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Famitsu Sales: Week 17+18, 2024 (Apr 22 - May 05)


[Weekly sales of software and hardware] “Stellar Blade” starts at the top! The latest works of ``Hyakyuuden'', ``Forever Blue'', ``Saga'', and ``Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba'' are also in the top 10 [4/22-5/5]


[Weekly sales of software and hardware] “Stellar Blade” starts at the top! The latest works of "Hyakyuuden'', "Forever Blue'' Saga and "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba'' are also in the top 10 [4/22-5/5]​


Sales ranking announced by Famitsu. This time we bring you a summary of estimated weekly game software and hardware sales from April 22, 2024 to May 5, 2024.

Due to the aggregation period the ranking is based on the total of 2 weeks.

In this week's ranking, 6 of the top 10 titles are new titles (5 titles if counted by model). Among them, "Stellar Blade" took first place .

This is an action-adventure produced by South Korean developer SHIFT UP and it got off to a good start, receiving positive reviews for its attractive characters and stylish sci-fi action.

Next in 2nd and 5th place are the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5 versions of the new RPG Hyakyuuden, created by the creators of various hit titles such as the "Suikoden'' series. In third place is "Forever Blue Luminous'', the latest work in the marine adventure series that allows you to freely explore the ocean .

In 6th place is the latest title in the 35-year-old RPG Saga series, "Saga Emerald Beyond'' and in 7th place is "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba'', a board game based on the popular anime Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Aim! The strongest soldier!

Famitsu Sales: Week 17+18, 2024 (Apr 22 - May 05)​

Software​

1st PS5 Stellar Blade
67,131 (total 67,131) / Sony Interactive Entertainment / April 26, 2024

2nd Switch Hundred Heroes
46,729 (total 46,729) / 505 Games / April 23, 2024

3rd Switch Forever Blue Luminous
28,345 (total 28,345) / Nintendo / May 2, 2024

4th Switch Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
21,089 (total 5,825,584) / Nintendo / April 28, 2017

5th PS5 Hundred Heroes
19,434 (total 19,434) / 505 Games / April 23, 2024

6th Switch Saga Emerald Beyond
18,434 (total 18,434) / Square Enix / April 25, 2024

7th Switch Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Aim! The strongest soldier!
17,404 (total 17,404) / Aniplex / April 25, 2024

8th Switch Princess Peach Showtime!
17,171 (total 160,351) / Nintendo / March 22, 2024

9th Switch Super Mario Bros. Wonder
16,080 (total 1,846,076) / Nintendo / October 20, 2023

10th Switch Minecraft
14,083 (total 3,516,475) / Microsoft Japan / June 21, 2018

Hardware​

  • Switch - 11,199 (total 19,786,390)
  • Switch Lite - 16,247 (total 5,833,845)
  • Switch Oled - 72,592 (total 7,195,696)
  • PS5 - 43,033 (total 4,808,908)
  • PS5 DE - 6,501 (total 767,403)
  • Xbox Series X - 2,982 (total 271,121)
  • Xbox Series S - 2,353 (total 310,852)
  • PS4 - 202 (total 7,925,781)

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Madflavor

Member
Stellar Blade numbers aren't great for 2 weeks worth of sales. Rise of the Ronin had more sales in their first week alone(84k).

The game was reported out of stock at a lot of stores for a few days, so it may be a case of the game being undershipped. 67k for two weeks, from a brand new IP and from an unproven developer in the console market, is not anything less than solid though. Those are still fine numbers.

Overall Golden Weeks looks pretty unremarkable across the board.
 
Obviously no weekly percentage increases/decreases for software and last years golden week was weeks 18+19 so no last year comparison.
 
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Not apples to apples since it's 2 weeks of tracking versus just one week, but Stellar Blade performed quite well vs similar action titles considering the physical was also sold out so people most likely went for the digital version or just waited for the game to be restocked.

TitleFirst WeekLTD
Bayonetta 2
Bayonetta 3
Astral Chain
33114
41285
32236
50472
71442
54105
Nier
Nier Remake
Automata
DMC 5
64818
108838
182762
122838
134015
175792
407637
189121
(Numbers from nichebarrier)
 

Hardensoul

Gold Member
Not great for 2 weeks with a holiday. But Switch still surprise for late in its gen. PS5 barely up is sad..
 

Woopah

Member
Not that great of a Golden Week. Switch hardware is decent, but the Japanese really needs Switch 2 and some game announcements.

Stellar Blade numbers aren't great for 2 weeks worth of sales. Rise of the Ronin had more sales in their first week alone(84k).
Probably because one is open world and the other is more a character action game.
 

Fake

Member

Famitsu Sales: Week 17+18 2024 (Apr 22 - May 05)​

Software​

1st PS5 Stellar Blade
67,131 (total 67,131) / Sony Interactive Entertainment / April 26, 2024

I'm a simple man.
 
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Famitsu has published the top 30 game software sales for the week of April 22, 2024 to April 28, 2024, which has been added below.

  1. [PS5] Stellar Blade (SIE, 04/26/24) – 48,998 (New)
  2. [NSW] Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes (505 Games, 04/23/24) – 41,009 (New)
  3. [PS5] Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes (505 Games, 04/23/24) – 16,791 (New)
  4. [NSW] SaGa Emerald Beyond (Square Enix, 04/25/24) – 15,079 (New)
  5. [NSW] Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Sweep the Board! (Aniplex, 04/25/24) – 13,039 (New)
  6. [NSW] Library of Ruina (Arc System Works, 04/25/24) – 9,408 (New)
  7. [PS5] SAND LAND (Bandai Namco, 04/25/24) – 7,810 (New)
  8. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 7,517 (5,812,012)
  9. [NSW] Princess Peach: Showtime! (Nintendo, 03/22/24) – 7,238 (150,418)
  10. [PS4] Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes (505 Games, 04/23/24) – 6,963 (New)
  11. [PS5] SaGa Emerald Beyond (Square Enix, 04/25/24) – 6,681 (New)
  12. [NSW] Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo, 10/20/23) – 6,290 (1,836,286)
  13. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 5,348 (3,507,740)
  14. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) – 5,023 (7,752,736)
  15. [NSW] Guitar Life: Lesson 1 (HORI, 04/25/24) – 4,641 (New)
  16. [PS5] Rise of the Ronin (SIE, 03/22/24) – 4,425 (113,926)
  17. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu World: Chikyuu wa Kibou de Mawatteru! (Konami, 11/16/23) – 4,381 (1,041,633)
  18. [NSW] Splatoon 3 (Nintendo, 09/09/22) – 4,323 (4,286,428)
  19. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 3,908 (5,493,498)
  20. [PS4] SAND LAND (Bandai Namco, 04/25/24) – 3,454 (New)
  21. [PS5] Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix, 02/29/24) – 3,122 (324,094)
  22. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Pokemon Violet (The Pokemon Company, 11/18/22) – 2,952 (5,334,432)
  23. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo, 10/29/21) – 2,871 (1,432,967)
  24. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 2,863 (3,550,286)
  25. [PS4] SaGa Emerald Beyond (Square Enix, 04/25/24) – 2,854 (New)
  26. [NSW] Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo, 02/16/24) – 2,594 (152,318)
  27. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo, 04/29/22) – 2,554 (1,322,827)
  28. [NSW] Unicorn Overlord (ATLUS, 03/08/24) – 2,420 (75,586)
  29. [NSW] It Takes Two (Electronic Arts, 12/08/22) – 2,044 (43,873)
  30. [NSW] El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron HD Remaster (Rainy Frog, 04/28/24) – 1,971 (New)
Update 10:09 p.m.: Famitsu has published the top 30 game software sales for the week of April 29, 2024 to May 5, 2024, which has been added below.

  1. [NSW] Endless Ocean Luminous (Nintendo, 05/02/24) – 28,345 (New)
  2. [PS5] Stellar Blade (SIE, 04/26/24) – 18,133 (67,131)
  3. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 13,572 (5,825,584)
  4. [NSW] Princess Peach: Showtime! (Nintendo, 03/22/24) -9,933 (160,351)
  5. [NSW] Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo, 10/20/23) – 8,735 (3,516,475)
  6. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 8,735 (3,516,475)
  7. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 7,713 (5,501,211)
  8. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) – 7,279 (7,760,015)
  9. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu World: Chikyuu wa Kibou de Mawatteru! (Konami, 11/16/23) – 7,104 (1,048,737)
  10. [NSW] Splatoon 3 (Nintendo, 09/09/22) – 6,200 (4,292,628)
  11. [NSW] Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes (505 Games, 04/23/24) – 5,270 (46,729)
  12. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo, 10/29/21) – 5,507 (1,438,474)
  13. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Pokemon Violet (The Pokemon Company, 11/18/22) – 5,161 (5,339,593)
  14. [PS5] Rise of the Ronin (SIE, 03/22/24) – 4,421 (118,347)
  15. [NSW] Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo, 02/16/24) – 4,415 (156,733)
  16. [NSW] Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Sweep the Board! (Aniplex, 04/25/24) – 4,365 (17,404)
  17. [NSW] SaGa Emerald Beyond (Square Enix, 04/25/24) – 3,355 (18,434)
  18. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo, 06/05/20) – 3,203 (1,277,812)
  19. [NSW] Pikmin 4 (Nintendo, 07/21/23) – 3,169 (1,207,467)
  20. [PS5] Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix, 02/29/24) – 3,157 (327,251)
  21. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo, 04/29/22) – 3,147 (1,325,974)
  22. [NSW] Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 Special Price (SEGA, 11/17/22) – 2,856 (159,991)
  23. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo, 10/18/19) – 2,832 (3,553,118)
  24. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo, 05/12/23) – 2,731 (1,979,416)
  25. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival (Bandai Namco, 09/22/22) – 2,649 (318,398)
  26. [PS5] Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes (505 Games, 04/23/24) – 2,643 (19,434)
  27. [NSW] Super Mario Party (Nintendo, 10/05/18) – 2,622 (2,282,780)
  28. [PS5] SAND LAND (Bandai Namco, 04/25/24) – 2,450 (10,260)
  29. [NSW] The Game of Life for Nintendo Switch (Takara Tomy, 10/06/23) – 2,348 (206,686)
  30. [NSW] Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe (Nintendo, 02/24/23) – 2,338 (539,644)
Source - Gematsu
 
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noshten

Member
Famitsu Top 50 2024 (Unofficial Ranking)
  1. [PS5] Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix) - 327.251
  2. [NSW] Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo) - 296.675
  3. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu World (Konami) - 253.056
  4. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) - 200.738
  5. [NSW] Princess Peach: Showtime! (Nintendo) - 160.351
  6. [NSW] Mario Vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo) - 156.733
  7. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Violet (Pokemon Co) - 145.505
  8. [NSW] Shiren the Wanderer 8 (Spike Chunsoft) - 138.824
  9. [PS5] Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Sega) - 138.411
  10. [PS5] Marvel's Spider-Man 2 (Sony) - 130.437
  11. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft) - 122.253
  12. [PS5] Rise of the Ronin (Sony) - 118.347
  13. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo) - 115.361
  14. [PS4] Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Sega) - 114.479
  15. [NSW] Splatoon 3 (Nintendo) - 101.502
  16. [PS5] Persona 3 Reload (Atlus) - 98.018
  17. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo) - 96.521
  18. [NSW] Pikmin 4 (Nintendo) - 88.440
  19. [PS5] Dragon's Dogma II (Capcom) - 83.751
  20. [NSW] Switch Sports (Nintendo) - 79.125
  21. [NSW] Unicorn Overlord (Atlus) - 75.586
  22. [PS5] Stellar Blade (Sony) - 67.131
  23. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo) - 66.701
  24. [PS5] Granblue Fantasy Relink (Cygames) - 63.121
  25. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo) - 62.834
  26. [NSW] Jinsei Game (Takara Tomy) - 59.378
  27. [PS4] Persona 3 Reload (Atlus) - 54.724
  28. [NSW] Super Mario Party (Nintendo) - 50.143
  29. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo) - 49.813
  30. [NSW] Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes (505 Games) - 46.729
  31. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo) – 45.722
  32. [NSW] Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 [Special Price] (Sega) - 41.392
  33. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival (Bandai Namco) - 41.182
  34. [NSW] Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince (Square Enix) - 36.442
  35. [NSW] Shin-chan: Shiro of Coal Town (Neos) - 34.329
  36. [PS5] Unicorn Overlord (Atlus) - 34.220
  37. [NSW] Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash (Bandai Namco) - 32.000
  38. [NSW] WarioWare: Move It! (Nintendo) - 29.640
  39. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu (Konami) – 29.399
  40. [PS4] Granblue Fantasy Relink (Cygames) - 28.370
  41. [NSW] Endless Ocean: Luminous (Nintendo) - 28.345
  42. [PS5] Tekken 8 (Bandai Namco) - 28.125
  43. [NSW] Super Mario RPG (Nintendo) - 26.252
  44. [NSW] Fitness Boxing feat. Hatsune Miku (Imagineer) - 25.220
  45. [NSW] Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe (Nintendo) - 25.063
  46. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo) - 24.376
  47. [NSW] Another Code: Recollection (Nintendo) - 23.279
  48. [NSW] Dragon Quest X: Door to the Future (Square Enix) - 22.372
  49. [NSW] Kirby and the Forgotten Land (Nintendo) - 22.121
  50. [NSW] Luigi's Mansion 3 (Nintendo) - 21.709
NSW - 37
PS5 - 10
PS4 - 3

TOTAL: 4.161.496
NSW: 2.875.111 (69.1%)
PS5: 1.088.812 (26.2%)
PS4: 197.573 (4.7%)

Software compared to last year:
- Total sales down by 0.41M (-9%)
- Switch down 0.8M (-22%)
- PlayStation 5 up by 0.49M (+82%)
- PlayStation 4 down by 0.1M (-33%)

Switch will continue to fall behind last year as there is no title that can match Tear of the Kingdom's results in H1'23. The June direct will provide us an idea about how far behind this year will be compared to 23, current forecasts from Nintendo hint at a big game for the fall.

PlayStation Ecosystem had a better start of the year thanks to new exclusive releases like VII Rebirth, Infinite Wealth, Ronin, P3R, DDII & Stellar Blade. However no game launching later this year is likely to come close FFXVI's last year performance. Biggest title for the rest of the year seems like Elden Ring Expansion which isn't going to move that much on the physical charts and is available on PC.


Top 10 Publishers
  1. Nintendo - 1.771.444 (42.6%)
  2. Square Enix - 386.065 (9.3%)
  3. Other - 340.898 (8.2%)
  4. Sony - 315.915 (7.6%)
  5. Sega - 294.282 (7.1%)
  6. Konami – 282.455 (6.8%)
  7. Atlus - 262.548 (6.3%)
  8. Pokemon Co - 145.505 (3.5%)
  9. Spike Chunsoft - 138.824 (3.3%)
  10. Microsoft - 122.253 (2.9%)
  11. Bandai Namco - 101.307 (2.4%)
 

Woopah

Member
Famitsu Top 50 2024 (Unofficial Ranking)
  1. [PS5] Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix) - 327.251
  2. [NSW] Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo) - 296.675
  3. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu World (Konami) - 253.056
  4. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) - 200.738
  5. [NSW] Princess Peach: Showtime! (Nintendo) - 160.351
  6. [NSW] Mario Vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo) - 156.733
  7. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Violet (Pokemon Co) - 145.505
  8. [NSW] Shiren the Wanderer 8 (Spike Chunsoft) - 138.824
  9. [PS5] Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Sega) - 138.411
  10. [PS5] Marvel's Spider-Man 2 (Sony) - 130.437
  11. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft) - 122.253
  12. [PS5] Rise of the Ronin (Sony) - 118.347
  13. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo) - 115.361
  14. [PS4] Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Sega) - 114.479
  15. [NSW] Splatoon 3 (Nintendo) - 101.502
  16. [PS5] Persona 3 Reload (Atlus) - 98.018
  17. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo) - 96.521
  18. [NSW] Pikmin 4 (Nintendo) - 88.440
  19. [PS5] Dragon's Dogma II (Capcom) - 83.751
  20. [NSW] Switch Sports (Nintendo) - 79.125
  21. [NSW] Unicorn Overlord (Atlus) - 75.586
  22. [PS5] Stellar Blade (Sony) - 67.131
  23. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo) - 66.701
  24. [PS5] Granblue Fantasy Relink (Cygames) - 63.121
  25. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo) - 62.834
  26. [NSW] Jinsei Game (Takara Tomy) - 59.378
  27. [PS4] Persona 3 Reload (Atlus) - 54.724
  28. [NSW] Super Mario Party (Nintendo) - 50.143
  29. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo) - 49.813
  30. [NSW] Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes (505 Games) - 46.729
  31. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo) – 45.722
  32. [NSW] Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 [Special Price] (Sega) - 41.392
  33. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival (Bandai Namco) - 41.182
  34. [NSW] Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince (Square Enix) - 36.442
  35. [NSW] Shin-chan: Shiro of Coal Town (Neos) - 34.329
  36. [PS5] Unicorn Overlord (Atlus) - 34.220
  37. [NSW] Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash (Bandai Namco) - 32.000
  38. [NSW] WarioWare: Move It! (Nintendo) - 29.640
  39. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu (Konami) – 29.399
  40. [PS4] Granblue Fantasy Relink (Cygames) - 28.370
  41. [NSW] Endless Ocean: Luminous (Nintendo) - 28.345
  42. [PS5] Tekken 8 (Bandai Namco) - 28.125
  43. [NSW] Super Mario RPG (Nintendo) - 26.252
  44. [NSW] Fitness Boxing feat. Hatsune Miku (Imagineer) - 25.220
  45. [NSW] Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe (Nintendo) - 25.063
  46. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo) - 24.376
  47. [NSW] Another Code: Recollection (Nintendo) - 23.279
  48. [NSW] Dragon Quest X: Door to the Future (Square Enix) - 22.372
  49. [NSW] Kirby and the Forgotten Land (Nintendo) - 22.121
  50. [NSW] Luigi's Mansion 3 (Nintendo) - 21.709
NSW - 37
PS5 - 10
PS4 - 3

TOTAL: 4.161.496
NSW: 2.875.111 (69.1%)
PS5: 1.088.812 (26.2%)
PS4: 197.573 (4.7%)

Software compared to last year:
- Total sales down by 0.41M (-9%)
- Switch down 0.8M (-22%)
- PlayStation 5 up by 0.49M (+82%)
- PlayStation 4 down by 0.1M (-33%)

Switch will continue to fall behind last year as there is no title that can match Tear of the Kingdom's results in H1'23. The June direct will provide us an idea about how far behind this year will be compared to 23, current forecasts from Nintendo hint at a big game for the fall.

PlayStation Ecosystem had a better start of the year thanks to new exclusive releases like VII Rebirth, Infinite Wealth, Ronin, P3R, DDII & Stellar Blade. However no game launching later this year is likely to come close FFXVI's last year performance. Biggest title for the rest of the year seems like Elden Ring Expansion which isn't going to move that much on the physical charts and is available on PC.


Top 10 Publishers
  1. Nintendo - 1.771.444 (42.6%)
  2. Square Enix - 386.065 (9.3%)
  3. Other - 340.898 (8.2%)
  4. Sony - 315.915 (7.6%)
  5. Sega - 294.282 (7.1%)
  6. Konami – 282.455 (6.8%)
  7. Atlus - 262.548 (6.3%)
  8. Pokemon Co - 145.505 (3.5%)
  9. Spike Chunsoft - 138.824 (3.3%)
  10. Microsoft - 122.253 (2.9%)
  11. Bandai Namco - 101.307 (2.4%)
I'm hoping we see some big games for Japan at either the Nintendo Direct or PS Showcase to liven things up.
 
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