Media Create Sales: Week 42, 2018 (Oct 15 - Oct 21)

CeroMiedo · Oct 27, 2018

Chris1964 said:
Capcom is far from being able to compete big western publishers for high end market. They need huge expansion of the company for that.

They have 2 good years so far but we still have to see what's in the pipeline for the future and if they can remain at this level.

Being able to compete with western developers means that they also have to be able to support their games long term, which whether they could do that or not is still a big question mark

ACL · Oct 27, 2018

Capcoms "new strategy" is basically an admission to how they mismanaged almost every IP they had , besides Monster Hunter and Resident Evil. Their great new plan basically boiles down to having either one of both alternating with the other or even both of these IP per fiscal year.

casiopao · Oct 27, 2018

CeroMiedo said:
So much of being a Sega fan :P

Being Sega fan is suffering u know.TT

Especially when u have tried so many of its flop mobage lol.

ILikeFeet · Oct 27, 2018

CeroMiedo said:
Being able to compete with western developers means that they also have to be able to support their games long term, which whether they could do that or not is still a big question mark

I don't see how RE2 and DMC5 are "long term" games. With World, they didn't prepare for that all too well. It'll be a couple years before we see them do the long term support thing well

CeroMiedo · Oct 27, 2018

ILikeFeet said:
I don't see how RE2 and DMC5 are "long term" games. With World, they didn't prepare for that all too well. It'll be a couple years before we see them do the long term support thing well

No need to mention RE2 and DMC, their long term supports for internal mobile games alone already showed. All of their mobile games that got shut down all have one common problem, the big one at that, the lack of meaningful long term supports to keep the active userbase

ZSaberLink · Oct 27, 2018

Dengeki Online Sales: Week 42, 2018 (Oct 15 - Oct 21)

01./01. [PS4] Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2018.10.12} - 96,294 / 334,219
02./02. [NSW] Super Mario Party (Nintendo) {2018.10.05} - 35,489 / 243,160
03./00. [PS4] Soul Calibur VI (Bandai Namco Games) {2018.10.18} - 22,816 / NEW
04./00. [NSW] Dark Souls Remastered (From Software) {2018.10.18} - 14,253 / NEW
05./00. [PS4] Cry Star (FuRyu) {2018.10.18} - 10,344 / NEW
06./04. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} - 9,822 / 362,675
07./03. [PS4] Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (Ubisoft) {2018.10.05} - 7,250 / 69,996
08./00. [NSW] Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy: Bonus Edition (Sega) {2018.10.18} - 6,057 / NEW
09./07. [NSW] Splatoon 2 (Nintendo) {2017.07.21} - 5,838 / 2,694,010
10./05. [PS4] Warriors Orochi 4 (Koei Tecmo) {2018.09.27} - 5,650 / 150,238
11./09. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} - 5,335 / 1,783,328
12./08. [PS4] Marvel's Spider-Man (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2018.09.07} - 4,728 / 279,157
13./10. [PS4] FIFA 19 (Electronic Arts) {2018.09.28} - 3,361 / 76,704
14./11. [NSW] Dragon Ball FighterZ (Bandai Namco Games) {2018.09.27} - 2,911 / 42,809
15./12. [NSW] FIFA 19 (Electronic Arts) {2018.09.28} - 2,722 / 28,828
16./15. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} - 2,650 / 856,390
17./13. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum 'n' Fun! (Bandai Namco Games) {2018.07.19} - 2,511 / 227,691
18./23. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo) {2017.10.27} - 2,294 / 1,727,252
19./16. [NSW] Warriors Orochi 4 (Koei Tecmo) {2018.09.27} - 2,239 / 40,285
20./18. [PS4] The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV - The End of Saga (Nihon Falcom) {2018.09.27} - 2,060 / 122,814
21./06. [PS4] Varnir of the Dragon Star: Ecdysis of the Dragon (Compile Heart) {2018.10.11} - 2,017 / 10,823
22./24. [NSW] Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 03: Drive Kit (Nintendo) {2018.09.14} - 1,972 / 27,625
23./22. [PS4] Winning Eleven 2019 (Konami) {2018.08.30} - 1,933 / 126,946
24./19. [NSW] Kirby Star Allies (Nintendo) {2018.03.16} - 1,917 / 646,834
25./21. [NSW] Mario Tennis Aces (Nintendo) {2018.06.22} - 1,728 / 361,628
26./14. [NSW] Mega Man 11 (Capcom) {2018.10.04} - 1,613 / 20,416
27./26. [3DS] Pokemon Ultra Sun (Pokemon Co.) {2017.11.17} - 1,606 / 868,220
28./28. [NSW] Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Nintendo) {2018.07.13} - 1,456 / 142,896
29./30. [3DS] Pokemon Ultra Moon (Pokemon Co.) {2017.11.17} - 1,372 / 841,728
30./27. [3DS] WarioWare Gold (Nintendo) {2018.08.02} - 1,356 / 120,579
31./20. [NSW] Sumikko Gurashi: Atsumare! Sumikko Town (Nippon Columbia) {2018.10.04} - 1,335 / 9,591
32./34. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo (Nintendo) {2016.11.23} - 1,161 / 384,508
33./35. [3DS] Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Nintendo) {2018.07.13} - 1,111 / 67,044
34./32. [NSW] Pro Baseball Famista Evolution (Bandai Namco Games) {2018.08.02} - 1,106 / 100,710
35./17. [PS4] Mega Man 11 (Capcom) {2018.10.04} - 1,100 / 15,639
36./31. [PS4] Kingdom Hearts HD I.5 + II.5 ReMIX (Square Enix) {2017.03.09} - 1,044 / 208,629
37./40. [PS4] Shadow of the Tomb Raider (Square Enix) {2018.09.14} - 830 / 49,696
38./36. [PS4] Conan Exiles (Spike Chunsoft) {2018.08.23} - 817 / 84,520
39./29. [PS4] Astro Bot: Rescue Mission (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2018.10.04} - 806 / 6,088
40./38. [NSW] Pokken Tournament DX (Pokemon Co.) {2017.09.22} - 783 / 298,217
41./41. [PS4] Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2015.12.03} - 761 / 341,243
42./33. [NSW] My Hero: One's Justice (Bandai Namco Games) {2018.08.23} - 750 / 52,457
43./42. [NSW] ARMS (Nintendo) {2017.06.16} - 739 / 457,158
44./37. [PS4] Middle-earth: Shadow of War - Definitive Edition (Warner Entertainment Japan) {2018.10.11} - 706 / 1,794
45./46. [NSW] Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 01: Variety Kit (Nintendo) {2018.04.20} - 694 / 215,541
46./43. [PS4] The Last of Us Remastered [PlayStation Hits] (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2018.07.26} - 678 / 11,418
47./44. [3DS] Mario Party: The Top 100 (Nintendo) {2017.12.28} - 672 / 225,186
48./50. [NSW] Octopath Traveler (Square Enix) {2018.07.13} - 656 / 196,741
49./48. [3DS] Etrian Odyssey X (Atlus) {2018.08.02} - 650 / 98,311
50./39. [NSW] The World Ends with You: Final Remix (Square Enix) {2018.09.27} - 633 / 14,193

SOFTWARE

Code:

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| Model | This Week | Week(%)  | FY 2018     | FY(%)   |
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| PS4   | 192,101   | 55.5%    | 4,349,059   | 39.3%   |
| Switch| 121,378   | 35.1%    | 4,821,507   | 43.6%   |
| 3DS   | 24,215    | 7.0%     | 1,224,590   | 11.1%   |
| Vita  | 7,258     | 2.1%     | 613,936     | 5.5%    |
| ETC   | 1,148     | 0.3%     | 56,826      | 0.5%    |
--------------------------------------------------------
| Total | 346,100   | 100.0%   | 11,065,918  | 100.0%  |
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HARDWARE

Code:

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| Model | This Week | Week(%)  | FY 2018     | FY(%)   |
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| Switch| 45,517    | 60.3%    | 1,269,195   | 58.6%   |
| PS4   | 21,473    | 28.5%    | 576,379     | 26.6%   |
| 3DS   | 5,856     | 7.8%     | 239,612     | 11.1%   |
| Vita  | 2,471     | 3.3%     | 76,418      | 3.5%    |
| ETC   | 130       | 0.2%     | 4,463       | 0.2%    |
--------------------------------------------------------
| Total | 75,447    | 100.0%   | 2,166,067   | 100.0%  |
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Dengeki Online Sales: Week 41, 2018 (Oct 08 - Oct 14)

Mory Dunz · Oct 27, 2018

I wonder if TWEWY was worth it for square. Not sure how well it did anywhere.
Unless the purpose was to create interest for a sequel or something.

port tactics cowards. Or localize SD3

Chris1964 · Oct 27, 2018

PS4 top 20 until 2018.09.30

01. [PS4] Monster Hunter: World # <ACT> (Capcom) {2018.01.26} (¥8.980) - 1.959.188
02. [PS4] Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age # <RPG> (Square Enix) {2017.07.29} (¥8.980) - 1.362.300
03. [PS4] Final Fantasy XV # <RPG> (Square Enix) {2016.11.29} (¥8.800) - 1.033.754
04. [PS4] Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain # <ADV> (Konami) {2015.09.02} (¥8.400) - 442.032
05. [PS4] Knack # <ACT> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2014.02.22} (¥4.900) - 400.888
06. [PS4] NieR: Automata <RPG> (Square Enix) {2017.02.23} (¥7.800) - 400.497
07. [PS4] Persona 5 # <RPG> (Atlus) {2016.09.15} (¥8.800) - 398.066
08. [PS4] Call of Duty: WWII # <ACT> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2017.11.03} (¥7.900) - 386.408
09. [PS4] Call of Duty: Black Ops III # <ACT> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.11.06} (¥7.900) - 385.147
10. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V [New Price Edition] <ACT> (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2015.10.08} (¥4.990) - 378.895
11. [PS4] Yakuza 6: The Song of Life # <ADV> (Sega) {2016.12.08} (¥8.190) - 366.274
12. [PS4] Resident Evil 7: biohazard # <ADV> (Capcom) {2017.01.26} (¥7.990) - 340.372
13. [PS4] Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition <ADV> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.12.03} (¥2.400) - 339.748
14. [PS4] Dark Souls III <RPG> (From Software) {2016.03.24} (¥7.430) - 332.703
15. [PS4] Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below # <RPG> (Square Enix) {2015.02.26} (¥7.800) - 329.934
16. [PS4] Dragon Quest Heroes II <RPG> (Square Enix) {2016.05.27} (¥7.800) - 280.542
17. [PS4] Battlefield 1 <ACT> (Electronic Arts) {2016.10.21} (¥7.800) - 275.924
18. [PS4] Marvel's Spider-Man # <ADV> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2018.09.07} (¥6.900) - 258.716
19. [PS4] Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege <ACT> (Ubisoft) {2015.12.10} (¥8.400) - 249.675
20. [PS4] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2018 <SPT> (Konami) {2018.04.26} (¥7.980) - 241.946
___

Famitsu Sales: H1-FY 2018 (2018 Mar 26 - 2018 Sep 30)
[*H1-FY 2017 (2017 Mar 27 - 2017 Oct 1)]

SOFTWARE

Code:

+-------+------------+------------+
|System | This H1-FY | Last H1-FY |
+-------+------------+------------+
|  NSW  |  4.617.418 |  3.059.931 |
|  PS4  |  3.775.386 |  4.207.449 |
|  3DS  |  1.114.699 |  4.918.508 |
|  PSV  |    574.537 |    726.424 |
|  WIU  |     22.885 |    225.851 |
|  XB1  |      6.669 |      8.692 |
|  OTH  |     13.117 |    103.735 |
+-------+------------+------------+
|  ALL  | 10.124.711 | 13.250.590 |
+-------+------------+------------+

HARDWARE

Code:

+-------+------------+------------+
|System | This H1-FY | Last H1-FY |
+-------+------------+------------+
|  NSW  |  1.132.531 |  1.284.212 |
|  PS4  |    530.353 |    804.695 |
|  3DS  |    227.103 |    753.694 |
|  PSV  |     86.157 |    132.892 |
|  XB1  |      5.698 |      2.384 |
|  WIU  |      1.075 |      5.577 |
|  PS3  |          0 |      7.494 |
+-------+------------+------------+
|  ALL  |  1.982.917 |  2.990.948 |
+-------+------------+------------+

Famitsu expects big growth at second half with Switch and PS4 software. More info for Japanese and global market at the link
https://www.famitsu.com/news/201810/26166593.html

Chris1964 · Oct 27, 2018

Esports is the next big thing in Japan with explosive rise. Awareness for esports went from 14,4% in September 2017 to 34,6% in March 2018 to 41,1% in July 2018. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will be a big title for it.

Chris1964 · Oct 28, 2018

3/5 stars difficulty for YSO.

Same top 3 with last week: Red Dead Redemption II, Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII and Super Mario Party. There's only one new retail release after all, Neko Tomo.

ggx2ac · Oct 28, 2018

klanar said:
[3DS] Luigi's Mansion (18 days) - 35.563 - 50 000
[PS4] Fallout 76 (11 days) - 103.333 - 100 000
[PS4] Battlefield V (6 days) - 113.783 - 125 000

You might want to take a look at the numbers you forgot to erase.

Deleted member 1413 · Oct 28, 2018

Mory Dunz said:
I wonder if TWEWY was worth it for square. Not sure how well it did anywhere.
Unless the purpose was to create interest for a sequel or something.

port tactics cowards. Or localize SD3

Can't imagine it cost that much and Nintendo probably did most of the promotion, I think.
It'll likely make money, but it was probably more to drum up interest and I'm not sure if it'll manage that.
Seemed to have reviewed a bit mixed due to the control scheme and I imagine a new game would probably cost quite a bit more

ILikeFeet · Oct 28, 2018

I'm a believer of a sequel to TWEWY being indevelopment but was canned due to the FF13/14 fiasco. maybe there was a planned sequel around the time of KH3D, but got dropped

Deleted member 1413 · Oct 28, 2018

ILikeFeet said:
I'm a believer of a sequel to TWEWY being indevelopment but was canned due to the FF13/14 fiasco. maybe there was a planned sequel around the time of KH3D, but got dropped

I wonder who could make it.
There's only one KH team and they're probably on more KH.
Don't think Jupiter can make an HD 3D game, which is presumably what a sequel would be.

Platinum with their established partnership and Switch experience is a maybe.

I think a stylized cell shaded game like jet set radio future would fit the aesthetic and be light on the budget. PG has made a couple cell shaded games by now

ArkhamFantasy · Oct 28, 2018

TWEWY seems like a great candidate for that middle tier game that Square Enix has expressed interest in making, especially for the switch.

ILikeFeet · Oct 28, 2018

Cartridge Games said:
I wonder who could make it.
There's only one KH team and they're probably on more KH.
Don't think Jupiter can make an HD 3D game, which is presumably what a sequel would be.

Platinum with their established partnership and Switch experience is a maybe.

H.A.N.D, who made the mobile and switch ports (according to wikipedia)

Deleted member 1413 · Oct 28, 2018

ILikeFeet said:
H.A.N.D, who made the mobile and switch ports (according to wikipedia)

They helped with 358/2 so maybe.

Boiled Goose · Oct 28, 2018

Mory Dunz said:
I wonder if TWEWY was worth it for square. Not sure how well it did anywhere.
Unless the purpose was to create interest for a sequel or something.

port tactics cowards. Or localize SD3

Unfortunately it was a bad port of a great game. I would have bought a better port.

Chris1964 · Oct 28, 2018

Week 44, 2018 (Oct 29 - Nov 4)

new releases

{2018.10.30}
[NSW] Risk: Sekaiseifuku Game _Nintendo Switch Download Software_ |DL| <TBL> (Ubisoft) (¥2.400)
[XB1] Infinite Adventures _Download Version_ |DL| <RPG> (Stormseeker Games) (¥2.685)

{2018.10.31}
[PS4] Narcosis _PS Store Download Version_ |DL| <ADV> (City Connection) (¥1.800)
[XB1] Super Volley Blast _Download Version_ |DL| <SPT> (Unfinished Pixel) (¥1.064)

{2018.11.01}
[NSW] Cats Together <ETC> (Bandai Namco Games) (¥5.700)
[NSW] Cats Together (ε) _Nintendo eShop Download Version_ |DL| <ETC> (Bandai Namco Games) (¥5.700)
[NSW] Croixleur Σ _Nintendo Switch Download Software_ |DL| <ACT> (Playism) (¥1.851)
[NSW] Streets of Red: Devil's Dare Deluxe _Nintendo Switch Download Software_ |DL| <ACT> (Circle Entertainment) (¥925)
[NSW] Machinarium _Nintendo Switch Download Software_ |DL| <ADV> (Amanita Design) (¥925)
[NSW] Timberman VS _Nintendo Switch Download Software_ |DL| <ACT> (Rainy Frog) (¥185)
[PS4] Transference _PS Store Download Version_ |DL| <ADV> (Ubisoft) (¥4.800)
[PS4] The Quiet Man _PS Store Download Version_ |DL| <ADV> (Square Enix) (¥1.800)
[PS4] Donut County _PS Store Download Version_ |DL| <ADV> (Annapurna Interactive) (¥1.388)
[PS4] Momonga Pinball Adventures _PS Store Download Version_ |DL| <TBL> (Plug In Digital) (¥740)
[XB1] Transference _Download Version_ |DL| <ADV> (Ubisoft) (¥4.800)
___

YSO predictions

01. [PS4] Red Dead Redemption II < 50k (average 45k) [week 2]
02. [PS4] Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII < 30k (average 25k) [week 4]
03. [NSW] Super Mario Party < 20k (average 15k) [week 5]

Fisico · Oct 28, 2018

Cartridge Games said:
I wonder who could make it.
There's only one KH team and they're probably on more KH.
Don't think Jupiter can make an HD 3D game, which is presumably what a sequel would be.

We just got a 2D HD JRPG on Switch with full price retail release that had a fair success, why should it be 3D?

ILikeFeet · Oct 28, 2018

Fisico said:
We just got a 2D HD JRPG on Switch with full price retail release that had a fair success, why should it be 3D?

because that was a different producer entirely. why wouldn't it be 3D under Nomura?

fiendcode · Oct 28, 2018

Cartridge Games said:
Can't imagine it cost that much and Nintendo probably did most of the promotion, I think.
It'll likely make money, but it was probably more to drum up interest and I'm not sure if it'll manage that.
Seemed to have reviewed a bit mixed due to the control scheme and I imagine a new game would probably cost quite a bit more

I wish Nintendo had thrown their cash behind that Mana Collection instead.

ILikeFeet said:
H.A.N.D, who made the mobile and switch ports (according to wikipedia)

They subcontract on most of Level 5's games too. One of the hardest working shadow devs in Japan.

Deleted member 1413 · Oct 28, 2018

Fisico said:
We just got a 2D HD JRPG on Switch with full price retail release that had a fair success, why should it be 3D?

Octopath is still 3D and runs in UE4.
It could be if they want to keep it really low budget, but idk

ILikeFeet · Oct 28, 2018

Any 3D TWEWY sequel will probably be in Unity, as SE prefers that for lower budget/spec games

Deleted member 1413 · Oct 28, 2018

ILikeFeet said:
Any 3D TWEWY sequel will probably be in Unity, as SE prefers that for lower budget/spec games

But octopath is Ue4

ILikeFeet · Oct 28, 2018

Cartridge Games said:
But octopath is Ue4

That was most likely Acquire's choice. For TWEWY, I think SE would want this to be mobile eventually

Man God · Oct 28, 2018

ILikeFeet said:
I'm a believer of a sequel to TWEWY being indevelopment but was canned due to the FF13/14 fiasco. maybe there was a planned sequel around the time of KH3D, but got dropped

SE clearly got spooked by the sales of DDD and combined with going all hands on deck to fix FF XIV basically stopped making 3DS games for awhile.

Oregano · Oct 28, 2018

Man God said:
SE clearly got spooked by the sales of DDD and combined with going all hands on deck to fix FF XIV basically stopped making 3DS games for awhile.

They had Theatrhythm, KH:3D and Heroes of Ruin underperform in three consecutive months.(although KH3D's under-performance was mostly Japan)

Man God · Oct 28, 2018

Oregano said:
They had Theatrhythm, KH:3D and Heroes of Ruin underperform in three consecutive months.(although KH3D's under-performance was mostly Japan)

Yep I bought all three of those back to back to back. Clearly they only had high expectations for one of them and even then it did not meet them. Then they took a siesta, a very long one when it came to publishing games outside of Japan.

Deleted member 5535 · Oct 28, 2018

I'm curious to see what will happen in the market for the sales with the certification that Sony is doing now

Chris1964 · Oct 28, 2018

Preorders for Smash and Pokemon bundles have reopened at stores they had closed. It's still unknown what will happen after Pokemon comes out and for how long Nintendo will keep printing them, especially for Smash.

Fisico · Oct 28, 2018

ILikeFeet said:
because that was a different producer entirely. why wouldn't it be 3D under Nomura?

This is a shot in the dark with zero proof on either side whatsoever, why would it be 3D? The core gameplay of TWEWY doesn't require the game to be in 3D unlike KH for example.

Note that I'm not saying SE would produce a full 2D sequel of TWEWY (heck even TWEWY had a few 3D backgrounds at some locations), that's something of the past, but there's no need for the game to go for a full 3D look when it would be poised to be on the lower end of budget of Square-Enix output in the first place, a 2D look can appeal to a wide enough target audience as it's been shown with Octopath and a few others titles.

Cartridge Games said:
Octopath is still 3D and runs in UE4.
It could be if they want to keep it really low budget, but idk

By all intent and purposes Octopath still look and play like a 2D title, going with 2D doesn't necessary mean going low budget either, quite the opposite even if they want to achieve a certain look like Octopath.

ILikeFeet · Oct 28, 2018

Fisico said:
This is a shot in the dark with zero proof on either side whatsoever, why would it be 3D? The core gameplay of TWEWY doesn't require the game to be in 3D unlike KH for example.

Note that I'm not saying SE would produce a full 2D sequel of TWEWY (heck even TWEWY had a few 3D backgrounds at some locations), that's something of the past, but there's no need for the game to go for a full 3D look when it would be poised to be on the lower end of budget of Square-Enix output in the first place, a 2D look can appeal to a wide enough target audience as it's been shown with Octopath and a few others titles.

KH was 2D before as well (still is with the mobile game). if appealing to a wide enough audience was an issue, then TWEWY as a concept would be suspect long before any decision of the game being 2D or 3D would be made.

Rob2K19 · Oct 29, 2018

Almost forgot to post.

Tracker said:
39./33. [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)

Better Tracker said:
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) - 1.385 / 208.514 <80-100%> (-19%)

Superior Tracker said:
36./31. [PS4] Kingdom Hearts HD I.5 + II.5 ReMIX (Square Enix) {2017.03.09} - 1,044 / 208,629

Better Tracker is closing in on Superior Tracker. Gap: 115.

Could next week be the week Better Tracker becomes the Superior? Find out next time on the next action packed episode of KH Tracker Z!

DarkDetective · Oct 29, 2018

Rob2K19 said:
Better Tracker is closing in on Superior Tracker. Gap: 115.

Could next week be the week Better Tracker becomes the Superior? Find out next time on the next action packed episode of KH Tracker Z!

Will Better Tracker become the superior tracker if their sales number overtakes Superior Tracker's numbers?

Fisico · Oct 29, 2018

ILikeFeet said:
KH was 2D before as well (still is with the mobile game). if appealing to a wide enough audience was an issue, then TWEWY as a concept would be suspect long before any decision of the game being 2D or 3D would be made.

Yes spin-off with completely different gameplay and even target audience arguably, I don't think TWEWY is in any position to afford any kind of spin-off.
The problem when targeting a niche audience and reach a wider one is that first you need to get that niche audience, make the product similar enough that they instantly recognize it and make it look like appealing enough if there's any change applied (both on visual and gameplay front), then you try at the same time to make it seem more modern to reach that wider audience.

This is why something like Secret of Mana remake was a mixed bag, they didn't find the right balance between these two aspects.

Chris1964 · Oct 29, 2018

GEO stores: Week 43, 2018 (Oct 22 - Oct 28)

01./00. [PS4] Red Dead Redemption II # <ACT> (Take-Two Interactive Japan) (¥8.800)
02./01. [PS4] Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII <ACT> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2018.10.12} (¥7.900)
03./02. [NSW] Super Mario Party <ETC> (Nintendo) {2018.10.05} (¥5.980)
04./00. [PS4] Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection <Street Fighter \ Street Fighter II \ Street Fighter II: Champion Edition \ Street Fighter II: Hyper Fighting \ Super Street Fighter II \ Super Street Fighter II Turbo \ Street Fighter Alpha \ Street Fighter Alpha 2 \ Street Fighter Alpha 3 \ Street Fighter III \ Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact \ Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike> # <FTG> (Capcom) (¥4.990)
05./03. [PS4] Soul Calibur VI <FTG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2018.10.18} (¥7.600)
06./08. [NSW] Minecraft <ADV> (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} (¥3.600)
07./06. [PS4] Assassin's Creed: Odyssey # <RPG> (Ubisoft) {2018.10.05} (¥8.400)
08./00. [NSW] Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection <Street Fighter \ Street Fighter II \ Street Fighter II: Champion Edition \ Street Fighter II: Hyper Fighting \ Super Street Fighter II \ Super Street Fighter II Turbo \ Street Fighter Alpha \ Street Fighter Alpha 2 \ Street Fighter Alpha 3 \ Street Fighter III \ Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact \ Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike> # <FTG> (Capcom) (¥4.990)
09./07. [PS4] Warriors Orochi 4 # <ACT> (Koei Tecmo) {2018.09.27} (¥7.800)
10./09. [PS4] Marvel's Spider-Man # <ADV> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2018.09.07} (¥6.900)

Top 10

PS4 - 7
NSW - 3

"[PS4] Red Dead Redemption II (including Ultimate Edition and Special Edition) debuted 1st. It is the long-awaited work of Rockstar Games (published by Take-Two Interactive Japan) and the highest graphic peak and open world game as shown by the first two-disc game in PS4 history. It is a title attracting attention throughout the world and expectations will depend from how much sales will be expanded in the future.
In other new releases [PS4] Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection ranked 4th and [NSW] Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection 8th. This is a 30th anniversary celebration of 12 titles and you can expect long-term sales."

ggx2ac · Oct 29, 2018

JP PS Classic Game List

https://www.jp.playstation.com/psclassic/

Arc the Lad
Arc the Lad 2
Armored Core
Ridge Racer Type 4
Intelligent Qube
Gradius Gaiden
XI
Saga Frontier
G Darius
Jumping Flash
Super Puzzle Fighter 2 Turbo
Tekken 3
Fighting Spirit
Biohazard Director's Cut
Parasite Eve
Final Fantasy 7 International
Mr. Driller
Persona 1
Metal Gear Solid
Wild Arms

Chris1964 · Oct 29, 2018

Resident Evil defined PlayStation but that puts a Cero D classification.

silpheed-mcd · Oct 29, 2018

TSUTAYA Ranking Sales, 2018 (Oct 22 - Oct 28)

01/ N [PS4] Red Dead Redemption 2 (normal edition)
04/ N [PS4] Red Dead Redemption 2 Special Edition
13/ N [PS4] Red Dead Redemption 2 Ultimate Edition

PS4: 11
NSW: 9

foxuzamaki · Oct 29, 2018

Mory Dunz said:
I wonder if TWEWY was worth it for square. Not sure how well it did anywhere.
Unless the purpose was to create interest for a sequel or something.

port tactics cowards. Or localize SD3

Considering It's still in the top 30 in the U.S eshop I think square is more than satisfied.

Raguy · Oct 29, 2018

Tomorrow is Nintendo Q2 Fiscal year.
Don't know what i can expect about Nintendo Labo and Captain Toad.
On Q1, Nintendo labo series overall reached 1.39 M.
So , i'm thinking that multi-kit was at 800K around and Robot kit 500K.
Tomorrow, Multi-kit has a small chance to be million seller.
About Captain Toad, i hope official number even if it is not yet million seller. ( at least in "presentation material " pdf )

Chris1964 · Oct 29, 2018

Captain Toad Switch will be a million seller by the end of FY but maybe not from now. With 3DS though it is likely there already but there's no way to know unless Nintendo mentions it.

There's no chance Labo has gotten additional shipments last quarter.

In general this will be a big week for Nintendo updates and news.

silpheed-mcd · Oct 29, 2018

ComG! Ranking Sales, 2018 (Oct 22 - Oct 28)

01/ N [PS4] Red Dead Redemption 2 (Normal Version) - 194 pt
02/01 [PS4] Call of Duty Black Ops 4 - 77 pt (-153 pt)
03/03 [NSW] Super Mario Party - 30 pt (-8 pt)
04/ N [PS4] Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection International - 19 pt
05/06 [NSW] Minecraft - 14 pt (+2 pt)
06/09 [PS4] Assassin's Creed Odyssey - 13 pt (+6 pt)
07/05 [PS4] CRYSTAR - 12 pt (-14 pt)
08/06 [PS4] Musou OROCHI 3 (Normal Version) - 11 pt (-2 pt)
09/02 [PS4] Soul Calibur 6 - 11 pt (-44 pt)
10/ N [NSW] Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection International - 11 pt
11/ N [PS4] Red Dead Redemption 2: Special Edition - 10 pt
12/ N [PS4] Nora to Oujo to Noraneko Heart HD Version (normal edition) - 8 pt
13/ N [NSW] Yomawari: The Long Night Collection - 8 pt
14/04 [NSW] DARK SOULS REMASTERED - 7 pt (-27 pt)
15/ R. [PS4] Dragon Quest X All-In-One Package - 5 pt
16/ R. [PS4] Minecraft PlayStation 4 Edition - 5 pt
17/10 [PS4] Marvel's Spider-Man - 5 pt (-2 pt)
18/ R. [PS4] Conan Outcast - 5 pt
19/ N [PS4] Red Dead Redemption 2: Ultimate Edition - 5 pt
20/ R. [PS4] SNK Heroines Tag Team Frenzy - 4 pt

PS4: 15 (+5)
NSW: 5 (-4)
3DS: 0 (-1)

ComG! Ranking Sales, 2018 (Oct 15 - Oct 21)
https://www.resetera.com/threads/me...2018-oct-08-oct-14.75349/page-8#post-14041160

Raguy · Oct 29, 2018

Chris1964 said:
In general this will be a big week for Nintendo updates and news.

Yeah, news about Mario Kart Tour for example.

Chris1964 · Oct 29, 2018

Raguy said:
Yeah, news about Mario Kart Tour for example.

Personally, I couldn't care less for Mario Kart Tour.

Oregano · Oct 29, 2018

Are we expecting Nintendo to decrease hardware forecast and increase software forecast?

foxuzamaki · Oct 29, 2018

I doubt it

Glio · Oct 29, 2018

Oregano said:
Are we expecting Nintendo to decrease hardware forecast and increase software forecast?

Has there been any change in either?

ILikeFeet · Oct 29, 2018

Oregano said:
Are we expecting Nintendo to decrease hardware forecast and increase software forecast?

Nah

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