Some really interesting stats from latest Japanese retail charts.
Animal Crossing exceeding 8 million at retail
Dragon Quest III keeps trucking along
Mario Kart 6 million+
M&L Brothership is a bit of a bomb in Japan
Jamboree is a bona fide hit in Japan. Game is really good. They've really fixed Mario Party these days.
PS5 is dead in Japan
Switch is unbelievable after 8 years doing 100k+
Some good nerd analysis at sales autisty site
'Media Create Sales: Week 51, 2024 (Dec 16 - Dec 22)'
Edit: Apparently Animal Crossing is now the biggest selling game at retail in Japan ever, surpassing original Pokemon.
Quote:Famitsu Sales: Week 51, 2024 (Dec 16 - Dec 22)
01./01. [NSW] Super Mario Party: Jamboree <ETC> (Nintendo) {2024.10.17} (¥6.480) - 133.542 / 835.085 (+39%)
02./02. [NSW] Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake <RPG> (Square Enix) {2024.11.14} (¥6.980) - 38.088 / 894.671 (-31%)
03./03. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe <RCE> (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980) - 24.019 / 6.146.178 (-6%)
04./04. [NSW] Minecraft # <ADV> (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} (¥3.600) - 23.131 / 3.744.671 (+29%)
05./06. [NSW] Mario & Luigi: Brothership <RPG> (Nintendo) {2024.11.07} (¥6.480) - 22.237 / 148.380 (+49%)
06./07. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate # <FTG> (Nintendo) {2018.12.07} (¥7.200) - 18.178 / 5.668.493 (+32%)
07./05. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom <ADV> (Nintendo) {2024.09.26} (¥6.980) - 18.145 / 356.613 (+21%)
08./08. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2020.03.20} (¥5.980) - 15.536 / 8.008.343 (+15%)
09./11. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Violet # <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2022.11.18} (¥5.980) - 15.244 / 5.477.820 (+50%)
10./10. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports # <SPT> (Nintendo) {2022.04.29} (¥4.980) - 13.309 / 1.503.403 (+14%)
Animal Crossing exceeding 8 million at retail
Dragon Quest III keeps trucking along
Mario Kart 6 million+
M&L Brothership is a bit of a bomb in Japan
Jamboree is a bona fide hit in Japan. Game is really good. They've really fixed Mario Party these days.
Quote:HARDWARE
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
|System | This Week | Last Week | Last Year | YTD | Last YTD | LTD |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
| NSW # | 104.151 | 99.382 | 104.320 | 3.032.555 | 3.998.063 | 34.819.211 |
| PS5 # | 24.650 | 21.574 | 49.882 | 1.427.019 | 2.555.407 | 6.391.876 |
| XBS # | 3.389 | 1.913 | 540 | 116.433 | 141.093 | 656.540 |
| PS4 # | 44 | 47 | 634 | 13.691 | 72.807 | 9.504.750 |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
PS5 is dead in Japan
Switch is unbelievable after 8 years doing 100k+
Some good nerd analysis at sales autisty site
'Media Create Sales: Week 51, 2024 (Dec 16 - Dec 22)'
Edit: Apparently Animal Crossing is now the biggest selling game at retail in Japan ever, surpassing original Pokemon.
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