Media Create Sales: Week 2, 2021 (Jan 11 - Jan 17)

Aostia82 · Jan 25, 2021

What people tend to underestimate is the timing of the announcements
Looking at capcom

Mr_F_Snowman said:
Looks like we have out first victim of inflated expectations - Pikmin 3 deluxe will be next

LOL I remember people waiting for 10 millions LT sales
its debut numbers were SO strong for a Mosou game that already was the best selling in history (ww), and even if its legs aren't great, it is one hell of a hit
I wonder if they are actually planning DLC: silence so far has been suspicious; if they are, I think that with DLC and the BOTW2 hype (at some point this year we WILL hear about it, right?) it could sell another million

Ryza 2 too was a little bit overhyped, but the 220k for JP only are very good numbers and I'm expecint a good performance in the West too

Mr_F_Snowman · Jan 25, 2021

AquaWateria said:
The minimum expectations for Pikmin should at least be 2 million.

Which for a Wii U port is pretty good.

Yeh, the performance in Japan has been exceptional so it should be between 2-3 million already. And the AoC result is good but a few in this thread predicted crazy numbers (10 million) so hopefully people are not disappointed with these numbers considering its is a great result for a musou

Deleted member 37151 · Jan 25, 2021

storres said:
Just imagine the outrage lol

I think think an Animal Crossing boardgame is a good idea.
It's just releasing it on a system with no main AC game isn't going to win anyone over.
And their previous implementation could ... do with some work.

AquaWateria · Jan 25, 2021

Aostia82 said:
What people tend to underestimate is the timing of the announcements
Looking at capcom

LOL I remember people waiting for 10 millions LT sales
its debut numbers were SO strong for a Mosou game that already was the best selling in history (ww), and even if its legs aren't great, it is one hell of a hit
I wonder if they are actually planning DLC: silence so far has been suspicious; if they are, I think that with DLC and the BOTW2 hype (at some point this year we WILL hear about it, right?) it could sell another million

Ryza 2 too was a little bit overhyped, but the 220k for JP only are very good numbers and I'm expecint a good performance in the West too

I don't know how anyone can over hype Ryza 2 tbh. Expecting it to sell better than previous installments should be the expectation.

Which is gonna happen anyway. It's a niche series and seems like it's performing good for the title itself.

Djehuty · Jan 25, 2021

Mr_F_Snowman said:
Yeh, the performance in Japan has been exceptional so it should be between 2-3 million already. And the AoC result is good but a few in this thread predicted crazy numbers (10 million) so hopefully people are not disappointed with these numbers considering its is a great result for a musou

definitely, Pikmin 3dx might be able to get up to 4mil which would be gigantic growth for the franchise especially for a port.

AquaWateria · Jan 25, 2021

Mr_F_Snowman said:
Yeh, the performance in Japan has been exceptional so it should be between 2-3 million already. And the AoC result is good but a few in this thread predicted crazy numbers (10 million) so hopefully people are not disappointed with these numbers considering its is a great result for a musou

As long as we end up getting a new Pikmin game I'm good lol. As for AOC it should be the best selling musou game which in itself is a big achievement.

Seiez · Jan 25, 2021

lovecatt said:
between story of seasons & rune factory which one will sell more

I will go with RF 5.

I know that SoS is the stronger brand but RF5 has more potential. I thin it has a chance to go viral, if tubers will take a liking to the game. The dating in RF 4 was a bigger hook than in SoS games.

In the end RF5 will be more dependent on the quality of the game than SoS. One can only hope that it will be as good as RF4

Aostia82 · Jan 25, 2021

Mylatestnovel said:
I think think an Animal Crossing boardgame is a good idea.

Me too
I think that a proper Mario Party-esque/Momotaro-esque Animal Crossing spinoff would be a great idea
But maybe in a couple of years? I mean, the main episode has "just" been released last year and it's still selling like hot cakes

AquaWateria said:
I don't know how anyone can over hype Ryza 2 tbh. Expecting it to sell better than previous installments should be the expectation.
Which is gonna happen anyway. It's a niche series and seems like it's performing good for the title itself.

Do we have Ryza 1 LT sales updated for JP? I remember KT giving out just ww numbers.
Just to put these 200k+ numbers into perspective

Djehuty said:
definitely, Pikmin 3dx might be able to get up to 4mil which would be gigantic growth for the franchise especially for a port.

totally, even if I'm not THAT sure about its potential to get there, I think that even "just" three+ millions would be great

AquaWateria said:
As long as we end up getting a new Pikmin game I'm good lol. As for AOC it should be the best selling musou game which in itself is a big achievement.

I think it already was with "just" the three millions distributed at launch
it is now consolidating that position, on top of any other Mosou game ever released

Oregano · Jan 25, 2021

500k on top of its mammoth launch is still more than good for Age of Calamity. It's probably better legs than any other Musou has shown.

CeroMiedo · Jan 25, 2021

AquaWateria said:
I don't know how anyone can over hype Ryza 2 tbh. Expecting it to sell better than previous installments should be the expectation.

Which is gonna happen anyway. It's a niche series and seems like it's performing good for the title itself.

but isn't 220k not niche? :P

Djehuty · Jan 25, 2021

Aostia82 said:
Me too
I think that a proper Mario Party-esque/Momotaro-esque Animal Crossing spinoff would be a great idea
But maybe in a couple of years? I mean, the main episode has "just" been released last year and it's still selling like hoe cakes

unfortunate typo there bud.

but yeah a game like that makes a lot of sense. But another one would be something more similar to city skylines where you make massive city's but in the AC universe.

hiska-kun · Jan 25, 2021

Aostia82 said:
Ryza 2 too was a little bit overhyped, but the 220k for JP only are very good numbers and I'm expecint a good performance in the West too

220k is not for just Japan. (East) Asia is also included.

Deleted member 89665 · Jan 25, 2021

hiska-kun said:
220k is not for just Japan. (East) Asia is also included.

How much did the first game sell in Japan in the same period?

AquaWateria · Jan 25, 2021

CeroMiedo said:
but isn't 220k not niche? :P

People think selling a million is niche

Charamiwa · Jan 25, 2021

Ryza 1 had already an explosive launch, it wasn't an under the radar release that got great WoM over time. I don't think Ryza 2 doing better is guaranteed at all.

hiska-kun · Jan 25, 2021

Fatih656 said:
How much did the first game sell in Japan in the same period?

The first Ryza shipped 150k at launch in Japan (same number for Ryza 2 at launch). These extra 70k are mostly Asia, and extra digital sales from Japan. Since it doesn't seem it got extra shipments at retail.

Aostia82 · Jan 25, 2021

Djehuty said:
unfortunate typo there bud.

but yeah a game like that makes a lot of sense. But another one would be something more similar to city skylines where you make massive city's but in the AC universe.

sorry for the typo!

Chris1964 · Jan 25, 2021

Fatih656 said:
How much did the first game sell in Japan in the same period?

Ryza 2 is outperforming Ryza narrowly.

Wesen · Jan 25, 2021

AquaWateria said:
People think selling a million is niche

People think Animal Crossing selling over 6m copies is niche

Chris1964 · Jan 25, 2021

GEO stores: Week 3, 2021 (Jan 18 - Jan 24)

01./01. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! <TBL> (Konami) {2020.11.19} (¥6.300)
02./02. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure <HOB> (Nintendo) {2019.10.18} (¥7.980)
03./03. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe <RCE> (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980)
04./04. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons <ETC> (Nintendo) {2020.03.20} (¥5.980)
05./05. [NSW] Minecraft <ADV> (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} (¥3.600)
06./06. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate <FTG> (Nintendo) {2018.12.07} (¥7.200)
07./07. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics <TBL> (Nintendo) {2020.06.05} (¥3.980)
08./08. [NSW] Splatoon 2 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.11.22} (¥5.980)
09./09. [NSW] Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin <SLG> (Marvelous) {2020.11.12} (¥4.980)
10./12. [NSW] Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition [New Price Edition] <RPG> (Square Enix) {2020.12.04} (¥4.980)

Top 10

NSW - 10

"After the year-end and New Year holidays, it can be seen that popularity of Switch software is still high.
This week, 1st to 9th place rank is the same as previous week and Dragon Quest XI S ranked in 10th place. At 1st place, [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! has sales that greatly exceed the 2nd place Ring Fit Adventure. In addition, it has been featured as educational software in the media and it is a recommended title for learning about geography, special products and historical figures."

Adrifi · Jan 25, 2021

Luke88 said:
yes but any AAA title that sells 2.5M copies would be considered a flop

That's highly debatable, depends on the budget and the genre. It's not the same to make an AAA game like Control with a 25 million budget than making a +100 million AAA game. There is a huge bracket withing the AAA industry, too. Stuff like The Evil Within 1, Wolfenstein the New Order, Wolfenstein The New Colossus, Dishonored 1 or Deus Ex Human Revolution sold around that and were successful and made money because they had lower ~30-40 million budgets.

K Samedi · Jan 25, 2021

Adrifi said:
That's highly debatable, depends on the budget and the genre. It's not the same to make an AAA game like Control with a 25 million budget than making a +100 million AAA game. There is a huge bracket withing the AAA industry, too. Stuff like The Evil Within 1, Wolfenstein the New Order, Wolfenstein The New Colossus, Dishonored 1 or Deus Ex Human Revolution sold around that and were successful and made money because they had lower ~30-40 million budgets.

AAA games usually are considered to be huge budget games. I remember Ubisoft terming it as something with a budget over 100 million. 30 million budget games are considered mid tier or AA games these days.

tolkir · Jan 25, 2021

Chris1964 said:
At 1st place, [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! has sales that greatly exceed the 2nd place Ring Fit Adventure. In addition, it has been featured as educational software in the media and it is a recommended title for learning about geography, special products, and historical figures."

1 more million.

Aostia82 · Jan 25, 2021

Chris1964 said:
10./12. [NSW] Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition [New Price Edition] <RPG> (Square Enix) {2020.12.04} (¥4.980)

"At 1st place, [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! has been featured as educational software in the media and it is a recommended title for learning about geography, special products, and historical figures."

Wow at DQS coming back in the top 10! What a leggy game on Switch
And Momotaro...incredible how it has become some sort of cultural phenomena

hiska-kun · Jan 25, 2021

(Taiwan)
Media Create Sales Week 2, 2021 (11 Jan - 17 Jan)

01./01. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo) {2019.10.31}
02./00. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield (Pokemon Co.) {2019.11.15}
03./03. [NSW] Super Mario Party (Nintendo) {2018.10.05}
04./02. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) {2017.12.15}
05./05. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo) {2020.03.20}

Top 5

NSW - 5

(South Korea)
Media Create Sales Week 2, 2021 (11 Jan - 17 Jan)

01./02. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo) {2020.03.20}
02./01. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo) {2019.10.18}
03./03. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) {2017.12.15}
04./04. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo) {2018.02.01}
05./00. [NSW] Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit - Mario Set <RCE> (Nintendo) {2020.12.17}

Top 5

NSW - 5

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SuperCharlie78 · Jan 25, 2021

Ring Fit scares me

ILikeFeet · Jan 25, 2021

SuperCharlie78 said:
Ring Fit scares me

Aleh · Jan 25, 2021

AC has fallen a bit behind in Taiwan I wonder why

SuperCharlie78 · Jan 25, 2021

Because you like feet, it doesn't do the same to you.

Kakadu18 · Jan 25, 2021

Mario Kart Live is performing better than expected in South Korea.

Charamiwa · Jan 25, 2021

Aleh said:
AC has fallen a bit behind in Taiwan I wonder why

It was out of top 5 like a month ago, it looks like it's just not as strong there. I notice little quirks in Taiwan and Korea compared to Japan. AC is slower in Taiwan, Zelda is stronger in Korea. Everyone loves Ring Fit though.

hiska-kun · Jan 25, 2021

Charamiwa said:
It was out of top 5 like a month ago, it looks like it's just not as strong there. I notice little quirks in Taiwan and Korea compared to Japan. AC is slower in Taiwan, Zelda is stronger in Korea. Everyone loves Ring Fit though.

Checking last year rankings, Taiwan was very strong market for Rune Factory 4 port, and Story of Seasons: Mineral Town.
One would thought that since Taiwanese seem to like these kind of games, they'd like AC too.

It might be that weekly sales were just higher and now just reached saturation.

Ryng™ · Jan 25, 2021

AquaWateria said:
The minimum expectations for Pikmin should at least be 2 million.

It may be close to 2 million only this quarter btw

Chris1964 · Jan 25, 2021

We'll have shipments of Hyrule Warriors for Japan next Monday.

Lelouch0612 · Jan 25, 2021

Lotterie for the new bundle

Tbone5189 · Jan 25, 2021

Lelouch0612 said:
Lotterie for the new bundle

lotteries?? 🤔

very limited stock I'll guess

Skittzo · Jan 25, 2021

I'm very close to throwing in the towel for my AoC 10M prediction.

But really it should hit 5M which will be a huge success for a Musou.

Mr_F_Snowman · Jan 25, 2021

skittzo0413 said:
I'm very close to throwing in the towel for my AoC 10M prediction.

But really it should hit 5M which will be a huge success for a Musou.

Only very close? That towel should be at the bottom of the ocean by now

Kouriozan · Jan 25, 2021

Yeah people were quick to forget that Musou genre is pretty niche usually, with very harsh reviews, licensed games do better of course.
The BotW connection can only carry it so much, it's going or it is already the best selling Koei Tecmo game which is no small feat.
If it had DLCs or expansion pass, it would help having some legs, I remember getting hype with the Hyrule Warriors DLC character trailers.

Deleted member 63122 · Jan 25, 2021

AoC did very well. 3.5 in a month and a half when Nioh 2 did 1.5 mil in 9 month. It's extraordinary for AoC.

Skittzo · Jan 25, 2021

Mr_F_Snowman said:
Only very close? That towel should be at the bottom of the ocean by now

Yes that was the joke.

ILikeFeet · Jan 25, 2021

storres said:
AoC did very well. 3.5 in a month and a half when Nioh 2 did 1.5 mil in 9 month. It's extraordinary for AoC.

Never would have happened if it was The Legend of Belda!

though since it's a musou, there's a good deal of truth there

Djehuty · Jan 25, 2021

Pikmin 3 staying in the charts is really impressive, it could become a top 30 evergreen going forward.

Deleted member 63122 · Jan 25, 2021

ILikeFeet said:
Never would have happened if it was The Legend of Belda!

though since it's a musou, there's a good deal of truth there

"of course it's selling"

Not saying because of you. It's because that's always the excuse when it comes to Switch.

Oregano · Jan 25, 2021

Age of Calamity gonna outsell Skyward Sword tho 😬

Mr_F_Snowman · Jan 25, 2021

skittzo0413 said:
Yes that was the joke.

Hey it was a bold prediction. Go big or go home!

Deleted member 63122 · Jan 25, 2021

Oregano said:
Age of Calamity gonna outsell Skyward Sword tho 😬

Good!

Djehuty · Jan 25, 2021

Oregano said:
Age of Calamity gonna outsell Skyward Sword tho 😬

deserved. It shows the strength of zelda now that spin offs are able to outsell mainline games.

Forkball · Jan 25, 2021

ILikeFeet said:
Never would have happened if it was The Legend of Belda!

though since it's a musou, there's a good deal of truth there

No one would've cared if it was called Byrule Warriors: Age of Balamity

Pikmin is like a reverse musou if you think about it.

Chris1964 · Jan 25, 2021

Predictions for Age of Calamity selling 1m in Japan or 10m worldwide never had a base, just the typical aim high for everything on Switch and with the rate hw and sw sells something among them will happen.

Japan will likely be at 400-450k at next report.

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