Media Create Sales: Week 37, 2019 (Sep 09 - Sep 15)

[Deleted member 32018]

Decent hold for MHW:I, we'll see if it can keep it up this week with all the Switch stuff.

DXM is a weird one. All things considered it's not bad, the release timing isn't great with all the other games before/after, it's a new IP, the first demo was meh, it's had not much in the way of marketing compared to other Switch exclusives.

 

[Chris1964]

Famitsu Sales: Week 44, 2012 (Oct 22 - Oct 28)
05./00. [PS3] Borderlands 2 <RPG> (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2012.10.25} (¥6.800) - 32.845 / NEW <74,60%>
09./00. [360] Borderlands 2 <RPG> (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2012.10.25} (¥6.800) - 16.618 / NEW <78,10%>

Famitsu Sales: Week 35, 2018 (Aug 27 - Sep 02)
01./00. [PS4] Winning Eleven 2019 <SPT> (Konami) {2018.08.30} (¥7.600) - 72.320 / NEW <40-60%>

Famitsu Sales: Week 37, 2019 (Sep 09 - Sep 15)
02./00. [PS4] eFootball Winning Eleven 2020 <SPT> (Konami) {2019.09.12} (¥7.600) - 58.264 / NEW
03./00. [PS4] Borderlands 3 # <RPG> (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2019.09.13} (¥7.400) - 36.036 / NEW

 

[Principate]

DxM has also a good rank on japanese eshop, it is currently ranked first.

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The game seems to have good word of mouth amongst a number of fans of the genre in the west at least. Wonder how quickly they can get out PvP.

 

[Spiegel]

If you have been reading this thread in the last few months you would see that people expected way, way lower. The hype and advertising for this game were almost nothing. I am frankly shocked it did that well.

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Not talking about the actual performance because I think It couldn't have done much better but the game had two demos and was featured plenty of times on Nintendo Directs. That's a good amount of advertisng

 

[Guaraná]

PS4 27% drop from last year is also very good for a console in its sixth year in the market.

 

[Zedark]

Famitsu Sales: Week 44, 2012 (Oct 22 - Oct 28)
05./00. [PS3] Borderlands 2 <RPG> (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2012.10.25} (¥6.800) - 32.845 / NEW <74,60%>
09./00. [360] Borderlands 2 <RPG> (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2012.10.25} (¥6.800) - 16.618 / NEW <78,10%>

Famitsu Sales: Week 35, 2018 (Aug 27 - Sep 02)
01./00. [PS4] Winning Eleven 2019 <SPT> (Konami) {2018.08.30} (¥7.600) - 72.320 / NEW <40-60%>

Famitsu Sales: Week 37, 2019 (Sep 09 - Sep 15)
02./00. [PS4] eFootball Winning Eleven 2020 <SPT> (Konami) {2019.09.12} (¥7.600) - 58.264 / NEW
03./00. [PS4] Borderlands 3 # <RPG> (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2019.09.13} (¥7.400) - 36.036 / NEW

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Huh, Borderlands declined, even. Did not expect that.

 

[hiska-kun]

Switch YTD Hardware Sales Comparison

Switch vs PS2

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|    |    PlayStation 2   |   Nintendo Switch  |  Difference  | 
|    |    (2000/03/04)    |    (2017/03/03)    |              | 
|----|---------|----------|---------|----------|--------------| 
|Week|  Weekly |    LTD   |  Weekly |    LTD   |   NSW - PS2  | 
|----|---------|----------|---------|----------|--------------|
| 131|   63.350| 9.997.832|   90.553| 8.842.948|    -1.154.884|
| 132|   44.398|10.042.230|   77.392| 8.920.340|    -1.121.890|
| 133|   44.766|10.086.996|   51.619| 8.971.959|    -1.115.037|
| 134|   43.666|10.130.662|         |          |              |
| 135|   43.675|10.174.337|         |          |              |
| 136|   39.250|10.213.587|         |          |              |
| 137|   33.271|10.246.858|         |          |              |
| 138|   30.427|10.277.285|         |          |              |
| 139|   34.602|10.311.887|         |          |              |
| 140|   38.228|10.350.115|         |          |              |
|----|---------|----------|---------|----------|--------------|

PS4 vs PS3

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|    |    PlayStation 3   |    PlayStation 4   |  Difference  | 
|    |    (2006/11/11)    |    (2014/02/22)    |              | 
|----|---------|----------|---------|----------|--------------| 
|Week|  Weekly |    LTD   |  Weekly |    LTD   |   PS4 - PS3  | 
|----|---------|----------|---------|----------|--------------|
| 289|   13.800| 8.035.155|   10.924| 8.313.322|       278.167|
| 290|   16.256| 8.051.411|   33.728| 8.347.050|       295.639|
| 291|   16.404| 8.067.815|   27.437| 8.374.487|       306.672|
| 292|   15.830| 8.083.645|         |          |              |
| 293|   15.183| 8.098.828|         |          |              |
| 294|   13.785| 8.112.613|         |          |              |
| 295|   16.399| 8.129.012|         |          |              |
| 296|   14.297| 8.143.309|         |          |              |
| 297|   15.218| 8.158.527|         |          |              |
| 298|   16.232| 8.174.759|         |          |              |
|----|---------|----------|---------|----------|--------------|

Minecraft Switch vs Minecraft Vita Edition

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|    | Minecraft Vita    | Minecraft Switch  |  Difference  | 
|    | [PSV] (2015/03/19)| [NSW] (2018/06/21)|              | 
|----|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------------| 
|Week|  Weekly |   LTD   |  Weekly |   LTD   | Switch – Vita| 
|----|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------------|
| 63 |    5.297|  697.348|    9.340|  907.250|       209.902|
| 64 |    5.425|  702.773|    8.221|  915.471|       212.698|
| 65 |    4.702|  707.475|    8.051|  923.522|       216.047|
| 66 |    5.009|  712.484|         |         |              |
| 67 |    5.158|  717.642|         |         |              |
| 68 |    5.187|  722.829|         |         |              |
| 69 |    5.104|  727.933|         |         |              |
| 70 |    4.607|  732.540|         |         |              |
| 71 |    4.492|  737.032|         |         |              |
| 72 |    4.397|  741.429|         |         |              |
|----|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------------|

Super Mario Maker 2 vs Super Mario Maker for 3DS

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|    |  Mario Maker 3DS  |   Mario Maker 2   |  Difference  | 
|    | [3DS] (2016/12/01)| [NSW] (2019/06/28)|              | 
|----|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------------| 
|Week|  Weekly |   LTD   |  Weekly |   LTD   | Switch – 3DS | 
|----|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------------|
| 10 |   11.910|1.056.770|   22.580|  582.001|      -474.769|
| 11 |    9.903|1.066.673|   18.296|  600.297|      -466.376|
| 12 |    8.182|1.074.855|   14.512|  614.809|      -460.046|
| 13 |    6.468|1.081.323|         |         |              |
| 14 |    6.800|1.088.123|         |         |              |
| 15 |    5.917|1.094.040|         |         |              |
| 16 |    5.368|1.099.408|         |         |              |
| 17 |    6.468|1.105.876|         |         |              |
| 18 |    6.516|1.112.392|         |         |              |
| 19 |    4.984|1.117.376|         |         |              |
|----|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------------|

 

[Kelanflyter]

Maybe rebranding PES as eFootball was not a very good idea.

Also, not having a Switch SKU didn't help.

 

[Chris1964]

There were only 3 weeks Switch went over 200k last year, 49-50-51.

 

[Puroresu_kid]

Pes sold worse than 2019 opening week. Damn that's rough.

 

[Arynio]

There were only 3 weeks Switch went over 200k last year, 49-50-51.

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Do you mean expecting 200k for next week is unreasonable, or that this year we'll see that more often? I'd guess the second.

 

[Deleted member 31092]

nvm I can't read.

 

[Darkstar0155]

Jumped in to see how AC did on its second week... and felt stupid not realizing this was its third week (was travelling for work last wed and missed last weeks thread)

Edit: DxM…. surprised it sold this number. This game looked like it was going to be a huge bomb sales wise. I don't know what I was expecting, but this is better than whatever I would have guessed ha

 

[Zedark]

Did NBA drop 27%?
Will FIFA and CoD drop 27%?

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FIFA and COD aren't consoles...

 

[Deleted member 31092]

FIFA and COD aren't consoles...

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I read PES lol.

 

[Vinnk]

Not talking about the actual performance because I think It couldn't have done much better but the game had two demos and was featured plenty of times on Nintendo Directs. That's a good amount of advertisng

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W101 had a demo and was mentioned in just as many directs. It was also made by Platinum and it absolutely cratered.

Sushi Striker had a demo, was featured in 3 directs, was published by Nintendo and launched on 2 platforms.

Both of those title also had more mainstream advertising. Sushi striker had ads during the anime block on TV.

DxM just outsold both of them combined.

Directs and demos are great but it is far from a guarantee of success. (and actually the first demo made a lot of people weary of this game).

 

[hiska-kun]

Daemon X Machina is not part of the voucher program, so even it charted relatively high in the eshop, I wouldn't expect high digital sales.

 

[Darkstar0155]

W101 had a demo and was mentioned in just as many directs. It was also made by Platinum and it absolutely cratered.

Sushi Striker had a demo, was featured in 3 directs, was published by Nintendo and launched on 2 platforms.

Both of those title also had more mainstream advertising. Sushi striker had ads during the anime block on TV.

DxM just outsold both of them combined.

Directs and demos are great but it is far from a guarantee of success. (and actually the first demo made a lot of people weary of this game).

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Honestly, I think TW101 Demo probably HURT its sales more than helped. It was one of the most complex and difficult demos I had ever played.

 

[RPGamer2]

Maybe Japanese gamers treat annualized franchies different than that of their western counterparts (which I doubt). Active PS4 sales are down Y/Y, the PS4 is at the end of its console life, I don't know why people would execpt annualized francises to keep pace. Adding a Switch version would help but it wouldn't set the world on fire.

 

[Sander VF]

Daemon X Machina is not part of the voucher program, so even it charted relatively high in the eshop, I wouldn't expect high digital sales.

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It is though

Voucher Compatible Games - Nintendo Game Store

www.nintendo.com

 

[Principate]

It is though

Voucher Compatible Games - Nintendo Game Store

www.nintendo.com

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Not in Japan, it's published by Marvelous there.

 

[Sander VF]

Not in Japan, it's published by Marvelous there.

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Ah, of course, forgot about that.

 

[CeroMiedo]

It is though

Voucher Compatible Games - Nintendo Game Store

www.nintendo.com

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That's not Japan's voucher system

 

[808s & Villainy]

Expectations must be low if people think Daemon X Machina did remotely good. If a mecha game doesn't sell in Japan tell me where it will. That's a bad result.

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What does this even mean? The only mecha games that sell are Gundam games and SRW. Being a mecha game alone (which AC isn't even really) doesn't mean it'll sell just because it's Japan

 

[Kresnik]

XBO > PSV for the first time ever?

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Check the last week column right next to those numbers :P

 

[Chris1964]

After Borderlands, Ghost Recon will likely follow. With the exception of Call of Duty there's small interest for most western AAA games following.

 

[Mr Swine]

Oof, hoped Switch would be above 60k this week. It's not a bad number being over 50k but I guess that is Because of Lite? Good hold for Monhun and PS4.

impressed that Switch is 400k above over last year and I guess it will be a lot more ifLite takes I hope!

 

[SinCityAssassin]

You know what? For DxM, I'll take it.

 

[konoka]

What does this even mean? The only mecha games that sell are Gundam games and SRW. Being a mecha game alone (which AC isn't even really) doesn't mean it'll sell just because it's Japan

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At least that's a bad result for Marvelous.

 

[808s & Villainy]

At least that's a bad result for Marvelous.

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Marvelous is just a publisher though. You can't expect all their games, regardless of the genre and look, to perform the same as if they all have the same audience

 

[fiendcode]

Losing Eleven

 

[Deleted member 49438]

Fire Emblem finally fell out of the top 10 after almost 2 months charting. We had a good run. Good to see Daemon X Machina having a solid first week. Switch Lite 150k+ hypetrain all aboard

 

[ShinobiBk]

Gotta admit, Daemon X Machina did WAY better than I expected. I thought it would be a complete and utter bomb. Those sales are OK. I don't think it will fare well WW though. Like I don't see it appearing in NPD top 20

If you have been reading this thread in the last few months you would see that people expected way, way lower. The hype and advertising for this game were almost nothing. I am frankly shocked it did that well.

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The advertising was there for sure. This game was featured in every major direct since E3 2018.

 

[Kerotan]

PS4 top 3!

Excellent second week for MHW.

Good PS4 hardware numbers. It's now over 300k ahead of the Ps3 aligned. I'm looking forward to seeing the gap come January.

 

[OrdinaryUsername]

How much do you think the Switch Lite will sell in Japan during the launch week? Is 200K realistic on the launch?

And what will be the average for the weekly sales of the Switch family? 85K weekly?

 

[zero_suit]

There were only 3 weeks Switch went over 200k last year, 49-50-51.

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Next week will be VERY interesting...

 

[Deleted member 10737]

pleasantly surprised with DxM, i thought it would do less.

 

[HaremKing]

Huh, Borderlands 3 and WE 2020 beat out Iceborne's 2nd week on PSN JP ranking. Did not expect that at all.

https://store.playstation.com/ja-jp/grid/PN.CH.JP-PN.CH.MIXED.JP-PS4RANKING/

 

[RPGamer2]

Huh, Borderlands 3 and WE 2020 beat out Iceborne's 2nd week on PSN JP ranking. Did not expect that at all.

https://store.playstation.com/ja-jp/grid/PN.CH.JP-PN.CH.MIXED.JP-PS4RANKING/

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but digital...

 

[Imitatio]

Well, glad to see DxM performing okay-ish to good depending on expectations. It being high on the eShop is good as well. In the German eShop for instance it's nowhere to be seen, sadly.

 

[MegaXZero]

Huh, Borderlands 3 and WE 2020 beat out Iceborne's 2nd week on PSN JP ranking. Did not expect that at all.

https://store.playstation.com/ja-jp/grid/PN.CH.JP-PN.CH.MIXED.JP-PS4RANKING/

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I read that as WWE and was mildly confused and delighted.

 

[Guaraná]

What's expected for Switch sales next week?

 

[Chris1964]

The advertising was there for sure. This game was featured in every major direct since E3 2018.

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That's not exactly advertising. In store promotion almost didn't exist in Japan.

 

[ikaben]

Switch should be able to cross 11m this year, right?

 

[Saicho]

Can't believe DxM did better than W101... I tried the first demo and it was not good.

 

[Comic Obsessed]

Can't believe DxM did better than W101... I tried the first demo and it was not good.

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The second demo is actually good.

 

[TimeFire]

Switch should be able to cross 11m this year, right?

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Would be cool to see the Switch surpassing the PS3 already

 

[Vinnk]

The advertising was there for sure. This game was featured in every major direct since E3 2018.

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As I mentioned above, being in a direct does not always equate to good sales. (sure doesn't hurt though)

That's not exactly advertising. In store promotion almost didn't exist in Japan.

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Yup, I saw zero advertising materials in the lead up to release.

 

[Piston]

Switch should be able to cross 11m this year, right?

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Yeah. It should end somewhere around 11.5 million at the very least.

 

[Deleted member 2791]

DxM's debut is within expectations and decent at best but it definitely isn't anything that will be remembered.

Good 2nd week drop for Iceborne. Good NSW result considering it's a pre new model launch. Bodes well for next week.