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[Luminoth-4545]

Famitsu Sales: Week 44, 2023 (Oct 23 - Oct 29)​

Software​

1st Switch Super Mario Bros. Wonder
163,176 (total 801,810) -74% / Nintendo / October 20, 2023

2nd Switch Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol.1
19,330 (total 19,330) NEW / KONAMI / October 24, 2023

3rd PS5 Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol.1
13,717 (total 13,717) NEW / KONAMI / October 24, 2023

4th PS5 Marvel's Spider-Man 2
12,509 (total 89,857) -84% / Sony Interactive Entertainment / October 20, 2023

5th Switch Game of Life for Nintendo Switch
9,150 (total 63,414) -13% / Takara Tomy / October 6, 2023

6th Switch Pikmin 4
7,932 (total 930,538) -22% / Nintendo / July 21, 2023

7th Switch Pokemon Scarlet and Violet
5,149 units (total 5,168,231) -2% / Pokemon / November 18, 2022

8th Switch Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
4,763 (total 5,525,023) -10% / Nintendo / April 28, 2017

9th Switch Minecraft
4,371 (total 3,295,992) -11% / Microsoft Japan / June 21, 2018

10th Switch Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
3,264 (total 5,311,793) -10% / Nintendo / December 7, 2018

Hardware sales volume​

• Switch - 6,200 (total 19,582,667)
• Switch Lite - 6,580 (total 5,534,410)
• Switch Oled - 53,381 (total 5,937,965)
• PS5 - 2,717 (total 3,931,232)
• PS5 Digital Edition - 216 (total 589,937)
• Xbox Series X - 2,903 (total 229,898)
• Xbox Series S - 398 (total 290,299)
• PS4 - 1,006 (total 7,903,393)
• New Nintendo 2DS LL - 23 (total 1,192,558)

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

So I guess Sony isn't stocking the old PS5 model at all, which means this is all the stock that still remains to be cleared until the PS5 slim arrives in stores.

 

[Gaiff]

> Jim Ryan steps down (fired)

> Newest COD does not get platinum trophies

> Xbox outsells Playstation in Japan

The tables have turned.

 

[MasterDerico]

Let the excuses BEGIN!

 

[Little Chicken]

3rd PS5 Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol.1
13,717 (total 13,717) NEW / KONAMI / October 24, 2023

Stop encouraging Konami

 

[Interfectum]

 

[Luminoth-4545]

 

[mckmas8808]

So when is the PS5 slim releasing again?

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

So when is the PS5 slim releasing again?

Next week on Nov 10.

 

[Tsaki]

So when is the PS5 slim releasing again?

I think November 10th? At least in the US

 

[Woopah]

A steeper drop for Mario than I was expecting. I think Sony shoud have launched the Slim with Spiderman.

 

[GHG]

The comeback is on.

 

[Insane Metal]

> Jim Ryan steps down (fired)

> Newest COD does not get platinum trophies

> Xbox outsells Playstation in Japan

The tables have turned.

How the turntables!

 

[Deerock71]

I actually had to do a double take. Just scrolling, I naturally assumed second place would fall to the PS5. Then I read the comments.

 

[Three]

I think November 10th? At least in the US

It's November 10 for both US and Japan

 

[Ronin_7]

So when is the PS5 slim releasing again?

November 10th in both US & Japan.

You can no longer buy PS5s in Japan until then so expect numbers to keep dropping.

 

[Luminoth-4545]

Highest weeks one and two (Famitsu).

 

[mckmas8808]

Next week on Nov 10.

So honestly............this seems super stupid on Sony's part. Unless they know what the demand and their supply will be. What number of PS5s would they have to sell in the first week to make up for their stupid allocation issues?

100,000? 150,000?

 

[Punished Miku]

So hell finally froze over.

 

[adamsapple]

• PS5 - 2,717
• PS5 Digital Edition - 216
• Xbox Series X - 2,903
• Xbox Series S - 398

Also interesting to see Series X outselling Series S by almost 6 fold.

 

[tkscz]

I had to look at it three times to make sure I was looking at the right. Are PS5s on low supply in prep for the PS5 slim?

 

[MrA]

So honestly............this seems super stupid on Sony's part. Unless they know what the demand and their supply will be. What number of PS5s would they have to sell in the first week to make up for their stupid allocation issues?

100,000? 150,000?

Retailers hate obsolete stock, better to let them clear it out, as sony is probably liable for unsellable units, any lost sales will be recovered in the following few weeks,

 

[Fake]

Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection must be a good port.

 

[Mibu no ookami]

So honestly............this seems super stupid on Sony's part. Unless they know what the demand and their supply will be. What number of PS5s would they have to sell in the first week to make up for their stupid allocation issues?

100,000? 150,000?

They don't care about 40-50K a week in Japan. They need units in the US.

 

[mckmas8808]

They don't care about 40-50K a week in Japan. They need units in the US.

Yes, and this is my fear about today's Playstation leaders.

 

[MrA]

Stop encouraging Konami

There is no winning here
Buy mgs collection
Konami:ha ha they will buy anything no matter what!
Don't buy it
Konami: people must not want mgs!

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

 

[Saber]

Betting Metal Gear will remain there for very little time.

 

[Nubulax]

> Jim Ryan steps down (fired)

> Newest COD does not get platinum trophies

> Xbox outsells Playstation in Japan

The tables have turned.

They actually DIDNT outsell Playstation... if you count PS4+PS5

 

[Mibu no ookami]

Yes, and this is my fear about today's Playstation leaders.

They can easily make up the sales in Japan, they need to sell as many units in North America as they can as quickly as they can. They have no competition in Japan from Xbox, particularly this holiday season.

Your fear is that their leadership understands the market?

 

[MoreJRPG]

I think this is the third or fourth week where Xbox has outsold them. But as expected Nintendo continues to absolutely dominate Japan. The Switch 2 is going to have another seven year death grip on the sales charts.

Pretty remarkable how Sony destroyed all the goodwill they built up there under Jim Ryan.

 

[MrA]

They actually DIDNT outsell Playstation... if you count PS4+PS5

Playstation family, vin diesel approved

 

[X-Wing]

So honestly............this seems super stupid on Sony's part. Unless they know what the demand and their supply will be. What number of PS5s would they have to sell in the first week to make up for their stupid allocation issues?

100,000? 150,000?

Look at the Lifetime Totals.
They don't really need to do anything, when the new hardware launches the situation regularize.

 

[Woopah]

They can easily make up the sales in Japan, they need to sell as many units in North America as they can as quickly as they can. They have no competition in Japan from Xbox, particularly this holiday season.

Your fear is that their leadership understands the market?

I agree that a few low weeks won't make too much difference, but I think an argument can be made that Switch is a stronger competitor to PS5 in Japan than Xbox Series is to PS5 in the US.

 

[Goalus]

Also interesting to see Series X outselling Series S by almost 6 fold.

Green rats are winning.

 

[Kerotan]

PlayStation is fucked. Sales were so good but they've crashed. Xbox is the new traditional home console king. I can't fucking believe it. PlayStation better fight back next week or I riot.

 

[Ozzie666]

I'm waiting for the spin from Microsoft how they out sold Sony in japan, leaving off some crucial details.
Did hell freeze over?

 

[Spitfire098]

Where's starfield and horizon?

 

[Woopah]

Where's starfield and horizon?

Xbox Series physical games are basically non existant in Japan. Last year there was 1 XBS game in the top 1,000.

 

[Azelover]

That PS5 figure is really pathetic.. even with shortages. There's no sugar coating it.

I hope a lot of people are waiting for the redesign.