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Forums - Sales Discussion - Famitsu Sales: Week 51, 2023 (Dec 11 - Dec 17)

Software sales

01./01. [NSW] Super Mario Bros. Wonder <ACT> (Nintendo) {2023.10.20} (¥5.980) - 94.682 / 1.327.663 <80-100%> (+15%)
02./02. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu World: Chikyuu wa Kibou de Mawatteru! <TBL> (Konami) {2023.11.16} (¥6.300) - 62.617 / 603.061 <60-80%> (+0%)
03./03. [NSW] Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince # <RPG> (Square Enix) {2023.12.01} (¥6.980) - 35.161 / 433.442 <80-100%> (-32%)
04./04. [NSW] Pikmin 4 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2023.07.21} (¥5.980) - 34.876 / 1.040.438 <80-100%> (+30%)
05./05. [NSW] Super Mario RPG <RPG> (Nintendo) {2023.11.17} (¥5.980) - 17.355 / 414.191 <60-80%> (+2%)
06./08. [NSW] Minecraft # <ADV> (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} (¥3.600) - 16.983 / 3.355.750 <80-100%> (+32%)
07./07. [NSW] WarioWare: Move It! <ETC> (Nintendo) {2023.11.03} (¥4.980) - 16.584 / 104.407 <60-80%> (+22%)
08./09. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe <RCE> (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980) - 16.405 / 5.585.146 <80-100%> (+35%)
09./10. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate # <FTG> (Nintendo) {2018.12.07} (¥7.200) - 14.724 / 5.362.270 <80-100%> (+29%)
10./15. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Violet + The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2023.11.03} (¥9.162) - 13.516 / 41.222 <40-60%> (+79%)
11./14. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Violet # <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2022.11.18} (¥5.980) - 13.263 / 5.210.684 <80-100%> (+62%)
12./11. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2020.03.20} (¥5.980) - 12.508 / 7.613.635 <80-100%> (+25%)
13./16. [NSW] Splatoon 3 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2022.09.09} (¥5.980) - 10.198 / 4.163.028 <80-100%> (+40%)
14./13. [NSW] Jinsei Game for Nintendo Switch <TBL> (Takara Tomy) {2023.10.06} (¥6.000) - 10.023 / 111.908 <60-80%> (+20%)
15./19. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival <ACT> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2022.09.22} (¥5.980) - 9.417 / 253.563 <80-100%> (+78%)
16./06. [PS5] Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade [New Price Edition] <RPG> (Square Enix) {2023.12.07} (¥4.980) - 8.664 / 22.749 <60-80%> (-38%)
17./17. [NSW] Super Mario Party # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2018.10.05} (¥5.980) - 8.462 / 2.211.422 <80-100%> (+43%)
18./18. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports # <SPT> (Nintendo) {2022.04.29} (¥4.980) - 7.864 / 1.225.179 <80-100%> (+34%)
19./21. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom # <ADV> (Nintendo) {2023.05.12} (¥7.200) - 7.399 / 1.908.515 <80-100%> (+54%)
20./20. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars <ETC> (Nintendo) {2021.10.29} (¥5.980) - 7.212 / 1.349.166 <80-100%> (+49%)
21./24. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe + Booster Course Pass <RCE> (Nintendo) {2023.10.06} (¥8.000) - 5.796 / 30.976 <60-80%> (+35%)
22./27. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics <ETC> (Nintendo) {2020.06.05} (¥3.980) - 5.036 / 1.195.357 <80-100%> (+37%)
23./26. [NSW] Fashion Dreamer <ETC> (Marvelous) {2023.11.02} (¥5.980) - 4.985 / 59.242 <60-80%> (+30%)
24./29. [NSW] Ace Angler: Fishing Spirits # <SPT> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2022.10.27} (¥5.980) - 4.787 / 147.707 <80-100%> (+42%)
25./22. [NSW] Hogwarts Legacy # <RPG> (WB Games) {2023.11.14} (¥7.980) - 4.590 / 72.064 <80-100%> (-2%)
26./00. [NSW] Taito LD Game Collection # <ETC> (Taito) {2023.12.14} (¥8.800) - 4.421 / NEW <80-100%>
27./00. [NSW] EA Sports FC 24 <SPT> (Electronic Arts) {2023.09.29} (¥6.091) - 4.351 / 48.395 <80-100%>
28./00. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! <TBL> (Konami) {2020.11.19} (¥6.300) - 4.311 / 2.944.450 <80-100%>
29./00. [NSW] Koumajou Remilia II: Stranger's Requiem # <ACT> (CFK) {2023.12.14} (¥4.000) - 4.209 / NEW <40-60%>
30./25. [NSW] Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe <ACT> (Nintendo) {2023.02.24} (¥5.980) - 3.893 / 506.083 <80-100%> (+1%)

Top 30

NSW - 29
PS5 - 1


Hardware sales

Source: Chris1964 - InstallBase
Last week's thread: Famitsu Sales: Week 50, 2023 (Dec 04 - Dec 10) (vgchartz.com)

Last edited by kenjab - on 22 December 2023

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Switch is selling lower than expected this holiday even with my conservative expectations about this year's holiday. Honestly I expected numbers of at least 100k every week of this holiday. The other part of the year though it was better than normal for this time in it's life. And PS5's holiday boost is also not present .. Strange.. Japan is so unpredictable market.

Last edited by XtremeBG - on 22 December 2023

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The PS5 needs to sell more than 58 thousand units per week in the next two weeks to reach 5 million lifetime units this year. It will be a difficult task. Switch will end the year above 4 million which is great for its age, it's only a matter of time before it becomes the best-selling console in Japan



Surely the Switch will have a 100k week next week? It'll still reach 4m this year either way though and the PS5 reaches 2.5m at last though the decline next year should be big. Also nice to see Warioware having good legs after having such a low opening.



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Norion said:

Surely the Switch will have a 100k week next week? It'll still reach 4m this year either way though and the PS5 reaches 2.5m at last though the decline next year should be big.

The drop shouldn't be that big, the PS5 should still sell 2 million in 2024







Mario Wonder and Switch did almost identical numbers, 94682 and 94643



jvmkdg said:
Norion said:

Surely the Switch will have a 100k week next week? It'll still reach 4m this year either way though and the PS5 reaches 2.5m at last though the decline next year should be big.

The drop shouldn't be that big, the PS5 should still sell 2 million in 2024

I expect it'll be big cause not only has the pent up demand been fulfilled, the price increase will harm demand going forward not only domestically but also for people in other countries who have been importing them.



This could be the first year where December isn't the best selling month for Switch. June sold 486k. December is 5-weeks right? So it might beat it but this holiday has been weird for Switch in Japan.

Last edited by Zippy6 - on 21 December 2023