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[Luminoth-4545]

Famitsu Sales: Week 35, 2023 (Aug 21 - Aug 27)​

Software​

1st PS5 ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON
115,393 (total 115,393) New! / From Software / August 25, 2023

2nd PS4 ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON
47,949 (total 47,949) New! / From Software / August 25, 2023

3rd Switch Pikmin 4
31,312 (total 752,593) -43% / Nintendo / July 21, 2023

4th Switch Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
10,200 (total 5,453,841) -39% / Nintendo / April 28, 2017

5th Switch The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
7,656 (total 1,840,742) -40% / Nintendo / May 12, 2023

6th Switch Minecraft
7,486 (total 3,243,441) -25% / Microsoft Japan / June 21, 2018

7th Switch Ring Fit Adventure
5,797 (3,447,789 total) +21% / Nintendo / October 18, 2019

8th Switch Pokemon Scarlet/Violet
5,450 (total 5,106,417) -32% / Pokemon / November 18, 2022

9th Switch Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
5,037 (total 5,270,870) -31% / Nintendo / December 7, 2018

10th Switch Splatoon 3
4,768 (total 4,097,939) -37% / Nintendo / September 9, 2022

Hardware sales volume​

• Switch: 8,980 (total 19,514,351)
• Switch Lite: 10,597 (total 5,467,783)
• Switch OLED: 52,125 (total 5,425,811)
• PS5: 38,217 (total 3,661,356)
• PS5 Digital Edition: 4,513 (total 566,571)
• Xbox Series X: 2,869 (total 215,291)
• Xbox Series S: 571 (total 270,460)
• PS4: 672 (total 7,894,565)
• New Nintendo 2DS LL: 59 (total 1,192,209)

 

[daclynk]

great sales for AC6. Now lets see the legs.

 

[MrA]

great sales for AC6. Now lets see the legs.

Ac v opened a little higher ~185k but physical only ( I believe it was never available digitally) so unless their were supply issues japan tends to launch 60 40 physical to digital so probably nearing 280k , definite a good start, if ac 6 can do just half of ds3 ww , that's huge growth
Also good to see the current gen version substantially outperform the last gen re4 by comparison was basically even

 

[Luminoth-4545]

 

[Woopah]

My guess for AC was 160,000 so pretty happy with that!

 

[MrA]

Switch lost a little ground. But this this was splatoon season last year with coming out in 2 weeks, going to fall behind 22 by about another 300k, mario wonder should gain back some ground, then lose some again to pokemon, I think switch will probably end up down about 400k to 500k this year, only around a 10% drop not bad
Should be interesting to see the ps5s first non constrained holiday

 

[daclynk]

current gen version substantially outperform the last gen re4 by comparison

yes thats great to see

 

[Luminoth-4545]

Switch lost a little ground. But this this was splatoon season last year with coming out in 2 weeks, going to fall behind 22 by about another 300k, mario wonder should gain back some ground, then lose some again to pokemon, I think switch will probably end up down about 400k to 500k this year, only around a 10% drop not bad
Should be interesting to see the ps5s first non constrained holiday

Mario Wonder themed OLED should help (if real), i think 2023 will get a little closer to 2022 because it has a week 53. Considering Switch was initially selling like it would fail to reach 3.5 million this year then i think anything around 4.5 million would be a tremendous recovery and a great year.

 

[Saber]

Both PS4 and PS5 versions of Armored Core. What a chad Japan is!

 

[mckmas8808]

Ac v opened a little higher ~185k but physical only ( I believe it was never available digitally) so unless their were supply issues japan tends to launch 60 40 physical to digital so probably nearing 280k , definite a good start, if ac 6 can do just half of ds3 ww , that's huge growth
Also good to see the current gen version substantially outperform the last gen re4 by comparison was basically even

The total COMG score for AC6 on the last day was 145, so it wouldn't surprise if it ended up selling 280k when you combine physical and digital.

 

[nial]

It's so cool that the PS4 ended up getting an Armored Core game at the end of the day.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Those are very good numbers for AC6, right? Do we have the numbers for prior AC releases?

 

[STARSBarry]

For fucks sake... why do two Japanese games with the exact same missions select style, insane missile spam and ridiculous story telling both abbreviate to AC?

Now when people say AC in gaming I won't know if their talking about Ace Combat or Armored Core, half the conversations about the games will be exactly the same.

 

[Sojiro]

Pikmin finally dethroned . Happy for AC VI though, I loved the earlier games in the series and this one looks phenomenal. Hope AC has some good legs in the coming weeks.

 

[Woopah]

Thanks to Armoured Core, PS now leads Switch in terms of the top 50 third party retail sales in 2023.

TOTAL: 3.124.095
NSW: 1.550.458 (49.6%)
PS5: 1.172.372 (37.5%)
PS4: 401.265 (12.8%)

Credit to Nocturnal for the calculations

 

[Fake]

PS4 still on. Armored Core and Pikmin. I'm happy.

 

[noobie]

Hardware sales volume​

• Switch: 8,980 (total 19,514,351)
• Switch Lite: 10,597 (total 5,467,783)
• Switch OLED: 52,125 (total 5,425,811)
• PS5: 38,217 (total 3,661,356)
• PS5 Digital Edition: 4,513 (total 566,571)
• Xbox Series X: 2,869 (total 215,291)
• Xbox Series S: 571 (total 270,460)
• PS4: 672 (total 7,894,565)
• New Nintendo 2DS LL: 59 (total 1,192,209)

Is Sony still producing PS4?
I thought Sony stopped the production of PS4 hardware

 

[Woopah]

Is Sony still producing PS4?
I thought Sony stopped the production of PS4 hardware

There must still be stock around (fairly certain Nintendo doesn't produce the 3DS in any reasonable quantity either.

 

[Raonak]

Nice for both AC and PS5.

 

[Danjin44]

AC6 represent! Well fucking deserved. I so satisfying to see such a niche game finally get the love it deserves.

 

[cartman414]

I'm impressed XBox Series X/S is nearing a half million.

 

[NoobSmog]

Thanks to Armoured Core, PS now leads Switch in terms of the top 50 third party retail sales in 2023.

TOTAL: 3.124.095
NSW: 1.550.458 (49.6%)
PS5: 1.172.372 (37.5%)
PS4: 401.265 (12.8%)

Credit to Nocturnal for the calculations

This stat kind of blows my mind, Nintendo is such a monopoly in Japan. Most third party studios would probably be dead without western sales. At the very least, they wouldn't be the same companies they are today.

 

[Zekra Dezivad]

Ac v opened a little higher ~185k but physical only ( I believe it was never available digitally) so unless their were supply issues japan tends to launch 60 40 physical to digital so probably nearing 280k ,

How do you know?

 

[MrA]

How do you know?

we've gotten physical digital splits in Japan a few times before, If there are physical shortages, it might go 50:50 like totk or Monster Hunter Rise, but they usually come in favoring physical a bit, Some more niche publishers like Nihon Falcomare 80% physical, the numbers though are just conjecture based on history

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is still a beast, no doubt because of those new tracks.

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is still a beast, no doubt because of those new tracks.

Will continue to be a beast until new hardware and inevitable Mario Kart 9

 

[Luminoth-4545]

There must still be stock around (fairly certain Nintendo doesn't produce the 3DS in any reasonable quantity either.

Nintendo discontinued 3DS in September 2020, the 3DS' being sold are the tiny amount left from their last shipment three years ago.

 

[Luminoth-4545]

There must still be stock around (fairly certain Nintendo doesn't produce the 3DS in any reasonable quantity either.

In March 2022 they said they will no longer be reporting updates to PS4 hardware shipments but didn't say it was being discontinued so they are probably producing a very small amount.

 

[Physiognomonics]

Is Sony still producing PS4?
I thought Sony stopped the production of PS4 hardware

As far as we know they are still producing PS4s.

 

[Kerotan]

This has been an excellent week for ps5. Hopefully not a big drop next week

 

[thismeinteil]

Is Sony still producing PS4?
I thought Sony stopped the production of PS4 hardware

Yes. They actually have an automated factory that churns out about 1M a year, if I remember correctly.

 

[Virex]

dat 2DS LL

 

[Woopah]

This stat kind of blows my mind, Nintendo is such a monopoly in Japan. Most third party studios would probably be dead without western sales. At the very least, they wouldn't be the same companies they are today.

Depends on the studio, many are taking advantage of the Switch but there are several who are not.

It's also important to note that the ratio will look very different by the end of the year. In 2023 PS' third party support is stronger in the first 8 months, while Switch's third party support is heavily concentrated in the final 4 months.

 

[Kerotan]

Yes. They actually have an automated factory that churns out about 1M a year, if I remember correctly.

So it might hit 1M LTD after all. Does MS still make Xbox one?