Media Create Sales: Week 8, 2020 (Feb 17 - Feb 23)

Vinnk · Feb 29, 2020

Arynio said:
I understand and respect this and I really hope everything will be OK. Preventive measures are extremely important to contain the spread. That said, panic and alarmism aren't helpful at all. Staring at the wall of the kitchen for 5 straight weeks won't help fighting the coronavirus more than studying, reading, watching TV or playing games. It's important to give this crisis the relevance that it deserves, certainly not less, but also not more (that would be another irresponsability), and so far the disease is not much deadlier than the regular flu. Obviously if paychecks get delayed, many families will be worried about their economy and prioritise resources more than ever, but in other cases normality is advised (within the more restricted margins of a pseudo-quarantine).

Sorry if I got too personal, I just think it's important to tone down the alarmism a bit. Please don't be offended. Sending all of you in the most affected areas good wishes for the next few weeks! :)

No, its ok. I realize I am not thinking totally rational. Still in shock I think. I'm kinda worried about my job stability right now. I work in education. But yeah most people will likely be fine. And to everyone who said it, yeah games will probably sell pretty well too. There is not much else to do all day. I am definitely projecting my own situation more than I should and I am sorry for bringing it into the sales thread.

sfortunato · Feb 29, 2020

Vinnk said:
No, its ok. I realize I am not thinking totally rational. Still in shock I think. I'm kinda worried about my job stability right now. I work in education. But yeah most people will likely be fine. And to everyone who said it, yeah games will probably sell pretty well too. There is not much else to do all day. I am definitely projecting my own situation more than I should and I am sorry for bringing it into the sales thread.

Don't worry.

Italy, for example, is facing an economic crisis because of the virus. In the most productive regions (Piemonte, Lombardia, Emilia-Romagna), schools have been closed as well as cinemas and theaters; all events and fairs have been cancelled. 90% of bookings from abroad has been cancelled too. This is creating a lot of economic and job losses.

MysticGon · Feb 29, 2020

Chris1964 said:
Personally I think the whole situation is very exaggerated but from the moment you limit outdoor activities and remain in house video gaming benefits from this.

I think the uncertainty of how it spreads and just uncertainty in general is enough to have people on edge. It may very well affect those big releases because people would want to avoid crowds. Digital would probably explode.

AaronC · Feb 29, 2020

Vinnk said:
No, its ok. I realize I am not thinking totally rational. Still in shock I think. I'm kinda worried about my job stability right now. I work in education. But yeah most people will likely be fine. And to everyone who said it, yeah games will probably sell pretty well too. There is not much else to do all day. I am definitely projecting my own situation more than I should and I am sorry for bringing it into the sales thread.

I don't post in here very often, but I felt compelled to say I don't think your thinking is irrational at all.

I live in mainland China and I've been here since the start of the situation - throughout all the shutdowns, lockdowns, quarantines, etc. I don't think it gives me any particular insight on what people's behavior patters will be anywhere else... But I agree that I don't see that it necessarily follows from a shutdown situation that people will spend more money on video games, or even have the money to spend on video games.

A viral epidemic is such an unfamiliar situation; I don't see how people can treat it like some kind of common data point... And I think many people don't quite realize the economic toil it's taking at the most affected places. Maybe people will purchase loads of games as a consequence, I don't know. I don't see it as some clear and distinct truth, anyway.

Solidarity to you, Vinnk!

Lelouch0612 · Feb 29, 2020

AaronC said:
I don't post in here very often, but I felt compelled to say I don't think your thinking is irrational at all.

I live in mainland China and I've been here since the start of the situation - throughout all the shutdowns, lockdowns, quarantines, etc. I don't think it gives me any particular insight on what people's behavior patters will be anywhere else... But I agree that I don't see that it necessarily follows from a shutdown situation that people will spend more money on video games, or even have the money to spend on video games.

A viral epidemic is such an unfamiliar situation; I don't see how people can treat it like some kind of common data point... And I think many people don't quite realize the economic toil it's taking at the most affected places. Maybe people will purchase loads of games as a consequence, I don't know. I don't see it as some clear and distinct truth, anyway.

Solidarity to you, Vinnk!

If we use the Chinese example as a reference point (since it got hit earlier than Japan), the virus pushed people to consume games :

- Ring Fit was hit by shortages and resell price was 3 times the original value
- increase in game time and spend but negative impact on hardware sales :

Pokémon · Feb 29, 2020

Man Ring Fit Adventure sales could have exploded in this difficult times but too bad that there are still major shortages which won't be resolved any time soon. Especially now where a lot of factories are still not operating.

fiendcode · Feb 29, 2020

Gundam EXVSMBO might be running on a PS3 based arcade board but it's lack of Switch port is less confusing when you realize it's the only Gundam game developed inhouse by Namco and directly under Harada's supervision. This should finally dispel the myth that games like Tekken or SoulCalibur aren't ported due to spec.

Mpl90 · Feb 29, 2020

How Platinum Games' Project G.G. Builds Off of Viewtiful Joe, Wonderful 101 - IGN

PlatinumGames offered IGN some insight into Project G.G.'s scope, release plans, and more.

www.ign.com

Not much else is known about Project G.G. other than how Platinum is aiming to launch on every current console. "Basically we'd like to hit PS4, Xbox One, Switch and Steam, and then of course PS5 and Series X are coming soon. We don't know exactly when this will come out, but we'd like to release it on whatever are the main platforms at that time," Platinum Chief Creative Officer Atsushi Inaba said.

Deleted member 2791 · Feb 29, 2020

Mpl90 said:
How Platinum Games' Project G.G. Builds Off of Viewtiful Joe, Wonderful 101 - IGN

PlatinumGames offered IGN some insight into Project G.G.'s scope, release plans, and more.

www.ign.com

Enough of a commitment? Oregano

jesusraz · Feb 29, 2020

Will the Dengeki Top 50 be posted soon?

JTMarlin · Feb 29, 2020

Chris1964 said:
Personally I think the whole situation is very exaggerated but from the moment you limit outdoor activities and remain in house video gaming benefits from this.

Do you have any insight into how the manufacturing is going for Nintendo's Chinese made products? Tim Cook of Apple came out on Friday and seemed extremely positive on the supply chain. This yesterday afternoon US time from Bloomberg. His exact words, "

"We're talking about adjusting some knobs, not some sort of wholesale, fundamental change"

Apple’s Tim Cook Sees Minor Supply Chain Changes in Wake of Virus

Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook suggested the iPhone maker wouldn’t make any quick moves out of China in light of interruptions due to the coronavirus and called the situation a “temporary condition.”

www.bloomberg.com

If Apple seems to be OK from a manufacturing perspective, how is Nintendo doing? They should be in a similar boat I would imagine.

Sadist · Feb 29, 2020

What's with the Harada talk? Is he not that keen on Nintendo systems?

test_account · Feb 29, 2020

I didnt realize that Project G.G is Platinum's first owned IP. Never really thought much about that subject though, but still. It would also be impressive if they managed to get the game out for all 5 systems at the same time.

Deleted member 51691 · Feb 29, 2020

Sadist said:
What's with the Harada talk? Is he not that keen on Nintendo systems?

He thinks focusing on the big boy consoles is key to appealing to the West, so he says.

Oregano · Feb 29, 2020

Passing Assassin said:
Enough of a commitment? Oregano

Pencil in a lowercase l, still a bit wishy-washy.

ZSaberLink · Feb 29, 2020

Dengeki Online Sales: Week 8, 2020 (Feb 17 - Feb 23)

01./00. [PS4] Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers (Atlus) {2020.02.20} - 118,833 / NEW
02./00. [NSW] Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers (Atlus) {2020.02.20} - 49,394 / NEW
03./00. [PS4] Katana Kami: A Way of the Samurai Story (Spike Chunsoft) {2020.02.20} - 13,280 / NEW
04./01. [NSW] Hatsune Miku: Project Diva MegaMix (Sega) {2020.02.13} - 10,518 / 65,301
05./03. [NSW] Pokemon Sword (Pokemon Co.) {2019.11.15} - 9,494 / 1,538,615
06./02. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo) {2019.10.18} - 9,194 / 660,538
07./04. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} - 8,971 / 1,310,312
08./00. [NSW] Katana Kami: A Way of the Samurai Story (Spike Chunsoft) {2020.02.20} - 7,640 / NEW
09./00. [PS4] Daymare: 1998 (DMM Games) {2020.02.20} - 7,317 / NEW
10./08. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo) {2018.12.07} - 7,282 / 3,634,853
11./06. [NSW] Pokemon Shield (Pokemon Co.) {2019.11.15} - 7,200 / 1,044,374
12./09. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} - 6,435 / 2,584,804
13./07. [NSW] Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training for Nintendo Switch (Nintendo) {2019.12.27} - 6,128 / 153,782
14./05. [PS4] Granblue Fantasy: Versus (Cygames) {2020.02.06} - 4,253 / 101,089
15./13. [NSW] Super Mario Party (Nintendo) {2018.10.05} - 4,135 / 1,345,542
16./15. [NSW] Luigi's Mansion 3 (Nintendo) {2019.10.31} - 3,941 / 604,372
17./17. [NSW] Splatoon 2 (Nintendo) {2017.07.21} - 3,644 / 3,227,254
18./16. [NSW] Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games: Tokyo 2020 (Sega) {2019.11.01} - 3,422 / 285,730
19./18. [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 (Nintendo) {2019.06.28} - 3,344 / 813,607
20./12. [PS4] Yakuza: Like a Dragon (Sega) {2020.01.16} - 2,920 / 238,832
21./19. [NSW] Fishing Spirits: Nintendo Switch Version (Bandai Namco Games) {2019.07.25} - 2,717 / 402,401
22./14. [PS4] Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot (Bandai Namco Games) {2020.01.16} - 2,631 / 154,884
23./20. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} - 2,475 / 1,172,856
24./21. [NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (Nintendo) {2019.01.11} - 2,465 / 814,908
25./22. [NSW] Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age S - Definitive Edition (Square Enix) {2019.09.27} - 2,094 / 508,539
26./10. [PS4] Street Fighter V: Champion Edition (Capcom) {2020.02.14} - 2,077 / 9,054
27./24. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum 'n' Fun! (Bandai Namco Games) {2018.07.19} - 1,865 / 459,885
28./00. [NSW] Devil May Cry Triple Pack (Capcom) {2020.02.20} - 1,721 / NEW
29./00. [PS4] Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late cl-r (Arc System Works) {2020.02.20} - 1,538 / NEW
30./30. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo) {2017.10.27} - 1,465 / 1,912,796
31./00. [NSW] Chou no Doku: Hana no Kusari - Taishou Tsuyakoi Ibun (Prototype) {2020.02.20} - 1,429 / NEW
32./11. [PS4] Death end re；Quest2 (Compile Heart) {2020.02.13} - 1,400 / 7,827
33./23. [PS4] 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim (Atlus) {2019.11.28} - 1,340 / 73,849
34./25. [PS4] Monster Hunter: World - Iceborne Master Edition (Capcom) {2019.09.06} - 1,265 / 465,672
35./29. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V: Premium Edition (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2019.11.07} - 1,231 / 21,574
36./26. [PS4] Romance of the Three Kingdoms 14 (Koei Tecmo) {2020.01.16} - 1,153 / 33,703
37./28. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield Double Pack (Pokemon Co.) {2019.11.15} - 1,141 / 432,328
38./27. [NSW] Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Nintendo) {2019.07.26} - 1,029 / 307,554
39./32. [NSW] Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town (Marvelous) {2019.10.17} - 1,000 / 131,664
40./46. [NSW] Pokemon: Let's Go, Pikachu! (Pokemon Co.) {2018.11.16} - 988 / 918,826
41./34. [PS4] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2019.10.25} - 959 / 214,983
42./31. [NSW] Yo-kai Watch 4++ (Level 5) {2019.12.05} - 928 / 81,588
43./39. [PS4] Ark: Survival Evolved (Spike Chunsoft) {2017.10.26} - 908 / 177,537
44./35. [NSW] Disney Tsum Tsum Festival (Bandai Namco Games) {2019.10.10} - 894 / 154,077
45./00. [NSW] Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late cl-r (Arc System Works) {2020.02.20} - 794 / NEW
46./38. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Nintendo) {2019.09.20} - 781 / 253,486
47./33. [NSW] Kirby Star Allies (Nintendo) {2018.03.16} - 778 / 817,591
48./44. [PS4] Persona 5 Royal (Atlus) {2019.10.31} - 769 / 255,636
49./36. [PS4] Dreams Universe (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2020.02.14} - 756 / 1,749
50./42. [NSW] Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate [Best Price] (Capcom) {2018.11.15} - 750 / 51,326

Top 50

NSW - 33
PS4 - 17

SOFTWARE

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| Model | This Week | Week(%)  | FY 2019     | FY(%)   |
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| PS4   | 192,264   | 49.4%    | 6,089,640   | 28.0%   |
| Switch| 191,881   | 49.3%    | 14,963,417  | 68.9%   |
| 3DS   | 3,628     | 0.9%     | 422,020     | 1.9%    |
| Vita  | 1,312     | 0.3%     | 208,148     | 1.0%    |
| ETC   | 367       | 0.1%     | 31,810      | 0.1%    |
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| Total | 389,452   | 100.0%   | 21,715,035  | 100.0%  |
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HARDWARE

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| Model      | This Week | Week(%)  | FY 2019     | FY(%)   |
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| Switch Lite| 32,262    | 62.1%    | 1,404,356   | 25.6%   |
| Switch     | 12,146    | 23.4%    | 3,031,450   | 55.2%   |
| PS4        | 6,184     | 11.9%    | 922,974     | 16.8%   |
| 3DS        | 1,301     | 2.5%     | 115,617     | 2.1%    |
| Vita       | 23        | 0.0%     | 6,230       | 0.1%    |
| ETC        | 21        | 0.0%     | 7,007       | 0.1%    |
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| Total      | 51,937    | 100.0%   | 5,487,634   | 100.0%  |
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Dengeki Online Sales: Week 7, 2020 (Feb 10 - Feb 16)

schuelma · Feb 29, 2020

Oregano said:
Pencil in a lowercase l, still a bit wishy-washy.

never change!!

Deleted member 51691 · Feb 29, 2020

I doubt Project GG will be another Steep situation. It won't be a huge production, it shouldn't have much trouble being adapted for Switch since Platinum's in-house tools are pretty scaleable. Platinum has stated their intent to put Project GG on Switch and they will get it done.

Oregano · Feb 29, 2020

https://japanesenintendo.com/2020/02/29/jikkyou-powerful-pro-yakyuu-removed-from-eshop/

???

Usually they've announced the new game for PS4/Vita by now right?

Maybe they're done with baseball.

Fularu · Feb 29, 2020

It was selling too well. We wouldn't want Konami to feel pressured with the Switch remake potentially outselling the main PS4 entry :p

Chris1964 · Feb 29, 2020

Sports games are removed from digital stores after a specific period due to licensing. Bamco did the same thing.

Fularu · Feb 29, 2020

Chris1964 said:
Sports games are removed from digital stores after a specific period due to licensing. Bamco did the same thing.

I was beeing facetious

Oregano · Feb 29, 2020

Chris1964 said:
Sports games are removed from digital stores after a specific period due to licensing. Bamco did the same thing.

Is it usually this early?

Chris1964 · Feb 29, 2020

Oregano said:
Is it usually this early?

It depends on the deal thay had.

KernelC · Feb 29, 2020

Kcannon said:
XBox sold one console more than last week :P

The real winner.

no shortages for Xbox????

Chris1964 · Feb 29, 2020

Week 10, 2020 (Mar 2 - Mar 8)

{2020.03.05}
[NSW] Doraemon Nobita no Shin Kyouryuu <ADV> (FuRyu) (¥5.980)
[NSW] Doraemon Nobita no Shin Kyouryuu (ε) _Nintendo eShop Download Version_ |DL| <ADV> (FuRyu) (¥5.980)
[NSW] Kishi: Fujii Souta no Shogi Training <TBL> (AnelaGamesStudio) (¥4.500)
[NSW] Kishi: Fujii Souta no Shogi Training (ε) _Nintendo eShop Download Version_ |DL| <TBL> (AnelaGamesStudio) (¥4.500)
[NSW] Neo Atlas 1469 [Guidebook Pack - Artdink Best Choice] <SLG> (Artdink) (¥3.980)
[NSW] Yggdra Union: We'll Never Fight Alone _Nintendo Switch Download Software_ |DL| <SLG> (Sting) (¥1.800)
[NSW] Murder by Numbers _Nintendo Switch Download Software_ |DL| <ADV> (The Irregular Corporation) (¥1.500)
[NSW] Ibb & Obb _Nintendo Switch Download Software_ |DL| <PZL> (Sparpweed) (¥1.437)
[NSW] Kairobotica _Nintendo Switch Download Software_ |DL| <SLG> (Kairosoft) (¥1.363)
[NSW] Balthazar's Dream _Nintendo Switch Download Software_ |DL| <ACT> (Cosen) (¥1.000)
[NSW] The Tiny Bang Story _Nintendo Switch Download Software_ |DL| <ADV> (Playism) (¥909)

[PS4] Darius Cozmic Collection <Darius \ Darius II \ Darius α \ Darius Twin \ Darius Force \ Darius Gaiden> _PS Store Download Version_ |DL| # <STG> (Taito) (¥5.200)
[PS4] Darius Cozmic Collection <Darius \ Darius II \ Darius α \ Darius Twin \ Darius Force \ Darius Gaiden> _PS Store Download Version_ |DL| (Consumer Edition) <STG> (Taito) (¥6.500)
[PS4] Balthazar's Dream _PS Store Download Version_ |DL| <ACT> (Cosen) (¥1.000)
____________

{2020.03.65}
[NSW] Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) (¥5.980)
[NSW] Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX (ε) _Nintendo eShop Download Version_ |DL| <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) (¥5.980)

Chris1964 · Feb 29, 2020

Pro Baseball Famista Evolution released at 2 August 2018 and removed from eShop at 28 February 2019.
Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball released at 27 June 2019 and removed from eShop at 29 February 2020.

Oregano · Feb 29, 2020

Right on schedule then. Seems weird that they only have them for ~8-9 months.

ZSaberLink · Feb 29, 2020

jesusraz said:
Will the Dengeki Top 50 be posted soon?

Yup, I just posted it. Sorry for the delay.

Looks like Granblue hit 100K and Fishing Spirits hit 400K on Dengeki this week.
14./05. [PS4] Granblue Fantasy: Versus (Cygames) {2020.02.06} - 4,253 / 101,089

21./19. [NSW] Fishing Spirits: Nintendo Switch Version (Bandai Namco Games) {2019.07.25} - 2,717 / 402,401

MysticGon · Feb 29, 2020

fiendcode said:
Gundam EXVSMBO might be running on a PS3 based arcade board but it's lack of Switch port is less confusing when you realize it's the only Gundam game developed inhouse by Namco and directly under Harada's supervision. This should finally dispel the myth that games like Tekken or SoulCalibur aren't ported due to spec.

Video 1/5 where he talks about cutting his teeth in arcade, his bad boy image, playing games online because he was single, the inspiration behind Tekken's story and personal life.

I watched it to see if there was any clues as to why Bamco tends to skip Nintendo products. I mean at the risk of becoming an armchair psychologist... He's stubborn, loyal and competitive.

He's probably more inclined to stick with PlayStation through thick and thin, and knowing international sales will always get him out of a financial pinch after spending money pushing graphics makes that decision easier.

Chris1964 · Feb 29, 2020

New Sony campaign at Amazon from 29 February to 22 March.

5500 yen off for purchasing PS4, 7000 yen off for purchasing PS4 and Sony Bravia, 10000 yen off for purchasing PS4, Sony Bravia and Final Fantasy 7.

PS4、PS4 Proが5500円以上オフに。『FF7 リメイク』＆ソニーブラビアまとめ買いで最大10000円オフも。Amazonでキャンペーンスタート | ゲーム・エンタメ最新情報のファミ通.com

Amazon.co.jpで、プレイステーション4（PS4）、プレイステーション4 Pro（PS4 Pro）が5500円オフとなるキャンペーンが開催中。実施期間は、2020年2月29日（土）00時00分から2020年3月22日（日）23時59分まで。

s.famitsu.com

jesusraz · Feb 29, 2020

ZSaberLink said:
Yup, I just posted it. Sorry for the delay.

Looks like Granblue hit 100K and Fishing Spirits hit 400K on Dengeki this week.
14./05. [PS4] Granblue Fantasy: Versus (Cygames) {2020.02.06} - 4,253 / 101,089

21./19. [NSW] Fishing Spirits: Nintendo Switch Version (Bandai Namco Games) {2019.07.25} - 2,717 / 402,401

Thanks so much! It's really interesting to watch some of the titles bubbling under the radar, like YW4++, Kirby, MonHun, Link's Awakening, etc.

Kaworu · Feb 29, 2020

Chris1964 said:
New Sony campaign at Amazon from 29 February to 22 March.

5500 yen off for purchasing PS4, 7000 yen off for purchasing PS4 and Sony Bravia, 10000 yen off for purchasing PS4, Sony Bravia and Final Fantasy 7.

PS4、PS4 Proが5500円以上オフに。『FF7 リメイク』＆ソニーブラビアまとめ買いで最大10000円オフも。Amazonでキャンペーンスタート | ゲーム・エンタメ最新情報のファミ通.com

Amazon.co.jpで、プレイステーション4（PS4）、プレイステーション4 Pro（PS4 Pro）が5500円オフとなるキャンペーンが開催中。実施期間は、2020年2月29日（土）00時00分から2020年3月22日（日）23時59分まで。

s.famitsu.com

That's a quite long campaign. No other retailers will have a similar deal?

hiska-kun · Feb 29, 2020

Chris1964 said:
New Sony campaign at Amazon from 29 February to 22 March.

5500 yen off for purchasing PS4, 7000 yen off for purchasing PS4 and Sony Bravia, 10000 yen off for purchasing PS4, Sony Bravia and Final Fantasy 7.

PS4、PS4 Proが5500円以上オフに。『FF7 リメイク』＆ソニーブラビアまとめ買いで最大10000円オフも。Amazonでキャンペーンスタート | ゲーム・エンタメ最新情報のファミ通.com

Amazon.co.jpで、プレイステーション4（PS4）、プレイステーション4 Pro（PS4 Pro）が5500円オフとなるキャンペーンが開催中。実施期間は、2020年2月29日（土）00時00分から2020年3月22日（日）23時59分まで。

s.famitsu.com

It really seems that Amazon.jp wants to benefit from the situation.

Chris1964 · Mar 1, 2020

Expectations for Animal Crossing are that sales will shift to eShop even more than 30-40%. We could see digital exceeding physical.

Lelouch0612 · Mar 1, 2020

Chris1964 said:
Expectations for Animal Crossing are that sales will shift to eShop even more than 30-40%. We could see digital exceeding physical.

Thankfully we should get a Nintendo PR soon after the game's launch. That way we'll have an idea of the digital share very quickly.

Gay Bowser · Mar 1, 2020

Chris1964 said:
New Sony campaign at Amazon from 29 February to 22 March.

5500 yen off for purchasing PS4, 7000 yen off for purchasing PS4 and Sony Bravia, 10000 yen off for purchasing PS4, Sony Bravia and Final Fantasy 7.

PS4、PS4 Proが5500円以上オフに。『FF7 リメイク』＆ソニーブラビアまとめ買いで最大10000円オフも。Amazonでキャンペーンスタート | ゲーム・エンタメ最新情報のファミ通.com

Amazon.co.jpで、プレイステーション4（PS4）、プレイステーション4 Pro（PS4 Pro）が5500円オフとなるキャンペーンが開催中。実施期間は、2020年2月29日（土）00時00分から2020年3月22日（日）23時59分まで。

s.famitsu.com

I've been expecting Sony to shift their PS4 hardware offerings around late March/April for a while now, and this only makes me more confident.

I think the fact that Sony hasn't announced a special FFVII edition PS4 yet is...notable. Almost like it's a new super slim model and they don't want to reveal it too early!

Chris1964 · Mar 1, 2020

Pawapuro Production missed Golden Week for next Jikkyou, summer is the earliest window now.

BishopLamont · Mar 1, 2020

Kerotan said:
That's about as logical as saying the switches success is due to a lack of competition. Nintendo deserve credit for their hard work in making their first ever hybrid just as Sony deserved credit for making a machine in 2013 that was attractive to third parties and doing deals with some of them to ensure full support.

I was mocked earlier when I said this virus will increase digital sales. It's a no brainer if people are staying at home and can't buy physical they'll be more likely to buy a digital copy. So while physical sales could decrease, digital should counter it somewhat.

the ps4 was alive and kicking when the switch released both domestically and overseas while the ps4 only faced a dying 3ds on it's way out which wasn't really relevant in the west in the first place, so no the same cant be said for the switch

Nintendo had to work hard because they didn't have third party support while ps4 pretty much recieved it by default due to lack of competition and third parties inability to adapt when the switch showed signs of success early on

Kerotan · Mar 1, 2020

BishopLamont said:
the ps4 was alive and kicking when the switch released both domestically and overseas while the ps4 only faced a dying 3ds on it's way out which wasn't really relevant in the west in the first place, so no the same cant be said for the switch

Nintendo had to work hard because they didn't have third party support while ps4 pretty much recieved it by default due to lack of competition and third parties inability to adapt when the switch showed signs of success early on

The 3ds was selling more annually when the ps4 launched then the ps4 was selling when the switch launched. The Wii U was the market leader well ahead of the ps4 in total sales so there was that too.

Not to mention the ps4 price was still high when the switch launched. Hell it's still super high in 2020. Meanwhile 3ds was super cheap.

BishopLamont · Mar 1, 2020

Kerotan said:
The 3ds was selling more annually when the ps4 launched then the ps4 was selling when the switch launched. The Wii U was the market leader well ahead of the ps4 in total sales so there was that too.

Not to mention the ps4 price was still high when the switch launched. Hell it's still super high in 2020. Meanwhile 3ds was super cheap.

3ds is a handheld, it selling more goes without saying, doesn't change the fact that it was still on it's way out, wii u was dead at that point, how much its sold in total is irrelevant when it had no software support of significance by that point

the most significant factor is that ps4 had software support on a worldwide basis and that's where japanese devs followed, 3ds nor switch had such support while they were out, switch only gained support after its success while the ps4's support was prepared before it was even released, that is why nintendo had to work harder compared to sony

Piston · Mar 1, 2020

Do we have an updated total from Dengeki on total PS4 and Switch software?

Kerotan · Mar 1, 2020

BishopLamont said:
3ds is a handheld, it selling more goes without saying, doesn't change the fact that it was still on it's way out, wii u was dead at that point, how much its sold in total is irrelevant when it had no software support of significance by that point

the most significant factor is that ps4 had software support on a worldwide basis and that's where japanese devs followed, 3ds nor switch had such support while they were out, switch only gained support after its success while the ps4's support was prepared before it was even released, that is why nintendo had to work harder compared to sony

3ds selling more because it was a super cheap handheld but it was still selling more. Back in the day there were those who doubted the ps4 would even outsell the Wii U limited.

Switch has launched with both the benefits of being a handheld and home console. It's biggest competition is the ps4 which never did the numbers a portable Nintendo device would struggle to compete with.

Let's not forget the second half of the ps4 gen in japan it has to compete with the switch too. In terms of rival machines it's ridiculous to suggest the switch has stiffer competition.

foxuzamaki · Mar 1, 2020

Are we seriously arguing that the ps4 wasent in a way better position than the switch

Chris1964 · Mar 1, 2020

The real question is at how worse position PS5 will be comparing to PS4.

Kerotan · Mar 1, 2020

foxuzamaki said:
Are we seriously arguing that the ps4 wasent in a way better position than the switch

How could a traditional home console in this era be in a better position then a Nintendo portable?

I understand pre switch announcement not everybody was convinced it would be the true successor to both their handheld and portable range with the full weight of a unified Nintendo support behind it.

But now we do know that and there's no way that doesn't look more promising on the Japanese Market then a traditional home console from Sony.

MysticGon · Mar 1, 2020

Chris1964 said:
The real question is at how worse position PS5 will be comparing to PS4.

PS4 launching 5 months after the west and missing the holiday window hurt PS4 big time. It's not a mistake they will make again and now that Sony is in the publishing business for big western games they could have a decent line up. With FF, Souls, RE and now MH being de facto exclusives plus BC things might actually be better out of the gate as it adds more value.

It'll be no different than the PS4 launching in 2014 when 3DS was on the charts running amuck.

I would argue it may be in a slightly better position than PS4 if another KH is hinted at and DQ stays multiplatform.

Chris1964 · Mar 1, 2020

From third parties there will be zero gain for PS5 comparing to what PS4 got, unless SE decides to make Dragon Quest Sony exclusive.

DarkDetective · Mar 1, 2020

Chris1964 said:
Pro Baseball Famista Evolution released at 2 August 2018 and removed from eShop at 28 February 2019.
Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball released at 27 June 2019 and removed from eShop at 29 February 2020.

Interesting how both games become unavailable on the last day of February. Is there a reason why February instead of the end of March or April?
Also, I was wondering - about license expirations in general - if this means that Konami is not allowed to produce new physical copies of the game as well?

Chris1964 · Mar 1, 2020

DarkDetective said:
Interesting how both games become unavailable on the last day of February. Is there a reason why February instead of the end of March or April?
Also, I was wondering - about license expirations in general - if this means that Konami is not allowed to produce new physical copies of the game as well?

The season starts in late March or early April, and ends in October. With physical it's probably the same.

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