[Japan] Famitsu sales for October 2024 (Top 5 Software, Publishers, Hardware)
Here’s the latest sales report from Famitsu, with Hardware and Software sales for October 2024 in Japan (September 30th to October 27th, so 4 weeks in total).
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Top 5 Software
Super Mario Party Jamboree is off to a great start with over 300,000 units sold (308.962 to be precise), which is a noticeable increase compared to the previous entry (Mario Party Superstars with 245.000 units sold during the first two weeks, back in 2021).
As for The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, it had a decent second month with nearly 90.000 units sold, bring total sales to nearly 290.000 units sold at retail alone.
01./00. [NSW] Super Mario Party: Jamboree <ETC> (Nintendo) {2024.10.17} (¥6.480) – 308.962 / NEW
02./00. [PS5] Metaphor: ReFantazio # <RPG> (Atlus) {2024.10.11} (¥8.980) – 100.662 / NEW
03./01. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom <ADV> (Nintendo) {2024.09.26} (¥6.980) – 88.758 / 288.879 (-56%)
04./00. [PS5] Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero <FTG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2024.10.10} (¥8.100) – 82.172 / NEW
05./00. [PS5] Professional Baseball Spirits 2024-2025 <SPT> (Konami) {2024.10.17} (¥8.900) – 79.260 / NEW
09./00. [PS4] Metaphor: ReFantazio # <RPG> (Atlus) {2024.10.11} (¥8.980) – 31.978 / NEW
Market share
PS5 – 3
NSW – 2
PS4 – 1
Publishers
Once again, Nintendo was the most successful publisher with nearly 600.000 units sold (599.000 to be precise). Super Mario Party Jamboree accounts for most of those sales, with The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom contributing a good chunk of those sales. The rest comes from the usual evergreen titles.
- Nintendo: 599.000
- Konami: 152.000
- Atlus: 143.000
Hardware
Hardware-wise, the Nintendo Switch saw a drop in sales in September with 245,466 units sold. However, that drop is actually due to the tracking period: October had only 4 weeks (as opposed to 5 for September), and sales were effectively flat Month on Month.
- Nintendo Switch: 245.466 (September 2024: 308.404)
- PlayStation 5: 47.615 (September 2024: 74.523)
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Source: Famitsu
Some data compiled by: Chris1964 (Install Base)
