Media Create Sales: Week 51, 2020 (Dec 14 - Dec 20)

会津Aizuの復讐 · Dec 24, 2020

ACNH: 8.180.000 (September 30, Nintendo) + 516.271 (W40-W51 retail) + 172.090 (25% digital estimate & others)= 8.868.361
Sw/Sh: 4.770.000 (September 30, Nintendo) + 222.154 (W40-W51 retail) + 55.539 (20% digital estimate & others)= 5.047.693
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5.000.000+

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∞+

ExoExplorer · Dec 24, 2020

会津Aizuの復讐 said:

Bow to the Queen. I'm still amazed by the numbers ACNH has managed to pull in.

ShinobiBk · Dec 24, 2020

It's gonna be hard for us to see any PS5 software on these charts until they actually start shipping Japan some hardware lol.

Djehuty · Dec 24, 2020

Animal Crossing has already Sold more in Japan than the ps5 ever will.

MysticGon · Dec 24, 2020

770k PlayStations were sold in Japan so far this year. If they are lucky they might get to 800k.

On one hand you hand a pandemic causing manufacturing and shipping issues and on the other you had a new hardware launch.

They haven't exactly rolled over and died yet, that's still a decent amount of hardware in the grand scheme of things. Where there is a will there is a way. Jim Ryan just doesn't have the will and the employees at Japan Studio see that. Only Polyphony Digital and KojiPro are getting any kind of real backing.

ggx2ac · Dec 24, 2020

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries interviewed Nal from Edelweiss because of the game Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin

The interview seems to be only on Facebook:
https://facebook.com/maffgohan/posts/3089040124530060

Edit:

Here are bits of the interview translated using DeepL:

Q: Edelweiss, what made you decide to involve rice cultivation in the game's theme❓

A: We started considering the idea of replacing the character growth element with other aspects of play. At first, I was thinking of a game about building a village, but then I realized that I wanted to create something that I could relate to on a life-size scale rather than playing from a bird's-eye view, so I decided to focus on agriculture and one crop in particular. I had decided on a Japanese style game world based on the Muromachi period (1336-1573), so I thought #rice was the only way to go. When you live in Japan, rice and rice paddies seem familiar, but unless you are a farmer, you don't know the process of how the rice reaches your table. It's a familiar yet unfamiliar subject, and I thought this distance would be an interesting subject to develop😊.
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Q: It took five years to develop this product. I heard that you studied rice cultivation thoroughly❗

A: I couldn't rent an actual rice field, but I applied for the "bucket rice cultivation set" sold by JA, and experienced everything from sprouting to rice milling❗ I also read books and articles to find knowledge that I could incorporate into the game. Sometimes I even went to the National Diet Library to look for literature 📚.
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Q: It was also featured on TV news, but the response was more than I expected ❓

A: I thought it would be played more by junior high and high school students who are passionate about games, because I had developed a shooting game and other games for core game fans. In fact, it seems that people of quite a wide range of ages and positions, from elementary school students to real farmers, are playing this game, probably because it includes quite in-depth content on rice farming. I am also happy to see that it is getting a lot of response and appreciation on social networking sites😄.
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Q: There was a lot of talk online about the usefulness of the MAFF website.

A: I'm sorry, I didn't refer to MAFF's website during development (laughs). (laughs) Every time I was faced with a point I didn't understand about rice farming, I would get information from the Internet.
Since rice cultivation is an element of character growth, I had to select elements that would make the game interesting to play, rather than simulating everything in the real world. For example, in the real world, natural disasters such as typhoons and earthquakes can cause damage to the rice fields. In this case, we were not able to reflect that, but we were able to reflect the effects of pests by adding materials to the fertilizer, and how to produce fragrant rice, etc. in a way that is close to reality💦.
If you have any questions while playing the game, you can search for information on the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries' website to deepen your understanding of rice farming, and if that makes you want to eat more rice or try your hand at rice farming, we'd be very happy.
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Q: Marvelous, please use the power of this game to expand the consumption of rice.

A: We have already held a three-way dialogue with a major rice wholesaler, Shinmei Corporation, and a farmer, as well as a collaboration campaign on Twitter. We have also collaborated with a major rice wholesaler, Shinmei Co. We have also received requests from many other companies, and we hope to consider them in the future.

Saicho · Dec 24, 2020

cvxfreak said:
I guess you can say that. I participated in sales threads going way back to 2001, from GameFAQs message boards to the old place until about 8 years ago. Now the best I can do these days is just chime in about Japanese retail (i.e. post store photos, observe trends, etc.). I also have access to comprehensive sales data but I can't publicize those myself as they're paid/protected information, but I can talk about general market trends and translate information from Japanese.

Can you demystify the digital sales in Japan without going into specifics if you have access to such data?

Man God said:
I wonder if other Japanese developers will get on the peach train and start releasing old Japan only standbys on the Switch.

Now that Momotaro is back... It's time for a new Goemon game from Konami!

ShiningBash · Dec 24, 2020

ggx2ac said:
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries interviewed Nal from Edelweiss because of the game Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin

The interview seems to be only on Facebook:

農林水産省「やっぱりごはんでしょ！」

【直撃インタビュー！　大ヒット稲作ゲーム誕生の秘話☆】　学校の冬休み、そして年末年始も近づいてきました。今年は例年のようにあちこち外出することは難しい状況で残念ですが、おうちで過ごす時間が長くなると、家族でゲーム🎮をして楽しく過ごす機会も多くなるのではないでしょうか❓ そんなこの冬、ぜひ稲作ゲームを❗ すでに各方面で話題沸騰中ですが、日本古来の #米作り...

facebook.com

That's both wild and pretty awesome. You have to wonder how this game would be performing at retail if they'd been able to provide more stock.

ggx2ac · Dec 24, 2020

I've edited the post to include some DeepL machine translated questions from the interview.

cvxfreak · Dec 25, 2020

Shops are open and busy today, but not anywhere near previous years (especially 2018). Still, saw 10 Switches and just as many RFAs get sold in a 5-minute timespan, so I've got high expectations on RFA breaking 6 figures. Should be a good week for Switch, less so for other hardware. This weekend should be even busier.

cvxfreak · Dec 25, 2020

Saicho said:
Can you demystify the digital sales in Japan without going into specifics if you have access to such data?

Honestly, no. Only Nintendo/Sony/MS/Valve and the third party publishers will know that for sure.

A reasonable ballpark is 5 to 35 percent, depending on the game and the company's strategy. Expect it on the higher end for companies that discount their games often digitally (i.e. Capcom).

foxuzamaki · Dec 25, 2020

会津Aizuの復讐 said:
ACNH: 8.180.000 (September 30, Nintendo) + 516.271 (W40-W51 retail) + 172.090 (25% digital estimate & others)= 8.868.361
Sw/Sh: 4.770.000 (September 30, Nintendo) + 222.154 (W40-W51 retail) + 55.539 (20% digital estimate & others)= 5.047.693
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5.000.000+

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∞+

5 million for pokemon, phew, the fad never died

Chris1964 · Dec 25, 2020

Famitsu Sales: Week 51, 2020 (Dec 14 - Dec 20)

01./01. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! <TBL> (Konami) {2020.11.19} (¥6.300) - 209.123 / 964.207 <80-100%> (+25%)
02./03. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2020.03.20} (¥5.980) - 95.097 / 6.270.353 <80-100%> (+33%)
03./04. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure # <HOB> (Nintendo) {2019.10.18} (¥7.980) - 58.654 / 2.028.444 <80-100%> (+18%)
04./05. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe <RCE> (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980) - 44.450 / 3.388.984 <80-100%> (+39%)
05./06. [NSW] Pikmin 3 Deluxe <ACT> (Nintendo) {2020.10.30} (¥5.980) - 40.359 / 407.820 <80-100%> (+33%)
06./08. [NSW] Minecraft # <ADV> (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} (¥3.600) - 35.165 / 1.654.462 <80-100%> (+38%)
07./09. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate # <FTG> (Nintendo) {2018.12.07} (¥7.200) - 33.475 / 3.959.987 <80-100%> (+46%)
08./10. [NSW] Super Mario Party # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2018.10.05} (¥5.980) - 30.046 / 1.687.940 <80-100%> (+34%)
09./13. [NSW] Super Mario 3D All-Stars <Super Mario 64 \ Super Mario Sunshine \ Super Mario Galaxy> <ACT> (Nintendo) {2020.09.18} (¥6.480) - 28.102 / 455.469 <80-100%> (+50%)
10./18. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics <TBL> (Nintendo) {2020.06.05} (¥3.980) - 24.502 / 479.976 <80-100%> (+84%)
11./11. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield + Expansion Pass <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2020.11.06} (¥8.689) - 23.189 / 115.454 <60-80%> (+9%)
12./12. [NSW] Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity # <ACT> (Koei Tecmo) {2020.11.20} (¥7.200) - 22.648 / 278.612 <80-100%> (+20%)
13./00. [NSW] Yo-kai Watch Jam: Yo-kai Academy Y - Wai Wai Gakuen Seikatsu <RPG> (Level 5) {2020.12.17} (¥4.364) - 21.147 / 30.590 <60-80%>
14./17. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield # <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2019.11.15} (¥5.980) - 21.081 / 3.852.055 <80-100%> (+52%)
15./16. [NSW] Splatoon 2 # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2017.07.21} (¥5.980) - 19.871 / 3.656.361 <80-100%> (+43%)
16./07. [NSW] Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 <PZL> (Sega) {2020.12.10} (¥4.990) - 13.806 / 40.152 <40-60%> (-48%)
17./20. [NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe <New Super Mario Bros. U \ New Super Luigi U> <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.01.11} (¥5.980) - 13.312 / 964.088 <80-100%> (+49%)
18./00. [NSW] Family Trainer <HOB> (Bandai Namco Games) {2020.12.17} (¥4.980) - 13.189 / NEW <20-40%>
19./21. [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.06.28} (¥5.980) - 12.897 / 1.018.008 <80-100%> (+47%)
20./30. [NSW] Human: Fall Flat <ADV> (Teyon Japan) {2020.06.25} (¥3.500) - 10.496 / 74.952 <80-100%> (+63%)
21./27. [NSW] Fishing Spirits: Nintendo Switch Version # <SPT> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2019.07.25} (¥5.700) - 9.779 / 531.828 <80-100%> (+46%)
22./00. [NSW] Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit - Mario Set / Luigi Set <RCE> (Nintendo) {2020.10.16} (¥9.980) - 9.749 / 116.515 <60-80%>
23./24. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythmic Adventure Pack <Taiko no Tatsujin: Don and Katsu's Great Time Adventure \ Taiko no Tatsujin: Dokodon! Mystery Adventure> <ACT> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2020.11.26} (¥6.100) - 9.533 / 39.876 <40-60%> (+29%)
24./23. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild # <ADV> (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥6.980) - 9.496 / 1.714.135 <80-100%> (+22%)
25./29. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2017.10.27} (¥5.980) - 9.344 / 2.166.425 <80-100%> (+44%)
26./14. [NSW] Derby Stallion <SLG> (Game Addict) {2020.12.03} (¥7.800) - 9.209 / 100.364 <80-100%> (-46%)
27./00. [NSW] Minecraft Dungeons: Hero Edition <RPG> (Microsoft Game Studios) {2020.09.08} (¥3.600) - 8.946 / 65.831 <60-80%>
28./02. [PS4] Cyberpunk 2077 # <RPG> (Spike Chunsoft) {2020.12.10} (¥7.980) - 7.721 / 112.408 <60-80%> (-93%)
29./00. [NSW] Sumikko Gurashi: Oheya no Sumi de Tabikibun Sugoroku <ETC> (Nippon Columbia) {2020.12.03} (¥5.800) - 6.680 / 17.980 <40-60%> (+31%)
30./00. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum 'n' Fun! <ACT> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2018.07.19} (¥6.100) - 6.612 / 545.603 <80-100%>

Top 30

NSW - 29
PS4 - 1

Chris1964 · Dec 25, 2020

This week is the confirmation Hyrule Warriors will top half million in Japan. 400k is the low end for just physical sales, it's the first Musou title in a very long time with this kind of legs.

Lord Azrael · Dec 25, 2020

29 out of the top 30 are Switch games... My god

srtrestre · Dec 25, 2020

Top 30

NSW - 29
PS4 - 1

Deleted member 10737 · Dec 25, 2020

18./00. [NSW] Family Trainer <HOB> (Bandai Namco Games) {2020.12.17} (¥4.980) - 13.189 / NEW <20-40%>

harada vindicated

16./07. [NSW] Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 <PZL> (Sega) {2020.12.10} (¥4.990) - 13.806 / 40.152 <40-60%> (-48%)

good drop, could be selling for a while

Top 30

NSW - 29
PS4 - 1

switch top 30 next week?

Chris1964 · Dec 25, 2020

Japan still lives the last good days of PS4, when its support dies in 1-2 years then the true situation of PlayStation there will become obvious. In any case with the early death of PS4 the decline is much faster than would be expected a year ago, PS5 was supposed to give some life but Sony didn't care.

brutaka3 · Dec 25, 2020

Just remembered that the Neptunia remaster of remaster released last week...

Nevermeltice · Dec 25, 2020

When do we normally get the Top 100 for the entire calendar year?

MegaXZero · Dec 25, 2020

brutaka3 said:
Just remembered that the Neptunia remaster of remaster released last week...

Big Oof.

Zedark · Dec 25, 2020

24./23. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild # <ADV> (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥6.980) - 9.496 / 1.714.135 <80-100%> (+22%)
25./29. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2017.10.27} (¥5.980) - 9.344 / 2.166.425 <80-100%> (+44%)

Next week?

Does show the relative holiday season strength of SMO.

Edit: Merry Christmas everyone!

Lite_Agent · Dec 25, 2020

Nintendo eShop Sales: December 17th to December 23rd 2020

Nintendo eShop – Nintendo Switch

01./02. – Among Us (Innersloth) [16.12.2020]
02./01. – Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (Konami) [19.11.2020]
03./03. – Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate (Capcom) [25.8.2017] (51% off until January 6th)
04./00. – Yo-kai Watch 4++ (Level-5) [05.12.2019] (78% off until January 12th)
05./00. – Hollow Knight (Team Cherry) [13.6.2018] (50% off until December 27th)
06./10. – Overcooked! 2 (Team17) [07.8.2018] (50% off until January 6th)
07./08. – Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo) [07.12.2018]
08./09. – Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) [28.4.2017]
09./05. – Sa･Ga Collection (Square-Enix) [15.12.2020]
10./12. – Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo) [20.3.2020]
11./00. – Undertale (8-4) [15.9.2018] (30% off until December 27th)
12./14. – Minecraft (Mojang / Microsoft Japan) [21.6.2018]
13./16. – Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo) [05.6.2020]
14./00. – Cuphead (StudioMDHR) [18.4.2019] (30% off until December 27th)
15./00. – Overcooked! Special Edition (Team17) [12.10.2017] (75% off until January 6th)
16./00. – Futari de! Nyanko Dai Sensou (Ponos) [30.12.2018] (50% off until December 27th)
17./17. – Human: Fall Flat (Teyon Japan) [28.12.2017] (30% off until January 7th)
18./00. – LAYTON'S MYSTERY JOURNEY: Katrielle and the Millionaires' Conspiracy – Deluxe Edition (Level-5) [09.8.2018] (77% off until January 12th)
19./00. – Marooners (M2H) [07.2.2020] (94% off until January 15th)
20./07. – Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate (Spike-Chunsoft) [03.12.2020]

Nintendo eShop – Nintendo 3DS

01./02. – Riki Densetsu (Arc System Works) [12.12.2012] (was on sale for 100 Yen, instead of 835 Yen)
02./03. – River City: Knights of Justice (Arc System Works) [30.4.2014] (was on sale for 100 Yen, instead of 1 012 Yen)
03./01. – Tales of the Abyss (Bandai-Namco) [30.6.2011] (was on sale for 1 430 Yen, instead of 3 080 Yen)
04./04. – Swords & Darkness (Arc System Works) [18.12.2013] (was on sale for 100 Yen, instead of 612 Yen)
05./06. – AeternoBlade (Arc System Works) [19.3.2014] (was on sale for 100 Yen, instead of 1 569 Yen)
06./05. – Meiga to Tanoshimu Otona no Machigai Sagashi (Arc System Works) [08.10.2014] (was on sale for 100 Yen, instead of 509 Yen)
07./07. – Chase: Cold Case Investigations ~Distant Memories~ (Arc System Works) [11.5.2016] (was on sale for 100 Yen, instead of 715 Yen)
08./00. – Conveni Dream (Arc System Works) [24.9.2014] (was on sale for 100 Yen, instead of 715 Yen)
09./09. – Shanghai 3D (Arc System Works) [12.2.2014] (was on sale for 100 Yen, instead of 519 Yen)
10./10. – Zombie Panic in Wonderland DX (Arc System Works) [25.3.2015] (was on sale for 100 Yen, instead of 612 Yen)

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Tbone5189 · Dec 25, 2020

Merry Christmas to everyone on Team2021

and Team2020 🎅

CaviarMeths · Dec 25, 2020

Chris1964 said:
18./00. [NSW] Family Trainer <HOB> (Bandai Namco Games) {2020.12.17} (¥4.980) - 13.189 / NEW <20-40%>

hiska-kun · Dec 25, 2020

Harada's port strategy for Switch year 4 not working. Who could have predicted that?

LostCauseUnite! · Dec 25, 2020

I suppose DQXIS for both versions didn't make the cutoff this time.... maybe next time it'll chart again!

Chris1964 · Dec 25, 2020

Famitsu Sales: Week 51, 2019 (Dec 16 - Dec 22)

01./01. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield # <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2019.11.15} (¥5.980) - 288.199 / 2.744.658 <80-100%> (+24%)
03./03. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure <HOB> (Nintendo) {2019.10.18} (¥7.980) - 56.861 / 443.118 <80-100%> (-2%)
05./06. [NSW] Minecraft # <ADV> (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} (¥3.600) - 41.907 / 1.105.034 <80-100%> (+67%)
06./09. [NSW] Fishing Spirits: Nintendo Switch Version <SPT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2019.07.25} (¥5.700) - 38.527 / 303.372 <80-100%> (+84%)
07./07. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe <RCE> (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980) - 37.835 / 2.618.126 <80-100%> (+69%)
08./10. [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.06.28} (¥5.980) - 34.368 / 774.102 <80-100%> (+77%)
09./08. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate # <FTG> (Nintendo) {2018.12.07} (¥7.200) - 34.085 / 3.417.667 <80-100%> (+61%)
10./11. [NSW] Super Mario Party # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2018.10.05} (¥5.980) - 32.041 / 1.229.061 <80-100%> (+65%)
12./12. [NSW] Splatoon 2 # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2017.07.21} (¥5.980) - 19.662 / 3.231.666 <80-100%> (+76%)
16./17. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild # <ADV> (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥6.980) - 12.113 / 1.470.179 <80-100%> (+83%)
17./16. [NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe <New Super Mario Bros. U \ New Super Luigi U> <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.01.11} (¥5.980) - 11.936 / 735.437 <80-100%> (+71%)
18./18. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum 'n' Fun! <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2018.07.19} (¥6.100) - 11.602 / 409.844 <80-100%> (+87%)
21./20. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2017.10.27} (¥5.980) - 9.639 / 2.039.914 <80-100%> (+73%)

Famitsu Sales: Week 51, 2020 (Dec 14 - Dec 20)

03./04. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure # <HOB> (Nintendo) {2019.10.18} (¥7.980) - 58.654 / 2.028.444 <80-100%> (+18%)
04./05. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe <RCE> (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980) - 44.450 / 3.388.984 <80-100%> (+39%)
06./08. [NSW] Minecraft # <ADV> (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} (¥3.600) - 35.165 / 1.654.462 <80-100%> (+38%)
07./09. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate # <FTG> (Nintendo) {2018.12.07} (¥7.200) - 33.475 / 3.959.987 <80-100%> (+46%)
08./10. [NSW] Super Mario Party # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2018.10.05} (¥5.980) - 30.046 / 1.687.940 <80-100%> (+34%)
11./11. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield + Expansion Pass <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2020.11.06} (¥8.689) - 23.189 / 115.454 <60-80%> (+9%)
14./17. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield # <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2019.11.15} (¥5.980) - 21.081 / 3.852.055 <80-100%> (+52%)
15./16. [NSW] Splatoon 2 # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2017.07.21} (¥5.980) - 19.871 / 3.656.361 <80-100%> (+43%)
17./20. [NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe <New Super Mario Bros. U \ New Super Luigi U> <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.01.11} (¥5.980) - 13.312 / 964.088 <80-100%> (+49%)
19./21. [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.06.28} (¥5.980) - 12.897 / 1.018.008 <80-100%> (+47%)
21./27. [NSW] Fishing Spirits: Nintendo Switch Version # <SPT> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2019.07.25} (¥5.700) - 9.779 / 531.828 <80-100%> (+46%)
24./23. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild # <ADV> (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥6.980) - 9.496 / 1.714.135 <80-100%> (+22%)
25./29. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2017.10.27} (¥5.980) - 9.344 / 2.166.425 <80-100%> (+44%)
30./00. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum 'n' Fun! <ACT> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2018.07.19} (¥6.100) - 6.612 / 545.603 <80-100%>

Deleted member 10737 · Dec 25, 2020

brutaka3 said:
Just remembered that the Neptunia remaster of remaster released last week...

it's the #24 ps5 game on amazon

Amazon.co.jp

KtSlime · Dec 25, 2020

mazi said:
it's the #24 ps5 game on amazon

Amazon.co.jp

There are 24 PS5 games?!?

Chris1964 · Dec 25, 2020

KtSlime said:
There are 24 PS5 games?!?

No

Deleted member 80102 · Dec 25, 2020

brutaka3 said:
Just remembered that the Neptunia remaster of remaster released last week...

hiska-kun · Dec 25, 2020

Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Annual weekly sales

YTD sales

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Annual weekly sales

YTD sales

Splatoon 2
Annual weekly sales

YTD sales

Minecraft Switch
Annual weekly sales

YTD sales

Super Mario Party
Annual weekly sales

YTD sales

Taiko no Tatsujin Switch
Annual weekly sales

YTD sales

Deleted member 80102 · Dec 25, 2020

Chris1964 said:
Top 30

NSW - 29
PS4 - 1

Somebody frame this and send it to Nagoshi and Harada. Adult systems stay winning I guess.

Deleted member 10737 · Dec 25, 2020

hiska-kun said:
.

thank you for these great graphs! crazy how close 2019 and 2020 are for most of those games.

sfortunato · Dec 25, 2020

Adventureracing said:
With momotaro looking to be a near lock to hit 2 million it got me thinking about how many 3rd party games have actually cracked this milestone in the last 10-15 years? I can think of a few but it really feels like there isn't many outside of your usual MH and DQ. I know minecraft and YW but I'm turning up a blank otherwise.

Otherwise the big story this week has to be the strength of switch SW. The evergreens are selling an insane amount really.

It depends of far in time you want to go... The last third party game not belonging to Dragon Quest, Monster Hunter and Yo-kai Watch franchises and not being Minecraft to achieve 2 million units was Final Fantasy XIII in 2009 (shipped) and, before that, Final Fantasy XII in 2006. If we want to exclude Final Fantasy too, then I guess it's indeed Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 4 on Game Boy in 2000.

Chris1964 said:
23./24. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythmic Adventure Pack <Taiko no Tatsujin: Don and Katsu's Great Time Adventure \ Taiko no Tatsujin: Dokodon! Mystery Adventure> <ACT> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2020.11.26} (¥6.100) - 9.533 / 39.876 <40-60%> (+29%)

30./00. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum 'n' Fun! <ACT> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2018.07.19} (¥6.100) - 6.612 / 545.603 <80-100%>

Perhaps Namco could have waited a little more and release a new Taiko game for Switch in Summer 2021 (that would be 3 years after the previous one).

The first entry is still selling well and maybe it could have sold even more without Rhythmic Adventure Pack around. It is also true that at this point it is difficult to release a new game and convince people to buy it given the amount of DLC released. But, rather than declining sales over entries like on 3DS, perhaps on Switch we could witness something like what happened on Wii, where the first and the last entries sold about the same and much more than the three entries in between.

Cipherr · Dec 25, 2020

Color me surprised that Konami was able to get so many copies of this game on shelves... Did they know in advance it was going to be more popular than any of the other entries? Im accustomed to seeing developers be caught flatfooted when a success like that explodes on a Nintendo console. But looking at that list, Nintendo is owning Japan. Maybe devs there have long since been open to that possibility.

Homura · Dec 25, 2020

I wonder if the massive AC success will make Nintendo release the next game way earlier in Switch 2 life. It has become their biggest system seller after Mario Kart.

Chris1964 · Dec 25, 2020

Cipherr said:
Color me surprised that Konami was able to get so many copies of this game on shelves... Did they know in advance it was going to be more popular than any of the other entries? Im accustomed to seeing developers be caught flatfooted when a success like that explodes on a Nintendo console. But looking at that list, Nintendo is owning Japan. Maybe devs there have long since been open to that possibility.

The game was topping pre-order charts months before its release, from the moment Konami moved the initial release date by a few weeks before so that they have the entire holiday season in front of them there was a very good idea for its potential.

dabbling · Dec 25, 2020

Chris1964 said:
24./23. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild # <ADV> (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥6.980) - 9.496 / 1.714.135 <80-100%> (+22%)

2 million physical next year? Possible if the sequel bumps sales a bit in the short term.

CaviarMeths · Dec 25, 2020

Redhead said:
I wonder if the massive AC success will make Nintendo release the next game way earlier in Switch 2 life. It has become their biggest system seller after Mario Kart.

Earlier on, I thought it was a mistake to release ACNH so late into Switch's life. New Leaf released early on 3DS and had fantastic legs throughout the entire generation.

But it turns out that Animal Crossing also has retroactive legs. Everyone who would have bought ACNH from 2017-2019 all bought it at launch in 2020 anyway.

And it still has legs.

Deluxury · Dec 25, 2020

Cipherr said:
Color me surprised that Konami was able to get so many copies of this game on shelves... Did they know in advance it was going to be more popular than any of the other entries? Im accustomed to seeing developers be caught flatfooted when a success like that explodes on a Nintendo console. But looking at that list, Nintendo is owning Japan. Maybe devs there have long since been open to that possibility.

Yeah, had it been Square Enix, Momotaro would be so supply constrained that it should be out of top 30 by now.

Chris1964 · Dec 25, 2020

From the moment Harada does everything possible to keep Bandai Namco Studios projects away from Switch at some point the company has to see the situation more seriously. They get easy money with almost zero effort from cheap outsourced projects and they seem to be satisfied with that when they could get many more. Family Trainer this week will possibly become another 100k+ seller and is again another enchanted port this time of the first Wii game. Unless it's a multiplatform release with Koei Tecmo or B.B.Studio developing the budget Bandai Namco gives to Switch titles is very low.

dean_rcg · Dec 25, 2020

Crazy top 30, Switch's popularity is really helping third parties out now.

Lite_Agent · Dec 25, 2020

hiska-kun said:
Momotaro will finish around 1.2M, Powerful Baseball 2020 almost 500k, and then the rest.

With Media Create that has 53 weeks, it will be much higher that these thanks to the extra week.

I see. Hopefully they'll have something else along with that.

P.Scoop said:
Late to the discussion, but while there's no much data about Southeast Asia's market in general. I can say that the Switch alone pretty much put Nintendo back on the spotlight. (at least in Thailand where I live) There's a lot of potential they can grow here and only time will tell.

And also a bit of an interesting news here. It was tentatively announced that Synnex, an IT distribution company, have partners with Nintendo to release their console in Thailand. Words is that they will have more info when they announced officially in January. So it's remain to see what's going to happen. But it would be an interesting move from Nintendo to try to grow more into the SEA region.

Nice to see them reaching to more countries/regions. That's one area where they've really been lagging behind the competition.

brutaka3 said:
Wait, didn't the physical Yokai-Watch released last week? How it sold ~21000 this week, but has ~30000 total?

I assume Chris merged the sales of the digital version by mistake (we got some data for the download cards, not eShop sales).

Arynio · Dec 25, 2020

Did word of mouth worsen for Sakuna? Missing the Top 30 might be explained by shortages, but it also left the eShop Top 20.

K Samedi · Dec 25, 2020

Chris1964 said:
From the moment Harada does everything possible to keep Bandai Namco Studios projects away from Switch at some point the company has to see the situation more seriously. They get easy money with almost zero effort from cheap outsourced projects and they seem to be satisfied with that when they could get many more. Family Trainer this week will possibly become another 100k+ seller and is again another enchanted port this time of the first Wii game. Unless it's a multiplatform release with Koei Tecmo or B.B.Studio developing the budget Bandai Namco gives to Switch titles is very low.

There's a weird silence from them but I'm optimistic in that I think they are taking Switch development more seriously and properly give time for the teams to make high quality games. I still believe they have an exclusive Tales game in development.

Lelouch0612 · Dec 25, 2020

Chris1964 said:
From the moment Harada does everything possible to keep Bandai Namco Studios projects away from Switch at some point the company has to see the situation more seriously. They get easy money with almost zero effort from cheap outsourced projects and they seem to be satisfied with that when they could get many more. Family Trainer this week will possibly become another 100k+ seller and is again another enchanted port this time of the first Wii game. Unless it's a multiplatform release with Koei Tecmo or B.B.Studio developing the budget Bandai Namco gives to Switch titles is very low.

Since Dragon Ball Xenoverse is not internally developped, I have good hopes that 3 comes out to the Switch (it is either a 2021 or 2022 release imo).

That's probably the biggest game coming to Switch from Bamco in the near future.

Chris1964 · Dec 25, 2020

K Samedi said:
There's a weird silence from them but I'm optimistic in that I think they are taking Switch development more seriously and properly give time for the teams to make high quality games. I still believe they have an exclusive Tales game in development.

Exclusive Tales on Switch. Not this century.

Glio · Dec 25, 2020

K Samedi said:
There's a weird silence from them but I'm optimistic in that I think they are taking Switch development more seriously and properly give time for the teams to make high quality games. I still believe they have an exclusive Tales game in development.

Give thanks if they make a port of Tales of Symphonia.

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