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[LordOcidax]

Famitsu Sales: Week 20, 2022 (May 09 - May 15)

01./01. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports - 47.525 / 352.113
02./02. [NSW] Kirby and the Forgotten Land - 14.903 / 710.714
03./04. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - 11.127 / 4.632.554
04./03. [NSW] eBaseball Powerful Pro Baseball 2022 - 10.372 / 164.305
05./07. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure - 6.839 / 3.151.727
06./05. [NSW] Minecraft # - 6.553 / 2.641.949
07./00. [NSW] The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story <ADV> (Square Enix) - 6.409 / NEW
08./06. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - 5.849 / 4.879.799
09./09. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars - 4.360 / 964.133
10./11. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - 4.245 / 2.025.606

Top 10

NSW - 10

HARDWARE WEEK 20, 2022

1. NSW........65.322
2. XBS...........6.225
3. PS5............2.693
4. 3DS...........235
5. PS4............22

 

[lh032]

Series S outsold PS5. but where is Series X lol

 

[Bernd Lauert]

2. XBS...........6.225
3. PS5............2.693

Pretty sure this is the first time this happened.

 

[tpieman2029]

The series s by itself outsold the ps5. I know there see stock issues and I know cumulatively the playststion will always destroy xbox in Japan.

But holy hell was the series s a good bet for Microsoft

 

[MaulerX]

 

[adamsapple]

HARDWARE WEEK 20, 2022

2. XBS...........6.225
3. PS5............2.693

Pictured: Series X happy for Series S's success.

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

Sony sent everything to all countries and forgot Japan...which ironically was getting more consoles from January to March, lmao!

 

[Bragr]

PS5 and Series X are expensive as hell. Series S gives you an option to experience next-gen. Very smart by Xbox.

Switch doing what it does.

 

[daclynk]

wow did the Series sell more than PS in home country.

 

[Kssio_Aug]

2. XBS...........6.225
3. PS5............2.693

 

[smbu2000]

Series S outsold PS5. but where is Series X lol

Doesn’t that stand for Xbox Series (which includes X and S), just like the PS5 includes both DE and normal versions.

edit: I guess going by the tweet it did outsell it by itself as the stock of XSX was super low.

 

[ParaSeoul]

 

[SEGA_2012]

Great for Xbox Series S.

 

[Deerock71]

People marveling at Series S outselling PS5. Meanwhile, Nintendo:

Japan

 

[johnjohn]

PS5 and Series X are expensive as hell. Series S gives you an option to experience next-gen. Very smart by Xbox.

Switch doing what it does.

And there's not even any next-gen games out yet lol. Once the next gen games start hitting the Series S will become much more appealing.

 

[Panzerdragoon]

lol ps5

 

[elliot5]

And there's not even any next-gen games out yet lol. Once the next gen games start hitting the Series S will become much more appealing.

Japan loves their Bethesda, Starfield will probably be big there too.

 

[leo-j]

There is no ps5 stock. Y’all keep forgetting it seems?

 

[lachesis]

Series X/S combined sold over 200k in Japan. That's some good milestone at least.

 

[Guy_who_thinks_hes_cool]

that is not accurate, there are no PS5 being sold

 

[Nautilus]

Xbox is bigger than PS5 this week?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Where are the users saying that Sony's situation in Japan wasn't that bad?

 

[Danjin44]

NSW] Kirby and the Forgotten Land

 

[Astral Dog]

Breath of the Wild is back in the top 10, strong

wait the whole top 10 is Nintendo Switch

 

[ManaByte]

Nintendo:

Microsoft and Sony:

 

[Goalus]

Good week.

 

[Fess]

We’re not getting Switch 2 anytime soon are we?

 

[DangerDiabolik]

Jim Ryan can't catch a break this week

 

[reksveks]

xbox ytd is 76,219 vs 12,356 last year

if they can continue this 5/6k this year, will catch up alot to the OG xbox.

 

[Lognor]

Xbox series outsold ps5. Wow. No one thought that would EVER happen in Japan

 

[Oddvintagechap]

its all over.

 

[Corndog]

Pictured: Series X happy for Series S's success.

I think the another one belongs to the switch.

 

[Jonnie_Darko]

Wake me up when they achieve a month of steadily surpassing other brand in terms of sales in Japan.

 

[Captain Toad]

Xbox is bigger than PS5 this week?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Where are the users saying that Sony's situation in Japan wasn't that bad?

Do you think there are any unsold PS5s sitting on Japanese store shelves? If so, you clearly are not plugged in.

 

[Beechos]

Maybe the japanese like the cute little form factor.

 

[TheTony316]

Xbox is bigger than PS5 this week?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Where are the users saying that Sony's situation in Japan wasn't that bad?

lol the hyperbole.

 

[TheTony316]

PS is doomed. Sony should just pack it up and leave Japan to Phil. FF7 remake part 2 will be a Gamepass exclusive.

/s

 

[DarkMage619]

This really puts into perspective how serious MS was about their 2nd SKU. It's almost a 50/50 split between XSS and XSX.

 

[Woopah]

Glad there is at least a couple of interesting points this week.

May will be a quiet month for Japan sales discussion, but then from June onwards it gets really interesting again.

 

[NEbeast]

Who tf cares about this shit, its sad seeing grown men act as if this is some sort of win.

 

[elliot5]

Who tf cares about this shit, its sad seeing grown men act as if this is some sort of win.

Nah this shit is whats sad

 

[Ezquimacore]

Japanese gamers are starting to understand MS is doing the best they can to win them as customers while Sony is busy committing sepuko.

 

[Woopah]

Who tf cares about this shit, its sad seeing grown men act as if this is some sort of win.

Cvxfreak is a frequent discussed of Japanese sales. He's just stating facts rather than saying it's a "win".

 

[Killer8]

 

[TLZ]

 

[RayHell]

Incredible numbers pushed by Xbox .
In a world where demand is never met, how those numbers relevant ? Wake me up when stock are sitting on the shelf like Series S does.

 

[Craig of War]

LOL at PS4 with 22
I think it time to stop selling PS4 Sony

 

[Nautilus]

Do you think there are any unsold PS5s sitting on Japanese store shelves? If so, you clearly are not plugged in.

Of course not, but that doesn't change the fact that:

1) Sony has been sending ever since the launch small batches of stock to Japan, which clearly indicates that Japan is not important to them(even with supply issues, Sony could easily send more and set a baseline closer to 10k - 15k.

2) Software sales remain non-existant after 18 MONTHS since the launch.This is the worst offender by far and the biggest indicator of how much Sony as a brand has fallen.

You all can keep living in denial, but its been a fact for a while now that Sony jumped ship in regards to Japan, and couldn't care less about setting a foothold there.

 

[Captain Toad]

You all can keep living in denial, but its been a fact for a while now that Sony jumped ship in regards to Japan, and couldn't care less about setting a foothold there

Why would I be in denial? I've never even been to Japan. Selfishly, I'm happy they put the main focus on getting stock to the US first.

 

[EverydayBeast]

Wii sports had a huge significance back than now you have switch sports although not a launch title you’re seeing it getting people active.

 

[ParaSeoul]

This really puts into perspective how serious MS was about their 2nd SKU. It's almost a 50/50 split between XSS and XSX.

I love how you guys can see the positive in everything. A good trait to have considering.