Really? Switch has been so not spiky this year.
Bizarre that demand has been so consistent.
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Media Create Sales: Week 29, 2018 (Jul 16 - Jul 22)
- Thread starter Chris1964
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Really? Switch has been so not spiky this year.
Bizarre that demand has been so consistent.
Ahhhh I see, thanks for the explanation. I did not get that implication in your original post at all.
I do agree though, 69k is a great number and OT week 2 probably wouldn't have met that even without the supply shortage.
Well it's weird then that last holiday season when Sony bundled every PS4 with Everybody's Golf download code those sales were not counted. Or when back in a day Sony bundled download codes of Bloodborne with every PS4 for a while.
Great HW and SW sales for the switch. Shame that it's a little while till the next big release. Still expecting the switch to keep a high baseline, wondering if it'll drop back down to around 40K or if it can stay closer to 50K.
Hmm...might have been there as well.
Anyway Knacks jpn first week where only that big because bundle sales are counted for software.
Thats how they usually operate with new potential strong IPs on Nintendo systems.
Call me crazy but it often seems like they dont their games to perform to well from the start - to keep expectation in check on what they can deliver on the plattform.
If a game like Octopath would launch with +200k it would be one of the top launches of the year - market/shareholders would expect SE to follow through on that success faster.
They still havent been able to adress DQ XI Switch in meaningful way, ports of Remasters of FF games and co. are MIA as well and obv. there hasnt been a big Switch related announcement from them.
I know that we are going to see more from SE this fall in terms of announcements now that Octopath is out.
They wanna reap the benefits once Pokemon/Smash expanded the audience this Holiday season.
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You can't count as a sale something that is given for free.
W1 - 146006
W11 - 54342
W29 - 53745
W18 - 53113
W26 - 50726
W12 - 50412
W28 - 50239
Those are all the >50k weeks NSW had this year.
Lowest result
W19 - 31720
Excluding week 1 this year has been in the 54k to 31k range. It's a very steady pace.
It's not "bundled".
If you buy PS4 at one time in a particular store, you get a free DL code.
Since that's Famitsu, here's Media Create numbers for the most recent entries (from CY MediaCreate Top 1000s + weekly charts)
[NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum 'n' Fun! <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2018.07.19} (¥6.100) - 69.984 / NEW
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[WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Super Deluxe Edition # (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.11.29} (¥5.040) - 115.955 / 643.076
[3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.12} (¥5.040) - 63.388 / 626.447
[PSP] Taiko no Tatsujin Portable DX (Bandai Namco Games) {2011.07.14} (¥5.229) - 80.215 / 394.861
[WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Definitive Edition # (Bandai Namco Games) {2011.11.23} (¥5.040) - 32.098 / 363.809
[3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Don to Katsu no Jikuu Daibouken <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.06.26} (¥4.740) - 53.095 / 297.959
[WIU] Taiko no Tatsujin: Wii U Version! # <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.11.21} (¥5.480) - 19.265 / 189.938
[PSV] Taiko no Tatsujin: V Version <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.07.09} (¥5.690) - 46.101 / 143.049
[3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Don Don! Mystery Adventure <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2016.06.16} (¥4.800) - 32.369 / 104.905
[WIU] Taiko no Tatsujin: Tokumori! # <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.11.20} (¥5.627) - 11.769 / 106.322
[WIU] Taiko no Tatsujin: Atsumete Tomodachi Daisakusen! # <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.11.26} (¥5.300) - 10.007 / 68.835
[PS4] Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum Session! # <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2017.10.26} (¥6.100) - 28.245 / 39.925*
[3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb [Nintendo Selects] <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2016.03.17} (¥2.700) - 1.628 / 23.831
[PSV] Taiko no Tatsujin: V Version [Welcome Price!!] <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2016.12.01} (¥3.800) - 446 / 4.859*As of Week 45, 2017
Aa. So that is the difference. As far as I know though for example NPD does count even sales from these bundles with ''free'' games so it's just that Japanese trackers have decided not to.
First week where Switch's top 2 titles are both third party!
Good sales all around. Hopefully Octopath shortages are sorted out soon...
Good sales all around. Hopefully Octopath shortages are sorted out soon...
is likely gonna keep going down, Amazon JP dont have more stock till August 4th
KHIII January 2019. RDR2, Spider Man, CoD, BF are not big in Japan.
Yep, running joke for that exact reason. I don't follow Asia news so I had zero idea 10 people have died from a legit heat wave. TBH that comment I thought meant 10 people were "banned" aka "died" from using the joke.
Zelda is more impressive to me given it's a single player game. but it goes to show that freeform gameplay is the way to go to extend the legs of single player gameplay
there hasn't been a major release in a long while. what still releases for it are niche games like visual novels and a lot of them seem to be jumping ship to the Switch
I think at least one or two of those can do pretty well. Don't CoD games usually do around 300-400k? That's pretty good, especially for a very western-focused series.
CoD and Rockstar games....are def. big in Japan.
Spiderman should do quite well too.
The impact on console hardware sales might not be as big though.
Well "big" in the sense of over 200k maybe, but "big" in the sense 700k or more I don't think so.
When is the next big release for any platform? There is Mario party in October but is there much else between now and then (like say 50-100K opening)?
So you might say... they are bigger than niche, but not a breakout hit?
RIP psycho
To be fair...the games that fit the second definition have been the same for the last couple years.
On Sony consoles its MH, FF, DQ and this time KH3 might do it as well considering the hype. Otherwise there isnt really much to sell on that level.
Games like CoD are relatively big compared to what most other releases sell on that plattform.
3rd biggest debut for a Taiko game is a pretty amazing result, especially considering latest entries openings.
The Switch is entering "holiday mode" early. I mean Splatoon 2, Deluxe and Zelda still progessing ? How ???? WOW !!!!
Lmao at Detroit not going out without a fight. I want it to reach 100k so badly before leaving the Top 20 lol
EDIT: It already outsold the first 3 weeks of God of War damn. Maybe there is a chance it will overtake its LTD eventually
EDIT: It already outsold the first 3 weeks of God of War damn. Maybe there is a chance it will overtake its LTD eventually
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Winning Eleven 2019, FIFA 19 , Dragon Ball FighterZ Switch, Warriors Orochi 3 and hopefully a couple of surprises (TWEWY, Xenoblade : Torna ...)
Decent line-up of games. Definitely still hoping for a surprise or 2 but not expecting anything.
Zelda is outlegging both Kirby and Odyssey.
This shows the uniqueness of Breath of the Wild and also the overcrowding of platforms on Switch.
This shows the uniqueness of Breath of the Wild and also the overcrowding of platforms on Switch.
given how Kirby did in relation to Mario, and historical data, I'm not too certain overcrowding is much of an issue. especially since Mario nor Kirby lends itself to legs (despite it's updates). BotW, on the other hand, is far more open and freeform in its design, allowing for more unique (and gif-able) experiences that help extend playerbase
that's my theory, anyway
I could see there be another Nintendo title getting revealed in the next direct, a port or so. Feels a bit thin from a first party perspective to only have 1 expansion and a mario party game from mid july to mid november. Another possible surprise could be DQB2.. its supposed to be in 2018 but we havnt heard anything from it for a few months now.
They all watched dunkey video and realized this game was trash
It's completely out of stock
Out of stock in pretty much entire Japan. 90% Sell through with restock selling out in three hours.