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Media Create Sales: Week 44, 2019 (Oct 28 - Nov 03)
- Thread starter Chris1964
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Yep clearly but it might reassure people expecting an awful drop. Smaller retailers might have escaped severe shortages.
Is it though? Elden Rings, Tales or Arise, Ghosts of Tsushima are all undated. The Last of Us 2 is also pushed back too.
Edit: Cyberpunk too (just)
Switch might have already crossed 3m YTD.
It is going to be tough but I think we'll have it over this milestone when Famitsu will publish the results.
Then the battle with 2018 will get interesting.
If flat YOY, then Switch 2019 sales should be around 4.5m (a little below).
4.5m-5m should be the final range.
It is going to be tough but I think we'll have it over this milestone when Famitsu will publish the results.
Then the battle with 2018 will get interesting.
If flat YOY, then Switch 2019 sales should be around 4.5m (a little below).
4.5m-5m should be the final range.
Damn, 2007 was crazy. Well over 10 million hardware from Nintendo, and 5 million from Sony hardware in the same year. Shows how times have changed. I wonder how the whole dedicated gaming hardware market will look in 20-30 years from now. If its just downward spiral or if things will change for the better.
EDIT: Even Xbox 360 did shy of 250k that year.
NSW is indeed edging out 3DS on the software front in Japan (in spite of lower HW cause it has higher tie ratio).
I'm wondering though if this is due in big part to Nintendo first-party software (and Minecraft).
Personally I think that DS selling 8.36M in 2006 tops everything in that chart.
PS4 has sold 7.62M after 5 years in the market (well, as ending 2018).
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Top 3 yearly HW sales:
DS 2006: 8.36M
DS 2007: 7.17M
3DS 2012: 5.50M
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I've seen the charts you've posted with Switch and 3DS comparisons and have always been confused by how the software sales in JP are similar. By all accounts Switch 3rd party sales for the titles that chart seem fairly poor. Everything that doesn't chart must be selling pretty tiny amounts at retail. For them to be similar, what's making up the difference? 1st party being much higher? Digital sales on Switch (like digital only titles)? f2p like Fortnite? 3DS software sales outside of the high end being pretty poor?
It's for both Switch and PS4.
But like Disgaea 4 that came out last week Playstation owners have already played those games on the PSV and the PS3. Not sure what's the incentive to buy them again.
Huh, I see, thanks. Not that COMG is an indication of... well... anything at all, but I'd have expected PS4 version to still be close to switch. There's a lot of PS4 players who haven't played the games yet (or maybe played one or two of the trilogy), and a number that would double dip surely.
Tsutaya Ranking: Week 45, 2019 (4 Nov - 10 Nov)
01./00. [PS4] Death Stranding <ADV> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2019.11.08} (¥6.900)
02./02. [NSW] Luigi's Mansion 3 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.10.31} (¥5.980)
03./05. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure <HOB> (Nintendo) {2019.10.18} (¥7.980)
04./01. [PS4] Persona 5 Royal <RPG> (Atlus) {2019.10.31} (¥8.800)
05./03. [PS4] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare <ACT> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2019.10.25} (¥7.900)
06./00. [PS4] Need for Speed: Heat <RCE> (Electronic Arts) {2019.11.08} (¥7.727)
07./00. [PS4] Death Stranding (Special Edition) <ADV> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2019.11.08} (¥7.900)
08./06. [NSW] Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games: Tokyo 2020 <SPT> (Sega) {2019.11.01} (¥5.990)
09./07. [NSW] Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town <SLG> (Marvelous) {2019.10.17} (¥5.800)
10./09. [NSW] Minecraft <ADV> (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} (¥3.600)
11./00. [PS4] Death Stranding (Collector's Edition) <ADV> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2019.11.08} (¥20.900)
12./08. [NSW] Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age S - Definitive Edition <RPG> (Square Enix) {2019.09.27} (¥7.980)
13./11. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate <FTG> (Nintendo) {2018.12.07} (¥7.200)
14./14. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe <RCE> (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980)
15./12. [PS4] Monster Hunter: World - Iceborne Master Edition <ACT> (Capcom) {2019.09.06} (¥6.990)
16./16. [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.06.28} (¥5.980)
17./19. [NSW] Fishing Spirits: Nintendo Switch Version <SPT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2019.07.25} (¥5.700)
18./10. [PS4] The Outer Worlds <RPG> (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2019.10.25} (¥6.800)
19./18. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening <ADV> (Nintendo) {2019.09.20} (¥5.980)
20./17. [NSW] Disney Tsum Tsum Festival (Bandai Namco Games) {2019.10.10} (¥6.100)
Top 20
NSW - 12
PS4 - 8
01./00. [PS4] Death Stranding <ADV> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2019.11.08} (¥6.900)
02./02. [NSW] Luigi's Mansion 3 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.10.31} (¥5.980)
03./05. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure <HOB> (Nintendo) {2019.10.18} (¥7.980)
04./01. [PS4] Persona 5 Royal <RPG> (Atlus) {2019.10.31} (¥8.800)
05./03. [PS4] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare <ACT> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2019.10.25} (¥7.900)
06./00. [PS4] Need for Speed: Heat <RCE> (Electronic Arts) {2019.11.08} (¥7.727)
07./00. [PS4] Death Stranding (Special Edition) <ADV> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2019.11.08} (¥7.900)
08./06. [NSW] Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games: Tokyo 2020 <SPT> (Sega) {2019.11.01} (¥5.990)
09./07. [NSW] Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town <SLG> (Marvelous) {2019.10.17} (¥5.800)
10./09. [NSW] Minecraft <ADV> (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} (¥3.600)
11./00. [PS4] Death Stranding (Collector's Edition) <ADV> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2019.11.08} (¥20.900)
12./08. [NSW] Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age S - Definitive Edition <RPG> (Square Enix) {2019.09.27} (¥7.980)
13./11. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate <FTG> (Nintendo) {2018.12.07} (¥7.200)
14./14. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe <RCE> (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980)
15./12. [PS4] Monster Hunter: World - Iceborne Master Edition <ACT> (Capcom) {2019.09.06} (¥6.990)
16./16. [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.06.28} (¥5.980)
17./19. [NSW] Fishing Spirits: Nintendo Switch Version <SPT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2019.07.25} (¥5.700)
18./10. [PS4] The Outer Worlds <RPG> (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2019.10.25} (¥6.800)
19./18. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening <ADV> (Nintendo) {2019.09.20} (¥5.980)
20./17. [NSW] Disney Tsum Tsum Festival (Bandai Namco Games) {2019.10.10} (¥6.100)
Top 20
NSW - 12
PS4 - 8
Nintendo 3DS
- Monster Hunter 4 1.875.115 3.591.334 Capcom 14/09/2013
- Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate 471.055 1.941.106 Capcom 10/12/2011
- Yo-kai Watch 52.901 1.294.133 Level 5 11/07/2013
- Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past 836.654 1.238.660 Square Enix 07/02/2013
- Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry no Wonderland 3D 488.508 921.310 Square Enix 31/05/2012
- Run For Money Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-Tachi Kara Nigekire! 30.054 604.430 Bandai Namco 05/07/2012
- Taiko no Tatsujin: Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb 63.388 590.132 Bandai Namco 12/07/2012
- Disney Magic World 105.008 532.218 Bandai Namco 01/08/2013
- Inazuma Eleven Go: Light / Shadow 141.458 455.172 Level 5 15/12/2011
- Inazuma Eleven Go: Chrono Stones - Wildfire / Thunderflash 170.980 444.100 Level 5 13/12/2012
- Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask 117.859 396.914 Level 5 26/02/2011
- Bravely Default 144.909 382.958 Square Enix 11/10/2012
- Fantasy Life 134.008 379.211 Level 5 27/12/2012
- Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies 241.878 370.591 Capcom 25/07/2013
- Battle For Money Sentouchuu: Densetsu no Shinobi no Survival Battle! 43.143 365.194 Bandai Namco 17/10/2013
- Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance 230.189 357.790 Square Enix 29/03/2012
- Professor Layton Vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 135.450 332.292 Level 5 29/11/2012
- One Piece: Unlimited Cruise SP 76.578 326.737 Bandai Namco 26/05/2011
- Resident Evil: Revelations 160.575 302.965 Capcom 26/01/2012
- Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission 90.119 299.001 Bandai Namco 28/02/2013
- One Piece: Unlimited World Red 77.105 275.546 Bandai Namco 21/11/2013
- Harvest Moon: A New Beginning 79.809 264.042 Marvelous AQL 23/02/2012
- Kobito Zukan: Kobito Kansatsu Set 26.146 262.188 Nippon Columbia 26/07/2012
- Shin Megami Tensei IV 184.811 259.177 259.177 0 Atlus 23/05/2013
- Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy 132.551 252.805 Level 5 28/02/2013
- Little Battlers eXperience: Explosive Boost 55.614 205.922 Level 5 05/07/2012
- God Eater 2 258.826 397.994 Bandai Namco 14/11/2013
- Persona 4: Golden 152.499 324.357 Atlus 14/06/2012
- Final Fantasy X HD Remaster 22.619 281.475 Square Enix 26/12/2013
- Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment 136.736 255.008 Bandai Namco 24/04/2014
- Final Fantasy X-2 HD Remaster 6.362 249.446 Square Enix 26/12/2013
- Toukiden: The Age of Demons 127.744 237.361 Koei Tecmo 27/06/2013
- Hatsune Miku: Project Diva f 158.009 227.492 SEGA 30/08/2012
- Minecraft: Wii U Edition 22.676 340.392 Microsoft 17/12/2015
- Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate 110.149 224.986 Capcom 08/12/2012
- Grand Theft Auto V 73.167 635.516 Take-Two Interactive Japan 11/12/2014
- Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain 315.288 448.554 Konami 02/09/2015
- Dark Souls III 218.674 413.021 73.018 From Software 24/03/2016
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege 27.027 348.882 Ubisoft 10/12/2015
- Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below 255.292 329.934 Square Enix 26/02/2015
- Dragon Quest Heroes II: The Twin Kings and Prophecy's End 188.690 280.542 Square Enix 27/05/2016
- Fallout 4 121.099 227.749 Bethesda Softworks 17/12/2015
- Dragon Quest Builders 137.894 213.581 Square Enix 28/01/2016
- Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016 75.505 208.867 Konami 28/04/2016
- Star Wars: Battlefront 107.168 205.653 Electronic Arts 19/11/2015
Keep in mind these are only with aligned releases , not aligned sales, and they include all versions (including later budget reprints).
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Total: 465 (-258 WoW)
PS4: 8
NSW: 10
3DS: 2
Ring Fit Adventures week is bigger than its launch week (68 vs 61)
Fishing Spirits streak ends after 15 weeks
Super Mario Maker 2 streak ended last week after 18
And Smash Ultimates second streak ended this week after 16
Total: 465 (-258 WoW)
PS4: 8
NSW: 10
3DS: 2
Ring Fit Adventures week is bigger than its launch week (68 vs 61)
Fishing Spirits streak ends after 15 weeks
Super Mario Maker 2 streak ended last week after 18
And Smash Ultimates second streak ended this week after 16
A simple comparison between sales doesn't make much sense nowadays.
Even looking at 3DS vs. Switch doesn't give a full picture of what's going on. Switch has definitely less support from third-parties in terms of major offering but that speaks more about how the market has changed in the past 7-8 years rather than a weakness of the platform. In fact, for example, Switch has two of the major IPs of the last decade (Fortnite and Minecraft).
Also, games are sold at a much higher price and digital is stronger than any other Nintendo platform before.
Even looking at 3DS vs. Switch doesn't give a full picture of what's going on. Switch has definitely less support from third-parties in terms of major offering but that speaks more about how the market has changed in the past 7-8 years rather than a weakness of the platform. In fact, for example, Switch has two of the major IPs of the last decade (Fortnite and Minecraft).
Also, games are sold at a much higher price and digital is stronger than any other Nintendo platform before.
That's good to hear.
200k by the next report (so 20k sales for the week) was what I was hoping for, let's see if that pans out.
Certainly not digital only games which aren't counted in Nintendo's software shipments.
I've run some math and as December 2018 Nintendo first-party million sellers (just 7 games) accounted for about 51% of the total software sales in Japan (15.46M/30.33M).
Until December 2018, Nintendo had launched 21 first-party games in Japan.
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Factoring in other Nintendo games for which we have incomplete shipment data for Japan as December 2018, the total grows to 18.69M that is about 62% of the total software sales for NSW in Japan (15 games counted).
EDIT2: Though launch aligned (as December 2018 for NSW, as december 2012 for 3ds) 3DS had sold about 6M more games than NSW.
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I'd rather Bamco and Ganbarion first figure out how to make good Once Piece games again. They might strain their brain if they think too hard about a Switch version.
But Switch and Switch Lite are selling like 2 different systems. Not really that different from the past aside from the fact that they share the same ecosystem/library.
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GEO stores: Week 45, 2019 (Nov 4 - Nov 10)
01./00. [PS4] Death Stranding <ADV> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2019.11.08} (¥6.900)
02./02. [NSW] Luigi's Mansion 3 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.10.31} (¥5.980)
03./04. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure <HOB> (Nintendo) {2019.10.18} (¥7.980)
04./01. [PS4] Persona 5 Royal <RPG> (Atlus) {2019.10.31} (¥8.800)
05./00. [PS4] Need for Speed: Heat <RCE> (Electronic Arts) {2019.11.08} (¥7.727)
06./03. [PS4] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare <ACT> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2019.10.25} (¥7.900)
07./05. [NSW] Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games: Tokyo 2020 <SPT> (Sega) {2019.11.01} (¥5.990)
08./06. [NSW] Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town <SLG> (Marvelous) {2019.10.17} (¥5.800)
09./10. [NSW] Minecraft <ADV> (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} (¥3.600)
10./12. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe <RCE> (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980)
Top 10
NSW - 6
PS4 - 4
"Death Stranding appeared at 1st place. It's the latest work by Hideo Kojima, known from Metal Gear series. The title has reputation of being able to experience something unprecedented and is expected to sell for a long span.
Need for Speed: Heat was ranked 5th. It can be said that is selling well at GEO.
Sales of Ring Fit Adventure are accelerating at the market.
This weekend the first masterpiece of the year, Pokemon Sword / Shield, will be released. I expect the excitement of the entire game industry."
01./00. [PS4] Death Stranding <ADV> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2019.11.08} (¥6.900)
02./02. [NSW] Luigi's Mansion 3 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.10.31} (¥5.980)
03./04. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure <HOB> (Nintendo) {2019.10.18} (¥7.980)
04./01. [PS4] Persona 5 Royal <RPG> (Atlus) {2019.10.31} (¥8.800)
05./00. [PS4] Need for Speed: Heat <RCE> (Electronic Arts) {2019.11.08} (¥7.727)
06./03. [PS4] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare <ACT> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2019.10.25} (¥7.900)
07./05. [NSW] Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games: Tokyo 2020 <SPT> (Sega) {2019.11.01} (¥5.990)
08./06. [NSW] Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town <SLG> (Marvelous) {2019.10.17} (¥5.800)
09./10. [NSW] Minecraft <ADV> (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} (¥3.600)
10./12. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe <RCE> (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980)
Top 10
NSW - 6
PS4 - 4
"Death Stranding appeared at 1st place. It's the latest work by Hideo Kojima, known from Metal Gear series. The title has reputation of being able to experience something unprecedented and is expected to sell for a long span.
Need for Speed: Heat was ranked 5th. It can be said that is selling well at GEO.
Sales of Ring Fit Adventure are accelerating at the market.
This weekend the first masterpiece of the year, Pokemon Sword / Shield, will be released. I expect the excitement of the entire game industry."
My guess would be that the major retailers sold out and people are now scrounging it up from where ever they can.
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This looks to be the situation for software:
Death Stranding at 100-150k opening
Ring Fit had big variability at shipments among retailers or even cities, but sales remained high in the end.
Luigi's Mansion and Mario & Sonic had small drops
Persona 5 Royal had big drop
Death Stranding at 100-150k opening
Ring Fit had big variability at shipments among retailers or even cities, but sales remained high in the end.
Luigi's Mansion and Mario & Sonic had small drops
Persona 5 Royal had big drop
Is DS really expected to sell for a long period or is it GEO wishing it does ?
On the one hand they could have some knowlegde about how's the game holding. On the other hand they might be using this sentence to explain a low start, like they already did many times.
Great for Ring Fit btw.
So I've checked and compared the shipment sales data for Nintendo games between 3DS and NSW in Japan launch aligned (September 2019 for NSW, September 2013) to understand if NSW first-party games are lifting above the total software sales.
In fact NSW total software sales edge out 3DS total software sales launch aligned despite 3DS selling about 3 million more HW (and high selling third-party games are fewer on NSW compared 3DS).
3DS in Japan as September 2013:
HW: 13.33M
SW: 44.84M
First-party software sales* / total software sales: about 36%
NSW in Japan as September 2013:
HW: 10.00M
SW: 44.93M
First-party software sales* / total software sales: about 53%
* Data is incomplete.
In fact NSW total software sales edge out 3DS total software sales launch aligned despite 3DS selling about 3 million more HW (and high selling third-party games are fewer on NSW compared 3DS).
3DS in Japan as September 2013:
HW: 13.33M
SW: 44.84M
First-party software sales* / total software sales: about 36%
NSW in Japan as September 2013:
HW: 10.00M
SW: 44.93M
First-party software sales* / total software sales: about 53%
* Data is incomplete.
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It's all about word of mouth ultimately. And it's very unpredictable right now.
I'm gonna guess it's probably going to be very frontloaded though.
Seeing where things are at now Switch could come close to 3DS's total in Japan just based on it's current crop of known evergreens.
12m by the end of this fiscal year and say 3 more good years of 3m+ will let it surpass PS2 at least.
The collapse of Yokai Watch, loss of exclusivity of Dragon Quest and departure of Monster Hunter, I think Nintendo has rightly so bet the farm of their own software. After Ring Fit I expect at least 2 more new franchises out of Nintendo to help ease the pressure of their older ones to carry hardware.
12m by the end of this fiscal year and say 3 more good years of 3m+ will let it surpass PS2 at least.
The collapse of Yokai Watch, loss of exclusivity of Dragon Quest and departure of Monster Hunter, I think Nintendo has rightly so bet the farm of their own software. After Ring Fit I expect at least 2 more new franchises out of Nintendo to help ease the pressure of their older ones to carry hardware.
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Famitsu Sales: Week 13, 2013 (Mar 25 - Mar 31)
01./01. [3DS] Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon <ACT> (Nintendo) {2013.03.20} (¥4.571) - 102.445 / 403.525 <96,10%> (-66%)
Famitsu Sales: Week 39, 2016 (Sep 19 - Sep 25)
02./01. [PS4] Persona 5 # <RPG> (Atlus) {2016.09.15} (¥8.800) - 40.592 / 308.912 <80-100%> (-85%)
06./02. [PS3] Persona 5 # <RPG> (Atlus) {2016.09.15} (¥8.800) - 14.535 / 91.069 <80-100%> (-81%)
01./01. [3DS] Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon <ACT> (Nintendo) {2013.03.20} (¥4.571) - 102.445 / 403.525 <96,10%> (-66%)
Famitsu Sales: Week 39, 2016 (Sep 19 - Sep 25)
02./01. [PS4] Persona 5 # <RPG> (Atlus) {2016.09.15} (¥8.800) - 40.592 / 308.912 <80-100%> (-85%)
06./02. [PS3] Persona 5 # <RPG> (Atlus) {2016.09.15} (¥8.800) - 14.535 / 91.069 <80-100%> (-81%)
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[NDS] Tomodachi Collection <ETC> (Nintendo) {2009.06.18} (¥3.619)
[WII] Wii Party # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2010.07.08} (¥4.571)
[WIU] Splatoon # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2015.05.28} (¥5.700)
[WIU] Super Mario Maker # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2015.09.10} (¥5.700)
[NSW] Ring Fit Adventure <HOB> (Nintendo) {2019.10.18} (¥7.980)
It's ironic from the 5 mllion sellers Nintendo created the last 10 years, 2 are on Wii U and none on 3DS.
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Everything turns around Pokemon in Japan.
[WII] Wii Party # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2010.07.08} (¥4.571)
[WIU] Splatoon # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2015.05.28} (¥5.700)
[WIU] Super Mario Maker # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2015.09.10} (¥5.700)
[NSW] Ring Fit Adventure <HOB> (Nintendo) {2019.10.18} (¥7.980)
It's ironic from the 5 mllion sellers Nintendo created the last 10 years, 2 are on Wii U and none on 3DS.
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Yeah, the DS was crazy. I had actually forgotten (or didnt knew) that it sold that much in 2006 and 2007. I just looked at the total hardware sales overall, and 2007 seems to be the best year of them all for all hardware combined :)
Really surprising that so many third-parties thought the Switch would fail, and although they were wrong, its effects have hurt Nintendo, themselves and gamers.
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Really the only continued surprise is Namco's lack of full commitment with games that should run on the Switch no problem despite otherwise being one of Nintendo's closest allies in the field. I think everything after Soul Calibur 6 development wise should have been in the pipeline for a post successful Switch world, but they'll probably just keep up with late ports of Code Vein and Kakarot and a maybe a few more like One Piece World Seeker.
I guess the rising development costs and Nintendo's falling hardware numbers at the time made it an easy decision to wait and see.
Switch has blown past all expections for it, except maybe that one Kimishima quote where they hoped it would do "Wii-like numbers". Things were dire before the Switch launch
Namco's strategy is clearly to use it to get people to double dip. They obviously see it as a handheld first and are purposely staggering Switch releases in order to encourage people to buy their games twice.
Even The Pokemon Company thought Switch would fail, and pushed the series towards mobiles as a result.
Now they're paying the price for the bad bet they made.
Hmm, according to CoroCoro, Puzzle & Dragons Gold is now a January game. Really odd month to release it, might have wanted to delay it until GW imo.
Also, December 27th, new Yo-kai Watch anime series based on latest movie will debut.
Also, December 27th, new Yo-kai Watch anime series based on latest movie will debut.
They started developpement of their Switch games in 2016, before Switch's launch.
Maybe they got a big shipment and they hope the game has some legs so they can sell it.
Ironic indeed.
3DS had much more competition on the software department than Wii U. On the other hand, some older Nintendo IPs did unexpectedly pretty well there, like Luigi's Mansion. It's true that Nintendo experimented a bit more on Wii U, while they were safer on 3DS. I feel that Nintendo was expecting a bit more from Kid Icarus though. Maybe a million in Japan too, as it was pushed a lot in 2012.
Genuine question: do we know whether P&D Gold is a retail release or a digital-only one? The announcement-to-release period length looks like the one you'd expect for a retail release, but the release being "just" January, and its announcement in November make me think it might be otherwise, somehow. But I guess it wouldn't be the first time we get release dates being announced not too far from the actual release dates themselves in Japan either.
Genuinely got no clue. I'd be surprised if this were digital-only given the target audience, but who knows. Last game at retail didn't do too hot.
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Also, new Doraemon game from FuRyu out on March 5th (Switch).
As always, this thread likes its doom and gloom, just yesterday some peeps were saying December looks really poor line-up-wise. Well, of course, that was because Capcom were yet to announce they're coming to save the day with some super hot, instant-best-selling titles.
On December 13th, they'll release Best Price re-release of the following games:
- Resident Evil 2 (PS4), 3990 Yen + taxes
- Devil May Cry 5 (PS4), 3990 Yen + taxes
- Resident Evil Revelations Collection (NSW), 3990 Yen + taxes. Of course, still with mandatory download for Revelations 2.
In light of this, safe to expect +160% YoY for December.
On December 13th, they'll release Best Price re-release of the following games:
- Resident Evil 2 (PS4), 3990 Yen + taxes
- Devil May Cry 5 (PS4), 3990 Yen + taxes
- Resident Evil Revelations Collection (NSW), 3990 Yen + taxes. Of course, still with mandatory download for Revelations 2.
In light of this, safe to expect +160% YoY for December.
Or not.
