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[Lexxism]

Hopefully Nintendo shipped a good amount of hardware this week for splatoon 2 test fire.

 

[antibolo]

Vita hardware is slipping into obscurity sadly, Switch is really eating its audience. Ah well.

Hopefully the devs will notice this and move their efforts accordingly.

 

[Dargor]

with 2 new releases for PS4, i dont think we can call this week as a week to determine baseline

I don't get it. Hasn't the PS4 been selling ~30k for a long time already?

 

[Oregano]

Time for a western focused Monster Hunter. Obviously Japan is just losing interest.

 

[MHWilliams]

Switch Launch Vs Others

+--+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
|  |    3DS   |    PSV   |    WIU   |    PS4   |    NSW   |
+--+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
| 1|   374.764|   324.859|   308.142|   309.154|   329.152|
| 2|   209.623|    72.479|   126.916|    65.685|    61.998|
| 3|    96.463|    42.648|   122.843|    35.294|    49.913|
| 4|    61.394|    42.915|    69.386|    29.677|          |
| 5|    50.710|    18.361|    67.083|    30.201|          |
| 6|    42.979|    15.219|    20.715|    23.327|          |
| 7|    32.910|    18.942|    16.654|    13.401|          |
| 8|    28.252|    17.141|    13.746|    13.034|          |
| 9|    23.038|    13.939|    12.959|    14.396|          |
|10|    28.413|    12.309|    12.185|    12.712|          |
|11|    29.149|    11.186|    10.744|    11.486|          |
|12|    18.324|    10.023|     9.633|     8.480|          |
+--+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+

So behind the 3DS and Wii U, mostly in line with the PS4. I'm oddly surprised. Must be supply constraints.

 

[JonnyDBrit]

Lol @ that 3DS graph. That price drop was the best decision they ever made, I think.

Meanwhile one can see how the Wii U still started strong but then slowed to a crawl, and the PS4 trailed behind it for quite some time but has gradually caught up.

All in the legs.

 

[jonno394]

So behind the 3DS and Wii U, mostly in line with the PS4. I'm oddly surprised. Must be supply constraints.

I wouldn't compare the opening weeks too much to the Wii U seeing as that released in the holiday period. If it falls off in to the 10K region like Wii U did then that spells disaster. If it can keep 40K plus then it looks good.

 

[Zedark]

I wouldn't compare the opening weeks too much to the Wii U seeing as that released in the holiday period.

And with the prediction of being a Wii-like success, which very likely means higher shipments.

 

[LordOcidax]

It's amazing to see those Switch numbers for a non holiday release. Did the PS4 was launched on a similar period in Japan?

 

[TS-08]

It's amazing to see those Switch numbers for a non holiday release. Did the PS4 was launched on a similar period in Japan?

I think it released in February.

 

[JonnyDBrit]

It's amazing to see those Switch numbers for a non holiday release. Did the PS4 was launched on a similar period in Japan?

...Now that you mention it, yes actually. February 22nd, so less than two weeks apart from when Switch launched, sans the year. So that's probably the most apt thing to compare it against for sales performance.

 

[KillerMan91]

There has been a break in tradition of Nintendo's portables having a backwards compatible successor, which will probably help.

Well that is definitely one of the reason but imo bigger is that Vita is also selling way worse than PS consoles historically sell during their late life. Without Minecraft though Vita would be pretty dead already so it's already living on extra time.

...Now that you mention it, yes actually. February 22nd, so less than two weeks apart from when Switch launched, sans the year. So that's probably the most apt thing to compare it against for sales performance.

3DS also launched in late february (2011).

 

[Lexxism]

...Now that you mention it, yes actually. February 22nd, so less than two weeks apart from when Switch launched, sans the year. So that's probably the most apt thing to compare it against for sales performance.

Same thing can be said on 3ds. It was released on February

 

[JonnyDBrit]

3DS also launched in late february (2011).

Same thing can be said on 3ds. It was released on February

Huh, fair enough. Now I wonder when the Vita was launched...
*one google search later*
February for everywhere but Japan, huh.

 

[MHWilliams]

I wouldn't compare the opening weeks too much to the Wii U seeing as that released in the holiday period. If it falls off in to the 10K region like Wii U did then that spells disaster. If it can keep 40K plus then it looks good.

Perhaps, but that doesn't account for the 3DS.

 

[JetSetRadio]

So do we expect switch to outsell ps4 this year?
I'd guess so.

 

[Kresnik258]

Hopefully the devs will notice this and move their efforts accordingly.

Not convinced Switch has eaten their audience for the vast majority of games Vita is still getting at this point, though.

 

[Yagami_Sama]

Monster Hunter XX, sold less than 1 million ? And Capcom is expecting to sell 2 million by the end of April ? Good luck with that.

I confess that I did not pre-order Monster Hunter XX, because I was waiting for Capcom to announce a Switch port of the game.

Zelda is doing good on Switch, and on Wii U too, maybe it reaches 100k on Wii U. Bomberman also is doing great.

I am curious to see how Disgaea 5 and Dragon Quest Heroes I & II sold this week.

 

[Oregano]

Not convinced Switch has eaten their audience for the vast majority of games Vita is still getting at this point, though.

Yeah there's no overpriced SNES games being made for Vita so there's no overlap.

 

[Unknown?]

Horizon should be able to get past 200k, pretty good if you ask me for a new western ip in Japan.

 

[Mr. Pointy]

Capcom should tell that to their investors.

"900k is bad for MH but Idea Factory would kill for that!"

"1.3m in two weeks is bad for MH but Square Enix would kill for Final Fantasy to do that!"

 

[Ryuuga]

So at first I said "Capcom will probably throw MH up on Switch once 3DS production ends" now I don't even really think it matters. They could keep adding X's onto their title and bank off the existing install base. GL Switch

 

[Kresnik258]

Yeah there's no overpriced SNES games being made for Vita so there's no overlap.

Pretty sure Romancing Saga 2 wasn't the cheapest

 

[Waluigilicious]

I find it strange that we are so optimistic about the Switch sales. Is it because it's sold out? That doesn't mean we know how much it would have sold if it wasn't sold out though. Isn't it fair to compare it to 3DS? Or is this a different situation because it's primarily a home console? The Wii U launched with NSMB U which is bigger than Zelda in Japan and also was Wii U only, and Nintendo Land which is pretty much equal to 1 2 switch. What makes us think the Switch is doing OK at the moment? I know Wii U launched in the holiday period and that's why I didn't compare numbers to it, just the current games.

 

[Oregano]

Pretty sure Romancing Saga 2 wasn't the cheapest

Ooo touche.

 

[LordKano]

So at first I said "Capcom will probably throw MH up on Switch once 3DS production ends" now I don't even really think it matters. They could keep adding X's onto their title and bank off the existing install base. GL Switch

Can't wait for MHXXXX to sell 40k FW.

 

[jroc74]

dat PS3 rush! Quick before it disappears!

Ahh thats whats happening. I was wondering what caused the bump.

Simply amazing.

 

[perorist]

Also, 5pb Games announced more than 40,000 sales (maybe shipped ?) for YU-NO even though there are less than 20,000 sales here.

The 40k number includes digital, which means if mc numbers are accurate then the digital versions actually sold more than the physical. Not too surprising though considering that even amazon jp never stocked any version of the game and it was only available through a handful of third party sellers.

Edit - and now the famitsu numbers put physical on top again. Though still a very high digital/physical ratio.

 

[Mory Dunz]

I find it strange that we are so optimistic about the Switch sales. Is it because it's sold out? That doesn't mean we know how much it would have sold if it wasn't sold out though. Isn't it fair to compare it to 3DS? Or is this a different situation because it's primarily a home console? The Wii U launched with NSMB U which is bigger than Zelda in Japan and also was Wii U only, and Nintendo Land which is pretty much equal to 1 2 switch. What makes us think the Switch is doing OK at the moment? I know Wii U launched in the holiday period and that's why I didn't compare numbers to it, just the current games.

the optimism generally comes from it being a more attractive product overall. Also, the first year lineup is a lot better than the Wii Us

 

[Mpl90]

Perhaps, but that doesn't account for the 3DS.

3DS had a very good first week and an amazing second week (Japanese launch being one month before Western's helps in stocking the system), then the system started falling down, going from around 90,000 units in its third week (Week 10, 2011) to around 23,000 units in its 9th week (Week 16, 2011). It actually went below 20,000 units sold right after Golden Week holidays ended (Week 19, 2011). Strong start, but quite frontloaded. Still a lot better than PS4/PSV/Wii U's first weeks as a whole, of course.

 

[Chris1964]

Famitsu Sales: Week 12, 2017 (Mar 13 - Mar 19)

01./00. [3DS] Monster Hunter Double Cross <ACT> (Capcom) {2017.03.18} (¥5.800) - 1.014.584 / NEW <60-80%>
02./00. [PS4] Senran Kagura: Peach Beach Splash # <ACT> (Marvelous) {2017.03.16} (¥6.980) - 48.604 / NEW <80-100%>
03./00. [PSV] Accel World Vs. Sword Art Online: Millennium Twilight <RPG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2017.03.16} (¥6.800) - 35.752 / NEW <60-80%>
04./03. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild # <ADV> (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥6.980) - 30.993 / 271.985 <80-100%> (-35%)
05./00. [PS4] Accel World Vs. Sword Art Online: Millennium Twilight <RPG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2017.03.16} (¥7.600) - 29.590 / NEW <60-80%>
06./01. [PS4] Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands <ACT> (Ubisoft) {2017.03.09} (¥8.400) - 28.206 / 122.223 <80-100%> (-70%)
07./02. [PS4] Kingdom Hearts HD I.5 + II.5 ReMIX <Kingdom Hearts HD I.5 ReMIX <Kingdom Hearts \ Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories> \ Kingdom Hearts HD II.5 ReMIX <Kingdom Hearts II \ Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+ \ Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep>> <RPG> (Square Enix) {2017.03.09} (¥6.800) - 15.880 / 81.094 <60-80%> (-76%)
08./04. [PS4] Horizon: Zero Dawn # <RPG> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2017.03.02} (¥6.900) - 15.560 / 157.367 <80-100%> (-51%)
09./05. [NSW] 1-2-Switch <ETC> (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥4.980) - 15.389 / 120.236 <60-80%> (-31%)
10./00. [PS4] Konoyo no Hate de Koi o Utau Shoujo: Yu-No # <ADV> (5pb.) {2017.03.16} (¥7.800) - 14.741 / NEW <80-100%>
11./00. [PSV] Konoyo no Hate de Koi o Utau Shoujo: Yu-No # <ADV> (5pb.) {2017.03.16} (¥7.800) - 12.853 / NEW <60-80%>
12./08. [3DS] Pokemon Sun / Moon # <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2016.11.18} (¥4.980) - 11.107 / 3.708.236 <80-100%> (-21%)
13./07. [WIU] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild <ADV> (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥6.980) - 10.977 / 73.711 <80-100%> (-38%)
14./06. [PS4] NieR: Automata <RPG> (Square Enix) {2017.02.23} (¥7.800) - 10.931 / 246.027 <80-100%> (-40%)
15./00. [3DS] Future Card Buddy Fight Mezase! Buddy Champion! <TBL> (FuRyu) {2017.03.16} (¥5.500) - 8.532 / NEW <40-60%>
16./09. [NSW] Super Bomberman R <ACT> (Konami) {2017.03.03} (¥4.980) - 6.373 / 55.663 <80-100%> (-34%)
17./11. [3DS] Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS <ACT> (Nintendo) {2016.12.01} (¥4.700) - 5.368 / 1.099.408 <80-100%> (-9%)
18./10. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 - Professional <RPG> (Square Enix) {2017.02.09} (¥5.250) - 4.830 / 167.940 <80-100%> (-42%)
19./14. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch 3: Sukiyaki <RPG> (Level 5) {2016.12.15} (¥4.800) - 4.508 / 687.849 <80-100%> (-11%)
20./17. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V [New Price Edition] <ACT> (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2015.10.08} (¥4.990) - 4.463 / 231.391 <80-100%> (+0%)
21./13. [PS4] Super Robot Wars V # <SLG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2017.02.23} (¥8.600) - 4.221 / 117.874 <80-100%> (-24%)
22./24. [PS4] Final Fantasy XV # <RPG> (Square Enix) {2016.11.29} (¥8.800) - 4.023 / 961.099 <80-100%> (+26%)
23./12. [NSW] Dragon Quest Heroes I & II for Nintendo Switch <Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below \ Dragon Quest Heroes II> <RPG> (Square Enix) {2017.03.03} (¥8.800) - 3.538 / 35.098 <40-60%> (-37%)
24./21. [3DS] Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2017.01.19} (¥4.700) - 3.411 / 117.208 <80-100%> (-4%)
25./20. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo <ETC> (Nintendo) {2016.11.23} (¥2.700) - 3.347 / 153.109 <80-100%> (-11%)
26./23. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 <RCE> (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.571) - 3.315 / 2.685.385 <80-100%> (+0%)
27./15. [NSW] Puyo Puyo Tetris <PZL> (Sega) {2017.03.03} (¥4.990) - 2.931 / 20.860 <40-60%> (-42%)
28./22. [3DS] Doraemon the Movie: Nobita no Nankyoku Kachikochi Daibouken <ADV> (FuRyu) {2017.03.02} (¥5.280) - 2.928 / 12.817 <40-60%> (-16%)
29./19. [PS4] Nioh <RPG> (Koei Tecmo) {2017.02.09} (¥7.800) - 2.871 / 152.898 <80-100%> (-32%)
30./27. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition # <ADV> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.03.19} (¥2.400) - 2.763 / 957.387 <80-100%> (+0%)

Top 30

PS4 - 11
3DS - 10
NSW - 5
PSV - 3
WIU - 1

HARDWARE

+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
|System |  This Week |  Last Week |  Last Year |     YTD    |  Last YTD  |     LTD     |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
| 3DS # |     56.537 |     24.498 |     20.349 |    578.914 |    401.859 |  22.490.327 |
|  NSW  |     50.821 |     63.420 |            |    444.878 |            |     444.878 |
| PS4 # |     32.432 |     34.565 |     27.354 |    556.122 |    385.361 |   4.477.738 |
| PSV # |      8.459 |      8.819 |     19.580 |    182.529 |    341.554 |   5.429.948 |
|  PS3  |      1.833 |        381 |      1.191 |      6.661 |     20.095 |  10.264.380 |
|  WIU  |        441 |        678 |      9.644 |     15.021 |    146.957 |   3.294.759 |
| XB1 # |        112 |        121 |         75 |      3.616 |      1.957 |      76.564 |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
|  ALL  |    150.635 |    132.482 |     78.193 |  1.787.741 |  1.297.783 |  46.478.594 |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
| XB1 S |         95 |        103 |            |      2.858 |            |       4.576 |
|  XB1  |         17 |         18 |         75 |        758 |      1.957 |      71.988 |
|PS4 Pro|      5.434 |      5.648 |            |     84.762 |            |     201.812 |
|  PS4  |     26.998 |     28.917 |     27.354 |    471.360 |    385.361 |   4.275.926 |
|  PSV  |      8.459 |      8.819 |     19.580 |    182.529 |    341.554 |   5.429.948 |
|  2DS  |      6.989 |      4.454 |            |    152.492 |            |     449.639 |
| n-3DS |     49.548 |     20.044 |     19.464 |    426.422 |    366.619 |   5.120.411 |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+

 

[mao2]

Bah beaten.

Chris1964 can you please correct Yu-No's title? It's "Kono Yo no Hate de Koi o Utau Shoujo Yu-No", not "Hashite". Thanks!

 

[frankie_baby]

Monster Hunter XX, sold less than 1 million ? And Capcom is expecting to sell 2 million by the end of April ? Good luck with that.

I confess that I did not pre-order Monster Hunter XX, because I was waiting for Capcom to announce a Switch port of the game.

Zelda is doing good on Switch, and on Wii U too, maybe it reaches 100k on Wii U. Bomberman also is doing great.

I am curious to see how Disgaea 5 and Dragon Quest Heroes I & II sold this week.

I could see shipped + digital not being too far from 2 million

 

[antibolo]

Not convinced Switch has eaten their audience for the vast majority of games Vita is still getting at this point, though.

Eh, it's too early to draw any conclusions. If any dev decides to migrate to Switch it will be only visible about a year from now.

 

[notaskwid]

Let's see if Splatoon/MK8 move the needle significantly.

 

[eFKac]

Great hold for the PS4, was expecting sub 25k's by now.

Senran Kagura with a nice debut.

That SAO collab launch is rough though.

 

[rochellepaws]

A great week for the 3DS! The Switch doesn't seem to have affected its momentum at all, they definitely appear to have different audiences.

 

[hiska-kun]

Here we go again. MediaCreate and Famitsu's discrepancies lol

3DS hardware is 56k and MHXX over a million.

 

[JonnyDBrit]

Huh, Famitsu numbers pretty different on MH sales.

 

[Chris1964]

I could see shipped + digital not being too far from 2 million

It will be 500k at least. Digital will be low.

 

[Hero]

Let's see if Splatoon/MK8 move the needle significantly.

As long as supply improves by then I don't see why it wouldn't.

 

[Mr. Pointy]

150k digital?

 

[mao2]

Here we go again. MediaCreate and Famitsu's discrepancies lol

3DS hardware is 56k and MHXX over a million.

So which one is the superior tracker this week?

 

[Chris1964]

150k digital?

Without the 1.

 

[Mr. Pointy]

Without the 1.

So who screwed up worse of the two?

That's a 100k gulf, not to mention the 3DS numbers. That's a whole year's worth of Xbox One sales difference between the two console figures.

 

[L~A]

MHXX boosted 3DS sales again.
Imagine MHXX being a Switch only game from the beginning.

Yeah, I can totally imagine how worse shortages would be. Definitely a "good thing" there's no MH at launch.

Here we go again. MediaCreate and Famitsu's discrepancies lol

3DS hardware is 56k and MHXX over a million.

Wow, 166 117 units discrepancy. I think that's the worst discrepancy ever between Famitsu and MC, and no download cards to explain it.

 

[hiska-kun]

Dengeki will save us tomorrow.

 

[Chris1964]

Switch numbers match between Media Create and Famitsu for 3rd week: Shortage continues. 4th week is supposed to be the one supply increases, maybe it won't be only a 10k rise.

 

[duckroll]

GTAV budget release on PS4 >300k now. Legs!

 

[SporeCrawler]

Wow@monster hunter