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Famitsu Sales: Week 34, 2023 (Aug 14 - Aug 20)

Luminoth-4545

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Famitsu Sales: Week 34, 2023 (Aug 14 - Aug 20)​

Software​


1st Switch Pikmin 4
54,904 (total of 721,281) -22% / Nintendo / July 21, 2023

2nd Switch Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
16,859 (total of 5,443,641) +4% / Nintendo / April 28, 2017

3rd Switch The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom
12861 (total of 1,833,086) -18% / Nintendo / May 12, 2023

4th Switch Minecraft
9,994 (total of 3,235,955) +1% / Microsoft Japan / June 21, 2018

5th Switch Pokemon Scarlet and Violet
7,996 (total of 5,100,967) +12% / Pokemon / November 18, 2022

6th Switch Splatoon 3
7,586 (total of 4,093,171) +13% / Nintendo / September 9, 2022

7th Switch Nintendo Switch Sports
7,368 (total of 1,158,904) -3% / Nintendo / April 29, 2022

8th Switch Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
7,313 (total of 5,265,833) -6% / Nintendo / December 7, 2018

9th Switch Mario Party Superstars
5,909 (total of 1,285,614) -1% / Nintendo / October 29, 2021

10th Switch Animal Crossing New Horizons
5,699 (total of 7,517,866) +5% / Nintendo / Released on March 20, 2020

Hardware​

  • Switch: 9,147 (total of 19,505,371)
  • Switch Lite: 7,592 (total of 5,457,186)
  • Switch OLED: 61,041 (total of 5,373,686)
  • PS5: 34,254 (total of 3,623,139)
  • PS5 Digital Edition: 3,157 (total of 562,058)
  • Xbox Series X: 1,097 (total of 212,422)
  • Xbox Series S: 230 (total of 269,889)
  • PS4: 611 (total of 7,893,893)
  • New Nintendo 2DS LL: 97 (total of 1,192,150)

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Woopah

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After Gamescom we have a bit more idea of how the near future of the Japanese market looks like.

As usual PS looks to have a strong Q1 and (also as usual) we seem to be alternating between strong periods of Switch releases and strong periods of PS releases.

I'd categorise the future as:

  • Now to the end of September - strong for PS and Switch
  • Q4 2023 - strong for Switch but weak for PS outside of Spiderman 2
  • Q1 2024 - strong for PS but very empty for Switch
Of course this is all subject to change after TGS and its related Direct and State of Play.
 
Luminoth-4545

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Woopah said:
Highest week for Switch outside the launch year, that's crazy.
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It was the highest week 34 ever, made an edit because 2017 data was slightly wrong due to an error that i have known for a while. Decided to fix it now because it incorrectly impacted on 2023 having the highest selling week. As you can see (link) 2017 was actually a 53 week year going by famitsu's weekly numbering. https://www.resetera.com/threads/media-create-sales-week-52-2017-dec-25-dec-31.14650/
 
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Walter Matthau

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Woopah said:
After Gamescom we have a bit more idea of how the near future of the Japanese market looks like.

As usual PS looks to have a strong Q1 and (also as usual) we seem to be alternating between strong periods of Switch releases and strong periods of PS releases.

I'd categorise the future as:

  • Now to the end of September - strong for PS and Switch
  • Q4 2023 - strong for Switch but weak for PS outside of Spiderman 2
  • Q1 2024 - strong for PS but very empty for Switch
Of course this is all subject to change after TGS and its related Direct and State of Play.
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Nintendo has been holding things very close to the vest these last couple years. Prior to the last Direct (June 21st) we didn't even know of any future Nintendo releases beyond Pikmin 4 (July 21st). That said, it wouldn't surprise me if 2024 ends up being mostly B-tier type offerings (remakes, second party, third party collaborations, etc.) with the bigger titles being reserved for Switch 2 launch. I guess some of it depends on if the BC rumors are true.
 
Woopah

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Luminoth-4545 said:
It was the highest week 34 ever, made an edit because 2017 data was slightly wrong due to an error that i have known for a while. Decided to fix it now because it incorrectly impacted on 2023 having the highest selling week. As you can see (link) 2017 was actually a 53 week year going by famitsu's weekly numbering. https://www.resetera.com/threads/media-create-sales-week-52-2017-dec-25-dec-31.14650/
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Even more crazy then!
Walter Matthau said:
Nintendo has been holding things very close to the vest these last couple years. Prior to the last Direct (June 21st) we didn't even know of any future Nintendo releases beyond Pikmin 4 (July 21st). That said, it wouldn't surprise me if 024 ends up being mostly B-tier type offerings (remakes, second party, third party collaborations, etc.) with the bigger titles being reserved for Switch 2 launch. I guess some of it depends on if the BC rumors are true.
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Yes I'm sure we'll get some new things after the pre-TGS Direct, and we'll have to see if Nintendo's release schedule slows down as we near the Switch 2 launch.

It'll also be interesting to get more details on third party efforts, particularly Level 5.
 
Woopah

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All other hardware sees significant falls, but 3DS continues to absolutely dominate the traditional 2 screen gaming market with a 234% increase in sales over last week.
 
Walter Matthau

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Labadal said:
Never in a million years would I thought that a Pikmin game would be a million seller.
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I really didn't think it was going to do well at all. I know Pikmin 3 Deluxe sold pretty well, but it was 2020 during the height of the pandemic with Switch sales through the roof and not much else coming out for the holiday season. Pikmin 4 releasing late in the Switch's lifecycle with several other critically acclaimed games just released or looming felt like a recipe for failure.

To me the Pikmin series always seemed a little bit like a passion project for both Nintendo and Miyamoto where the sales never quite matched the effort they put into it, but they kept believing in the property. It looks like the faith they've placed in this series has finally paid off.
 
Punished Miku

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Walter Matthau said:
I really didn't think it was going to do well at all. I know Pikmin 3 Deluxe sold pretty well, but it was 2020 during the height of the pandemic with Switch sales through the roof and not much else coming out for the holiday season. Pikmin 4 releasing late in the Switch's lifecycle with several other critically acclaimed games just released or looming felt like a recipe for failure.

To me the Pikmin series always seemed a little bit like a passion project for both Nintendo and Miyamoto where the sales never quite matched the effort they put into it, but they kept believing in the property. It looks like the faith they've placed in this series has finally paid off.
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I guess it never truly had a chance on a top tier system of their either. Not Gamecube, Not Wii U. It's cool they stuck with it.
 
Woopah

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Top 30 is out. Pokémon S/V crosses 5.1 million and Miles Morales crosses 100,000.
  1. [NSW] Pikmin 4 (Nintendo, 07/21/23) – 54,904 (721,281)
  2. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 16,859 (5,443,641)
  3. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo, 05/12/23) – 12,861 (1,833,086)
  4. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 9,994 (3,235,955)
  5. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Pokemon Violet (The Pokemon Company, 11/18/22) – 7,996 (5,100,967)
  6. [NSW] Splatoon 3 (Nintendo, 09/09/22) – 7,586 (4,093,171)
  7. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo, 04/29/22) – 7,368 (1,158,904)
  8. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 7,313 (5,265,833)
  9. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo, 10/29/21) – 5,909 (1,285,614)
  10. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) – 5,699 (7,517,866)
  11. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 4,793 (3,441,992)
  12. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival (Bandai Namco, 09/22/22) – 4,127 (205,612)
  13. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo, 06/05/20) – 4,114 (1,152,366)
  14. [NSW] Pokemon Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl (Pokemon, 11/19/21) – 4,083 (2,658,885)
  15. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (Konami, 11/19/20) – 3,982 (2,911,283)
  16. [NSW] Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe (Nintendo, 02/24/23) – 3,351 (475,403)
  17. [NSW] eBASEBALL Powerful Pro Baseball 2022 (Konami, 04/21/22) – 2,947 (290,834)
  18. [NSW] Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury (Nintendo, 02/12/21) – 2,791 (1,179,078)
  19. [NSW] Natsu-Mon! 20th Century Summer Vacation (Spike Chunsoft, 07/28/23) – 2,670 (40,264)
  20. [NSW] Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 Special Price (SEGA, 11/17/22) – 2,452 (84,735)
  21. [NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (Nintendo, 01/11/19) – 2,367 (1,285,391)
  22. [PS5] Gran Turismo 7 (SIE, 03/04/22) – 2,113 (329,261)
  23. [NSW] Kirby and the Forgotten Land (Nintendo, 03/25/22) – 2,106 (1,051,391)
  24. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 1,998 (2,237,382)
  25. [NSW] Super Mario Party (Nintendo, 10/05/18) – 1,950 (2,169,338)
  26. [PS5] Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales (SIE, 11/12/20) – 1,859 (101,544)
  27. [NSW] Ace Angler: Fishing Spirits (Bandai Namco, 10/27/22) – 1,857 (127,860)
  28. [PS5] Final Fantasy XVI (Square Enix, 06/22/23) – 1,856 (412,895)
  29. [NSW] Human Fall Flat (Teyon Japan, 06/25/20) – 1,624 (359,308)
  30. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo, 10/27/17) – 1,610 (2,423,726)
 
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