Famitsu

Lite_Agent 1 June 2018 Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Famitsu, Retro Studios

Japan: Famitsu sales for May 2018

Today, Famitsu shared their latest monthly report on video game sales in Japan, covering May (and more precisely the period going from April 30th to May 27th, so 4 weeks in total).

Lite_Agent 1 June 2018 Capcom, Famitsu, Media Create, Mega Man Legacy Collection, Mega Man Legacy Collection 2

[Japan] Media Create sales for Week 21, 2018 (May 21st – May 27th) [Top 50]

Here’s the Media Create (and Famitsu) sales for Week 21 2018 in Japan. Despite a complete lack of notable releases, Nintendo Switch sales increased slightly this week!
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Update: added Top 50 (Media Create)!

Lite_Agent 29 May 2018 Atlus, Bandai-Namco, Circle Ent., D-Pad Studio, Etrian Odyssey Nexus, Fallen Legion: Rise to Glory, Famitsu, My Hero One's Justice, Nippon Ichi Software, NIS America, Owlboy, Shelter Generations, Soedesco, Super Rare Games, The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince, YummyYummyTummy

Daily Briefs (May 29): My Hero One’s Justice / Yoku’s Island Express / Etrian Odyssey X

Today’s Daily Briefs: latest set of screenshots for My Hero One’s Justice, launch trailer and screenshots for Yoku’s Island Express, boxart for Etrian Odyssey X, screenshots for Fallen Legion: Rise to Glory, latest set of Famitsu previews, Shelter Generations getting a physical release via Super Rare Games, and launch trailer for Owlboy (physical)!

Lite_Agent 25 May 2018 Famitsu, Media Create

[Japan] Media Create sales for Week 20, 2018 (May 14th – May 20th) [Top 50]

Here’s the Media Create (and Famitsu) sales for Week 20 2018 in Japan. Once again, a pretty uneventful week, though Nintendo Switch sales (both Hardware and Software) remain stable.
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Update: added Top 50 (Media Create)!

Lite_Agent 22 May 2018 11 bit studio, 3goo, Aksys Games, Arc System Works, Bandai-Namco, Blazblue Cross Tag Battle, Capcom, Famitsu, Limited Run Games, Little Dragons Café, Mega Man Legacy Collection, Mega Man Legacy Collection 2, Mega Man X Legacy Collection, Mega Man X Legacy Collection 2, Moonlighter, Nacon, Nippon Ichi Software, NIS America, Pro Yakyuu Famista Evolution, SaGa Scarlet Grace: Ambitions, Saturday Morning RPG, SEGA, Shining Resonance: Refrain, SNK, SNK 40th Anniversary Collection, Square-Enix, Tabot, Tennis World Tour, The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince

Daily Briefs (May 22): Shining Resonance Refrain / Blade Strangers / Famitsu previews

Today’s Daily Briefs: latest trailer and digital pre-orders for Shining Resonance Refrain, latest video clip for Blade Strangers, latest set of Famitsu previews, “comparison” trailer for Moonlighter, launch trailer for Tennis World Tour, blog post for SNK 40th Anniversary Collection, latest set of artworks for Little Dragons Café, and pre-orders for Saturday Morning RPG to go live on Friday!

Lite_Agent 18 May 2018 Famitsu, Media Create

[Japan] Media Create sales for Week 19, 2018 (May 7th – May 13th) [Top 50]

Here’s the Media Create (and Famitsu) sales for Week 19 2018 in Japan. The post-Golden Week drop is particularly bad this week, and once again, no game or console is spared!
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Update: added Top 50 sales!

Lite_Agent 17 May 2018 3goo, 505 Games, Arc System Works, Blazblue Cross Tag Battle, Choice Provisions, Closed Nightmare, Eden Games, Famitsu, Gear.Club Unlimited, God Wars: The Complete Legend, Indivisible, Kadokawa, Lab Zero, Microids, Nicalis, Nippon Ichi Software, NIS America, Prototype, Psyonix, Rocket League, Runner3, Sangoku Ren Senki Otome no Heiho, Yoshiwara Higanbana: Kudou no Chigiri

Daily Briefs (May 17, Round 2): Indivisible / Runner3 / BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle

Today’s Daily Briefs (Round 2): Indivisible delayed to 2019, latest blog post for Runner3, videos for BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle, God Wars: The Complete Legend now available for pre-purchase on the Nintendo eShop in Japan, latest set of screenshots for Closed Nightmare, Japanese release date for Code of Princess EX, two games from Prototype headed to the Nintendo Switch, Competitive Season 7 rewards and Competitive Season 8 details for Rocket League, and screenshots for the first set of DLC for Gear.Club Unlimited!

Layton Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaires Conspiracy

Lite_Agent 16 May 2018 Famitsu, Layton's Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaires' Conspiracy, Level-5

Layton’s Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaires’ Conspiracy headed to the Nintendo Switch

Early leaks from Famitsu reveal that Layton’s Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaires’ Conspiracy is coming to the Nintendo Switch this August, in Japan!

Lite_Agent 12 May 2018 Amnesia, Birshana Senki ~Genpei Hika Musou~, Cendrillon Palika, Code: Realize − Bouquet of Rainbows, Dengeki, Famitsu, Hakuoki (new game), Hakuoki Shinkai Fuukaden, LoverPretend, Nil Admirari no Tenbin: Irodori Nadeshiko, Norn9: Var Commons, Otomate, Reine des Fleurs, Sengoku Night Blood, Shiritsu Berbara Gakuen

Otomate: several Otome Visual Novels headed to Nintendo Switch, starting this September

Are you a fan of Otome Visual Novel / Adventure games? If yes, then now is the time to get yourself a Nintendo Switch (if you haven’t already!). Tomorrow, the Otomate label / brand will announce that they will start focusing on that platform from September onwards, with new games and ports in the works.
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Update: added promo video!

Lite_Agent 11 May 2018 Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Famitsu, Media Create, Retro Studios

[Japan] Media Create sales for Week 18, 2018 (April 30th – May 6th) [Top 50]

Here’s the Media Create (and Famitsu) sales for Week 18 2018 in Japan (aka: the infamous Golden Week). This week saw the release of Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, which sold over 2 times better on Nintendo Switch than on Wii U (at launch)!
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Update: added Top 50 (Media Create)!

Lite_Agent 8 May 2018 505 Games, Bandai-Namco, Blade Strangers, Famitsu, Keen Games, Little Nightmares: Complete Edition, Nacon, Nicalis, Nippon Ichi Software, Oizumi Amuzio, Portal Knights, Psyonix, Rocket League, Spike-Chunsoft, Studio Saizensen, Tennis World Tour, The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince

Daily Briefs (May 8): Blade Strangers / Rocket League / Little Nightmares: Complete Edition

Today’s Daily Briefs: Gunvolt announced for Blade Strangers, Double Drop-Rate Weekend for Rocket League, latest video for Little Nightmares: Complete Edition, two video clips for BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle, latest video for Tennis World Tour, latest set of Famitsu previews, more details about the Portal Knights demo, and Waku Waku Doubutsu Land announced for the Nintendo Switch!

Lite_Agent 7 May 2018 Bandai-Namco, Famitsu, Media Create, Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Trilogy, SD Gundam G Generation Genesis

[Japan] Media Create sales for Week 17, 2018 (April 23rd – April 29th) [Top 50]

Here’s the Media Create (and Famitsu) sales for Week 17 2018 in Japan. This week saw the unimpressive debut of two late ports on Nintendo Switch, while Nintendo Labo sales dropped hard during its second week on the market.
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Update: added Top 50 (Media Create)!

Lite_Agent 27 April 2018 505 Games, Artdink, Famitsu, Media Create, Neo Atlas 1469, Nintendo Labo, Portal Knights, Spike-Chunsoft

[Japan] Media Create sales for Week 16, 2018 (April 16th – April 22nd) [Top 50]

Here’s the Media Create (and Famitsu) sales for Week 16 2018 in Japan. Nintendo Labo is off to a pretty good start with nearly 120 000 units sold for the Variety Kit and the Robot Kit combined.
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Update: added Top 50 (Media Create)!

Lite_Agent 24 April 2018 Arc System Works, Atlus, Bandai-Namco, Blazblue Cross Tag Battle, Etrian Odyssey Nexus, Famitsu, GUILTY GEAR XX ΛCORE PLUS R, Little Nightmares: Complete Edition, Nacon, Oizumi Amuzio, Pro Yakyuu Famista Evolution, SEGA, Sonic Mania, Tennis World Tour

Daily Briefs (April 24): Sonic Mania Plus / GUILTY GEAR XX ΛCORE PLUS R / Little Nightmares

Today’s Daily Briefs: Sonic Mania Plus announced for Japan (+ 1 million units sold for the original version), GUILTY GEAR XX ΛCORE PLUS R announced for the Nintendo Switch, latest trailer for Little Nightmares: Complete Edition, latest set of Famitsu previews, Japanese release date + latest player showcase + latest video clip for Tennis World Tour, and a Nintendo Switch cartridge holder in Japan!

Lite_Agent 20 April 2018 Famitsu, Level-5, Media Create, The Snack World: The Dungeon Crawl Gold

[Japan] Media Create sales for Week 15, 2018 (April 9th – April 15th) [Top 50]

Here’s the Media Create (and Famitsu) sales for Week 15 2018 in Japan. Another pretty uneventful week overall, with a decent debut for The Snack World: Trejarers Gold on Nintendo Switch!
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Update: added Top 50 (Media Create)

Lite_Agent 14 April 2018 3goo, Acttil, Arc System Works, Atlus, Bandai-Namco, Blazblue Cross Tag Battle, Closed Nightmare, Etrian Odyssey Nexus, Famitsu, Flyhigh Works, Football Manager Touch 2018, Level-5, Mercenaries Saga Chronicles, My Hero One's Justice, Nacon, Nihon Falcom, Nippon Ichi Software, NIS America, PM Studios, Rideon Japan, SEGA, Shovel Knight, Tennis World Tour, The Snack World: The Dungeon Crawl Gold, This Is The Police 2, THQ Nordic, Villa Gorilla, weappy, Yacht Club Games, Yoku's Island Express, Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana

Daily Briefs (April 14): This Is The Police 2 / BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle / Shovel Knight

Today’s Daily Briefs: gameplay trailer for This Is The Police 2, Limited Edition and pre-order bonuses for BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle, sales milestone for Shovel Knight, official website for Tennis World Tour, retail release for Mercenaries Saga Chronicles in North America, extra covers for Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana, Closed Nightmare and Disgaea Refine announced for the Nintendo Switch, Etrian Odyssey X getting a Famitsu DX Pack, latest video clip and piece of concept-art for Yoku’s Island Express, latest trailer for The Snack World: Trejarers Gold, English trailer for My Hero One’s Justice, and video for Football Manager Touch 2018!

Lite_Agent 13 April 2018 Famitsu, Media Create