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Famitsu Sales: Week 9, 2024 (Feb 26 - Mar 03)


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[Software & Hardware Weekly Sales] The long-awaited release of FF7 Rebirth starts at the top! New title "Goblin Slayer" and "Matsuurika no Kei -kEi- Tenmeitane Iden" also enter the top 10 [2/26-3/3]​


Sales ranking announced by Famitsu. This time we bring you a summary of estimated weekly game software and hardware sales from February 26th to March 3rd, 2024.

Among the remake trilogy of Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, the sequel to FF7 Remake released in 2020, took the top spot for the first time. It got off to a strong start selling by 262,656 copies.

Following on from 2nd place were Mario vs. Donkey Kong, Super Mario Bros. Wonder and Momotaro Dentetsu World: The Earth Rotates with Hope!'' ~ and other regular top 10 titles, 7th and 9th place are Goblin Slayer and Matsuurika no Kei -kEi- Tenmeitane Iden which appears for the first time.

The former is a tactics RPG that takes advantage of the world setting of the popular dark fantasy anime Goblin Slayer, the latter is a romance adventure game set in a fictional race and country and both are titles that will make you curious about their future sales.

In addition Crayon Shin-chan: Shiro of Charcoal Town which is in its second week of release is in 6th place and Splatoon 3 which has been revived with the distribution of paid additional content is in 8th place.

Famitsu Sales: Week 9, 2024 (Feb 26 - Mar 03)​

Software​


1st PS5 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
262,656 (total 262,656) New / Square Enix / February 29, 2024

2nd Switch Mario vs. Donkey Kong
14,480 (total 103,523) -47% / Nintendo / February 16, 2024

3rd Switch Super Mario Bros. Wonder
11,643 (total 1,767,792) +6% / Nintendo / October 20, 2023

4th Switch Momotaro Dentetsu World: Electric Railway ~The earth revolves around hope! ~
9,708 (total 998,957) +16% / KONAMI / November 16, 2023

5th Switch Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
9,251 (total 5,728,200) +14% / Nintendo / April 28, 2017

6th Switch Crayon Shin-chan “Shiro of Charcoal Town”
7,352 (total 28,945) -66% / Neos / February 22, 2024

7th Switch Goblin Slayer -ANOTHER ADVENTURER- NIGHTMARE FEAST
6,822 (total 6,822) New / Bushiroad / February 29, 2024

8th) Switch Splatoon 3
5,613 (total 4,239,708) +7% / Nintendo / September 9, 2022

9th Switch Matsurika no Kei -kEi- Tenmeitane Iden
5,537 (total 5,537) New / Idea Factory / February 29, 2024

10th Switch Minecraft
5,468 (total 3,458,115) +0% / Microsoft Japan / June 21, 2018

Hardware​

  • Switch - 4,302 (total 19,733,798)
  • Switch Lite - 6,979 (total 5,759,478)
  • Switch Oled - 51,250 (total 6,787,979)
  • PS5 - 41,786 (total 4,613,083)
  • PS5 DE - 6,281 (total 732,266)
  • Xbox Series X - 1,130 (total 257,671)
  • Xbox Series S - 1,221 (total 303,471)
  • PS4 - 1,722 (total 7,922,006)
  • New Nintendo 2DS LL - 13 (total 1,192,865)

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Guess I was super close with my FF7 Rebirth prediction from last week's Famitsu Sales thread.
Dragon Quest XI* - 950.338
Final Fantasy XV - 716.649
Final Fantasy VII Remake - 702.853
Kingdom Hearts III - 640.406
Dragon Quest Heroes - 566.569
Dragon Quest Heroes II - 381.928
Persona 5 - 344.854
Final Fantasy XVI - 336.027
Tales of Arise - 201.798
Persona 5 Royal - 201.448

Curious where Rebirth will land when we get famitsu's sales data for current week.

250k first week sales should be more than achievable I think.
 

Hardensoul

Member

[Software & Hardware Weekly Sales] The long-awaited release of ``FF7 Reverse'' starts at the top! New works "Goblin Slayer" and "Matsuurika no Kei -kEi- Tenmeitane Iden" also entered the top 10 [2/26-3/3]​


Sales ranking announced by Famitsu. This time, we bring you a summary of estimated weekly game software and hardware sales from February 26th to March 3rd, 2024.

Among the remake trilogy of Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, the sequel to FF7 Remake released in 2020, took the top spot for the first time. It got off to a strong start, selling 262,656 copies.

Following on from 2nd place were Mario vs. Donkey Kong , Super Mario Bros. Wonder and Momotaro Dentetsu World: The Earth Rotates with Hope!'' ~ and other regular top 10 titles, 7th and 9th place are Goblin Slayer and Matsuurika no Kei -kEi- Tenmeitane Iden which appear for the first time.

The former is a tactics RPG that takes advantage of the world setting of  the popular dark fantasy anime Goblin Slayer. The latter is a romance adventure game set in a fictional race and country, and both are titles that will make you curious about their future sales.

In addition Crayon Shin-chan: Shiro of Charcoal Town which is in its second week of release is in 6th place and Splatoon 3 which has been revived with the distribution of paid additional content is in 8th place.

Famitsu Sales: Week 9, 2024 (Feb 26 - Mar 03)​

Software​


1st PS5 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
262,656 (total 262,656) New / Square Enix / February 29, 2024

2nd Switch Mario vs. Donkey Kong
14,480 (total 103,523) -47% / Nintendo / February 16, 2024

3rd Switch Super Mario Bros. Wonder
11,643 (total 1,767,792) +6% / Nintendo / October 20, 2023

4th Switch Momotaro Dentetsu World: electric railway ~The earth revolves around hope! ~
9,708 (total 998,957) +16% / KONAMI / November 16, 2023

5th Switch Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
9,251 (total 5,728,200) +14% / Nintendo / April 28, 2017

6th Switch Crayon Shin-chan “Shiro of Charcoal Town”
7,352 (total 28,945) -66% / Neos / February 22, 2024

7th Switch Goblin Slayer -ANOTHER ADVENTURER- NIGHTMARE FEAST
6,822 (total 6,822) New / Bushiroad / February 29, 2024

8th) Switch Splatoon 3
5,613 (total 4,239,708) +7% / Nintendo / September 9, 2022

9th Switch Matsurika no Kei -kEi- Tenmeitane Iden
5,537 (total 5,537) New / Idea Factory / February 29, 2024

10th Switch Minecraft
5,468 (total 3,458,115) +0% / Microsoft Japan / June 21, 2018

Hardware​

  • Switch - 4,302 (total 19,733,798)
  • Switch Lite - 6,979 (total 5,759,478)
  • Switch Oled - 51,250 (total 6,787,979)
  • PS5 - 41,786 (total 4,613,083)
  • PS5 DE - 6,281 (total 732,266)
  • Xbox Series X - 1,130 (total 257,671)
  • Xbox Series S - 1,221 (total 303,471)
  • PS4 - 1,722 (total 7,922,006)
  • New Nintendo 2DS LL - 13 (total 1,192,865)
FF7 rebirth didn’t move the needle on PS5 console! 😮
 

Hardensoul

Member
I was expecting 50K+ for PS5. well

Nintendo right now.
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Yea I’m shocked by PS5 sales. I’m in camp that dislike the episodic release of FF7 remake. It looks like there are more fans like me that just isn’t interested in it. At least not until full story is completed.
 

nowhat

Member
I was basically laughed at bringing that up early on. But it’s likely just part of the reason, Japan loves portables is more of the reason!
I was kidding of course, but there may be a point to it. It would also explain why Nintendo devs on average seem to be so allergic to any forms of AA - the TVs are so tiny it doesn't matter.
 

Hardensoul

Member
I was kidding of course, but there may be a point to it. It would also explain why Nintendo devs on average seem to be so allergic to any forms of AA - the TVs are so tiny it doesn't matter.
I didn’t really think about that, I’ve just the art style of Nintendo games. I’ve always a fan of the cartoon/Anime art styles. But yea their style lends itself to lower spec consoles. But most importantly their style seems to still look almost as good over time!
 

jm89

Member
At this point SE could release a unanimous 100 metacritic score perfect FF game.

And Japan will just say meh.

I think they should focus more on growing that western audience with FF. With ps5 and pc combined sales should do well.
 
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nowhat

Member
I didn’t really think about that, I’ve just the art style of Nintendo games. I’ve always a fan of the cartoon/Anime art styles. But yea their style lends itself to lower spec consoles. But most importantly their style seems to still look almost as good over time!
I'm not adverse to the art style, as such, but the fact remains that most Switch games can look really rough on a modern 4K TV of any decent size. Especially as the rendering resolution can be way below 720p even when docked. Switch 2, or whatever it will be called, can't come soon enough IMHO.

...but this is not a comment on the quality of Nintendo's (or their partners) output, the games are great. They just can end up looking like ass by contemporary standards.
 
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Kacho

Member
From IBF

[PS3] Final Fantasy XIII - 1.501.964 (Media Create)
[PS4] Final Fantasy XV - 716.649 (Famitsu)
[PS4] Final Fantasy VII Remake - 702.853 (Famitsu)
[PS5] Final Fantasy XVI – 336.027 (Famitsu)
[PS5] Final Fantasy VII Rebirth - 262.656 (Famitsu)
 

Madflavor

Member
The decline of Final Fantasy in Japan is truly something to behold. I wasn't expecting Rebirth to come close to matching Remake's numbers, but a 440k drop? That's fucking shocking.
 

Metnut

Member
From IBF

[PS3] Final Fantasy XIII - 1.501.964 (Media Create)
[PS4] Final Fantasy XV - 716.649 (Famitsu)
[PS4] Final Fantasy VII Remake - 702.853 (Famitsu)
[PS5] Final Fantasy XVI – 336.027 (Famitsu)
[PS5] Final Fantasy VII Rebirth - 262.656 (Famitsu)

Are those first week sales or lifetime sales?
 

Mephisto40

Member
From IBF

[PS3] Final Fantasy XIII - 1.501.964 (Media Create)
[PS4] Final Fantasy XV - 716.649 (Famitsu)
[PS4] Final Fantasy VII Remake - 702.853 (Famitsu)
[PS5] Final Fantasy XVI – 336.027 (Famitsu)
[PS5] Final Fantasy VII Rebirth - 262.656 (Famitsu)
You're comparing pre order numbers for one game against a full week of sales for the rest

Why are people so desperate to see this game fail? it's actually baffling, your just making stuff up to paint it a certain way at this point
 

Dane

Member
I really didn't see any post release engagement with Rebirth as it did with Remake and even XVI.

You're comparing pre order numbers for one game against a full week of sales for the rest

Why are people so desperate to see this game fail? it's actually baffling, your just making stuff up to paint it a certain way at this point
FF XVI also had only 4 days of the week counted and a smaller install base.
 

Mephisto40

Member
Lol. The numbers are there dude… Is ok to be in denial mode. Hold your breath for the next week numbers then…
Oh be quiet, it's clear what your agenda is from looking at your post history

I'm sure your switch with your library of 4 legitimate games is great fun, maybe you should play it more instead of running this little battle of yours
 
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Musashipan

Member
No one cares about FF anymore.
If they release a ff6 remake on the switch, guarantee it would be a sales record.
Switch is a monster
 
While at first glance, those numbers do seem low, but I think they are probably in line with what SE was expecting:


-Slightly less than 5million PS5s sold in Japan thus far
-Slightly less than 10million PS4s sold in Japan thus far


The game is a PS5 exclusive. There is literally 50% less hardware to sell this game on. What were some of you expecting? a 1 in 5 attach rate? Get a grip.
 

Kacho

Member
Its almost as no one talked for days and weeks like the first game did on social media, it just went by even after its acclaimed reception.
That's what I thought you were saying. I've noticed the same thing.
 
Comparison with another classic remake

02./00. [NSW] Super Mario RPG <RPG> (Nintendo) {2023.11.17} (¥5.980) - 301.334 / NEW <60-80%>
01./00. [PS5] Final Fantasy VII Rebirth <RPG> (Square Enix) {2024.02.29} (¥8.980) - 262.656 / NEW
 

Hardensoul

Member
I'm not adverse to the art style, as such, but the fact remains that most Switch games can look really rough on a modern 4K TV of any decent size. Especially as the rendering resolution can be way below 720p even when docked. Switch 2, or whatever it will be called, can't come soon enough IMHO.

...but this is not a comment on the quality of Nintendo's (or their partners) output, the games are great. They just can end up looking like ass by contemporary standards.
Fair enough! Yea, let’s not derail!
 

Madflavor

Member
Right now we're in the window of time where Square announced the sales figures for XVI and Remake when those games launched. If we get radio silence from Square on Rebirth's sales WW over the next few days, it may be safe to assume it's not doing great WW either.
 
Yea I’m shocked by PS5 sales. I’m in camp that dislike the episodic release of FF7 remake. It looks like there are more fans like me that just isn’t interested in it. At least not until full story is completed.
I'll never understand the "wait until all parts are out" crowd. You do know you are setting yourself up for a straight 250-300 hours to play them all in a row, right?
 

DonkeyPunchJr

World’s Biggest Weeb
The decline of Final Fantasy in Japan is truly something to behold. I wasn't expecting Rebirth to come close to matching Remake's numbers, but a 440k drop? That's fucking shocking.
We all laughed at him. But this prediction was prophetic. He truly is an expert in Japanese culture:

Square just shot themselves in the foot.

I don't know how much the rest of you know about Japanese culture (I'm an expert), but honor and shame are huge parts of it. It's not like it is in America where you can become successful by being an asshole. If you screw someone over in Japan, you bring shame to yourself, and the only way to get rid of that shame is repentance.

What this means is the japanese public, after hearing about this, is not going to want to purchase FFXIII for either system, nor will they purchase any of Square's games. This is HUGE. You can laugh all you want, but Square has alienated an entire market with this move.

Square, publicly apologize and cancel FFXIII for 360 or you can kiss your business goodbye.
 

Hardensoul

Member
I'll never understand the "wait until all parts are out" crowd. You do know you are setting yourself up for a straight 250-300 hours to play them all in a row, right?
Time will not be an issue for me when I get engrossed in a game or watching movie/tv series. It’s the wait of sequels and of unfinished stories that is worst for me! I’d rather not start. I don’t care about FOMO!
 

nial

Gold Member
Yeah, bad sales. I do think it could have a high digital ratio, but still, not a very good look. How's the WOM in Japan? Maybe it could have some strong legs going forward, but we will see.
 

Go_Ly_Dow

Member
Playstation as a force looks about done in Japan from a software sales perspective? Basically every franchise has seen big decline looking at the biggest launches:



I don't know how you can have a console that's almost sold 6mil units and yet the software sales are this abysmal. I've asked before a couple of months ago if perhaps consoles are being bought in Japan to sell outside the country? The disconnect between the hardware sales vs software sales is just huge. Even if we assumed 40-50% of all sales are digital (probably more like 30-40%?), the disconnect is still apparent.
 
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