[Japan] Famitsu sales for Week 50, 2019 (December 09 – December 15) [Top 30]
Here’s the latest sales report from Famitsu (and Media Create), covering Week 50, 2019 in Japan.
Famitsu
This week, there’s once again a complete lack of new Nintendo Switch titles in the Top 10 Software provided by Famitsu. Unfortunately, the release of Shin Sakura Taisen means the Top 10 is no longer made exclusively of Nintendo Switch games!
Now that the holiday season is full swing, the various evergreens saw their sales increase noticeably this week. Even Pokémon Sword and Shield got a healthy boost: +15%, which is remarkable given it had already been selling quite strongly since launch. The 231 578 units sold this week bring the total since launch to 2 456 459 units, which means the game does have a shot at hitting the 3 million units milestone at retail before the end of the year.
Meanwhile, Ring Fit Adventure saw its sales literally explode, with +258% in a single week (57 746 units sold). Of course, this is thanks to the increased shipments promised by Nintendo earlier this month. Unfortunately, demand remain quite strong, and this week’s shipments were clearly not enough to fully meet it. It will certainly be interesting to see how many units Nintendo end up shipping in the next few weeks (Christmas + New Year). LTD sales currently stand at 386 257 units.
Here’s how the games in the rest of the Top 10 Software fared this week:
- 04./02. [NSW] Luigi’s Mansion 3 (Nintendo) – 48.449 / 367.746 (+42%). A healthy boost this week, with the 400 000 units milestone coming next week!
- 05./05. [NSW] Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games: Tokyo 2020 (Sega) – 26.677 / 103.857 (+76%). It’s now sold over 100 000 units since launch;
- 06./04. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft Game Studios) – 25.036 / 1.063.127 (+63%). Minecraft remains as popular as ever;
- 07./06. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) – 22.376 / 2.580.291 (+53%). Holiday boost brings the 3 million units milestone a bit closer;
- 08./07. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo) – 21.135 / 3.383.582 (+51%). Second holiday season is going pretty well for Smash!
- 09./10. [NSW] Fishing Spirits: Nintendo Switch Version (Bandai Namco Games) – 20.932 / 264.845 (+82%). Bandai-Namco really hit the jackpot with this port of the popular arcade game;
- 10./09. [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 (Nintendo) – 19.466 / 739.734 (+58%). It will not sell over 1 million units at retail this year alone, unfortunately.
Famitsu – Software sales (Top 30)
01./01. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield # <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2019.11.15} (¥5.980) – 231.578 / 2.456.459 <80-100%> (+15%)
02./00. [PS4] New Sakura Wars # <ACT> (Sega) {2019.12.12} (¥8.800) – 140.376 / NEW <60-80%>
03./03. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure <HOB> (Nintendo) {2019.10.18} (¥7.980) – 57.746 / 386.257 <80-100%> (+258%)
04./02. [NSW] Luigi’s Mansion 3 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.10.31} (¥5.980) – 48.449 / 367.746 <80-100%> (+42%)
05./05. [NSW] Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games: Tokyo 2020
<SPT> (Sega) {2019.11.01} (¥5.990) – 26.677 / 103.857
<40-60%> (+76%)
06./04. [NSW] Minecraft # <ADV> (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} (¥3.600) – 25.036 / 1.063.127 <80-100%> (+63%)
07./06. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe <RCE> (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980) – 22.376 / 2.580.291 <80-100%> (+53%)
08./07. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate # <FTG> (Nintendo) {2018.12.07} (¥7.200) – 21.135 / 3.383.582 <80-100%> (+51%)
09./10. [NSW] Fishing Spirits: Nintendo Switch Version <SPT>
(Bandai Namco Games) {2019.07.25} (¥5.700) – 20.932 / 264.845
<80-100%> (+82%)
10./09. [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.06.28} (¥5.980) – 19.466 / 739.734 <80-100%> (+58%)
11./08. [NSW] Super Mario Party # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2018.10.05} (¥5.980) – 19.370 / 1.197.020 <80-100%> (+40%)
12./15. [NSW] Splatoon 2 # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2017.07.21} (¥5.980) – 11.154 / 3.212.004 <80-100%> (+76%)
13./00. [PS4] Control <ACT> (Marvelous) {2019.12.12} (¥6.800) – 10.336 / NEW <40-60%>
14./16. [NSW] Disney Tsum Tsum Festival # <ETC> (Bandai Namco
Games) {2019.10.10} (¥6.100) – 10.275 / 87.316 <60-80%> (+77%)
15./11. [NSW] Yo-kai Watch 4++ <RPG> (Level 5) {2019.12.05} (¥6.480) – 9.674 / 20.007 <20-40%> (-6%)
16./21. [NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe <New Super Mario Bros. U
\ New Super Luigi U> <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.01.11} (¥5.980) –
6.981 / 723.501 <80-100%> (+64%)
17./18. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild # <ADV>
(Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥6.980) – 6.617 / 1.458.066 <80-100%> (+38%)
18./26. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun! <ACT> (Bandai Namco
Games) {2018.07.19} (¥6.100) – 6.220 / 398.242 <80-100%> (+66%)
19./25. [NSW] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball <SPT> (Konami) {2019.06.27} (¥6.980) – 6.014 / 192.235 <80-100%> (+59%)
20./27. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2017.10.27} (¥5.980) – 5.575 / 2.030.275 <80-100%> (+74%)
21./23. [NSW] Fortnite: Darkfire Bundle <ACT> (Warner
Entertainment Japan) {2019.11.07} (¥3.000) – 5.558 / 26.446
<60-80%> (+40%)
22./22. [NSW] Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive
Edition # <RPG> (Square Enix) {2019.09.27} (¥7.980) – 5.548 /
449.475 <80-100%> (+33%)
23./12. [PS4] SD Gundam G Generation: Cross Rays # <SLG> (Bandai
Namco Games) {2019.11.28} (¥8.200) – 5.478 / 80.323 <80-100%> (-47%)
24./28. [NSW] Eiga Sumikko Gurashi: Tobidasu Ehon to Himitsu no Ko –
Game de Asobou! Ehon no Sekai <ETC> (Nippon Columbia) {2019.11.07}
(¥4.800) – 5.398 / 17.958 <40-60%> (+71%)
25./14. [NSW] SD Gundam G Generation: Cross Rays # <SLG> (Bandai
Namco Games) {2019.11.28} (¥8.200) – 4.737 / 57.099 <80-100%> (-33%)
26./20. [PS4] Death Stranding # <ADV> (Sony Interactive
Entertainment) {2019.11.08} (¥6.900) – 4.729 / 253.475 <80-100%> (+0%)
27./30. [NSW] Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! / Let’s Go, Eevee! #
<RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2018.11.16} (¥5.980) – 4.359 / 1.674.468
<80-100%> (+51%)
28./24. [PS4] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare <ACT> (Sony Interactive
Entertainment) {2019.10.25} (¥7.900) – 4.173 / 200.683 <80-100%> (+5%)
29./00. [NSW] Kirby Star Allies <ACT> (Nintendo) {2018.03.16} (¥5.980) – 3.689 / 771.408 <80-100%>
30./00. [NSW] FIFA 20 <SPT> (Electronic Arts) {2019.09.27} (¥5.093) – 3.424 / 31.896 <60-80%>
Number of games in Top 30
NSW – 25
PS4 – 5
Famitsu – Hardware
Nintendo Switch sales saw a big boost this week thanks to the holiday season, with 236 625 units sold (vs. 188 501 units last week). Once again, the OG model is by far the most popular (155 516 units), though sales of the Lite model didn’t drop this time (81 109 units). Speaking of the OG model, it’s now sold over 10 million units since launch, and the Lite model could hit the 1 million units milestone before the end of the year if the boost during Week 51 is strong enough.
Despite the increase, sales are still down Year on Year, as the Nintendo Switch sold 285 513 units during Week 50 2018. Of course, this is due to the extremely positive impact on sales the launch of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate had. There’s no such game in 2018, and so it stands to reason that sales would be down this year (especially after November sales were actually better than last year’s, despite the launch of two popular bundles in 2018).
If Animal Crossing: New Horizons had not been delayed to March 2020, then there’s little doubt sales would be up Year on Year. But despite a weaker December (so far), total sales for the current year are still ahead of 2018 sales by nearly 1 million units (3 968 150 units vs 2 994 921 units). Even if sales are down Year on Year during the remaining two weeks of the year, the drop shouldn’t be too severe.
Since launch, the Nintendo Switch has sold over 10 857 696 units. Naturally, the 11 million units milestone is for Week 51!
Quite interestingly, Nintendo 3DS sales actually dropped this week, from 4 074 units to 3 694 units. The holiday boost was quite limited last year (only 17 525 units), but this year is even worse. It’s no wonder YTD sales only stand at 184 812 units (vs 529 077 units in 2018), which basically guarantees the handheld will not even sell 200 000 units this year. Since launch, the Nintendo 3DS has sold 24 489 776 units.
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
|System | This Week | Last Week | Last Year | YTD | Last YTD | LTD |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
| NSW # | 236.625 | 188.501 | 285.513 | 3.968.150 | 2.994.921 | 10.857.696 |
| PS4 # | 11.216 | 41.401 | 82.546 | 1.007.491 | 1.544.366 | 8.559.581 |
| 3DS # | 3.694 | 4.074 | 17.525 | 184.812 | 529.077 | 24.489.776 |
| XB1 # | 522 | 400 | 489 | 7.792 | 14.672 | 110.723 |
| PSV # | 51 | 45 | 2.583 | 37.577 | 175.475 | 5.862.931 |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
| ALL | 252.108 | 234.421 | 388.656 | 5.205.822 | 5.260.515 | 49.880.707 |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
| NSW L | 81.109 | 66.285 | | 850.765 | | 850.765 |
| NSW | 155.516 | 122.216 | 285.513 | 3.117.385 | 2.994.921 | 10.006.931 |
| XB1 X | 345 | 176 | 351 | 4.825 | 10.651 | 18.281 |
| XB1 S | 177 | 224 | 138 | 2.967 | 4.021 | 20.440 |
|PS4 Pro| 3.848 | 9.645 | 20.207 | 367.260 | 426.751 | 1.339.850 |
| PS4 | 7.368 | 31.756 | 62.339 | 640.231 | 1.117.615 | 7.219.731 |
| PSV | 51 | 45 | 2.583 | 37.577 | 175.475 | 5.862.931 |
|n-2DSLL| 3.549 | 3.950 | 11.629 | 154.036 | 331.147 | 1.098.280 |
| n-3DS | 145 | 124 | 5.524 | 29.685 | 176.942 | 5.885.510 |
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Media Create – Software sales (Top 10)
01./01. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2019.11.15} (¥5.980)
02./00. [PS4] New Sakura Wars # <ACT> (Sega) {2019.12.12} (¥8.800)
03./03. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure <HOB> (Nintendo) {2019.10.18} (¥7.980)
04./02. [NSW] Luigi’s Mansion 3 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.10.31} (¥5.980)
05./04. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate # <FTG> (Nintendo) {2018.12.07} (¥7.200)
06./08. [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.06.28} (¥5.980)
07./06. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe <RCE> (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980)
08./07. [NSW] Super Mario Party # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2018.10.05} (¥5.980)
09./05. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield Dual Pack {Pokemon Sword \ Pokemon
Shield} <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2019.11.15} (¥11.960)
10./09. [NSW] Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games: Tokyo 2020 <SPT> (Sega) {2019.11.01} (¥5.990)
Number of games in Top 10
NSW – 9
PS4 – 1
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Source: Media Create / Famitsu / Famitsu
Data compiled by: Chris1964 (ResetEra)
Additional data via: Game Data Library
