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Oct 26, 2017
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Another note on this but the "Mr. Chen" referred to by Kondo is actually a woman (Yuen-Yuen Chen, or Rei Watanabe). I assume this is a translation error on NE's part.
Oof. How do you pride yourself in translating Japanese (to call them legit and make it a feature on your site), when you can't even get the pronouns right?
 

PachaelD

One Winged Slayer
Member
Oct 25, 2017
1,501
When do we expect to get the final figures/first day figures from COMG for resi?

We might get something directly from Capcom today given their FY20 financial results announcement is meant for today (expect ~3-4pm JST). They'll also have a press conference at their IR youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/CapcomIR (but not sure if live)

EDIT: https://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/data/pdf/result/2020/full/result_2020_full_01.pdf
Operating income grew for the eight consecutive year 34.6 billion yen or ~US$317.5m
13 May for IR preso
 
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hiska-kun

Member
Oct 26, 2017
3,410
Tsutaya Ranking: Week 18, 2021 (3 May - 9 May)

01./00. [PS4] Resident Evil Village (1)(Z Version) <ADV> (Capcom) {2021.05.08} (¥7.990)
02./02. [NSW] Monster Hunter Rise <ACT> (Capcom) {2021.03.26} (¥7.990)
03./01. [NSW] New Pokemon Snap <ACT> (Pokemon Co.) {2021.04.30} (¥5.980)
04./00. [PS5] Resident Evil Village (1)(Z Version) <ADV> (Capcom) {2021.05.08} (¥7.990)
05./04. [NSW] Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury <ACT> (Nintendo) {2021.02.12} (¥5.980)
06./06. [NSW] Minecraft <ADV> (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} (¥3.600)
07./05. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! <TBL> (Konami) {2020.11.19} (¥6.300)
08./03. [PS4] NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139… <RPG> (Square Enix) {2021.04.22} (¥7.800)
09./00. [PS4] Resident Evil Village <ADV> (Capcom) {2021.05.08} (¥7.990)
10./07. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure <HOB> (Nintendo) {2019.10.18} (¥7.980)
11./08. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons <ETC> (Nintendo) {2020.03.20} (¥5.980)
12./10. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe <RCE> (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980)
13./11. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate <FTG> (Nintendo) {2018.12.07} (¥7.200)
14./12. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics <TBL> (Nintendo) {2020.06.05} (¥3.980)
15./14. [NSW] Splatoon 2 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.11.22} (¥5.980)
16./13. [NSW] Super Mario Party <ETC> (Nintendo) {2018.10.05} (¥5.980)
17./00. [PS5] Resident Evil Village <ADV> (Capcom) {2021.05.08} (¥7.990)
18./15. [PS5] Judgment <ADV> (Sega) {2021.04.23} (¥1.800)
19./16. [NSW] Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town <SLG> (Marvelous) {2021.02.25} (¥5.980)
20./17. [NSW] Pokemon Sword <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2019.11.15} (¥5.980)

Top 20

NSW - 14
PS5 - 3
PS4 - 3
 

Ishaan

Member
Oct 27, 2017
1,702
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On the subject of Capcom, I think it would be interesting to talk about the sales of Monster Hunter Stories 2. Capcom has historically had some success with the kids' market (largely with Mega Man Battle Network, back in the day), which we know they attempted to replicate with the first Monster Hunter Stories.

However, that didn't quite pan out.

We know three things about Monster Hunter Stories, by virtue of its sales numbers and some educated guesses:

1. It didn't attract a large number of MH fans
2. It looked like a game aimed at children, but didn't attract a large number of children
3. It was a JRPG but also didn't attract a large number of JRPG fans

We know Capcom is attempting to address these issues with Stories 2 in various ways. One of the biggest changes is that the game's new character designs look older and a lot more like they would appeal to the typical JRPG audience. So here's a look at how the last few major JRPGs of note have sold on Switch in Japan:

AaGbcXt.png


I'd imagine that Capcom is looking at a lot of the same games to help forecast sales of MH Stories in Japan. Given the above figures, the strength of MH as a brand, and the Switch's ability to sell software, I think 450-500k in lifetime sales would be a reasonable estimate.

(I also think Capcom will want to push digital sales the way they have been, because that's one of their broader goals, even in Japan. So I could see digital accounting for 20-30% of sales.)

As an aside, I 100% feel this game is happening because Capcom sees overseas potential after MH World and the resurgence of the JRPG genre. I could see lifetime sales for MH Stories 2 roughly breaking down this way:

- 450,000 from Japan
- 600,000 from USA (400k on Switch; 200k on PC)
- 200,000 from Europe (100k on Switch; 100k on PC)
- 100,000 from Asia (40k on Switch; 60k on PC)

Slightly lengthy post, but given the lack of other things to discuss at the moment, I felt this would be a good time to present this stuff.
 

Lelouch0612

Member
Oct 25, 2017
21,200
Tsutaya Ranking: Week 18, 2021 (3 May - 9 May)

01./00. [PS4] Resident Evil Village (1)(Z Version) <ADV> (Capcom) {2021.05.08} (¥7.990)
02./02. [NSW] Monster Hunter Rise <ACT> (Capcom) {2021.03.26} (¥7.990)
03./01. [NSW] New Pokemon Snap <ACT> (Pokemon Co.) {2021.04.30} (¥5.980)
04./00. [PS5] Resident Evil Village (1)(Z Version) <ADV> (Capcom) {2021.05.08} (¥7.990)
05./04. [NSW] Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury <ACT> (Nintendo) {2021.02.12} (¥5.980)
06./06. [NSW] Minecraft <ADV> (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} (¥3.600)
07./05. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! <TBL> (Konami) {2020.11.19} (¥6.300)
08./03. [PS4] NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139… <RPG> (Square Enix) {2021.04.22} (¥7.800)
09./00. [PS4] Resident Evil Village <ADV> (Capcom) {2021.05.08} (¥7.990)
10./07. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure <HOB> (Nintendo) {2019.10.18} (¥7.980)
11./08. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons <ETC> (Nintendo) {2020.03.20} (¥5.980)
12./10. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe <RCE> (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980)
13./11. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate <FTG> (Nintendo) {2018.12.07} (¥7.200)
14./12. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics <TBL> (Nintendo) {2020.06.05} (¥3.980)
15./14. [NSW] Splatoon 2 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.11.22} (¥5.980)
16./13. [NSW] Super Mario Party <ETC> (Nintendo) {2018.10.05} (¥5.980)
17./00. [PS5] Resident Evil Village <ADV> (Capcom) {2021.05.08} (¥7.990)
18./15. [PS5] Judgment <ADV> (Sega) {2021.04.23} (¥1.800)
19./16. [NSW] Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town <SLG> (Marvelous) {2021.02.25} (¥5.980)
20./17. [NSW] Pokemon Sword <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2019.11.15} (¥5.980)

Top 20

NSW - 14
PS5 - 3
PS4 - 3
RE8 might not even break 50k on PS5, is it ?
 

Pooroomoo

Member
Oct 28, 2017
4,972
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On the subject of Capcom, I think it would be interesting to talk about the sales of Monster Hunter Stories 2. Capcom has historically had some success with the kids' market (largely with Mega Man Battle Network, back in the day), which we know they attempted to replicate with the first Monster Hunter Stories.

However, that didn't quite pan out.

We know three things about Monster Hunter Stories, by virtue of its sales numbers and some educated guesses:

1. It didn't attract a large number of MH fans
2. It looked like a game aimed at children, but didn't attract a large number of children
3. It was a JRPG but also didn't attract a large number of JRPG fans

We know Capcom is attempting to address these issues with Stories 2 in various ways. One of the biggest changes is that the game's new character designs look older and a lot more like they would appeal to the typical JRPG audience. So here's a look at how the last few major JRPGs of note have sold on Switch in Japan:

AaGbcXt.png


I'd imagine that Capcom is looking at a lot of the same games to help forecast sales of MH Stories in Japan. Given the above figures, the strength of MH as a brand, and the Switch's ability to sell software, I think 450-500k in lifetime sales would be a reasonable estimate.

(I also think Capcom will want to push digital sales the way they have been, because that's one of their broader goals, even in Japan. So I could see digital accounting for 20-30% of sales.)

As an aside, I 100% feel this game is happening because Capcom sees overseas potential after MH World and the resurgence of the JRPG genre. I could see lifetime sales for MH Stories 2 roughly breaking down this way:

- 450,000 from Japan
- 600,000 from USA (400k on Switch; 200k on PC)
- 200,000 from Europe (100k on Switch; 100k on PC)
- 100,000 from Asia (40k on Switch; 60k on PC)

Slightly lengthy post, but given the lack of other things to discuss at the moment, I felt this would be a good time to present this stuff.
500k LT Japan sounds a bit much for Stories 2. I keep forgetting, how much did Stories 1 do on the 3ds?
 

Rellik

Member
Oct 28, 2017
719
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On the subject of Capcom, I think it would be interesting to talk about the sales of Monster Hunter Stories 2. Capcom has historically had some success with the kids' market (largely with Mega Man Battle Network, back in the day), which we know they attempted to replicate with the first Monster Hunter Stories.

However, that didn't quite pan out.

We know three things about Monster Hunter Stories, by virtue of its sales numbers and some educated guesses:

1. It didn't attract a large number of MH fans
2. It looked like a game aimed at children, but didn't attract a large number of children
3. It was a JRPG but also didn't attract a large number of JRPG fans

We know Capcom is attempting to address these issues with Stories 2 in various ways. One of the biggest changes is that the game's new character designs look older and a lot more like they would appeal to the typical JRPG audience. So here's a look at how the last few major JRPGs of note have sold on Switch in Japan:

AaGbcXt.png


I'd imagine that Capcom is looking at a lot of the same games to help forecast sales of MH Stories in Japan. Given the above figures, the strength of MH as a brand, and the Switch's ability to sell software, I think 450-500k in lifetime sales would be a reasonable estimate.

(I also think Capcom will want to push digital sales the way they have been, because that's one of their broader goals, even in Japan. So I could see digital accounting for 20-30% of sales.)

As an aside, I 100% feel this game is happening because Capcom sees overseas potential after MH World and the resurgence of the JRPG genre. I could see lifetime sales for MH Stories 2 roughly breaking down this way:

- 450,000 from Japan
- 600,000 from USA (400k on Switch; 200k on PC)
- 200,000 from Europe (100k on Switch; 100k on PC)
- 100,000 from Asia (40k on Switch; 60k on PC)

Slightly lengthy post, but given the lack of other things to discuss at the moment, I felt this would be a good time to present this stuff.

Good analysis/prediction, maybe your Asian numbers seem low but I also think the ballpark for WW numbers will be around 1.5 million if the game is good. Regarding switch software IMO will be the most interesting title to follow alongside Zelda skyward sword (I'm still not sure if it will beat (WW) the sales from the original Wii game).
 

Ishaan

Member
Oct 27, 2017
1,702
Ok thanks I missed it but I can't really tell, is it 300k or 350k?

Monster Hunter Stories sold 316,470 units at retail in Japan.

If you look at just retail, MH Stories sold around 8% of MH4's retail sales. Part of the goal for Stories 2 is to find an overlap between the MH audience and people that don't play MH, but do play JRPGs, and thereby increase sales.

We know MH Rise has moved around 3 million units in Japan so far. Let's assume it gets to 3.5 million by July, which is when Stories 2 releases. 450-500k would be around 13-14% of Rise sales, which isn't unrealistic given the strength of the brand, the more appealing character designs, and the Switch.

(Not that this percentage comparison actually has anything to do with who the game will actually sell to. I'm only using it to demonstrate that 450-500k is very realistic.)
 

Fisico

Member
Oct 27, 2017
2,106
Paris
Capcom leaks already had Capcom sales expectations for Stories 2, it was a bit lost in the sea of others more juicy/news worthy information but it already gave a good first insight on what we should expect from the title (annnnd I can't find the numbers anymore, but iirc they expected something in the 300-500k range LTD in Japan, though I remember Passing Assassin being rather talkative about this whole leak business so he can probably share the information)
 

sfortunato

Member
Oct 25, 2017
6,739
Italy
Really curious to see how Snap performed over the two weeks. Release date was fortunate and Pokémon franchise is popular. Also, the game is pretty good.
 

Oregano

One Winged Slayer
Member
Oct 25, 2017
22,878
Is there any idea when we'll actually get last weeks' chart?

They're not going to combine them right?
 

Jon Carter

Banned
Oct 27, 2017
5,746
Oof. How do you pride yourself in translating Japanese (to call them legit and make it a feature on your site), when you can't even get the pronouns right?

I haven't read the article, but if the source just says "Chen-san", then there's no way for the translator to know whether Chen is male or female in Japanese. The translator would have to do research, and as someone who works in localization, let me tell you, translators not doing research is the norm, not the exception.

For us, even the companies asking us for translation don't seem to realize other languages need to know whether someone is male or female. The other day I was asked to translate metadata for some anime, and one of the cells was just "Creator". Okay? Who's the creator? I looked it up and the anime has multiple creators so I had no clue. Most people will just translate using the male term. I went the extra mile by including both terms to deliver on time while asking the studio if the creator in question identified as male or female, no answer.
 
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Chris1964

SalesEra Genius
Member
Oct 25, 2017
11,155
GEO stores: Week 17-18, 2021 (Apr 26 - May 9)

01./01. [NSW] Monster Hunter Rise <ACT> (Capcom) {2021.03.26} (¥7.990)
02./00. [NSW] New Pokemon Snap <ACT> (Pokemon Co.) {2021.04.30} (¥5.980)
03./00. [PS4] Resident Evil Village <ADV> (Capcom) {2021.05.08} (¥7.990)
04./00. [PS5] Resident Evil Village <ADV> (Capcom) {2021.05.08} (¥7.990)
05./03. [NSW] Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury <ACT> (Nintendo) {2021.02.12} (¥5.980)
06./02. [PS4] NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139… <RPG> (Square Enix) {2021.04.22} (¥7.800)
07./04. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! <TBL> (Konami) {2020.11.19} (¥6.300)
08./05. [NSW] Minecraft <ADV> (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} (¥3.600)
09./10. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure <HOB> (Nintendo) {2019.10.18} (¥7.980)
10./09. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe <RCE> (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980)

Top 10

NSW - 7
PS4 - 2
PS5 - 1

"This time, the ranking is based on the two-week total from April 26th to May 9th.
Monster Hunter Rise won 1st place for 6 consecutive weeks. We anticipate further sales growth due to the delivery of major updates.
New Pokemon Snap ranked in 2nd place and the products with GEO original Multi Pouch were sold out, making it the leading role title during Golden Week.
PS4 and PS5 versions of Resident Evil Village ranked in 3rd and 4th place respectively. As the leading title of PS5 main unit we can expect future sales results."
 
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Zen Hero

Member
Oct 25, 2017
5,628
Sales potential of Monster Hunter Stories 2 is interesting to think about. For me personally, I'm a big JRPG fan and I'm interested in the game, but I'm going to wait to hear impressions are before buying into it, since I'm unfamiliar with the series. I can see a similar thought process guiding other people. The series doesn't have a lot of legacy, so I feel that it needs to be an actually really good game and generate word of mouth hype if it's going to be successful.
 

cw_sasuke

Member
Oct 27, 2017
26,353
Monster Hunter Stories sold 316,470 units at retail in Japan.

If you look at just retail, MH Stories sold around 8% of MH4's retail sales. Part of the goal for Stories 2 is to find an overlap between the MH audience and people that don't play MH, but do play JRPGs, and thereby increase sales.

We know MH Rise has moved around 3 million units in Japan so far. Let's assume it gets to 3.5 million by July, which is when Stories 2 releases. 450-500k would be around 13-14% of Rise sales, which isn't unrealistic given the strength of the brand, the more appealing character designs, and the Switch.

(Not that this percentage comparison actually has anything to do with who the game will actually sell to. I'm only using it to demonstrate that 450-500k is very realistic.)
3DS already was a very strong plattform for these kind of games, the MH home with bunch of main titles and Stories 2 was one of the most impressive games on the system. I dont think Capcom expect much more in JP compared to what it did on 3DS unless it turns into a evergreen.

The western performance will be the mayor difference maker - Stories 3DS came and went and didnt sell to well on mobile even though it was dirt cheap. Launching on NSW/PC post MHW/Iceborne/Rise expanded the western MH audience might result in some viable momentum, especially if reviews well. More people are gonna follow it just based on the plattforms its on.

If Capcom is smart they announce some kind of cross play between Steam/Switch - would be massive in terms of word of mouth and marketing.
 

Limabean01

Member
Oct 29, 2017
2,664
WA, australia
GEO stores: Week 17-18, 2021 (Apr 26 - May 9)

01./01. [NSW] Monster Hunter Rise <ACT> (Capcom) {2021.03.26} (¥7.990)
02./00. [NSW] New Pokemon Snap <ACT> (Pokemon Co.) {2021.04.30} (¥5.980)
03./00. [PS4] Resident Evil Village <ADV> (Capcom) {2021.05.08} (¥7.990)
04./00. [PS5] Resident Evil Village <ADV> (Capcom) {2021.05.08} (¥7.990)
05./03. [NSW] Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury <ACT> (Nintendo) {2021.02.12} (¥5.980)
06./02. [PS4] NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139… <RPG> (Square Enix) {2021.04.22} (¥7.800)
07./04. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! <TBL> (Konami) {2020.11.19} (¥6.300)
08./05. [NSW] Minecraft <ADV> (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} (¥3.600)
09./10. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure <HOB> (Nintendo) {2019.10.18} (¥7.980)
10./09. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe <RCE> (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980)

Top 10

NSW - 7
PS5 - 2
PS4 - 1

"This time, the ranking is based on the two-week total from April 26th to May 9th.
Monster Hunter Rise won 1st place for 6 consecutive weeks. We anticipate further sales growth due to the delivery of major updates.
New Pokemon Snap ranked in 2nd place and the products with GEO original Multi Pouch were sold out, making it the leading role title during Golden Week.
PS4 and PS5 versions of Resident Evil Village ranked in 3rd and 4th place respectively. As the leading title of PS5 main unit we can expect future sales results."
wow @ snap debuting below MHR
 

foxuzamaki

One Winged Slayer
Member
Oct 25, 2017
21,550
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On the subject of Capcom, I think it would be interesting to talk about the sales of Monster Hunter Stories 2. Capcom has historically had some success with the kids' market (largely with Mega Man Battle Network, back in the day), which we know they attempted to replicate with the first Monster Hunter Stories.

However, that didn't quite pan out.

We know three things about Monster Hunter Stories, by virtue of its sales numbers and some educated guesses:

1. It didn't attract a large number of MH fans
2. It looked like a game aimed at children, but didn't attract a large number of children
3. It was a JRPG but also didn't attract a large number of JRPG fans

We know Capcom is attempting to address these issues with Stories 2 in various ways. One of the biggest changes is that the game's new character designs look older and a lot more like they would appeal to the typical JRPG audience. So here's a look at how the last few major JRPGs of note have sold on Switch in Japan:

AaGbcXt.png


I'd imagine that Capcom is looking at a lot of the same games to help forecast sales of MH Stories in Japan. Given the above figures, the strength of MH as a brand, and the Switch's ability to sell software, I think 450-500k in lifetime sales would be a reasonable estimate.

(I also think Capcom will want to push digital sales the way they have been, because that's one of their broader goals, even in Japan. So I could see digital accounting for 20-30% of sales.)

As an aside, I 100% feel this game is happening because Capcom sees overseas potential after MH World and the resurgence of the JRPG genre. I could see lifetime sales for MH Stories 2 roughly breaking down this way:

- 450,000 from Japan
- 600,000 from USA (400k on Switch; 200k on PC)
- 200,000 from Europe (100k on Switch; 100k on PC)
- 100,000 from Asia (40k on Switch; 60k on PC)

Slightly lengthy post, but given the lack of other things to discuss at the moment, I felt this would be a good time to present this stuff.
Pretty good post, I think 500k is reasonable
 

Lelouch0612

Member
Oct 25, 2017
21,200
GEO stores: Week 17-18, 2021 (Apr 26 - May 9)

01./01. [NSW] Monster Hunter Rise <ACT> (Capcom) {2021.03.26} (¥7.990)
02./00. [NSW] New Pokemon Snap <ACT> (Pokemon Co.) {2021.04.30} (¥5.980)
03./00. [PS4] Resident Evil Village <ADV> (Capcom) {2021.05.08} (¥7.990)
04./00. [PS5] Resident Evil Village <ADV> (Capcom) {2021.05.08} (¥7.990)
05./03. [NSW] Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury <ACT> (Nintendo) {2021.02.12} (¥5.980)
06./02. [PS4] NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139… <RPG> (Square Enix) {2021.04.22} (¥7.800)
07./04. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! <TBL> (Konami) {2020.11.19} (¥6.300)
08./05. [NSW] Minecraft <ADV> (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} (¥3.600)
09./10. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure <HOB> (Nintendo) {2019.10.18} (¥7.980)
10./09. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe <RCE> (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980)

Top 10

NSW - 7
PS5 - 2
PS4 - 1

"This time, the ranking is based on the two-week total from April 26th to May 9th.
Monster Hunter Rise won 1st place for 6 consecutive weeks. We anticipate further sales growth due to the delivery of major updates.
New Pokemon Snap ranked in 2nd place and the products with GEO original Multi Pouch were sold out, making it the leading role title during Golden Week.
PS4 and PS5 versions of Resident Evil Village ranked in 3rd and 4th place respectively. As the leading title of PS5 main unit we can expect future sales results."
GEO doesn't seem very enthousiastic about Village sales.
 

Ishaan

Member
Oct 27, 2017
1,702
3DS already was a very strong plattform for these kind of games, the MH home with bunch of main titles and Stories 2 was one of the most impressive games on the system. I dont think Capcom expect much more in JP compared to what it did on 3DS unless it turns into a evergreen.

The western performance will be the mayor difference maker - Stories 3DS came and went and didnt sell to well on mobile even though it was dirt cheap. Launching on NSW/PC post MHW/Iceborne/Rise expanded the western MH audience might result in some viable momentum, especially if reviews well. More people are gonna follow it just based on the plattforms its on.

If Capcom is smart they announce some kind of cross play between Steam/Switch - would be massive in terms of word of mouth and marketing.

I think Capcom's going to bank on the fact that Stories 2 looks much more like a traditional JRPG than Stories 1 did. That first game, as great as it is, looks rather childish. Essentially, it's the Wind Waker problem—where the tone of a game and the way it looks just don't match up. So I think the fact that Stories looks closer to something like Xenoblade or Tales or whatever, with those mid-teens characters, is actually going to make a fair bit of difference.
 
Jan 4, 2018
8,619
Tsutaya Ranking: Week 18, 2021 (3 May - 9 May)

01./00. [PS4] Resident Evil Village (1)(Z Version) <ADV> (Capcom) {2021.05.08} (¥7.990)
02./02. [NSW] Monster Hunter Rise <ACT> (Capcom) {2021.03.26} (¥7.990)
03./01. [NSW] New Pokemon Snap <ACT> (Pokemon Co.) {2021.04.30} (¥5.980)
04./00. [PS5] Resident Evil Village (1)(Z Version) <ADV> (Capcom) {2021.05.08} (¥7.990)
05./04. [NSW] Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury <ACT> (Nintendo) {2021.02.12} (¥5.980)
06./06. [NSW] Minecraft <ADV> (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} (¥3.600)
07./05. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! <TBL> (Konami) {2020.11.19} (¥6.300)
08./03. [PS4] NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139… <RPG> (Square Enix) {2021.04.22} (¥7.800)
09./00. [PS4] Resident Evil Village <ADV> (Capcom) {2021.05.08} (¥7.990)
10./07. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure <HOB> (Nintendo) {2019.10.18} (¥7.980)
11./08. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons <ETC> (Nintendo) {2020.03.20} (¥5.980)
12./10. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe <RCE> (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980)
13./11. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate <FTG> (Nintendo) {2018.12.07} (¥7.200)
14./12. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics <TBL> (Nintendo) {2020.06.05} (¥3.980)
15./14. [NSW] Splatoon 2 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.11.22} (¥5.980)
16./13. [NSW] Super Mario Party <ETC> (Nintendo) {2018.10.05} (¥5.980)
17./00. [PS5] Resident Evil Village <ADV> (Capcom) {2021.05.08} (¥7.990)
18./15. [PS5] Judgment <ADV> (Sega) {2021.04.23} (¥1.800)
19./16. [NSW] Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town <SLG> (Marvelous) {2021.02.25} (¥5.980)
20./17. [NSW] Pokemon Sword <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2019.11.15} (¥5.980)

Top 20

NSW - 14
PS5 - 3
PS4 - 3

Returnal not in the top 20 ?
 

Piston

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Oct 25, 2017
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On the subject of Capcom, I think it would be interesting to talk about the sales of Monster Hunter Stories 2. Capcom has historically had some success with the kids' market (largely with Mega Man Battle Network, back in the day), which we know they attempted to replicate with the first Monster Hunter Stories.

However, that didn't quite pan out.

We know three things about Monster Hunter Stories, by virtue of its sales numbers and some educated guesses:

1. It didn't attract a large number of MH fans
2. It looked like a game aimed at children, but didn't attract a large number of children
3. It was a JRPG but also didn't attract a large number of JRPG fans

We know Capcom is attempting to address these issues with Stories 2 in various ways. One of the biggest changes is that the game's new character designs look older and a lot more like they would appeal to the typical JRPG audience. So here's a look at how the last few major JRPGs of note have sold on Switch in Japan:

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I'd imagine that Capcom is looking at a lot of the same games to help forecast sales of MH Stories in Japan. Given the above figures, the strength of MH as a brand, and the Switch's ability to sell software, I think 450-500k in lifetime sales would be a reasonable estimate.

(I also think Capcom will want to push digital sales the way they have been, because that's one of their broader goals, even in Japan. So I could see digital accounting for 20-30% of sales.)

As an aside, I 100% feel this game is happening because Capcom sees overseas potential after MH World and the resurgence of the JRPG genre. I could see lifetime sales for MH Stories 2 roughly breaking down this way:

- 450,000 from Japan
- 600,000 from USA (400k on Switch; 200k on PC)
- 200,000 from Europe (100k on Switch; 100k on PC)
- 100,000 from Asia (40k on Switch; 60k on PC)

Slightly lengthy post, but given the lack of other things to discuss at the moment, I felt this would be a good time to present this stuff.
Dragon Quest XI S is considerably above 600k now so that chart is a bit off. No reason not to include the Best Price edition into the total sales there. It is at 635k with both SKUs combined.
 

Limabean01

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Oct 29, 2017
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WA, australia
It includes 2 weeks, from what GEO said I it seems to me Snap debuted at no. 1 on Golden Week ("making it the leading role title during Golden Week"), MHR just has better legs so when looking at the total of the two weeks MHR did better.
oh right, i wasn't exactly sure if that description meant it was number one that week or just the leading new release or something. if it was that makes sense
 

Mpl90

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Oct 25, 2017
3,215
Probably combined on thursday, at the usual time.
If somebody leaks the numbers we might get it separated.

I wouldn't even be surprised if we see something similar to 2019, since they didn't warn about any delay / combined ranking.

First, we get the Week 17 (New Pokemon Snap + Returnal) Top 10 + Top 30 this week; then, next week we get Week 18 (Resident Evil: Village) + Week 19 combined Top 10 and separated top 30s.
 
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Chris1964

SalesEra Genius
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Oct 25, 2017
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Famitsu Sales: Apr 2021 (Mar 29 - Apr 25)

01./01. [NSW] Monster Hunter Rise # <ACT> (Capcom) {2021.03.26} (¥7.990) - 668.239 / 1.970.371 (-49%)
02./00. [PS4] NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139… <RPG> (Square Enix) {2021.04.22} (¥7.800) - 108.838 / NEW
03./02. [NSW] Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury <ACT> (Nintendo) {2021.02.12} (¥5.980) - 81.979 / 674.662 (-52%)
04./03. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! <TBL> (Konami) {2020.11.19} (¥6.300) - 52.765 / 2.125.061 (-46%)
05./04. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure # <HOB> (Nintendo) {2019.10.18} (¥7.980) - 43.136 / 2.522.709 (-35%)

Top 5

NSW - 4
PS4 - 1

SOFTWARE

Capcom - 679.000
Nintendo - 359.000
Square Enix - 160.000

HARDWARE
Code:
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
|System | This Month | Last Month |  Last Year |     YTD    |  Last YTD  |     LTD     |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
| NSW # |    431.225 |    519.138 |    314.931 |  2.176.199 |  2.015.283 |  19.516.573 |
| PS5 # |     78.567 |    157.352 |            |    403.628 |            |     658.778 |
| PS4 # |      5.499 |     10.833 |    166.150 |     65.388 |    336.236 |   9.356.278 |
| 3DS # |      2.436 |      3.409 |      6.199 |     11.804 |     21.369 |  24.570.712 |
| XBS # |      1.381 |      4.492 |            |      9.966 |            |      41.390 |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
|  ALL  |    519.108 |    695.224 |    487.660 |  2.666.985 |  2.374.670 |  55.306.291 |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
|  PS5  |     65.435 |    128.793 |            |    344.289 |            |     550.911 |
| PS5DE |     13.132 |     28.559 |            |     59.339 |            |     107.867 |
| XBS X |        616 |      2.753 |            |      6.376 |            |      31.252 |
| XBS S |        765 |      1.739 |            |      3.590 |            |      10.138 |
| NSW L |    179.168 |    180.327 |    155.064 |    634.059 |  1.119.154 |   3.706.151 |
|  NSW  |    252.057 |    338.811 |    159.867 |  1.542.140 |    896.129 |  15.810.422 |
|  PS4  |      5.499 |     10.772 |    115.869 |     65.164 |    217.485 |   7.780.555 |
|n-2DSLL|      2.436 |      3.409 |      5.836 |     11.804 |     20.086 |   1.175.767 |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
 

MysticGon

One Winged Slayer
Member
Oct 31, 2017
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Team Asobi and XDEV Japan are starting to offer new jobs: https://blog.hokanko-alt.com/archives/58010660.html
Team Asobi is looking for programmers and animators.
XDEV for producers (yes, after letting go the veterans of Japan Studio)

Doing Japan Studio employees so dirty, swapping the confirm/cancel, content guideline changes and months of low shipments.

If Vita catered exclusively to PlayStation's Japanese branch and audience the PS5 does the opposite.

This time around there is no Metal Gear and Resident Evil and Gran Turismo aren't the killer apps they use to be. Final Fantasy might join that lot this generation.
 

Tbone5189

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Member
Mar 25, 2020
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Since it's almost time and in case they combine sales, how much do you think NSW sold these past 2 weeks combined?

NSW last year combined was 157k (115k/42k)

I think worse Case it's 200k, so I'll go with an optimistic 247k
 

cw_sasuke

Member
Oct 27, 2017
26,353
No need to respond to this because im not willing to have long arguments about it again but man the fact that Demon Slayer isnt coming to Switch is stupid lol. Just a sales fan i would have loved to see how this game could have performed on a system like Switch after breaking manga sales records and becoming the No. 1 all time theatrical release in Japan.

They are gonna have their reasons to skip the most successful console worldwide but man especially as a follower of this thread i feel they robbed us of a potential bigger moment. Its gonna do very well on PS4/PS5 but it could have been a bigger moment, especially watching the latest footage you really wonder why this isnt on NSW as well.

Now watch Nintendo announce a Switch exclusive JJK title lol. Well anyway... lets move on.