Media Create Sales: Week 31, 2020 (Jul 27 - Aug 02)

Chris1964 · Aug 8, 2020

Japanese software shipments for games with physical release of Nintendo consoles (1997 and later, there aren't detailed data before then)

>5m Q1 (Apr-Jun)
2006 NDS - 9.080.000
2007 NDS - 9.790.000
2009 NDS - 7.170.000
2010 NDS - 5.020.000
2020 NSW - 10.020.000

>6m Q2 (Jul-Sep)
2006 NDS - 11.560.000
2007 NDS - 10.220.000
2008 NDS - 8.820.000
2009 NDS - 8.570.000
2010 NDS - 7.490.000
2013 3DS - 6.070.000
2014 3DS - 6.960.000
2020 NSW - ?

>10m Q3 (Oct-Dec)
2006 NDS - 19.220.000
2007 NDS - 13.330.000
2008 NDS - 13.360.000
2013 3DS - 11.700.000
2014 3DS - 11.470.000
2018 NSW - 10.030.000
2019 NSW - 12.410.000
2020 NSW - ?

>6m Q4 (Jan-Mar)
2005 NDS - 6.840.000
2006 NDS - 9.910.000
2007 NDS - 6.550.000
2019 NSW - 9.850.000
2020 NSW - ?

Man God · Aug 8, 2020

No wonder Q3 is so strong, it goes 11 months.

MegaXZero · Aug 8, 2020

Man God said:
Now that they're doing Nocturne they really should do console releases of 1 and 2 localized. Even the iOS version of 1 is completely inaccessible. When SE is doing stuff like Romancing Saga 1/2, Trials of Mana, and heck even Live a Live there's pretty much no excuse not to.

I'd hope they remake 1 and 2. They haven't aged the best and 1's final stretch didn't really satisfy me.

Lelouch0612 · Aug 8, 2020

I am very impressed the performance of Momotaro on Amazon (it is still #2). The game is not coming before November so it is very encouraging.

Kanann · Aug 8, 2020

Last page about Dragon Quest.

For DQ11, It's kind of clear that the team was not ready, the game was a rehass of DQX with new engine(UE4), that's why Switch DQ11 port also redone the game from almost zero, cost money and time a lot and loosing face embarrassingly.

DQ12 you can easy bet it's multiplatform, even playable on your grandma wheelchair.

MegaXZero · Aug 8, 2020

Lelouch0612 said:
I am very impressed the performance of Momotaro on Amazon (it is still #2). The game is not coming before November so it is very encouraging.

I've never heard of this series before. Is it that extremely popular? The little I see on Amazon looks like a board game ala Mario party and dokapon.

Chris1964 · Aug 8, 2020

Momotaro Dentetsu is a game that Nintendo saved from disappearance so that Konami can now invest on it again.

Konami lends license for Momotaro Dentetsu to Nintendo, due for release next year

Nikkei recently put out a report discussing all the trials and tribulations going on internally with Konami. Lots of interesting tidbits are in there regarding drastic changes as well as a good look into why everything has shifted so much in the last couple of months, but one of the most notable...

nintendoeverything.com

sfortunato · Aug 8, 2020

MegaXZero said:
I've never heard of this series before. Is it that extremely popular? The little I see on Amazon looks like a board game ala Mario party and dokapon.

Yep, very popular board game franchise based on Japanese railways.

It sold well on all mainstream platforms where it appeared, from SNES onwards. It sold extremely well on Wii late in its lifecycle and last entry did 400k+ on 3DS.

hiska-kun · Aug 9, 2020

(Taiwan)
Media Create Sales Week 31, 2020 (27 Jul - 2 Aug)

01./00. [PS4] Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs. MaxiBoost On (Bandai Namco Games) {2020.07.30}
02./03. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo) {2020.03.20}
03./02. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo) {2019.10.31}
04./01. [PS4] Ghost of Tsushima (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2020.07.17}
05./00. [PS4] Fairy Tail (Koei Tecmo) {2020.07.30}

Top 5

PS4 - 3
NSW - 2

(South Korea)
Media Create Sales Week 31, 2020 (27 Jul - 2 Aug)

01./02. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo) {2020.03.20}
02./03. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo) {2019.10.18}
03./00. [NSW] Buried Stars (Line Games) {2020.07.30}
04./00. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield (Pokemon Co.) {2019.11.15}
05./01. [NSW] Paper Mario: The Origami King (Nintendo) {2020.07.17}

Top 5

NSW - 5

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tolkir · Aug 9, 2020

Awesome result for Buried Stars. Korean people always support their products, if the new The War of Genesis game delivers as the trailer shows, it could be a megahit there.

Deleted member 37233 · Aug 9, 2020

sfortunato said:
It sold extremely well on Switch late in its lifecycle

Are you from the future?

sfortunato · Aug 9, 2020

Lichtsang said:
Are you from the future?

On Wii! ;)

Celine · Aug 9, 2020

MegaXZero said:
I've never heard of this series before. Is it that extremely popular? The little I see on Amazon looks like a board game ala Mario party and dokapon.

Momotaro Dentetsu series has sold more than 10M in Japan.
Half a million is doable for the next Switch installment.

Tangentially I think that Momotaro Dentetsu is the reason why Hudson Soft (who Konami bought afterward) was the company that created and managed the Mario Party series for Nintendo.

Semajer · Aug 9, 2020

Man God said:
Now that they're doing Nocturne they really should do console releases of 1 and 2 localized. Even the iOS version of 1 is completely inaccessible. When SE is doing stuff like Romancing Saga 1/2, Trials of Mana, and heck even Live a Live there's pretty much no excuse not to.

If this were to happen how would they likely be released? Digital-only PSP/3DS-style ports with minor upgrades or some sort of collection like Castlevania and Mega Man got recently? Or just a straight ports of the iOS versions?

MysticGon · Aug 9, 2020

Captain Tsubasa is 3 weeks away and preorders are really low. The trailers got a lot of views on YouTube and it was even trending on Twitter when it was announced. I guess all that buzz evaporated when it was revealed how jank the gameplay was. Guess it'll be another anime bomba.

Chris1964 · Aug 9, 2020

Celine said:
Momotaro Dentetsu series has sold more than 10M in Japan.
Half a million is doable for the next Switch installment.

12m by the beginning of 2011.

“桃鉄”初。iPhone/iPod touch用ボードゲーム「桃太郎電鉄JAPAN＋（プラス）」が本日配信開始。正午からはUstream＆ツイキャスでのWeb発表会も

　ハドソンは，iPhone/iPod touch用ボードゲーム「桃太郎電鉄JAPAN＋（プラス）」の配信を，本日開始した。アプリのダウンロードは無料（ただし遊べるのはゲーム内の年数で1年のみ）。最大20年遊べる完全版へのアップグレードには，800円（税込）が必要となる。Ustream＆ツイキャスによるWeb発表会の情報もあるので，お見逃しなく。

www.4gamer.net

Switch version can go higher than half million.

fiendcode · Aug 9, 2020

MegaXZero said:
I'd hope they remake 1 and 2. They haven't aged the best and 1's final stretch didn't really satisfy me.

Go the Mana route. Do a localized ROM collection (maybe I, II and if...) followed up by some full remakes. Throw in Devil Summoner too if they can somewhere.

DarkDetective · Aug 9, 2020

Momotarou Dentetsu sold 400k copies on 3DS in the months before the Switch launch. If the Switch game is good, it should be able to easily go beyond half a million.

We've seen that digital shares have increased now in Japan as well, including casual-oriented and hyperevergreen games like Animal Crossing. Yes, there was a pandemic, but the consumer behaviour of the Japanese was much less affected by the pandemic and lockdowns than in Europe, so I disregard that as a reason for the significantly higher share of digital sales of Animal Crossing and Nintendo's first-party output in general. Why would this be different for a casual-oriented third-party game such as Momotarou Dentetsu. So it's fair to expect that the actual 500k sellthrough milestone will be met around the time physical sales exceed 350k (in case of 30% digital share), but likely a bit earlier.

I expect shipments of the upcoming Momotarou Dentetsu game on Switch to reach 600k, which is similar to the 2010 Wii game.

fiendcode · Aug 9, 2020

Chris1964 said:
Momotaro Dentetsu is a game that Nintendo saved from disappearance so that Konami can now invest on it again.

Konami lends license for Momotaro Dentetsu to Nintendo, due for release next year

Nikkei recently put out a report discussing all the trials and tribulations going on internally with Konami. Lots of interesting tidbits are in there regarding drastic changes as well as a good look into why everything has shifted so much in the last couple of months, but one of the most notable...

nintendoeverything.com

They had to. After Konami murdered Hudson the creator vowed to never work with them and the series was finished.

Japanese Game Developer Gets Brutally Frank on Twitter

Japanese people have the reputation of not saying what they mean. That's not exactly accurate. Plenty of Japanese people are very good at saying exactly what they mean.

kotaku.com

Lelouch0612 · Aug 9, 2020

DarkDetective said:
Why would this be different for a casual-oriented third-party game such as Momotarou Dentetsu. So it's fair to expect that the actual 500k sellthrough milestone will be met around the time physical sales exceed 350k (in case of 30% digital share), but likely a bit earlier.

No vouchers

HaremKing · Aug 9, 2020

DarkDetective said:
Why would this be different for a casual-oriented third-party game such as Momotarou Dentetsu.

Digital will be the same price as retail MSRP, unlike Nintendo's first party titles in Japan due to the discounted voucher system.

Chris1964 · Aug 9, 2020

Fishing Spirits is family game on Switch and digital is almost zero despite supply problems for some time. Taiko on the other hand has good share of digital sales but nowhere close to Animal Crossing.

It won't be a mystery, we'll know from weekly and montly eShop charts where Momotaro Dentetsu is heading.

schuelma · Aug 9, 2020

IF Rune Factory 5 and Bravely Default are still 2020 (I imagine we'll find out soon), holiday 2020 could actually be the first holiday where 3rd parties somewhat take advantage of switch holiday sales.

sfortunato · Aug 9, 2020

Chris1964 said:
Fishing Spirits is family game on Switch and digital is almost zero despite supply problems for some time. Taiko on the other hand has good share of digital sales but nowhere close to Animal Crossing.

It won't be a mystery, we'll know from weekly and montly eShop charts where Momotaro Dentetsu is heading.

I had the impression that Family Fishing is really skewed towards a casual audience - families and kids - while Taiko has a sizable hardcore audience too - which might explain good digital sales.

DarkDetective · Aug 9, 2020

Lelouch0612 said:
No vouchers

Fair enough lol

Even with a 20% digital share, that means 400k will be enough, and I think the Switch game will that :)

ItWasMeantToBe19 · Aug 9, 2020

How well is Pikmin 3 looking to do?

jesusraz · Aug 9, 2020

Chris1964 said:
This wasn't given big attention before. Digital stores are getting stronger but last Nintendo results confirm that these deep discounts affect digital sales/ratio and are in line with CESA reports that revenue takes a big hit comparing to sales for many games.

H1 2020 eShop top sellers

Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo) [20.3.2020] a few million units :)

Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo) [05.6.2020] 225k ≤ x ≤ 270k

Human: Fall Flat (Teyon Japan) [28.12.2017]

Splatoon 2 (Nintendo) [21.7.2017]

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) [28.4.2017]

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo) [07.12.2018]

NBA 2K20 (Take-Two Japan) [06.9.2019]

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX (The Pokémon Company) [06.3.2020]

Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch for Nintendo Switch (Level-5) [20.9.2019]

Minecraft (Mojang / Microsoft Japan) [21.6.2018]

Layton's Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaires' Conspiracy DX (Level-5) [09.8.2018]

Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition (Nintendo) [29.5.2020] 125k ≤ x ≤ 145k

Going off the sales of Ninokuni PS3 that Chris posted earlier (~200k for Japan), it looks like the Switch version almost matched that result. Not in terms of revenue, perhaps, but in terms of sheer unit sales there's a chance that the No.9 position in the above chart is ~150-170k. Layton could also be ~130-150k, which is not a bad result, all things considered.

Lelouch0612 · Aug 9, 2020

COMG! preorders chart, Week 32 2020:
Each point represents one preorder at this retailer. It is a relatively small retailer located in one region so be careful when you extrapolate, especially regarding Otaku games (overrepresented) and family games (underrepresented).

1. The Legend of Heroes Hajimari no Kiseki - 23 pts (+3 pts)
2. Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Collector's Edition (PS4) - 21 pts (+0 pt)
3. The Legend of Heroes Hajimari no Kiseki Collector's Edition - 19 pts (+3 pts)
4. Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Collector's Edition (NSW) - 18 pts (+0 pt)
5. Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles (PS4) – 15 pts (+6 pts)
6. Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles (NSW) – 15 pts (+4 pts)
7. Momotaro Densetsu - 11 pts (+6 pts)
8. Cyberpunk 2077 – 10 pts (+0 pt)
9. Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne (NSW) - 8 pts (+1 pt)
10. Watch Dogs Legion - 8 pts (+0 pt)
11. Atelier Ryza 2 (PS4) - 7 pts (NE)
12. Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne (PS4) - 7 pts (+1 pt)
13. Captain Tsubasa (PS4) - 6 pts (+0 pt)
14. Avengers - 6 pts (+1 pt)
15. Atelier Ryza 2 (NSW) - 5 pts (NE)
16. Azur Lane (NSW) - 5 pts (+1 pt)
17. Atelier Ryza 2 Collector's Edition (NSW) - 4 pts (NE)
18. Assassin's Creed Valhalla - 4 pts (+0 pt)
19. NBA 2K21 (PS4) - 4 pts (NE)
20. Jump Force Deluxe (NSW) - 3 pts (+0 pt)

P Diddy · Aug 9, 2020

ランキング - COMG! コング･エンターテイメント･ショップ

TVゲームの予約・売上ランキングです。予約ランキングは毎日更新。売上ランキングは毎週月曜日の更新です。

www.comgnet.com

hiska-kun · Aug 9, 2020

Tsutaya Ranking: Week 32, 2020 (3 Aug - 9 Aug)

01./03. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons <ETC> (Nintendo) {2020.03.20} (¥5.980)
02./02. [PS4] Ghost of Tsushima <ADV> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2020.07.17} (¥6.900)
03./06. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure <HOB> (Nintendo) {2019.10.18} (¥7.980)
04./14. [NSW] eBaseball Powerful Pro Baseball 2020 <SPT> (Konami) {2020.07.09} (¥6.980)
05./01. [PS4] Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs. MaxiBoost On <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2020.07.30} (¥8.200)
06./05. [NSW] Paper Mario: The Origami King <ADV> (Nintendo) {2020.07.17} (¥5.980)
07./09. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics <TBL> (Nintendo) {2020.06.05} (¥3.980)
08./10. [PS4] eBaseball Powerful Pro Baseball 2020 <SPT> (Konami) {2020.07.09} (¥7.980)
09./11. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe <RCE> (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980)
10./15. [NSW] Minecraft <ADV> (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} (¥3.600)
11./13. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate <FTG> (Nintendo) {2018.12.07} (¥7.200)
12./12. [NSW] Splatoon 2 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.11.22} (¥5.980)
13./00. [PS4] Neptunia Virtual Stars <RPG> (Compile Heart) {2020.08.06} (¥7.600)
14./07. [NSW] Fairy Tail <RPG> (Koei Tecmo) {2020.07.30} (¥7.800)
15./16. [NSW] Pokemon Sword <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2019.11.15} (¥5.980)
16./17. [NSW] Super Mario Party <ETC> (Nintendo) {2018.10.05} (¥5.980)
17./04. [PS4] Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs. MaxiBoost On (Premium Sound Edition) <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2020.07.30} (¥11.200)
18./08. [PS4] Fairy Tail <RPG> (Koei Tecmo) {2020.07.30} (¥7.800)
19./19. [NSW] Pokemon Shield <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2019.11.15} (¥5.980)
20./21. [NSW] Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training for Nintendo Switch <HOB> (Nintendo) {2019.12.27} (¥3.480)

Top 20

NSW - 14
PS4 - 6

hiska-kun · Aug 9, 2020

Powerful Baseball for Switch had a big jump due to new stock.

Hardware seems to rise too.

SpaceCrystal · Aug 9, 2020

sfortunato said:
Another multiplatform release selling better on Switch than on PS4. Even a year ago some things were unthinkable. Japanese players are really migrating over Switch, even those who were traditionally Sony purchasers.

Everyone in Japan had immediately migrated over to the Switch the moment it was officially released.

Deleted member 60185 · Aug 9, 2020

NSW - 12
PS4 - 8

Total: 466 (+25 WoW)

Arex · Aug 9, 2020

Ghost of Tsushima the new Sony evergreen lol :P

PillFencer · Aug 9, 2020

Probably a great week for Switch and Tsushima

HaremKing · Aug 9, 2020

There's a very big difference between the rankings of Switch Powapro and the regular Gundam SKU with Tsutaya (Powapro 4th, Gundam 5th) and COMG (Powapro 12th, Gundam 1st).

P Diddy · Aug 10, 2020

HaremKing said:
There's a very big difference between the rankings of Switch Powapro and the regular Gundam SKU with Tsutaya (Powapro 4th, Gundam 5th) and COMG (Powapro 12th, Gundam 1st).

COMG tends to underrate family games and overrates otaku games, as stated in Lelouch's post.

hiska-kun · Aug 10, 2020

Yodobashi lotteries for Obon's week seem huge. The winning ratio is almost 100% at the moment.

Chris1964 · Aug 10, 2020

Yodobashi lotteries winning ratio will be more indicative at the end of the day.

P Diddy · Aug 10, 2020

Chris1964 said:
Yodobashi lotteries winning ratio will be more indicative at the end of the day.

What's the general winning rate for Yodobashi lotteries?

cw_sasuke · Aug 10, 2020

MysticGon said:
Captain Tsubasa is 3 weeks away and preorders are really low. The trailers got a lot of views on YouTube and it was even trending on Twitter when it was announced. I guess all that buzz evaporated when it was revealed how jank the gameplay was. Guess it'll be another anime bomba.

CT is a global IP - it wont set Japan on fire but it should do well worldwide.

schuelma said:
IF Rune Factory 5 and Bravely Default are still 2020 (I imagine we'll find out soon), holiday 2020 could actually be the first holiday where 3rd parties somewhat take advantage of switch holiday sales.

I really hope that RF5 takes advantage of the Switch hardware and is gonna be a showcase title - they took their time with this one and even provided a very robust RF4S as an appetizer...MMVs big shot to reach the next level with these IPs, the audience overlap between some of Switch biggest sellers and RF/SoS is massive.

So yeah i just hope it looks like a game with a decent budget and not like a 3DS game in HD - they cant afford to fumble the ball with this one.

MegaXZero · Aug 10, 2020

cw_sasuke said:
CT is a global IP - it wont set Japan on fire but it should do well worldwide.

It's funny, I was looking at a trailer for it and an Italian guy I work with saw it and got all excited cause he remembered the Holly and Benji cartoon from his childhood.

Mr Swine · Aug 10, 2020

I wonder how big the difference between Power Baseball sales are on PSN and Eshop. Don't PS4 games tend to sell better digitally or has it shifted since the pandemic hit?

Avada Kedavra · Aug 10, 2020

Mr Swine said:
I wonder how big the difference between Power Baseball sales are on PSN and Eshop. Don't PS4 games tend to sell better digitally or has it shifted since the pandemic hit?

We have little information about how non-vouchers Switch games are doing on the eShop other than the eShop rankings, but I would think that the unlimited vouchers in Japan are conditioning consumers to expect a discount when buying digitally so if a game isn't part of the voucher program it might be a tougher sell.

sfortunato · Aug 10, 2020

MegaXZero said:
It's funny, I was looking at a trailer for it and an Italian guy I work with saw it and got all excited cause he remembered the Holly and Benji cartoon from his childhood.

Yep, CT is wildly popular in Italy, France and Spain. The game will do well over here.

Chris1964 · Aug 10, 2020

Mr Swine said:
I wonder how big the difference between Power Baseball sales are on PSN and Eshop. Don't PS4 games tend to sell better digitally or has it shifted since the pandemic hit?

PS Store can't do miracles for PS4 when retail is weak and from the moment Sony has shut down all info for Japan we don't know specific game's performance digitally. For Power Pro we know eShop sales this year are strong.

Lite_Agent said:
Nintendo eShop Sales: July 2020

01./New. – eBaseball Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2020 (Konami) [09.7.2020]
02./New. – Paper Mario: The Origami King (Nintendo) [17.7.2020]
03./01. – Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo) [05.6.2020]
04./02. – Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo) [20.3.2020]
05./07. – Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) [28.4.2017]

PillFencer · Aug 10, 2020

Yeah beating 2 voucher games that sold more at retail (and Clubhouse that gets most of its sales from the eShop!) is really good.

Arynio · Aug 10, 2020

Avada Kedavra said:
We have little information about how non-vouchers Switch games are doing on the eShop other than the eShop rankings, but I would think that the unlimited vouchers in Japan are conditioning consumers to expect a discount when buying digitally so if a game isn't part of the voucher program it might be a tougher sell.

And yet it was the best selling game in the eshop during July.

Chris1964 · Aug 10, 2020

jesusraz said:
Going off the sales of Ninokuni PS3 that Chris posted earlier (~200k for Japan), it looks like the Switch version almost matched that result. Not in terms of revenue, perhaps, but in terms of sheer unit sales there's a chance that the No.9 position in the above chart is ~150-170k. Layton could also be ~130-150k, which is not a bad result, all things considered.

These 70-90% off sales at digital stores are not very different from the overshipped games at retail that inflate shipments and have to enter bargain bins so that they are cleared. They show basically nothing in the big picture for a game's power.

Jbone115 · Aug 10, 2020

GoT feels like the closest thing to a Sony 1P evergreen we've seen in a long time.

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