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znake on 19 March 2026

Pokopia will increase and Requiem Switch 2 will come back to top 10 next week!



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Otter on 19 March 2026
Salnax said:

Monster Hunter Spinoff FW Comparison:

  • Diary (PSP) - 280,581
  • Stories (3DS) - 154,390
  • Stories 2 (NS) - 137,676
  • Diary G (PSP) - 102,963
  • Stories 3 (NS2+PS5) - 54,906
  • Diary DX (3DS) - 52,272

Pretty disappointing results

With its audience mostly leaning to Switch maybe its been impacted by the Pokemon Hype. Switch 2 audience is still growing so maybe it'll just not be as front loaded as past titles



Otter on 19 March 2026
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KevZ on 19 March 2026
firebush03 said:
MarioKart World isn't doing as hot as I would be expecting... not even a year after launch and it's legs are weaker than Animal Crossing New Horizons (NSW+NS2 Edition) and MTFever. Perhaps this is just an off week? Since Pokopia is the big game moving units this week, and not MarioKart.

The problem with Mario Kart World is that it made some of the sales it would've been making in 2026 last year already, which kinda leads to this bounce-back effect.
What's likely is that the game would've much better legs in early 2027 than in early 2026 thanks to a new wave of buyers by Holidays 2026 who would not have bought Mario Kart World at the same time as the console, atleast not in the proportions of last year.



Chicho on 19 March 2026

 

 



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Ashadelo on 19 March 2026
KevZ said:
firebush03 said:
MarioKart World isn't doing as hot as I would be expecting... not even a year after launch and it's legs are weaker than Animal Crossing New Horizons (NSW+NS2 Edition) and MTFever. Perhaps this is just an off week? Since Pokopia is the big game moving units this week, and not MarioKart.

The problem with Mario Kart World is that it made some of the sales it would've been making in 2026 last year already, which kinda leads to this bounce-back effect.
What's likely is that the game would've much better legs in early 2027 than in early 2026 thanks to a new wave of buyers by Holidays 2026 who would not have bought Mario Kart World at the same time as the console, atleast not in the proportions of last year.

MKW is over 3 million in Japan alone and people are saying its sales are not good



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DarkHunter on 19 March 2026
firebush03 said:
MarioKart World isn't doing as hot as I would be expecting... not even a year after launch and it's legs are weaker than Animal Crossing New Horizons (NSW+NS2 Edition) and MTFever. Perhaps this is just an off week? Since Pokopia is the big game moving units this week, and not MarioKart.
Salnax said:

Monster Hunter Spinoff FW Comparison:

  • Diary (PSP) - 280,581
  • Stories (3DS) - 154,390
  • Stories 2 (NS) - 137,676
  • Diary G (PSP) - 102,963
  • Stories 3 (NS2+PS5) - 54,906
  • Diary DX (3DS) - 52,272

Pretty disappointing results

I was going to say that you need to account for digital... but I'm not sure that'd help very much. That's disappointing. 

Digital is actually a big deal in japan- with usually a higher than 50 percent attach rate



tak13 on 19 March 2026
firebush03 said:
MarioKart World isn't doing as hot as I would be expecting... not even a year after launch and it's legs are weaker than Animal Crossing New Horizons (NSW+NS2 Edition) and MTFever. Perhaps this is just an off week? Since Pokopia is the big game moving units this week, and not MarioKart.
Salnax said:

Monster Hunter Spinoff FW Comparison:

  • Diary (PSP) - 280,581
  • Stories (3DS) - 154,390
  • Stories 2 (NS) - 137,676
  • Diary G (PSP) - 102,963
  • Stories 3 (NS2+PS5) - 54,906
  • Diary DX (3DS) - 52,272

Pretty disappointing results

I was going to say that you need to account for digital... but I'm not sure that'd help very much. That's disappointing. 

It just sold a bit fast. 2.8m physical sales against 4.8m units sold, more than 50% damn attach, perhaps 60% with digital. 

 It's jaw dropping, regardless if it has slowed down weekly. 



tak13 on 19 March 2026
tak13 said:
firebush03 said:
MarioKart World isn't doing as hot as I would be expecting... not even a year after launch and it's legs are weaker than Animal Crossing New Horizons (NSW+NS2 Edition) and MTFever. Perhaps this is just an off week? Since Pokopia is the big game moving units this week, and not MarioKart.

I was going to say that you need to account for digital... but I'm not sure that'd help very much. That's disappointing. 

It just sold a bit fast. 2.8m physical copies sold against 4.8m units sold, more than 50% damn attach rate, perhaps 60% with digital. 

 It's jaw dropping, regardless if it has slowed down weekly. 



znake on 19 March 2026

Mario Kart World is 4 million or more in Japan, tf , it is a big sucess