Video Game Market Analysis Thread

Gaming
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Those numbers are for things beyond just console hardware, I believe. They would include total market spend, so software and accessories act as a multiplier to make the gap larger.

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Nor really, they’ve had access to Microsoft’s deep pockets for years now and still incompetent as hell, Xbox leadership needs a 343i style shakeup.

New leadership can always improve things, in Xbox’s case it undoubtedly would.

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It actually won’t because any of the people replacing leadership wouldn’t have been trusted enough to be considered for buying ABK. Phil Spencer and his team have built a reputation in the industry that is solid and, has won them recognition and awards for their work. Anyone coming in now that doesn’t even remotely have this teams background will run the business to the ground like the people that where in charge when Xbox 1 launched almost did.

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Yup, Tim Schafer said it was talking with Matt Booty that convinced him to go with Microsoft. Xbox has a super capable management lineup and they’ve got the experience to know not to step in all the time too. While I agree that they could do better in marketing at times, they really have it together better than they ever have.

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Maybe, but not just Starfield. They could have some other major release coming soon. That and maybe a bit of sandbagging due to the ABK acquisition.

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I can walk into my local (Minnesota) Walmart and the only option is PS5s and Series S that are in stock. Series X is m.i.a. / super rare to find a Series X in store. PS5 is really the only in store option for many gamers that don’t want the underpowered Series S (no offense to series S,I own both an X and an S… but in truth the S is only because when I needed a bedroom Xbox the Series X was out of stock).

At this point Xbox needs a soft relaunch of Series X. 1tb model phased out. 2tb model the new standard. Package that into a desirable special edition and then Xbox will again be “boxing clever” with the American market.

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I hope they sort it out fast in the US.

Over here there has been a bit of a shortage too, but the Series X Forza bundle shows up from time to time. PS5 is everywhere though, I even saw the digital version for the first time in the wild. They have definitely sorted out their supply issues.

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Weekly Famitsu

Software Sales (physical only)

  1. [PS5] Hogwarts Legacy – 39,958 / 104,154
  2. [PS5] Wild Hearts – 26,905 / NEW
  3. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Violet – 23,593 / 4,860,103
  4. [NSW] Tales of Symphonia Remastered – 21,860 / NEW
  5. [NSW] Splatoon 3 – 12,958 / 3,889,142
  6. [NSW] Theatrhythm Final Bar Line – 11,565 / NEW
  7. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 9,227 / 5,163,206
  8. [PS4] Tales of Symphonia Remastered – 7,503 / NEW
  9. [NSW] Minecraft – 6,573 / 3,046,881
  10. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports – 5,773 / 1,007,103

Hardware Sales

PlayStation 5 – 88.653 (2.886.971)

Switch – 48.896 (28.311.807)

Xbox Series X|S – 6.600 (428.575)

PlayStation 4 – 1.581 (9.426.599)

3DS – 79 (24.598.566)

Hogwarts is continuing to impress, for a next gen/PS5 title in Japan that’s actually higher than what most PS5 SKUs have accomplished. I’d even wager this game is a reason why Xbox’s hardware sales are up.

Wild Hearts ain’t pretty. I always felt this game will be an underperformer. Next gen exclusivity also isn’t helping it in Japan lol. It released fairly silently. Compare it to Koei’s last attempt at the hunting genre:

[PSV] Toukiden 2, 07/28/16) – 59,032

[PS4] Toukiden 2 (Koei Tecmo, 07/28/16) – 43,334

[PS3] Toukiden 2 (Koei Tecmo, 07/28/16) – 6,222

Tales of Symphonia is telling an extremely interesting story. Despite the Switch version being the most broken port, basically unacceptable tier, the Switch version completely pounded the PS version. I mean it almost sold as much as the brand new Wild Hearts.

[NSW] Tales of Symphonia Remastered – 21,860 / NEW

[PS4] Tales of Symphonia Remastered – 7,503 / NEW

Edit: Just saw the console model breakdown. mS sent a bigger shipment than usual for Series X. Naturally they sold. Even in Japan, people want Series X

Xbox Series X – 4,015

Xbox Series S – 2,585

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We will be getting Canadian sales data now :yum:

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Nice

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The loud hate mob on anyone who played the game really did a number on those sales

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No clue why people thought they would affect the sales lol.

The Trans community is like 0.01 of the population, they have no power in any aspect of society and are among the most hated people on Earth.

It was always overblown, they’re a marginalized community for a reason.

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No wonder Sony is scared.

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Yeah, mild shock.

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Ladies and gents, it’s happened. An Xbox game charted in the weekly Famitsu sales. First time since… I think it was Final Fantasy XV in 2016 lmao

  1. [PS5] Hogwarts Legacy – 39,958 / 104,154
  2. [PS5] Wild Hearts – 26,905 / NEW
  3. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Violet – 23,593 / 4,860,103
  4. [NSW] Tales of Symphonia Remastered – 21,860 / NEW
  5. [NSW] Splatoon 3 – 12,958 / 3,889,142
  6. [NSW] Theatrhythm Final Bar Line – 11,565 / NEW
  7. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 9,227 / 5,163,206
  8. [PS4] Tales of Symphonia Remastered – 7,503 / NEW
  9. [NSW] Minecraft – 6,573 / 3,046,881
  10. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports – 5,773 / 1,007,103
  11. [PS5] Gran Turismo 7 – 5,772 / 286,767
  12. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 4,587 / 5,126,484
  13. [NSW] Fire Emblem Engage – 4,494 / 197,681
  14. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars – 4,243 / 1,179,334

15. [XSX] Forza Horizon 5 – 3,943 / 6,445

  1. [PS4] Theatrhythm Final Bar Line – 3,610 / NEW
  2. [NSW] Pokemon Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl – 3,348 / 2,627,027
  3. [NSW] Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 3,028 / 2,138,196
  4. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 2,967 / 7,432,677
  5. [NSW] Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life – 2,948 / 57,909
  6. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics – 2,872 / 1,088,417
  7. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! – 2,870 / 2,847,033
  8. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure – 2,793 / 3,350,243
  9. [NSW] Kirby and the Forgotten Land – 2,786 / 1,000,201
  10. [NSW] Dragon Quest Treasures – 2,231 / 274,333
  11. [PS5] Horizon Forbidden West – 2,209 / 151,755
  12. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival – 2,106 / 154,655
  13. [NSW] Monster Hunter Rise + Sunbreak Set – 1,791 / 308,555
  14. [NSW] FIFA 23 Legacy Edition – 1,657 / 89,446
  15. [NSW] Bayonetta 3 – 1,582 / 71,442

Famitsu publishes the top 30 about 12 hours after publishing the top 10.

Anyway, Forza is here because it looks like the increased Series X supply was the Forza Horizon 5 bundle. Still, quite shocking to see an Xbox game in there. It’s been… a long time.

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Sony is about to send double amount with more bundles.

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This is only physical games right?

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Yes Famitsu sales are physical only. Xbox physical releases largely died off in Japan and essentially only XGS games get physical releases there (which are largely played on Game Pass or purchased digitally on Series S) so Xbox stopped appearing in the Famitsu charts because of that.

But because you are “forced” to get FH5 bundled with the Series X it appeared there lol.

This is also just weekly numbers.

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Thanks! Its just that I couldn’t stop noticing that, despite PS5 shipments increasing greatly this past weeks it seems weird to me the lack of games charting in that platform. I assume GT7 and Horizon FB are there thanks to bundles?

Hope it does not sound like console warring or anything but it started coughing my attention since their stock improved. Could this mean their digital ratios is really high? has it been like that for a while or it’s just a “pattern” that started appearing?

I would really appreciate you insight since you are the expert in the Japanese market in here!