OfficerRaichu15
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So probably around 10k physical there then?
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FIFA 18 on Switch accounted for 1% of all UK physical copies sold
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MisterR
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What exactly is sarcasm about that? PS4 does amazing in the rest of Europe.
Jimmyfenix
Member
It's not like it's selling great on ps3 either. Which outsold the switch version. Regardless of where it placed in the chart
jts
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Nothing wrong except legacy software is usually reserved for legacy consoles, and not only the Switch is a currently active console, it's a massively successful one at that.
But hey, if they come priced like legacy games, then it's all good. Fifa is not a gaming Shangri-La and lowering its price and just updating the rosters would be one of the most honest things EA has done with it in a long time.
Jimmyfenix
Member
From estimates fifa 18 passed 1 million in the UK last week so that is most likely correct.
OfficerRaichu15
Member
I think the sales are not good. However, I think we need to wait until after the holidays for us to decide if its a flop worldwide.
Whats the eshop charts look like for Fifa 18 Over there then?
Whats the eshop charts look like for Fifa 18 Over there then?
Jimmyfenix
Member
Remember fifa 17 was last years best selling console game of the year. Fifa 18 could do the same this year so whatever happens with the switch version in the future the price will still be the same as EA likes money.
If your spoiler happens, I will be there alongside you to call out the denial, but at this point, I think it's more prudent to wait until next week for a fully clear picture: the fact is that last week saw at least some stock issues in UK, so this week, with no stock issues left, will give us an unambiguous, final answer as to whether Switch version is a genuine flop that sells below the legacy editions or if the stock was in fact a real issue.
McMoneyman
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Think the Fifa crowd is not on Switch tbh. They rather get it on PS4 and Xbox One.
Not necessarily. The FIFA crowd want to play their friends and most folks are probably on X1 and PS4, especially given the game is objectively more feature-rich and has improved graphical quality. People are picking between the same priced game where one is a tad more feature-rich.
Maintenance
Member
I don't think so. I honestly believe that people don't want a gimped version of the game. Selling a "custom" version of the game with the others having all of the features isn't gonna convince a lot of folks to jump in. I was all for getting the NS version of the game, but the lack of reviews, and then the missing features (which isn't JUST the Journey mode) convinced me to stay away. I wonder how many other folks did the same thing.
Thing is, why would anyone want to get a lesser version of the game? Portability isn't enough, because this isn't just portable FIFA. The expectations are that it's the same FIFA as every other version, which it's not.
Astral Dog
Member
thats what he said!
That's what's honestly stopping me from making a purchase. I've watched videos, read reports but I want to actually try it first.
Until there's a demo (which there likely won't be now) I certainly won't risk it as I'm all digital.
It's a shame as sports games are well suited for portable play in my opinion....
BanjoLayleeYookaKazooie
Banned
Those are some mighty strong words that stem from the performance of one game in mainly one region.
This comment is just about as ridiculous as the ones being mocked above TBH.
Why did you have to make it about all 3rd party games?
It was crystal clear from the very beginning as Sony massively dominates the european FIFA/football game market. They get it to play online, but also to have matches with friends for local friend games, it's just too much of a difference to the ingrained dualshock usage.
I guess this puts the legend that it was all due to stock issues to rest:
Approximate numbers for the Switch version:
Week 1: 8,300 (1% of total sales)
Week 2: 2,600 (1% of total sales)
Week 3: 2,300 (2% of total sales)
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[Week 39, 2017] 01 (NE) FIFA 18 (ELECTRONIC ARTS) - 831,000 / NEW
[Week 40, 2017] 01 (01) FIFA 18 (ELECTRONIC ARTS) - 257,600 / 1,088,600 [-69%]
[Week 41, 2017] 01 (01) FIFA 18 (ELECTRONIC ARTS) - 115,900 / 1,204,500 [-55%]Approximate numbers for the Switch version:
Week 1: 8,300 (1% of total sales)
Week 2: 2,600 (1% of total sales)
Week 3: 2,300 (2% of total sales)
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
I wonder how this will affect EA support in the future. Tbh I didn't expect the SW SKU to bomb this much.
UK doesn't really matter, it will all dependo how this version does in Switch stronger countries.
I think anyone aruging that Switch would do astronomically better without stock issues didn't read the signs properly. However, what you are showing here does indicate that Switch is selling above XB360/PS3 at least, where before people were doubtful of/ disagree in with that. I will agree it's a small victory indeed, but this does indicate that Switch is should be higher in the hierarchy than the legacy versions in UK.
Edit: I will link my Pal charts thread post for expanded thoughts:
Switch over XB360! #vindicated
That was a joke. It seems like Switch SKU of FIFA will land somewhere between terrible and mediocre depending on the legs. At least it is above the legacy edition this week, hope it can remain on top in that race at least.
Edit: If we put logic to work: Switch went from 1% to 2% while total FIFA 18 numbers went down 55%. So, that would mean that thr sales of this week are about the same as last week's. That would in fact indicate that there were stock issues that got resolved, since the other SKUs all dropped compared to previous week.
Infinite_Daremo
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Isn't the UK FIFA's biggest territory? Switch is constantly sold out in the UK. How is it not a strong country?
It's not actually constantly sold out I believe. Plenty of retailers have had Switches for multiple weeks now.
Switch is still way behind XBox and PS4 there. Differently from mainland that it at least is getting closer to Xbox.
More like in the same tier as the PS360 versions.
The UK is the FIFA games' strongest market, I'm not really expecting a sizeable bump in other countries except for France.
Yeah, about the same tier as XB360, above PS3 level. Don't me wrong: I am not saying Switch is a success by any means. What I wanted to clarify (hence why I made a post last week asking to wait for this week's result so we would get a clear view on things) is that Switch isn't somehow a bomb even below the legacy tier, as last week led some to believe.
That's just for this week though, which saw the lowest sales for the game across all platforms. To say which version of the three versions sold best, we lack concrete data.
Uk does absolutely matter, especially as the biggest territory for FIFA. While the Switch has been readily available in Europe for more than a few weeks already, the UK still remains the fifth-largest market for the system (after the US, Japan, France, and Germany).
Also, it doesn't look like the Switch version performed much better in other countries.
I don't know how many Switch were sold in Italy (my country) but here everyone seems obsessed with football...
The top 5 positions are all FIFA versions (standard, Ronaldo or Legacy; PS4/One/360/Ps3)
No sign of Switch, apparently. You can check this data in the current PAL Charts thread, under Italy section. (But it's week 40, not 41)
It's below the ps3 version in France
I just placed an order for one today, stock doesn't appear to be an issue here in the UK.
As a brit I can confirm plenty of switch units are in stock both new and preowned (tbh it's been that way a few weeks after BotW's launch).
I know Nintendo says it's console could be selling better here, but it's price point/value is a massive deterrent for most here people (please bear in mind brexit) and I still feel that way with their 2017 lineup after visiting their booth twice at insomnia and EGX.
The second drawback for me personally the first iteration of the switch's product/industrial design (not hardware specs) is sub-par and doesn't feel well considered and the remedy currently being to pay X more for hardware peripherals is a poor solution that I won't condone. I am hoping (much like their prior handhelds have proven) their revision models after the first unit are significantly improved.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
lmao how does the biggest market for FIFA not matter? Come on son. No to mention its doing worse than PS3 in France.
Visualante2
Member
I thought PES was stronger in mainland Europe anyway. So maybe Fifa actually stands a chance given that there will be no PES on Switch.
I mean were people in here even arguing that? I only saw people saying stock was limited by EA, the fact that Switch only accounts for 1% of total sales is down to a number is reasons, mainly the amount of units Switch's sold in the UK compared to XB1 and especially PS4
2% of this weeks total Fifa sales was still more sales than Destiny 2 got on XB1
Joelstinton14
Member
It would be interesting to know digital numbers. Whilst i don't expect them to be great, the game as consistently been in the top 3 in the e-shop charts since it's release, although it has dropped a little bit over the last couple of days.
It is a much worse result than it bombing UK imo.
Relatively it isn't a strong country for switch, so while its install base isn't small, it has much bigger competition.
True, both bad results, for D2 on XOne and for FIFA on Switch, I'd say: nothing to celebrate.
JonnyDBrit
Member
Well, with the exception of Japan, and even then that's like 20% of sales as opposed to 1%, and comes down more to the lower size of the Japanese market for FIFA in all. Wouldn't be surprised if it was the Switch version's highest territory in terms of percentage.
PES isn't very strong compared to FIFA in mainland Europe either.
Check this thread from page 1, or even the post on this page:
The mental hoops some people jump through in this thread is amazing. How bout we just accept the fact that the Switch version of Fifa 18 bombed horribly and just hope Switch continues getting 3rd party support from EA? I mean there's no other word for it. These sales fucking suck. But I dont think EA will give up after one title.