Famitsu Final Week Sales: Switch nears PS4, Nintendo owns Japan forever

https://www.resetera.com/threads/media-create-sales-week-52-2018-dec-24-dec-30.92277/

So far, no Media Create numbers yet, but Famitsu has theirs all set for week 52 of 2018 in Japan

Switch – 186,806

PS4 – 75,683

3DS – 11,775

Vita – 2,658

Xbox One – 362

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

Switch – 278,701

PS4 – 57,948

New 2DS LL – 19,096

PS4 Pro – 17,845

New 3DS LL – 7,116

Vita – 3,939

2DS – 724

Xbox One X – 195

Xbox One – 182

And here are the software charts:

01./01. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate # (Nintendo) {2018.12.07} (¥7.200) – 253.977 / 2.360.655 <80-100%> (-40%)

02./02. [NSW] Super Mario Party # (Nintendo) {2018.10.05} (¥5.980) – 86.265 / 764.853 <80-100%> (-36%)

03./05. [NSW] Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! / Let’s Go, Eevee! # (Pokemon Co.) {2018.11.16} (¥5.980) – 58.347 / 1.253.677 <80-100%> (-54%)

04./07. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980) – 45.752 / 2.030.297 (-8%)

05./04. [NSW] Dragon Quest Builders 2 (Square Enix) {2018.12.20} (¥7.800) – 38.014 / 165.418 (-70%)

06./03. [PS4] Dragon Quest Builders 2 (Square Enix) {2018.12.20} (¥7.800) – 32.368 / 163.882 (-75%)

07./06. [NSW] Minecraft # (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} (¥3.600) – 32.294 / 525.045 <80-100%> (-37%)

08./08. [NSW] Splatoon 2 # (Nintendo) {2017.07.21} (¥5.980) – 31.286 / 2.874.420 <80-100%> (-23%)

09./02. [PS4] Judgment (Sega) {2018.12.13} (¥8.290) – 30.217 / 224.048 <80-100%> (-25%)

10./03. [PS4] God Eater 3 # (Bandai Namco Games) {2018.12.13} (¥8.200) – 15.335 / 174.834 <80-100%> (-41%)

11./15. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild # (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥6.980) – 14.063 / 1.179.692 <80-100%> (0%)

12./00. [NSW] Go Vacation (Bandai Namco Games) {2017.07.27} (¥4.980) – 13.041 / NEW <20-40%>

13./11. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey # (Nintendo) {2017.10.27} (¥5.980) – 11.555 / 1.900.206 <80-100%> (-45%)

14./13. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun! (Bandai Namco Games) {2018.07.19} (¥6.100) – 10.018 / 270.415 <80-100%> (-37%)

15./00. [3DS] Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story + Bowser Jr’s Journey (Nintendo) {2018.07.27} (¥4.980) – 9.178 / NEW <0-20%>

16./00. [NSW] Diablo III (Blizzard Entertainment) {2018.07.27} (¥6.980) – 9.151 / NEW <60-80%>

17./14. [NSW] Kirby Star Allies (Nintendo) {2018.03.16} (¥5.980) – 8.448 / 664.815 <80-100%> (-46%)

18./16. [3DS] Pokemon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon # (Pokemon Co.) {2017.11.17} (¥4.980) – 6.225 / 2.433.279 <80-100%> (-41%)

19./22. [NSW] Mario Tennis Aces (Nintendo) {2018.06.22} (¥5.980) – 5.622 / 376.366 <80-100%> (-29%)

20./RE. [PS4] Winning Eleven 2019 (Konami) {2018.08.30} (¥7.600) – 5.831 / 155.245 <80-100%>

21./RE. [PS4] Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2018.10.12} (¥7.900) – 5.811 / 479.511 <80-100%>

22./20. [PS4] Onimusha: Warlords # (Capcom) {2018.12.20} (¥3.490) – 5.730 / 26-165 <80-100%> (-72%)

23./RE. [NSW] Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 01: Variety Kit (Nintendo) {2018.04.20} (¥6.980) – 5.665 / 226.845 <80-100%>

24./24. [NSW] FIFA 19 # (Electronic Arts) {2018.09.28} (¥5.800) – 5.268/ 59.381 <60-80%> (-29%)

25./21. [NSW] Dragon Ball FighterZ (Bandai Namco Games) {2018.09.27} (¥6.800) – 4.942 / 64.999 <60-80%> (-37%)

26./RE. [PS4] Battlefield V (Electronic Arts) {2018.11.20} (¥7.800) – 4.930 / 144.309 <60-80%>

27./16. [3DS] Luigi’s Mansion (Nintendo) {2018.11.08} (¥4.980) – 4.893 / 82.577 <60-80%> (-62%)

28./19. [NSW] Katamari Damacy Reroll (Bandai Namco Games) {2018.12.20} (¥3.200) – 4.847 / 15.122 <40-60%> (-53%)

29./26. [NSW] Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Nintendo) {2018.07.13} (¥3.980) – 4.427 / 156.330 <80-100%> (-32%)

30./23. [NSW] Super Run For Money Tousouchuu & Super Battle For Money Sentouchuu Double Pack (Bandai Namco Games) {2018.11.29} (¥5.300) – 3.873 / 23.174 <80-100%> (-50%)

Sure why wouldn't they? Japanese loves handheld.

In before someone says that Switch is dying because of the big drop.

Media Create is tomorrow btw, for both week 52 and week 1.

Even a King couldn't remain king forever. It was pretty expected PS4 at some point will be dethrone by a new Nintendo console at some point. Kudos to the Switch in Japan.

Pretty much this. Seeing the Switch would be number one in Japan was a given and obvious anyways.

Good for Japan, I guess? Not sure what in this info should make me enthused.

so sales went up for every system......except the switch?

i thought switch would be even higher because it was new years week. and new years is the biggest japanese holiday.

First of all, week 52 is always down (though less so so Sony); no idea what gave you the idea that New Year's is a bigger retail holiday than Christmas. Second, the "last week" numbers there are from Media Create. Finally, the last week number he posted didn't combine SKUs so you have to do that manually before comparing.

Really, this thread shouldn't have been posted. OP should have waited for Media Create numbers.

@techhog89: well, that's why I put Famitsu on the top, so the thread title is valid

Then use the Famitsu numbers from the previous week.

@techhog89: they are Famitsu numbers

Got it here

https://nintendoeverything.com/media-create-sales-12-24-18-12-30-18/

Note from the bottom of the page below stated

Note: due to the recent holidays, Media Create data has been delayed. For the time being, we’re using Famitsu numbers. Media Create data will be swapped in as soon as it’s available.

The data was swapped in then. Look at your own ResetEra link.

@techhog89: yeah, no sh!t, I know they used Famitsu's week 52 numbers and compared it to MC's Week 51

No, that's what you did. The week 51 numbers in the ResetEra chart are from Famitsu. The ones you used are from Media Create. Look: https://www.resetera.com/threads/media-create-sales-week-51-2018-dec-17-dec-23.89476/

@techhog89: look at the freaking Ninetendo Everything article and compare it to ResetERA!

You both fucked up (you and NintendoEverything). All that I'm asking is that you switch the comparison from the previous week over from Media Create's numbers to Famitsu. There's no good reason to use Media Create's week 51 in this comparison. You were both just being lazy by copying and pasting. It makes things more confusing.

@KBFloYd: I don't think New Years is a big shopping week in Japan - everyone is too busy travelling to their home cities for New Years festivals. I was there over New Years and the trains were packed but the shops were not.

The first week of Jan might be a lot bigger, since that's when the clearance sales start.

Also, whoa, Nintendo games have got huge legs. Splatoon 2 is still in the top 8, which is crazy!

Nintendo causing butthurt in System Wars? This is new, right?