Yep the battery improvement is probably a big plus for Japanese fans.
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Media Create Sales: Week 29, 2019 (Jul 15 - Jul 21)
- Thread starter Chris1964
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Do we have an idea of the potential sales of the Lite model in Japan? Like pre-orders or something like that?
That I didn't know. It's only fair.
That I didn't know. It's only fair.
Pre-orders do not start until late August. My blind guess is that it will be very popular.
Really highlights how bad third parties have been on the system.
True, but for the same reason, the refreshment of OG Switch is really important for Japan, because the battery improvement.
Voucher program+eshop credit is probably what's keeping sales so high despite new models releasing soon.
Do wonder if we'll be facing shortages soon.
Kind of feels like Nintendo should've released the lite first and then the New so they can take their time to get rid of stock while still having hardware on the shelves.
Do wonder if we'll be facing shortages soon.
Kind of feels like Nintendo should've released the lite first and then the New so they can take their time to get rid of stock while still having hardware on the shelves.
SMM for 3DS released on the holiday season that's why it's so far ahead in the graph but it basically stoped selling a couple of months after, so SMM2 shouldn't have a problem surpassing it in this holiday season.
They will diverge with Obon, then the updated Switch, then the Switch Lite, and then the holiday season.
Those MUA3 sales dont give an acurate picture IMO. It was really hot to the level of heat wave in Japan last week, people were not in the streets. Even the Pokémon Centers were fairly empty and that seldom happens.
This has an effect on sales. I'm not saying this to spin but as an explanation. You need to factor in all the factors in order to make a determination.
This has an effect on sales. I'm not saying this to spin but as an explanation. You need to factor in all the factors in order to make a determination.
The advertising campaign seems to be pretty extensive for the game.
So the Pro Baseball Spirits sales would have been even higher were it not for the heat wave?
You say that to be funny, but MUA3 sold about twice the LTD of the Wii and PS3 versions combined. MUA2 was never released in Japan.
I don't think the joke made sense considering how well the game sold. That said, I don't find the joke all that tasteful considering people died in that heatwave.
Yeah, that's probably when it'll happen.
Been a while since this one came up
Never knew that. Even with a tiny launch, a record's still a record I guess.
...ugh. Didn't know the heatwave had such serious consequences :(
Incredible result of Pro Yakyuu Spirits! Didn't expect them to sell 175k copies on PS4, definitely didn't expect them to sell 44k copies on Vita.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance and Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 sales are both below my expectations. Not that it matters much for the publishers, since Japan isn't the target audience for any of the two games (I guess Japanese gamers who really wanted to play KCD had already imported it by now).
Fun to see how Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu keeps performing on Switch. :)
Kingdom Come: Deliverance and Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 sales are both below my expectations. Not that it matters much for the publishers, since Japan isn't the target audience for any of the two games (I guess Japanese gamers who really wanted to play KCD had already imported it by now).
Fun to see how Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu keeps performing on Switch. :)
It's okay, I figured most people weren't aware. Heatwaves are a serious problem, and especially old people are reluctant to use air-conditioning, and there are still superstitions about rotating fans that some older people believe in. I think we are probably a little too sensitive about it, even on a relatively mild day like today I will get emergency warnings on my phone advising to not spend a lot of time outside in the heat.
Jikkyou has pretty much always been the higher selling franchise and the chibi/SD characters seem to fit the Switch audience more than the more realistic models of PBS.
The prefered to release Jikkyou exclusively on Switch a few weeks earlier.
We can say that it paid off for them since both games are outperforming.
How many copies do you think Doom sold on Switch in Japan?
Not surprised at Switch sales slowing down a bit, but I'm curious if they'll pick up again at all when Fire Emblem launches.
By the way, I saw that Xenoblade 2 is still charting according to a Japanese Switch ranking but I'm not sure what the specific ranking is for. Could someone clarify if this Switch article is for a recent weekly Japanese eshop ranking, a recent monthly Japanese eshop ranking, or something else?
By the way, I saw that Xenoblade 2 is still charting according to a Japanese Switch ranking but I'm not sure what the specific ranking is for. Could someone clarify if this Switch article is for a recent weekly Japanese eshop ranking, a recent monthly Japanese eshop ranking, or something else?
Baseball 2D turn based for Switch.
Realistic open world baseball 3D for PS4.
Not surprised at Switch sales slowing down a bit, but I'm curious if they'll pick up again at all when Fire Emblem launches.
By the way, I saw that Xenoblade 2 is still charting according to a Japanese Switch ranking but I'm not sure what the specific ranking is for. Could someone clarify if this Switch article is for a recent weekly Japanese eshop ranking, a recent monthly Japanese eshop ranking, or something else?
Xenoblade 2 is charting top 30 since voucher promotion began.
Mario Maker 2 will have strong legs no doubt, it I will be a million seller in the end but I was expecting higher numbers right from the start. Switch is hot, the IP is now known (thanks to WiiU and 3DS where it did well despite a dead system and a butchered version). I was expecting a smashing success a la Splatoon 2.
User warned: System warring.
PBS did great lmao, I'm sure it blown up most expectations. Playsation is full of surprise it seems.
MUA3 did terrible in the other hand. I think we can also cross that one when it comes to "amazing second half for the Switch in terms of sales in Japan" discussion that were brought up last week. MM2 failed to impress, MUA3 did terrible, we'll see what FE can do shortly.
Lol, I doubt it. Unless you're speaking about the end of the century maybe.
MUA3 did terrible in the other hand. I think we can also cross that one when it comes to "amazing second half for the Switch in terms of sales in Japan" discussion that were brought up last week. MM2 failed to impress, MUA3 did terrible, we'll see what FE can do shortly.
Lol, I doubt it. Unless you're speaking about the end of the century maybe.
I remembered it charting in the top 20 on eshop for the first two weeks or so after the voucher program started, but I didn't know it had been in the top 30 this whole time.
No one ever brought up MUA3 when referring to the "amazing second half for the Switch in terms of sales in Japan". Nice try.
I don't know if it's intentional, but this reads like console-warring.
That probably wasn't the best example since Doom not selling in Japan is because it was a late port and not the target audience, but the original point for not using realistic models on Switch is still flawed FIFA has sold well on Switch too without using chibi models or anything like that.
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Konami has 2 baseball series. They chose the chibi over the realistic for the Switch. Electronic Arts has no other football game series. As far as I can remember there hasn't been any other football games on the Switch, but FIFA is way behind what Inazuma Eleven games sold on 3DS for example.
