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ZSaberLink

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Finally made it over (well some hours ago technically), but thanks Vena and ZhugeEx!
Code:
03./00. [PS3] The Evil Within <ADV> (Bethesda Softworks) {2014.10.23} (¥6.264) - 59.388 / NEW <62,18%>
04./00. [PS4] The Evil Within <ADV> (Bethesda Softworks) {2014.10.23} (¥7.884) - 59.204 / NEW <54,09%>
13./00. [XB1] The Evil Within <ADV> (Bethesda Softworks) {2014.10.23} (¥7.884) - 3.233 / NEW
17./00. [360] The Evil Within <ADV> (Bethesda Softworks) {2014.10.23} (¥6.264) - 2.419 / NEW

125k in total
Ouch that's quite a drop :(

I'm assuming 150K for Gran Turismo in Japan is pretty good right?
It seems the PS4 momentum will never be stopped.
It could be worse I guess, but it sold worse than GT6, which was already a huge decline. GT5 sold 418K its first week on PS3.

I'm pretty optimistic on Animal Crossing's earnings potential given how well Gardenscapes and Homescapes are doing in Japan despite being Russian games, the strength of the Animal Crossing IP, and the fact the game looks competent both as a product and as a service.

It having a regular mobile f2p business model is of course the most important key.
Nice to see you again Nirolak, and great to have your knowledge as always!

I was preparing the Prediction League and the upcoming month must one of the saddest Novembers I remember, I am struggling to make a list of 4 or 5 games worth predicting for.

We have Pokémon Sun / Moon, Call of Duty: WWII, Star Wars Battlefront II and what else? And it is not that these shooters are very interesting titles to predict. I guess I will also include Super Mario Odyssey second month.
Would Splatoon 2 sales be interesting?

There are two enterprises which track Japanese point-of-sale data: Kadokawa (which operates Famitsu and Dengeki), and Media Create.

Media Create is the most-followed Japanese video game industry tracker because they're the one that the Big 3 use. Nintendo regularly quotes Media Create data in financial reports to investors, boosting its legitimacy. That's why the thread title focuses on it. I think it's also a legacy holdover from a very long time ago when there wasn't regular Famitsu data, but I'm not 100% sure on that.
Omg you're back Aqua? Nice to see you again!
 

ggx2ac

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Koei Tecmo quarterly results posts:

https://www.resetera.com/threads/me...-42-2017-oct-16-oct-22.302/page-10#post-95606

https://www.resetera.com/threads/me...-42-2017-oct-16-oct-22.302/page-10#post-95847

It's somewhat readable on Google translate:

Entertainment Business Net sales ¥ 13,410 million Segment profit ¥ 2,645 million
In "Shibusawa Kou" brand, "Champion Jockey Special" and "Winning Post 8 2017"
We released it for Nintendo Switch. In smartphone game, we licensed IP
"Sangokushi 2017" was delivered in China, and the number of registrants exceeded one million in about 10 days.
For "ω-Force" brand, we released "Musou ☆ Stars" (for PS 4, Steam) for Europe and the United States.
In accordance with the European game event "gamescom 2017", a popular animation work worldwide "advancement
Giant 'is the original Tactical Hunting Action Game' Advance Giant 2 '(PS 4, PS Vita,
Announced the production of Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Steam) and called for a hot topic.
In the "Team NINJA" brand, Nintendo Co.'s "Fire Emblem" and our "Musou"
We released the collaboration title "Fire Emblem Musou" with Leeds in September.
"Nio", repeat sales continued to be steady and we distributed the downloaded content trilogy
It was. For "DEAD OR ALIVE 5 Last Round" (for PS 4, PS 3, Xbox One, Steam), the basic free version is cumulative
It surpassed 10 million downloads and sales of paid contents are also smooth. In smartphone games, stocks
"DISSIDIA FINAL FANTASY OPERA OMNIA" developed jointly with SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
Contributed to.
In the "Gast" brand, in August "2 to 2 brides of the new moon" according to "(PS 4, PS Vita,
Nintendo Switch for domestic use, "BLUE REFLECTION Sword of a girl dancing in vision" (PS 4, for Steam) Europe
We released it for rice and Asia.
In the "Ruby Party" brand, "Neoromance Festa Golden Corda Stellar Festival 6"
, And virtual live using stereoscopic video representation, we held a total of 5 events during the second quarter
It was.
In the new brand "midas (Midas)", young employees aim to create new IP in the smartphone market
He pointed out the concept of two titles at "Tokyo Game Show 2017". We operate
Game SNS site "my GAMECITY", by strengthening campaign measures, the number of registrants to 1 million
I broke it.
Based on the above results, we achieved an increase in profit.
 
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ILikeFeet

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Edit: The following is regarding KT's just released quarterly earnings results and only the Japanese release has statements regarding how things went for the quarter.

Japanese release of Quarterly results:

https://www.koeitecmo.co.jp/ir/docs/ba3ad35f585b71e684157f0a6cf609ed54f1409c.pdf

The English site only has numbers, no comments:

https://www.koeitecmo.co.jp/e/ir/docs/FH_FY172Q.pdf

Otherwise, this is what has been mentioned so far:

https://twitter.com/mochi_wsj/status/923746595295731712



https://twitter.com/mochi_wsj/status/923747133819305984
Wonder what kind of multiplayer games they mean. Given their recent streak, probably non-online ones.
 

sfortunato

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Splatoon 2 will be interesting but its performance will be highly correlated with Switch performance. If Switch hardware will be high in November then Splatoon 2 will likely be high as well—a third or even half of total weekly hardware sales.
 

Lite_Agent

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Somewhere. I think.
Nintendo eShop Sales: Oct. 19 - Oct. 25, 2017

Nintendo eShop – Nintendo Switch

(N) 01. Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo) [27.10.2017]
(-1) 02. Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition (Mojang) [12.5.2017]
(=) 03. Splatoon 2 (Nintendo) [21.7.2017]
(=) 04. Dragon Quest X: All-in-One Package (Square-Enix) [21.9.2017]
(-3) 05. Overcooked: Special Edition (Team 17) [12.10.2017]
(-1) 06. Snipperclips: Cut it out, together! (Nintendo) [03.3.2017]
(-1) 07. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) [28.4.2017]
(+1) 08. Nazotoki Mail (Silverstar Japan) [28.9.2017]
(B) 09. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo) [03.3.2017]
(-3) 10. Metal Slug X (Hamster) [05.10.2017]

Nintendo eShop – Nintendo 3DS

(=) 01. Pokémon Silver (The Pokémon Company) [22.9.2017]
(=) 02. Pokémon Gold (The Pokémon Company) [22.9.2017]
(=) 03. Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Edition (Microsoft Japan) [14.9.2017]
(=) 04. Dragon Quest Ⅲ (Square-Enix) [24.8.2017]
(=) 05. The Battle Cats POP (Ponos) [31.5.2015]
(N) 06. Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux (Atlus) [26.10.2017]
(-1) 07. Kirby's Blowout Blast (Nintendo) [04.7.2017]
(-1) 08. Dragon Quest II (Square-Enix) [10.8.2017]
(B) 09. Dai Gyakuten Saiban: Naruhodou Ryuunosuke no Bouken (Capcom) [09.7.2015] (currently on sale)
(-2) 10. Ice Station Z (Wobbly Tooth) [05.4.2017]

Nintendo eShop – Wii U

(=) 01. Cube Life: Pixel Action Heroes (Teyon Japan) [09.8.2017]
(=) 02. Minecraft: Wii U Edition (Microsoft) [17.12.2015]
(+1) 03. Super Mario 64 (Nintendo, Virtual Console) [08.4.2015]
(-1) 04. Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day / Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? (Nintendo, Virtual Console) [05.8.2015]
(+5) 05. Splatoon (Nintendo) [28.5.2015]
(-1) 06. Kirby Super Star (Nintendo, Virtual Console) [01.5.2013]
(-1) 07. Super Mario World (Nintendo, Virtual Console) [27.4.2013]
(-1) 08. Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo, Virtual Console) [05.6.2013]
(B) 09. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (Nintendo) [06.12.2014]
(-2) 10. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo) [03.3.2017]

Source: Nintendo

Super Mario Odyssey at #1 with just 1 day of digital pre-orders, quite impressive.
 

Chris1964

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Gran Turismo 6 preorders - 116.000
Gran Turismo Sport preorders - 92.000

01./00. [PS4] Gran Turismo Sport # <RCE> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2017.10.19} (¥6.900) - 150.286 / NEW <66,14%>
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21./18. [3DS] Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age # <RPG> (Square Enix) {2017.07.29} (¥5.980)
22./22. [NSW] Arms <FTG> (Nintendo) {2017.06.16} (¥5.980)
23./17. [NSW] Dragon Ball: Xenoverse 2 for Nintendo Switch <FTG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2017.09.07} (¥6.800)
24./21. [NSW] FIFA 18 <SPT> (Electronic Arts) {2017.09.29} (¥5.800)
25./24. [NSW] 1-2-Switch <ETC> (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥4.980)
26./23. [PS4] Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen <ACT> (Capcom) {2017.10.05} (¥3.990)
27./06. [PS4] Lost Sphear <RPG> (Square Enix) {2017.10.12} (¥5.800)
28./26. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition # <ADV> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.03.19} (¥2.400)
29./13. [PS4] Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3 <ACT> (Ubisoft) {2017.10.05} (¥7.980)
30./14. [NSW] Fire Emblem Warriors # <ACT> (Koei Tecmo) {2017.09.28} (¥7.800)
31./28. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 <RCE> (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.571)
32./29. [3DS] Sumikko Gurashi: Koko, Dokonan Desu? <ETC> (Nippon Columbia) {2017.07.20} (¥4.800)
33./31. [3DS] Monster Hunter Double Cross <ACT> (Capcom) {2017.03.18} (¥5.800)
34./34. [PS4] Everybody's Golf <SPT> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2017.08.31} (¥5.900)
35./09. [NSW] Lost Sphear <RPG> (Square Enix) {2017.10.12} (¥5.800)
36./30. [PS4] Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age # <RPG> (Square Enix) {2017.07.29} (¥8.980)
37./33. [3DS] Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS <ACT> (Nintendo) {2016.12.01} (¥4.700)
38./37. [PS4] Yakuza: Kiwami [New Price Edition] <ADV> (Sega) {2017.09.21} (¥1.990)
39./00. [PS4] Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege <ACT> (Ubisoft) {2015.12.10} (¥8.400)
40./36. [PS4] Dragon Quest X: All in One Package <Dragon Quest X: Mezameshi Itsutsu no Shuzoku Online \ Dragon Quest X: Nemureru Yuusha to Michibiki no Meiyuu Online \ Dragon Quest X: Inishie no Ryuu no Denshou Online> <RPG> (Square Enix) {2017.08.17} (¥4.800)
41./42. [PS4] Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition <ADV> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.12.03} (¥2.400)
42./25. [3DS] Fire Emblem Warriors |New Nintendo 2DS/New Nintendo 3DS| # <ACT> (Koei Tecmo) {2017.09.28} (¥6.800)
43./32. [3DS] Pokemon Sun / Moon <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2016.11.18} (¥4.980)
44./43. [3DS] Kirby: Planet Robobot <ACT> (Nintendo) {2016.04.28} (¥4.700)
45./49. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V [New Price Edition] <ACT> (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2015.10.08} (¥4.990)
46./38. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 3: Sukiyaki <RPG> (Level 5) {2016.12.15} (¥4.800)
47./00. [PS4] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016 <SPT> (Konami) {2016.04.28} (¥7.980)
48./00. [PSV] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016 <SPT> (Konami) {2016.04.28} (¥6.980)
49./00. [PS4] Tropico 5: Complete Collection <Tropico 5 \ Tropico 5: Waterborne \ Tropico 5: Intelligence Strategy> <SLG> (Square Enix) {2017.10.05} (¥4.800)
50./39. [PS4] Fallout 4: Game of the Year Edition <Fallout 4 \ Fallout 4: Wasteland Workshop \ Fallout 4: Far Harbor \ Fallout 4: Automatron \ Fallout 4: Contraptions Workshop \ Fallout 4: Vault-Tec Workshop \ Fallout 4: Nuka-World> <RPG> (Bethesda Softworks) {2017.09.28} (¥5.980)

Top 50

PS4 - 22
3DS - 12
NSW - 12
PSV - 4

SOFTWARE
Code:
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+
|System |  This Week |  Last Week |  Last Year |     YTD    |  Last YTD  |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+
|  ALL  |    533.000 |    294.000 |    404.000 | 22.643.000 | 21.044.000 |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+
 

horuhe

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This week's releases

{2017.10.26}

[3DS] Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux # <RPG> (Atlus) (¥6.480)
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[PS4] Ark: Survival Evolved <ACT> (Spike Chunsoft) (¥6.800)

[3DS] Idol Time PriPara: Yume All-Star Live! # <ACT> (Takara Tomy) (¥5.500)

{2017.10.27}

[NSW] Super Mario Odyssey # <ACT> (Nintendo) (¥5.980)

[NSW] Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo Switch Super Mario Odyssey Set) <BUN> (Nintendo) (¥37.980)


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Rakuten Books Sales Ranking (2017.10.26)

01./00. (002./000.) [3DS] Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux (25th Anniversary Special Box) <RPG> (Atlus)
02./00. (003./000.) [PS4] ARK: Survival Evolved <ACT> (Spike Chunsoft)
03./00. (010./000.) [3DS] Idol Time PriPara: Yume All-Star Live! <ACT> (Takara Tomy)

04./03. (012./021.) [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe <RCE> (Nintendo)
05./01. (013./013.) [NSW] Splatoon 2 <ACT> (Nintendo)
06./04. (014./029.) [PS4] Gran Turismo: Sport <RCE> (Sony Interactive)
07./00. (017./000.) [3DS] Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux <RPG> (Atlus)
08./05. (018./040.) [PS4] Itadaki Street: DQ and FF 30th Anniversary <TBL> (Square Enix)
09./08. (022./147.) [PS4] Kyoei Toshi <ADV> (Bandai Namco)
10./02. (027./015.) [PS4] The Evil Within 2 <ADV> (Bethesda)

Rakuten Books Pre-Orders Ranking (2017.10.26)

01./01. (001./003.) [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey <ACT> (Nintendo)
02./03. (004./007.) [3DS] Pokémon Ultra Sun <RPG> (Pokémon Co.)
03./07. (005./011.) [PS4] Call of Duty: World War II <ACT> (Sony Interactive)
04./02. (006./006.) [PS4] Monster Hunter: World <ACT> (Capcom)
05./04. (009./008.) [3DS] Pokémon Ultra Moon <RPG> (Pokémon Co.)

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This is a Mario week and shops are using promotional stuff in-store.
Medium to high stores are not having lotteries at all, but the small ones at least in Kyoto still run some raffles. It's expected an opening at about 400k for Odyssey. Strange Journey is having some stock problems.

On discounted games, MH4 at 90yen. Time to grab it, I think.
 

J-Shy

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First time posting here as a long time lurker, hoping to participate more. Excited to see how Odyssey does.

Thanks to all who continue to contribute to the sales and discussion that make these threads so fun to lurk!

One day, I will be able to have a moment to read this thread.

I blame everyone.
Just want to quickly say thanks so much to you Vena for going above and beyond and helping the community to move here so smoothly.
 

foxuzamaki

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Edit: The following is regarding KT's just released quarterly earnings results and only the Japanese release has statements regarding how things went for the quarter.

Japanese release of Quarterly results:

https://www.koeitecmo.co.jp/ir/docs/ba3ad35f585b71e684157f0a6cf609ed54f1409c.pdf

The English site only has numbers, no comments:

https://www.koeitecmo.co.jp/e/ir/docs/FH_FY172Q.pdf

Otherwise, this is what has been mentioned so far:

https://twitter.com/mochi_wsj/status/923746595295731712



https://twitter.com/mochi_wsj/status/923747133819305984
What does long tail mean exactly, they are gonna be doing switch business for a long time?
 

Rainrir

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horuhe

Lol@Strange Journey having stock problems again, is this really the rerun of the DS era.

@foxmarzuki

It means that the games go on to sell for a long time and retailers keep reordering on the Switch.
 

Rainrir

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Apparently some stores in Tokyo are receiving Switch consoles and not doing lotto lines anymore, can someone help us translating the details?

https://twitter.com/cvxfreak/status/923773614695911424

Chris has said that we do not expect lottery lines even if the supply is constrained despite the large shipment.

This is because the shop will be mobbed and it is logistically impossible to handle that large shipment amount via lottery vs the potential traffic.

They will operate on a first come first served basis.
 

hiska-kun

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First Day Sell-through {2017.10.26}

[3DS] Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux # <RPG> (Atlus) (¥6.480) - 40%

[PS4] Ark: Survival Evolved <ACT> (Spike Chunsoft) (¥6.800) - 80%

[PS4] Taiko no Tatsujin: Session de Dodon ga Don <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) (¥6.100) - 30%

[3DS] Idol Time PriPara: Yume All-Star Live! # <ACT> (Takara Tomy) (¥5.500) < 10%
 

Sire Yoshi

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As I said in my earlier post, we're not having raffles anymore. Only small stores still keep those problems around.

Chris has said that we do not expect lottery lines even if the supply is constrained despite the large shipment.

This is because the shop will be mobbed and it is logistically impossible to handle that large shipment amount via lottery vs the potential traffic.

They will operate on a first come first served basis.

Not much to translate, 在庫あります means In stock. The lottos ended a week or two ago.

Great to know, thx!
 

Rainrir

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First Day Sell-through {2017.10.26}

[3DS] Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux # <RPG> (Atlus) (¥6.480) - 40%


[PS4] Ark: Survival Evolved <ACT> (Spike Chunsoft) (¥6.800) - 80%

[PS4] Taiko no Tatsujin: Session de Dodon ga Don <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) (¥6.100) - 30%

[3DS] Idol Time PriPara: Yume All-Star Live! # <ACT> (Takara Tomy) (¥5.500) < 10%

Only way this makes sense is...Wait I have no idea. Maybe subsequent days are better? Weird.
 

sfortunato

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First Day Sell-through {2017.10.26}

[3DS] Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux # <RPG> (Atlus) (¥6.480) - 40%

[PS4] Ark: Survival Evolved <ACT> (Spike Chunsoft) (¥6.800) - 80%

[PS4] Taiko no Tatsujin: Session de Dodon ga Don <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) (¥6.100) - 30%

[3DS] Idol Time PriPara: Yume All-Star Live! # <ACT> (Takara Tomy) (¥5.500) < 10%

SMT with 40% sellthrough sold more than Ark with 80% sellthrough.

Taiko sellthrough shouldn't be low as typically it has legs, but PS4 audience is a big constraint for the franchise.
 

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Piripara the real leg mistress. Book It!

Lite_Agent
This is just first day though. If Hiska-kun's source is who I think it is, then things can change when MC/Famitsu comes out.
 

MoonFrog

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Wow...hope it has legs. At least SMT is transitioning to Switch already; more worried about EO and its performance in the coming year(s).
 

sinonobu

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First Day Sell-through {2017.10.26}

[3DS] Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux # <RPG> (Atlus) (¥6.480) - 40%

[PS4] Ark: Survival Evolved <ACT> (Spike Chunsoft) (¥6.800) - 80%

[PS4] Taiko no Tatsujin: Session de Dodon ga Don <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) (¥6.100) - 30%

[3DS] Idol Time PriPara: Yume All-Star Live! # <ACT> (Takara Tomy) (¥5.500) < 10%
Yikes I thought DSJ was doing well.... I guess not.

Taiko also seems to be performing not so well.
 

horuhe

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In fact, Hiska's source is the blog guy, so more reliable than I could be. Normal edition is available on Rakuten, but the 25th Anniversary is quite difficult to find only 24 hours after. Small stores usually have this sort of discrepancies.
 

MoonFrog

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I have the feeling the EO team will start fresh on Switch with a new franchise, like a spiritual sequel, and maybe we will see a mobile EO to bank on the IP.
Yeah this is what I'm thinking too. If they can't get the map stuff to work, they should at least continue the the ideas about battles and classes from EO in a new dungeon crawler, perhaps with a new hook. That's my hope.
 

Rainrir

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In fact, Hiska's source is the blog guy, so more reliable than I could be. Normal edition is available on Rakuten, but the 25th Anniversary is quite difficult to find only 24 hours after. Small stores usually have this sort of discrepancies.

Last week we see changes from the 1st day vs the final result, for the relative performance of the three games on top in the end.

IIRC. Kyoei and EvIl Within switched positions in the end. And it is impossible for the XBone version to account for that big a difference

Also he is aware that we read his stuff, maybe he is lurking on GAF.

This is just first day anyway, things can change subsequently. Wouldn't hold my breath for a SJ miracle though. Atlus bomba is the expectation.
 
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Edit: The following is regarding KT's just released quarterly earnings results and only the Japanese release has statements regarding how things went for the quarter.

Japanese release of Quarterly results:

https://www.koeitecmo.co.jp/ir/docs/ba3ad35f585b71e684157f0a6cf609ed54f1409c.pdf

The English site only has numbers, no comments:

https://www.koeitecmo.co.jp/e/ir/docs/FH_FY172Q.pdf

Otherwise, this is what has been mentioned so far:

https://twitter.com/mochi_wsj/status/923746595295731712



https://twitter.com/mochi_wsj/status/923747133819305984

Anyone willing to translate the Switch-specific bits? Is KT saying they'll make multiplayer games on Switch or something? ... Toukiden maybe?
 

Fukuzatsu

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Anyone willing to translate the Switch-specific bits? Is KT saying they'll make multiplayer games on Switch or something? ... Toukiden maybe?

Doesn't anything about Toukiden or MP games on Switch. The parts where it mentions Switch refers to:
-Thanks to the release of the Switch, the domestic home console market is up year-on-year for the first time in 5 years.
-They've released Champion Jockey Special and Winning Post on Switch under the Kou Shibusawa brand.
-Yoru no nai Kuni 2 came out on Switch
-The Attack on Titan title shown at Gamescom got a lot of attention (and is also coming out on Switch)

That's the meat of the Switch content as far as I can see.
 
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Doesn't anything about Toukiden or MP games on Switch. The parts where it mentions Switch refers to:
-Thanks to the release of the Switch, thr home console market is up year-on-year for the first time in 5 years.
-They've released Champion Jockey Special and Winning Post on Switch under the Kou Shibusawa brand.
-Yoru no nai Kuni 2 came out on Switch
-The Attack on Titan title shown at Gamescom got a lot of attention (and is also coming out on Switch)

That's the meat of the Switch content as far as I can see.

Ah, okay, I was just going by what Takashi said in that tweet. Thanks. :)
 

Rainrir

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Doesn't anything about Toukiden or MP games on Switch. The parts where it mentions Switch refers to:
-Thanks to the release of the Switch, the domestic home console market is up year-on-year for the first time in 5 years.
-They've released Champion Jockey Special and Winning Post on Switch under the Kou Shibusawa brand.
-Yoru no nai Kuni 2 came out on Switch
-The Attack on Titan title shown at Gamescom got a lot of attention (and is also coming out on Switch)

That's the meat of the Switch content as far as I can see.

https://twitter.com/mochi_wsj/status/923744539919056897

1)They want to make full use of the Switch uniqueness to make multiplayer games.

2) KT Boss thinks that the Switch's design has overcomed the Wii U's weakness, could be a device with revolutionary potential (lit.times changing device). Thats why KT allocates resources to switch before it was even retailed. (He is probably tooting his own horn here for how he saw It coming)

What he means is probably local multi with split Joycon or multiple machine local play.. I could probably translate all of it if I have the time but I am on the road today
 
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sfortunato

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What he means is probably local multi with split Joycon or multiple machine local play.. I could probably translate all of it if I have the time but I am on the road today

Might this mean another try in chasing the MH audience with the Toukiden franchise? After all, MHW won't have local co-op and that would be the right moment to fill the void.
 

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https://twitter.com/mochi_wsj/status/923744539919056897

1)They want to make full use of the Switch uniqueness to make multiplayer games.

2) KT Boss thinks that the Switch's design has overcomed the Wii U's weakness, could be a device with revolutionary potential (lit.times changing device). Thats why KT allocates resources to switch before it was even retailed. (He is probably tooting his own horn here for how he saw It coming)

What he means is probably local multi with split Joycon or multiple machine local play.. I could probably translate all of it if I have the time but I am on the road today

Oh yeah, my bad. I only looked at the PDF report. Rainrir's translation of the tweet is correct, about wanting to utilise the Switch's unique abilities to develop games which can be played with "multiple people" (複数人). Whether this means online multiplayer or more of a local focus is unclear.

Though as Takashi's official English tweet says "multiplayer", I'm included to think it's the former.
 
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https://twitter.com/mochi_wsj/status/923744539919056897

1)They want to make full use of the Switch uniqueness to make multiplayer games.

2) KT Boss thinks that the Switch's design has overcomed the Wii U's weakness, could be a device with revolutionary potential (lit.times changing device). Thats why KT allocates resources to switch before it was even retailed. (He is probably tooting his own horn here for how he saw It coming)

What he means is probably local multi with split Joycon or multiple machine local play.. I could probably translate all of it if I have the time but I am on the road today
First JP publisher to show confidence on the device before the fact!
 

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What does long tail mean exactly, they are gonna be doing switch business for a long time?

Going back to this--the Japanese tweet which includes the 'long-tail' comment (it's literally "long-tail" even in Japanese) also refers to repeat orders that keep on coming in, so one would imagine they mean that business with the Switch will continue for some time.

Other comments from the same tweet in Japanese (overlaps with official English one), quotes from K-T CEO Erikawa:
-Business with Switch is turning out very pleasant
-There are still staff at the company unable to buy the system, expects the hardware to continue to sell [well].
 
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It's a relief since a number of their Switch games only looked to have sold in the 4 digits, so maybe they've had really long legs outside the charts?

Games like ROTTK13, Nobunaga, Nights of Azure 2, the horse racing games, etc.

The Media Create 1000 for this year that will be out in June 2018(?) will be a delight to witness, that's for sure.
 

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We should just try and get Mochi to join the forum... And make him use an avatar of Mochi from Monster Rancher.:P
 

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https://twitter.com/mochi_wsj/status/923744539919056897

1)They want to make full use of the Switch uniqueness to make multiplayer games.

2) KT Boss thinks that the Switch's design has overcomed the Wii U's weakness, could be a device with revolutionary potential (lit.times changing device). Thats why KT allocates resources to switch before it was even retailed. (He is probably tooting his own horn here for how he saw It coming)

What he means is probably local multi with split Joycon or multiple machine local play.. I could probably translate all of it if I have the time but I am on the road today

They saw how well Bomberman R, Overcooked, Snipperclips and other similar games have done which provide local multiplayer on the go.
I was even hinting on this last week, Japanese pubs were very slow to create similar experiences to Bomberman and Overcooked. Games like those do especially well on the device because of their multiplayer capabilities and utilization of JoyCons. Overcooked is still top 5 in Japan two weeks after launch, Snipperclips is probably the 2nd most sold digital game on the Nintendo eShop after Minecraft, hell even Minecraft provides local co-op.
It was a missed opportunity that Japanese pubs didn't have anything in that vain outside of Bomberman.
 

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This is just first day though. If Hiska-kun's source is who I think it is, then things can change when MC/Famitsu comes out.

True, but RPG (especially "hardcore" titles like Atlus') tend to be pretty frontloaded, with Day 1 accounting for a major part of Week 1 sales. Given Day 1 sell-through, I'd expect 60% sell-through for W1.

In fact, Hiska's source is the blog guy, so more reliable than I could be. Normal edition is available on Rakuten, but the 25th Anniversary is quite difficult to find only 24 hours after. Small stores usually have this sort of discrepancies.

Not surprising, this kind of LE isn't really cheap (16 800 Yen), so I assume there's limited demand for it. Can't really afford to overship that kind of LE.

That being said, it's one hell of a LE, almost surprising given the game is for is just a remake of a DS game.

 

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Good to see that KT is so positive about the Switch. They had success with DQH1&2 (2nd best-selling third-party game at launch) and apparently they're satisfied with the sales share of Nights of Azure 2 as well. Their other games were late ports and cheap to produce. I don't expect the three Musou games that'll release next month to do gangbusters, but they'll do fine too. It'll become much more interesting when Nobunaga's Ambition: Taishi (30 Nov) and Atelier Lydie & Suelle (21 Dec) release on the same day as on other systems. Especially the latter one, because it will show if/how much the audience for Gust games on Switch has grown since August. I've never played any Nobunaga game, but they look like big strategy games like Civilization, which are played for longer time periods. I don't think the portability of the Switch in itself will convince many people to buy it on Switch instead of PS4, if they own both devices. People will just choose their system of preference - PS or Nintendo.

First Day Sell-through {2017.10.26}

[3DS] Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux # <RPG> (Atlus) (¥6.480) - 40%

[PS4] Ark: Survival Evolved <ACT> (Spike Chunsoft) (¥6.800) - 80%

[PS4] Taiko no Tatsujin: Session de Dodon ga Don <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) (¥6.100) - 30%

[3DS] Idol Time PriPara: Yume All-Star Live! # <ACT> (Takara Tomy) (¥5.500) < 10%
80% on Day 1... ouch. Undershipped much? I don't see Ark as a very frontloaded title (not sure if it is), so that's quite an underestimation.
 
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