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Media Create Sales: Week 39, 2018 (Sep 24 - Sep 30)


01./00. [PS4] Warriors Orochi 4 # <ACT> (Koei Tecmo) {2018.09.27} (¥7.800) - 100.831 / NEW <91,15%>
02./00. [PS4] The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV - The End of Saga # <RPG> (Nihon Falcom) {2018.09.27} (¥7.800) - 85.161 / NEW
03./00. [PS4] FIFA 19 # <SPT> (Electronic Arts) {2018.09.28} (¥7.800) - 57.772 / NEW
04./00. [NSW] Warriors Orochi 4 # <ACT> (Koei Tecmo) {2018.09.27} (¥7.800) - 23.660 / NEW
05./00. [NSW] Dragon Ball FighterZ <FTG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2018.09.27} (¥6.800) - 23.202 / NEW
06./01. [PS4] Marvel's Spider-Man # <ADV> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2018.09.07} (¥6.900) - 22.751 / 266.802 (-40%)
07./00. [PS4] Utawarerumono: Zan # <SLG> (Aqua Plus) {2018.09.27} (¥7.800) - 21.316 / NEW
08./00. [NSW] FIFA 19 # <SPT> (Electronic Arts) {2018.09.28} (¥5.800) - 16.200 / NEW
09./00. [NSW] The World Ends with You: Final Remix <RPG> (Square Enix) {2018.09.27} (¥4.800) - 14.216 / NEW
10./03. [NSW] Minecraft <ADV> (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} (¥3.600) - 13.483 / 304.544 (+1%)
11./05. [NSW] Splatoon 2 # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2017.07.21} (¥5.980) - 13.059 / 2.644.596 (-1%)
12./06. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe <RCE> (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980) - 10.561 / 1.778.713 (+3%)
13./09. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild # <ADV> (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥6.980) - 5.756 / 1.123.201 (-3%)
14./00. [NSW] Valkyria Chronicles 4 <SLG> (Sega) {2018.09.27} (¥7.490) - 5.596 / NEW
15./08. [PS4] Winning Eleven 2019 <SPT> (Konami) {2018.08.30} (¥7.600) - 5.137 / 114.777 (-14%)
16./15. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum 'n' Fun! <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2018.07.19} (¥6.100) - 4.813 / 205.355 (-6%)
17./17. [3DS] Pokemon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2017.11.17} (¥4.980) - 4.785 / 1.734.235 (+7%)
18./16. [NSW] Mario Tennis Aces <SPT> (Nintendo) {2018.06.22} (¥5.980) - 4.579 / 353.070 (-6%)
19./14. [NSW] Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 03: Drive Kit <EDU> (Nintendo) {2018.09.14} (¥6.980) - 4.306 / 21.231 (-18%)
20./18. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2017.10.27} (¥5.980) - 4.220 / 1.821.336 (+6%)
21./10. [PS4] Conan Exiles <ACT> (Spike Chunsoft) {2018.08.23} (¥6.800)
22./19. [NSW] Kirby Star Allies <ACT> (Nintendo) {2018.03.16} (¥5.980)
23./07. [PS4] Shadow of the Tomb Raider <ADV> (Square Enix) {2018.09.14} (¥7.980)
24./21. [NSW] Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker <ADV> (Nintendo) {2018.07.13} (¥3.980)
25./22. [3DS] WarioWare Gold <ETC> (Nintendo) {2018.08.02} (¥4.980)
26./27. [NSW] Pro Baseball Famista Evolution <SPT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2018.08.02} (¥6.100)
27./00. [PS4] Assetto Corsa: Ultimate Edition <Assetto Corsa \ Assetto Corsa: Ferrari 70th Anniversary> <RCE> (Oizumi Amuzio) {2018.09.27} (¥6.400)
28./02. [PS4] Steins;Gate Elite # <ADV> (5pb.) {2018.09.20} (¥7.800)
29./28. [NSW] My Hero: One's Justice <FTG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2018.08.23} (¥7.600)
30./04. [NSW] Steins;Gate Elite # <ADV> (5pb.) {2018.09.20} (¥7.800)
31./29. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2016.11.23} (¥2.700)
32./32. [PS4] Kingdom Hearts HD I.5 + II.5 ReMIX <Kingdom Hearts HD I.5 ReMIX <Kingdom Hearts \ Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories> \ Kingdom Hearts HD II.5 ReMIX <Kingdom Hearts II \ Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+ \ Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep>> <RPG> (Square Enix) {2017.03.09} (¥6.800)
33./11. [NSW] Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna - The Golden Country <RPG> (Nintendo) {2018.09.21} (¥3.980)
34./00. [NSW] Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk <RPG> (Nippon Ichi Software) {2018.09.27} (¥6.980)
35./36. [3DS] Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker <ADV> (Nintendo) {2018.07.13} (¥3.980)
36./25. [NSW] Pokken Tournament DX <FTG> (Pokemon Co.) {2017.09.22} (¥5.980)
37./26. [PS4] NBA 2K19 # <SPT> (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2018.09.11} (¥7.800)
38./34. [PS4] Persona 5 [New Price Edition] <RPG> (Atlus) {2018.09.06} (¥4.980)
39./40. [PS4] The Last of Us Remastered <The Last of Us \ The Last of Us: Left Behind> [PlayStation Hits] <ADV> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2018.07.26} (¥1.990)
40./39. [NSW] Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 01: Variety Kit <EDU> (Nintendo) {2018.04.20} (¥6.980)
41./38. [PS4] Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege - Advanced Edition <ACT> (Ubisoft) {2018.03.01} (¥6.000)
42./42. [NSW] Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze <ACT> (Nintendo) {2018.05.03} (¥5.980)
43./47. [NSW] 1-2-Switch <ETC> (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥4.980)
44./35. [NSW] Octopath Traveler <RPG> (Square Enix) {2018.07.13} (¥6.800)
45./00. [PSV] Koshotengai no Hashihime Kurikaeshi <ADV> (Dramatic Create) {2018.09.27} (¥6.900)
46./12. [PS4] F1 2018 <RCE> (Ubisoft) {2018.09.20} (¥7.980)
47./31. [NSW] Undertale # <RPG> (8-4) {2018.09.15} (¥4.000)
48./50. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 # <RCE> (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.571)
49./00. [PSV] Sanzen Sekai Yuugi: Re Multi Universe Myself <ADV> (Dramatic Create) {2018.09.27} (¥6.900)
50./48. [NSW] Arms <FTG> (Nintendo) {2017.06.16} (¥5.980)

Top 50

NSW - 27
PS4 - 16
3DS - 5
PSV - 2

SOFTWARE
Code:
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+
|System |  This Week |  Last Week |  Last Year |     YTD    |  Last YTD  |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+
|  ALL  |    588.000 |    308.000 |    533.000 | 18.227.000 | 21.492.000 |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+

HARDWARE
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+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
|System |  This Week |  Last Week |  Last Year |     YTD    |  Last YTD  |     LTD     |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
|  NSW  |     42.957 |     37.733 |     73.231 |  1.820.671 |  1.784.184 |   5.133.290 |
| PS4 # |     20.406 |     15.993 |     29.369 |  1.243.685 |  1.283.511 |   7.136.088 |
| 3DS # |      7.506 |      7.100 |     20.321 |    395.154 |  1.211.391 |  24.217.933 |
| PSV # |      2.675 |      2.718 |      3.732 |    146.404 |    268.580 |   5.934.284 |
| XB1 # |         75 |        103 |         71 |     10.934 |      5.822 |      99.370 |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
|  ALL  |     73.619 |     63.647 |    126.856 |  3.616.848 |  4.588.231 |  42.520.965 |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
| XB1 X |         52 |         75 |            |      7.145 |            |       9.319 |
|  XB1  |         23 |         28 |         71 |      3.789 |      5.822 |      90.051 |
|PS4 Pro|      5.084 |      4.332 |      6.547 |    316.080 |    257.723 |     856.386 |
|  PS4  |     15.322 |     11.661 |     22.822 |    927.605 |  1.025.788 |   6.279.702 |
|  PSV  |      2.675 |      2.718 |      3.732 |    146.404 |    268.580 |   5.748.833 |
|n-2DSLL|      5.218 |      4.563 |      8.359 |    237.086 |    302.711 |     793.444 |
|  2DS  |        310 |        407 |      1.655 |     28.760 |    169.747 |     522.983 |
|n-3DSLL|      1.978 |      2.130 |      9.915 |    129.308 |    687.249 |   4.802.182 |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+


Famitsu Sales: Week 39, 2018 (Sep 24 - Sep 30)

01./00. [PS4] Warriors Orochi 4 # <ACT> (Koei Tecmo) {2018.09.27} (¥7.800) - 105.875 / NEW <80-100%>
02./00. [PS4] The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV - The End of Saga # <RPG> (Nihon Falcom) {2018.09.27} (¥7.800) - 97.158 / NEW <80-100%>
03./00. [PS4] FIFA 19 # <SPT> (Electronic Arts) {2018.09.28} (¥7.800) - 62.710 / NEW <60-80%>
04./00. [NSW] Warriors Orochi 4 # <ACT> (Koei Tecmo) {2018.09.27} (¥7.800) - 28.493 / NEW <60-80%>
05./01. [PS4] Marvel's Spider-Man # <ADV> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2018.09.07} (¥6.900) - 22.526 / 258.716 <80-100%> (-27%)
06./00. [NSW] Dragon Ball FighterZ <FTG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2018.09.27} (¥6.800) - 22.498 / NEW <40-60%>
07./00. [PS4] Utawarerumono: Zan # <SLG> (Aqua Plus) {2018.09.27} (¥7.800) - 18.054 / NEW <60-80%>
08./00. [NSW] FIFA 19 # <SPT> (Electronic Arts) {2018.09.28} (¥5.800) - 16.275 / NEW <40-60%>
09./02. [NSW] Splatoon 2 # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2017.07.21} (¥5.980) - 14.173 / 2.680.420 <80-100%> (+2%)
10./00. [NSW] The World Ends with You: Final Remix <RPG> (Square Enix) {2018.09.27} (¥4.800) - 12.895 / NEW <40-60%>
11./03. [NSW] Minecraft <ADV> (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} (¥3.600) - 12.711 / 304.988 <80-100%> (+0%)
12./05. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe <RCE> (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980) - 12.409 / 1.788.425 <80-100%> (+14%)
13./09. [3DS] Pokemon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon # <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2017.11.17} (¥4.980) - 6.854 / 2.363.094 <80-100%> (+9%)
14./08. [PS4] Winning Eleven 2019 <SPT> (Konami) {2018.08.30} (¥7.600) - 6.722 / 121.103 <80-100%> (-10%)
15./10. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild # <ADV> (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥6.980) - 5.607 / 1.089.029 <80-100%> (-2%)
16./12. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2017.10.27} (¥5.980) - 5.385 / 1.809.252 <80-100%> (+2%)
17./00. [NSW] Valkyria Chronicles 4 <SLG> (Sega) {2018.09.27} (¥7.490) - 5.036 / NEW <40-60%>
18./13. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum 'n' Fun! <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2018.07.19} (¥6.100) - 4.799 / 205.653 <80-100%> (-6%)
19./18. [NSW] Mario Tennis Aces <SPT> (Nintendo) {2018.06.22} (¥5.980) - 3.979 / 339.085 <80-100%> (-3%)
20./16. [NSW] Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 03: Drive Kit <EDU> (Nintendo) {2018.09.14} (¥6.980) - 3.828 / 21.732 <20-40%> (-19%)
21./11. [PS4] Conan Exiles <ACT> (Spike Chunsoft) {2018.08.23} (¥6.800) - 3.724 / 79.770 <80-100%> (-31%)
22./07. [PS4] Shadow of the Tomb Raider <ADV> (Square Enix) {2018.09.14} (¥7.980) - 3.682 / 46.970 <60-80%> (-56%)
23./19. [NSW] Kirby Star Allies <ACT> (Nintendo) {2018.03.16} (¥5.980) - 3.190 / 604.792 <80-100%> (+4%)
24./22. [NSW] Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker <ADV> (Nintendo) {2018.07.13} (¥3.980) - 2.821 / 126.475 <80-100%> (+1%)
25./27. [NSW] Pro Baseball Famista Evolution <SPT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2018.08.02} (¥6.100) - 2.647 / 85.656 <60-80%> (+23%)
26./25. [NSW] My Hero: One's Justice <FTG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2018.08.23} (¥7.600) - 2.469 / 42.942 <80-100%> (+10%)
27./21. [3DS] WarioWare Gold <ETC> (Nintendo) {2018.08.02} (¥4.980) - 2.396 / 109.063 <80-100%> (-14%)
28./30. [PS4] Kingdom Hearts HD I.5 + II.5 ReMIX <Kingdom Hearts HD I.5 ReMIX <Kingdom Hearts \ Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories> \ Kingdom Hearts HD II.5 ReMIX <Kingdom Hearts II \ Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+ \ Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep>> <RPG> (Square Enix) {2017.03.09} (¥6.800) - 2.276 / 203.251 <80-100%> (+20%)
29./00. [PS4] Assetto Corsa: Ultimate Edition <Assetto Corsa \ Assetto Corsa: Ferrari 70th Anniversary> <RCE> (Oizumi Amuzio) {2018.09.27} (¥6.400) - 2.142 / NEW <20-40%>
30./29. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2016.11.23} (¥2.700) - 1.978 / 397.639 <80-100%> (+0%)

Top 30

NSW - 17
PS4 - 10
3DS - 3

HARDWARE
Code:
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
|System |  This Week |  Last Week |  Last Year |     YTD    |  Last YTD  |     LTD     |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
|  NSW  |     43.197 |     36.751 |     74.500 |  1.762.517 |  1.808.583 |   5.169.675 |
| PS4 # |     20.520 |     17.299 |     34.564 |  1.217.718 |  1.391.296 |   7.074.581 |
| 3DS # |      6.651 |      6.788 |     20.680 |    440.487 |  1.383.897 |  24.179.031 |
| PSV # |      2.760 |      2.619 |      4.256 |    151.724 |    322.950 |   5.795.350 |
| XB1 # |        114 |        125 |         53 |     10.967 |      6.085 |      98.559 |
|  WIU  |         18 |         19 |         32 |      2.004 |     20.981 |   3.303.559 |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
|  ALL  |     73.260 |     63.601 |    134.109 |  3.585.417 |  4.949.765 |  45.620.755 |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
| XB1 X |         51 |         69 |            |      7.500 |            |       9.803 |
| XB1 S |         63 |         56 |         53 |      3.467 |      1.303 |      16.754 |
|PS4 Pro|      5.175 |      4.454 |      6.921 |    299.438 |    251.582 |     814.382 |
|  PS4  |     15.345 |     12.845 |     27.643 |    918.280 |  1.139.714 |   6.260.199 |
|  PSV  |      2.760 |      2.619 |      4.256 |    151.724 |    322.950 |   5.795.350 |
|n-2DSLL|      4.451 |      4.341 |     10.081 |    274.634 |    310.939 |     862.185 |
|  2DS  |        194 |        255 |      1.329 |     18.109 |    244.929 |     580.799 |
| n-3DS |      2.006 |      2.192 |      9.270 |    147.744 |    828.029 |   5.815.770 |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+

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Lite_Agent

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Somewhere. I think.
That Warriors split really is something else. Debuts within expectations for other Switch games. Odyssey not out of Top 20 after all, no doom this week hiska-kun ;)
 

schuelma

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Pretty meh for the new Switch software. Fighters Z will have to show legs to get to 100K.
 

Ehoavash

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Lol lol talk about low sales of late switch ports and new releases
 
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Relatively disappointing launches for pretty much everything this week aside from Orochi PS4. Pretty much all of the Switch titles are a bit below expectations and Cold Steel is underwhelming, too.
 

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Warriors Orochi 4 did pretty great all things considered.
DBFZ will end up as more than 100k as we all predicted.
VC4 Switch bombed.
Everything else is unsurprising.
 

Eolz

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Pretty good for DBFZ Switch (about half of the PS4 launch). Ratio for WO4 will be interesting to compare in the west later.
Slight HW bump but nothing notable...
 

Gartooth

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TWEWY did pretty bad, but I guess that's not surprising for being a full priced port of an 11 year old game.
 
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Seems like an over abundance of new software. Kicked Splatoon out of the top 10 and Spider-Man from 1 out of the top 5.

Wonder if Orochi's poor performance on switch is why the sales skewed so much.

Kind of wished TWEWY and VC4 did better but fair enough
 

sfortunato

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Switch software did good overall but VC4 (which Switch release made sense for the West).

People keep forgetting Switch software legs.
 

KillstealWolf

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Fighter Z launch numbers appear to be lower than Xenoverse 2's launch numbers I think?
 

Pablo Mesa

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not having an game on the same vein of Splatoon really hurt Switch JP Sales this FY
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Zalman

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Fighterz for Switch is about what I expected. Xenoverse 2 debuted at 24k on Switch. Will be interesting to see the legs.

Was hoping for more for VC4 and TWEWY.
 

Smiles

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Only Pokemon and Smash Ultimate to save Switch software but at least the hardware is still chugging along
 
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Everything looks pretty much in line with what I was expecting. Good for KT their fanbase wasn't too angry after Dynasty Warriors 9.

With this start and looking at last year's legs, FIFA 19 might reach 300K combined LTD.

And of course Cold Steel IV = Cold Steel III. Those Falcom cliffhangers are something else it seems :D
 
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Lelouch0612

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Big software week.

Warriors Orochi 4 seem to have done well. Game should sell 200k+ without trouble and could outsell Dynasty Warriors 9.

DBFZ debuted a little bit higher than DBX2 iirc. FIFA 19 getting a YoY increase for PS4 and Switch.

Hardware is up WoW for the big platforms, the upcoming weeks will be interesting.

Small drop for Labo too, initial shipment shouldn't be too troublesome to clear.
 

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That's quite the orochi split. Why is it so low ?
Audience is on PS4. At this point it feels like the Switch and PS4 are very different, with Switch leaning into Nintendo fans and kids/families, while PS4's userbase is more of a dedicated gamer crowd.

These splits can only get better if 3rd parties have continuous release for Switch/future Nintendo platforms and with the system going way above the PS4 in total unit sales.
 

Kouriozan

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3rd parties sales on Switch do seem really disappointing.
Hopefully they won't bail out like how it happened on Wii U.
 

sinonobu

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That Orochi split. Knew PS4 ver would sell better but not by this much lol.

Also VC4 bomba is kinda sad... let's see if "west can save it"
 

Reki

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Expected a little more for TWEWY, but I guess the new stuff isn't that exciting.

Were those splits for Warrios Orochi and Fifa expected? Honestly asking, I guess the audience for those games is already established on PS4. Edit: Just saw Heartskips' post.
 

schuelma

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Audience is on PS4. At this point it feels like the Switch and PS4 are very different, with Switch leaning into Nintendo fans and kids/families, while PS4's userbase is more of a dedicated gamer crowd.
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I mean, I think that's true in some cases but not in others. For Orochi 4, absolutely.

But there are numerous examples of Switch games doing better than their PS4 counterparts and not all of them are family/kid games.
 

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Those 3rd party sales on the Switch are not very good. It seems, 3rd party devs don't perform that well on the Switch in Japan.
 

Pablo Mesa

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I mean, I think that's true in some cases but not in others. For Orochi 4, absolutely.

But there are numerous examples of Switch games doing better than their PS4 counterparts and not all of them are family/kid games.
wont it help that Switch already had its quota or Musuo with FEW and HW too imo


Those 3rd party sales on the Switch are not very good. It seems, 3rd party devs don't perform that well on the Switch in Japan.
im mean sure, ignoring the fact that even tho is catching up, Switch still has an smaller userbase. and some of those are late ports (looking at DBZ)
 

Lelouch0612

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Expected a little more for TWEWY, but I guess the new stuff isn't that exciting.

Were those splits for Warrios Orochi and Fifa expected? Honestly asking, I guess the audience for those games is already established on PS4. Edit: Just saw Heartskips' post.

Keep in mind that for a MP game like FIFA, legs can have amazing results. Last year, FIFA 18 debuted at around 13k and sold, at the end, around 130k units.
 

TongPoo

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Interested to see the PS4 Pro number next week with the price drop. Pretty meh number overall this week.
 

sibarraz

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Valkyria Chronicles was simultaneously released on PS4? Otherwise that's a HUGE bomba
 
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Those 3rd party sales on the Switch are not very good. It seems, 3rd party devs don't perform that well on the Switch in Japan.

At this point it feels like the Switch and PS4 are very different, with Switch leaning into Nintendo fans and kids/families,

Lol, based on a few games this week doing better on the PS4? Seems more like people are leaning back into their old preconceived notions about Nintendo system fanbases
 

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VC4 sold 63k on the PS4 in its launch week. Seems this hasn't translated well for the Switch version.
It doesn't make sense to compare the game's launch sales to a late port. Double dipping doesn't seem to be a thing going by japanese sales, you can get used copies for way cheaper and the audiences for these systems are different (this is the first VC release for a Nintendo system after all).

I mean, I think that's true in some cases but not in others. For Orochi 4, absolutely.

But there are numerous examples of Switch games doing better than their PS4 counterparts and not all of them are family/kid games.
Sure, but it's a case per case thing. It's likely that more "gamer" oriented titles will sell better on PS4 for now, while family/anime/kids stuff will do better on Switch. Nintendo is just starting to rebuild multiplat 3rd party support as well after years of Wii/DS/Wii U/3DS.
 

Reki

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Keep in mind that for a MP game like FIFA, legs can have amazing results. Last year, FIFA 18 debuted at around 13k and sold, at the end, around 130k units.

You're right, last year it had pretty good legs (it was also heavily marketed in Nintendo spots). We'll see if it can reach 100k+.

Valkyria Chronicles was simultaneously released on PS4? Otherwise that's a HUGE bomba

It released months ago IIRC.