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The lack of PS5 release for Ebaseball is certainly a little disappointing considering the continued deadness of the PS4.

NSW will soon pass the 3DS after more than 5 years on the market. 3DS might have been frontloaded, but it still sold A LOT.



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Farsala said:

The lack of PS5 release for Ebaseball is certainly a little disappointing considering the continued deadness of the PS4.

Since the PS5 plays PS4 games, and Ebaseball isn't exactly the kind of game that cries out for a next gen showcase, I'm not sure a dedicated PS5 version would've made that big a difference.



The Series S+GP combo is doing wonders for Microsoft over there. So a 10k units week is actually possible after all.



curl-6 said:

In 2020:

[NSW] eBaseball Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2020 (Konami, 07/09/20) – 94,876
[PS4] eBaseball Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2020 (Konami, 07/09/20) – 91,547

Now:

[NSW] eBaseball Powerful Pro Baseball 2022 (Konami) {2022.04.21} (¥7.500) - 92.724
[PS4] eBaseball Powerful Pro Baseball 2022 (Konami) {2022.04.21} (¥7.500) - 54.539 

So the same on switch but big drop for ps4. This is evidence ps4 is dying fast. It's 9 year old people losing interest 



Top 30: https://nintendoeverything.com/famitsu-software-sales-4-18-22-4-24-22-top-30

1. [NSW] eBaseball Powerful Pro Baseball 2022 – 92,724 / NEW
2. [PS4] eBaseball Powerful Pro Baseball 2022 – 54,539 / NEW
3. [NSW] Kirby and the Forgotten Land – 29,281 / 618,481
4. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 11,872 / 4,579,625
5. [NSW] Yomawari 3 – 11,129 / NEW
6. [NSW] Minecraft – 7,841 / 2,612,444
7. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 6,372 / 4,853,533
8. [PS4] Hyperdimension Neptunia: Sisters vs. Sisters – 6,268 / NEW
9. [NSW] 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim – 6,017 / 33,216
10. [NSW] Pocky & Rocky Reshrined – 5,747 / NEW

11. [NSW] Pokemon Legends: Arceus – 5,402 / 2,228,522
12. [PS4] Yomawari 3 – 5,154 / NEW
13. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure – 5,038 / 3,127,579
14. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars – 4,970 / 943,087
15. [NSW] Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 4,168 / 2,007,541
16. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 3,824 / 7,237,844
17. [PS5] Hyperdimension Neptunia: Sisters vs. Sisters – 3,807 / NEW
18. [PS4] Elden Ring – 3,590 / 331,802
19. [NSW] New Pokemon Snap – 3,201 / 340,334
20. [NSW] World War Z – 2,979 / NEW
21. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! – 2,812 / 2,643,440
22. [NSW] Splatoon 2 – 2,622 / 4,066,047
23. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics – 2,437 / 965,452
24. [NSW] Monster Hunter Rise Best Price – 2,433 / 49,205
25. [NSW] Winning Eleven 9 2022 – 2,270 / 14,974
26. [PS4] Pocky & Rocky Reshrined – 2,014 / NEW
27. [PS4] Winning Eleven 9 2022 – 1,730 / 11,151
28. [NSW] Battle Spirits: Connected Battlers – 1,524 / 12,288
29. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield – 1,441 / 4,334,864
30. [NSW] Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury – 1,437 / 1,042,077

NS - 23

PS4 - 6

PS5 -1

Last edited by curl-6 - on 28 April 2022

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Great week for Xbox Series. In fact, one of the best weeks for it.



curl-6 said:
Farsala said:

The lack of PS5 release for Ebaseball is certainly a little disappointing considering the continued deadness of the PS4.

Since the PS5 plays PS4 games, and Ebaseball isn't exactly the kind of game that cries out for a next gen showcase, I'm not sure a dedicated PS5 version would've made that big a difference.

Well since the Switch version sold the same, while only the PS4 version had a big drop, I feel like a PS5 version would simply bridge some of that gap.



curl-6 said:

In 2020:

[NSW] eBaseball Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2020 (Konami, 07/09/20) – 94,876
[PS4] eBaseball Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2020 (Konami, 07/09/20) – 91,547

Now:

[NSW] eBaseball Powerful Pro Baseball 2022 (Konami) {2022.04.21} (¥7.500) - 92.724
[PS4] eBaseball Powerful Pro Baseball 2022 (Konami) {2022.04.21} (¥7.500) - 54.539 

LoL, this seems like a copy and paste of my argument in last week famitsu thread 

Playstation dying and Switch unable to fully recover third party market while their own IPs keep breaking all time records 



IcaroRibeiro said:
curl-6 said:

In 2020:

[NSW] eBaseball Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2020 (Konami, 07/09/20) – 94,876
[PS4] eBaseball Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2020 (Konami, 07/09/20) – 91,547

Now:

[NSW] eBaseball Powerful Pro Baseball 2022 (Konami) {2022.04.21} (¥7.500) - 92.724
[PS4] eBaseball Powerful Pro Baseball 2022 (Konami) {2022.04.21} (¥7.500) - 54.539 

LoL, this seems like a copy and paste of my argument in last week famitsu thread 

Playstation dying and Switch unable to fully recover third party market while their own IPs keep breaking all time records 

That's a pretty big spin to try to paint stable sales on Switch as a bad thing. It's not Nintendo's fault PS is failing. If third parties want to stay relevant in Japan, there's a simple answer, support the only console Japanese gamers really care about.



curl-6 said:
IcaroRibeiro said:

LoL, this seems like a copy and paste of my argument in last week famitsu thread 

Playstation dying and Switch unable to fully recover third party market while their own IPs keep breaking all time records 

That's a pretty big spin to try to paint stable sales on Switch as a bad thing. It's not Nintendo's fault PS is failing. If third parties want to stay relevant in Japan, there's a simple answer, support the only console Japanese gamers really care about.

Isn't exactly what Konami is doing ? They are still unable to transfer their past sales from PS4 to Switch

Switch being successful on itself isn't a bad thing. Being the ONLY successful console in a market however is. Never said anything about being Nintendo's fault, however is clear third parties aren't recovering anytime soon