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Famitsu Sales: 9/23/19 – 9/29/19

Opening numbers for Dragon Quest XI S, Code Vein, FIFA 20, and more.

Famitsu has published its estimated physical game software and hardware sales data for Japan for the week of September 23, 2019 to September 29, 2019.

Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition for Switch was the top selling title of the week, moving 303,204 retail units in three days. To compare, the vanilla version of Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age sold 1,148,888 retail copies on 3DS and 950,315 retail copies on PlayStation 4 during its first two days of release.

Also new this week, Bandai Namco’s Souls-esque action RPG Code Vein for PlayStation 4 opened at 60,843 retail sales, Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout for PlayStation 4 at 53,428 sales and Switch at 22,538 sales for an total of 76,966 copies, Ys IX: Monstrum Nox for PlayStation 4 at 45,378 sales, and FIFA 20 for PlayStation 4 at 43,751 sales.

On the hardware side, the launch of Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition pushed Switch family sales to an impressive 196,489 units, while the PlayStation 4 family sold 24,658 units and the 3DS family sold 2,384 units.

Get the full sales charts below.

Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. [NSW] Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition (Limited Edition Included) (Square Enix, 09/27/19) – 303,204 (New)
2. [PS4] Code Vein (Bandai Namco, 09/27/19) – 60,843 (New)
3. [PS4] Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout (Koei Tecmo, 09/26/19) – 53,428 (New)
4. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening (Nintendo, 09/20/19) – 45,775 (187,150)
5. [PS4] Ys IX: Monstrum Nox (Falcom, 09/26/19) – 45,378 (New)
6. [PS4] FIFA 20 (Electronic Arts, 09/27/19) – 43,751 (New)
7. [PS4] World of War Z (H2 Interactive, 09/26/19) – 27,872 (New)
8. [PS4] Monster Hunter World: Iceborne Master Edition (Capcom, 09/06/19) – 26,324 (346,239)
9. [NSW] Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout (Koei Tecmo, 09/26/19) – 25,538 (New)
10. [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 (Nintendo, 06/28/19) – 14,731 (644,445)
11. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 13,2722 (3,279,652)
12. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 11,813 (2,471,622)
13. [NSW] Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition (Bundle Version Included) (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 11,646 (945,981)
14. [NSW] Dead by Daylight Official Japanese Version (3goo, 09/26/19) – 9,988 (New)
15. [NSW] FIFA 20 Legacy Edition (Electronic Arts, 09/27/19) – 9,593 (New)
16. [PS4] eFootball PES 2020 (Konami, 09/12/19) – 9,309 (86,822)
17. [NSW] Tsuri Spirits Nintendo Switch Version (Bandai Namco, 07/25/19) – 8,907 (180,748)
18. [PS4] Borderlands 3 (2K Games, 09/13/19) – 7,232 (52,079)
19. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Limited Edition Included) (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 6,916 (1,412,796)
20. [NSW] Super Mario Party (Nintendo, 10/05/18) – 6,412 (1,119,900)
21. [NSW] Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! / Let’s Go, Eevee! (Bundle Editions Included) (Nintendo, 11/16/18) – 6,360 (1,639,859)
22. [NSW] Ninja Box (Bandai Namco, 09/26/19) – 6,034 (New)
23. [NSW] Splatoon 2 (Bundle Version Included) (Nintendo, 07/21/17) – 5,798 (3,164,890)
24. [NSW] Hakuoki Shinkai: Tsukikage no Shou (Limited Edition Included) (Idea Factory, 09/26/19) – 4,848 (New)
25. [NSW] Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Limited Edition Included) (Nintendo, 07/26/19) – 4,811 (250,272)
26. [NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (Nintendo, 01/11/19) – 4,390 (690,592)
27. [PS4] Tropico 6 (Square Enix, 09/27/19) – 4,368 (New)
28. [NSW] Daemon X Machina (Marvelous, 09/13/19) – 4,034 (40,155)
29. [NSW] Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX (Inti Creates, 09/26/19) – 3,943 (New)
30. [PS4] Monster Hunter World: Iceborne (Capcom, 09/06/19) – 3,703 (65,295)

Hardware Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. Switch – 115,732 (9,149,477)
2. Switch Lite – 80,757 (258,693)
3. PlayStation 4 – 15,034 (7,134,310)
4. PlayStation 4 Pro – 9,624 (1,289,692)
5. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 2,181 (1,665,281)
6. New 3DS LL – 203 (5,884,406)
7. Xbox One X – 83 (16,990)
8. Xbox One S – 75 (91,164)
9. PS Vita – 39 (5,862,595)

Source: Gematsu

 

[Alexios]

So is it me or is Monster Hunter World: Iceborne underperforming in Japan? The expansion version of Iceborne dropped from the top 20 super fast and the full version that includes both already at number 8 this week without a strong start?

I might be wrong but I seem to remember the G editions of most previous flagship titles (so, 2, Tri, 4, not Generations/X or spin offs or whatever), without the option of just an expansion on top of their existing purchase even, performed stronger.

Edit: found this, the launch week of MH4 Ultimate (G). A far cry, like a million over, Iceborne's current LTD with both expansion and bundle versions of it combined. You can see the following weeks here (and they later released the Best Price version).

[3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate (Capcom, 10/11/14) – 1,446,289 (New)

I'd hope that carries on to the West to show that, even if the new marketing/platforms reeled in some new users, the game design changes just don't provide that staying power for either audience. But it'll probably do gangbusters physical & digital, meh.

 

[Shaqazooloo]

Switch holding strong.

Decent debut for Dragon Quest, hopefully it can reach 500k.

 

[Ibara]

Anyone think the switch will hit the 10 million mark before 2020? Not sure how big sales get around December

 

[McRazzle]

Anyone think the switch will hit the 10 million mark before 2020? Not sure how big sales get around December

It will probably hit 10 million this month, if you include the Lite.

 

[Ibara]

It will probably hit 10 million this month, if you include the Lite.

Sorry I didnt really add them together but you're correct it will. I just looked at the base model sales

 

[KàIRóS]

Good numbers for Code Vein, I really want it to succeed and become a franchise, I'm liking it a lot.

Edit: Actually damn that's some tough competition right there, Dragon Quest XI S, YS IX and Atelier Ryza, Bamco has some big balls to release it alongside 3 big JRPG franchises.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Dragon Quest games are the messiah of Japan. and here in america few is sold = (, The messiah saddly in america es Fail of Duty >_<.

 

[joe_zazen]

I thought atelier Ryza was 150k?

 

[A Regular Guy]

Keep in mind that the regular switch had a Limited Edition Dragon Quest design, which is why it outsold the Lite this week.

 

[Starlight Lotice]

Did the Switch Lite sales go down? The OG Switch seems to be outselling it.

I wonder if it is to do with the Drift problem or a lack of stock?

 

[SantaC]

happy for YSIX

 

[Vawn]

Did the Switch Lite sales go down? The OG Switch seems to be outselling it.

I wonder if it is to do with the Drift problem or a lack of stock?

The drift issue is on all platforms.

I think the poster above mentioning the Dtagon Quest edition is the main reason.

Also, the new base Switch model is just the better overall machine and has a significantly better battery than the Lite

 

[michaelius]

I thought atelier Ryza was 150k?

That was probably shipments+digital + some Asian countries

 

[Lupin3]

Nice Switch numbers. And wouldn't be surprised if there isn't a Lite shortage.

 

[Bullet Club]

11 to 30 added to the OP.

 

[TLZ]

Keep in mind that the regular switch had a Limited Edition Dragon Quest design, which is why it outsold the Lite this week.

Ah. I was going to ask why it sold so much, and more than the new, more portable, lite!