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Media Create Sales: Week 52, 2019 (Dec 23 - Dec 29)

Charamiwa

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Piston said:
To be fair, I don't think Fire Emblem did especially well even with digital sales factored in. The series saw growth everywhere besides Japan. I'm not sure if people were burned by Fates or if something about Three Houses was less appealing or if it was just the lack of multiple skus.
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It's because Fire Emblem was already at near max capacity on 3DS, just like Luigi's Mansion. The 3DS was more popular than the Switch, a game selling less doesn't mean there's something wrong with it.
 
Lelouch0612

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Piston said:
To be fair, I don't think Fire Emblem did especially well even with digital sales factored in. The series saw growth everywhere besides Japan. I'm not sure if people were burned by Fates or if something about Three Houses was less appealing or if it was just the lack of multiple skus.
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Fire Emblem Three Houses shipments after two months almost matched those of Awakening's after only 2 months. It is on par with what is happening WW.

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It's because Fire Emblem was already at near max capacity on 3DS, just like Luigi's Mansion. The 3DS was more popular than the Switch, a game selling less doesn't mean there's something wrong with it.
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His claim isn't even true. Three Houses was at 480k units shipped in September, I don't understand why it wouldn't outsell Awakening and even Fates.
 
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Lelouch0612 said:
Fire Emblem Three Houses shipments after two months almost matched those of Awakening's after only 2 months. It is on par with what is happening WW.


His claim isn't even true. Three Houses was at 480k units shipped in September, I don't understand why it wouldn't outsell Awakening and even Fates.
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To illustrate: Awakening sales were at sound 506k by the end of 2016 according to Media Create. Add a sliver of digital and you'd get shipments most likely below 550k.
 
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Zedark said:
To illustrate: Awakening sales were at sound 506k by the end of 2016 according to Media Create. Add a sliver of digital and you'd get shipments most likely below 550k.
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I found the data Chris compiled and added some estimates :

2012 CY {2012.01.02 - 2012.12.30} 015. [3DS] Fire Emblem: Awakening # <SLG> (Nintendo) {2012.04.19} (¥4.571) - 455.268 / 455.268
2013 CY {2012.12.31 - 2013.12.29} 370. [3DS] Fire Emblem: Awakening # <SLG> (Nintendo) {2012.04.19} (¥4.571) - 16.199 / 471.467
2014 CY {2013.12.30 - 2014.12.28} 414. [3DS] Fire Emblem: Awakening # <SLG> (Nintendo) {2012.04.19} (¥4.571) - 10.398 / 481.865
2015 CY {2014.12.29 - 2016.01.03} 325. [3DS] Fire Emblem: Awakening # <SLG> (Nintendo) {2012.04.19} (¥4.571) - 15.559 / 497.424
2016 CY {2016.01.04 - 2017.01.01} 859. [3DS] Fire Emblem: Awakening # <SLG> (Nintendo) {2012.04.19} (¥4.571) - 1.549 / 498.973
2017 CY {2017.01.02 - 2017.12.31} 000. [3DS] Fire Emblem: Awakening # <SLG> (Nintendo) {2012.04.19} (¥4.571) - 186 / 499.159

2016 CY {2016.01.04 - 2017.01.01} 410. [3DS] Fire Emblem: Awakening [Nintendo Selects] <SLG> (Nintendo) {2016.09.15} (¥2.700) - 7.995 / 7.995
2017 CY {2017.01.02 - 2017.12.31} 223. [3DS] Fire Emblem: Awakening [Nintendo Selects] <SLG> (Nintendo) {2016.09.15} (¥2.700) - 19.285 / 27.279

LTD retail sell-through : 526k
estimated shipments (+10% upper bond) : <579k

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2015 CY {2014.12.29 - 2016.01.03} 023. [3DS] Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright <SLG> (Nintendo) {2015.06.25} (¥4.700) - 252.742 / 252.742
2016 CY {2016.01.04 - 2017.01.01} 406. [3DS] Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright <SLG> (Nintendo) {2015.06.25} (¥4.700) - 8.087 / 260.829
2017 CY {2017.01.02 - 2017.12.31} 805. [3DS] Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright <SLG> (Nintendo) {2015.06.25} (¥4.700) - 1.521 / 262.350

2015 CY {2014.12.29 - 2016.01.03} 039. [3DS] Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest <SLG> (Nintendo) {2015.06.25} (¥4.700) - 181.351 / 181.351
2016 CY {2016.01.04 - 2017.01.01} 435. [3DS] Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest <SLG> (Nintendo) {2015.06.25} (¥4.700) - 7.113 / 188.464
2017 CY {2017.01.02 - 2017.12.31} 787. [3DS] Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest <SLG> (Nintendo) {2015.06.25} (¥4.700) - 1.623 / 190.087

2015 CY {2014.12.29 - 2016.01.03} 152. [3DS] Fire Emblem Fates: Special Edition {Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest \ Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright} <SLG> (Nintendo) {2015.06.25} (¥9.250) - 44.893 / 44.893

LTD retail sell-through : 542k
Estimated shipments (+10% upper bond) : <596k

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2019 CY [NSW] Fire Emblem Three Houses : ~292k (Dengeki)

Estimated 2019 shipments (using the same ratio as in Q3) : 513k

--> ahead of Awakening launch aligned, behind Fates (but that one was extremely frontloaded) so yeah it could outsell both entries.
 
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Chris1964 said:
Shipment for Three Houses will be around 550k at the end of December.
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Do you think it skewed even more digital as time passed by ?

I mean it is possible because of how vouchers work (in pairs). The fact that probably 500k+ people bought Pokemon for example with vouchers, makes you wonder what other games are likely to benefit from the other voucher in these pairs.
 
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the devs at CyberConnect2 seem to be working on their own stuff in addition to the company games


 
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Week 3, 2020 (Jan 13 - Jan 19)

{2020.01.14}
[NSW] Flat Heroes _PS Store Download Version_ |DL| <ACT> (Parallel Circles) (¥1.111)
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{2020.01.15}
[NSW] Puzzle & Dragons Gold _Nintendo Switch Download Software_ |DL| <PZL> (GungHo Online Entertainment) (¥1.364)
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{2020.01.16}
[NSW] Maitetsu: Pure Station # <ADV> (Circle Entertainment) (¥3.800)
[NSW] Maitetsu: Pure Station (Collector's Edition) <ADV> (Circle Entertainment) (¥10.800)
[NSW] Maitetsu: Pure Station (ε) _Nintendo eShop Download Version_ |DL| <ADV> (Circle Entertainment) (¥3.800)
[NSW] Degrees of Separation _Nintendo Switch Download Software_ |DL| <ACT> (Flyhigh Works) (¥1.818)
[NSW] Anime Studio Story _Nintendo Switch Download Software_ |DL| <SLG> (Kairosoft) (¥1.364)
[NSW] Joggernauts _Nintendo Switch Download Software_ |DL| <ACT> (Digital Bards) (¥1.364)
[NSW] Seek Hearts _Nintendo Switch Download Software_ |DL| <RPG> (Kemco) (¥1.200)
[NSW] To the Moon _Nintendo Switch Download Software_ |DL| <ADV> (X.D. Network) (¥1.090)
[NSW] Self _Nintendo Switch Download Software_ |DL| <STG> (Indienova) (¥628)
[NSW] One-way Ticket _Nintendo Switch Download Software_ |DL| <ADV> (Zodiac Interactive) (¥694)
[NSW] Red Bow _Nintendo Switch Download Software_ |DL| <ADV> (Ratalaika Games) (¥454)
[NSW] Arcade Archives: Detana!! TwinBee _Nintendo Switch Download Software_ |DL| <STG> (Hamster) (¥762)

[PS4] Yakuza: Like a Dragon <ADV> (Sega) (¥8.390)
[PS4] Yakuza: Like a Dragon (ε) _PS Store Download Version_ |DL| <ADV> (Sega) (¥8.390)
[PS4] Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot <RPG> (Bandai Namco Games) (¥7.600)
[PS4] Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot (ε) _PS Store Download Version_ |DL| <RPG> (Bandai Namco Games) (¥7.600)
[PS4] Romance of the Three Kingdoms 14 # <SLG> (Koei Tecmo) (¥8.800)
[PS4] Romance of the Three Kingdoms 14 (1)(Treasure Box) <SLG> (Koei Tecmo) (¥13.800)
[PS4] Romance of the Three Kingdoms 14 (2)(Gamecity & Amazon.co.jp Limited Set) <SLG> (Koei Tecmo) (¥51.800)
[PS4] Romance of the Three Kingdoms 14 (ε) _PS Store Download Version_ |DL| # <SLG> (Koei Tecmo) (¥8.800)
[PS4] Romance of the Three Kingdoms 14 (ε) _PS Store Download Version_ |DL| (Digital Deluxe Edition) <SLG> (Koei Tecmo) (¥12.635)
[PS4] Kandagawa Jet Girls # <ACT> (Marvelous) (¥7.980)
[PS4] Kandagawa Jet Girls (DX Jet Pack) <ACT> (Marvelous) (¥13.800)
[PS4] Kandagawa Jet Girls (ε) _PS Store Download Version_ |DL| # <ACT> (Marvelous) (¥7.980)
[PS4] Kandagawa Jet Girls (ε) _PS Store Download Version_ |DL| (1)(DX PS Store Jet Pack) <ACT> (Marvelous) (¥9.980)
[PS4] Kandagawa Jet Girls (ε) _PS Store Download Version_ |DL| (2)(DX PS Store Jet Pack + Senran Kagura Character Pass) <ACT> (Marvelous) (¥12.980)
[PS4] Minecraft: Starter Collection <ADV> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) (¥3.600)
[PS4] Arcade Archives: Detana!! TwinBee _PS Store Download Version_ |DL| <STG> (Hamster) (¥762)

[XB1] Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot _Download Version_ |DL| <RPG> (Bandai Namco Games) (¥7.600)
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{2020.01.17}
[NSW] Tokyo Mirage Session FE Encore <RPG> (Nintendo) (¥6.700)
[NSW] Tokyo Mirage Session FE Encore (ε) _Nintendo eShop Download Version_ |DL| <RPG> (Nintendo) (¥6.700)
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{2020.01.18}
[XB1] Hovership Havoc _Download Version_ |DL| <STG> (Snow Day Software) (¥1.045)
 

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fiendcode said:
It's important to remember Nintendo's still a relatively small company unlike Sony or MS. When they move into a new market they can't simply piggyback established company logistics or contacts like PS and Xbox have, they have to start from scratch or work with someone else to get their products out there. They actually have a bigger opportunity with mobile in these markets tbh.
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Pretty much yeah. Regarding to South East Asia, they still have Maxsoft distribute their products in the territory. But last year Maxsoft announced they will began releasing the Switch officially in Thailand as well. (This doesn't prevent stores to get the console from elsewhere however) It's a small step, but it will be interesting to see how it turns out.
 
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Chris1964 said:
Shipment for Three Houses will be around 550k at the end of December.
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It'll easly become the biggest Fire Emblem lifetime since Mystery of the Emblem, that's good though eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeh, feel like it could have done more...

I mean it's not Three houses fault, it's mine for always hoping in some kind of explosion every times. (not saying i expected better numbers, but yeah deep in my heart i really hoped for some crazy shit happening)
 
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Lelouch0612 said:
Do you think it skewed even more digital as time passed by ?

I mean it is possible because of how vouchers work (in pairs). The fact that probably 500k+ people bought Pokemon for example with vouchers, makes you wonder what other games are likely to benefit from the other voucher in these pairs.
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Looking at the eShop top 20 from the end of September 2019 (since thats when the latest official numbers were reported i guess?) til until more recent date, Fire Emblem Switch charted two times. First from September 26th to October 2nd (#18), and the second time from November 21st to 27th (#20). This doesnt say anything about actual numbers of course, but its what we have as an indication.
 
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Nintendo eShop Sales: January 2nd to January 9th 2020

Nintendo eShop – Nintendo Switch

01./00. – Human Fall Flat (Teyon Japan) [28.12.2017] (was 50% off)
02./00. – Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) [28.4.2017] (currently 30% off)
03./00. – Super Mario Party (Nintendo) [05.10.2018] (currently 30% off)
04./00. – Goonya Fighter (Mutan) [27.6.2019] (currently 96% off)
05./00. – Brain Training for Nintendo Switch (Nintendo) [27.12.2019]
06./00. – Futari de! Nyanko Dai Sensou (Ponos) [20.12.2018]
07./00. – Minecraft (Mojang / Microsoft Japan) [21.6.2018]
08./00. – Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo) [07.12.2018]
09./00. – Pokémon Sword (The Pokémon Company) [15.11.2019]
10./00. – New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (Nintendo) [11.1.2019] (currently 30% off)
11./00. – Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation (Square-Enix) [27.9.2019] (was 20% off)
12./00. – Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age Definitive Edition (Square-Enix) [27.9.2019] (was 25% off)
13./00.– Atsumare! Kingyo Sukui (D3 Publisher) [02.8.2018] (was on sale)
14./00. – Minna de Kuuki Yomi 2 (G-Mode) [26.9.2019] (was 23% off)
15./00. – Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy (Capcom) [21.2.2019] (was 40% off)
16./00. – Splatoon 2 (Nintendo) [21.7.2017]
17./00. – Octopath Traveler (Square-Enix) [13.7.2018] (was 40% off)
18./00. – Pokémon Shield (The Pokémon Company) [15.11.2019]
19./00. – Overcooked! 2 (Team17) [07.8.2018] (was 40% off)
20./00. –Final Fantasy IX (Square-Enix) [14.2.2018]
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Nintendo new year's 30% off eShop promotion ends at 13 January (started at 30 December). 8 titles were included, 3 of them charted in top 20 at previous week.

[NSW] Super Mario Party <ETC> (Nintendo) {2018.10.05} (¥5.980)
[NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe <RCE> (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980)
[NSW] Yoshi's Crafted World <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.03.29} (¥5.980)
[NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe <New Super Mario Bros. U \ New Super Luigi U> <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.01.11} (¥5.980)
[NSW] Kirby Star Allies <ACT> (Nintendo) {2018.03.16} (¥5.980)
[NSW] Mario Tennis Aces <SPT> (Nintendo) {2018.06.22} (¥5.980)
[NSW] Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze <ACT> (Nintendo) {2018.05.03} (¥5.980)
[NSW] Arms <FTG> (Nintendo) {2017.06.16} (¥5.980)

 

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Anyone think #FE and Persona 5 Scramble might have some overlapping audiences and might help each other's sales a bit?
 
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home consoles 3rd Generation
1983.07.15 Famicom - 19.350.000
1983.07.15 Sega SG-1000

home consoles 4th Generation
1987.10.30 PC Engine - 3.920.000
1988.10.29 Mega Drive - 3.580.000
1990.11.21 Super Famicom - 17.170.000
1991.07.01 Neo Geo - 1.000.000

1983 Jan-Dec
Famicom - 440.000 / NEW

1984 Jan-Dec
Famicom - 1.670.000 / 2.110.000

1985 Jan-Dec
Famicom - 3.680.000 / 5.790.000

1986 Jan-Dec
Famicom - 3.900.000 / 9.690.000

1987 Jan-Dec
Famicom - 1.780.000 / 11.470.000
PC Engine - 600.000 / NEW

1988 Jan-Dec
Famicom - 1.590.000 / 13.060.000
PC Engine - 750.000 / 1.350.000
Mega Drive - 200.000 / NEW

1989 Jan-Dec
Famicom - 1.520.000 / 14.580.000
PC Engine - 750.000 / 2.100.000
Mega Drive - 600.000 / 800.000

1990 Jan-Dec
Famicom - 1.360.000 / 15.940.000
PC Engine - 900.000 / 3.000.000
Mega Drive - 700.000 / 1.500.000
Super Famicom - 660.000 / NEW

1991 Jan-Dec
Famicom - 1.240.000 / 17.180.000
PC Engine - 500.000 / 3.500.000
Mega Drive - 800.000 / 2.300.000
Super Famicom - 3.150.000 / 3.810.000

1992 Jan-Mar
Famicom - 210.000
Mega Drive - 300.000
Super Famicom - 680.000
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Shipments until March 1992
Famicom (Japan) - 17.390.000
NES (USA) - 30.140.000
NES (Other) - 8.870.000
Total - 56.400.000

Super Famicom (Japan) - 4.490.000
Super NES (overseas) - 3.540.000
Total - 8.030.000
 
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ZSaberLink said:
Anyone think #FE and Persona 5 Scramble might have some overlapping audiences and might help each other's sales a bit?
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The overlap between NSW and PS4 audience is much smaller in Japan than in the west. We've seen games that are traditionally on PlayStation do better on Switch every year, but it still remains to be seen how much of the Persona audience on 3DS/PSV/PS4 has migrated to NSW.

Tokyo Mirage Sessions will benefit more from the existence of Persona 5 Scramble on Switch than the other way around. Big titles set the audience. TMS#FE is very niche, so it only reaps the fruits of the work done by the big games.

RPGs were underrepresented on the Wii U, while the Switch is a RPG valhalla. Other Atlus properties are also coming, so that's a great sign. TMS#FE has a much better chance now.
 
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Less than 200k first week for Y7 is a given? That makes me wonder just how poorly it's doing at retailers then.
 

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stealthyfrog said:
Whatever help #FE's tiny fanbase could offer would be statistically insignificant lol
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The overlap between NSW and PS4 audience is much smaller in Japan than in the west. We've seen games that are traditionally on PlayStation do better on Switch every year, but it still remains to be seen how much of the Persona audience on 3DS/PSV/PS4 has migrated to NSW.

Tokyo Mirage Sessions will benefit more from the existence of Persona 5 Scramble on Switch than the other way around. Big titles set the audience. TMS#FE is very niche, so it only reaps the fruits of the work done by the big games.

RPGs were underrepresented on the Wii U, while the Switch is a RPG valhalla. Other Atlus properties are also coming, so that's a great sign. TMS#FE has a much better chance now.
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Well yes I was mostly thinking Persona 5 Scramble would help #FE.
 

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Wait, 272k hw reported by Dengeki? That's some huge number!
 
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huge Switch numbers and Brain Training going up is a good sign. Looks like Zelda is also significantly up?
 
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I'll create a new thread based on Dengeki when I return home but don't expect it for another 2 hours.
 
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Famitsu had Sun and Moon at 120k Week 1 2017 so assuming there are no big differences between trackers Sword and Shield is still up WoW.
 
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Charamiwa said:
Famitsu had Sun and Moon at 120k Week 1 2017 so assuming there are no big differences between trackers Sword and Shield is still up WoW.
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Sword/Shield up around 50% (even with no digital included) from the S/M figure.

It is clearly overperforming and that's before considering the big Expansion Pass. Will be huge.
 
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Lite is doing the heavy lifting for Switch these holidays from the moment December releases literally didn't exist but the negative is it pulls hardware revenue down.
 
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By the way, Yokai Watch 4 ++ is chugging along very nicely on Switch. Another big week for it with some great legs.

YW4 should end up in the 400k+ range after all.
 
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Huge numbers for Switch. I guess PS4 sold what they had in stock (because week 1 being down from week 52 doesn't make otherwise sense especially for PS system). Shame that next week we are going back to the normal numbers.
 
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Somebody said something about Fire Emblem not having legs yesterday and then, here it is, in the Top 50 lol
 
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Dengeki HW week 1 2019:
Switch = 247k
PS4 = 153k

Dengeki HW week 1 2020:
Switch = 272k
PS4 = 67k

Did the PS4 discount end after week 1, or is it still ongoing?
 
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I bought a Switch Lite and BOTW so... will count for this week :D

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The biggest winners of week 1 2020:
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate = 40,488 (+13%)
Minecraft = 42,222 (+0%)
Mario & Sonic @ Tokyo Olympics = 42839 (-7%)
Splatoon 2 = 20,200 (+10%)
BOTW = 8,939 (+22%)
DQXIS = 7756 (+5%)
NSMBUDX = 13,922 (+16%)

The biggest loser of week 1 2020:
Ring Fit Adventure = 28,640 (-43%)

Ring Fit stays losing (stock).
 
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Lelouch0612 said:
Gorgeous !

We have early confirmation that both the Lite and Zelda will have at least 1 unit sold in Week 2 :p
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lol

Im kinda mad tho, I wanted to get the PS4 for only 19.000 yen +tax, but was sold out everywhere since before christmas..., the promo ended last week and now they have stock again but for 29.000 yen + tax. Im curious about PS4 numbers bc for me was impossible to get one.

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Ring Fit (as always) and also PS4 lost this week because stock.
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I still can not believe that PS4 was sold out such amount of time tbh. Now that the offer ended...amazon has stock again for more than 30.000 yen https://www.amazon.co.jp/PlayStatio...カタカナ&keywords=ps4+500gb&qid=1578833581&sr=8-3

kinda suspicious, and same happend with yodobashi, biccamera...
 
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