Point is that the article makes a point of mention in this, which suggests that it could be high. Maybe what you day is true, but it's not the most apparent interpretation from the article imo.
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FIFA 18 on Switch accounted for 1% of all UK physical copies sold
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Stairouais
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Yeah, ill Wait for French and German numbers.
SinCityAssassin
Member
Well huh.
With the 10k number being thrown around, I would not be surprised of Golf Story outsold FIFA on the Switch.
Golf Story outsold Steamworld Dig 2's 2 week numbers in just couple days or something and SD2 is outpacing all the previous games from Image & Form.
Monty Mole
Member
FH3 back to #3 again? The legs are insane, especially for a XBO game.
It's not only in the UK, looks like FIFA18 Switch ver. bombed in Japan as well:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=250619711&postcount=1159
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=250629293&postcount=1170
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=250651517&postcount=1190
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=250654007&postcount=1202
They say "Switch's digital store has also proved to be popular." They clearly indicate higher eshop numbers, but maybe they are indeed extrapolating eShops sales from other (indie) games? Could be, though their wording does not lead to that interpretation very straight forward lyrics and would be kinda misleading.
i guess not every third-party game can be a pleasant surprise. we'll see how skyrim, la noire, doom and wolfenstein do, but it might be that the switch is pretty heavily geared towards an audience that likes multiplayer games, retro-styled games, and japanese-developed games. western-developed stuff might be more or less a bonus audience for nintendo at this point.
Jimmyfenix
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PS4 60% is a big increase
Switch fighting hard against 360. Fight of the millennium
Switch fighting hard against 360. Fight of the millennium
you know, i once read a post in the fifa switch threads that said fifa would do gangbusters on the switch because portability, its a good fit, etc. and i wanted to reply to say that i didn't think it would as fifa players are really "serious" about it and want the "best" experience and that in their eyes the ps4/xone version would be the one to get, they wouldn't care about stuff like portability and stuff but i felt like it would have seemed as if i was hating on the switch so i refrained from replying. needless to say this isn't very surprising to me.
yeah, that always struck me as odd
yeah, that always struck me as odd
It's bundled with almost every Xbox One console.
You should stop writing things like are facts.
First, we don't have numbers but only rankings across some store chains. Second, FIFA debuted at 10k units at PS4 launch, while the second PS4 FIFA did only 17k units FW. And it grew.
Good Guy Gone Bad
Member
Switch selling the same amount of copies as the 360 which is a legacy console at this point?
An extremely underwhelming result for this version of the game.
An extremely underwhelming result for this version of the game.
Kresnik258
Member
Not even close I would imagine.
For reference, Vita version of FIFA 13 (first 'legacy edition' that released same day as other versions) seemed to sell a similar amount when it released in 2012:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=493798
Or at least, it was sharing ~25k with the none PS360 versions and was ranked #2 out of those (Wii > Vita > PC > PS2 > 3DS).
"Gangbusters" is a relative concept but Switch installed base is still pretty small and if the userbase is interested in playing FIFA on-the-go is something that will come out over time.
Monkeyball
Banned
Nope, it sold more and that's without digital.
You can only sell as much as what the supply was, it's not been available in some supermarkets around the country and sold out online.
Roufianos
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I can only speak for myself but my plan is to pick up the PS4 version and then the Switch version at a later date, hopefully when it's discounted.
£100 is a bit much to spend on Fifa in one week, maybe it will have good legs.
Triggerhappytel
Member
Is there any source for this or does it appear to be just baseless assumption?
UK is far from being the norm regarding Nintendo sales. Crossing the Atlantic, in France, Fifa on Switch is selling better than the XBox One version on amazon and at Micromania, according to a sales manager friend of mine. We'll see how it performs worldwide, in a few months. It should be something between these 2 countries.
fastest finger
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Its widely available on the high street though. If people want it, they can get it.pokéfan;250657079 said:
Frankfurter
Member
Don't expect much. Amazon and apparently also a lot of offline stores didn't get significant shipments. Dunno if it's true, but someone said that Fifa 18 Switch copies were apparently being held back at customs for whatever reason.
Edit: amazon.de currently doesn't even have an estimated delivery date for the game (all other versions are in stock).
Good Guy Gone Bad
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That sentence doesn't indicate anything, it speculates. They don't have any digital numbers from any of the 3 platforms.
Well, this isnt exactly surprising. Switch doesnt seem to be the constantly sold out unit it is in JP/US. Its always in stock and I imagine itll only hit its stride here once Oddysey drops.
Outside of that, UK is PlayStation 4 land and I really dont see anyone with a PS4 and Switch getting FIFA on the Switch over PS4 as I dont think the portability aspect really helps with a footie game.
Outside of that, UK is PlayStation 4 land and I really dont see anyone with a PS4 and Switch getting FIFA on the Switch over PS4 as I dont think the portability aspect really helps with a footie game.
Id imagine the reason they are releasing the legacy versions is because there is a significant market for them. the Switch version doing those numbers isnt a bad thing when
1) FIFA audience is on the PS4/XBOX for years. This is the first Serious FIFA effort for a Nintendo console.
2) still a relatively low installbase. Were talking 90 million vs 5 or 6 at this point worldwide.
i'm just gonna go ahead and say that "fifa on-the-go" will never be big. its just not what fifa players want/care about and i'm saying this as a reformed heavy fifa player (i stopped caring around fifa 15).
Jimmyfenix
Member
The charts confirm it indeed sold less than the 360 version
Monkeyball
Banned
Glad you are up to date now.
KillerMan91
Member
Sales growth for FIFA in Japan is more about FIFA finally eating to Pro Evos numbers there too and less about PS4 itself. FIFA finally got Japanese League exclusively last years and that was biggest reason for huge leap.
Not in my local Sainsbury, Asda nor Tesco. Depends where you live.
Probably the best launch week for a 3rdParty Switch title not named Rabbids...the sales difference between NS and the established consoles was always going to be massive on week 1 when all the hardcore UT players get the game for the systems they have been on for years.
Its all about the longterm performance for EA. Convincing the audience of its quality wasnt going to happen on week 1.
Its all about the longterm performance for EA. Convincing the audience of its quality wasnt going to happen on week 1.
Really, why where have you seen it available at the high street?
fwiw, the likes of Argos only threw it up during the weekend, wasn't available on Friday
FutureLarking
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How many Switches are there in the UK? Far less than the install base of the others for sure.
Either way, I'm thinking about picking it up myself but not for that price.
Either way, I'm thinking about picking it up myself but not for that price.
"One of our product shipments that included FIFA 18 for Nintendo Switch went through a regular sample check by German customs, which results in an unexpected and unfortunate delay for some of our German players. We are working with German customer authorities to clear this as quickly as possible and get the game into the hands of our players. We expect all copies to be in stores and preorders fulfilled by early next week."
Jwebster24
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My local Tesco only had PS4 and XONE copies on the stand in front of the entrance and also in the actual games section.
The supply issue can't have helped, especially with Amazon being out of stock for the past few weeks.
The supply issue can't have helped, especially with Amazon being out of stock for the past few weeks.
fastest finger
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pokéfan;250657295 said:
I said high street, not supermarkets. Argos and GAME have them available in the majority of stores.
Generalizing your own world view is not how sales work. Im having a great time playing single joy con multiplayer at the office. If I would generalize this to sales and popularity then FIFA would a gigantic success. The truth is somewhwre in the middle. You will have people that care and people that wont care. Topping the Nintendo Switch chart first week is probably the best metric to look at for the moment.
A question for the more knowledgeable. Did any other FIFA ever chart at no 1 on a Nintendo platform?
The UK market is depressingly bad, #7 could mean somewhere around 10000.Maybe put this in the OP for context. 1% of total sales is still #7 on individual SKUs.
This is something I always doubted, FIFA is a game people prefer to play on their bigger TV screens.
It's fine if you think so. I think, instead, that if Switch will keep selling as good as it is selling now, it will be able to attract a more mainstream/heterogenous audience, and FIFA will sell well relatively speaking. The portability aspect will be one of the selling points.
Then the increasing Switch installed base should help legs and YOY growth.