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Famitsu Sales: CY 2023 (2022 Dec 26 - 2023 Dec 31)

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Famitsu Sales: CY 2023 (2022 Dec 26 - 2023 Dec 31)

01./00. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom # <ADV> (Nintendo) {2023.05.12} (¥7.200) - 1.929.603 / NEW
02./00. [NSW] Super Mario Bros. Wonder <ACT> (Nintendo) {2023.10.20} (¥5.980) - 1.549.401 / NEW
03./00. [NSW] Pikmin 4 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2023.07.21} (¥5.980) - 1.119.027 / NEW
04./01. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Violet # <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2022.11.18} (¥5.980) - 907.432 / 5.246.363 (-79%)
05./00. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu World: Chikyuu wa Kibou de Mawatteru! <TBL> (Konami) {2023.11.16} (¥6.300) - 795.681 / NEW
06./06. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe <RCE> (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980) - 617.223 / 5.631.598 (-17%)
07./00. [NSW] Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe <ACT> (Nintendo) {2023.02.24} (¥5.980) - 514.581 / NEW
08./00. [NSW] Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince # <RPG> (Square Enix) {2023.12.01} (¥6.980) - 510.477 / NEW
09./02. [NSW] Splatoon 3 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2022.09.09} (¥5.980) - 503.312 / 4.191.126 (-86%)
10./00. [NSW] Super Mario RPG <RPG> (Nintendo) {2023.11.17} (¥5.980) - 447.687 / NEW
11./07. [NSW] Minecraft # <ADV> (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} (¥3.600) - 434.216 / 3.394.222 (-21%)
12./00. [PS5] Final Fantasy XVI # <RPG> (Square Enix) {2023.06.22} (¥9.000) - 429.330 / NEW
13./05. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports # <SPT> (Nintendo) {2022.04.29} (¥4.980) - 359.127 / 1.246.849 (-60%)
14./09. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate # <FTG> (Nintendo) {2018.12.07} (¥7.200) - 335.084 / 5.400.275 (-24%)
15./08. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars <ETC> (Nintendo) {2021.10.29} (¥5.980) - 257.641 / 1.371.773 (-47%)
16./12. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2020.03.20} (¥5.980) - 250.450 / 7.644.654 (-20%)
17./00. [NSW] Fire Emblem: Engage # <SLG> (Nintendo) {2023.01.20} (¥6.980) - 222.235 / NEW
18./11. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure # <HOB> (Nintendo) {2019.10.18} (¥7.980) - 188.513 / 3.507.396 (-42%)
19./00. [PS5] Hogwarts Legacy # <RPG> (WB Games) {2023.02.10} (¥8.980) - 187.840 / NEW
20./15. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! <TBL> (Konami) {2020.11.19} (¥6.300) - 176.594 / 2.959.527 (-38%)
21./00. [PS5] Marvel's Spider-Man 2 # <ACT> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2023.10.20} (¥8.164) - 166.731 / NEW
22./35. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival <ACT> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2022.09.22} (¥5.980) - 161.965 / 277.216 (+41%)
23./21. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics <TBL> (Nintendo) {2020.06.05} (¥3.980) - 160.091 / 1.214.978 (-13%)
24./00. [PS5] Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon # <ACT> (From Software) {2023.08.25} (¥7.900) - 154.828 / NEW
25./19. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild # <ADV> (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥6.980) - 149.398 / 2.263.599 (-27%)
26./00. [NSW] Jinsei Game for Nintendo Switch <TBL> (Takara Tomy) {2023.10.06} (¥6.000) - 147.308 / NEW
27./00. [PS4] Resident Evil 4 # <ADV> (Capcom) {2023.03.24} (¥7.990) - 145.123 / NEW
28./00. [NSW] WarioWare: Move It! <ETC> (Nintendo) {2023.11.03} (¥4.980) - 141.554 / NEW
29./00. [PS5] Resident Evil 4 # <ADV> (Capcom) {2023.03.24} (¥7.990) - 140.889 / NEW
30./00. [NSW] Detective Pikachu Returns <ADV> (Pokemon Co.) {2023.10.06} (¥5.980) - 137.528 / NEW
31./18. [PS5] Gran Turismo 7 # <RCE> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2022.03.04} (¥7.900) - 130.780 / 348.793 (-40%)
32./04. [NSW] Kirby and the Forgotten Land <ACT> (Nintendo) {2022.03.25} (¥5.980) - 115.106 / 1.084.153 (-88%)
33./20. [NSW] Dragon Quest Treasures # <RPG> (Square Enix) {2022.12.09} (¥7.264) - 113.623 / 312.026 (-43%)
34./44. [NSW] Super Mario Party # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2018.10.05} (¥5.980) - 112.679 / 2.232.637 (+35%)
35./00. [NSW] Octopath Traveler II <RPG> (Square Enix) {2023.02.24} (¥7.091) - 106.592 / NEW
36./30. [NSW] Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury <ACT> (Nintendo) {2021.02.12} (¥5.980) - 102.124 / 1.209.757 (-25%)
37./00. [NSW] Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 [Special Price] <PZL> (Sega) {2022.11.17} (¥3.500) - 99.834 / 118.599
38./00. [NSW] Ark: Survival Evolved <ADV> (Spike Chunsoft) {2023.02.24} (¥3.800) - 92.442 / NEW
39./00. [PS4] Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name <ADV> (Sega) {2023.11.09} (¥5.400) - 91.169 / NEW
40./42. [NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe <New Super Mario Bros. U \ New Super Luigi U> <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.01.11} (¥5.980) - 88.918 / 1.309.357 (-2%)
41./00. [PS5] Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name <ADV> (Sega) {2023.11.09} (¥5.400) - 87.441 / NEW
42./00. [NSW] Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection <Mega Man Battle Network \ Mega Man Battle Network 2 \ Mega Man Battle Network 3: White \ Mega Man Battle Network 3: Blue \ Mega Man Battle Network 4: Red Sun \ Mega Man Battle Network 4: Blue Moon \ Mega Man Battle Network 5: Team Protoman \ Mega Man Battle Network 5: Team Colonel \ Mega Man Battle Network 6: Cybeast Gregar \ Mega Man Battle Network 6: Cybeast Falzar> <RPG> (Capcom) {2023.04.14} (¥5.990) - 84.269 / NEW
43./00. [NSW] Hogwarts Legacy # <RPG> (WB Games) {2023.11.14} (¥7.980) - 82.367 / NEW
44./00. [NSW] Master Detective Archives: Rain Code <ADV> (Spike Chunsoft) {2023.06.30} (¥6.345) - 82.225 / NEW
45./00. [NSW] Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life <SLG> (Marvelous) {2023.01.26} (¥4.980) - 78.657 / NEW
46./00. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Violet + The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2023.11.03} (¥9.162) - 76.112 / NEW
47./13. [NSW] Pokemon Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl # <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2021.11.19} (¥5.980) - 75.770 / 2.682.713 (-74%)
48./46. [NSW] Ace Angler: Fishing Spirits # <SPT> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2022.10.27} (¥5.980) - 75.558 / 155.582 (-6%)
49./00. [PS4] Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon # <ACT> (From Software) {2023.08.25} (¥7.900) - 75.364 / NEW
50./43. [NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.06.28} (¥5.980) - 72.917 / 1.337.876 (-19%)
51./39. [NSW] Human: Fall Flat <ADV> (Teyon Japan) {2020.06.25} (¥3.500) - 72.737 / 382.304 (-24%)
52./48. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2017.10.27} (¥5.980) - 71.146 / 2.451.965 (-10%)
53./57. [NSW] Luigi's Mansion 3 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.10.31} (¥5.980) - 71.138 / 947.865 (+16%)
54./00. [NSW] Fashion Dreamer <ETC> (Marvelous) {2023.11.02} (¥5.980) - 68.012 / NEW
55./17. [NSW] eBaseball Power Pros 2022 <SPT> (Konami) {2022.04.21} (¥7.500) - 66.667 / 314.533 (-73%)
56./00. [PS5] Street Fighter 6 <FTG> (Capcom) {2023.06.02} (¥7.990) - 66.413 / NEW
57./00. [NSW] Pikmin 1 + 2 <Pikmin 1 \ Pikmin 2> <ACT> (Nintendo) {2023.09.22} (¥4.527) - 66.388 / NEW
58./54. [NSW] FIFA 23: Legacy Edition <SPT> (Electronic Arts) {2022.09.30} (¥3.909) - 64.260 / 128.725 (+0%)
59./49. [NSW] The Battle Cats Unite! <SLG> (Ponos) {2020.12.03} (¥2.200) - 62.895 / 243.700 (-20%)
60./00. [NSW] EA Sports FC 24 <SPT> (Electronic Arts) {2023.09.29} (¥6.091) - 58.862 / NEW
61./00. [PS4] Hogwarts Legacy # <RPG> (WB Games) {2023.05.05} (¥7.980) - 58.333 / NEW
62./14. [NSW] Monster Hunter Rise + Sunbreak Set <Monster Hunter Rise \ Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak> <ACT> (Capcom) {2022.06.30} (¥7.990) - 57.777 / 351.250 (-80%)
63./00. [PS4] Like a Dragon: Ishin! <ADV> (Sega) {2023.02.22} (¥6.990) - 57.198 / NEW
64./00. [PS5] Wild Hearts <ACT> (Electronic Arts) {2023.02.17} (¥8.818) - 55.668 / NEW
65./00. [NSW] Etrian Odyssey Origins Collection <Etrian Odyssey HD \ Etrian Odyssey II HD \ Etrian Odyssey III HD> # <RPG> (Atlus) {2023.06.01} (¥8.164) - 53.909 / NEW
66./00. [PS5] Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty # <RPG> (Koei Tecmo) {2023.03.03} (¥7.800) - 53.485 / NEW
67./00. [PS4] One Piece: Odyssey <RPG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2023.01.12} (¥7.980) - 52.438 / NEW
68./00. [NSW] Fate/Samurai Remnant # <RPG> (Koei Tecmo) {2023.09.28} (¥8.800) - 50.407 / NEW
69./00. [NSW] Natsu-Mon! 20th Century Summer Vacation <ADV> (Spike Chunsoft) {2023.07.28} (¥5.980) - 49.804 / NEW
70./00. [PS4] Street Fighter 6 <FTG> (Capcom) {2023.06.02} (¥7.990) - 49.603 / NEW
71./00. [PS5] Like a Dragon: Ishin! <ADV> (Sega) {2023.02.22} (¥6.990) - 49.278 / NEW
72./59. [NSW] Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion <RPG> (Square Enix) {2022.12.13} (¥6.200) - 48.056 / 109.189 (-21%)
73./00. [PS5] Forspoken <RPG> (Square Enix) {2023.01.24} (¥8.800) - 47.181 / NEW
74./50. [NSW] Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition [New Price Edition] <RPG> (Square Enix) {2020.12.04} (¥4.980) - 46.819 / 288.763 (-39%)
75./34. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield # <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2019.11.15} (¥5.980) - 46.326 / 4.436.508 (-64%)
76./00. [NSW] Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key # <RPG> (Koei Tecmo) {2023.03.23} (¥7.800) - 46.273 / NEW
77./00. [NSW] Minecraft Legends <ADV> (Microsoft Game Studios) {2023.04.19} (¥4.800) - 45.243 / NEW
78./03. [NSW] Pokemon Legends: Arceus <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2022.01.28} (¥5.980) - 44.591 / 2.359.397 (-98%)
79./00. [PS5] One Piece: Odyssey <RPG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2023.01.12} (¥7.980) - 44.285 / NEW
80./00. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe + Booster Course Pass <RCE> (Nintendo) {2023.10.06} (¥8.000) - 44.007 / NEW
81./00. [NSW] Star Ocean: The Second Story R <RPG> (Square Enix) {2023.11.02} (¥5.980) - 42.014 / NEW
82./00. [NSW] Infinity Strash: Dragon Quest the Adventure of Dai <RPG> (Square Enix) {2023.09.28} (¥6.800) - 41.982 / NEW
83./00. [PS5] Diablo IV <RPG> (Blizzard Entertainment) {2023.06.06} (¥8.909) - 41.173 / NEW
84./00. [PS5] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III <ACT> (Kadokawa Games) {2023.11.10} (¥8.909) - 39.676 / NEW
85./51. [NSW] Kirby Star Allies <ACT> (Nintendo) {2018.03.16} (¥5.980) - 38.323 / 1.061.095 (-49%)
86./53. [NSW] Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope <SLG> (Nintendo) {2022.12.02} (¥5.980) - 38.129 / 110.029 (-47%)
87./00. [NSW] Persona 5 Tactica <SLG> (Atlus) {2023.11.17} (¥7.200) - 36.462 / NEW
88./00. [NSW] Tales of Symphonia Remastered # <RPG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2023.02.16} (¥4.980) - 35.794 / NEW
89./23. [NSW] Xenoblade Chronicles 3 # <RPG> (Nintendo) {2022.07.29} (¥7.980) - 35.756 / 214.026 (-80%)
90./16. [NSW] Dragon Quest X: Rise of the Five Tribes Offline # <RPG> (Square Enix) {2022.09.15} (¥7.800) - 35.289 / 287.317 (-86%)
91./00. [NSW] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 - Deluxe Edition <ACT> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2023.09.14} (¥6.800) - 34.814 / NEW
92./00. [PS5] EA Sports FC 24 # <SPT> (Electronic Arts) {2023.09.29} (¥8.818) - 33.878 / NEW
93./32. [PS5] Horizon Forbidden West # <RPG> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2022.02.18} (¥7.900) - 33.830 / 166.542 (-75%)
94./00. [PS4] Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty # <RPG> (Koei Tecmo) {2023.03.03} (¥7.800) - 33.060 / NEW
95./00. [NSW] Super Bomberman R 2 <ACT> (Konami) {2023.09.14} (¥5.450) - 32.756 / NEW
96./00. [NSW] Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol.1 <Metal Gear \ Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake \ Metal Gear Solid - Master Collection Version \ Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty - Master Collection Version \ Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater - Master Collection Version> <ADV> (Konami) {2023.10.24} (¥6.800) - 31.549 / NEW
97./00. [NSW] Fitness Boxing: Fist of the North Star <HOB> (Imagineer) {2022.12.22} (¥6.980) - 31.255 / 49.087
98./00. [NSW] Winning Post 10 <SLG> (Koei Tecmo) {2023.03.30} (¥8.800) - 30.817 / NEW
99./60. [NSW] Minecraft Dungeons: Ultimate Edition <ADV> (Microsoft Game Studios) {2021.10.26} (¥4.800) - 30.726 / 127.951 (-49%)
100./00. [PS5] Fate/Samurai Remnant # <RPG> (Koei Tecmo) {2023.09.28} (¥8.800) - 30.392 / NEW

Top 100

NSW - 74
PS5 - 18
PS4 - 8

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|System |   This CY  |   Last CY  |     LTD     |
+-------+------------+------------+-------------+
| NSW # |  4.062.609 |  4.804.546 |  31.786.656 |
| PS5 # |  2.587.468 |  1.154.054 |   4.964.857 |
| XBS # |    141.712 |    269.737 |     540.107 |
| PS4 # |     73.292 |     22.823 |   9.491.059 |
| 3DS # |      3.033 |     10.449 |  24.600.930 |
+-------+------------+------------+-------------+
|  ALL  |  6.868.114 |  6.261.609 |  71.383.609 |
+-------+------------+------------+-------------+
|  PS5  |  2.238.225 |  1.030.819 |   4.298.170 |
| PS5DE |    349.243 |    123.235 |     666.687 |
| XBS X |     72.573 |     99.120 |     244.984 |
| XBS S |     69.139 |    170.617 |     295.123 |
|NSWOLED|  2.856.146 |  2.799.884 |   6.428.158 |
| NSW L |    570.380 |    692.910 |   5.674.074 |
|  NSW  |    636.083 |  1.311.752 |  19.684.424 |
|  PS4  |     73.292 |     22.823 |   7.915.336 |
|n-2DSLL|      3.033 |     10.449 |   1.205.985 |
+-------+------------+------------+-------------+

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MARKET VALUE - Millions Yen
Code: 
+-------+------------+------------+
|       |  This CY   |  Last CY   |
+-------+------------+------------+
|  H-W  |    267.490 |    209.780 |
|  S-W  |    136.380 |    165.040 |
|  TOT  |    403.870 |    374.820 |
+-------+------------+------------+
 
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Famitsu Sales: CY 2022 (2021 Dec 27 - 2022 Dec 25)

1st Famitsu forecast (2021)
01. NSW - 22.900.000
02. PS4 - 2.300.000
03. PS5 - 2.000.000
04. OTH - 100.000
05. ALL - 27.300.000

2nd Famitsu forecast (2022)
01. NSW - 22.700.000
02. PS4 - 2.800.000
03. PS5 - 1.700.000
00. OTH - 100.000
00. ALL - 27.300.000

result
01. NSW - 23.880.000
02. PS4 - 2.580.000
03. PS5 - 1.100.000
00. OTH - 60.000
00. ALL - 27.930.000
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Famitsu Sales: CY 2023 (2022 Dec 26 - 2023 Dec 31)

1st Famitsu forecast (2022)
01. NSW - 20.700.000
02. PS5 - 2.900.000
03. PS4 - 1.800.000
04. OTH - 100.000
00. ALL - 25.500.000

2nd Famitsu forecast (2023)
01. NSW - 19.100.000
02. PS5 - 3.900.000
03. PS4 - 1.800.000
04. OTH - 100.000
00. ALL - 24.900.000

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Famitsu Sales: CY 2024 (2024 Jan 01 - 2024 Dec 29)

1st Famitsu forecast (2023)
01. NSW - 17.800.000
02. PS5 - 4.900.000
03. PS4 - 1.300.000
04. OTH - 100.000
00. ALL - 24.100.000

Famitsu better come with big revision down for PS4+PS5 that we know everything big for this year.
 
"Content of this hidden block can only be seen by members of: Full Member"

What is a 'full member'? Is it a subscription? I'm a little bit lost here

And what does this post contain? Is it a Top 1000 or something like that?
 
Chris1964 said:
Famitsu Sales: CY 2024 (2024 Jan 01 - 2024 Dec 29)

1st Famitsu forecast (2023)
01. NSW - 17.800.000
02. PS5 - 4.900.000
03. PS4 - 1.300.000
04. OTH - 100.000
00. ALL - 24.100.000
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God bless Famitsu's little heart. If they wish for it hard enough, the market will grow. They just have to really, really want it!



Seriously, though, this time even the NSW forecast is elevated. Who do they think they're fooling?
 
Sweet sweet data. I wonder if Luigi's mansion 2 HD might help push Luigi's mansion 3 over the 1 million mark this year. Just a bit over 50k left to reach that milestone. I had stopped keeping a close eye on Zelda :TotK numbers, but it is closer to the 2 million mark than I thought. I ened up quickly checking the weekly numbers again to see how much closer it is now.

Also, on a random note, I would have completed missed the "Content of this hidden block can only be seen by members of: Full Member" if someone didn't bring it up.
 
For Media Create White Paper most likely will be followed a middle road.

Important data will be available to every member, junior or not, but there will be sections viewable only to full members.
 
I hoped Kirby and the forgotten land would have some better legs since it did so well in 2022, but overall it's doing great.
 
Thanks for the diligent work, Chris. Looking through, it seems legs for certain games haven't been quite as strong as expected. I think I'd been conditioned to expect miracle off-chart growth for pretty much everything, but not this time.
 
Chris1964 said:
For Media Create White Paper most likely will be followed a middle road.

Important data will be available to every member, junior or not, but there will be sections viewable only to full members.
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Makes sense.

Btw so THIS thread is not the White Paper data yet, right? Any idea when that data comes? Was it around June or so? I'm talking about the Top1000-data for 2023. Thx <3
 
Latest editions of Taiko and Fishing spirits seems to have legs. Must confess that I am somewhat surprised that Bamco seems to be so reluctant to invest more in these more arcade like experiences for Switch.

Must have something they could do which could fit the same nisch that they already is successful in. I feel that it should not be that expensive if correctly managed.

Happy to see both NSMBU and SMW on the list. Next year will be interesting to see if NSMBU legs are completely cut of or not.
 
RaymondBryce said:
Much appreciated for the data. Wonder what made Famitsu revise up their PS5 software prediction so much.
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Actual hopium. They are trying to will into existence a strong Japanese industry that just doesn't exist anymore. They are obviously invested in making sure Sony stays in the game because they need companies to fight over ad space in the magazine. The NSW number is also way too high, so it's not just PS5 software. They just need consumers and third parties alike to believe everything is fine and keep churning games that need advertising spreads in the mag.
 
Famitsu Top 50 Third-Party 2023 (Official Ranking)
  1. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu World (Konami) - 795.681
  2. [NSW] Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince (Square Enix) - 510.477
  3. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft) - 434.216
  4. [PS5] Final Fantasy XVI (Square Enix) - 429.330
  5. [PS5] Hogwarts Legacy (Warner) - 187.840
  6. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu (Konami) – 176.594
  7. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival (Bandai Namco) - 161.965
  8. [PS5] Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon (From Software) - 154.828
  9. [NSW] Jinsei Game (Takara Tomy) - 147.308
  10. [PS4] Resident Evil 4 (Capcom) - 145.123
  11. [PS5] Resident Evil 4 (Capcom) - 140.889
  12. [NSW] Dragon Quest Treasures (Square Enix) - 113.623
  13. [NSW] Octopath Traveler II (Square Enix) - 106.592
  14. [NSW] Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 [Special Price] (Sega) - 99.834
  15. [NSW] Ark: Survival Evolved (Spike Chunsoft) - 92.442
  16. [PS4] Like a Dragon Gaiden (Sega) - 91.169
  17. [PS5] Like a Dragon Gaiden (Sega) - 87.441
  18. [NSW] Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection (Capcom) - 84.269
  19. [NSW] Hogwarts Legacy (Warner) - 82.367
  20. [NSW] Master Detective Archives: Rain Code (Spike Chunsoft) - 82.225
  21. [NSW] Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life (Marvelous) - 78.657
  22. [NSW] Ace Angler: Fishing Spirits (Bandai Namco) - 75.558
  23. [PS4] Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon (From Software) - 75.364
  24. [NSW] Human Fall Flat (Teyon) 72.737
  25. [NSW] Fashion Dreamer (Marvelous) - 68.012
  26. [NSW] eBaseball Power Pros 2022 (Konami) - 66.667
  27. [PS5] Street Fighter 6 (Capcom) - 66.413
  28. [NSW] FIFA 23: Legacy Edition (Electronic Arts) - 64.260
  29. [NSW] The Battle Cats Unite! (Ponos) - 62.895
  30. [NSW] EA Sports FC 24 (Electronic Arts) - 58.862
  31. [PS4] Hogwarts Legacy (Warner) - 58.333
  32. [NSW] Monster Hunter Rise + Sunbreak (Capcom) - 57.777
  33. [PS4] Like a Dragon: Ishin! (Sega) - 57.198
  34. [PS5] Wild Hearts (Electronic Arts) - 55.668
  35. [NSW] Etrian Odyssey Origins Collection (Atlus) - 53.909
  36. [PS5] Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty (Koei Tecmo) - 53.485
  37. [PS4] One Piece: Odyssey (Bandai Namco) - 52.438
  38. [NSW] Fate/Samurai Remnant (Koei Tecmo) - 50.407
  39. [NSW] Natsu-Mon! (Spike Chunsoft) - 49.804
  40. [PS4] Street Fighter 6 (Capcom) - 49.603
  41. [PS5] Like a Dragon: Ishin! (Sega) - 49.278
  42. [NSW] Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion (Square Enix) - 48.056
  43. [PS5] Forspoken (Square Enix) - 47.181
  44. [NSW] Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age (Square Enix) - 46.819
  45. [NSW] Atelier Ryza 3 (Koei Tecmo) - 46.273
  46. [NSW] Minecraft Legends (Microsoft) - 45.243
  47. [PS5] One Piece: Odyssey (Bandai Namco) - 44.285
  48. [NSW] Star Ocean: The Second Story R (Square Enix) - 42.014
  49. [NSW] Dragon Quest the Adventure of Dai (Square Enix) - 41.982
  50. [PS5] Diablo IV (Blizzard) - 41.173
NSW - 31
PS5 - 12
PS4 - 7

TOTAL: 5.804.564
NSW: 3.917.525 (67.5%)
PS5: 1.357.811 (23.4%)
PS4: 529.228 (9.1%)

unofficial
NSW - 29
PS5 - 14
PS4 - 7

TOTAL: 5.354.651
NSW: 3.605.260 (67.3%)
PS5: 1.289.060 (24%)
PS4: 460.331 (8.6%)
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Unofficial ranking was missing about 500K units 300K+ from Switch and 130K+ from PS Ecosystem


Top 10 Third Party Publishers
  1. Square Enix - 1.386.074 (23.9%)
  2. Konami - 1.038.942 (17.9%)
  3. Other - 674.856 (11.6%)
  4. Capcom - 544.074 (9.4%)
  5. Microsoft - 479.459 (8.3%)
  6. Sega - 384.920 (6.6%)
  7. Bandai Namco - 334.246 (5.8%)
  8. Warner - 328.540 (5.7%)
  9. From Software - 230.192 (4%)
  10. Spike Chunsoft - 224.471 (3.9%)
  11. Electronic Arts - 178.790 (3.1%)
unofficial
  1. Square Enix - 1.205.033 (22.4%)
  2. Konami - 1.024.266 (19%)
  3. Other - 662.766 (12.4%)
  4. Capcom - 468.785 (8.7%)
  5. Microsoft - 434.216 (8.1%)
  6. Sega - 346.980 (6.5%)
  7. Bandai Namco - 333.170 (6.2%)
  8. Warner - 300.134 (5.6%)
  9. From Software - 216.537 (4%)
  10. Spike Chunsoft - 194.537 (3.6%)
  11. Electronic Arts - 168.227 (3.1%)
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Bandai Namco’s irrelevancy in Japan is getting worse and worse.

To think they used to be Japan’s top third party publisher
 
Interesting results from year 2023.

Now 2024 will be even more so since I don't think we know what's the real software movers this time.
 
Robjoh said:
Latest editions of Taiko and Fishing spirits seems to have legs. Must confess that I am somewhat surprised that Bamco seems to be so reluctant to invest more in these more arcade like experiences for Switch.

Must have something they could do which could fit the same nisch that they already is successful in. I feel that it should not be that expensive if correctly managed.
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Robjoh said:
Would that work? Was common on Wii but that had sensor bar
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The dream would've been a 4p Wii (U) version, but, as stated above, there are ways to make it work.

They'd need to focus more on cognitive challenges than pinpoint accuracy- and speed-dependent stuff. Or ship with a backwards shell for the right Joy Con (and maybe a sensor bar or reflective sticker)?

Or even a custom Joy Con. I still can't believe that Taito/Atari never released a Paddle Con/Trackball Con. The DS had that shit!
 
So, Armored Core sold 225k in Japan but From said that it sold 700k in Japan.

That would mean a pretty high digital ratio for PS and sales on Steam, no?
 
Damage2 said:
So, Armored Core sold 225k in Japan but From said that it sold 700k in Japan.

That would mean a pretty high digital ratio for PS and sales on Steam, no?
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High sales on Steam yes, digital could be still avg sales maybe slightly higher for PS but I wouldn't put it past 40% for example, maybe 25% ormcloser to 30%. PC/steam could be 300k+
 
Tbone5189 said:
High sales on Steam yes, digital could be still avg sales maybe slightly higher for PS but I wouldn't put it past 40% for example, maybe 25% ormcloser to 30%. PC/steam could be 300k+
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The myth of an absurd % of digital sales in the Sony ecosystem is increasingly ending. It is possible to believe that Steam is the main individual platform for FromSoftware games in Japan.
 
Turin said:
The myth of an absurd % of digital sales in the Sony ecosystem is increasingly ending. It is possible to believe that Steam is the main individual platform for FromSoftware games in Japan.
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First we need to have actual Steam data for at least one of theirs games.
 
Tbone5189 said:
High sales on Steam yes, digital could be still avg sales maybe slightly higher for PS but I wouldn't put it past 40% for example, maybe 25% ormcloser to 30%. PC/steam could be 300k+
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Damage2 said:
Do we have a big number of japanese reviews on Steam?
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MegaXZero said:
Armored Core has 4.6k. Only comparison with solid numbers is I think MH World which has 3.5k and we know over 3 years back it was at 230k PC in Japan.
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Turin said:
The myth of an absurd % of digital sales in the Sony ecosystem is increasingly ending. It is possible to believe that Steam is the main individual platform for FromSoftware games in Japan.
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I'm here with some potential relevant data that would help reduce the digital/platform speculating.


I believe I've posted this before, but there's this Steam/PC round table discussion that happened last year at TGS.
Part of a whole "Steam/PC Growth in Japan(fastest growing region)" done type thing.

Here's the Famitsu article: https://www.famitsu.com/news/202309/22317954.html

Some Valve employees but more notably Harada from Bandai Namco was there and beside talking about the benefits and challenges he encountered while developping for PC he drops a little nice nugget when it comes to AC6(Elden Ring and Tekken too).

Through DeepL:
As an actual example, about 40% of the users of "Eldenring" and "Armored Core VI" are PC users, and about 30% of the users of console-based competitive games such as "Tekken" are also PC users.
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I am still unsure if that quote means in Japan, but considering it's a Steam panel in Japan addressing other developers, I would think that to be the case. Still not 100% sure though.

theprodigy said:
huh Armored Core actually has more Japanese reviews on Steam than Elden Ring
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It's review percentage is 7%~ which is the highest I've ever seen for a large game that isn't super popular only in Japan or something.
Japanese review percentages usually around 1-2% for any given game
 
FROM self-publishes their games in Japan, I would have thought this includes Steam. Though I guess Harada might have access to those numbers anyways.

But yes, I generally assume about a third of ER/AC6 sales in Japan are on PC.
 
Evilnemesis8 said:
I'm here with some potential relevant data that would help reduce the digital/platform speculating.


I believe I've posted this before, but there's this Steam/PC round table discussion that happened last year at TGS.
Part of a whole "Steam/PC Growth in Japan(fastest growing region)" done type thing.

Here's the Famitsu article: https://www.famitsu.com/news/202309/22317954.html

Some Valve employees but more notably Harada from Bandai Namco was there and beside talking about the benefits and challenges he encountered while developping for PC he drops a little nice nugget when it comes to AC6(Elden Ring and Tekken too).

Through DeepL:


I am still unsure if that quote means in Japan, but considering it's a Steam panel in Japan addressing other developers, I would think that to be the case. Still not 100% sure though.



It's review percentage is 7%~ which is the highest I've ever seen for a large game that isn't super popular only in Japan or something.
Japanese review percentages usually around 1-2% for any given game
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It’s probably going to be global. Bamco doesn’t publish From games in Japan and they seemed to be speaking generally.
 
MegaXZero said:
It’s probably going to be global. Bamco doesn’t publish From games in Japan and they seemed to be speaking generally.
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I did not know that, but yeah seems more and more likely that the number is a global figure.
Even more so because Harada has a history of being imprecise when he talks in these type of presentations in the first place.

That TGS panel presentation is probably still up on youtube somehwere if someone who's grasp of Japanese is competent and they're feeling like diving into it for more clarity.
 
Square Enix
  1. [NSW] Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince (Square Enix) - 510.477
  2. [PS5] Final Fantasy XVI (Square Enix) - 429.330
  3. [NSW] Dragon Quest Treasures (Square Enix) - 113.623
  4. [NSW] Octopath Traveler II (Square Enix) - 106.592
  5. [NSW] Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion (Square Enix) - 48.056
  6. [PS5] Forspoken (Square Enix) - 47.181
  7. [NSW] Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age (Square Enix) - 46.819
  8. [NSW] Star Ocean: The Second Story R (Square Enix) - 42.014
  9. [NSW] Dragon Quest the Adventure of Dai (Square Enix) - 41.982
  10. [NSW] Dragon Quest X: Rise of the Five Tribes Offline (Square Enix) - 35.289
TOTAL - 1.421.363
NSW - 944.852
PS5 - 476.511


Monsters 3 managed 510K physical for the year and had shortages launch month, so we are talking about shipping over 1M lifetime. Outside of that the fate of AAA Square games wasn't all too surprising

Nocturnal said:
Because its not on PS4/PC, those platforms did the heavy lifting for Elden Ring to Open with 1M shipped but actual physical launch sales were 278K - I don't believe that digital sales at launch were those mythical 50%+ on the PS ecosystem because it has a big second hand market consumers of PS Ecosystem know about and it didn't face huge stock problems at launch which would lead to high digital sales.
Without PS4/PC - FFXVI has only PS5 ecosystem to count on and it hasn't proved a game can match 278K sales... far from it.
Per my own opinion active PS5 userbase in Japan is still very much below 1M


I believe a lot of PS4 audience transitioned to PC & Switch instead of the PS5, making the PS5 incapable of having a game launch with 1M in the foresable future.
Elden Ring is a critically acclaimed game, yet due to disinterest in the PS Ecosystem it's barely needed big additional physical shipments after the initial launch quarter. PS5 version failed to show up despite apparently a lot of PS5 systems being sold to Japanese consumers this December. As far as what we are seeing in terms of software sales its clear signs that PS5 active userbase is still quite small and isn't able to support 300K+ launches
At the moment I think there are enough reasons to think that PC might be the leading platform in Japan for Elden Ring. It's been reported multiple times that PC market has grown a lot in the past few years to the size where it's likely double or maybe triple PS5's active Japanase userbase.
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Back in Jan 23 we were discussing why many including myself said we wouldn't be surprised for FFXVI to open below 300K. In the end FFXVI did manage to launch slightly over 300K but its #13 for the year behind many other titles. And we did end up at the unsurprising junction where Rebirth opened sub-300K

IP has been greatly limited by the active user base of the PS5 and the drop from PS4 to PS5 was expected. Beyond the small active user base we have a to remember that most people buying PS5 are likely also owners of either a PC or a Switch.

No doubt PC is the big competition for PS ecosystem at the moment and hurting their chances in Japan as it becomes more mainstream due to a variety of factors, and this trend is growing. We know that AC shipment numbers don't make sense without PC and as I mentioned back in the original post PC is surely the biggest platform for Elden Ring in Japan.

I understand Sony wanting to keep games like FFXVI, Rebirth absent not just on Switch / Xbox but also on PC but I believe that this will soon be unattainable for publishers even with funding from Sony. Simply the opportunity loss is too big while also impacting relevance in the Asian market. Mainly because we aren't just talking about Japan - when we think about all of East Asia where PC is the leading platform.

Square simply bet on the wrong horse, they are top last year only because they had many DQ games on the Switch doing numbers - DQIII Remake and DQXII will not follow this path - everything points to prioritizing Nintendo Switch or new platform.

I expect that Dragon Quest will make them the number one publisher this year if DQIII Remake launches. Rebirth and Foamstars haven't been mentioned so far but I don't expect the most hopeful sounding comments from the upper brass in the next financials based on what we know so far.
 
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Konami
  1. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu World (Konami) - 795.681
  2. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu (Konami) – 176.594
  3. [NSW] eBaseball Power Pros 2022 (Konami) - 66.667
  4. [NSW] Super Bomberman R 2 (Konami) - 32.756

NSW - 1.071.698

Konami had an okay year, but obviously wasn't able to repeat 2020. Momotaro World is their second game to surpass 1M on the Switch but won't be able to match the debut. This year it will be difficult for them to match this result.

Kadokawa
  1. [PS5] Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon (From Software) - 154.828
  2. [NSW] Ark: Survival Evolved (Spike Chunsoft) - 92.442
  3. [NSW] Master Detective Archives: Rain Code (Spike Chunsoft) - 82.225
  4. [PS4] Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon (From Software) - 75.364
  5. [NSW] Natsu-Mon! (Spike Chunsoft) - 49.804
  6. [PS5] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (Kadokawa Games) - 39.676
TOTAL - 494.339
PS4/PS5 - 269.868
NSW - 224.471

When we look at Kadokawa we have the first time we see an instance where PS is the leading ecosystem in terms of physical sales but as mentioned PC/eShop are the untold tale here,
In 2024 Spike has started the year off well with a title that surpassed 200K shipped, Ark is going to continue selling outside of the Top 30, Elden Ring is getting an expansion, probably a few more things are coming as they have been expanding. So another strong year is on the cards with PC being the lead platform in terms of revenue.

Microsoft
  1. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft) - 434.216
  2. [NSW] Minecraft Legends (Microsoft) - 45.243
  3. [NSW] Minecraft Dungeons: Ultimate Edition (Microsoft) - 30.726
NSW - 510.185

Its all Minecraft putting Microsoft ahead of Sega / Atlus & Bandai Namco in terms of sales in the Top 100


Sega / Atlus
  1. [NSW] Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 [Special Price] (Sega) - 99.834
  2. [PS4] Like a Dragon Gaiden (Sega) - 91.169
  3. [PS5] Like a Dragon Gaiden (Sega) - 87.441
  4. [PS4] Like a Dragon: Ishin! (Sega) - 57.198
  5. [PS5] Like a Dragon: Ishin! (Sega) - 49.278
  6. [NSW] Etrian Odyssey Origins Collection (Atlus) - 53.909
  7. [NSW] Persona 5 Tactica (Atlus) - 36.462
TOTAL - 475.291
PS4/PS5 - 285.086
NSW - 190.205

Sega / Atlus is the second time we see PS Ecosystem with more sales and this year this will set to continue unless SMTV on the Switch greatly outperforms. Again this is with covet that we don't really know what percent of sales end up on PC


Bandai Namco
  1. [NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival (Bandai Namco) - 161.965
  2. [NSW] Ace Angler: Fishing Spirits (Bandai Namco) - 75.558
  3. [PS4] One Piece: Odyssey (Bandai Namco) - 52.438
  4. [PS5] One Piece: Odyssey (Bandai Namco) - 44.285
  5. [NSW] Tales of Symphonia Remastered (Bandai Namco) - 35.794
  6. [NSW] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 - Deluxe Edition (Bandai Namco) - 34.814
TOTAL - 404.854
NSW - 308.131
PS4/PS5 - 96.723

Bandai's last year's biggest anime game didn't hit 100K physical, they would have been in much worse shape if they didn't have some evergreens. But they've been going down for a few years, and this year much like last was pretty disappointing in terms of output. Tekken doesn't do anything in Japan physical this year - so we wait and see what they come up with to change their situation in 2024.
 
Nintendo & Pokemon Co
  1. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo) - 1.929.603
  2. Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo) - 1.549.401
  3. Pikmin 4 (Nintendo) - 1.119.027
  4. Pokemon Scarlet / Violet (Pokemon Co) - 970.028
  5. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) - 661.230
  6. Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe (Nintendo) - 514.581
  7. Splatoon 3 (Nintendo) - 503.312
  8. Super Mario RPG (Nintendo) - 447.687
  9. Switch Sports (Nintendo) - 359.127
  10. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo) - 335.084
  11. Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo) - 257.641
  12. Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo) - 250.450
  13. Fire Emblem: Engage (Nintendo) - 222.235
  14. Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo) – 188.513
  15. Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo) - 160.091
  16. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo) - 149.799
  17. WarioWare: Move It! (Nintendo) - 141.554
  18. Detective Pikachu Returns (Pokemon Co.) - 137.528
  19. Kirby and the Forgotten Land (Nintendo) - 115.106
  20. Super Mario Party (Nintendo) - 112.679
  21. Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (Nintendo) - 102.124
  22. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (Nintendo) - 88.918
  23. Pokemon Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl (Pokemon Co) - 75.770
  24. Super Mario Maker 2 (Nintendo) - 72.917
  25. Super Mario Odyssey - 71.146
  26. Luigi's Mansion 3 (Nintendo) - 71.138
  27. Pikmin 1 + 2 (Nintendo) - 66.388
  28. Pokemon Sword / Shield (Pokemon Co) - 46.326
  29. Pokemon Legends: Arceus (Pokemon Co.) - 44.591
  30. Kirby Star Allies (Nintendo) - 38.323
  31. Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (Nintendo) - 35.756
TOTAL - 10.766.927
Nintendo - 9.492.684
Pokemon Co - 1.274.243

For Nintendo 2023 was an year which is similar to 2021 in terms of physical sales, it was down compared to Splatoon 3, New Horizon mega years but a very strong result. 2024 for Nintendo is playing their cards close to their chest. I imagine there is something "big" for Japan coming this year from a first party perspective and rest of the lineup can end up doing a decent number. So I don't think it will be a decline for them.
Pokemon Co is the one that is slowing down but thats honestly just a bad case of having too many titles releasing between Scarlet / Violet doing so well, Arceus definitely having a strong result and BD/SP doing okay for a remake that wasn't made in-house. Does seem that they are not doing anything major in 2024, so decline is likely based on what we know so far.

Another strong year for the Switch is incoming, we are already seeing the factor I talked about Nintendo is Nintendo's only competition in Japan - so as long as they haven't launched a new system Switch will ride out a few more strong years. PlayStation being a non-factor and a small but growing PC market is not enough to satisfy Japan's needs so they turn to an "Ancient device that plays Evergreen games".

Nocturnal said:
Outside of third parties it's also important to consider additional advantages the current market reality would give Nintendo in the near future.
If this year they end up selling more than 85% of physical sales in Japan and this is trend is maintained into 2022 we would be looking at 90% or more of the physical market.
- retail presence will also diminish for their competitors to barely a small section is most retailers
- retailers are further incentivezed to push Switch titles & hardware
- retailers have no alternatives and also need to invest into making the Successor a success

Its a watershed moment on the Japanese market and such a situation playing out in the next 2-5 years will lead to a market consolidation that further elevates Nintendo ahead of the competition
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Whatever happens going forward, the gap Nintendo has created between itself and any rival in Japan will be difficult to make up, from here on out I guess their biggest challenge will become PC market and winning over mobile players towards their new device.
They have successfully consolidated dedicated market around a device thats both portable and console and thats the most likely path of the successor. In 2024 we are looking at Switch surpassing 35 million easily. If they continue making it for another two-three years - 40 million will be reached, making the bar for the successor challenging but not impossible. Despite the declining population gaming is also aging as people grow old and their favorite games evolve around them.
Putting gameplay first has allowed Nintendo to experiment while not sinking enormous money into the trap many other companies have sunk their efforts.
 
Chris1964 said:
Famitsu Sales: CY 2023 (2022 Dec 26 - 2023 Dec 31)



NSW - 74
PS5 - 18
PS4 - 8
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Interesting results!

For Famitsu CY 2016:

Ps4 - 35

PlayStation systems total - 56


So around the same point last gen, the ps4 had 35 of the top bestsellers in Japan, and only 18 this last year. PlayStation consoles as a whole had 56 games in the top 100 and now only has 26.

Seems like a slight contraction in engagement
 
Based on the LTD updates here:
PlayStation Ecosystem Top 30, CY2023 (Famitsu Weekly Top 30 + CY2023 Top 100)*
  1. [PS5] Final Fantasy XVI <RPG> (Square Enix) {2023.06.22} (¥9.000) - 429.330 / NEW
  2. [PS5/PS4] Biohazard RE:4 <ADV> (Capcom) {2023.03.24} (¥7.990) - 286.012 / NEW
  3. [PS5/PS4] Hogwarts Legacy <RPG> (Warner Entertainment Japan) {2023.02.10} (¥8.980) - 246.173 / NEW
  4. [PS5/PS4] Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon <ACT> (FromSoftware) {2023.08.25} (¥7.900) - 230.192 / NEW
  5. [PS5/PS4] Ryu Ga Gotoku 7 Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name <ADV> (Sega) {2023.11.09} (¥5.400) - 178.610 / NEW
  6. [PS5] Marvel's Spider-Man 2 <ACT> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2023.10.20} (¥8.164) - 166.731 / NEW
  7. [PS5/PS4] Gran Turismo 7 <RCE> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2022.03.04} (¥7.900) - 130.780 / 493.891
  8. [PS5/PS4] Street Fighter VI <FTG> (Capcom) {2023.06.02} (¥7.990) - 116.016 / NEW
  9. [PS5/PS4] Ryu Ga Gotoku Ishin! Kiwami <ADV> (Sega) {2023.02.22} (¥6.990) - 106.476 / NEW
  10. [PS5/PS4] One Piece Odyssey <RPG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2023.01.12} (¥7.980) - 96.723 / NEW
  11. [PS5/PS4] Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty <RPG> (Koei Tecmo Games) {2023.03.03} (¥7.800) - 86.545 / NEW
  12. [PS5] Wild Hearts <ACT> (Koei Tecmo Games / Electronic Arts) {2023.02.17} (¥8.818) - 55.668 / NEW
  13. [PS5/PS4] Diablo IV <RPG> (Blizzard Entertainment) {2023.06.06} (¥8.909) - 53.768 / NEW
  14. [PS5/PS4] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III <ACT> (Activision / Kadokawa Games) {2023.11.10} (¥8.909) - 51.877 / NEW
  15. [PS5/PS4] EA Sports FC 24 <SPT> (Electronic Arts) {2023.09.29} (¥8.818) - 51.223 / NEW
  16. [PS5] Forspoken <RPG> (Square Enix) {2023.01.24} (¥8.800) - 47.181 / NEW
  17. [PS5/PS4] Fate/Samurai Remnant <RPG> (Koei Tecmo Games) {2023.09.28} (¥8.800) - 42.595 / NEW
  18. [PS5/PS4] Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End and the Secret Key <RPG> (Koei Tecmo Games) {2023.03.23} (¥7.800) - 36.011 / NEW
  19. [PS5/PS4] Assassin's Creed Mirage <RPG> (Ubisoft) {2023.10.05} (¥6.000) - 35.131 / NEW
  20. [PS5/PS4] Horizon II: Forbidden West <RPG> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2022.02.18} (¥7.900) - 33.830 / 276.368
  21. [PS5/PS4] Octopath Traveler II <RPG> (Square Enix) {2023.02.24} (¥7.091) - 30.980 / NEW
  22. [PS5/PS4] Ys X -NORDICS- <RPG> (Nihon Falcom) {2023.09.28} (¥7.800) - 30.894 / NEW
  23. [PS5] Baldur's Gate III <RPG> (Spike Chunsoft / Larian Studios) {2023.12.21} (¥7.800) - 25.916 / NEW
  24. [PS5/PS4] Star Ocean: The Second Story R <RPG> (Square Enix) {2023.11.02} (¥5.980) - 24.198 / NEW
  25. [PS5/PS4] Sword Art Online: Last Recollection <RPG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2023.10.05} (¥7.700) - 23.795 / NEW
  26. [PS5/PS4] Persona 5 Tactica <SLG> (Sega / Atlus) {2023.11.17} (¥7.200) - 23.134 / NEW
  27. [PS5] Final Fantasy VII Remake -Intergrade- (New Price Edition) <RPG> (Square Enix) {2023.12.07} (¥4.980) - 22.749 / NEW
  28. [PS5] Star Wars: Jedi Survivor <ADV> (Electronic Arts) {2023.04.28} (¥8.818) - 18.080 / NEW
  29. [PS5/PS4] Winning Post 10 <SLG> (Koei Tecmo Games) {2023.03.30} (¥9.800) - 16.602 / NEW
  30. [PS5/PS4] Dragon Quest Infinity Strash: The Adventure of Dai <RPG> (Square Enix) {2023.09.28} (¥6.800) - 14.477 / NEW
*For cross-gen totals from CY2022 (GT7, HFW), cited LTDs use Media Create data for maximum completeness.
As a note, there are SKUs that will have seen more minor bumps over the gap since they left the Top 30 originally that are still unaccounted for in this Top 100, since it caps out at ~30,000 units. There should be more precise data in the Top 1000 once we get that, but generally speaking the order should be pretty similar. One interesting data point, but at least solely based on the Media Create and Famitsu lists released thus far, no single PlayStation game (even counting cross-gen SKUs as one "game") has sold more than 500,000 units at retail since the launch of the PlayStation 5; the top 3 are Gran Turismo 7 (493k), Elden Ring (474k), and Final Fantasy XVI (429k).

Overall the PlayStation market is about as lethargic as it's been in recent years, but one title did stand out to me, especially given how its genre has performed in the modern domestic market:
Famitsu CY2023
[PS5/PS4] Street Fighter VI <FTG> (Capcom) {2023.06.02} (¥7.990) - 116.016 / NEW
Media Create CY2016
[PS4] Street Fighter V <FTG> (Capcom) {2016.02.18} (¥7.990) - 85.286 / NEW

The eventual Media Create estimate for SFVI may turn out lower perhaps, but as a fighting game fan I'm glad to see such a clear improvement. While we're on the topic, a quick comparison of fighting game sales since 2016, if for no other reason than that's when SFV came out. I'd group them into around 4 categories based on how they tend to sell, and what the upper bounds ultimately end up being. Essentially, over the past generation of video game consoles, anything not published by Nintendo or attached to a then-popular anime/manga IP has not exceeded 200k at retail. Street Fighter V, after all the various SKUs released, actually stands out as the peak, at only 177,000 units or so. Given SFVI has done at least half of that on only one SKU, it's not impossible it may set a new record (for a standalone non-Nintendo fighting game IP) since the decline from the PS3 era began.

Nintendo IP
  • [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate <FTG> (Nintendo) {2018.12.07} (¥7.200) - 5.408.400
  • [NSW/WIU] Pokken Tournament <FTG> (Pokemon Co.) {2016.03.18} (¥7.200) - 566.868
  • [NSW] Arms <FTG> (Nintendo) {2017.06.16} (¥5.980) - 502.891
Anime/Manga IP (primarily arena fighters)
  • [PS4/PS5/NSW] Kimetsu no Yaiba: The Hinokami Chronicles <FTG> (Aniplex) {2021.10.14} (¥7.600) - 429.818
  • [PS4/NSW] Dragon Ball: Xenoverse 2 <FTG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2016.11.02} (¥7.600) - 368.298
  • [PS4/NSW/XB1] Dragon Ball FighterZ <FTG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2018.02.01} (¥7.600) - 244.528
  • [PS4/NSW] Jump Force <FTG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2019.02.14} (¥8.200) - 199.651
  • [PS4/NSW] Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 <FTG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2016.02.04} (¥7.600) - 163.510
  • [PS4/PSV] One Piece: Burning Blood <FTG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2016.04.21} (¥7.600) - 137.157
  • [PS4/NSW] My Hero: One's Justice <FTG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2018.08.23} (¥7.600) - 93.882
  • [PS5/PS4/NSW] JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R <FTG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2022.09.01} (¥6.980) - 77.066
  • [PS4/NSW] My Hero: One's Justice 2 <FTG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2020.03.12} (¥7.600) - 58.135
  • [PS5/NSW] Naruto x Boruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections <FTG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2023.11.16} (¥7.600) - 16.389
  • [PS4/NSW] Kill la Kill the Game: If <FTG> (Arc System Works) {2019.07.25} (¥6.800) - 15.009
  • [PS4] One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows <FTG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2020.02.27} (¥7.600) - 10.218
Other Licensed IP
  • [PS4] Granblue Fantasy Versus <FTG> (Cygames) {2020.02.06} (¥6.980) - 160.796
  • [PS4/NSW] Melty Blood: Type Lumina <FTG> (Delight Works) {2021.09.30} (¥6.800) - 32.404
  • [PS4/NSW] Persona 4 Arena Ultimax <FTG> (Atlus) {2022.03.17} (¥2.980) - 25.640
  • [PS5/PS4] DNF Duel <FTG> (Nexon) {2022.06.28} (¥6.800) - 2.752

Standalone Fighting Game IP
  • [PS4] Street Fighter V <FTG> (Capcom) {2016.02.18} (¥7.990) - 177.550
  • [PS4] Tekken 7 <FTG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2017.06.01} (¥8.200) - 111.108
  • [PS3/PS4] Guilty Gear Xrd -Revelator- <FTG> (Arc System Works) {2016.05.26} (¥6.800) - 81.949
  • [PS3/PS4/NSW] BlazBlue: Central Fiction <FTG> (Arc System Works) {2016.10.06} (¥6.800) - 57.994
  • [PS4] Soul Calibur VI <FTG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2018.10.18} (¥7.600) - 44.225
  • [PS4] Dead or Alive 6 <FTG> (Koei Tecmo Games) {2019.03.01} (¥7.800) - 39.975
  • [PS4] The King of Fighters XIV <FTG> (SNK) {2016.08.25} (¥7.200) - 39.227
  • [PS4/NSW] BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle <FTG> (Arc System Works) {2018.05.31} (¥5.800) - 37.961
  • [PS4/NSW] Samurai Shodown <FTG> (SNK) {2019.06.27} (¥7.200) - 32.574
  • [PS5/PS4] Guilty Gear Strive <FTG> (Arc System Works) {2021.06.11} (¥7.800) - 29.528
  • [PS5] Tekken 8 <FTG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2024.01.26} (¥8.800) - 28.125
  • [PS4] Marvel Vs. Capcom: Infinite <FTG> (Capcom) {2017.09.21} (¥6.990) - 24.455
  • [PS5/PS4] The King of Fighters XV <FTG> (SNK) {2022.02.17} (¥7.200) - 22.062
  • [PS4/NSW] Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late [st] <FTG> (Arc System Works) {2017.07.20} (¥6.800) - 14.935
For the full breakdown by SKU, I'll spoiler that as well below as it's quite long:
[NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate <FTG> (Nintendo) {2018.12.07} (¥7.200) - 5.408.400 (CY2022)
[NSW] Pokken Tournament DX <FTG> (Pokemon Co.) {2017.09.22} (¥5.980) - 385.339 (CY2022)
[WIU] Pokken Tournament <FTG> (Pokemon Co.) {2016.03.18} (¥7.200) - 181.529 (CY2017)
[NSW] Arms <FTG> (Nintendo) {2017.06.16} (¥5.980) - 502.891 (CY2022)
[NSW] Kimetsu no Yaiba: The Hinokami Chronicles <FTG> (Aniplex) {2022.06.09} (¥6.800) - 209.890 (CY2022)
[PS4] Kimetsu no Yaiba: The Hinokami Chronicles <FTG> (Aniplex) {2021.10.14} (¥7.600) - 166.345 (CY2022)
[PS5] Kimetsu no Yaiba: The Hinokami Chronicles <FTG> (Aniplex) {2021.10.14} (¥7.600) - 53.583 (CY2022)
[NSW] Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 for Nintendo Switch <FTG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2017.09.07} (¥6.800) - 197.399 (CY2022)
[PS4] Dragon Ball: Xenoverse 2 <FTG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2016.11.02} (¥7.600) - 136.401 (CY2017)
[PS4] Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 -Deluxe Edition- <FTG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2017.11.22} (¥6.100) - 34.498 (CY2020)
[NSW] Dragon Ball FighterZ <FTG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2018.09.27} (¥6.800) - 118.593 (CY2022)
[PS4] Dragon Ball FighterZ <FTG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2018.02.01} (¥7.600) - 112.258 (CY2018)
[PS4] Dragon Ball FighterZ -Deluxe Edition- <FTG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2019.01.31} (¥6.100) - 12.763 (CY2020)
[XB1] Dragon Ball FighterZ <FTG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2018.02.01} (¥7.600) - 914 (CY2018)
[PS4] Jump Force <FTG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2019.02.14} (¥8.200) - 122.174 (CY2020)
[NSW] Jump Force -Deluxe Edition- <FTG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2020.08.27} (¥6.680) - 77.477 (CY2022)
[PS4] Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 <FTG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2016.02.04} (¥7.600) - 98.912 (CY2016)
[PS4] Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 (Welcome Price!!) <FTG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2016.11.22} (¥3.800) - 7.728 (CY2017)
[PS4] Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm 4: Road to Boruto <FTG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2017.02.02} (¥6.800) - 33.463 (CY2018)
[NSW] Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm 4: Road to Boruto <FTG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2020.04.23} (¥6.680) - 23.407 (CY2021)
[PS4] One Piece: Burning Blood <FTG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2016.04.21} (¥7.600) - 64.444 (CY2017)
[PS4] One Piece: Burning Blood (Welcome Price!!) <FTG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2017.04.20} (¥3.800) - 1.109 (CY2017)
[PSV] One Piece: Burning Blood <FTG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2016.04.21} (¥6.800) - 69.776 (CY2016)
[PSV] One Piece: Burning Blood (Welcome Price!!) <FTG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2017.04.20} (¥3.800) - 1.828 (CY2017)
[NSW] My Hero: One's Justice <FTG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2018.08.23} (¥7.600) - 62.802 (CY2019)
[PS4] My Hero: One's Justice <FTG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2018.08.23} (¥7.600) - 31.080 (CY2019)
[NSW] JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R <FTG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2022.09.01} (¥6.980) - 54.302 (CY2022)
[PS4] JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R <FTG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2022.09.01} (¥6.980) - 15.029 (CY2022)
[PS5] JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R <FTG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2022.09.01} (¥6.980) - 7.735 (CY2022)
[NSW] My Hero: One's Justice 2 <FTG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2020.03.12} (¥7.600) - 44.229 (CY2021)
[PS4] My Hero: One's Justice 2 <FTG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2020.03.12} (¥7.600) - 13.906 (CY2021)
[NSW] Kill la Kill the Game: If <FTG> (Arc System Works) {2019.07.25} (¥6.800) - 6.016 (CY2020)
[PS4] Kill la Kill the Game: If <FTG> (Arc System Works) {2019.07.25} (¥6.800) - 8.993 (CY2019)
[PS4] One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows <FTG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2020.02.27} (¥7.600) - 10.218 (CY2020)
[PS4] Granblue Fantasy Versus <FTG> (Cygames) {2020.02.06} (¥6.980) - 153.552 (CY2021)
[PS4] Granblue Fantasy Versus -Legendary Edition- <FTG> (Cygames) {2022.03.03} (¥5.980) - 7.244 (CY2022)
[PS4] Melty Blood: Type Lumina <FTG> (Delight Works) {2021.09.30} (¥6.800) - 21.151 (CY2021)
[NSW] Melty Blood: Type Lumina <FTG> (Delight Works) {2021.09.30} (¥6.800) - 11.253 (CY2021)
[NSW] Persona 4 Arena Ultimax <FTG> (Atlus) {2022.03.17} (¥2.980) - 14.115 (CY2022)
[PS4] Persona 4 Arena Ultimax <FTG> (Atlus) {2022.03.17} (¥2.980) - 11.525 (CY2022)
[PS4] DNF Duel <FTG> (Nexon) {2022.06.28} (¥6.800) - 1.810 (CY2022)
[PS5] DNF Duel <FTG> (Nexon) {2022.06.28} (¥6.800) - 942 (CY2022)
[PS4] Street Fighter V <FTG> (Capcom) {2016.02.18} (¥7.990) - 90.491 (CY2017)
[PS4] Street Fighter V (Best Price) <FTG> (Capcom) {2019.03.28} (¥1.990) - 19.566 (CY2021)
[PS4] Street Fighter V -Arcade Edition- <FTG> (Capcom) {2018.01.18} (¥4.990) - 26.732 (CY2018)
[PS4] Street Fighter V -Champion Edition <FTG> (Capcom) {2020.02.14} (¥3.990) - 31.403 (CY2021)
[PS4] Street Fighter V -Champion Edition -All Character Pack- <FTG> (Capcom) {2021.12.09} (¥5.490) - 9.358 (CY2022)
[PS4] Tekken 7 <FTG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2017.06.01} (¥8.200) - 94.179 (CY2018)
[PS4] Tekken 7 (Welcome Price!!) <FTG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2018.09.06} (¥4.000) - 16.929 (CY2021)
[PS3] Guilty Gear Xrd -Revelator- <FTG> (Arc System Works) {2016.05.26} (¥6.800) - 18.483 (CY2016)
[PS4] Guilty Gear Xrd -Revelator- <FTG> (Arc System Works) {2016.05.26} (¥6.800) - 38.663 (CY2017)
[PS4] Guilty Gear Xrd -Rev 2- <FTG> (Arc System Works) {2017.05.25} (¥4.800) - 24.803 (CY2019)
[PS3] BlazBlue: Central Fiction <FTG> (Arc System Works) {2016.10.06} (¥6.800) - 17.285 (CY2017)
[PS4] BlazBlue: Central Fiction <FTG> (Arc System Works) {2016.10.06} (¥6.800) - 35.444 (CY2018)
[NSW] BlazBlue: Central Fiction -Special Edition- <FTG> (Arc System Works) {2019.02.07} (¥4.800) - 5.265 (CY2020)
[PS4] Soul Calibur VI <FTG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2018.10.18} (¥7.600) - 40.929 (CY2019)
[PS4] Soul Calibur VI (Welcome Price!!) <FTG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2019.11.28} (¥2.800) - 3.296 (CY2021)
[PS4] Dead or Alive 6 <FTG> (Koei Tecmo Games) {2019.03.01} (¥7.800) - 39.975 (CY2020)
[PS4] The King of Fighters XIV <FTG> (SNK) {2016.08.25} (¥7.200) - 36.071 (CY2017)
[PS4] The King of Fighters XIV -Ultimate Edition- <FTG> (SNK) {2021.03.11} (¥3.600) - 3.156 (CY2021)
[PS4] BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle <FTG> (Arc System Works) {2018.05.31} (¥5.800) - 21.871 (CY2019)
[NSW] BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle <FTG> (Arc System Works) {2018.05.31} (¥5.800) - 9.501 (CY2019)
[PS4] BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle -Special Edition- <FTG> (Arc System Works) {2019.11.21} (¥6.800) - 3.870 (CY2020)
[NSW] BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle -Special Edition- <FTG> (Arc System Works) {2019.11.21} (¥6.800) - 2.719 (CY2020)
[PS4] Samurai Shodown <FTG> (SNK) {2019.06.27} (¥7.200) - 25.144 (CY2021)
[NSW] Samurai Shodown <FTG> (SNK) {2019.12.12} (¥6.345) - 7.430 (CY2020)
[PS4] Guilty Gear Strive -Starter Edition 2022- <FTG> (Arc System Works) {2022.08.09} (¥5.436) - 2.230 (CY2022)
[PS5] Guilty Gear Strive -Starter Edition 2022- <FTG> (Arc System Works) {2022.08.09} (¥5.436) - 914 (CY2022)
[PS4] Guilty Gear Strive <FTG> (Arc System Works) {2021.06.11} (¥7.800) - 19.929 (CY2022)
[PS5] Guilty Gear Strive <FTG> (Arc System Works) {2021.06.11} (¥7.800) - 6.455 (CY2022)
[PS4] Marvel Vs. Capcom: Infinite <FTG> (Capcom) {2017.09.21} (¥6.990) - 24.455 (CY2019)
[PS4] The King of Fighters XV <FTG> (SNK) {2022.02.17} (¥7.200) - 16.066 (CY2022)
[PS5] The King of Fighters XV <FTG> (SNK) {2022.02.17} (¥7.200) - 5.996 (CY2022)
[PS4] Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late [st] <FTG> (Arc System Works) {2017.07.20} (¥6.800) - 9.712 (CY2017)
[PS4] Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late [cl-r] <FTG> (Arc System Works) {2020.02.20} (¥4.800) - 2.415 (CY2020)
[NSW] Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late [cl-r] <FTG> (Arc System Works) {2020.02.20} (¥4.800) - 2.808 (CY2021)
 
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Why are One Piece games less popular in Japan than other anime games? Isn't One Piece the most popular current anime?
 
Danny said:
Why are One Piece games less popular in Japan than other anime games? Isn't One Piece the most popular current anime?
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The mobile games are much bigger. It's likely that the current Playstation exclusiveness of Odyssey harms its sales. Also, there's only one anime-adjacent game in the last year that is on the top 100 and I guess technically Fate/Samurai Remnant is bigger than Odyssey but it also has another SKU
 
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