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Preorders for Stories 2 have started shortly after the release date announcement (at least on Amazon.co.jp) but they're probably going to get revitalized after next week's event.
Even if Shin Shan does great (and I believe it will) it won't explode right out of the gate and outsell a Zelda entry imho.
There is no Tales team anymore officially since Xillia (merge of Tales Studio inside Bandai Namco) and looking at staff credits since Zestiria, thus many veterans moved around, some left Bamco altogether, some went to work on others Bamco project, some sticked to Tales development and there also was some back and forth.
There are some older Tales team members working on Scarlet Nexus but it can't be defined as being made by the Tales team.
A few parts of Japan (Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo) are going into a State of Emergency starting April 25... and it looks like large electronics stores, including Yodobashi, Bic, etc. will be asked to close. They didn't close in any of the previous SOEs, but some of them reverted to In-Store Pick Up.
Wonder what impact it might have on game sales during GW...
Wonder what impact it might have on game sales during GW...
Two questions that might help in guessing how much of an impact this is going to have
1) We know that Famtisu doesn't directly track but estimates (correct me if I'm wrong) sales coming from Amazon; what about other online retail stores? To what extend does Famitsu track them?
2) Is it possible for Yodobashi, Bic, etc. to go with In-Store Pick Ups during the upcoming SoE?
It's hard to say. They're being asked to straight up close for the duration of the SOE. The idea is to reduce the need for people to go out. In-Store Pickup would be in defiance of that. I haven't seen any of their responses to the SOE yet and how they will operate those 4 prefectures.
Thanks. We'll have to wait and see on that front. What about Famitsu's ability to track online retailer stores that aren't Amazon, then?
I don't have the answer to that, unfortunately. I imagine their marketshare is comparatively small anyway.
Thanks again, cvx.
Not too long to know how big stores will answer to the government's request at least.
July line-up in Japan:
July 8th: eBaseball Pro Spirits (NSW)
July 9th: Monster Hunter Stories 2 (NSW)
July 15th: Crayon Shin Shan (NSW)
July 16th: Skyward Sword (NSW)
July 22th: Utawarerumono Zan 2 (PS5/PS4)
July 27th: NEO:TWEWY (PS4/NSW)
July 27th: The Great Ace Attorney (PS4/NSW)
That's following a very strong late June release slate (Scarlett Nexus, Samurai Warriors, Mario Golf...)
July 8th: eBaseball Pro Spirits (NSW)
July 9th: Monster Hunter Stories 2 (NSW)
July 15th: Crayon Shin Shan (NSW)
July 16th: Skyward Sword (NSW)
July 22th: Utawarerumono Zan 2 (PS5/PS4)
July 27th: NEO:TWEWY (PS4/NSW)
July 27th: The Great Ace Attorney (PS4/NSW)
That's following a very strong late June release slate (Scarlett Nexus, Samurai Warriors, Mario Golf...)
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It is releasing in May in Japan.
More generally the Late May (RF5, Miitopia) to Late July is a very strong 2 months period for games.
August could follow the trend depending on what will be announced at E3 (for now it is Yu-Gi-Oh and NMH3 month).
Fixed :P
Also, you should mention Utawarerumono Zan 2 for PS4 / PS5 among July releases.
Still wondering if there may be one more surprise left for July.
Come on Namco, where's my Taiko no Tatsujin game to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the franchise come on
Has The Silver Case (Switch version) already been released in japan? In the West it is also a July game...
The Japanese version has already been released.
Actually, now that you mentioned a NISA-published game: is there no update on when the Japanese SKU of Ys IX Switch could be released? That might become another July release if it's released simultaneously with the Western release.
Posting this on behalf of Lite_Agent
Nintendo eShop Sales: April 15th to April 21th 2021
Nintendo eShop – Nintendo Switch
01./01. – Monster Hunter Rise (Capcom) [26.3.2021] {7 990 Yen}
02./03. – SaGa Frontier Remastered (Square-Enix) [15.4.2021] {4 800 Yen}
03./02. – Among Us (Innersloth) [16.12.2020] {520 Yen} (20% off until May 6th)
04./16. – Livestream: Escape from Hotel Izanami (qureate) [15.04.2021] {2 280 Yen}
05./04. – Monster Hunter Rise Deluxe Edition (Capcom) [26.3.2021] {8 990 Yen}
06./00. – Okami HD (Capcom) [09.08.2018] {3 046 Yen} (51% off until May 10th)
07./10. – Minecraft (Mojang / Microsoft Japan) [21.6.2018] {3 960 Yen}
08./11. – Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (Konami) [19.11.2020] {6 930 Yen}
09./08. – Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo) [07.12.2018] {7 920 Yen}
10./12. – Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) [28.4.2017] {6 578 Yen}
11./07. – Kuukiyomi 3 (G-mode) [19.3.2021] {510 Yen} (11% off until May 10th)
12./09. – Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (Nintendo) [12.2.2021] {6 578 Yen}
13./14. – Human: Fall Flat (Teyon Japan) [28.12.2017] {1 530 Yen}
14./06. – Winning Post 9 2021 (Koei-Tecmo) [15.4.2021] {8 580 Yen}
15./00. – Dead by Daylight: Definitive Edition (3goo) [26.09.2019] {4 600 Yen} (50% off until April 25th)
16./17. – Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo) [05.6.2020] {4 378 Yen}
17./19. – Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo) [20.3.2020] {6 578 Yen}
18./New – Shikaku Shapes (Hook Games) [15.04.2021] {500 Yen} (80% off until May 4th)
19./00. – Moto Rush GT Deluxe (Oizumi Amuzio) [27.08.2020] {1 699 Yen} (94% off until April 27th)
20./00. – Figment (Unties) [25.04.2019] {2 200 Yen} (90% off until April 26th)
Nintendo eShop – Nintendo 3DS
01./01. – Ice Station Z (Wobbly Tooth) [05.4.2017] {500 Yen} (was on sale for 100 Yen)
02./02. – Pokémon Crystal Version (Nintendo, Virtual Console) [26.1.2018] {1 222 Yen}
03./03. – Battleminers (Wobbly Tooth) [17.1.2018] {500 Yen} (was on sale for 100 Yen}
04./04. – Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation (Square-Enix) [24.8.2017] {1 650 Yen}
05./05. – The Battle Cats POP! (Ponos) [31.5.2015] {777 Yen}
06./00. – Urban Trial: Freestyle (Fry High Works) [27.11.2014] {500 Yen} (currently on sale for 150 Yen)
07./08. – Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line (Square-Enix) [10.8.2017] {935 Yen}
08./06. – EarthBound (Nintendo, New Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console) [04.3.2016] {943 Yen}
09./00. – Pokémon Red (Nintendo, Virtual Console) [27.2.2016] {1 222 Yen}
10./07. – Dragon Quest (Square-Enix) [10.8.2017] {660 Yen}
topics.nintendo.co.jp
Nintendo eShop Sales: April 15th to April 21th 2021
Nintendo eShop – Nintendo Switch
01./01. – Monster Hunter Rise (Capcom) [26.3.2021] {7 990 Yen}
02./03. – SaGa Frontier Remastered (Square-Enix) [15.4.2021] {4 800 Yen}
03./02. – Among Us (Innersloth) [16.12.2020] {520 Yen} (20% off until May 6th)
04./16. – Livestream: Escape from Hotel Izanami (qureate) [15.04.2021] {2 280 Yen}
05./04. – Monster Hunter Rise Deluxe Edition (Capcom) [26.3.2021] {8 990 Yen}
06./00. – Okami HD (Capcom) [09.08.2018] {3 046 Yen} (51% off until May 10th)
07./10. – Minecraft (Mojang / Microsoft Japan) [21.6.2018] {3 960 Yen}
08./11. – Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (Konami) [19.11.2020] {6 930 Yen}
09./08. – Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo) [07.12.2018] {7 920 Yen}
10./12. – Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) [28.4.2017] {6 578 Yen}
11./07. – Kuukiyomi 3 (G-mode) [19.3.2021] {510 Yen} (11% off until May 10th)
12./09. – Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (Nintendo) [12.2.2021] {6 578 Yen}
13./14. – Human: Fall Flat (Teyon Japan) [28.12.2017] {1 530 Yen}
14./06. – Winning Post 9 2021 (Koei-Tecmo) [15.4.2021] {8 580 Yen}
15./00. – Dead by Daylight: Definitive Edition (3goo) [26.09.2019] {4 600 Yen} (50% off until April 25th)
16./17. – Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo) [05.6.2020] {4 378 Yen}
17./19. – Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo) [20.3.2020] {6 578 Yen}
18./New – Shikaku Shapes (Hook Games) [15.04.2021] {500 Yen} (80% off until May 4th)
19./00. – Moto Rush GT Deluxe (Oizumi Amuzio) [27.08.2020] {1 699 Yen} (94% off until April 27th)
20./00. – Figment (Unties) [25.04.2019] {2 200 Yen} (90% off until April 26th)
Nintendo eShop – Nintendo 3DS
01./01. – Ice Station Z (Wobbly Tooth) [05.4.2017] {500 Yen} (was on sale for 100 Yen)
02./02. – Pokémon Crystal Version (Nintendo, Virtual Console) [26.1.2018] {1 222 Yen}
03./03. – Battleminers (Wobbly Tooth) [17.1.2018] {500 Yen} (was on sale for 100 Yen}
04./04. – Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation (Square-Enix) [24.8.2017] {1 650 Yen}
05./05. – The Battle Cats POP! (Ponos) [31.5.2015] {777 Yen}
06./00. – Urban Trial: Freestyle (Fry High Works) [27.11.2014] {500 Yen} (currently on sale for 150 Yen)
07./08. – Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line (Square-Enix) [10.8.2017] {935 Yen}
08./06. – EarthBound (Nintendo, New Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console) [04.3.2016] {943 Yen}
09./00. – Pokémon Red (Nintendo, Virtual Console) [27.2.2016] {1 222 Yen}
10./07. – Dragon Quest (Square-Enix) [10.8.2017] {660 Yen}
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Taiko no Tatsujin Pop Tap Beat
Sync to the rhythm and drum away to those notes! The traditional Japanese drumming rhythm game, Taiko no Tatsujin, comes to Apple Arcade. Features ・Four difficulty levels: Easy, Normal, Hard, Extreme ・Play various modes and collect lots of costumes! ・Drum against your friends online! H…
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Taiko no Tatsujin Pop Tap Beat
Sync to the rhythm and drum away to those notes! The traditional Japanese drumming rhythm game, Taiko no Tatsujin, comes to Apple Arcade. Features ・Four difficulty levels: Easy, Normal, Hard, Extreme ・Play various modes and collect lots of costumes! ・Drum against your friends online! H…apps.apple.com
Sure, but it's already out. In theory, a big Anniversary celebration would feature multiple initiatives / projects anyway.
Although it's also possible that the next Taiko releases straight into November / December, taking the place that Wii / Wii U releases used to have.
French retailer Cultura lists Arcana Heart 3: Love Max Six Stars!!!!!! for PS4, Switch - Gematsu
Oooh! I was wondering when Arcana Heart 3 was finally gonna show up on Switch! :P
Oooh! I was wondering when Arcana Heart 3 was finally gonna show up on Switch! :P
It should at least chart. While I do expect Returnal to do poorly relative to other Sony published games, I do expect it'll sell at least two thousand physical copies in Japan in the first week of release, which should be enough to put it in the Famitsu top 30.
A few more weeks to 300k. With digital 350-375k is probably the number.
Mainline game could be double this number.
It might see a quarantine boost but then you have the Olympics and the Japanese national team playing in it. Plus summer break and being a sports game on a mainstream console. That's a recipe for success.
Fingers crossed for a million.
I think it'll open a bit higher than Link's Awakening so around 150k.
I could be convinced to go higher if they announce some kind of tie in to botw 2 a la wolf link amiibo.
Super Robot Wars Hagane no Chou Kanshasai 2021 set for July 11
Bandai Namco will host the free online event “Super Robot Wars Hagane no Chou Kanshasai 2021” on July 11 in celebration of the series’ 30th anniversary, the company announced.
www.gematsu.com
Assuming a new game isn't announced before this event in July, the Super Robot Wars anniversary game will be released sometime between October and December. I'm also assuming that the game isn't going to release only 1-2 months after announcement.
Possible launch alongside Switch Pro?
By the 7th August it hit 500k on PS4/NSW, it was at ~170k retail on NSW at that point and 150k on PS4, it was also already released in Korea and Taiwan
EDIT : fixed date/numbers
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Digital sales of Jikkyou on Switch were around 150k in 2020.
www.resetera.com
Media Create Sales: Week 5, 2021 (Feb 01 - Feb 07) Sales
Dq11s is the rpg of the gen with persona5. Do people know how many units it has sold on switch!? And what about switch plus ps4?
www.resetera.com
Adding to this, Nintendo's home consoles from the N64 through the Wii U mostly struggled to get 3rd party support. Handhelds have been a different story and it's not coincidental that they've all been successful.
My point is, Nintendo should be doing everything possible that's within its means to encourage publishers like SE to bring games to their platform. They're on the cusp of regaining the level of support from the SNES era and Nintendo shouldn't risk annoying devs with the exact sort of pettiness that made it easy to jump ship to Sony's platforms. Who cares how much SE is investing, consumers just see a Nintendo platform with a wider variety of games than just Mario/Zelda.
Mon-Yu launches July 15 in Japan
Dungeon RPG Monster wo Taoshite Tsuyoi Ken ya Yoroi wo Te ni Shinasai. Shindemo Akiramezu ni Tsuyoku Narinasai. Yuusha Tai ga Maou wo Taosu Sono Hi wo Shinjiteimasu.—or Mon-Yu for short—…
www.gematsu.com
This isn't going to sell that much at all, but still...again. And again.
(same week as Skyward Sword HD and Shin Chan actually)
I'm sure some will like to add that on the pile for japanese publishers, this is the source
To be fair though the translation lacks a little of nuance.
もう 略 as "pretty much" doesn't feel quite right , "It's almost" would be a better choice I think.
To be fair though the translation lacks a little of nuance.
もう 略 as "pretty much" doesn't feel quite right , "It's almost" would be a better choice I think.
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It will defintely sell better than the original, SS came in the end of the Wii cicle and had awful controls. Being in the Switch and with a better option of controls will do wonders for the game.
Also, since Breath of the Wild, the Zelda series gained many new fans. Skyward Sword is the transition from Old Zelda to New Zelda and I dare to say that the soundtrack is more remarkable than BoTW, not being necessarily better or worse.
The image/gif doesn't work for me FWIW, not sure what bit you're referencing.
I switched to abload.de, might be better ?
On the video it's from 1:32 to 1:45 (it's funny how you can see there's a cut just before he lists the platforms btw)
