If I'm not mistaken, the Bloodborne pack-in was a digital code, while Knack was a physical copy.
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Famitsu via Kotaku: The Biggest Selling PS4 Games in Japan
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If I'm not mistaken, the Bloodborne pack-in was a digital code, while Knack was a physical copy.
LOL winning most MC threads state otherwise.
YianGaruga
Banned
I'm not saying it's bomba status, but it's not like there is tough competiton in that space atm
I think we all can agree that it could be doing better
OrbitalBeard
Member
Ohhhhh ok. That makes sense. Thanks!
Unlike Knack, it was a digital code at select stores and only lasted like 1 or 2 months.
transience
Member
Anyone have the top Xbox 360 games? It's probably comparable sales-wise to this list.
entremet
Member
I seriously doubt it.
That ship has sailed in Japan.
Even Sony has somewhat admitted it with their recent restructure.
But games are still being made for it by Japanese companies, so it works out for fans.
"winning" doesn't mean much when numbers are low.
themagicalkitsune
Member
Bloodborne was robbed.
Also Builders being on the list while barely a month old, wow. Wonder how DQ 11 will do.
Also Builders being on the list while barely a month old, wow. Wonder how DQ 11 will do.
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
And this is what matters.
wapplew
Member
That ship is at Asia and SEA now, hopefully they keep getting good result at other regions.
It's called Xbox 360. Huge success around the world, miserable failure in Japan.
True. With digital numbers, Knack should be well over 2 million in japan alone.
Game of the Generation!
I'd say Splatoon already did that; it's sold about 4x more than COD Black Ops III there
hydrophilic attack
Member
Could the the low sales for Bloodborne be related to the Bloodborne robberies we hear so much about?
neurosyphilis
Definitely not an STD, as I'm a pure.
How is PS4 a "miserable failure" in Japan ? Yeah its sales are low as hell, but that's just the Japanese market that just doesn't give a damn about consoles. PS4 is still the monthly top seller in Japan for home consoles. Xbox 360 isn't a comparison.
You might want to check "most MC threads" again. Except if for some reason you are only looking at home
consoles, which is a pretty meaningless way to view at the current Japanese market.
TheJollyCorner
Member
The Kraken will be unleashed with FFXV, KH3, and FFVIIR....
....possibly.
....possibly.
I'm saying the 360 was a miserable failure.
PS4 is not doing well, but it's not a failure of the same level by any means.
entremet
Member
Being number 1 doesn't matter in the scheme of things when the market for home consoles in Japan has shrunk so low.
Why would they buy Bloodborne when they can just play Knack on hard mode?
shira
Member
Japan buying Sony hardware and not software in proportional amounts has baffled me for years, and continues to baffle me. The last Media Create charts had PS4 hardware itself selling more units than top-selling PS4 software sold for example. The hell they do with these systems out there?
PS4 hardware at 2.5m sold and only 6 games manage to sell more than 200k units.. SMH
PS4 hardware at 2.5m sold and only 6 games manage to sell more than 200k units.. SMH
In terms of the PS4, I assume they're buying them in preparation for upcoming titles. I can totally understand being excited for Ys 8 and Star Ocean 5 and Dragon Quest 11 and Trails of Cold Steel 3 and Nier 2 and Ni-Oh and buying one preemptively.
Wait for Final Fantasy.
SlipperyFishes
Banned
PS4 launch title. What else were people going to play that holiday?
Knack bundles were at launch often the only way to get a PS4. They could have bundled Tearaway and it would have sold. Has been discussed to death.
CrispyBoar
Banned
I agree. SNK Playmore had been obtained by a Chinese company called Ledo Millennium not too long ago.
I can see other Japanese 3rd party publishers like Sega, Tecmo-Koei, & Capcom start to slowly shift away from Japan in the near future as the other parts of Asia are paying a lot more attention to their games & will make them more money. Even Namco Bandai & Square-Enix might.
thestopsign
Member
A few notes for those unfamiliar with Media Create threads:
- It has been mentioned, but Knack was a physical pack-in at launch. It would have sold significantly worse without that boost.
- Digital sales typically add ~10% total sales, this can vary depending on the supply issues at launch and the type of game.
- PS4 has had very, very little in the way of appealing Japanese support come out so far, you can see that it has roughly half western developed games in its Top 20.
- Bloodborne sales would likely be slightly higher (maybe 10-20k) if it wasn't included as a digital pack-in for sometime last summer.
- It has been mentioned, but Knack was a physical pack-in at launch. It would have sold significantly worse without that boost.
- Digital sales typically add ~10% total sales, this can vary depending on the supply issues at launch and the type of game.
- PS4 has had very, very little in the way of appealing Japanese support come out so far, you can see that it has roughly half western developed games in its Top 20.
- Bloodborne sales would likely be slightly higher (maybe 10-20k) if it wasn't included as a digital pack-in for sometime last summer.
GifGafIsTheBestGaf
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shit just got real, lol
Pennywise83
Banned
The fact that half of the chart is from Western developers actually show how Japanese people find those game appealing. Call of Duty was selling 500k+ units during its peak of popularity; GTAV is one of PS3 best selling games.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
And people question why Knack is getting a sequel.
DeepEnigma
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In for the Knack!