Media Create Sales: Week 45, 2020 (Nov 02 - Nov 08)

sfortunato · Nov 16, 2020

Lelouch0612 said:
1. Momotaro Dentetsu - 104 pts (+18 pts)
8. Derby Stallion - 12 pts (+4 pts)
18. Densha de Go!! Hashirou Yamanote Line (PS4) - 4 pts (NEW)

It's nice to see so many dormant Japan-exclusive IPs which were big during the Nineties getting a second chance on dedicated devices nowadays.

Momotaro Dentetsu was big on DS and Wii too (also the 3DS entry sold well) but Derby Stallion was a million seller on SFC and PS1 and Densha de GO! went close on PS1.

Momotaro Dentetsu is the only game which can achieve the heights of the past but I feel Derby Stallion will do better than Gold on 3DS (around 130k units). Densha de GO! was a on-off hit on PS1 and did small numbers from PS2 onwards so not expecting much but nostalgia and holiday season might help the game.

Deleted member 31092 · Nov 16, 2020

I highly doubt the PC leak will hurt sales in any meaningful way.

The possible Switch buyers that own a PC, would wait 6 months for an unannounced port, and know about the leak are what, 0,1% of the total audience?

MysticGon · Nov 16, 2020

You can pick up World for cheap but games on Nintendo platforms hardly depreciate. Hope the PC version will help with that.

Sandfox · Nov 16, 2020

cw_sasuke said:
I think Rise getting a PC release down the line was always on the cards - dont think its gonna effect the Switch performance all that much all things considered. It being leaked early doent help but the people that wanna play MH Rise early and on Switch are still gonna show up.

The only 3rd party company putting out exclusives at this point is Sega/Atlus. I feel like it's pretty safe to assume that everything on any platform will also be on PC at the very least at this point.

Deleted member 15360 · Nov 16, 2020

I don't think pc version of rise will affect switch sales , it's a game for switch experience so most pc users having a switch would prefer playing the switch

hiska-kun · Nov 16, 2020

(Taiwan)
Media Create Sales Week 45, 2020 (2 Nov - 8 Nov)

01./03. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo) {2019.10.31}
02./01. [NSW] Pikmin 3 Deluxe (Nintendo) {2020.10.30}
03./00. [NSW] Super Mario Party (Nintendo) {2018.10.05}
04./00. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) {2017.12.15}
05./00. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo) {2020.03.20}

Top 5

NSW - 5

(South Korea)
Media Create Sales Week 45, 2020 (2 Nov - 8 Nov)

01./01. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo) {2020.03.20}
02./02. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo) {2019.10.18}
03./00. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) {2017.12.15}
04./00. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo) {2018.02.01}
05./00. [NSW] Buried Stars (Line Games) {2020.07.30}

Top 5

NSW - 5

MediaCreate 11 月 2 日～11 月 8 日一週銷售排行榜《皮克敏 3》持續熱賣

巴哈姆特 GNN 與日本遊戲業界分析公司 MediaCreate 合作，每週定期刊載由 MediaCreate 調查與統計的日本、台灣與韓國地區家用遊樂器主機遊戲軟體的一週銷售排行榜，供玩家參考。《皮克敏 3 豪華版》有別於前週絢爛的新作大爆發，當週又回歸日常，由一系列 Switch 老面孔當道。前週上市的《皮克敏 3 豪華版》仍維持旺盛的買氣，在日本與台

gnn.gamer.com.tw

Homura · Nov 16, 2020

So can we expect Bravely Default 2, Shin Megami Tensei V and other 3rd Party exclusives going to PC?
It definitely feels like Nintendo doesn't care about games releasing on PC as long as they don't also release on Xbox/PS.

Glio · Nov 16, 2020

Redhead said:
So can we expect Bravely Default 2, Shin Megami Tensei V and other 3rd Party exclusives going to PC?
It definitely feels like Nintendo doesn't care about games releasing on PC as long as they don't also release on Xbox/PS.

Bravely Default, yes.

SMT, is Atlus. No.

Deleted member 15360 · Nov 16, 2020

Free to play monster Hunter was mentioned in the leak thread

Deleted member 31092 · Nov 16, 2020

SMTV I doubt will release on any other system this gen but BDII is coming to PC almost surely.

Deleted member 10737 · Nov 16, 2020

Joseki said:
I highly doubt the PC leak will hurt sales in any meaningful way.

The possible Switch buyers that own a PC, would wait 6 months for an unannounced port, and know about the leak are what, 0,1% of the total audience?

yeah, this.

Redhead said:
So can we expect Bravely Default 2, Shin Megami Tensei V and other 3rd Party exclusives going to PC?
It definitely feels like Nintendo doesn't care about games releasing on PC as long as they don't also release on Xbox/PS.

that's the case for all platform holders, tbh. they are ok with their 3rd party "exclusives" coming to PC in most cases.

Deleted member 31092 · Nov 16, 2020

Also we are on the internet so a lot of the "well, now I'm not buying it" crowd is either gonna buy it anyway or it wasn't buying it regardless.

Mario 3D All-Star style.

AquaWateria · Nov 16, 2020

People also gotta remember that a lot of people aren't gonna wait 8 to 10 months for the PC version of MHR. People will want to get their hands on it soon which is the reason why exclusivity is a big deal. Launch hype it a huge thing and no one wants to miss out on that. Plus once people get that demo I'm sure it's gonna get people hooked.

Plus for a lot of people portable MH is huge and a big differentiator to PC which is basically you being stuck in one place. Playing MHGU on switch made me realize how much better portable MH for me because grinding is such a better experience when you aren't stuck in one place.

Edit: Also that capcom leak is absolutely garbage and truly feel bad for all the developers who plans went to shit because of it.

tolkir · Nov 16, 2020

hiska-kun said:
(Taiwan)
Media Create Sales Week 45, 2020 (2 Nov - 8 Nov)

01./03. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo) {2019.10.31}
02./01. [NSW] Pikmin 3 Deluxe (Nintendo) {2020.10.30}
03./00. [NSW] Super Mario Party (Nintendo) {2018.10.05}
04./00. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) {2017.12.15}
05./00. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo) {2020.03.20}

Top 5

NSW - 5

(South Korea)
Media Create Sales Week 45, 2020 (2 Nov - 8 Nov)

01./01. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo) {2020.03.20}
02./02. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo) {2019.10.18}
03./00. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) {2017.12.15}
04./00. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo) {2018.02.01}
05./00. [NSW] Buried Stars (Line Games) {2020.07.30}

Top 5

NSW - 5

MediaCreate 11 月 2 日～11 月 8 日一週銷售排行榜《皮克敏 3》持續熱賣

巴哈姆特 GNN 與日本遊戲業界分析公司 MediaCreate 合作，每週定期刊載由 MediaCreate 調查與統計的日本、台灣與韓國地區家用遊樂器主機遊戲軟體的一週銷售排行榜，供玩家參考。《皮克敏 3 豪華版》有別於前週絢爛的新作大爆發，當週又回歸日常，由一系列 Switch 老面孔當道。前週上市的《皮克敏 3 豪華版》仍維持旺盛的買氣，在日本與台

gnn.gamer.com.tw

Great legs of Buried Stars in Korea. Usually it's top 10 on the Korean eShop too.
Also, they have Seven Knights now selling good there.

Good data for when comes The War of Genesis. It could explode the sales of Korean games in Switch.

Lelouch0612 · Nov 16, 2020

Patiently awaiting the GEO report. We might get some additional tidbits.

cw_sasuke · Nov 16, 2020

Sandfox said:
The only 3rd party company putting out exclusives at this point is Sega/Atlus. I feel like it's pretty safe to assume that everything on any platform will also be on PC at the very least at this point.

Yeah, unless the game is published by a plattform holder or they are very invested in it a PC version down the line a no brainer.
If you think about its the best of both worlds anyway - i just hope Capcom implements cross-play between Switch and PC.

hiska-kun · Nov 16, 2020

No PS5 games in the GEO Top 10.

Lelouch0612 · Nov 16, 2020

hiska-kun said:
No PS5 games in the GEO Top 10.

That was what I was fearing. Combining Pokémon SKUs showed how close it was on the other retailers chart.

MegaXZero · Nov 16, 2020

hiska-kun said:
No PS5 games in the GEO Top 10.

Whelp, there goes any hope.

SinCityAssassin · Nov 16, 2020

ggx2ac · Nov 16, 2020

K Samedi · Nov 16, 2020

Sakuna go. Good new IP are very important and you can see the excitement it generates. The Japanese market have been craving for more of those. Pretty much all new IP's with a decent effort seem to be doing well.

ggx2ac · Nov 16, 2020

Sakuna is selling so well that Marvelous had to stop people from buying shares.

Oregano · Nov 16, 2020

It's too bad they likely won't be able to restock the Switch physical version quickly. It's going to hold it back.

Mpl90 · Nov 16, 2020

Oregano said:
It's too bad they likely won't be able to restock the Switch physical version quickly. It's going to hold it back.

Hopefully they'll be able to restock both SKUs (especially the Switch one) as quickly as possible: no doubt Marvelous is just as surprised from the outcome as we are. Heck, I cannot even imagine how happy the two people at Edelweiss are right now. Digital sales are shockingly strong on Switch at least, so they're not losing every potential sale right now; of course, having stock on shelves would be ideal, especially since the Holidays are approaching.

Also, I see your old habits once again, so *sigh*

Bonk

Deleted member 10737 · Nov 16, 2020

happy for sakuna and marvelous, well deserved win.

rAndom · Nov 16, 2020

Sakuna has been popular with streamers as well. A real surprise hit.

Chris1964 · Nov 16, 2020

GEO stores: Week 46, 2020 (Nov 9 - Nov 15)

01./00. [PS4] Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War <ACT> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2020.11.13} (¥7.900)
02./00. [PS4] Assassin's Creed: Valhalla <ACT> (Ubisoft) {2020.11.10} (¥8.400)
03./00. [NSW] Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin <SLG> (Marvelous) {2020.11.12} (¥4.980)
04./00. [PS4] Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales <ADV> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2020.11.12} (¥5.900)
05./01. [NSW] Pikmin 3 Deluxe <ACT> (Nintendo) {2020.10.30} (¥5.980)
06./00. [PS4] Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin <SLG> (Marvelous) {2020.11.12} (¥4.980)
07./02. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure <HOB> (Nintendo) {2019.10.18} (¥7.980)
08./00. [NSW] Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory <ACT> (Square Enix) {2020.11.11} (¥6.800)
09./00. [PS4] Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory <ACT> (Square Enix) {2020.11.11} (¥6.800)
10./05. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons <ETC> (Nintendo) {2020.03.20} (¥5.980)

Top 10

NSW - 5
PS4 - 5

"This was the week PlayStation 5 launched and market was revitalized. However, PS5 software is not ranked in top 10. Due to the influence of lotteries, PS5 software to hardware ratio (excluding digital edition) was around 60%.

Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War won 1st place. At 2nd place was Assassin's Creed: Valhalla. We are also selling PS5 versions for these games which are necessary to determine sales ratio in the future.

Also, the popular agricultural game Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin appeared at 3rd and 6th place and has the highest sell-through among titles since April."

Oregano · Nov 16, 2020

"This was the week PlayStation 5 launched and market was revitalized."

Good job PS5 is here to save the failing Japanese market.

MegaXZero · Nov 16, 2020

Oregano said:
"This was the week PlayStation 5 launched and market was revitalized."

Good job PS5 is here to save the failing Japanese market.

Adrifi · Nov 16, 2020

Kingdom Hearts selling more on Switch

Charamiwa · Nov 16, 2020

Can't hate on GEO's positivity, they're like nice cheerleaders who believe in everyone.

ggx2ac · Nov 16, 2020

It's already known that Sakuna is ranked first on the Japan eShop charts.

When you search titles by popularity on the Japan eShop, this is the current ranking:
#1 Super Mario Bros. 35
#2 YouTube
#3 Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin
#4 Fortnite
#5 Ninjala
#6 Pokémon Home
#7 Pikmin 3 Deluxe
#8 Tetris 99
And so forth...

K Samedi · Nov 16, 2020

ggx2ac said:
It's already known that Sakuna is ranked first on the Japan eShop charts.

When you search titles by popularity on the Japan eShop, this is the current ranking:
#1 Super Mario Bros. 35
#2 YouTube
#3 Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin
#4 Fortnite
#5 Ninjala
#6 Pokémon Home
#7 Pikmin 3 Deluxe
#8 Tetris 99
And so forth...

Doing better than Fortnite and Ninjala is pretty telling about how succesful it is going to be. Could be a potential million seller in the long run.

Glio · Nov 16, 2020

Chris1964 said:
"This was the week PlayStation 5 launched and market was revitalized. However, PS5 software is not ranked in top 10. Due to the influence of lotteries, PS5 software to hardware ratio (excluding digital edition) was around 60%.

Revitalized but not much.

Lelouch0612 · Nov 16, 2020

Chris1964 said:
GEO stores: Week 46, 2020 (Nov 9 - Nov 15)

01./00. [PS4] Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War <ACT> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2020.11.13} (¥7.900)
02./00. [PS4] Assassin's Creed: Valhalla <ACT> (Ubisoft) {2020.11.10} (¥8.400)
03./00. [NSW] Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin <SLG> (Marvelous) {2020.11.12} (¥4.980)
04./00. [PS4] Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales <ADV> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2020.11.12} (¥5.900)
05./01. [NSW] Pikmin 3 Deluxe <ACT> (Nintendo) {2020.10.30} (¥5.980)
06./00. [PS4] Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin <SLG> (Marvelous) {2020.11.12} (¥4.980)
07./02. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure <HOB> (Nintendo) {2019.10.18} (¥7.980)
08./00. [NSW] Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory <ACT> (Square Enix) {2020.11.11} (¥6.800)
09./00. [PS4] Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory <ACT> (Square Enix) {2020.11.11} (¥6.800)
10./05. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons <ETC> (Nintendo) {2020.03.20} (¥5.980)

Top 10

NSW - 5
PS4 - 5

"This was the week PlayStation 5 launched and market was revitalized. However, PS5 software is not ranked in top 10. Due to the influence of lotteries, PS5 software to hardware ratio (excluding digital edition) was around 60%.

Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War won 1st place. At 2nd place was Assassin's Creed: Valhalla. We are also selling PS5 versions for these games which are necessary to determine sales ratio in the future.

Also, the popular agricultural game Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin appeared at 3rd and 6th place and has the highest sell-through among titles since April."

Sakuna sold more than Pikmin or Jikkyou at GEO ?

60% SW/HW ratio is really not good.

tadaima · Nov 16, 2020

Chris1964 said:
GEO stores: Week 46, 2020 (Nov 9 - Nov 15)

01./00. [PS4] Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War <ACT> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2020.11.13} (¥7.900)
02./00. [PS4] Assassin's Creed: Valhalla <ACT> (Ubisoft) {2020.11.10} (¥8.400)
03./00. [NSW] Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin <SLG> (Marvelous) {2020.11.12} (¥4.980)
04./00. [PS4] Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales <ADV> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2020.11.12} (¥5.900)
05./01. [NSW] Pikmin 3 Deluxe <ACT> (Nintendo) {2020.10.30} (¥5.980)
06./00. [PS4] Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin <SLG> (Marvelous) {2020.11.12} (¥4.980)
07./02. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure <HOB> (Nintendo) {2019.10.18} (¥7.980)
08./00. [NSW] Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory <ACT> (Square Enix) {2020.11.11} (¥6.800)
09./00. [PS4] Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory <ACT> (Square Enix) {2020.11.11} (¥6.800)
10./05. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons <ETC> (Nintendo) {2020.03.20} (¥5.980)

Top 10

NSW - 5
PS4 - 5

"This was the week PlayStation 5 launched and market was revitalized. However, PS5 software is not ranked in top 10. Due to the influence of lotteries, PS5 software to hardware ratio (excluding digital edition) was around 60%.

To be fair, maybe they are referring to the PS5's marketing revitalising the Japanese market's remembrance of the PlayStation brand, which led to some PS4 games being sold.

/s

Mpl90 · Nov 16, 2020

Hopefully the software to hardware ratio (DE excluded) GEO reported is an outlier because just > 60% is VERY low, historically. This time we don't have the full picture due to digital purchases not being tracked and they're definitely more relevant than back when PS4 launched, but we're still looking at a very small ratio. For reference, PS4's retail software to hardware ratio without including Knack (which was bundled with the system) was 69,9%.

hussien-11 · Nov 16, 2020

Chris1964 said:
03./00. [NSW] Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin <SLG> (Marvelous) {2020.11.12} (¥4.980)
06./00. [PS4] Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin <SLG> (Marvelous) {2020.11.12} (¥4.980)

08./00. [NSW] Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory <ACT> (Square Enix) {2020.11.11} (¥6.800)
09./00. [PS4] Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory <ACT> (Square Enix) {2020.11.11} (¥6.800)

Those are important as they are more evidence of how multiplatform releases are really the way to go, they are more beneficial than late ports for sure.

Mpl90 · Nov 16, 2020

HERLOCK

SH-

Err, I mean: Marvelous, where's the celebratory PR / tweet / whatever for Sakuna at? The overperformance is clearly reaching unpredictable heights.

Deleted member 60185 · Nov 16, 2020

Mpl90 said:
HERLOCK

SH-

Err, I mean: Marvelous, where's the celebratory PR / tweet / whatever for Sakuna at? The overperformance is clearly reaching unpredictable heights.

They are still busy counting all the money they earned

Chris1964 · Nov 16, 2020

Lack of PS5 software in top ten and 60% sw/hw ratio also indicates low hardware shipment. 100k could be on spot.

wrowa · Nov 16, 2020

Melody of Memories is looking to bomb hard, huh?

What did the Theatythm's open at?

Lelouch0612 · Nov 16, 2020

Chris1964 said:
Lack of PS5 software in top ten and 60% sw/hw ratio also indicates low hardware shipment. 100k could be on spot.

Do you expect Switch to be stable WoW or up/down ?

hussien-11 · Nov 16, 2020

Releasing early in Japan was more about messaging rather than sales for Sony and PS5. it seems after few months PS5 will have shipped as much as what PS4 achieved in its first week. in other words, Japanese overall shipment will be the same as PS4 for the first FY, or even less, despite it releasing earlier.

sfortunato · Nov 16, 2020

wrowa said:
Melody of Memories is looking to bomb hard, huh?

What did the Theatythm's open at?

Theatrhythm Final Fantasy opened at 68.901 while Curtain Call at 75.867. Both sold >150k units (I don't know if there is some updated LTD from MC Top 1000).

The Dragon Quest version opened at 61.073 and finished at around 120k units.

These games target a very narrow audience but anyone can see how a Final Fantasy rhythm'n'game has much more potential than a Kingdom Hearts one.

Kouriozan · Nov 16, 2020

Happy about Sakuna news, Nintendo saw potential in it and everyone is getting rewarded in the end.

Avada Kedavra · Nov 16, 2020

Mpl90 said:
Hopefully the software to hardware ratio (DE excluded) GEO reported is an outlier because just > 60% is VERY low, historically. This time we don't have the full picture due to digital purchases not being tracked and they're definitely more relevant than back when PS4 launched, but we're still looking at a very small ratio. For reference, PS4's retail software to hardware ratio without including Knack (which was bundled with the system) was 69,9%.

>60% really isn't as low as you're implying compared to the PS4 when we know digital must be considerably stronger on the PS5 than on the PS4. Comparison like these aren't working anymore.

Arex · Nov 16, 2020

I'm guessing a lot of the people who wants to get the PS5 to actually play games probably couldn't get one due to the low shipment. But idk

SinCityAssassin · Nov 16, 2020

We do?

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