 8.617.847

NSW TOTAL: 7.031.554 (81.6%)

PS4 TOTAL: 1.385.858 (16.1%)

PS5 TOTAL: 200.435 (2.3%)

Top 10 Publishers(Unofficial Ranking):

  1. Capcom - 2.812.804 (32.6%)
  2. Konami - 1.545.772 (17.9%)
  3. Bandai Namco - 840.119 (9.7%)
  4. Other - 758.823 (8.8%)
  5. Microsoft - 710.766 (8.2%)
  6. Marvelous - 503.310 (5.8%)
  7. Square Enix - 440.950 (5.1%)
  8. Sega - 343.794 (4%)
  9. Aniplex - 306.575 (3.6%)
  10. Koei Tecmo - 226.560 (2.6%)
  11. Atlus - 184.388 (2.1%)
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Mnementh on 20 December 2021
src said:

Year 2050, the same handful of users still cannot understand Japan likes mobile gaming, something the rest of the world realised 10 years ago.

Nintendo has a handheld. Sony does not. Nintendo can have a handheld because they are not supporting the entire third party industry with their hardware, hence weak hardware is acceptable.

Playstation houses the majority sales of the entire gaming industry, who develop games for cutting edge hardware, using cutting edge game engines, using software devs and creators that like to push the medium to the edge.

Playstation is never going to give up the top specs throne, and it shouldn't because that's where the money and the future of gaming is at. Maybe when streaming is good enough, or Sony gets some very good mobile chips that allows all current games to be played it will do another Playstation portable, but until then Sony is not going to worry. The future is simple elsewhere and the entire gaming industry knows it.

Well, in the last Famitsu thread (or was it even the one before) you were insistent, that japanese 3rd-party devs don't need and don't care for japan as market. Now you concede to my point. I said: mana japanese devs refocus on PC, mobile or Switch. Right there I said mobile and now you also consider the importance of the mobile market for japan. Progress! You may still understand the japanese market. Thanks for joining my position on this.

I think it is funny if you say:

"Playstation houses the majority sales of the entire gaming industry"

What? But you go on:

"who develop games for cutting edge hardware, using cutting edge game engines, using software devs and creators that like to push the medium to the edge."

Oh, an asterisk. Although even with the Asterisk I am not sure, PC wants a word. But as we have no proper numbers from PC, this could go either way.

Anyways, making a statement like this is like saying:

"Xbox houses the majority sales of the entire gaming industry, who release on Gamepass."

"Switch houses the majority sales of the entire gaming industry, who develop for hybrids."

Well, duh.

"Playstation is never going to give up the top specs throne"

Firstly, the top specs throne in console gaming is owned by the Series X, not that it matters I think. But I also would never say never. You know, this top specs throne was owned by others at the time Sony was holding the weak, casual hardware throne with PS2 (anybody remembers the DanceDanceRevolution craze?). Times change. But yes, for now PS follows the high pixel and polygon route.



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Mnementh on 20 December 2021
noshten said:

Famitsu Third Party Top 50 2021(Unofficial Ranking)

  1. [NSW] Monster Hunter Rise (Capcom) - 2.326.057
  2. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu (Konami) - 1.208.292
  3. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft) - 633.224
  4. [NSW] Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town (Marvelous) – 309.722
  5. [NSW] Monster Hunter Stories 2 (Capcom) - 227.554
  6. [PS4] Tales of Arise (Bandai Namco) - 213.474
  7. [NSW] Baseball Spirits 2021 (Konami) - 210.259
  8. [PS4] Resident Evil Village (Capcom) - 191.983
  9. [NSW] Shin Megami Tensei V (Atlus) - 184.388
  10. [NSW] Crayon Shin-Chan (Neos) - 183.733
  11. [PS4] NieR Replicant (Square Enix) - 158.265
  12. [PS4] Lost Judgement (Sega) – 151.039
  13. [PS4] Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Aniplex) - 136.617
  14. [NSW] Bravely Default II (Square Enix) – 136.091
  15. [NSW] Rune Factory 5 (Marvelous) - 127.968
  16. [NSW] Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel (Konami) - 127.221
  17. [NSW] Dragon Quest XI S (Square Enix) - 115.610
  18. [NSW] Fitness Boxing 2 (Imagineer) - 115.375
  19. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum 'n' Fun! (Bandai Namco) - 97.769
  20. [NSW] Fishing Spirits (Bandai Namco) - 95.620
  21. [NSW] Super Robot Wars 30 (Bandai Namco) - 89.931
  22. [NSW] Tsukihime (Aniplex) - 89.916
  23. [NSW] Human Fall Flat (Teyon Japan) - 85.310
  24. [PS4] Tsukihime (Aniplex) - 80.042
  25. [NSW] Minecraft Dungeons + Ultimate Edition (Microsoft) - 77.542
  26. [PS4] Super Robot Wars 30 (Bandai Namco) - 74.036
  27. [NSW] Little Nightmares II (Bandai Namco) - 72.796
  28. [PS5] Resident Evil Village (Capcom) - 72.761
  29. [PS4] Samurai Warriors 5 (Koei Tecmo) - 72.727
  30. [NSW] Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot (Bandai Namco) - 69.449
  31. [NSW] Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin (Marvelous) - 65.620
  32. [NSW] Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity (Koei Tecmo) - 62.119
  33. [NSW] Samurai Warriors 5 (Koei Tecmo) - 61.350
  34. [PS4] The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Dark (Nihon Falcom) - 60.435
  35. [PS5] Tales of Arise (Bandai Namco) - 60.106
  36. [PS4] Judgment [New Price Edition] (Sega) - 53.086
  37. [PS4] Far Cry 6 (Ubisoft) - 51.764
  38. [NSW] The Battle Cats Unite! (Ponos) - 45.266
  39. [PS4] FIFA 22 (Electronic Arts) - 45.058
  40. [NSW] Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega) - 40.688
  41. [NSW] FIFA 22: Legacy Edition (Electronic Arts) - 40.643 
  42. [PS5] Lost Judgment (Sega) - 36.584
  43. [NSW] Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 (Sega) - 36.105
  44. [PS4] Battlefield 2042 (Electronic Arts) - 35.375
  45. [NSW] Family Trainer (Bandai Namco) - 35.273
  46. [PS4] Scarlet Nexus(Bandai Namco) - 31.665
  47. [PS5] Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade (Square Enix) - 30.984
  48. [NSW] Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water (Koei Tecmo) - 30.364
  49. [NSW] Fortnite: Minty Legends Pack (Epic Games) - 30.299
  50. [PS4] Biomutant (THQ Nordic) - 30.292

TOTAL: 8.617.847

NSW TOTAL: 7.031.554 (81.6%)

PS4 TOTAL: 1.385.858 (16.1%)

PS5 TOTAL: 200.435 (2.3%)

Thanks. With how much ended the 2020 list? How much more to the 8.6 million are needed to match that?



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noshten on 20 December 2021

Thanks. With how much ended the 2020 list? How much more to the 8.6 million are needed to match that?

Third Parties Parties Top 50 2020:

  1. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu (Konami) - 1.233.023
  2. [PS4] Final Fantasy VII Remake (Square Enix) - 949.379
  3. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft) - 556.982
  4. [NSW] Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity (Koei Tecmo) - 304.963
  5. [NSW] eBaseball Powerful Pro Baseball 2020 (Konami) - 269.648
  6. [PS4] Resident Evil 3 (Capcom) - 269.187
  7. [PS4] Yakuza 7: Like a Dragon (Sega) - 263.255
  8. [NSW] Fishing Spirits (Bandai Namco) - 207.472
  9. [PS4] eBaseball Powerful Pro Baseball 2020 (Konami) - 189.649
  10. [PS4] Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs. MaxiBoost On (Bandai Namco) - 168.710
  11. [PS4] Nioh 2 (Koei Tecmo) - 167.599
  12. [NSW] Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games: Tokyo 2020 (Sega) - 167.411
  13. [PS4] Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers (Atlus) - 164.962
  14. [PS4] Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot (Bandai Namco) - 163.029
  15. [PS4] Trials of Mana (Square Enix) - 142.979
  16. [PS4] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 (Bandai Namco) - 142.670
  17. [NSW] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 (Bandai Namco) - 137.513
  18. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum 'n' Fun! (Bandai Namco) - 133.978
  19. [PS4] Granblue Fantasy Versus (Cygames) - 127.566
  20. [PS4] Cyberpunk 2077 (Spike Chunsoft) - 115.813
  21. [NSW] Trials of Mana (Square Enix) - 112,277
  22. [NSW] Derby Stallion (Game Addict) - 108.570
  23. [PS4] The Legend of Heroes: Hajimari no Kiseki (Nihon Falcom) - 104.067
  24. [NSW] Dragon Quest XI S (Square Enix) - 101.956
  25. [NSW] Hatsune Miku: Project Diva MegaMix (Sega) - 97.056
  26. [PS4] Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris (Bandai Namco) - 94.681
  27. [NSW] Human: Fall Flat (Teyon Japan) - 87.440
  28. [NSW] Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin (Marvelous) - 84.814
  29. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V (Take Two) - 83.879
  30. [NSW] Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers (Atlus) - 79.250
  31. [NSW] Minecraft Dungeons: Hero Edition (Microsoft) - 76.784
  32. [NSW] Fitness Boxing (Imagineer) - 75.696
  33. [PS4] Monster Hunter: World - Iceborne (Capcom) - 74.158
  34. [PS4] Marvel's Avengers (Square Enix) - 72.758
  35. [NSW] Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocture (Atlus) - 68.280
  36. [NSW] Super Bomberman R (Konami)- 65.234
  37. [NSW] Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles (Square Enix) - 64.687
  38. [PS4] efootball Winning Eleven 2021 (Konami) - 64.218
  39. [PS4] Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocture (Atlus) - 62.511
  40. [NSW] Fortnite: The Last Laugh Bundle (Warner) - 62.041
  41. [PS4] Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (Ubisoft) - 61.345
  42. [NSW] Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate (Capcom) - 61.184
  43. [PS4] Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin (Marvelous) - 61.005
  44. [NSW] Disney Tsum Tsum Festival (Bandai Namco) - 60.492
  45. [PS4] FIFA 21 (Electronic Arts) - 60.129
  46. [PS4] Watch Dogs: Legion (Ubisoft) - 56.656
  47. [NSW] Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 (Sega) - 56.406
  48. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythmic Adventure Pack (Bandai Namco) - 52.621
  49. [PS4] Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy (Koei Tecmo) - 51.861
  50. [NSW] Puyo Puyo Tetris S (Sega) - 51.472

TOTAL: 8.079.256

NSW TOTAL: 4.367.250 (54%)

PS4 TOTAL: 3.712.006 (46%)

Top 10 Publishers in Top 50 2020

  1. Konami - 1.821.772 (22.5%)
  2. Square Enix - 1.444.036 (17.9%)
  3. Bandai Namco - 1.158.166 (14.3%)
  4. Other - 815.636 (10.1%)
  5. Sega - 635.600 (7.9%)
  6. Microsoft - 633.766 (7.8%)
  7. Koei Tecmo - 524.423 (6.5%)
  8. Capcom - 404.529 (5%)
  9. Atlus - 375.003 (4.6%)
  10. Marvelous - 145.819 (1.8%)
  11. Cygames - 127.566 (1.6%)



Mnementh on 20 December 2021
noshten said:

Thanks. With how much ended the 2020 list? How much more to the 8.6 million are needed to match that?

Third Parties Parties Top 50 2020:

  1. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu (Konami) - 1.233.023
  2. [PS4] Final Fantasy VII Remake (Square Enix) - 949.379
  3. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft) - 556.982
  4. [NSW] Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity (Koei Tecmo) - 304.963
  5. [NSW] eBaseball Powerful Pro Baseball 2020 (Konami) - 269.648
  6. [PS4] Resident Evil 3 (Capcom) - 269.187
  7. [PS4] Yakuza 7: Like a Dragon (Sega) - 263.255
  8. [NSW] Fishing Spirits (Bandai Namco) - 207.472
  9. [PS4] eBaseball Powerful Pro Baseball 2020 (Konami) - 189.649
  10. [PS4] Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs. MaxiBoost On (Bandai Namco) - 168.710
  11. [PS4] Nioh 2 (Koei Tecmo) - 167.599
  12. [NSW] Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games: Tokyo 2020 (Sega) - 167.411
  13. [PS4] Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers (Atlus) - 164.962
  14. [PS4] Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot (Bandai Namco) - 163.029
  15. [PS4] Trials of Mana (Square Enix) - 142.979
  16. [PS4] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 (Bandai Namco) - 142.670
  17. [NSW] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 (Bandai Namco) - 137.513
  18. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum 'n' Fun! (Bandai Namco) - 133.978
  19. [PS4] Granblue Fantasy Versus (Cygames) - 127.566
  20. [PS4] Cyberpunk 2077 (Spike Chunsoft) - 115.813
  21. [NSW] Trials of Mana (Square Enix) - 112,277
  22. [NSW] Derby Stallion (Game Addict) - 108.570
  23. [PS4] The Legend of Heroes: Hajimari no Kiseki (Nihon Falcom) - 104.067
  24. [NSW] Dragon Quest XI S (Square Enix) - 101.956
  25. [NSW] Hatsune Miku: Project Diva MegaMix (Sega) - 97.056
  26. [PS4] Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris (Bandai Namco) - 94.681
  27. [NSW] Human: Fall Flat (Teyon Japan) - 87.440
  28. [NSW] Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin (Marvelous) - 84.814
  29. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V (Take Two) - 83.879
  30. [NSW] Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers (Atlus) - 79.250
  31. [NSW] Minecraft Dungeons: Hero Edition (Microsoft) - 76.784
  32. [NSW] Fitness Boxing (Imagineer) - 75.696
  33. [PS4] Monster Hunter: World - Iceborne (Capcom) - 74.158
  34. [PS4] Marvel's Avengers (Square Enix) - 72.758
  35. [NSW] Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocture (Atlus) - 68.280
  36. [NSW] Super Bomberman R (Konami)- 65.234
  37. [NSW] Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles (Square Enix) - 64.687
  38. [PS4] efootball Winning Eleven 2021 (Konami) - 64.218
  39. [PS4] Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocture (Atlus) - 62.511
  40. [NSW] Fortnite: The Last Laugh Bundle (Warner) - 62.041
  41. [PS4] Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (Ubisoft) - 61.345
  42. [NSW] Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate (Capcom) - 61.184
  43. [PS4] Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin (Marvelous) - 61.005
  44. [NSW] Disney Tsum Tsum Festival (Bandai Namco) - 60.492
  45. [PS4] FIFA 21 (Electronic Arts) - 60.129
  46. [PS4] Watch Dogs: Legion (Ubisoft) - 56.656
  47. [NSW] Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 (Sega) - 56.406
  48. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythmic Adventure Pack (Bandai Namco) - 52.621
  49. [PS4] Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy (Koei Tecmo) - 51.861
  50. [NSW] Puyo Puyo Tetris S (Sega) - 51.472

TOTAL: 8.079.256

NSW TOTAL: 4.367.250 (54%)

PS4 TOTAL: 3.712.006 (46%)

Top 10 Publishers in Top 50 2020

  1. Konami - 1.821.772 (22.5%)
  2. Square Enix - 1.444.036 (17.9%)
  3. Bandai Namco - 1.158.166 (14.3%)
  4. Other - 815.636 (10.1%)
  5. Sega - 635.600 (7.9%)
  6. Microsoft - 633.766 (7.8%)
  7. Koei Tecmo - 524.423 (6.5%)
  8. Capcom - 404.529 (5%)
  9. Atlus - 375.003 (4.6%)
  10. Marvelous - 145.819 (1.8%)
  11. Cygames - 127.566 (1.6%)

Thanks!

So, 2021 sales already topped 2020 sales. That is good. Mostly with Monster Hunter alone. And Momotaro nearly reached last years number, probably will get there until the end of the year. Incredible!

So 3rd-party sales in japan can be solid, if companies do it right.



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Otter on 20 December 2021
RolStoppable said:
src said:

If selling 9-10M and 50-70M software is toast then you've been having the wrong toast

That was a generation ago, but we have been discussing the present and you then wanted to draw attention to the future. The PS5 isn't going to match PS4 numbers. The extraordinary circumstances this generation have boosted PS5 hardware sales to make them look respectable, but software sales have been underwhelming and are telling the true story.

The software totals of third party games that noshten has posted prove this further. While in 2020 Nintendo had a market share of ~54% of third party software sales, it has risen to ~81% in 2021. Much of the PS4's software share is going to be replaced by Switch rather than the PS5, the writing is already on the wall for that.

And the thing that really dooms PS sales to growing irrelevance in Japan is the attitude towards the Japanese market from SIE's HQ in the USA.

The true story cannot be told until sony is actually able to meet demand globally, anything else is speculation. Retailers report high demand, whereas you'll assume low because of trend. There isn't really an objective discussion to be had here.