DQXI on PS4 passed the 1 million sales mark faster than FFXV which is the only other million seller if you add digital sales.
Switch being PS Vita's successor confirmed.switch selling like a portable
Yup, as it's always been. DQ's pull is insane. SE is now Sony's most successful PS4 partner in Japan.
switch selling like a portable
Now? They always have been the most important and successful.Yup, as it's always been. DQ's pull is insane. SE is now Sony's most successful PS4 partner in Japan.
switch selling like a portable
The sooner people stop pretending Knack was good and people would buy a sequel the better we'll be as a society.
The sooner people stop pretending Knack was good and people would buy a sequel the better we'll be as a society.
a portable selling for 30,000 yen
Now? They always have been the most important and successful.
Knack was an enjoyable game on my first run-through. Story was cheesy as hell, but the co-op wasn't bad, and there weren't many games like it at the PS4 launch. Game has no replayability value though.
No hype for the sequel.
How much did Knack sell in Japan?
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| | Nintendo 3DS | Nintendo Switch | Difference |
| | (2011/02/26) | (2017/03/03) | |
|----|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------------|
|Week| Weekly | LTD | Weekly | LTD | NSW - 3DS |
|----|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------------|
| 21| 46.637|1.257.915| 98.999|1.196.986| -60.929|
| 22| 31.826|1.289.741| 89.314|1.286.300| -3.441|
| 23| 16.415|1.306.156| 61.933|1.348.233| 42.077|
| 24| 4.132|1.310.288| | | |
| 25| 196.077|1.506.365| | | |
| 26| 105.639|1.612.004| | | |
| 27| 60.781|1.672.785| | | |
| 28| 54.744|1.727.529| | | |
| 29| 49.076|1.776.605| | | |
| 30| 58.837|1.835.442| | | |
| 31| 70.159|1.905.601| | | |
| 32| 58.504|1.964.105| | | |
|----|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------------|
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| | PlayStation 3 | PlayStation 4 | Difference |
| | (2006/11/11) | (2014/02/22) | |
|----|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------------|
|Week| Weekly | LTD | Weekly | LTD | PS4 - PS3 |
|----|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------------|
| 179| 28.973|4.993.432| 30.878|5.002.366| 8.934|
| 180| 25.590|5.019.022| 93.356|5.095.722| 76.700|
| 181| 25.629|5.044.651| 52.939|5.148.661| 104.010|
| 182| 32.874|5.077.525| | | |
| 183| 26.185|5.103.710| | | |
| 184| 20.463|5.124.173| | | |
| 185| 19.075|5.143.248| | | |
| 186| 20.987|5.164.235| | | |
| 187| 18.951|5.183.186| | | |
| 188| 17.676|5.200.862| | | |
| 189| 17.175|5.218.037| | | |
| 190| 19.578|5.237.615| | | |
|----|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------------|
If Chris' blog is correct, and we see 120k or so Switch units next week, then the gap of the 3ds price drop will have almost been bridge before the week itself arrives (162k lead going into that week). Looking good!
Considering Nintendo's comments and how they have pannen out as of right now, I'm confident they will have an increased baseline for the rest of the year.Then if the baseline afterwards is similar to this week (60-70k) the Switch will likely gain a decent amount of ground before the holidays.
That's a big if though.
It's not "Chris' blog".If Chris' blog is correct, and we see 120k or so Switch units next week, then the gap of the 3ds price drop will have almost been bridged before the week itself arrives (162k lead going into that week). Looking good!
It's not "Chris' blog".
I watch restocks at online retailers, comments at several retailer blogs and now that Bic Camera lotteries from their entire chain are decoded it's easier to have a better picture for future shipments.
Switch crossing the streams, now to see how it sales in the holidaysSwitch vs 3DS
Code:------------------------------------------------------------- | | Nintendo 3DS | Nintendo Switch | Difference | | | (2011/02/26) | (2017/03/03) | | |----|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------------| |Week| Weekly | LTD | Weekly | LTD | NSW - 3DS | |----|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------------| | 21| 46.637|1.257.915| 98.999|1.196.986| -60.929| | 22| 31.826|1.289.741| 89.314|1.286.300| -3.441| | 23| 16.415|1.306.156| 61.933|1.348.233| 42.077| | 24| 4.132|1.310.288| | | | | 25| 196.077|1.506.365| | | | | 26| 105.639|1.612.004| | | | | 27| 60.781|1.672.785| | | | | 28| 54.744|1.727.529| | | | | 29| 49.076|1.776.605| | | | | 30| 58.837|1.835.442| | | | | 31| 70.159|1.905.601| | | | | 32| 58.504|1.964.105| | | | |----|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------------|
PS4 vs PS3
Code:------------------------------------------------------------- | | PlayStation 3 | PlayStation 4 | Difference | | | (2006/11/11) | (2014/02/22) | | |----|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------------| |Week| Weekly | LTD | Weekly | LTD | PS4 - PS3 | |----|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------------| | 179| 28.973|4.993.432| 30.878|5.002.366| 8.934| | 180| 25.590|5.019.022| 93.356|5.095.722| 76.700| | 181| 25.629|5.044.651| 52.939|5.148.661| 104.010| | 182| 32.874|5.077.525| | | | | 183| 26.185|5.103.710| | | | | 184| 20.463|5.124.173| | | | | 185| 19.075|5.143.248| | | | | 186| 20.987|5.164.235| | | | | 187| 18.951|5.183.186| | | | | 188| 17.676|5.200.862| | | | | 189| 17.175|5.218.037| | | | | 190| 19.578|5.237.615| | | | |----|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------------|
reminder that Capcom want people to buy a AA special edition at $1360
I mean the 3DS I'd still substantially behind the DS so its not like it broke new ground.3DS is such a beast i doubt Switch will ever pass it
Yes, I'm sorry. Used that as a shorthand, but I was referring to your comment where retailer blogs suggested possibly a bigger week than Splatoon 2. Devay in terminology crept up, will word things a bit more accurately from now on!It's not "Chris' blog".
I watch restocks at online retailers, comments at several retailer blogs and now that Bic Camera lotteries from their entire chain are decoded it's easier to have a better picture for future shipments.
It's not that I post some kind of hidden info. The anecdotal for Switch shipments last 3 weeks was on target, at Saturday or Sunday we will have a good estimate of what Nintendo shippped this week.I'd read your blog
What's the next "big" game for the PS4 in the pipeline that would perform reasonably in Japan? Pleasantly surprised that DQ was able to move a traditional console.
From what I heard, DGS2 is actually great, far better than the first one. This is an unfortunate result.
Niche Vita games can sell that amount.is 30K really a bomb in japan though?
is 30K really a bomb in japan though?
The sooner people stop pretending Knack was good and people would buy a sequel the better we'll be as a society.
MHW in 2018.
is 30K really a bomb in japan though?
No one is pretending. The sarcasm and running joke associated with the game is clearly going over your head
Switch vs 3DS
Code:------------------------------------------------------------- | | Nintendo 3DS | Nintendo Switch | Difference | | | (2011/02/26) | (2017/03/03) | | |----|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------------| |Week| Weekly | LTD | Weekly | LTD | NSW - 3DS | |----|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------------| | 21| 46.637|1.257.915| 98.999|1.196.986| -60.929| | 22| 31.826|1.289.741| 89.314|1.286.300| -3.441| | 23| 16.415|1.306.156| 61.933|1.348.233| 42.077| | 24| 4.132|1.310.288| | | | | 25| 196.077|1.506.365| | | | | 26| 105.639|1.612.004| | | | | 27| 60.781|1.672.785| | | | | 28| 54.744|1.727.529| | | | | 29| 49.076|1.776.605| | | | | 30| 58.837|1.835.442| | | | | 31| 70.159|1.905.601| | | | | 32| 58.504|1.964.105| | | | |----|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------------|
PS4 vs PS3
Code:------------------------------------------------------------- | | PlayStation 3 | PlayStation 4 | Difference | | | (2006/11/11) | (2014/02/22) | | |----|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------------| |Week| Weekly | LTD | Weekly | LTD | PS4 - PS3 | |----|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------------| | 179| 28.973|4.993.432| 30.878|5.002.366| 8.934| | 180| 25.590|5.019.022| 93.356|5.095.722| 76.700| | 181| 25.629|5.044.651| 52.939|5.148.661| 104.010| | 182| 32.874|5.077.525| | | | | 183| 26.185|5.103.710| | | | | 184| 20.463|5.124.173| | | | | 185| 19.075|5.143.248| | | | | 186| 20.987|5.164.235| | | | | 187| 18.951|5.183.186| | | | | 188| 17.676|5.200.862| | | | | 189| 17.175|5.218.037| | | | | 190| 19.578|5.237.615| | | | |----|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------------|
When did SE overtake BN?SE is everyone's most successful partner in Japan, it is the second largest publisher after Nintendo and before Namco-Bandai.
Yes.
That's because those games were poorly received and didn't sell well (at least in the case of Gundam).In a world where Gundam Versus and an Off remake can't even sell 200k, I don't know about that.
What about the Destinies, Codododos and Battlefronts? Will they do a few 100k or so?
switch selling like a portable
It is, and for a game that probably cost barely any money to make for new assets (since there aren't all that many), 80k isn't drop-dead awful. You have to remember they planned DGS as a trilogy initially, and that the first game left a lot unanswered--Capcom making good on the story is a nice move, I think.
I don't think the original lack of a localisation is due to low confidence as much as what some others have mentioned, a much heavier focus on Japanese history, Japanese language, and Japanese figures than other games in the series.
What about the Destinies, Codododos and Battlefronts? Will they do a few 100k or so?
The sooner people stop pretending Knack was good and people would buy a sequel the better we'll be as a society.