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Discussion Famitsu Sales: Week 23, 2024 (Jun 03 - Jun 09)

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Famitsu Sales: Week 23, 2024 (Jun 03 - Jun

01./01. [NSW] Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door <RPG> (Nintendo) {2024.05.23} (¥5.980) - 19.180 / 168.833 (-44%)
02./03. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2020.03.20} (¥5.980) - 10.110 / 7.792.869 (+76%)
03./02. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe <RCE> (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980) - 9.415 / 5.864.036 (+51%)
04./06. [NSW] Minecraft # <ADV> (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} (¥3.600) - 4.849 / 3.539.474 (+26%)
05./09. [NSW] Super Mario Bros. Wonder <ACT> (Nintendo) {2023.10.20} (¥5.980) - 4.557 / 1.867.598 (+37%)
06./10. [NSW] Splatoon 3 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2022.09.09} (¥5.980) - 4.342 / 4.312.457 (+32%)
07./26. [NSW] Super Mario Party # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2018.10.05} (¥5.980) - 4.160 / 2.294.450 (+191%)
08./04. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate # <FTG> (Nintendo) {2018.12.07} (¥7.200) - 4.120 / 5.521.954 (+3%)
09./12. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars <ETC> (Nintendo) {2021.10.29} (¥5.980) - 3.954 / 1.454.184 (+35%)
10./08. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure # <HOB> (Nintendo) {2019.10.18} (¥7.980) - 3.361 / 3.582.007 (+1%)

Top 10

NSW - 10 (yep)


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+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
|System | This Week | Last Week | Last Year | YTD | Last YTD | LTD |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
| NSW # | 53.343 | 48.988 | 104.413 | 1.267.408 | 1.754.968 | 33.054.064 |
| PS5 # | 21.828 | 22.547 | 43.609 | 718.280 | 1.289.158 | 5.683.137 |
| XBS # | 2.187 | 3.248 | 9.116 | 56.416 | 49.648 | 596.523 |
| PS4 # | 349 | 177 | 1.852 | 11.235 | 33.564 | 9.502.294 |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
| ALL | 77.707 | 74.960 | 159.026 | 2.053.501 | 3.129.361 | 73.437.110 |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
| PS5 | 17.338 | 17.046 | 38.622 | 594.591 | 1.095.410 | 4.892.761 |
| PS5DE | 4.490 | 5.501 | 4.987 | 123.689 | 193.748 | 790.376 |
| XBS X | 1.543 | 2.466 | 8.843 | 37.184 | 22.641 | 282.168 |
| XBS S | 644 | 782 | 273 | 19.232 | 27.007 | 314.355 |
|NSWOLED| 37.161 | 36.567 | 74.347 | 944.364 | 1.212.685 | 7.372.522 |
| NSW L | 12.058 | 8.905 | 13.905 | 202.471 | 230.873 | 5.876.545 |
| NSW | 4.124 | 3.516 | 16.161 | 120.573 | 311.410 | 19.804.997 |
| PS4 | 349 | 177 | 1.852 | 11.235 | 33.564 | 7.926.571 |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
 
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Pretty good drop for TTYD. Switch Software in general did well this week considering nothing new.
 
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Professor Chops said:
There's no reason for Nintendo to release a third Mario Party game on the Switch when the previous games are still selling as well as they are.
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I'm hoping they aren't anyway. with the way evergreens are, it would keep people from jumping to new hardware. and Nintendo would be worse for wear if that happens than Sony
 
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When a new buyer buys a Switch the evergreens are the first game purchases. Animal Crossing and Mario Kart are one of these titles.
 
ProteusRidley said:
You'd think everyone who wanted Animal Crossing would have Animal Crossing by now...
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We're getting to the point where someone who was 1 or 2 when New Horizons came out is probably just now getting a Switch for the first time

Every year there's always a new crop of 6 year olds that haven't played these games. That's how the evergreens stay evergreen
 
Nintendo owning the JPN market this deep into Switch's lifecyle and after PS5 has peaked globally is really telling.

While I think Switch 2 will be aimed squarely at the global market, it's in really really strong position in Japan to repeat Switch's success
 
Lugia667 said:
I mean I guess ndcube didn’t really have anything else to do
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Would’ve been cool if they supported Superstars with more content instead of jumping ship. The next MP will inevitably run into the same issue (low board count)
 
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I have to give Nintendo a standing ovation for another fantastic showing with the Nintendo Switch. Selling over 50,000 units is a great achievement for eight year old console.

I also have to congratulate Nintendo for sweeping the top 10. They control the top 10 rankings on the Japanese sale chart for this week. This is amazing and I have to give them another round of applause. 👏
 
WestEgg said:
People have birthdays, graduations, etc every year.
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Truno said:
When you’re still selling this well there’ll be new costumers to feed
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BlackthornOrion said:
We're getting to the point where someone who was 1 or 2 when New Horizons came out is probably just now getting a Switch for the first time

Every year there's always a new crop of 6 year olds that haven't played these games. That's how the evergreens stay evergreen
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Y'all are right, I'm just shocked at how well that game keeps doing is all!
 
Professor Chops said:
There's no reason for Nintendo to release a third Mario Party game on the Switch when the previous games are still selling as well as they are.
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Like Jupiter’s Picross series I would love to see the next-gen is one title with annual or bi-annual DLC. It doesn’t need to go full GaaS but just a single app with access to all the boards and games would be amazing.

(Same goes for Jackbox)
 
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Expect a similar to 10 list for a while. Don’t think there are any PlayStation games coming out for several months that could change this
 
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This top ten Nintendo famitsu thing should be getting more recognition in gaming media.
I’d also love to hear what famitsu readers on their gaming forums think of this lol
 
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Joe said:
What caused Super Mario Party to make such a huge leap?
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Seems to be some smaller retailers doing discounts on various evergreen titles.
Earthbounder said:
So, I'm curious: how do these first three weeks of TTYD compare to how TOK performed?

I remember that after the 2nd week TTYD was already showing weaker legs.
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The comparison is okay for now as it is matching the 4th week. The issue is when Obon rolls around.
 
Earthbounder said:
So, I'm curious: how do these first three weeks of TTYD compare to how TOK performed?

I remember that after the 2nd week TTYD was already showing weaker legs.
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05./03. [NSW] Paper Mario: The Origami King <ADV> (Nintendo) {2020.07.17} (¥5.980) - 22.773 / 182.508 <60-80%> (-55%)

So TTYD is about 14k units behind TOK for now. Last week it was 10K.
 
Maronic03 said:
05./03. [NSW] Paper Mario: The Origami King <ADV> (Nintendo) {2020.07.17} (¥5.980) - 22.773 / 182.508 <60-80%> (-55%)

So TTYD is about 14k units behind TOK for now. Last week it was 10K.
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Makes sense being a late release and second installment of the series on the Switch (and third Mario RPG on the system).

TTYD HD outselling TOK is going to come down to Western sales. Paper Mario has always been the stronger series overseas. SMRPG is the bigger legacy game in Japan.
 
Ricimer said:
TTYD HD outselling TOK is going to come down to Western sales.
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Ok, so last week I was being cheeky, but let me ask a genuine question this time: Do you really think this is a realistic prediction with the data we currently have?

In Europe we already know it's selling "basically the same" at best and slightly less at worst (like in Spain, where it sold 47% less in the first week).
This means the US would have to single-handedly compensate for all the areas where it's selling less and performing so strongly the total sales would end up surpassing TOK by a significant margin.

I'm not saying you were one of them, but I definitely saw a lot people rooting for/excepting TTYD to beat TOK's sales by a landslide. Like a complete domination, to the point where it would prove without a shadow of a doubt the old formula is the most popular one by far.
With what we currently know, even a slight victory in sales seems unlikely. I'll eat crow if I'm wrong.
 
Nintendomination is real.
Maronic03 said:
Ok, so last week I was being cheeky, but let me ask a genuine question this time: Do you really think this is a realistic prediction with the data we currently have?

In Europe we already know it's selling "basically the same" at best and slightly less at worst (like in Spain, where it sold 47% less in the first week).
This means the US would have to single-handedly compensate for all the areas where it's selling less and performing so strongly the total sales would end up surpassing TOK by a significant margin.

I'm not saying you were one of them, but I definitely saw a lot people rooting for/excepting TTYD to beat TOK's sales by a landslide. Like a complete domination, to the point where it would prove without a shadow of a doubt the old formula is the most popular one by far.
With what we currently know, even a slight victory in sales seems unlikely. I'll eat crow if I'm wrong.
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TTYD winning in a landslide was always unrealistic. If it comes within spitting distance of TOK that is notable enough considering it’s the second Paper Mario game on the console’s 8th year.
 
Maronic03 said:
Ok, so last week I was being cheeky, but let me ask a genuine question this time: Do you really think this is a realistic prediction with the data we currently have?

In Europe we already know it's selling "basically the same" at best and slightly less at worst (like in Spain, where it sold 47% less in the first week).
This means the US would have to single-handedly compensate for all the areas where it's selling less and performing so strongly the total sales would end up surpassing TOK by a significant margin.

I'm not saying you were one of them, but I definitely saw a lot people rooting for/excepting TTYD to beat TOK's sales by a landslide. Like a complete domination, to the point where it would prove without a shadow of a doubt the old formula is the most popular one by far.
With what we currently know, even a slight victory in sales seems unlikely. I'll eat crow if I'm wrong.
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I'm not predicting anything! I'm just saying TTYD outselling TOK is going to come down to Western sales, because that's the region where it's sold the strongest historically. If the online discourse is going to have a major impact, it's going to be here.

If you want my prediction, I think it will come close to matching TOK's sales but fall slightly short, probably around 2.5-3m by May next year. Maybe it outsells long-term due to stronger critical reception and WOM? I can definitely see it having stronger legs than TOK, especially if some Switch 2 patch or port is announced. TOK didn't have great legs.

I think the macro factors (launch timing) are more important than online discourse, especially for a mainstream IP like Mario. TOK came out during peak Switch. TTYD is a 2nd/3rd installment launching at the end of the Switch's lifespan, 6 months after a similar game already came out.
 
Jesus 5 Mario games in top ten. Granted it's the Japanese kids who always buy physical but still. Mario is just too big.
 
It's always a pleasant surprise to see Mario Party occupies not one, but two slots in the Top 10! It felt like the little series that could, given how much it is underestimated.

Puyo Puyo Tetris 2's Special Price edition seems to always be charting and I can't help but admire it, given how much puzzle games have been stigmatised as being not worth getting physical packages. I really hope that one day Dr. Mario could have a similar prestige and success...

And the first Momotaro game (in #30) reaching 3 million is quite an interesting milestone indeed. Konami might've been proud that it reached that amount.

Thank you for reading.
 
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