Media Create Sales: Week 11, 2020 (Mar 09 - Mar 15)

Deleted member 60185 · Mar 19, 2020

Chris1964 said:
Comg pre-orders comparison (the trend at other retailers for these two games isn't very different). For many big Switch sellers, last 1-2 years a x1000 multiplier gives a good idea for the opening.

Pokemon Sword / Shield double pack is counted x2. It ended with 766 pre-orders and first week orders were 1.444. First week physical sales in Japan were 1.365.000.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons ended with 805 pre-orders.

Trending more towards 1:2000 recently.

MysticGon · Mar 19, 2020

Zedark said:
WW sales haven't been exactly stellar for DQXI, though.

Not stellar but between the drop in Japan but the rise in overall sales to reach that 5.5 million 3 months ago means international sales are making up a bigger portion.

Chris1964 · Mar 19, 2020

Marth said:
Trending more towards 1:2000 recently.

It doesn't

PillFencer · Mar 19, 2020

Chris1964 said:
It doesn't

I think he means 1:2000 for last day of preorder at COMG vs first week sales via Famitsu ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Deleted member 60185 · Mar 19, 2020

Chris1964 said:
It doesn't

Multiplier COMG preorder last day > Famitsu FW
Ultimate 1300
Shord/Shield 1800
Lets Go 2300
SMM2 2300
FE TH 1700
YW4 1900

Chris1964 · Mar 19, 2020

PillFencer said:
I think he means 1:2000 for last day of preorder at COMG vs first week sales via Famitsu ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I'm talking for final orders vs Famitsu opening which is the only relevant metric for comparisons

silpheed-mcd · Mar 19, 2020

Almost everywhere:

Lotteries results for AC switch bundle:

HaremKing · Mar 19, 2020

The lines! They're back!

silpheed-mcd · Mar 20, 2020

As i said it last days, many little stores have low quantities for AC game :(

Encephalon · Mar 20, 2020

KtSlime said:
For the most part, things are business as usual. While school is out, museum closures, concert cancellations, and and the administration has advised against Hanami, most everyone still goes to work, can go shopping eat out at restaurants, etc. Comparatively Japan has not been hit as hard as a bunch of other countries. Most people are not afraid to go out, many even choose to do so without masks. The parks are packed with children too since they don't really have any school or homework. Tomorrow is a national holiday, and that will help with sales as well.

"Choose," huh.

Kerotan · Mar 20, 2020

stealthyfrog said:
Develop DQXII for Switch spec in mind, scale up for PS4 with 60FPS, better visuals, etc would be the smart move for sales, but maybe Horii will find the allure of playing with the PS5's new toys and developing exclusively for PS5 too tempting to resist.

If they make it with switch in mind we could see DQ12 in all it's glory on ps5 @4k 60fps. Could we even see 8k checkerboard?

MysticGon said:
Not stellar but between the drop in Japan but the rise in overall sales to reach that 5.5 million 3 months ago means international sales are making up a bigger portion.

Hopefully that trend of increased Western sales ratio continues with 12. They'll be looking at MHW thinking there's big potential.

KtSlime · Mar 20, 2020

Encephalon said:
"Choose," huh.

Well I suppose they could have not had any at home and were unable to buy any when it sold out. There was plenty of time to prepare as people didn't go crazy with hoarding toilet paper, masks, etc until the day Abe announced plans to close the schools. Even I who rarely wears mask because I don't have allergies had some at home that I could wear.

Encephalon · Mar 20, 2020

KtSlime said:
Well I suppose they could have not had any at home and were unable to buy any when it sold out. There was plenty of time to prepare as people didn't go crazy with hoarding toilet paper, masks, etc until the day Abe announced plans to close the schools. Even I who rarely wears mask because I don't have allergies had some at home that I could wear.

I had trouble finding them long before that : /

Chris1964 · Mar 20, 2020

Media Create Sales: Week 11, 2020 (Mar 09 - Mar 15)

01./00. [PS4] Nioh 2 <RPG> (Koei Tecmo) {2020.03.12} (¥7.800)
02./01. [NSW] Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2020.03.06} (¥5.980)
03./00. [NSW] My Hero: One's Justice 2 <FTG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2020.03.12} (¥7.600)
04./03. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe <RCE> (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980)
05./02. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2019.11.15} (¥5.980)
06./04. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate # <FTG> (Nintendo) {2018.12.07} (¥7.200)
07./05. [NSW] Minecraft # <ADV> (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} (¥3.600)
08./08. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure <HOB> (Nintendo) {2019.10.18} (¥7.980)
09./00. [PS4] Winning Post 9 2020 <SLG> (Koei Tecmo) {2020.03.12} (¥7.800)
10./06. [NSW] Super Mario Party # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2018.10.05} (¥5.980)

Top 10

NSW - 8
PS4 - 2

Kaworu · Mar 20, 2020

Encephalon said:
I had trouble finding them long before that : /

They were sold out way before that.

ggx2ac · Mar 20, 2020

Next shipment is early April

sfortunato · Mar 20, 2020

COMGnet is not a representative sample of the market. Please don't let confirmation bias affect your judgment.

Lite_Agent · Mar 20, 2020

Guess the Nintendo employees are too busy playing AC New Horizons instead of posting the eShop charts this week ;D

UltraMagnus · Mar 20, 2020

stealthyfrog said:
Develop DQXII for Switch spec in mind, scale up for PS4 with 60FPS, better visuals, etc would be the smart move for sales, but maybe Horii will find the allure of playing with the PS5's new toys and developing exclusively for PS5 too tempting to resist.

Could probably see Switch 2 + PS5.

silpheed-mcd · Mar 20, 2020

Chris1964 · Mar 20, 2020

Lite_Agent said:
Guess the Nintendo employees are too busy playing AC New Horizons instead of posting the eShop charts this week ;D

National holiday

Lite_Agent · Mar 20, 2020

Chris1964 said:
National holiday

Ah, that explains it. Completely forgot about it. Thanks a bunch!

Here I was thinking it was a bit too quiet this morning, ha ha.

Celine · Mar 20, 2020

For fully understanding Dragon Quest XI performance we would also need to know the number of consumers who double (or tripled) dipped for the 3DS, PS4, PC and NSW versions, both in Japan and abroad.
DQXI was released on 4 platforms but each release was quite scattered and different from each other.
The 3DS release was a demake of the PS4 version which was the main version with nods to lapsed gamers, PC version was aiming for players outside Japan, Switch version was a "definitive edition" with numerous extra but released 2 years later.
SquareEnix really went out their way to make DQXI as spread as possible, it wasn't just a standard PS4/XBO/PC multiplatform game.

Fisico · Mar 20, 2020

stealthyfrog said:
Develop DQXII for Switch spec in mind, scale up for PS4 with 60FPS, better visuals, etc would be the smart move for sales, but maybe Horii will find the allure of playing with the PS5's new toys and developing exclusively for PS5 too tempting to resist.

Kerotan said:
If they make it with switch in mind we could see DQ12 in all it's glory on ps5 @4k 60fps. Could we even see 8k checkerboard?

UltraMagnus said:
Could probably see Switch 2 + PS5.

While these are nice theories on paper, timing has to be considered first and foremost, they were able to course correct the imminent sales failure of DQXI PS4 because they had the 3DS to fall back on, if PS5 is being considered first then 2025 is the earliest they should target to release at the console peak year which would have... a 6-7M install base, there will be no 3DS to fall back on, NSW will be dead and NSW 2 only around 2 years in the market (think a 5-9M install base).
Basically they'd be repeating the same mistake than DQXI but with less guarantee to reach big sales to begin with.

On the other hand if NSW is supposed to be the lead platform, it's already probably too late, either they won't have a game ready by 2022 (which is the more likely option) or even if they do the other(s) platform(s) would be a dead PS4 and/or a PS5 with a 3-4M install base ?

So that leaves the NSW2 as the lead platform... but what year are we talking about then?
It would be probably need close to 3 to 4 years for the install base to be big enough (12-15M range) for that, with that supposed hardware release date to be nowhere in sight we're already thinking of 2026+, that's a huge gap

To make it short

2022

Missing NSW peak year

PS4 not a factor in its life

PS5 having a minimal install base (3-4M max)

NSW2 not existing

Potential platform combination

NSW/PS4/PS5

NSW/PS5

NSW exclusive

NSW and PS5 late port in 2023

NSW and PS5/NSW 2 late ports in 2024

Sales in Japan
NSW leading by a wide margin (2-2.5M if multi, >3M if exclusive even if temporary), others maybe reaching a million combined, further decline from DQXI likely but might not happen if one of the two latest platform combination is chosen.

Likelihood of release that year
Low, DQXII probably won't be ready by 2022 so I won't comment on the platforms choice

2023

Missing NSW peak years

PS4 dead

PS5 with low install base (4-5M max)

NSW 2 not being released and/or just released

Potential platform combinations

NSW/PS5

NSW exclusive

NSW, PS5 and/or NSW2 late ports in 2024 (with PS5 and NSW2 at >5M)

Sales in Japan
NSW leading by a notable margin (>2M), others maybe reaching a million combined, further decline from DQXI expected
Last scenario is the more optimal one sales wise though but the lost sales of releasing a year later on Switch might not be offset by the growth of the install base of the others two platforms

Likelihood of release that year
Medium, if they want to proceed with DQXII development it would be a possible scenario.

2024

NSW a dwindling platform

PS5 with low install base (5-6M max)

NSW 2 too early in its life and a low install base (4-7M)

Potential platform combinations

NSW/PS5

NSW/PS5 with NSW2 late port in 2025

NSW and PS5/NSW2 late ports in 2025 (with PS5 and NSW2 at >5M)

PS5 exclusive or NSW2/PS5

Sales in Japan
NSW maybe leading (~1.5M), others reaching a million combined and more, further decline from DQXI expected
Last scenario is a suicidal one, it would be akin to PS4 exclusive in 2017 without 3DS to fall back on.

Likelihood of release that year
Low-Medium, it's a year sandwiched between two where the game would be better off sales wise, if they can't ship in 2023 and don't want to wait for 2025+ that might happen though but it's not a sensible choice.

2025

NSW shouldn't be considered at that point

PS5 peaking (6-8M install base)

NSW 2 picking up but not at its peak year yet (6-11M install base)

Some other wild platform that can't be predicted maybe

Potential platform combinations

NSW2/PS5

It's hard to project another combination at this point but things might change

Sales in Japan
NSW2 leading (>1.5-2M), PS5 >1M, further decline from DQXI expected

Likelihood of release that year
Medium, depending on how things unfold (good PS5 sales, NSW2 releasing early) it's a possibility

2026

PS5 install base peaking (7-9M)

NSW 2 close to peak year (8-14M install base)

Some other wild platform that can't be predicted maybe

Potential platform combinations

NSW2/PS5

It's hard to project another combination at this point but things might change

Sales in Japan
NSW2 leading (~2M), PS5 >1M, 50/50 on decline from DQXI

Likelihood of release that year
Medium, if 2022 is not possible and they want to have the best timing for the release considering the platform choices I'd say this is what they could aim for.
Alas it's not in a near future, unknown things might happen and betting too early on non released platform(s) didn't bode well last time.

With so many scenarios and predictions about a big game in a single post, I'm fully ready to eat crows in a few years when a near impossible scenario to predict ends up happening though :p

And before looking at MHW success for the west, they should be clever enough to first target/expect a success closer to... Nier, Persona, Octopath Traveller... which are games much closer to what DQ is than the Monster Hunter IP

Kerotan said:
Hopefully that trend of increased Western sales ratio continues with 12. They'll be looking at MHW thinking there's big potential.

Do you have any numbers to back-up that?
To me it looks like that ratio might have increased... because the sales were lower in Japan... and the sales were lower in Japan because they targeted the west more than usual. Western sales didn't increase notably. A self fulfilling prophecy.

Only source we have is the 5.5M worldwide by 31/12/2019, with 3DS+PS4 in Japan at ~3.2M retail by 31/12 /18.
That 3.2M for 3DS+PS4 can easily be rounded up to above 3.5M with digital and another year of sales (mainly digital though, retail was already super low in 2018), add the NSW SKU at ~500k and japanese steam release (statistical noise though) and that leaves 1M < x < 1.5M outside Japan, while releasing the game on all potential platforms that could be considered the market leader on their segment (PC/PS4/NSW), that's absolutely not a big achievement, not when others JRPG IP mentioned above are able to do more than that while being released exclusively on one platform.

Oregano · Mar 20, 2020

Also probably important that we make a distinction between international and western sales. Asia got memed to death but it is a small but notable piece of the pie for some games.

DarkDetective · Mar 20, 2020

Chris1964 said:
26./00. [NSW] Just Dance 2020 <ACT> (Ubisoft) {2020.03.12} (¥5.800) - 2.533 / NEW <20-40%>

This is disappointing.

Chris1964 · Mar 20, 2020

> 100k Switch openings Famitsu / comg since 2019. September broke the trend.

[NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe <New Super Mario Bros. U \ New Super Luigi U> <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.01.11} (¥5.980) - 185.855 (193 pts)
[NSW] Yo-kai Watch 4: We Are Looking Up at the Same Sky <RPG> (Level 5) {2019.06.20} (¥5.980) - 150.721 (145 pts)
[NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.06.28} (¥5.980) - 196.153 (203 pts)
[NSW] Fire Emblem: Three Houses # <SLG> (Nintendo) {2019.07.26} (¥6.980) - 143.130 (172 pts)
[NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening # <ADV> (Nintendo) {2019.09.20} (¥5.980) - 141.375 (106 pts)
[NSW] Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition # <RPG> (Square Enix) {2019.09.27} (¥7.980) - 303.204 (203 pts)
[NSW] Luigi's Mansion 3 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.10.31} (¥5.980) - 150.649 (157 pts)
[NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield # <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2019.11.15} (¥5.980) - 1.364.544 (1.444 pts)
[NSW] Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2020.03.06} (¥5.980) - 138.548 (139 pts)

Pooroomoo · Mar 20, 2020

Chris1964 said:
> 100k Switch openings Famitsu / comg since 2019. September broke the trend.

[NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe <New Super Mario Bros. U \ New Super Luigi U> <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.01.11} (¥5.980) - 185.855 (193 pts)
[NSW] Yo-kai Watch 4: We Are Looking Up at the Same Sky <RPG> (Level 5) {2019.06.20} (¥5.980) - 150.721 (145 pts)
[NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.06.28} (¥5.980) - 196.153 (203 pts)
[NSW] Fire Emblem: Three Houses # <SLG> (Nintendo) {2019.07.26} (¥6.980) - 143.130 (172 pts)
[NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening # <ADV> (Nintendo) {2019.09.20} (¥5.980) - 141.375 (106 pts)
[NSW] Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition # <RPG> (Square Enix) {2019.09.27} (¥7.980) - 303.204 (203 pts)
[NSW] Luigi's Mansion 3 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.10.31} (¥5.980) - 150.649 (157 pts)
[NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield # <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2019.11.15} (¥5.980) - 1.364.544 (1.444 pts)
[NSW] Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2020.03.06} (¥5.980) - 138.548 (139 pts)

So if COMG were a good indicator, AC retail week 1 will be less than 1 million? Or am I missing something? (personally I still don't think COMG is a good indicator of anything)

Deleted member 60185 · Mar 20, 2020

Pooroomoo said:
So if COMG were a good indicator, AC retail week 1 will be less than 1 million? Or am I missing something? (personally I still don't think COMG is a good indicator)

Nope, he is now talking about weekly sales of COMG, which we will get on sunday.

Chris1964 · Mar 20, 2020

Pooroomoo said:
So if COMG were a good indicator, AC retail week 1 will be less than 1 million? Or am I missing something? (personally I still don't think COMG is a good indicator of anything)

For Comg things are very simple.

Chris1964 said:
Comgnet's sample is so small that you can't compare different games among different or even the same systems. There is an estimate for top sellers but extrapolation from points doesn't work.

For now multiplying x1000 usually gives a rough estimate for Switch games at top spots, Playstation 4 multipliers are all over the place. If you want to have a base of comparison for Modern Warfare, last year Black Ops IIII did 574 points at first week and 230 points at second. Actual sales won't be so low for Modern Warfare but all retailers hint at big decline.

Pooroomoo · Mar 20, 2020

Marth said:
Nope, he is now talking about weekly sales of COMG, which we will get on sunday.

Chris1964 said:
For Comg things are very simple.

Ok thanks, I missed this being COMG first week points and not COMG preorder points vs first week sales.

EAD Ninja · Mar 20, 2020

Famitsu Retail First-Party Nintendo Switch LTD.

01. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate <FTG> (Nintendo) {2018.12.07} 3.602.272
02. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield # <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2019.11.15} 3.509.920
03. [NSW] Splatoon 2 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2017.07.21} 3.341.950
04. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe <RCE> (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} 2.817.258
05. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey <ACT> (Nintendo) {2017.10.27} 2.079.942
06. [NSW] Pokemon: Let's Go, Pikachu! / Let's Go, Eevee! # <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2018.11.16} 1.699.251
07. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild # <ADV> (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} 1.541.506
08. [NSW] Super Mario Party # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2018.10.05} 1.368.837
09. [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.06.28} 873.902
10. [NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe <New Super Mario Bros. U \ New Super Luigi U> <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.01.11} 797.283
11. [NSW] Kirby Star Allies <ACT> (Nintendo) {2018.03.16} 791.570
12. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure <HOB> (Nintendo) {2019.10.18} 723.803
13. [NSW] Luigi's Mansion 3 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.10.31} 616.285
14. [NSW] 1 2 Switch <VAR> (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} 456.724
15. [NSW] Mario Tennis Aces <SPO> (Nintendo) {2018.06.22} 442.878
16. [NSW] Arms <FIG> (Nintendo) {2017.06.07} 434.862
17. [NSW] Pokken Tournament DX <FIG> (Pokemon Co.) {2017.09.22) 310.946
18. [NSW] Fire Emblem: Three Houses # <SLG> (Nintendo) {2019.07.26} 287.216
19. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening # <ADV> (Nintendo) {2019.09.20} 263.197
20. [NSW] Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 01: Variety Kit # <EDU> (Nintendo) {2018.04.20} 250.368
21. [NSW] Xenoblade Chronicles 2<RPG> (Nintendo) {2017.12.01} 233.879
22. [NSW] Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze <ACT> (Nintendo) {2018.03.05} 227.296
23. [NSW] Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker <PUZ> (Nintendo) {2018.07.13} 201.507
24. [NSW] Yoshi's Crafted World <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.03.29} 186.065
25. [NSW] Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2020.03.06} 184.939
26. [NSW] Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training for Nintendo Switch <HOB> (Nintendo) {2019.12.27} 176.625
27. [NSW] Snipperclips: Cut It Out Together! <PUZ> (Nintendo) {2017.03.16} 91.391
28. [NSW] Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 04: VR Kit # <EDU> (Nintendo) {2019.04.12} 81.440
29. [NSW] Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 02: Robot Kit # <EDU> (Nintendo) {2018.04.20} 56.307
30. [NSW] Astral Chain # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.08.30} 54.105
31. [NSW] Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 03: Vehicle Kit # <EDU> (Nintendo) {2018.09.14} 49.175
32. [NSW] Bayonetta 1 + 2 # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2018.05.17} 38.266
33. [NSW] Tokyo Mirage Session FE Encore <RPG> (Nintendo) {2020.01.17} (¥6.700) - 27.017
34. [NSW] Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order <ACT> (Nintendo) {2018.07.18} 12.506
35. [NSW] Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido <PUZ> (Nintendo) {2018.06.07} 9.782
36. [NSW] Tetris 99 <PZL> (Nintendo) {2019.08.09} 8.221

zroid · Mar 20, 2020

nice social distancing there in those photos

silpheed-mcd · Mar 20, 2020

zroid said:
nice social distancing there in those photos

Yeah, they don't care

jesusraz · Mar 21, 2020

EAD Ninja said:
Famitsu Retail First-Party Nintendo Switch LTD.

01. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate <FTG> (Nintendo) {2018.12.07} 3.602.272
02. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield # <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2019.11.15} 3.509.920
03. [NSW] Splatoon 2 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2017.07.21} 3.341.950
04. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe <RCE> (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} 2.817.258
05. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey <ACT> (Nintendo) {2017.10.27} 2.079.942
06. [NSW] Pokemon: Let's Go, Pikachu! / Let's Go, Eevee! # <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2018.11.16} 1.699.251
07. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild # <ADV> (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} 1.541.506
08. [NSW] Super Mario Party # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2018.10.05} 1.368.837
09. [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.06.28} 873.902
10. [NSW] Kirby Star Allies <ACT> (Nintendo) {2018.03.16} 791.570
11. [NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe <New Super Mario Bros. U \ New Super Luigi U> <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.01.11} 797.283
12. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure <HOB> (Nintendo) {2019.10.18} 723.803
13. [NSW] Luigi's Mansion 3 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.10.31} 616.285
14. [NSW] 1 2 Switch <VAR> (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} 456.724
15. [NSW] Mario Tennis Aces <SPO> (Nintendo) {2018.06.22} 442.878
16. [NSW] Arms <FIG> (Nintendo) {2017.06.07} 434.862
17. [NSW] Pokken Tournament DX <FIG> (Pokemon Co.) {2017.09.22) 310.946
18. [NSW] Fire Emblem: Three Houses # <SLG> (Nintendo) {2019.07.26} 287.216
19. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening # <ADV> (Nintendo) {2019.09.20} 263.197
20. [NSW] Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 01: Variety Kit # <EDU> (Nintendo) {2018.04.20} 250.368
21. [NSW] Xenoblade Chronicles 2<RPG> (Nintendo) {2017.12.01} 233.879
22. [NSW] Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze <ACT> (Nintendo) {2018.03.05} 227.296
23. [NSW] Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker <PUZ> (Nintendo) {2018.07.13} 201.507
24. [NSW] Yoshi's Crafted World <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.03.29} 186.065
25. [NSW] Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2020.03.06} 184.939
26. [NSW] Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training for Nintendo Switch <HOB> (Nintendo) {2019.12.27} 176.625
27. [NSW] Snipperclips: Cut It Out Together! <PUZ> (Nintendo) {2017.03.16} 91.391
28. [NSW] Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 04: VR Kit # <EDU> (Nintendo) {2019.04.12} 81.440
29. [NSW] Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 02: Robot Kit # <EDU> (Nintendo) {2018.04.20} 56.307
30. [NSW] Astral Chain # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.08.30} 54.105
31. [NSW] Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 03: Vehicle Kit # <EDU> (Nintendo) {2018.09.14} 49.175
32. [NSW] Bayonetta 1 + 2 # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2018.05.17} 38.266
33. [NSW] Tokyo Mirage Session FE Encore <RPG> (Nintendo) {2020.01.17} (¥6.700) - 27.017
34. [NSW] Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order <ACT> (Nintendo) {2018.07.18} 12.506
35. [NSW] Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido <PUZ> (Nintendo) {2018.06.07} 9.782
36. [NSW] Tetris 99 <PZL> (Nintendo) {2019.08.09} 8.221

Thanks for the update! Spotted a small error in the order. Should be:

10. [NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe <New Super Mario Bros. U \ New Super Luigi U> <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.01.11} 797.283
11. [NSW] Kirby Star Allies <ACT> (Nintendo) {2018.03.16} 791.570

Encephalon · Mar 21, 2020

Celine

The PC Engine mini is pretty cool. The UI is nice, but there is a lack of options for decent looking backdrops and there are no filters. Which is sort of fine with me. It has some really cool animations for inserting a Hu Card or a CD and features the cute PC Engine cartoons, so that's nice. One problem I have with the physical hardware is absolutely no light to show when it's on. That's kind of shitty. The controller is decent, but the games I'm playing now don't really deal with diagonal movement well, so I can't tell if it's decent on that front. It's kind of uncomfortable after a while.

The library is pretty decent, but could be better. Castlevania is the standout star, but it could have used more Falcom games. Like, say, Legend of Wind Xanadu would have been cool to see. Maybe the PC Engine version of SMT. Maybe a few more JRPGs in general? There are a bunch of games, but there are something like 34 games and I counted 15 shooters.

So far I've played through Ys I & II (I just started II!) and some of Neutopia. You can really tell the console was somewhere in between the Famicom and Super Famicom with some of the older games. The hit detection is a little bit off, for example.

It's cool that they included both libraries and it makes a lot of sense, given how anemic the western side appears to be, but I would have rather had the Japanese versions of games for the Japanese version of the console and maybe a wider variety of them.

I would have really liked to see these consoles release with expansion ports (shaped, like say, a Hu Card?). Release a set of 10-20 games on each.

Chris1964 · Mar 21, 2020

Week 13, 2020 (Mar 23 - Mar 29)

{2020.03.24}
[PS4] Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist: Link Evolution _PS Store Download Version_ |DL| <TBL> (Konami) (¥3.000)

[XB1] Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist: Link Evolution _Download Version_ |DL| <TBL> (Konami) (¥3.000)
[XB1] Bleeding Edge _Download Version_ |DL| <ACT> (Microsoft Game Studios) (¥2.847)
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{2020.03.54}
[NSW] Grandia HD Collection <Grandia \ Grandia II> _Nintendo Switch Download Software_ |DL| <RPG> (GungHo Online Entertainment) (¥4.000)

[PS4] Moons of Madness _PS Store Download Version_ |DL| <ADV> (DMM Games) (¥0)
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{2020.03.26}
[PSV] Kin'iro Loveriche # <ADV> (Entergram) (¥6.000)
[PSV] Kin'iro Loveriche (Full Production Limited Edition Golden Box) <ADV> (Entergram) (¥10.000)
[PSV] Kin'iro Loveriche (ε) _PS Store Download Version_ |DL| <ADV> (Entergram) (¥5.500)
[PSV] Mekorama _PS Store Download Version_ |DL| <PZL> (Rainy Frog) (¥455)

[NSW] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) (¥7.800)
[NSW] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 (ε) _Nintendo eShop Download Version_ |DL| <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) (¥7.800)
[NSW] Revenge of Justice <SLG> (City Connection) (¥2.980)
[NSW] Revenge of Justice (ε) _Nintendo eShop Download Version_ |DL| <SLG> (City Connection) (¥2.727)
[NSW] Space Invaders: Invincible Collection <Space Invaders \ Space Invaders Deluxe \ Super Space Invaders '91 \ Space Invaders Extreme \ Space Invaders Gigamax \ Lunar Rescue \ Space Cyclone \ Space Invaders DX \ Arkanoid Vs. Space Invaders> # <STG> (Taito) (¥5.200)
[NSW] Space Invaders: Invincible Collection <Space Invaders \ Space Invaders Deluxe \ Super Space Invaders '91 \ Space Invaders Extreme \ Space Invaders Gigamax \ Lunar Rescue \ Space Cyclone \ Space Invaders DX \ Arkanoid Vs. Space Invaders> (Special Edition) <STG> (Taito) (¥16.800)
[NSW] Space Invaders: Invincible Collection <Space Invaders \ Space Invaders Deluxe \ Super pace Invaders '91 \ Space Invaders Extreme \ Space Invaders Gigamax \ Lunar Rescue \ Space Cyclone \ Space Invaders DX \ Arkanoid Vs. Space Invaders> (ε) _Nintendo eShop Download Version_ |DL| <STG> (Taito) (¥5.200)
[NSW] For the King _Nintendo Switch Download Software_ |DL| <RPG> (Teyon Japan) (¥1.818)
[NSW] The Shapeshifting Detective _Nintendo Switch Download Software_ |DL| <ADV> (Circle Entertainment) (¥1.672)
[NSW] Ara Fell: Enhanced Edition _Nintendo Switch Download Software_ |DL| <RPG> (Dangen Entertainment) (¥1.500)
[NSW] Moto Rush GT _Nintendo Switch Download Software_ |DL| <RCE> (Baltoro Games) (¥1.453)
[NSW] Inuwashi: Urabure Tantei to Ojou-sama Keiji no Ikebukuro Jiken File _Nintendo Switch Download Software_ |DL| <ADV> (Orange) (¥1.364)
[NSW] Lumini _Nintendo Switch Download Software_ |DL| <ACT> (EastAsiaSoft) (¥909)
[NSW] Chaos Code: New Sign of Catastrophe _Nintendo Switch Download Software_ |DL| <FTG> (Arc System Works) (¥890)
[NSW] Desktop Volleyball _Nintendo Switch Download Software_ |DL| <SPT> (Sat-Box) (¥772)
[NSW] Wenjia _Nintendo Switch Download Software_ |DL| <ADV> (Indienova) (¥709)
[NSW] DreamGallery _Nintendo Switch Download Software_ |DL| <SLG> (Funalter Games) (¥635)
[NSW] Mekorama _Nintendo Switch Download Software_ |DL| <PZL> (Rainy Frog) (¥455)

[PS4] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) (¥7.800)
[PS4] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 (ε) _PS Store Download Version_ |DL| <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) (¥7.800)
[PS4] Revenge of Justice <SLG> (City Connection) (¥2.980)
[PS4] Revenge of Justice (ε) _PS Store Download Version_ |DL| <SLG> (City Connection) (¥2.727)
[PS4] Doom Eternal <ACT> (Bethesda Softworks) (¥7.980)
[PS4] Doom Eternal (ε) _PS Store Download Version_ |DL| <ACT> (Bethesda Softworks) (¥7.980)
[PS4] Life Is Strange 2 <ADV> (Square Enix) (¥4.980)
[PS4] Life Is Strange 2 (ε) _PS Store Download Version_ |DL| <ADV> (Square Enix) (¥4.980)
[PS4] Sniper: Ghost Warrior Contracts <ACT> (H2 Interactive) (¥5.800)
[PS4] Sniper: Ghost Warrior Contracts (ε) _PS Store Download Version_ |DL| <ACT> (H2 Interactive) (¥5.800)
[PS4] Kin'iro Loveriche # <ADV> (Entergram) (¥6.000)
[PS4] Kin'iro Loveriche (Full Production Limited Edition Golden Box) <ADV> (Entergram) (¥10.000)
[PS4] Kin'iro Loveriche (ε) _PS Store Download Version_ |DL| <ADV> (Entergram) (¥5.500)
[PS4] Ara Fell: Enhanced Edition _PS Store Download Version_ |DL| <RPG> (Dangen Entertainment) (¥1.364)
[PS4] Mekorama _PS Store Download Version_ |DL| <PZL> (Rainy Frog) (¥455)

[XB1] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 _Download Version_ |DL| <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) (¥7.800)
[XB1] Doom Eternal _Download Version_ |DL| <ACT> (Bethesda Softworks) (¥8.000)
[XB1] Life Is Strange 2 _Download Version_ |DL| <ADV> (Square Enix) (¥4.980)
[XB1] Ara Fell: Enhanced Edition _Download Version_ |DL| <RPG> (Dangen Entertainment) (¥1.364)
[XB1] Mekorama _Download Version_ |DL| <PZL> (Rainy Frog) (¥455)

Celine · Mar 21, 2020

Thanks for the PCE mini impressions Encephalon.
If I remember correctly even the original PCE lacked the power on led (PCE Duo/R have it though) and yes PCE is famous for its shooting games.
Enjoy Ys 1 & 2 Book there are astonishing games considering when they were released (the english VA was far superior to any other attempt done for videogames until that point) and more important they are still fun to play with amazing music.

Fularu · Mar 21, 2020

Celine said:
Thanks for the PCE mini impressions Encephalon.
If I remember correctly even the original PCE lacked the power on led (PCE Duo/R have it though) and yes PCE is famous for its shooting games.
Enjoy Ys 1 & 2 Book there are astonishing games considering when they were released (the english VA was far superior to any other attempt done for videogames until that point) and more important they are still fun to play with amazing music.

"power led" was an orange stripe on the sliding interuptor :p

Celine · Mar 21, 2020

Fularu said:
"power led" was an orange stripe on the sliding interuptor :p

Ah ah now I remember (I'm a Duo R owner).

Fularu · Mar 21, 2020

Celine said:
Ah ah now I remember (I'm a Duo R owner).

The R doesn't have a poweled

It has a disc access led (I know, I own one)

Making a led mod is easy though

EAD Ninja · Mar 21, 2020

jesusraz said:
Thanks for the update! Spotted a small error in the order. Should be:

10. [NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe <New Super Mario Bros. U \ New Super Luigi U> <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.01.11} 797.283
11. [NSW] Kirby Star Allies <ACT> (Nintendo) {2018.03.16} 791.570

Famitsu Retail First-Party Nintendo Switch LTD.

01. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate <FTG> (Nintendo) {2018.12.07} 3.602.272
02. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield # <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2019.11.15} 3.509.920
03. [NSW] Splatoon 2 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2017.07.21} 3.341.950
04. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe <RCE> (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} 2.817.258
05. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey <ACT> (Nintendo) {2017.10.27} 2.079.942
06. [NSW] Pokemon: Let's Go, Pikachu! / Let's Go, Eevee! # <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2018.11.16} 1.699.251
07. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild # <ADV> (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} 1.541.506
08. [NSW] Super Mario Party # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2018.10.05} 1.368.837
09. [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.06.28} 873.902
10. [NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe <New Super Mario Bros. U \ New Super Luigi U> <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.01.11} 797.283
11. [NSW] Kirby Star Allies <ACT> (Nintendo) {2018.03.16} 791.570
12. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure <HOB> (Nintendo) {2019.10.18} 723.803
13. [NSW] Luigi's Mansion 3 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.10.31} 616.285
14. [NSW] 1 2 Switch <VAR> (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} 456.724
15. [NSW] Mario Tennis Aces <SPO> (Nintendo) {2018.06.22} 442.878
16. [NSW] Arms <FIG> (Nintendo) {2017.06.07} 434.862
17. [NSW] Pokken Tournament DX <FIG> (Pokemon Co.) {2017.09.22) 310.946
18. [NSW] Fire Emblem: Three Houses # <SLG> (Nintendo) {2019.07.26} 287.216
19. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening # <ADV> (Nintendo) {2019.09.20} 263.197
20. [NSW] Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 01: Variety Kit # <EDU> (Nintendo) {2018.04.20} 250.368
21. [NSW] Xenoblade Chronicles 2<RPG> (Nintendo) {2017.12.01} 233.879
22. [NSW] Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze <ACT> (Nintendo) {2018.03.05} 227.296
23. [NSW] Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker <PUZ> (Nintendo) {2018.07.13} 201.507
24. [NSW] Yoshi's Crafted World <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.03.29} 186.065
25. [NSW] Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2020.03.06} 184.939
26. [NSW] Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training for Nintendo Switch <HOB> (Nintendo) {2019.12.27} 176.625
27. [NSW] Snipperclips: Cut It Out Together! <PUZ> (Nintendo) {2017.03.16} 91.391
28. [NSW] Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 04: VR Kit # <EDU> (Nintendo) {2019.04.12} 81.440
29. [NSW] Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 02: Robot Kit # <EDU> (Nintendo) {2018.04.20} 56.307
30. [NSW] Astral Chain # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.08.30} 54.105
31. [NSW] Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 03: Vehicle Kit # <EDU> (Nintendo) {2018.09.14} 49.175
32. [NSW] Bayonetta 1 + 2 # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2018.05.17} 38.266
33. [NSW] Tokyo Mirage Session FE Encore <RPG> (Nintendo) {2020.01.17} (¥6.700) - 27.017
34. [NSW] Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order <ACT> (Nintendo) {2018.07.18} 12.506
35. [NSW] Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido <PUZ> (Nintendo) {2018.06.07} 9.782
36. [NSW] Tetris 99 <PZL> (Nintendo) {2019.08.09} 8.221

Fixed!

Celine · Mar 21, 2020

Fularu said:
The R doesn't have a poweled

It has a disc access led (I know, I own one)

Making a led mod is easy though

I must have confused for the access led then.

GuEiMiRrIRoW · Mar 21, 2020

MysticGon said:
Not stellar but between the drop in Japan but the rise in overall sales to reach that 5.5 million 3 months ago means international sales are making up a bigger portion.

5.5 millions of dq11? Where did you get that information?

PillFencer · Mar 21, 2020

audisio said:
5.5 millions of dq11? Where did you get that information?

MysticGon · Mar 21, 2020

audisio said:
5.5 millions of dq11? Where did you get that information?

‘Dragon Quest XI’ Has Now Shipped Over 5.5 Million Copies Worldwide

The excellent 'Dragon Quest XI' has now passed another major milestone, by shipping 5.5 million copies worldwide both physically and digitally.

www.forbes.com

Edit: thx PillFencer

Chris1964 · Mar 21, 2020

There's still stock for Switch Lite in Japan. Nintendo was serious when talking for no supply problems until the end of March.

Kerotan · Mar 21, 2020

PillFencer said:

What's the numbers for dq9 which I believe is the highest?

Fisico · Mar 21, 2020

Kerotan said:
What's the numbers for dq9 which I believe is the highest?

It's not a coincidence if Square-Enix went public with the 5.5M number for DQXI, that's probably around what DQIX sold worldwide

According to Square Enix, 4.26 million copies of the game were sold in Japan as of March 2010.

As of the ending of Nintendo's fiscal year 2010, Dragon Quest IX sold 1.02 million copies in the United States and Europe

Add extra sales from the Ultimate Hits SKU in Japan (which happened to release in March 2010) and possible extra shipments outside Japan and it's around the 5.5M milestone worldwide as well.

Celine · Mar 21, 2020

Kerotan said:
What's the numbers for dq9 which I believe is the highest?

Dragon Quest VIII (PS2):
As July 2013
WW: 4.90M
JP: 3.80M
Abroad: 1.10M

Dragon Quest IX (DS):
As July 2013
WW: 5.51M
JP: 4.40M
Abroad: 1.11M (as Dec. 2013)

Dragon Quest X (Wii):
As July 2013
JP: 0.70M

Dragon Quest XI (3DS, NSW, PS4, PC):
As December 2019
WW: 5.50M

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