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Famitsu Sales: Week 34, 2024 (Aug 19 - Aug 25)

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【ソフト&ハード週間販売数】『パワプロ2024-2025』が5週連続で首位獲得! 累計販売台数600万台間近のPS5は価格改定の影響が気になる【8/19~8/25】 | ゲーム・エンタメ最新情報のファミ通.com

[Weekly software and hardware sales figures] "PowerPro 2024-2025" tops the charts for the fifth consecutive week! With cumulative sales of PS5 approaching 6 million units, the impact of price revisions is a concern [8/19-8/25]​


Sales ranking announced by Famitsu. This time we bring you a summary of the estimated weekly sales of game software and hardware from August 19 to August 25, 2024.
Powerful Pro Baseball 2024-2025 continues to perform well, selling over 10,000 units this week. Cumulative sales reached 266,189 copies, making it the top spot for the fifth consecutive week.

This title is the 30th anniversary of the series and boasts the largest volume in history, and will be updated regularly even after its release. The third update distributed on August 22, 2024 adjusted the game balance of each mode and fixed bugs making it easier to play.

From second place onwards the regulars in the top ten are lined up and as expected titles featuring characters from the Super Mario series are popular with four titles including Mario Kart 8 Deluxe making the list. Nintendo Switch Sports which has increased sales since the summer vacation season and returned to the top, is also doing well ranking third this week as it did last week.  

Meanwhile, looking at the hardware the PlayStation 5 sales are steadily increasing and it is expected to exceed 6 million units in cumulative sales next week. However, it is also interesting to see how the price revision to be implemented from September 2, 2024 will affect future sales.

Famitsu Sales, Week 34, 2024 (Aug 19 - Aug 25)​

Software​

1st [Switch] Powerful Pro Baseball 2024-2025
10,198 (total 266,189) -39%/ Konami / July 18, 2024

2nd [Switch] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
8,491 (total 5,971,181) -44%/ Nintendo / April 28, 2017

3rd [Switch] Nintendo Switch Sports
8,448 (total 1,396,628) -39% / Nintendo / April 29, 2022

4th [Switch] Animal Crossing: New Horizons
7,113 (total 7,885,519) -34% / Nintendo / March 20, 2020

5th [Switch] Minecraft
6,847 (total 3,612,660) -32% / Microsoft Japan / June 21, 2018

6th [Switch] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

4,319 (total 5,575,21) -37% / Nintendo / December 7, 2018

7th [Switch] Pokemon and Scarlet Violet
4,200 (total 5,398,801) -36% / Pokemon / November 18, 2022

8th [Switch] Luigi's Mansion 2 HD
4,193 (total 187,168) -50% / Nintendo / June 27, 2024

9th [Switch] Momotaro Dentetsu World ~The Earth Revolves on Hope! ~
3,368 (total 1,125,053) -70% / Konami / November 16, 2023

10th [Switch] Super Mario Bros. Wonder
3,235 (total 1,919,269) -52% / Nintendo / October 20, 2023


Hardware​

  • Switch: 4,653 (total 19,880,83)
  • Switch Lite: 10,776 (total 6,010,801)
  • Switch Oled: 27,530 (total 7,743,394)
  • PS5: 28,008 (total 5,142,394)
  • PS5 DE: 3,485 (total: 841,225)
  • Xbox Series X: 225 (total 305,438)
  • Xbox Series S: 29 (total 317,206)
  • PS4: 47 (total 7,928,287)

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Thick Thighs Save Lives

NeoGAF's Physical Games Advocate Extraordinaire
I wonder what happened with the XSX. In the previous Famitsu sales report, it was tracked at 4.5K units sold, and now in this new report it has dropped all the way to 225. Did they also have a price bump for the hardware as recently as last week?

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Mibu no ookami

Demoted Member® Pro™
This is a physical only chart

That's my point...

Many have argued that Famitsu captures digital sales as well, yet it's clear that they do not. It's also clear that globally over 70% of sales are digital... Japan being more or less in line with that suggests relying on famitsu charts that don't capture digital at all is entirely folly.
 

Hookshot

Gold Member
10k topping the charts isn't great. I doubt the 2D Zelda is going to sell millions there. Guess the Switch is going to limp on for over half a year until the Switch 2 hits and games sell nuts as all new owners by them.
 

Woopah

Member
More evidence that famitsu charts are worthless for software. Wukong didn't get a physical release but it's #3 on the PS Store in Japan and isn't present here.
It's worthless for digital only games, not for ones with a physical release.

Everyone knows these numbers are physical only.

10k topping the charts isn't great. I doubt the 2D Zelda is going to sell millions there. Guess the Switch is going to limp on for over half a year until the Switch 2 hits and games sell nuts as all new owners by them.
Echoes of Wisdom likely won't, but potentially DQIII remake and Super Mario Jamboree could potentially sell over 1 million in Japan.
 

Azelover

Titanic was called the Ship of Dreams, and it was. It really was.
It amazes me that the Switch hasn't quite hit a saturation point yet. Software selling well too. We will soon be entering the Switch's eighth year... year fucking eight people.. that's crazy.. and the Switch 2 hasn't even been announced yet.
 
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Mibu no ookami

Demoted Member® Pro™
It's worthless for digital only games, not for ones with a physical release.

Everyone knows these numbers are physical only.

You've said previously that you thought they estimated digital. They don't, period.

Famitsu is worthless until they adapt.

Unlike Switch games PS5 games are heavily digital. The Switch has limited digital storage and many people buy games as gifts on physical. It's an apples and oranges comparison.
 

Woopah

Member
You've said previously that you thought they estimated digital. They don't, period.

Famitsu is worthless until they adapt.

Unlike Switch games PS5 games are heavily digital. The Switch has limited digital storage and many people buy games as gifts on physical. It's an apples and oranges comparison.
The estimate the physical retailers they don't have direct access to. That's what's in these charts that are posted here.

Famitsu's digital estimates are something seperate and no one uses them or posts them.

Switch games have a digital ratio between 30% and 70% depending on the circumstances, but yes the average is lower than for PS5.

Famitsu charts are still useful information. Just like the charts that include digital most games but not for Nintendo first party games are still useful.
 

Thick Thighs Save Lives

NeoGAF's Physical Games Advocate Extraordinaire
Famitsu Sales: 8/19/24 - 8/25/24 has been updated with software sales rankings 11 to 30.

Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)
  1. [NSW] Powerful Pro Baseball 2024-2025 (Konami, 07/18/24) – 10,198 (266,189)
  2. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 8,491 (5,971,181)
  3. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo, 04/29/22) – 8,448 (1,396,628)
  4. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) – 7,113 (7,885,519)
  5. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 6,847 (3,612,660)
  6. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 4,319 (5,570,521)
  7. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Pokemon Violet (The Pokemon Company, 11/18/22) – 4,200 (5,398,801)
  8. [NSW] Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD (Nintendo, 06/27/24) – 4,193 (187,168)
  9. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu World: Chikyuu wa Kibou de Mawatteru! (Konami, 11/16/23) – 3,368 (1,125,053)
  10. [NSW] Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo, 10/20/23) – 3,235 (1,919,269)
  11. [NSW] Splatoon 3 (Nintendo, 09/09/22) – 3,205 (4,355,175)
  12. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 3,121 (3,612,738)
  13. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo, 06/05/20) – 3,012 (1,317,833)
  14. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival (Bandai Namco, 09/22/22) – 2,384 (345,195)
  15. [NSW] Luigi’s Mansion 3 (Nintendo, 10/31/19) – 2,368 (1,024,244)
  16. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo, 10/29/21) – 2,199 (1,483,664)
  17. [NSW] Super Mario Party (Nintendo, 10/05/18) – 2,193 (2,326,110)
  18. [NSW] Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition (Nintendo, 07/18/24) – 2,083 (53,101)
  19. [NSW] Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo, 05/23/24) – 2,080 (222,524)
  20. [NSW] It Takes Two (Electronic Arts, 12/08/22) – 2,055 (77,699)
  21. [NSW] Pikmin 4 (Nintendo, 07/21/23) – 2,028 (1,238,938)
  22. [NSW] That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime ISEKAI Chronicles (Bandai Namco, 08/08/24) – 1,964 (23,234)
  23. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 1,824 (2,321,192)
  24. [PS4] Powerful Pro Baseball 2024-2025 (Konami, 07/18/24) – 1,794 (69,476)
  25. [NSW] Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 Special Price (SEGA, 11/17/22) – 1,757 (188,706)
  26. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo, 05/12/23) – 1,741 (2,008,484)
  27. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (Konami, 11/19/20) – 1,681 (3,018,101)
  28. [NSW] The Game of Life for Nintendo Switch (Takara Tomy, 10/06/23) – 1,674 (226,383)
  29. [NSW] Inti Creates Gold Archive Collection (Inti Creates, 08/22/24) – 1,637 (New)
  30. [NSW] One Piece Odyssey Deluxe Edition (Bandai Namco, 07/25/24) – 1,620 (29,189)
 

Woopah

Member
Famitsu Sales: 8/19/24 - 8/25/24 has been updated with software sales rankings 11 to 30.

Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)
  1. [NSW] Powerful Pro Baseball 2024-2025 (Konami, 07/18/24) – 10,198 (266,189)
  2. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 8,491 (5,971,181)
  3. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo, 04/29/22) – 8,448 (1,396,628)
  4. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) – 7,113 (7,885,519)
  5. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 6,847 (3,612,660)
  6. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 4,319 (5,570,521)
  7. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Pokemon Violet (The Pokemon Company, 11/18/22) – 4,200 (5,398,801)
  8. [NSW] Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD (Nintendo, 06/27/24) – 4,193 (187,168)
  9. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu World: Chikyuu wa Kibou de Mawatteru! (Konami, 11/16/23) – 3,368 (1,125,053)
  10. [NSW] Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo, 10/20/23) – 3,235 (1,919,269)
  11. [NSW] Splatoon 3 (Nintendo, 09/09/22) – 3,205 (4,355,175)
  12. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 3,121 (3,612,738)
  13. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo, 06/05/20) – 3,012 (1,317,833)
  14. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival (Bandai Namco, 09/22/22) – 2,384 (345,195)
  15. [NSW] Luigi’s Mansion 3 (Nintendo, 10/31/19) – 2,368 (1,024,244)
  16. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo, 10/29/21) – 2,199 (1,483,664)
  17. [NSW] Super Mario Party (Nintendo, 10/05/18) – 2,193 (2,326,110)
  18. [NSW] Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition (Nintendo, 07/18/24) – 2,083 (53,101)
  19. [NSW] Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo, 05/23/24) – 2,080 (222,524)
  20. [NSW] It Takes Two (Electronic Arts, 12/08/22) – 2,055 (77,699)
  21. [NSW] Pikmin 4 (Nintendo, 07/21/23) – 2,028 (1,238,938)
  22. [NSW] That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime ISEKAI Chronicles (Bandai Namco, 08/08/24) – 1,964 (23,234)
  23. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 1,824 (2,321,192)
  24. [PS4] Powerful Pro Baseball 2024-2025 (Konami, 07/18/24) – 1,794 (69,476)
  25. [NSW] Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 Special Price (SEGA, 11/17/22) – 1,757 (188,706)
  26. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo, 05/12/23) – 1,741 (2,008,484)
  27. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (Konami, 11/19/20) – 1,681 (3,018,101)
  28. [NSW] The Game of Life for Nintendo Switch (Takara Tomy, 10/06/23) – 1,674 (226,383)
  29. [NSW] Inti Creates Gold Archive Collection (Inti Creates, 08/22/24) – 1,637 (New)
  30. [NSW] One Piece Odyssey Deluxe Edition (Bandai Namco, 07/25/24) – 1,620 (29,189)
Looks like there would be a huge gap between Wukong and other PS5 software this week. The Konami baseball game for PS5/PC should do well though.
 
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