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【ソフト＆ハード週間販売数】PS5 Proは初週7.8万台を販売。ソフトでは『マリオ＆ルイージRPG ブラザーシップ！』が首位に。『バトスピ』『野狗子』もランクイン【11/4～11/10】 | ゲーム・エンタメ最新情報のファミ通.com​

[Weekly software and hardware sales] PS5 Pro sold 78,000 units in the first week. In software, "Mario & Luigi RPG Brothership!" took the top spot. "Batospi" and "Nokunuko" also ranked [11/4-11/10]​

Sales ranking announced by Famitsu. This time, we bring you a summary of the estimated weekly sales figures for game software and hardware from November 4th to November 10th, 2024.

The latest action RPG with Mario and Luigi from the Super Mario series as the main characters, Mario & Luigi RPG Brothership! made its debut. It sold 63,441 units and took the top spot.

All of the titles featuring Mario and friends are doing well with Super Mario Party Jamboree coming in second and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe coming in fourth, so it seems likely that this title will also see continued sales.

Other titles making their debut include Battle Spirits Crossover in 5th place and Nokushi: Slitterhead in 9th place. The former is a digital card game based on the trading card game Battle Spirits while the latter is a battle action adventure created by Bokeh Game Studio, founded by Keiichiro Toyama also known for the Silent Hill and SIREN series.

On the other hand, looking at the hardware the PlayStation 5 Pro was released on November 7, 2024 with sales of 78,086 units. It will be interesting to see how the arrival of the machine will affect the sales of PS5 titles.

Famitsu Sales: Week 45, 2024 (Nov 04 - Nov 10)​

Software​

1st [Switch] Mario & Luigi RPG Brothership!
63,441 NEW total 63,441 / Nintendo / November 7, 2024

2nd [Switch] Super Mario Party Jamboree
43,347 (-25%) total 409,831 / Nintendo / October 17, 2024

3rd [Switch] Romancing SaGa 2 Revenge of the Seven
6,729 (-54%) total 91,742 / Square Enix / October 24, 2024

4th [Switch] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
6,245 (+8%) total 6,052,844 / Nintendo / April 28, 2017

5th [Switch] Battle Spirits Crossover
5,355 NEW total 5,355 / Furyu / November 7, 2024

6th [Switch] Minecraft
5,230 (+23%) total 3,671,568 / Microsoft Japan / June 21, 2018

7th [Switch] Animal Crossing: New Horizons
5,015 (+18%) total 7,948,548 / Nintendo / March 20, 2020

8th [Switch] The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
4,907 (-11%) total 299,278 / Nintendo / September 26, 2024

9th [PS5] Noko: Slitterhead
4,697 NEW total 4,697 / Bokeh Game Studio / November 8, 2024

10th [Switch] Nintendo Switch Sports
4,472 (+55%) total 1,457,553 / Nintendo / April 29, 2022

Hardware​

• Switch: 5,575 (total 19,938,430)
• Switch Lite: 16,140 (total 6,199,385)
• Switch Oled: 42,297 (total 8,174,441)
• PS5: 8,571 (total 5,262,559)
• PS5 DE: 1,503 (total 867,237)
• PS5 Pro: 78,086 (total 78,086)
• Xbox Series X: 232 (total 308,450)
• Xbox Series X DE: 1,505 (total 6,641)
• Xbox Series S: 668 (total 323,078)
• PS4: 49 (total 7,928,758)

 

[Unknown?]

Kinda surprised as the Japanese don't care about power and price is a major factor there.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Dayum, that's a bigger launch than the PS4 Pro!

Comparison:

• PS4 Pro sales numbers at launch: 65,194
• PS4 Pro launch price: ¥45k
• PS5 Pro sales numbers at launch: 78,086
• PS5 Pro launch price: ¥120k

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

Holy shit...that's a much bigger start for the Pro than i expected.

 

[Elios83]

Wow but it costs over 100.000 yen there
I seriously thought it was basically launched on paper in that market.
Huge success.

So all the actual sources like Totoki and first sales data are telling the story that this is doing at least as good as the PS4 Pro.
It's a cruel world for haters, the collection of L's is huge is growing.

 

[LordOcidax]

Good start for the PS5 Pro, but didn’t prevent the drop for the PS5 compared to last year. Also, bad start for Mario and Luigi.

 

[Horseganador]

It seems that PS5 pro is selling quite well.

 

[Cornbread78]

But, but, but $$$

 

[kazuyamishima]

Good start for the PS5 Pro, but didn’t prevent the drop for the PS5 compared to last year

The slim launched at ¥67k and ¥60k respectively (disc and digital) last year.

It’s hard to imagine that a ¥120k version will prevent any decline YoY.

 

[HeWhoWalks]

A small feather in the cap of the little console that could!

 

[lh032]

pretty good , considering is it japan, i guess we shall see the next sales number moving forward.

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

Impressive launch week for the Pro for sure considering the price and considering it's Japan where power isn't a big deal.

Will be interesting to see what the legs are like.

 

[mansoor1980]

totoki never lies

 

[Luminoth-4545]

Comparison with the PS4 Pro Launch week. Thanks to Evilms from InstallBase for the data.

Week 46, 2016 (Nov 7 - Nov 13)
PS4 Pro : 65.194

 

[Woopah]

That's a fantastic start for the Pro, way better than expected.

Also some nice legs for SaGa, EoW and Jamboree, not that great for Brothership.

 

[jm89]

Really surprised at those ps5 pro numbers

 

[Robb]

Very surprised by the Pro sales. Also the fact that only one Ps5 game is in the top 10 despite that huge hardware boost.

Sad to see Mario and Luigi open with those numbers. The Mario RPG Remake did around 300k or something I think. Hoping it has some legs, it’s a great return to form and I want a “Switch 2” continuation!

 

[Luminoth-4545]

 

[kaizenkko]

Surprising good sales.

 

[Crispy Gamer]

That's excellent sales hopefully it spurs more back catalog pro support

 

[Bloody Crow of Cainhurst]

"DOA"
"120k Yen"
"Stand sold separately"
"Disc drive sold separately"

The naysayers are curiously absent from this thread

 

[Mibu no ookami]

Good start for the PS5 Pro, but didn’t prevent the drop for the PS5 compared to last year. Also, bad start for Mario and Luigi.

Next year the PS5 has big titles hitting Japan. Monster Hunter Wilds, Ghost of Yotei, and maybe even DQ12. Even GTA6 will push some units. The only big title for Japan this year was really FF7 Rebirth that had a way lower ceiling than DQ12 or Monster Hunter Wilds. That and the price increase, it hasn't been a terrible year for PlayStation there. I could easily see it getting to 8 million units by the end of next year and with eventual price decreases, it should outperform the PS4 there by end of life.

 

[Mibu no ookami]

Very surprised by the Pro sales. Also the fact that only one Ps5 game is in the top 10 despite that huge hardware boost.

Sad to see Mario and Luigi open with those numbers. The Mario RPG Remake did around 300k or something I think. Hoping it has some legs, it’s a great return to form and I want a “Switch 2” continuation!

The PS5 Pro is a digital system except for those who buy the disc drive attachment, which I believe is just as sold out in Japan as it is everywhere else. You weren't going to see a large spike in physical sales because of the Pro especially without a major launch title.

For example I bought Hogwarts Legacy digitally while it was on sale about a week or two before the launch of the PS5 Pro with the intention of playing this on Pro. That's not going to show up on a chart like this.

 

[Robb]

which I believe is just as sold out in Japan as it is everywhere else.

Ah yeah, good point. Makes sense.

 

[King Dazzar]

Dont let DenchDeckard see this. He'll have a heart attack.

 

[LordOcidax]

Next year the PS5 has big titles hitting Japan. Monster Hunter Wilds, Ghost of Yotei, and maybe even DQ12. Even GTA6 will push some units. The only big title for Japan this year was really FF7 Rebirth that had a way lower ceiling than DQ12 or Monster Hunter Wilds. That and the price increase, it hasn't been a terrible year for PlayStation there. I could easily see it getting to 8 million units by the end of next year and with eventual price decreases, it should outperform the PS4 there by end of life.

I remember a lot people saying the same the past year… At this point i don’t think any game is going to “save” the PS5 in Japan + The Switch 2 it’s going to be the new thing and almost every third party supporting it. Even selling almost 90K consoles this week didn’t improve the software side, maybe the scalpers did their job over there. Next week numbers are going to help to have a better idea of the real situation. And if they drop below 20K for the PlayStation 5 family, it’s not going to look good.

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

"DOA"
"120k Yen"
"Stand sold separately"
"Disc drive sold separately"

The naysayers are curiously absent from this thread

"who asked for this"
"this is worse than the ps4 pro. that one made sense with 4k being a thing"
"arrogant sony is back"

PS4 Pro: 65.194
PS5 Pro: 78,086 (at more than the double of the PS4 Pro's price)

 

[FIREKNIGHT2029]

All the people that said the PS5 Pro was dead on arrival or that it wouldn't sell have eggs on their faces now.


It's selling better than the PS4 Pro did lol.

 

[Hookshot]

What caused the Switch to have 93k last year?

 

[Bloody Crow of Cainhurst]

"who asked for this"
"this is worse than the ps4 pro. that one made sense with 4k being a thing"
"arrogant sony is back"

PS4 Pro: 65.194
PS5 Pro: 78,086 (at more than the double of the PS4 Pro's price)

The new cope is gonna be "it's Chinese scalpers"

 

[LordOcidax]

What caused the Switch to have 93k last year?

Super Mario Wonder

 

[Skifi28]

Fascinating after everything I've read here about literally no one in Japan being interested.

 

[Mibu no ookami]

I remember a lot people saying the same the past year… At this point i don’t think any game is going to “save” the PS5 in Japan + The Switch 2 it’s going to be the new thing and almost every third party supporting it. Even selling almost 90K consoles this week didn’t improve the software side, maybe the scalpers did their job over there. Next week numbers are going to help to have a better idea of the real situation. And if they drop below 20K for the PlayStation 5 family, it’s not going to look good.

LOL... this whole post is nonsense.

A lot of people saying the same the past year? Regarding what? What big titles hit PS in Japan this year? As I mentioned it was only Rebirth, which had a ceiling based on how many people bought FF7 Remake.

Monster Hunter + Ghost of Yotei + DQ12 are all bigger than pretty much any single player game that has hit Japan so far this generation, maybe with the exception of Ghost of Yotei vs FF16, but it would probably be close.

PS5 Pro again is a digital system, and famitsu only charts physical games.

Where did you get 20K from? The real question isn't whether it can get 20K next week. The real question is can the PS5 sustain its sales and sell big numbers of hardware around big software releases. It's clearly on pace to do as well as a the PS4 which is saying something given the state of the yen and the Japanese economy combined with the price of the PS5 vs the PS4.

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

The new cope is gonna be "it's Chinese scalpers"

New cope? That has been an excuse since day one. I didn't even include it because it's not something related to the pro directly but PS5 in general.

 

[Alexios]

Dang, Switch a beast even in Pro launch week. And in software too! Did they buy no games or is it old devout owners upgrading or something? Why didn't they do some bundles to sell stuff like Astro Bot or whatever's a big thing on the platform?

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

Dang, Switch a beast even in Pro launch week. And in software too! Did they buy no games or is it old devout owners upgrading or something? Why didn't they do some bundles to sell stuff like Astro Bot or whatever's a big thing on the platform?

Because:
- Famitsu is an outdated source that doesn't really have access to as much data as Media Create and often makes mistakes with their estimations;
- PS5 Pro is digital only unless you buy the disc drive. There's no reason why physical game sales would increase for PS5 Pro since it can't play physical games.

 

[LordOcidax]

LOL... this whole post is nonsense.

A lot of people saying the same the past year? Regarding what? What big titles hit PS in Japan this year? As I mentioned it was only Rebirth, which had a ceiling based on how many people bought FF7 Remake.

Monster Hunter + Ghost of Yotei + DQ12 are all bigger than pretty much any single player game that has hit Japan so far this generation, maybe with the exception of Ghost of Yotei vs FF16, but it would probably be close.

PS5 Pro again is a digital system, and famitsu only charts physical games.

Where did you get 20K from? The real question isn't whether it can get 20K next week. The real question is can the PS5 sustain its sales and sell big numbers of hardware around big software releases. It's clearly on pace to do as well as a the PS4 which is saying something given the state of the yen and the Japanese economy combined with the price of the PS5 vs the PS4.

I already had this discussion back in 2023 and i was in the right side, the threads are there, you can check some if you want. Time would tell who is right.

 

[Mibu no ookami]

I already had this discussion back in 2023 and i was in the right side, the threads are there, you can check some if you want. Time would tell who is right.

A search against your name and Japan, revealed nothing of value from 2023.

 

[Robb]

1st [Switch] Mario & Luigi RPG Brothership!
63,441 NEW total 63,441 / Nintendo / November 7, 2024

Supposedly these were the opening sales of past games in the series, for anyone who’s interested:

[GBA] Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (Nintendo) {2003.11.21} - 63.839

[NDS] Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (Nintendo) {2005.12.29} - 133.229

[NDS] Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (Nintendo) {2009.02.11) - 220.055

[3DS] Mario & Luigi: Dream Team (Nintendo) {2013.07.18} - 108.005

[3DS] Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam (Nintendo){2015.12.03} - 49.266

[3DS] Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions (Nintendo) {2017.10.05} - 25.788

[3DS] Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Ji's Journey (Nintendo {2018.12.27} - 9.436

 

[SweetTooth]

Nice numbers for the BEAST

 

[Woopah]

The new cope is gonna be "it's Chinese scalpers"

I doubt that's a factor with this price it has. The exports of PS5 outside Japan seem to have ended after the latest price rise.

 

[mckmas8808]

Dayum, that's a bigger launch than the PS4 Pro!

Comparison:

• PS4 Pro sales numbers at launch: 65,194
• PS4 Pro launch price: ¥45k
• PS5 Pro sales numbers at launch: 78,086
• PS5 Pro launch price: ¥120k

WHAT?!?! The PS5 Pro cost 3x more than the PS4 Pro at launch. THAT'S INSANE!!!!

 

[Bloody Crow of Cainhurst]

I doubt that's a factor with this price it has. The exports of PS5 outside Japan seem to have ended after the latest price rise.

Exactly. Whatever savings could be had from the weaker Yen evaporated with the last very major price hike. It's probably cheaper to just buy it in China.

 

[leo-j]

record pro sales in Spain and Japan?!

 

[onQ123]

I'm actually shocked by this one

 

[rickybooby87]

Impressive, almost as impressive as the ironclad constitution of the "no one is going to pay that price, it's DOA, etc." crowd. Ya'll stay winning.

 

[yogaflame]

Monster hunter wild effect? Anyway I notice Japan loves the pro version, even the ps4 pro sales was good in the past. Anyway, will there be a possibility that FF7 rebirth sales will increase due to the fact that ps5 pro has a big upgrade to the game?

 

[Mibu no ookami]

I'm actually shocked by this one

You should ask yourself why you're shocked.

Impressive, almost as impressive as the ironclad constitution of the "no one is going to pay that price, it's DOA, etc." crowd. Ya'll stay winning.

Exactly, but they'll double down. I got a lot of flack for saying that there would be a campaign online against the PS5 Pro. I recognized how much it was going to cost at launch and I was correct there. I was also correct that it would sell regardless.

There are enough core gamers out there that don't want to play games sub 60 fps and still want high fidelity graphics. The previous generation proved that with the Pro and the Xbox One X. Now there is only one midgen refresh out there. That's a major factor in things.

These same people can't understand that the iPhone Pro models actually outsell the iPhone base models. That isn't to suggest the PS5 Pro will outsell the base model in this case, but only to suggest people don't mind spending a couple hundred bucks more on something that is out and out superior.

A lot of these people have an agenda and some simply can't afford the machine, but regardless ignore that when the market gauges a product its generally on its merits. The PS5 Digital launched at 400 and people were still buying the standard PS5 for 500 even when the digital became easily available, yet we know that 70+ percent of games sold are digital and we know people aren't buying the PS5 for the 4K bluray player, that market is dying.

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

Good PS5 Pro numbers but, WTF happened to PS software sales? Barely anything in the Top 10 yet it's a big launch week for the Pro.

I'm more curious how the sales hold up outside of launch week globally, but for Japan in particular. That'll be a bigger sign of how the Pro performs long-term. Decent launch for Brothership.

Happy to see Romancing SaGa 2 Remake hold very well, at least on Switch. Would be nice to get Steam Japan digital numbers for the title; PS physical is just down in general but maybe sales are better on the digital store, who knows.

 

[Woopah]

Good PS5 Pro numbers but, WTF happened to PS software sales? Barely anything in the Top 10 yet it's a big launch week for the Pro.

I'm more curious how the sales hold up outside of launch week globally, but for Japan in particular. That'll be a bigger sign of how the Pro performs long-term. Decent launch for Brothership.

Happy to see Romancing SaGa 2 Remake hold very well, at least on Switch. Would be nice to get Steam Japan digital numbers for the title; PS physical is just down in general but maybe sales are better on the digital store, who knows.

I imagine a lot of the people who get the Pro week 1 are people upgrading, so wouldn't be any big software boost for older titles.

This is what happened with the PS4 launch in 2016.