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Shahadan · Oct 6, 2017

In a matter of hours the port has reached number 1 across the world and left other releases in the dust

#1 in NA, UK, DE, NZ, AUS, Mexico, South Africa, etc
#3 in France because no localization, lol (still climbing though)
Not released in Japan yet despite the language being supported

I like checking the charts on my various accounts on a regular basis and this is the first time I've seen this happen. Even Minecraft and Sonic Mania needed a few days or had more trouble in some territories.

Keep in mind that like Golf Story, the release date was announced just 2-3 days before actual release and that the eshop charts display the best selling games during the last two weeks

PhantomThief · Oct 6, 2017

Amazing game, well deserved!

SolicitorPirate · Oct 6, 2017

Stardew seems perfectly suited for on the go gameplay

Is it the same game as the PC version, or are there any changes or additional content?

Hoo-doo · Oct 6, 2017

Anyone owning a Switch who's not buying this game is fucking up, no joke.

Cutebrute · Oct 6, 2017

SolicitorPirate said:
Stardew seems perfectly suited for on the go gameplay

Is it the same game as the PC version, or are there any changes or additional content?

I believe this version introduces co-op play as a timed console exclusive feature.

Edit: I'm wrong for now. That will come first to switch in a future patch.

Forkball · Oct 6, 2017

Minecraft is number one on the JPN eShop currently.

Not sure which game has more pumpkins.

ElBoxyBrown · Oct 6, 2017

Hoo-doo said:
Anyone owning a Switch who's not buying this game is fucking up, no joke.

I'm not interested in a Harvest Moon like game.

:/

SinCityAssassin · Oct 6, 2017

Cutebrute said:
I believe this version introduces co-op play as a timed console exclusive feature. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.

You would not be, it releases first on Switch for consoles.

ScientificPizza · Oct 6, 2017

it was impressive for golf story to even make it to the top stop to begin with even if it was just for a few days

im glad stardew is successful. its still one of the most remarkable games ive ever played and i still cant believe it was made by one dude

cant wait to get home and dive into this version

Maximo · Oct 6, 2017

Never played the game but certainly picking it up when I eventually get a switch.

Spukc · Oct 6, 2017

ElBoxyBrown said:
I'm not interested in a Harvest Moon like game.

:/

You are in luck.
Harvest moon is not even close to this game.
The master has been beaten.

Hoo-doo · Oct 6, 2017

ElBoxyBrown said:
I'm not interested in a Harvest Moon like game.

:/

I wasn't either, never got into Harvest Moon proper.
But this game got me good.

It releases happy chemicals in my brain non-stop.

Jawbreaker · Oct 6, 2017

Cutebrute said:
I believe this version introduces co-op play as a timed console exclusive feature. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.

Interesting. Does Nintendo have a clause where late ports are required to have exclusive content?

HowZatOZ · Oct 6, 2017

So fucking keen for this, got tomorrow off work and I'm taking a flight down to Melbourne Monday so it is so perfect.

random25 · Oct 6, 2017

Really amazing results. We all know it's been the most anticipated e-shop title since it was hinted to be ported to Switch, and it's really great that the hype translated well to sales.

L~A · Oct 6, 2017

Jawbreaker said:
Interesting. Does Nintendo have a clause where late ports are required to have exclusive content?

No. They sort of did at launch (to avoid a flood of quick ports by small indies), but that's no longer the case.

Glassboy · Oct 6, 2017

Good game and all but do we really need a thread everytime a new switch games hits number #1 on the eshop charts?

ZeroX03 · Oct 6, 2017

Yeah just saw that. Hes made all that money and will no doubt continue to power away at making Stardew even better.

Bought the game on PS4 and Switch but havent started yet. Trying to finish Metroid and Golf Story first.

Hegarol · Oct 6, 2017

Glassboy said:
Good game and all but do we really need a thread everytime a new switch games hits number #1 on the eshop charts?

If its a matter of within hours outselling everything that had two weeks, yes we do.

AGoodODST · Oct 6, 2017

That's cool.

Pretty interested in it myself but never really got into Harvest Moon. Bought Axiom Verge instead.

Maybe give Stardew a go after Mario. Too many games!

jariw · Oct 6, 2017

I'd interested in what numbers this translates to. With the 3 big eShop hits the last weeks (Steamworld Dig 2, Golf Story, Stardew Valley), I guess we're now talking above 100,000 units WW for each one of them, even though none of them are yet available in Japan (AFAIK?).

Dark Cloud · Oct 6, 2017

Golf Story was robbed.

/s

opticalmace · Oct 6, 2017

There's no story in SV, right?

I mean like a directed one, where you progress etc.

Rosur2a · Oct 6, 2017

AGoodODST said:
That's cool.

Pretty interested in it myself but never really got into Harvest Moon. Bought Axiom Verge instead.

Maybe give Stardew a go after Mario. Too many games!

Yea too many games I got Steam World Dig 2 instead of Stardew, thinking Stardew will be a great game for my Christmas break now.

Toadthemushroom · Oct 6, 2017

Nice.

So within hours Stardew valley passed two weeks' worth of SteamWorld Dig 2 sales (that launched 15 days ago, so not quite its LTD)

and Golf Story's LTD sales (which passed SteamWorld Dig 2 itself)

Crazy.

Keyser Soze · Oct 6, 2017

opticalmace said:
There's no story in SV, right?

There is a story that advances over the course of two years, and your relationship with characters in the town can have separate stories

It is not a huge RPG like story, but you reach milestones with people and stuff happens

TheJoRu · Oct 6, 2017

Hoo-doo said:
Anyone owning a Switch who's not buying this game is fucking up, no joke.

I already have it on PC, though. :/

TrutaS · Oct 6, 2017

It's so cheap for what it is that I can't understand someone not picking it up.

Eria · Oct 6, 2017

Load times are pretty bad tho :/

Jonneh3003 · Oct 6, 2017

Ronaldo is yelling at those gosh darn indie games

Keyser Soze · Oct 6, 2017

Eria said:
Load times are pretty bad tho :/

Load times are instant, it is the 20 second save time enforced at the end of every day that some people find annoying

Joco · Oct 6, 2017

I'll be curious to see how Hollow Knight does when it makes it to the Switch. These indie titles seem well suited to the platform.

unrealist · Oct 6, 2017

Jo Shishido's Cheeks · Oct 6, 2017

Jonneh3003 said:
Ronaldo is yelling at those dosh darn indie games

Its pretty strange to see big retail games have hardly any presence in the U.K. charts.

Ghostbound · Oct 6, 2017

Not too surprising, but good to see nonetheless. I'm hoping they do a physical release in the future.

ksamedi · Oct 6, 2017

Jo Shishido's Cheeks said:
Its pretty strange to see big retail games have hardly any presence in the U.K. charts.

They do hve a presence, but they have physical sales too, so the digital shop represents a small portion of the sales, probably not more then 20 percent of the total. Digital only games have only diitsl sales, though, so you will see much higher sales numbers for those.

ScientificPizza · Oct 6, 2017

Jonneh3003 said:
Ronaldo is yelling at those dosh darn indie games

Hahaha

Honestly thats an amazing top 3

Tom Nook Sawyer · Oct 6, 2017

I wonder if this will hurt or help Golf Story...

Mediking · Oct 6, 2017

I bought it because I keep hearing praise for it and need my Harvest Moon fix.

boneyjangles · Oct 6, 2017

Glad I held out waiting for this game to come to switch, just seemed wrong to play it on a PC.

Jonneh3003 · Oct 6, 2017

Jo Shishido's Cheeks said:
Its pretty strange to see big retail games have hardly any presence in the U.K. charts.

Probably because FIFA is £54.99 there and £47 on Amazon

Digital prices for AAA games are bad in the UK across all systems.

kami_sama · Oct 6, 2017

This is fucking great!
I love how the switch is being the home for so many great indie games.
And to boot, they seem to be selling better than in other platforms!

King_Moc · Oct 6, 2017

Jo Shishido's Cheeks said:
Its pretty strange to see big retail games have hardly any presence in the U.K. charts.

Digital is way more expensive than retail here for some reason.

charliePure · Oct 6, 2017

Went to buy it on the eshop today with paypal... some con artist has opened a claim via ebay so I can't use my PayPal for purchases! Double ruined my day!

Majora · Oct 6, 2017

Jo Shishido's Cheeks said:
It's pretty strange to see ‘big retail' games have hardly any presence in the U.K. charts.

Not really, UK retail is very competitive on prices compared to digital. You can pick up any new release for 10-15 pound cheaper at retail than digital which means a lot of people only buy the indie stuff digital. Which is good for their visibility on the store at least.

Bedameister · Oct 6, 2017

Bought it even though I have enough to play already. And I love it so far.

SuperSah · Oct 6, 2017

I must ask, is this a good game?

How does it work? I have never played HM and the trailer gives me those nice fuzzy Animal Crossing vibes. Anyone kind enough to give me the basic rundown?

Zedark · Oct 6, 2017

First place in Dutch chart as well, sounds like a successful endeavour.

Edit: It's only 14 euros, too. Think I will take the dive, looking at all the great reviews it has everywhere.

King_Moc · Oct 6, 2017

charliePure said:
Went to buy it on the eshop today with paypal... some con artist has opened a claim via ebay so I can't use my PayPal for purchases! Double ruined my day!

Exactly the same thing happened to me. Said he hadn't received the item, but the tracking number shows he signed for it 2 weeks ago. What a prick.

Nbz · Oct 6, 2017

Jo Shishido's Cheeks said:
Its pretty strange to see big retail games have hardly any presence in the U.K. charts.

Not that strange when you consider the absurd digital pricing here. Retail is so much cheaper

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