Japan Sales Charts

[ethomaz]

I think it is better to stay one single thread for now.

Famitsu Sales: Week 32+33, 2022 (Aug 01 - Aug 14)

01./00. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports <SPT> (Nintendo) {2022.04.29} (¥4.980) - 53.900 / 677.393
02./00. [NSW] Xenoblade Chronicles 3 # <RPG> (Nintendo) {2022.07.29} (¥7.980) - 39.529 / 152.257
03./00. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe <RCE> (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980) - 29.276 / 4.774.885
04./00. [NSW] Kirby and the Forgotten Land <ACT> (Nintendo) {2022.03.25} (¥5.980) - 27.957 / 851.866
05./00. [NSW] Monster Hunter Rise + Sunbreak Set <Monster Hunter Rise \ Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak> <ACT> (Capcom) {2022.06.30} (¥7.990) - 24.180 / 241.652
06./00. [NSW] Minecraft # <ADV> (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} (¥3.600) - 21.173 / 2.749.039
07./00. [NSW] Live A Live <RPG> (Square Enix) {2022.07.22} (¥6.800) - 20.999 / 106.234
08./00. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure # <HOB> (Nintendo) {2019.10.18} (¥7.980) - 19.012 / 3.247.019
09./00. [PS5] Gran Turismo 7 # <RCE> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2022.03.04} (¥7.900) - 17.153 / 157.041
10./00. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! <TBL> (Konami) {2020.11.19} (¥6.300) - 12.780 / 2.698.202

HARDWARE

+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
|System |  This Week |  Last Week |  Last Year |     YTD    |  Last YTD  |     LTD     |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
| NSW # |    153.822 |            |    162.505 |  2.706.492 |  3.514.449 |  25.625.993 |
| PS5 # |     46.600 |            |     22.586 |    627.246 |    707.639 |   1.850.581 |
| XBS # |      8.703 |            |      2.325 |    163.070 |     40.421 |     291.728 |
| 3DS # |        307 |            |        862 |      8.972 |     19.518 |  24.596.420 |
| PS4 # |         28 |            |      2.605 |        590 |     87.814 |   9.395.534 |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
|  ALL  |    209.460 |            |    190.883 |  3.506.370 |  4.369.841 |  62.948.524 |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
|  PS5  |     44.126 |            |     18.160 |    563.670 |    597.284 |   1.592.796 |
| PS5DE |      2.474 |            |      4.426 |     63.576 |    110.355 |     257.785 |
| XBS X |      4.802 |            |      1.315 |     66.404 |     26.285 |     139.695 |
| XBS S |      3.901 |            |      1.010 |     96.666 |     14.136 |     152.033 |
|NSWOLED|     94.827 |            |            |  1.420.418 |            |   2.192.546 |
| NSW L |     23.924 |            |     26.699 |    440.165 |    937.588 |   4.850.949 |
|  NSW  |     35.071 |            |    135.806 |    845.909 |  2.576.861 |  18.582.498 |
|  PS4  |         28 |            |      2.605 |        590 |     87.590 |   7.819.811 |
|n-2DSLL|        307 |            |        862 |      8.972 |     19.518 |   1.201.475 |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

Jesus, Switch is really just dominating there on the software (& hardware) side. I'd be interested to know the numbers with sources like Amazon Japan included, though.

Given that, crazy to see a PS game chart in the Top 10, for GT7. That game's going to have some long legs, just like the previous GT entries. Also it looks like PS5 shipments to Japan are definitely improving, that might be their biggest single week's worth of sales since the launch period.

It looks like Xbox Series numbers are either stabilizing in the region, or getting a bit more supply-constrained. It could honestly be either but I'm slightly leaning towards the former, if some other patterns WRT pricing of systems in a few Western territories signal anything. Wonder if anyone knows what the retail selling prices for Xbox consoles are at Japanese stores (or on Amazon Japan) at current?

 

[Remember_Spinal]

I think GT7 is being bundled in Japan. Kinda sucks that thats the only Japanese first party game Sony has at the moment. I’m Sure they would love to bundle something like Elden Ring instead.

This is why Team Asobi will be important in the future for Sony.

 

[ethomaz]

Jesus, Switch is really just dominating there on the software (& hardware) side. I'd be interested to know the numbers with sources like Amazon Japan included, though.

Given that, crazy to see a PS game chart in the Top 10, for GT7. That game's going to have some long legs, just like the previous GT entries. Also it looks like PS5 shipments to Japan are definitely improving, that might be their biggest single week's worth of sales since the launch period.

It looks like Xbox Series numbers are either stabilizing in the region, or getting a bit more supply-constrained. It could honestly be either but I'm slightly leaning towards the former, if some other patterns WRT pricing of systems in a few Western territories signal anything. Wonder if anyone knows what the retail selling prices for Xbox consoles are at Japanese stores (or on Amazon Japan) at current?

It 2 weeks btw… there is a holiday in the previous week so Famitsu merged them.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

you know Japan is irrelevant when the switch is the dominant platform

 

[Dr Bass]

you know Japan is irrelevant when the switch is the dominant platform

What’s your excuse for the rest of the world?

 

[FatKaz]

you know Japan is irrelevant when the switch is the dominant platform

Well for playstation it's not as relevant compared to other regions. Sony making more money in the west then japan.

 

[Bernd Lauert]

Moshi moshi, bunduru desu

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

I think GT7 is being bundled in Japan. Kinda sucks that thats the only Japanese first party game Sony has at the moment. I’m Sure they would love to bundle something like Elden Ring instead.

This is why Team Asobi will be important in the future for Sony.

Do the Famitsu charts count bundles? Found out recently that NPD doesn't count certain types of bundles, just wondering if Famitsu has a similar thing.

I'm curious if Sony could work out a deal with Bandai-Namco to bundle in Elden Ring at some point. The bundle could cover the cost of the game, similar to how the HFW bundles more or less do it. I guess it would just come down to what price the two sides could negotiate.

Definitely true WRT Asobi, and I'm feeling pretty reassured about what way they're going in the future.

It 2 weeks btw… there is a holiday in the previous week so Famitsu merged them.

Ah okay. Still pretty good numbers I suppose.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

What’s your excuse for the rest of the world?

1. Children
2. Man-babies stuck in Nostalgia Land.
3. Nintendo is a Cult just like Disney.

 

[Dr Bass]

1. Children
2. Man-babies stuck in Nostalgia Land.
3. Nintendo is a Cult just like Disney.

Or.

Nintendo makes really fun, high quality games.

 

[ParaSeoul]

you know Japan is irrelevant when the switch is the dominant platform

Japan as a market would be irrelevant even if PS was the dominant platform. The games and developers are great but the Japanese market doesn't contribute much sales wise.

 

[Bernd Lauert]

Japan as a market would be irrelevant even if PS was the dominant platform. The games and developers are great but the Japanese market doesn't contribute much sales wise.

It's literally the 2nd biggest market in the world.

 

[ParaSeoul]

It's literally the 2nd biggest market in the world.

 

[Bernd Lauert]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_video_games_markets_by_country

#3 by total revenue. If we only look at consoles, you can delete China because China has barely any.

 

[ParaSeoul]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_video_games_markets_by_country

#3 by total revenue. If we only look at consoles, you can delete China because China has barely any.

Includes mobile,if you were looking at actual game sales and not gacha whale revenue,it would be far smaller.

 

[Bernd Lauert]

Includes mobile,if you were looking at actual game sales and not gacha whale revenue,it would be far smaller.

 

[ParaSeoul]

The actual sales figures? The declining console market in Japan vs the rising mobile market?

Japan's console market at lowest point for 24 years

2014 saw Japan's home console and handheld game sales reach their lowest point for 24 years.

www.eurogamer.net

 

[Bernd Lauert]

The actual sales figures? The declining console market in Japan vs the rising mobile market?

Japan's console market at lowest point for 24 years

2014 saw Japan's home console and handheld game sales reach their lowest point for 24 years.

www.eurogamer.net

No, show me that it's not #2 in the world anymore. Which countries have overtaken it?

 

[Heisenberg007]

I think GT7 is being bundled in Japan. Kinda sucks that thats the only Japanese first party game Sony has at the moment. I’m Sure they would love to bundle something like Elden Ring instead.

This is why Team Asobi will be important in the future for Sony.

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