Tiago Rodrigues
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And this is just physical. Who knows how the ratio is in Japan right now for ps5The PS5 pushing hardware AND software. We love to see it.
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Famitsu Sales [2/13-2/19] Ps5 #1 and Hogwarts Legacy (PS5) exceededs 100,000
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TLZ
Banned
Did we suddenly forget the PS5 stock shortage during all this time that only just started getting better weeks ago? And you're comparing that to peak Switch sales period that had zero stock issues?
Polygonal_Sprite
Member
But OLED Switch is also supply constrained per Nintendo so does that not count?It's 4 weeks now?
And I'm absolutely calm
Just calling out the stupidity of those people who thought that when the PS5 was heavily supply constrained that was representative of actual demand.
Then it became "but it doesn't sell software! The units must go all to China and to the grey market, no japanese is actually interested in the product!". And here we go, two PS5 games in the top two positions.
Let's see how things go in the next weeks.
So PS5 has sold most for 4 weeks… good stuff. It seems a bit desperate to be celebrating outselling a six year old console (which is also supply constrained) tbh. PS5 now has much, much better stock so it’s selling much better than it was before and it will tail off once that initial demand is met. This is essentially a new launch period for PS5 after Japan’s soft launch so there would be something really wrong if it wasn’t selling well after being extremely supply constrained in Japan for the past two years since launch.
I want PS5 (and Series S/X) to sell as well as possible Worldwide so we get more current gen only games and rid the industry of the cross gen stuff but I’m not getting carried away by a month of good PS5 sales like it’s suddenly going to sell 30 million units in Japan. It will sell well until Final Fantasy then tail right off and go back to a much lower baseline of say 30k per week (which is still decent for an incredibly large, power hungry home console in Japan).
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
This is why MS needs to be able to buy the largest [western] 3rd party publisher in the world and play takeaway with their Win OS monopoly money; because they're irrelevant in Japan [eastern].
Their political stylized words, not mine.
Their political stylized words, not mine.
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yazenov
Member
Keep the same energy and post the stats for this year and next year.
It's going to be a long generation for you since its the PS5's time to shine now.
Those periods were the decline of the PS4, and the extreme shortages of PS5. Now its time for the Switch's decline.
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mansoor1980
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leo-j
Member
Right, but revenue PlayStation dwarf’s Nintendo.
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Kerotan
Member
Which is why 3rd party's and the industry loves PlayStation so much.
TLZ
Banned
It is not supply constrained. At all. Don't believe their lies. You can find switches everywhere. It is simply in decline at this stage and it is normal.
No one said that. But if it happens I'll be pleasantly surprised. I don't want home consoles to die in Japan.
Punished Miku
Gold Member
Exactly, lol.It's 4 weeks now?
And I'm absolutely calm
Just calling out the stupidity of those people who thought that when the PS5 was heavily supply constrained that was representative of actual demand.
Then it became "but it doesn't sell software! The units must go all to China and to the grey market, no japanese is actually interested in the product!". And here we go, two PS5 games in the top two positions.
Let's see how things go in the next weeks.
Its a theory, that's whatever.
But when stock has increased dramatically.....one cannot just dismiss that the console actually being available is helping. I didn't expect to still see that theory with PS5 games actually charting...and yet.
Mr Moose
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Orbital2060
Member
Arent those for last week? Total says 104k in the list.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Astral Dog
Member
what narratives? the Switch is like 100 years old, and several times weaker than the competition
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Orbital2060
Member
Those are not great numbers for PS5 titles in Japan, though, if you consider there is supposed to be 2.xx million consoles sold in Japan.
It will be interesting to see if FF16 can crack 300k copies without bundles.
It will be interesting to see if FF16 can crack 300k copies without bundles.
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John Wick
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You can get two Switch for the price of a PS5.
Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
Part of your MS quota post?
FalsettoVibe
Member
Meanwhile one post of many, on another site, in a thread with the same title as this one.....
Your constant slick trolling and obsession with Forspoken failing is embarrassing. Stop acting innocent.
On topic, good numbers for Hogwarts. Loving the game. PS5 beasting without constraints as well.
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John Wick
Member
It's easy to get you triggered isn't it?
Why don't you post the total profit for Sony?
John Wick
Member
100 times cheaper too
sandbood
Banned
Let's combined PS4 total profits since 2013 to 2022 plus PS5 total profits vs Nintendo since Switch era in 2017
SIE since 2013 profits - 1,881bn yen
Nintendo since 2017 profits - 2,453bn usd
Nintendo Switch is more profitable than all Sony gaming systems combined.
Wonder if per post payouts were reduced after recent Microsoft job cuts. 1099 contractor with no benefits I'm guessingPart of your MS quota post?
sandbood
Banned
Hogwarts Legacy isn't Forspoken despite both are wizard games.
tkscz
Member
We've reached the point where I don't think they give a damn. It can sell under expectation and still net them one hell of a profit.
They learned from the Wii if you look at Switch's overall yearly sells. Switch is still doing leaps and bounds better than the Switch did when 2010 hit and the fad was over and the Wii's numbers dropped significantly. The Wii U was announced the following year. The Switch kept it's moment up way longer than the Wii did.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Meanwhile one post of many, on another site, in a thread with the same title as this one.....
Your constant slick trolling and obsession with Forspoken failing is embarrassing. Stop acting innocent.
On topic, good numbers for Hogwarts. Loving the game. PS5 beasting without constraints as well.
adamsapple
Why don't you ever ask how many sales MS games are racking up?
Oh wait.
Nautilus
Banned
These two PS5 games are on top because:It's 4 weeks now?
And I'm absolutely calm
Just calling out the stupidity of those people who thought that when the PS5 was heavily supply constrained that was representative of actual demand.
Then it became "but it doesn't sell software! The units must go all to China and to the grey market, no japanese is actually interested in the product!". And here we go, two PS5 games in the top two positions.
Let's see how things go in the next weeks.
1) They are brand new releases
2) Switch doesn't have big new releases since what, Pokemon?
Plus, if you are celebrating a PS5 software comeback with a title doing 30k in its second week, just... lol
Don't get me wrong, that's good for Hogwarts, but not as a game in Japan in general.
PS5 hardware sales are doing great right now because of pent up demand people.Like you all were saying, there were barely any PS5 in Japan. Now Sony, after ignoring Japan for over 2 years, finally started to send stock over there.So let's see how long they can keep that up.Or in another words: Let's see how big that demand is.
PS5 software continues to be horrible.Not as bad as 2021 mind you(Because PS5 are starting to finally sell), but they are still abysmal. For anyone thinking this is good, the only thing I can say its:
lol
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Asking for sales of Japanese Xbox games in a Famitsu thread ?
Come on man, it's like you think I'm a troll or something.
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DeepEnigma
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CTRL-F NPD and UK.... yep. Still cobwebs.
nial
Gold Member
Anyone who wasn't clearly delusional knew that once the stock issues were resolved, sales were going to be VERY different. They really wanted the PS5 to be the Wii U of Sony.
Tiago Rodrigues
Member
PS5 has the 2 best selling physical games in Japan this week. With digital, the gap is probably bigger.
It's not amazing but it's also not a tragedy. 6 months ago PS5 selling close to 100k a week and having the 2 best selling games in a single week in japan was unthinkable.
Punished Miku
Gold Member
It's not about being delusional. Trends in Japan for a while now have included more emphasis on mobile, traditionally not liking gigantic physical systems, and not liking a lot of the western games that are huge sellers - including most all of Sony's 1st party output right now. I'm surprised it's selling as well as it is. Nintendo was destroying them for a while.
blackjon24
Member
Glad to see something other than first party nintendo games doing well in japan.
Wild Hearts feels very low for a new hunting game. I get that the install base isn't that big and digital sales are a bigger part of sales than they used to be but vita hunting games used to murder in japan, even the developers previous previous hunting games did a lot better.
Wild Hearts feels very low for a new hunting game. I get that the install base isn't that big and digital sales are a bigger part of sales than they used to be but vita hunting games used to murder in japan, even the developers previous previous hunting games did a lot better.
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Gambit2483
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Orbital2060
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Does anyone have a total for first party physical copies sold on PS5? I trawled IB but couldnt find it atm. But Famitsu released totals for overall third-party games sold in Japan in calendar year end of 2021 to end of 2022 which shows how tough it is to gauge exactly how well PS5 is doing in Japan.
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nial
Gold Member
They were for an exact reason, stock issues. And it's not like one has to be dead and the other thriving, they can coexist together and I never believed traditional home consoles would go away in Japan, with these charts proving me right. At this point, what we need to see is whether PS5 can sustain this momentum for years to come, because it's selling better than both the PS4 and PS3 in the same timeframe.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Woah, had no idea Minecraft was still selling this much in Japan as of end of 2022.
tkscz
Member
Not disagreeing with you there. The sales are dropping for sure, while I don't believe we'll get an announcement this year, the successor is in the works I have no doubt about that. I was just saying the Switch does not compare to the drop the Wii saw three years into it's life.tkscz It's taking longer to reach the cliff but that cliff IS coming. Once you lose momentum and mindshare in this market it's incredibly hard to get back. MS, Sony and Nintendo ALL know this firsthand
Gambit2483
Member
Minecraft is basically just digital LEGO at this point. As long as kids exists so too will Minecraft.
El Pistolero
Banned
I am genuinely surprised that the PS5 is having PS4 level sales in Japan so far, seeing how mobile heavy the country has become.
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HotSauceEnema
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Seeing even Reeeeee-era talking about this is hilarious, they are referring to it as "The Game" or "That Game"
Luminoth-4545
Member
Wouldn't surprise me if PS5 sold 3 million this year in Japan, it is difficult to know if demand remains high or falls a little but at the moment they are immediately selling every console they produce. By the way the PS4's peak year was 1.94 million in Japan (2016), the PS5 will beat that easily.
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NeoIkaruGAF
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Jeez, what a sad show of a first page in this thread.
And some people take it personally when somebody says that this place is unhealthily obsessed with sales. Ten posts in and it’s console warring already.
And some people take it personally when somebody says that this place is unhealthily obsessed with sales. Ten posts in and it’s console warring already.
Coulomb_Barrier
Member
Lol they're gonna be in fits on that InstallBase forums about the PS5 comeback in Japan.