Media Create Sales: Week 5, 2020 (Jan 27 - Feb 02)

Kouriozan · Feb 9, 2020

Animal Crossing is going to be huge, it's exciting to see the marketing around it just because we lack news and the game release in 40 days

ILikeFeet · Feb 9, 2020

MysticGon said:
None of those hamstring snapping dance moves in the Fornite booth. Those are tame and kid-friendly.

More like old people friendly

Wetflix · Feb 9, 2020

Vareon said:
It's the entire reason why this game is popular with adults. Even if you leave it for months the villagers will probably ask are you OK and cheer you up.

Zedark said:
It's made for people like you.

Thanks for the replies!

Deleted member 60185 · Feb 9, 2020

The king is approaching. Only 40 more days!

MysticGon · Feb 9, 2020

ILikeFeet said:
More like old people friendly

There was an unusual amount of disco in there...

Deleted member 60185 · Feb 9, 2020

NSW - 11
PS4 - 9

Total: 248 (+66 WoW)

zroid · Feb 9, 2020

Marth said:
The king is approaching. Only 40 more days!

I'm very excited. Both as a fan of the game and an observer of sales. I don't think it's going to beat New Leaf, but I'm looking forward to seeing it try!

Lelouch0612 · Feb 9, 2020

COMG! preorders chart, Week 6 2020 :

Each point represent one preorder at this retailer. It is a relatively small retailer located in one region so be careful when you extrapolate, especially regarding Otaku games (overrepresented) and family games (underrepresented).

1. Final Fantasy VII Remake - 174 pts (+8 pts)
2. Animal Crossing New Horizons - 146 pts (NEW)
3. Persona 5 Scramble Special Edition (PS4) - 56 pts (+0 pt)
4. Resident Evil 3 Version Z - 38 pts (+4 pts)
5. Persona 5 Scramble (PS4) - 33 pts (+8 pts)
6. Hatsune Miku Special Edition - 22 pts (-1 pt)
7. Persona 5 Scramble Special Edition (NSW) - 22 pts (+0 pt)
8. The Last of Us Part II - 20 pts (+0 pt)
9. Nioh 2 - 16 pts (+2 pts)
10. One Piece Warriors 4 (NSW) - 15 pts (+2 pts)
11. Persona 5 Scramble (NSW) - 15 pts (+3 pts)
12. One Piece Warriors 4 (PS4) - 13 pts (+1 pt)
13. Hatsune Miku - 13 pts (NEW)
14. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon DX - 12 pts (+4 pts)
15. Resident Evil 3 Version Z Collector Edition - 11 pts (+0 pt)
16. Sword Art Online Alicization - 11 pts (+1 pt)
17. Touhou Sky Arena Special Edition (NSW) - 11 pts (NEW)
18. Death end re;Quest 2 - 10 pts (+1 pt)
19. Trials of Mana (PS4) - 10 pts (+0 pt)
20. Death end re;Quest 2 Collector Edition - 9 pts (+0 pt)

Nevermeltice · Feb 9, 2020

Marth said:
NSW - 11
PS4 - 9

Total: 248 (+66 WoW)

Fire Emblem showing up again. That's great!

Everywhere · Feb 9, 2020

If y'all thought New Leaf was immortal, wait until Nintendo drops New Horizon DLC. It will be the biggest evergreen game ever released.

Could be a Top 50 seller for years and years with no end.

hiska-kun · Feb 9, 2020

Tsutaya Ranking: Week 6, 2020 (3 Feb - 9 Feb)

01./00. [PS4] Granblue Fantasy Versus <FTG> (Cygames) {2020.02.06} (¥6.980)
02./04. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure <HOB> (Nintendo) {2019.10.18} (¥7.980)
03./01. [PS4] Yakuza: Like a Dragon <ADV> (Sega) {2020.01.16} (¥8.390)
04./03. [NSW] Pokemon Sword <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2019.11.15} (¥5.980)
05./02. [PS4] Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot <RPG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2020.01.16} (¥7.600)
06./06. [NSW] Pokemon Shield <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2019.11.15} (¥5.980)
07./08. [NSW] Minecraft <ADV> (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} (¥3.600)
08./07. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate <FTG> (Nintendo) {2018.12.07} (¥7.200)
09./05. [NSW] Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training for Nintendo Switch <HOB> (Nintendo) {2019.12.27} (¥3.480)
10./00. [PS4] Granblue Fantasy Versus (Premium Edition) <FTG> (Cygames) {2020.02.06} (¥11.980)
11./09. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe <RCE> (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980)
12./12. [NSW] Luigi's Mansion 3 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.10.31} (¥5.980)
13./10. [PS4] Romance of the Three Kingdoms 14 <SLG> (Koei Tecmo) {2020.01.16} (¥8.800)
14./13. [NSW] Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games: Tokyo 2020 <SPT> (Sega) {2019.11.01} (¥5.990)
15./26. [NSW] Super Mario Party (Joy-Con Set) <ETC> (Nintendo) {2018.12.01} (¥9.980)
16./17. [NSW] Splatoon 2 (Squid Debut Set + Nintendo Switch Online 1 Month Individual Membership) <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.11.22} (¥5.980)
17./11. [NSW] Tokyo Mirage Session FE Encore <RPG> (Nintendo) {2020.01.17} (¥6.700)
18./16. [NSW] Super Mario Party <ETC> (Nintendo) {2018.10.05} (¥5.980)
19./15. [PS4] 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim <ADV> (Atlus) {2019.11.28} (¥8.980)
20./14. [NSW] Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age S - Definitive Edition <RPG> (Square Enix) {2019.09.27} (¥7.980)

Top 20

NSW - 14
PS4 - 6

enishi · Feb 9, 2020

Norsuchamp said:
I was guessing a "not Smash/Pokémon"-esque opening sales for Animal Crossing due to it's nature of being a "daily app" which would make people prefer downloading it rather than purchasing a physical copy. After all these pre-order bonuses and other junk people will get when purchasing a physical copy, I dare to say it will be within 7-digit numbers on opening, and blast Switch HW sales somewhere between 250k and 350k.

Only if Nintendo gives enough stock of Switch to retails...

Limabean01 · Feb 10, 2020

Most people seem to be expecting AC switch to go higher than new leaf overall (and I agree), but what about retail only comparisons?

HaremKing · Feb 10, 2020

I'm really wondering how many of the limited edition version of the MIku game they printed. For such a huge otaku fan favorite to not be sold out on Amazon just a few days before release is very much not expected.

sfortunato · Feb 10, 2020

Limabean01 said:
Most people seem to be expecting AC switch to go higher than new leaf overall (and I agree), but what about retail only comparisons?

New Leaf had high digital sales thanks to stock issues which plagued its launch. Nevertheless, digital sales are higher on Switch than 3DS and stock issues might occur again, especially as New Horizons is expected to be huge. Hence I think the game might go above 4.5m at retail but close to 6m at digital.

Zedark · Feb 10, 2020

Limabean01 said:
Most people seem to be expecting AC switch to go higher than new leaf overall (and I agree), but what about retail only comparisons?

New Leaf had quite a decent digital share itself due to launch shortages, but New Horizons' share will of course be bigger. It's so hard to say, but I'm not convinced the 4.5M retail number would be impossible for ACNH.

Lite_Agent · Feb 10, 2020

Vareon said:
It's the entire reason why this game is popular with adults. Even if you leave it for months the villagers will guilt trip you to hell when you come back.

ftfy

Oregano · Feb 10, 2020

HaremKing said:
I'm really wondering how many of the limited edition version of the MIku game they printed. For such a huge otaku fan favorite to not be sold out on Amazon just a few days before release is very much not expected.

The game is going to be a certified bomb. From the perspective from a non-Miku fan it looks like there's just very little new content in terms of songs/mvs?

They advertised the Joycon mode or whatever but I don't think anyone cares about that kind of thing, seems like an audience misread like Way of the Hado in USF2.

Gartooth · Feb 10, 2020

With the coronavirus stopping production in China, would that impact any possible casual games that use peripherals like RFA that could arrive later in the year? Such as lower stock or their release timing?

Zedark · Feb 10, 2020

Gartooth said:
With the coronavirus stopping production in China, would that impact any possible casual games that use peripherals like RFA that could arrive later in the year? Such as lower stock or their release timing?

Yes. Nintendo even made an official statement saying that this is the case.

MysticGon · Feb 10, 2020

Lite_Agent said:
ftfy

Do you still do the legometer? Felt like I haven't seen that in a while.

Chris1964 · Feb 10, 2020

GEO stores: Week 6, 2020 (Feb 3 - Feb 9)

01./00. [PS4] Granblue Fantasy: Versus <FTG> (Cygames) {2020.02.06} (¥6.980)
02./01. [PS4] Yakuza: Like a Dragon <ADV> (Sega) {2020.01.16} (¥8.390)
03./03. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2019.11.15} (¥5.980)
04./04. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure <HOB> (Nintendo) {2019.10.18} (¥7.980)
05./02. [PS4] Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot <RPG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2020.01.16} (¥7.600)
06./05. [NSW] Minecraft <ADV> (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} (¥3.600)
07./06. [NSW] Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training for Nintendo Switch <HOB> (Nintendo) {2019.12.27} (¥3.480)
08./07. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate <FTG> (Nintendo) {2018.12.07} (¥7.200)
09./08. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe <RCE> (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980)
10./09. [NSW] Splatoon 2 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2017.07.21} (¥5.980)

Top 10

NSW - 7
PS4 - 3

"Granblue Fantasy: Versus is at 1st place.Reservations were filled before it was released and it is currently being restocked and sold. Although it is a fighting game with characters from the popular smartphone game Granblue Fantasy, there it has also an action RPG mode.

Pokemon Sword / Shield and Ring Fit Adventure kept 3rd and 4th place."

Gartooth · Feb 10, 2020

Zedark said:
Yes. Nintendo even made an official statement saying that this is the case.

This is very unfortunate to hear. Hope it doesn't impact upcoming titles too much since it seemed like an exciting year for those kinds of games.

hiska-kun · Feb 10, 2020

Even in my previous I said Switch OG could drop to 20-30k levels. With these rankings might be higher, I would say 30-40k. This or just the Lite took a good part of its sales.
I don't see a drop overall yet.

Vinnk · Feb 10, 2020

HaremKing said:
I'm really wondering how many of the limited edition version of the MIku game they printed. For such a huge otaku fan favorite to not be sold out on Amazon just a few days before release is very much not expected.

A lot of Miku fans are skipping this one (myself included). Very little new content and releasing as a full price game. I'll get it when I can pick it up used for 2000yen or so.

Chris1964 · Feb 10, 2020

Limabean01 said:
Most people seem to be expecting AC switch to go higher than new leaf overall (and I agree), but what about retail only comparisons?

New Horizons will start much stronger than New Leaf but if exceeding 6m lifetime sales is expected from most people it's not an easy task.

silpheed-mcd · Feb 10, 2020

Famitsu's most wanted, January 23 - 29

01. [PS4] Final Fantasy VII Remake – 1,574 votes
02. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 883 votes
03. [PS4] Tales of Arise – 638 votes
04. [PS4] Resident Evil 3 – 629 votes
05. [PS4] Nioh 2 – 583 votes
06. [PS4] Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers – 454 votes
07. [NSW] Bayonetta 3 – 378 votes
08. [NSW] Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 – 366 votes
09. [NSW] Shin Megami Tensei V – 310 votes
10. [PS4] Trials of Mana – 287 votes
11. [PS4] Cyberpunk 2077 – 268 votes
12. [NSW] Rune Factory 5 – 249 votes
13. [PS4] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 – 231 votes
14. [PS4] The Last of Us Part II – 219 votes
15. [NSW] Ushiro – 212 votes
16. [PS4] The Legend of Heroes: Hajimari no Kiseki – 199 votes
17. [NSW] Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition – 186 votes
18. [NSW] Trials of Mana – 173 votes
19. [PS4] Ghost of Tsushima – 166 votes
20. [NSW] Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers – 159 votes
21. [PS4] Granblue Fantasy Relink – 156 votes
22. [PS4] Genshin Impact – 146 votes
23. [NSW] Momotaro Densetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! – 140 votes
24. [NSW] Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Mega Mix – 138 votes
25. [PS4] Death end re;Quest 2 – 135 votes
26. [PS4] Fairy Tail – 128 votes
27. [PS4] Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin – 126 votes
28. [PSV] Anonymous;Code – 117 votes
29. [PS4] Metal Max Xeno Reborn – 108 votes
30. [NSW] Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition – 95 votes

Famitsu's most wanted, January 16 - 22

01. [PS4] Final Fantasy VII Remake – 1,452 votes
02. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 766 votes

Chris1964 · Feb 10, 2020

Both Switch and Ring Fit look to have avoided extreme supply problems last week. Current one will be more difficult.

Kouriozan · Feb 10, 2020

If Animal Crossing is getting an expansion like the in-game purchase is making us believe, it'll greatly affect its legs, especially if it's more expansive than Welcome Amiibo.

Lite_Agent · Feb 10, 2020

Kouriozan said:
If Animal Crossing is getting an expansion like the in-game purchase is making us believe, it'll greatly affect its legs, especially if it's more expansive than Welcome Amiibo.

Well, considering Welcome amiibo was a free update, it would be hard for any non-free DLC for AC:NH not to be more expensive :P

At least there won't be any random cards to collect this time.

HaremKing · Feb 10, 2020

Vinnk said:
A lot of Miku fans are skipping this one (myself included). Very little new content and releasing as a full price game. I'll get it when I can pick it up used for 2000yen or so.

Please do understand that I'm speaking mainly of otaku, the ones that live for limited edition goods like the 10th anniversary box. I completely understand that for those that aren't ~~suckers~~ drawn in by 'limited edition' goods to pass on the game itself as it indeed doesn't offer much. But I mean, there's 250 different Miku PVC figures out there. There's a gigantic crowd who are ~~suckers~~ drawn in by these sort of limited edition goods, so I was just expressing my surprise that Amazon still has both the Amazon exclusive LE and the regular LE in stock so close to release.

hiska-kun · Feb 10, 2020

(Taiwan)
Media Create Sales Week 5, 2020 (27 Jan - 2 Feb)

01./01. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo) {2019.10.31}
02./04. [NSW] Super Mario Party (Nintendo) {2018.10.05}
03./02. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield (Pokemon Co.) {2019.11.15}
04./00. [NSW] Luigi's Mansion 3 (Nintendo) {2019.10.31}
05./03. [PS4] Yakuza: Like a Dragon (Sega) {2020.01.16}

Top 5

NSW - 4
PS4 - 1

(South Korea)
Media Create Sales Week 5, 2020 (27 Jan - 2 Feb)

01./02. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield (Pokemon Co.) {2019.11.15}
02./01. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo) {2019.10.18}
03./03. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo) {2018.02.01}
04./04. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) {2017.12.15}
05./05. [NSW] Minecraft (Nintendo) {2020.01.16}

Top 5

NSW - 5

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"After the Lunar New Year holidays the Taiwan's list hasn't changed much. The best selling game is still Ring Fit Adventure, which has been replenished but demand remains high. Super Mario Party jumped to the second position, maybe because the lack of new releases favors the Switch long-term sales games. Pokemon Sword / Shield still ranks third, but its buying interest in Taiwan has faded a little. Luigi's Mansion 3 returned to the ranking to take the fourth place. Lastly, the high acclaimed Yakuza 7 closes the chart.

The Korean ranking is exactly the same as last week, and only the first and second position swapped."

Mpl90 · Feb 10, 2020

Chris1964 said:
Both Switch and Ring Fit look to have avoided extreme supply problems last week. Current one will be more difficult.

Yeah, I'm definitely surprised to see Ring Fit Adventure still this high in the rankings.

MysticGon · Feb 10, 2020

silpheed-mcd said:
Famitsu's most wanted, January 23 - 29

01. [PS4] Final Fantasy VII Remake – 1,574 votes
02. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 883 votes
03. [PS4] Tales of Arise – 638 votes
04. [PS4] Resident Evil 3 – 629 votes
05. [PS4] Nioh 2 – 583 votes
06. [PS4] Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers – 454 votes
07. [NSW] Bayonetta 3 – 378 votes
08. [NSW] Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 – 366 votes
09. [NSW] Shin Megami Tensei V – 310 votes
10. [PS4] Trials of Mana – 287 votes
11. [PS4] Cyberpunk 2077 – 268 votes
12. [NSW] Rune Factory 5 – 249 votes
13. [PS4] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 – 231 votes
14. [PS4] The Last of Us Part II – 219 votes
15. [NSW] Ushiro – 212 votes
16. [PS4] The Legend of Heroes: Hajimari no Kiseki – 199 votes
17. [NSW] Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition – 186 votes
18. [NSW] Trials of Mana – 173 votes
19. [PS4] Ghost of Tsushima – 166 votes
20. [NSW] Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers – 159 votes
21. [PS4] Granblue Fantasy Relink – 156 votes
22. [PS4] Genshin Impact – 146 votes
23. [NSW] Momotaro Densetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! – 140 votes
24. [NSW] Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Mega Mix – 138 votes
25. [PS4] Death end re;Quest 2 – 135 votes
26. [PS4] Fairy Tail – 128 votes
27. [PS4] Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin – 126 votes
28. [PSV] Anonymous;Code – 117 votes
29. [PS4] Metal Max Xeno Reborn – 108 votes
30. [NSW] Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition – 95 votes

Famitsu's most wanted, January 16 - 22

01. [PS4] Final Fantasy VII Remake – 1,452 votes
02. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 766 votes

These lists always skew more towards PlayStation and mature-rated games. That's their readership.

Still between this list, comg and Amazon... I think this will play more like DQ remake than a FF remake. 800k-900k opening with a 1.5 million bow. Could go even higher if reviews are good, which judging by the size of Squeenix's checkbook they will be. 40/40 Famitsu score incoming.

silpheed-mcd · Feb 10, 2020

Soon, Japanese people will buy niche fit adventure in UK :p

UK Charts: FIFA 20 reclaims No.1 and Ring Fit Adventure re-enters Top Five

FIFA 20 is back at No.1 in the UK for the first time since the second week in January. EA's football simulator enjoyed …

www.gamesindustry.biz

I don't like animal crossing games but i admit it...

....so cute...

Limabean01 · Feb 10, 2020

Chris1964 said:
New Horizons will start much stronger than New Leaf but if exceeding 6m lifetime sales is expected from most people it's not an easy task.

Yeah, it's definitely going to be tough. Maybe enticing and extended dlc will give it an edge, but we will have to wait and see.

Vinnk · Feb 11, 2020

HaremKing said:
Please do understand that I'm speaking mainly of otaku, the ones that live for limited edition goods like the 10th anniversary box. I completely understand that for those that aren't ~~suckers~~ drawn in by 'limited edition' goods to pass on the game itself as it indeed doesn't offer much. But I mean, there's 250 different Miku PVC figures out there. There's a gigantic crowd who are ~~suckers~~ drawn in by these sort of limited edition goods, so I was just expressing my surprise that Amazon still has both the Amazon exclusive LE and the regular LE in stock so close to release.

Oh, I can see your point there.

Lite_Agent · Feb 11, 2020

Was looking for some info and found this tweet from Prototype:

It says that the retail version of Summer Pockets on Switch has been regularly out of stock (with latest shipments on February 7th). Found that rather curious, because that's not really the kind of game to have legs. Have to wonder how often it's selling out, because I don't remember seeing the game even in the Dengeki Top 50 in the past few months. Pretty sure there's a minimum amount of carts you can order from Nintendo, which means shipments can't be just a few hundred copies.

Guess we'll get an idea when we get the MC Top 1000 in a few months.

Ximonz · Feb 11, 2020

HaremKing said:
Please do understand that I'm speaking mainly of otaku, the ones that live for limited edition goods like the 10th anniversary box. I completely understand that for those that aren't ~~suckers~~ drawn in by 'limited edition' goods to pass on the game itself as it indeed doesn't offer much. But I mean, there's 250 different Miku PVC figures out there. There's a gigantic crowd who are ~~suckers~~ drawn in by these sort of limited edition goods, so I was just expressing my surprise that Amazon still has both the Amazon exclusive LE and the regular LE in stock so close to release.

most of these "otaku" you are referring to probably only buy games on PS consoles.
limited edition or not, they won't touch anything released on Nintendo consoles.

Chris1964 · Feb 11, 2020

Lite can have decent supply for a few more weeks. If production in China restarts soon and a big part of potential Animal Crossing buyers shifts to Lite because of no other alternative Switch will survive in February without big loses.

Lelouch0612 · Feb 11, 2020

Chris1964 said:
Lite can have decent supply for a few more weeks. If production in China restarts soon and a big part of potential Animal Crossing buyers shifts to Lite because of no other alternative Switch will survive in February without big loses.

What can we expect for tomorrow's numbers ? Were the supply issues severe enough to stop the YoY growth ?

Chris1964 · Feb 11, 2020

Previous week was likely the last OG Switch could pull some respectable numbers.

Lite_Agent · Feb 11, 2020

Chris1964 said:
Previous week was likely the last OG Switch could pull some respectable numbers.

The way the PR was worded makes me believe shortages won't really kick in just yet, and it was simply a warning due to the impending release of AC (basically telling people that if they want the console in time for the game, they better buy it NOW). Of course, it's likely the announcement led to an increase in sales due to people doing just that, so shortages will come sooner rather than later anyway.

Or maybe I'm just spouting non-sense. We'll see how things go in the next couple of weeks anyway.

Chris1964 · Feb 11, 2020

Shortage for OG Switch has already started, Nintendo is just trying to arrange weekly shipments so that there isn't complete sellout by sending every available unit to retailers at once.

hiska-kun · Feb 11, 2020

Lite_Agent said:
The way the PR was worded makes me believe shortages won't really kick in just yet, and it was simply a warning due to the impending release of AC (basically telling people that if they want the console in time for the game, they better buy it NOW). Of course, it's likely the announcement led to an increase in sales due to people doing just that, so shortages will come sooner rather than later anyway.

Or maybe I'm just spouting non-sense. We'll see how things go in the next couple of weeks anyway.

Shortages started before the PR at some stores (especially online stores). It wasn't spread to the whole country yet, but it was already at low levels everywhere.

At the moment the OG model is completely sold out, both online and retail stores. For Week 6 it will move the last units it had, and along with the Lite, it will still manage to be above last year numbers, but for Week 7 numbers will drop to 2-3k or lower if there isn't a new shipment. Lite will have to carry Switch sales completely.

IronTed · Feb 11, 2020

hiska-kun said:
Shortages started before the PR at some stores (especially online stores). It wasn't spread to the whole country yet, but it was already at low levels everywhere.

At the moment the OG model is completely sold out, both online and retail stores. For Week 6 it will move the last units it had, and along with the Lite, it will still manage to be above last year numbers, but for Week 7 numbers will drop to 2-3k or lower if there isn't a new shipment. Lite will have to carry Switch sales completely.

Wow, that's insane. Unfortunate we're returning to shortages.

Kouriozan · Feb 11, 2020

hiska-kun said:
Shortages started before the PR at some stores (especially online stores). It wasn't spread to the whole country yet, but it was already at low levels everywhere.

At the moment the OG model is completely sold out, both online and retail stores. For Week 6 it will move the last units it had, and along with the Lite, it will still manage to be above last year numbers, but for Week 7 numbers will drop to 2-3k or lower if there isn't a new shipment. Lite will have to carry Switch sales completely.

Damn, this could be the worst situation for Nintendo with a big game releasing this soon, but Animal Crossing is lucky enough to be an evergreen game.
Hopefully the virus situation in China will improve soon but I understand if they want to be very careful about it.

silpheed-mcd · Feb 11, 2020

In many stores , used OG model around 29 000 yens, they buy used OG model around 23 000 yens and more (i saw 26 000 yens), in some stores i saw (new) OG model at 39 000 yens and used lite prices near new lite prices

Some shortages exemples since last week for OG model and ring fit adventure

ring fit adventure prices

It seems prices will keep going up :(

News from animal crossing preorders, at GEO, the first week (Februray 03 -09):

Not bad in 2 days :p

Persona 5 Scramble second, pokemon DX third.

Lite_Agent · Feb 12, 2020

hiska-kun said:
Shortages started before the PR at some stores (especially online stores). It wasn't spread to the whole country yet, but it was already at low levels everywhere.

At the moment the OG model is completely sold out, both online and retail stores. For Week 6 it will move the last units it had, and along with the Lite, it will still manage to be above last year numbers, but for Week 7 numbers will drop to 2-3k or lower if there isn't a new shipment. Lite will have to carry Switch sales completely.

Oh? I thought shortages were limited to specific retailers, not spread out. My bad.

Wonder when NA and EU will start being impacted by shortages.

Pokémon · Feb 12, 2020

Oh boy this means we will see an influx of "Are we sure it's shortages and not demand slowing down" comments in the coming weeks if the situation won't improve.

Maybe not in this site but people on Gematsu will claim it for sure.

Media Create Sales: Week 5, 2020 (Jan 27 - Feb 02)

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