8mil? Do you think that AC will stop selling exactly be end of year??? ;P
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8mil? Do you think that AC will stop selling exactly be end of year??? ;P
Q3 3DS vs NSW
W27: 27.5k / 52.2k [Gap 1698k]
W28: 57.0k / 96.9k [1658k]
W29: 41.5k / 113.2k [1587k]
W30: 42.5k / 125.2k [1505k]
W31: 41.2k /
W32: 41.9k /
W33: 50.2k /
W34: 33.2k /
W35: 34.7k /
W36: 27.9k /
W37: 44.9k /
W38: 47.4k /
W39: 32.8k /
Tot: 537k / 387.5k
W27: 27.5k / 52.2k [Gap 1698k]
W28: 57.0k / 96.9k [1658k]
W29: 41.5k / 113.2k [1587k]
W30: 42.5k / 125.2k [1505k]
W31: 41.2k /
W32: 41.9k /
W33: 50.2k /
W34: 33.2k /
W35: 34.7k /
W36: 27.9k /
W37: 44.9k /
W38: 47.4k /
W39: 32.8k /
Tot: 537k / 387.5k
No, that's a good point.
Individually or are you comparing all of those games combined vs the one SAO game?
I doubt Hamster eShop ports have massively outsold all of the mid-tier Bamco games have skipped Switch.
That's odd since it was the PS4 version that was at 80-100% sellthrough last week, the Switch version was still 60-80%
Uh, I checked again.
See that "Add to cart" button? That wasn't available for the past 5-6 weeks or so. Why do you think the Pro jumped from the 100s to rank 2-4?
Only thing sao's sales are gonna look like to bamco is a bomb, it will put more investers and high ranking employees on harada's back, especially when theres no switch version which had the chance to double its sales
Insane that if supply is enough the Switch could beat the quarter next week.
What happened with PS4 man. Japan just fucking dropped it. Did the same happen with other Sony generation transitions?
I don't think investors have asked about Switch since 2018. The hot topics have been streaming and next gen so the pressure has kidn of disappeared.
There's no stock.
I imagine Yamauchi would have done that if he were still alive.
Anyways props to Animal Crossing sales and Paper Mario's hold. Hopefully wom pushes it further.
How much would do the AC sales will be bundles ?
It's really been a catalyst in driving the hardware sales.
PS4 sales is like whatever now lol, they wont bother stocking it seem, wondering if they will increase the stocks later on
It's really been a catalyst in driving the hardware sales.
PS4 sales is like whatever now lol, they wont bother stocking it seem, wondering if they will increase the stocks later on
Unironically arguing that 3rd party will focus on PS avoiding Switch using mega bomba SAO of all games as a evidence is for sure a point. There are plenty of 3rd party games that are far more succesful than that.
Realistically around 6k-4k is what PS4 could do in a normal week.
Realistically around 6k-4k is what PS4 could do in a normal week.
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If stock is normalised it could see some weeks around 10k until demand is covered, after Ghost of Tsushima there's nothing this year that can push hardware to higher levels.
Must be a nightmare to certain spin doctors seeing Nintendo succeeding to this extent, while Playstation is in its absolute low point right now in Japan. As to the low stock situation, remember when Nintendo was called incompetent when there was low Stock due to very high demand when Switch launched? PS4 situation is simply bad, from low demand and to arguably even worse failing to meet this very limited demand.
That Switch Lite vs OG Switch difference in sales, it's like people buy the Lite only as a last resort.
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There is a reason why the Playstation brand seemingly collapsed in Japan and this kind of logic and justification is an important factor, that also lead to certain strategic moves after Ken Kutaragis Playstation era, after PS2 and PSP.
PS3 sales were pretty slow but not as slow as this IIRC. It's a combination of two factors;;
First, Sony are themselves are more interested in serving the more lucrative western markets with PS4 and getting the PS5 off to a good start worldwide than squeezing out another million PS4 sales out of Japan. You can see this in the lack of price drops and unit shipments to the region.
Second, and most importantly, PlayStation is no longer aimed at the mass market in Japan and has transitioned into a more niche, premium console for enthusiasts. All tentpole third-party franchises got a major release on PS4 and most enthusiasts have already bought the console to play them. The mass market audience simply isn't there to carry the PS4 in the mid to late product cycle as it did with the PS1 and PS2.
Yea if PS4 is having trouble to even match PS3 sales even with the huge backing of third party Japanese developers, I have no hope for the PS5 in Japan tbh.
Not only will the system be expensive and huge, it will be going against the Switch which is a huge commodity in Japan. What are the PS5 launch games for Japan? And which of those will be enticing to consumers.
Not only will the system be expensive and huge, it will be going against the Switch which is a huge commodity in Japan. What are the PS5 launch games for Japan? And which of those will be enticing to consumers.
Oh, is it low in stock? That explains it then, though the difference in shipments is interesting then.
Nihon means land of the rising switch, ops, sun.Just wanted to make this. OMFG!!!!! Is this a first?
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Sword Art Online. The first week sales for the latest one were the lowest in the series IIRC and the 2nd week drop was 89%.
Ummmmmm.... nice one. I have 0 idea of what you guys are talking about. Must be some mid tier game from sega or namco that used to sell on PS Vita.
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Nintendo barely ships Switch Lites in Japan the past month and on the opposite OG shipments increase rapidly.
We don't know the launch line up for any region at the moment but it's not all that important. PS4 did pretty terribly at first but had strong commitment from third parties. PS5 should also benefit from the fact that any game developed for PS4 will be playable at superior quality on PS5. Tales of Zestiria was PS3 only despite launching in 2015.
FTFY
Sword Art Online is a young adult media franchise based on a virtual reality MMO.
The recent game debuted at 73k initial week sales which was below the previous game's (Fatal Bullet) debut week of 81k sales.
The game is really poor in various factors (FPS, bugs, load times, etc) so it has very poor word of mouth and will very likely not sell its initial shipment without steep discounts. This of course, has nothing to do with the PS4 but rather has to do with the incompetence of the developer to put out such a shoddy product.
Chris decided to equate it with a fighting game based on a manga/anime superhero property, One Punch Man, which sold 4.5k copies its first week, far worse. I'm not sure why Chris made this comparison personally.
The decline didn't start with this entry. Fatal Bullet already saw a big decline. It showed once again how the PS4 struggled to absorb the PSV audience and how a single SKU strategy is dumb for this kind of anime games.
The interview with Takahashi and Harada made very clear what Haradas position is (necessity of flashy graphics, despite supporting PSP and PSV) and that he wasn't really aware how well RPGs perform on Switch saleswise.
Which was followed up with Harada closing doors for potential Xenosaga remasters anytime soon, because it supposedly didn't pass their internal market research test..., despite Switch selling well, JRPGs selling well on the system and Monolithsoft having their biggest success on the system.
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I'm curious on what their market research is lol. It seems like they aren't researching hard enough looking at Namco's support on the switch.
Flashy graphics didn't save SAO from declining.
Probably true, but it's not like a Switch version would bring it back where it was 4-5 years ago. The IP itself is in decline. There's a bazillion of overpowered bland light novel protagonists with a bevy of cute girls fawning over them now.
It's not like Pirate Warriors 4 did anything like PW1 or PW2 numbers. It'll sell around what PW3 did. Even though there was a steep decline from PW2 to PW3, that doesn't mean PW4 did poorly and should be equated to One Punch Man, does it? One Piece just isn't at the same level of zeitgeist popularity as it was during the Strong World times. That's basically the same way I think of Sword Art Online now.
I'm not sure they will stop production any time soon, but the stock is low worldwide so it makes sense as a kind of reverse Ring Fit situation.
And why is ACL comparing it to the Switch launch of all things? More comparable to the tail end of the Wii U.
No stock. Sony isn't really sending any PS4s to Japan it seems.