Media Create Sales: Week 23, 2019 (Jun 03 - Jun 09)

ACL · Jun 15, 2019

casiopao said:
200k to 250k FW with 500k LTD i think?

I think L5 is blinded by the success of YW there. They put all their eggs into YW hoping it will be long term success IP. You can see that by how they put almost all their upcoming new IP on backburner like Fantasy Life or Snack World.

And then comes the mobile disaster and HD gaming is hard guys. And now they are in this big mess.

Their success really seemed to had gotten over their head a bit, as they seemingly were not happy with 300k-500k sellers in Japan. They practically abandoned 3DS mid gen in favour of mobile (Fantasy Life 2 and Layton 7 for example), it was basically only their golden goose Youkai Watch for years on the system and this because it was a million seller on 3DS. Lady Layton came at the very tail end of its life as a multiplat with mobile, SnackWorld seemed also like a similar situation to how DQ11 was handled (3DS version as damage control) as their mobile games obviously weren't as successful as anticipated.

Taking a closer look, it's really surprising how much time has passed already.

Oregano · Jun 15, 2019

ILikeFeet said:
In order for that to happen, someone needs to show out with a decent marketing campaign. Who would do such a thing is up in the air, but I guess It'd be Nintendo. Would be interesting to see someone like Bamco tackle it though. L5America probably doesn't have the resources

I don't think Bamco has anything to offer. NNK(+2) only sold about what Fantasy Life and Youkai Watch sold despite their "bigger"(read: more core oriented) marketing
.

DXB-KNIGHT said:
Level 5 needs to analyze what went wrong then place a conservative mid term strategy to pick the company up.
They mishandled their IPs big time by constant milking till the customers got bored, forced their Tri-media concept on all of their IPs etc.

A big part of their problem is that like everyone else they decided back in 2013 that Nintendo's days were numbered and they had to focus on platforms like PS4 and mobile.

CeroMiedo · Jun 15, 2019

Oregano said:
A big part of their problem is that like everyone else they decided back in 2013 that Nintendo's days were numbered and they had to focus on platforms like PS4 and mobile.

Their issues with managing their ips are probably far bigger than their platforms of choice right now tbh

Oregano · Jun 15, 2019

CeroMiedo said:
Their issues with managing their ips are probably far bigger than their platforms of choice right now tbh

They're directly related. Fantasy Life was a million seller WW and was ripe for iteration on 3DS/Switch, trying to target PS4/NSW/Mobile simultaneously for Inazuma Eleven Ares no doubt contributed to its delays, Nino Kuni 2 took resources that could have been better spent on their other IPs.

Also remember when Wonder Flick was a thing, and was meant to come to everything but 3DS?

ArkhamFantasy · Jun 15, 2019

Oregano said:
Nino Kuni 2 took resources that could have been better spent on their other IPs.

How dare you

foxuzamaki · Jun 15, 2019

DXB-KNIGHT said:
Level 5 needs to analyze what went wrong then place a conservative mid term strategy to pick the company up.
They mishandled their IPs big time by constant milking till the customers got bored, forced their Tri-media concept on all of their IPs etc.

I always wonder if the leads at level 5 are thinking like us and consider this, i imagine it's hard to be in this mindset when its you/your company thats experiencing it

Oregano · Jun 15, 2019

ArkhamFantasy said:
How dare you

It might a good game(although it seems it didn't live up to the hype?) but it undeniably had a much lower ROI than most Level 5 projects. They would have been better off making White Knight Chronicles 3 even...

Chris1964 · Jun 15, 2019

Week 25, 2019 (Jun 17 - Jun 23)

{2019.06.19}
[XB1] Antiquia Lost _Download Version_ |DL| <RPG> (Kemco) (¥1.000)
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{2019.06.20}
[PSV] Gnosia _PS Store Download Version_ |DL| <ADV> (Mebius) (¥2.296)

[NSW] Yo-kai Watch 4: We Are Looking Up at the Same Sky <RPG> (Level 5) (¥5.980)
[NSW] Yo-kai Watch 4: We Are Looking Up at the Same Sky (ε) _Nintendo eShop Download Version_ |DL| <RPG> (Level 5) (¥5.980)
[NSW] Summer Pockets <ADV> (Prototype) (¥7.200)
[NSW] Summer Pockets (ε) _Nintendo eShop Download Version_ |DL| <ADV> (Prototype) (¥6.296)
[NSW] Hanayaka Kana, Ware ga Ichizoku: Gentou Nostalgia for Nintendo Switch # <ADV> (Idea Factory) (¥6.800)
[NSW] Hanayaka Kana, Ware ga Ichizoku: Gentou Nostalgia for Nintendo Switch (Limited Edition) <ADV> (Idea Factory) (¥8.800)
[NSW] Hanayaka Kana, Ware ga Ichizoku: Gentou Nostalgia for Nintendo Switch (ε) _Nintendo eShop Download Version_ |DL| <ADV> (Idea Factory) (¥6.800)
[NSW] Muse Dash _Nintendo Switch Download Software_ |DL| <STG> (X.D. Network) (¥3.000)
[NSW] My Friend Pedro _Nintendo Switch Download Software_ |DL| <ACT> (Devolver Digital) (¥1.898)
[NSW] Table Top Racing: World Tour - Nitro Edition _Nintendo Switch Download Software_ |DL| <RCE> (Greenlight Games) (¥1.387)
[NSW] Late Shift _Nintendo Switch Download Software_ |DL| <ADV> (Circle Entertainment) (¥1.370)
[NSW] Mechstermination Force _Nintendo Switch Download Software_ |DL| <ACT> (Flyhigh Works) (¥1.111)
[NSW] Ragtag Adventurers _Nintendo Switch Download Software_ |DL| <ACT> (Prime Time) (¥925)
[NSW] Metagal _Nintendo Switch Download Software_ |DL| <ACT> (EastAsiaSoft) (¥537)

[PS4] Dead by Daylight: Survivor Edition <Dead by Daylight \ Dead by Daylight: The Lullaby for the Dark Chapter \ Dead by Daylight: Halloween \ Dead by Daylight: Leatherface \ Dead by Daylight: Freddy Krueger \ Dead by Daylight: The SAW Chapter \ Dead by Daylight: Shattered Bloodline \ Dead by Daylight: Darkness Among Us \ Dead by Daylight: Ash Vs Evil Dead> <ACT> (3goo) (¥9.200)
[PS4] Yakuza 5 <ADV> (Sega) (¥3.990)
[PS4] Yakuza 5 (ε) _PS Store Download Version_ |DL| <ADV> (Sega) (¥3.990)
[PS4] Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana [Super Price] <RPG> (Nihon Falcom) (¥4.800)
[PS4] Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana (ε) _PS Store Download Version_ |DL| [Super Price] <RPG> (Nihon Falcom) (¥4.167)
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{2019.06.21}
[XB1] Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled _Download Version_ |DL| <RCE> (Activision) (¥0)

ArkhamFantasy · Jun 15, 2019

Is the pokedex thing a genuine problem with sword and shield that could have a noticeable impact on sales or is it typical era hyperbole?

ZSaberLink · Jun 15, 2019

Dengeki Online Sales: Week 23, 2019 (Jun 03 - Jun 09)

01./00. [PS4] Rage 2 (Bethesda Softworks) {2019.06.06} - 12,633 / NEW
02./02. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo) {2018.12.07} - 9,111 / 3,178,060
03./01. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} - 9,100 / 845,032
04./03. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} - 7,267 / 2,186,221
05./00. [PS4] Everybody's Golf VR |PlayStation VR| (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2019.06.07} - 6,092 / NEW
06./04. [NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (Nintendo) {2019.01.11} - 5,067 / 655,313
07./05. [NSW] Splatoon 2 (Nintendo) {2017.07.21} - 5,061 / 3,025,419
08./07. [NSW] Yoshi's Crafted World (Nintendo) {2019.03.29} - 3,900 / 156,650
09./06. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} - 3,811 / 1,030,878
10./11. [NSW] Pokemon: Let's Go, Eevee! (Pokemon Co.) {2018.11.16} - 3,439 / 685,588
11./08. [NSW] Super Mario Party (Nintendo) {2018.10.05} - 3,133 / 1,048,022
12./10. [NSW] Pokemon: Let's Go, Pikachu! (Pokemon Co.) {2018.11.16} - 2,672 / 848,187
13./09. [PS4] Days Gone (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2019.04.26} - 2,456 / 181,852
14./15. [NSW] Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster (Square Enix) {2019.04.11} - 2,300 / 38,984
15./13. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum 'n' Fun! (Bandai Namco Games) {2018.07.19} - 2,256 / 356,607
16./24. [PS4] Monster Hunter: World [Best Price] (Capcom) {2018.08.02} - 1,723 / 45,312
17./12. [NSW] Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission (Bandai Namco Games) {2019.04.04} - 1,672 / 127,935
18./26. [NSW] Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 04: VR Kit (Nintendo) {2019.04.11} - 1,533 / 56,522
19./19. [PS4] Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (From Software) {2019.03.22} - 1,456 / 277,776
20./18. [NSW] Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age (Square Enix) {2019.04.25} - 1,428 / 33,983
21./20. [NSW] Kirby Star Allies (Nintendo) {2018.03.16} - 1,300 / 758,637
22./21. [PS4] Ys: Memories of Celceta - Kai (Nihon Falcom) {2019.05.16} - 1,183 / 22,835
23./25. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo) {2017.10.27} - 1,133 / 1,835,817
24./17. [NSW] Resident Evil: Origins Collection (Capcom) {2019.05.23} - 1,033 / 7,366
25./34. [PS4] NieR: Automata - Game of the YoRHa Edition (Square Enix) {2019.02.21} - 1,025 / 39,489
26./29. [NSW] Mario Tennis Aces (Nintendo) {2018.06.22} - 1,012 / 434,725
27./22. [PS4] Assassin's Creed III Remastered (Ubisoft) {2019.05.23} - 919 / 6,180
28./36. [PS4] Battlefield V (Electronic Arts) {2018.11.20} - 900 / 184,070
29./27. [PS4] Kingdom Hearts III (Square Enix) {2019.01.25} - 856 / 750,575
30./37. [NSW] Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate [Best Price] (Capcom) {2018.11.15} - 856 / 23,662
31./32. [PS4] Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege - Deluxe Edition (Ubisoft) {2019.04.11} - 833 / 13,597
32./44. [NSW] Dragon Quest Builders 2 (Square Enix) {2018.12.20} - 833 / 248,423
33./56. [NSW] FIFA 19 (Electronic Arts) {2018.09.28} - 833 / 85,799
34./40. [NSW] Fit Boxing (Imagineer) {2018.12.20} - 829 / 39,257
35./35. [PS4] Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2015.12.03} - 789 / 378,069
36./38. [NSW] Fortnite (Warner Entertainment Japan) {2018.12.13} - 744 / 34,244
37./00. [PS4] FIFA 19 [Best Price] (Electronic Arts) {2019.06.06} - 700 / NEW
38./43. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2018.12.06} - 694 / 28,226
39./30. [NSW] Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization - Deluxe Edition (Bandai Namco Games) {2019.04.25} - 689 / 28,071
40./00. [PS4] PlayStation VR WORLDS (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2016.10.13} - 667 / 73,731
41./14. [PS4] Blood & Truth |PlayStation VR| (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2019.05.30} - 633 / 2,816
42./50. [PS4] Marvel's Spider-Man [Value Selection] (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2019.03.20} - 627 / 8,993
43./47. [NSW] Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (Nintendo) {2017.12.01} - 624 / 211,874
44./31. [NSW] Assassin's Creed III Remastered (Ubisoft) {2019.05.23} - 589 / 4,252
45./48. [3DS] Pokemon Ultra Moon (Pokemon Co.) {2017.11.17} - 588 / 879,622
46./39. [NSW] Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen (Capcom) {2019.04.25} - 575 / 18,720
47./33. [NSW] Team Sonic Racing (Sega) {2019.05.21} - 561 / 5,011
48./59. [PS4] Detroit： Become Human [Best Price!] (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2018.11.21} - 560 / 9,937
49./00. [NSW] FIFA 19 [Best Price] (Electronic Arts) {2019.06.06} - 552 / NEW
50./57. [PS4] Dead by Daylight (3goo) {2018.11.29} - 550 / 34,646

Top 50

NSW - 30
PS4 - 19
3DS - 1

SOFTWARE

Code:

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| Model | This Week | Week(%)  | FY 2019     | FY(%)   |
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| Switch| 94,641    | 54.3%    | 1,469,670   | 57.4%   |
| PS4   | 63,900    | 36.7%    | 893,168     | 34.9%   |
| 3DS   | 10,974    | 6.3%     | 140,023     | 5.5%    |
| Vita  | 3,274     | 1.9%     | 47,594      | 1.9%    |
| ETC   | 1,434     | 0.8%     | 11,417      | 0.4%    |
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| Total | 174,223   | 100.0%   | 2,561,872   | 100.0%  |
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HARDWARE

Code:

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| Model | This Week | Week(%)  | FY 2019     | FY(%)   |
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| Switch| 34,779    | 53.0%    | 388,049     | 66.5%   |
| PS4   | 27,708    | 42.2%    | 153,208     | 26.3%   |
| 3DS   | 2,763     | 4.2%     | 37,294      | 6.4%    |
| Vita  | 177       | 0.3%     | 3,600       | 0.6%    |
| ETC   | 164       | 0.3%     | 1,496       | 0.3%    |
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| Total | 65,591    | 100.0%   | 583,647     | 100.0%  |
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Dengeki Online Sales: Week 22, 2019 (May 27 - Jun 02)

ILikeFeet · Jun 15, 2019

ArkhamFantasy said:
Is the pokedex thing a genuine problem with sword and shield that could have a noticeable impact on sales or is it typical era hyperbole?

too soon to say, probably not though

Oniletter · Jun 15, 2019

ArkhamFantasy said:
Is the pokedex thing a genuine problem with sword and shield that could have a noticeable impact on sales or is it typical era hyperbole?

Absolute peak era.

MegaXZero · Jun 15, 2019

ArkhamFantasy said:
Is the pokedex thing a genuine problem with sword and shield that could have a noticeable impact on sales or is it typical era hyperbole?

The only thing going to effect pokemon sales in Japan is if it is true that the series is slumping. Let's Go was a slide in Japan compared to the rise in the West. In theory, Sword and Shield could continue the decline.

Rellik · Jun 15, 2019

ZSaberLink said:
Dengeki Online Sales

33./56. [NSW] FIFA 19 (Electronic Arts) {2018.09.28} - 833 / 85,799
37./00. [PS4] FIFA 19 [Best Price] (Electronic Arts) {2019.06.06} - 700 / NEW
49./00. [NSW] FIFA 19 [Best Price] (Electronic Arts) {2019.06.06} - 552 / NEW

🤔

Mory Dunz · Jun 15, 2019

ArkhamFantasy said:
Is the pokedex thing a genuine problem with sword and shield that could have a noticeable impact on sales or is it typical era hyperbole?

It won't hurt sales imo.
But the complaint itself is a pretty big deal. Sounds about right for gamefreak

DarkDetective · Jun 15, 2019

So how low do we need to go for Youkai Watch 4's FW sales? Busters 2 opened at 216k sales for 3DS in December 2017. Will this be similar? Or (significantly) lower?

schuelma · Jun 15, 2019

DarkDetective said:
So how low do we need to go for Youkai Watch 4's FW sales? Busters 2 opened at 216k sales for 3DS in December 2017. Will this be similar? Or (significantly) lower?

Similar is my guess but that's all it is- a complete guess.

skullwaker · Jun 15, 2019

MegaXZero said:
The only thing going to effect pokemon sales in Japan is if it is true that the series is slumping. Let's Go was a slide in Japan compared to the rise in the West. In theory, Sword and Shield could continue the decline.

There's no chance Sword/Shield decline from Let's Go.

Remakes always sell worse than new mainline entries. And Let's Go was a remake of a remake essentially.

IronTed · Jun 15, 2019

Rellik said:
🤔

Those poor souls

MegaXZero · Jun 15, 2019

skullwaker said:
There's no chance Sword/Shield decline from Let's Go.

Remakes always sell worse than new mainline entries. And Let's Go was a remake of a remake essentially.

I meant from the last new gen games

skullwaker · Jun 15, 2019

MegaXZero said:
I meant from the last new gen games

Ah, that might be possible but also I kinda doubt that too. I expect a boost from Sun/Moon due to it being the first new gen on Switch but possibly a decline from X/Y.

mjw · Jun 15, 2019

ArkhamFantasy said:
Is the pokedex thing a genuine problem with sword and shield that could have a noticeable impact on sales or is it typical era hyperbole?

I don't know if it will have any effect on sales but judging by Twitter and Youtube it at least isn't an Era bubble thing

ILikeFeet · Jun 15, 2019

mjw said:
I don't know if it will have any effect on sales but judging by Twitter and Youtube it at least isn't an Era bubble thing

it's hard to say how much that will or won't matter until preorder analytics come in. remember when Call of Duty had a trailer downvote bombing?

asmith906 · Jun 15, 2019

ArkhamFantasy said:
Is the pokedex thing a genuine problem with sword and shield that could have a noticeable impact on sales or is it typical era hyperbole?

Its the first mainline Pokémon title releasing on the switch. No one is going to skip it because of the pokedex

Limabean01 · Jun 16, 2019

The same people who care enough about the series for the Pokédex thing to be an issue for them, inherently care enough about the series that they're gonna get the game regardless

KtSlime · Jun 16, 2019

Limabean01 said:
The same people who care enough about the series for the Pokédex thing to be an issue for them, inherently care enough about the series that they're gonna get the game regardless

That's not quite it, I agree that I don't think that the sales will be effected, but that has nothing to do with it being an issue or not. People buying the game just won't know, how would they? Nintendo doesn't republish (let alone translate) NoA's Treehouse videos when they do their E3 stuff, so unless it gets printed in CoroCoro, or they mention it in a promotional video, or if some popular YouTuber like Hikakin hear and talk about it, it won't be known until children start trying to get their favorite Pokemon into the game to find out they can't.

ItWasMeantToBe19 · Jun 16, 2019

KtSlime said:
That's not quite it, I agree that I don't think that the sales will be effected, but that has nothing to do with it being an issue or not. People buying the game just won't know, how would they? Nintendo doesn't republish (let alone translate) NoA's Treehouse videos when they do their E3 stuff, so unless it gets printed in CoroCoro, or they mention it in a promotional video, or if some popular YouTuber like Hikakin hear and talk about it, it won't be known until children start trying to get their favorite Pokemon into the game to find out they can't.

I'm 99% sure this is going to be covered by almost all popular Pokemon YouTubers.

foxuzamaki · Jun 16, 2019

The pokedex thing won't matter too much atleast for the 1st month because its the new pokemon thats gonna have the attention, people arent buying the new Pokemon game to play the old Pokemon, but by the time it's cooled down i bet they planned a patch anyway to put more Pokemon back in

ItWasMeantToBe19 · Jun 16, 2019

foxuzamaki said:
The pokedex thing won't matter too much atleast for the 1st month because its the new pokemon thats gonna have the attention, people arent buying the new Pokemon game to play the old Pokemon, but by the time itd cool down i bet thry planned a patch anyway to put more Pokemon back in

Will be curious to see if Game Freak does patch them in.

They've never cared to do any patches ever.

Even if this isn't a major feature for many players, Game Freak is basically just ripping off people by charging a service to transfer Pokemon that they'll never get to transfer possibly. It's a super scummy service, one of the worst in gaming, and Game Freak's ripping people off is going to be promoted constantly by YouTubers and others to possibly cause brand damage to the series.

Vareon · Jun 16, 2019

Masuda is letting the news out now so that they can counter with 5 months worth of good PR. Reveal new features, cool Pokemon/character designs, basically change the topic of the conversation. In the meantime let the team decide whether to patch in or not. I doubt sales would be affected greatly, but the sales show declining trend in Japan anyway. Like the games before it, there will be some people who blame the thing they dislike the most as the main culprit of its underperformance.

Cantaim · Jun 16, 2019

I'm curious what this threads thoughts are on the DQ character getting into Smash. Do y'all think when the DQ character is released that it will cause a large bump for Smash Ultimate? I feel like it'll get a bump myself but I can't really think of how big it'll be.

SinCityAssassin · Jun 16, 2019

Cantaim said:
I'm curious what this threads thoughts are on the DQ character getting into Smash. Do y'all think when the DQ character is released that it will cause a large bump for Smash Ultimate? I feel like it'll get a bump myself but I can't really think of how big it'll be.

A bump can happen. Sales are going to increase the closer we get to Mario Maker 2 anyways.

Adventureracing · Jun 16, 2019

I don't think the Pokédex issue will have much of any impact on sales but potentially this type of negative word of mouth may impact the franchise.

Also I think most people complaining aren't necessarily saying it will sell worse, just that the game will be much worse as a result.

Garlic · Jun 16, 2019

ArkhamFantasy said:
Is the pokedex thing a genuine problem with sword and shield that could have a noticeable impact on sales or is it typical era hyperbole?

I have no idea how it will effect sales per se, but unlike 99% of the things PokeEra complains about, having your favorite Pokemon cut absolutely will be something that will create bad word of mouth among the wider Pokemon audience.

The exact effect will depend on exactly how bad the cuts are, whether Game Freak plans to address the issue post-launch, and how well Game Freak can minimize the bad PR prior to launch.

Chris1964 · Jun 16, 2019

Doraemon Story of Seasons appears to have started strong and word of mouth is good. 40-50k opening is possible.

Limabean01 · Jun 16, 2019

KtSlime said:
That's not quite it, I agree that I don't think that the sales will be effected, but that has nothing to do with it being an issue or not. People buying the game just won't know, how would they? Nintendo doesn't republish (let alone translate) NoA's Treehouse videos when they do their E3 stuff, so unless it gets printed in CoroCoro, or they mention it in a promotional video, or if some popular YouTuber like Hikakin hear and talk about it, it won't be known until children start trying to get their favorite Pokemon into the game to find out they can't.

Hm, that's a good point that not all Pokémon fans around the world are even aware of the information yet. But my point is more about the invested fans, the ones talking about it online - I feel like the main people who seem riled up about it/are vocal about it are the hardcore Pokémon fans (who will buy the game anyway). The general audience or less hardcore fans either don't know about it, or likely won't really mind. A lot of people like myself mostly play new Pokémon games for the new Pokémon and not much else.

DarkDetective · Jun 16, 2019

Chris1964 said:
Doraemon Story of Seasons appears to have started strong and word of mouth is good. 40-50k opening is possible.

That's a nice opening. I hope legs are long and it will become a 100k+ seller over the Summer.

Chris1964 · Jun 16, 2019

[NDS] Ni no Kuni: The Jet Black Mage - 600.000
[PS3] Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch - 1.330.000
[PS4/PC] Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom - 1.000.000

Ni no Kuni II was at 900k 1 year ago.

Arynio · Jun 16, 2019

Chris1964 said:
[NDS] Ni no Kuni: The Jet Black Mage - 600.000
[PS3] Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch - 1.330.000
[PS4/PC] Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom - 1.000.000

Ni no Kuni II was at 900k 1 year ago.

These are WW sales... Right?

SinCityAssassin · Jun 16, 2019

Arynio said:
These are WW sales... Right?

Yes. Except DS which was Japan only.

Oregano · Jun 16, 2019

Cantaim said:
I'm curious what this threads thoughts are on the DQ character getting into Smash. Do y'all think when the DQ character is released that it will cause a large bump for Smash Ultimate? I feel like it'll get a bump myself but I can't really think of how big it'll be.

I'm not sure how big of a bump it will be considering Smash has almost outsold DQXI, and will definitely do so in the future.

DQXIS will probably benefit from the Luminary being in Smash though.

Zedark · Jun 16, 2019

Oregano said:
I'm not sure how big of a bump it will be considering Smash has almost outsold DQXI, and will definitely do so in the future.

DQXIS will probably benefit from the Luminary being in Smash though.

Why not both? DQXI cross Smash sounds like a strong combination, for both franchises. I think Smash will get a good boost from the Luminary in Smash, and maybe DQXI S can get some help by pulling in some extra audiences via Smash. The latter will be hard to quantify, even after release, though.

Glio · Jun 16, 2019

ArkhamFantasy said:
Is the pokedex thing a genuine problem with sword and shield that could have a noticeable impact on sales or is it typical era hyperbole?

In the best case Pokémon HOME was going to launch two months later (No date yet) so I do not see how it will drastically affect sales.

The vast majority of players who buy the game day 1, complete it and after a month they have left, they will not notice any difference.

Zedark · Jun 16, 2019

Glio said:
In the best case Pokémon HOME was going to launch two months later (No date yet) so I do not see how it will drastically affect sales.

The vast majority of players who buy the game day 1, complete it and after a month they have left, they will not notice any difference.

Good points. Myself, I feel like the impact won't be too noticeable, either. Like KTSlime said, most people won't really know, and probably a lot won't even find out after launch, either, due to what you mention here.

If Sword/Shield declines from Sun/Moon, then I feel that is an indication of declining interest in Pokémon, not due to this controversy.

sfortunato · Jun 16, 2019

Chris1964 said:
Doraemon Story of Seasons appears to have started strong and word of mouth is good. 40-50k opening is possible.

If legs are good I can see it at 150k+ units with Summer and Switch sales arising.

Oregano · Jun 16, 2019

Zedark said:
Why not both? DQXI cross Smash sounds like a strong combination, for both franchises. I think Smash will get a good boost from the Luminary in Smash, and maybe DQXI S can get some help by pulling in some extra audiences via Smash. The latter will be hard to quantify, even after release, though.

The bump for DQXIS will a lot more notable in the west.

Chris1964 said:
[NDS] Ni no Kuni: The Jet Black Mage - 600.000
[PS3] Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch - 1.330.000
[PS4/PC] Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom - 1.000.000

Ni no Kuni II was at 900k 1 year ago.

Oof, those are bad legs even by JRPG standards.

Deleted member 37233 · Jun 16, 2019

Chris1964 said:
[NDS] Ni no Kuni: The Jet Black Mage - 600.000
[PS3] Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch - 1.330.000
[PS4/PC] Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom - 1.000.000

Ni no Kuni II was at 900k 1 year ago.

TIL there is a Ni no Kuni DS game.

Edit: And also that the PS3 game is based on it. The more you know!

ILikeFeet · Jun 16, 2019

ItWasMeantToBe19 said:
They've never cared to do any patches ever.

They have done patches before but only to fix glitches and enable bank support

MysticGon · Jun 16, 2019

DarkDetective said:
So how low do we need to go for Youkai Watch 4's FW sales? Busters 2 opened at 216k sales for 3DS in December 2017. Will this be similar? Or (significantly) lower?

Going back to one version will hurt them but I think it's for the best. I think 250k+ isn't unreasonable.

schuelma · Jun 16, 2019

Chris1964 said:
Doraemon Story of Seasons appears to have started strong and word of mouth is good. 40-50k opening is possible.

dat Namco support

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