Dragon Quest Builders Leads A Switch Takeover Of The Japanese Charts

Those Xbox Sales though...they're flying off the shelves.

Not surprised about DQB. I'm having a blast playing it.

Switch is selling about 40k units every week of this year, without any major releases. So it will stay ahead until ps4 has a big release.

Normal Console sales resumed, they were rather jubilent over at Push Square past few weeks it was a bit annoying

Switch beat PS4 on the last chart as well. Not surprising given nothing very big has come to either system (in Japan) since MHW. I expect the trend to continue for a while, given the Switch's form factor.

Edit: Also, for those who were complaining about disingenuous NL headlines when PS4 was beating Switch in Japan, here is the current headline for the Japanese charts over at Pushsquare.

http://www.pushsquare.com/news/2018/03/japanese_sales_charts_even_dragon_quest_cant_knock_monster_hunter_world_off_the_top

So, yes, even they spin things positively for PlayStation at Pushsquare. Not justifying (or even criticizing) the behavior, just saying your claims are wrong.

Hah, in your face Sony ! 😜

Btw, Doraemon 3DS game made a debut Top 20 ??

Dragon Quest Builders sales are far from impressive. I believe the various PS versions have sold over 1 million units.

Some additional Japanese sales information.

Nintendo Switch Sold Over 3,800,000 Units in Japan in its First Year; Triples the PS4’s Debut Year

https://www.dualshockers.com/nintendo-switch-sales-japan-first-year/

The PS4 also passed a milestone, sales now total over 6.5 million in Japan alone.

The Switch has well over half of the PS4's lifetime sales in Japan and it's done so in a quarter of that time. It's a bit like comparing apples with oranges though.

Dragon Ball Xenoverse on switch is out performing Dragon Ball Fighterz on PS4 in Japan.

Dragon Ball Fighterz will be a beast on switch if it ever gets released.

Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 is better than Dragon Ball FighterZ? Well this is unexpected, I thought everyone love Dragon Ball FighterZ more but it's nowhere on the chart since its February 1st launch. Hope Namco Bandai takes note, you ignore the Switch means you ignore your Japanese market (which prefer handheld more).

@Anti-Matter hey Nintendo. Kick Sony butt.
We love Nintendo. Nintendo number one. Nintendo rules. Kick butt

28,000 sales is a "huge impact?"

This is the series that can sell hundreds of thousands of units in Japan when a new game launches.

Not sure how disappointing these numbers are, though. I'm sure the market analysts at SE have a certain magic number they want to see.

@retro_player_22

Can't see how they can ignore the switch when it comes to Dragon Ball Fighterz. Xenoverse sales have been so impressive.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE It's not bad considering it's a port of a 2 year old game, and the digital side is probably doing just as well since it's Japan. It won't unseat their love of Minecraft in the long run, though.

@Ralizah DQB isn't a mainline Dragon Quest game, though.

So have they completely stopped selling the Wii U in Japan now? Even if it were on clearance it should have numbers better than the two X1 consoles.

Vita is selling better than PS4 Pro. Sony is handing Japan to Nintendo on a silver platter if they announce a PS5 and abandon handhelds entirely. All future Vita games - don't laugh it's still getting plenty of games in Japan - will move to Switch, not PS5.

@crackafreeze you beat me.
I nearly died reading

Ok I'll bite, whats with the seemingly random use of red and bold fonts in the articles and lists? I know it's titles of games, but it's usage seems somewhat random.

MH World will presumably overtake Splatoon 2 at some point - or will it? The legs of Splatoon 2 continue to astound me every week. Both titles will probably be in the top 10 all year, at this rate.

@masterLEON I'm aware. I'm just pointing out that this is a franchise that can move huge units on name alone. Obviously the Minecrafty spinoff won't have as much appeal, but even taking that into considering, 28,000 units at launch seems... if not terrible, then certainly not impressive. You also have to consider the fact that the game is widely available on other platforms, which probably affects sales as well. I'd love to see what its numbers would be if it had launched on Switch alongside Vita and PS4.

@kobashi100 I was making a similar observation in the forums! The continuing presence of Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2, a port of a 2016 game, is another one of those funny Switch side effects. Hope it does mean a FighterZ port is in the works.

Monster Hunter World sales seem to be slowing down, though with a presentation next week that may start to rise.

@crackafreeze Ooh, nice catch, it still looks random, but it seems you're correct. (random hurts my brain)

Ok now what about the black/bold Monster Hunter in the article and that 3DS game Doreamon in the list? 😉

@Grumblevolcano 2m copies - retail - of MHW, 6.5m PS4 in Japan. That's 30% of the install base. Not every game can be 110% like Zelda. 😉 I don't see how a presentation can kick it up any, though I imagine it will sell well for years.

If Cspcom was expecting more than 30% they're nuttier than Squenix and their 10m copies of TR.

@IronMan28 How is that spinning it? MH World is in its 6th week at #1, DQ Builders on Switch was a new entry (+ it's Dragon Quest).
Think that's pretty notable.

EDIT: Not saying PushSquare don't spin news positively, but that was a pretty poor example.

Those Builders numbers are pretty poor considering Girls und Panzer launched with ~45K units sold.

MH World effect is over! Switch will now be on top.

Ppl please buy DQ Builders. It is a really great game.

@Bentheblaze2390 Xbox sales have always been terrible in Japan.
Japan is Sony and Nintendo home turf and Microsoft never managed to get a good foothold there.

@JJ286
Eh....
But i prefer Portal Knights.
Not a fan of Akira Toriyama art style.

Dragon Quest Builders is such a nice game. Even though it has a lot of flaws, it might be one of my favorite games ever. I just can't stop playing it.

@Anti-Matter You know.. you can get both. It's not a contest. Plus, they're pretty different games, not only visuals.

@Anti-Matter Eh...Dragon Quest Builders is amazing! It isn't just a Minecraft clone like Portal Knights. It is an RPG first and Minecraft-ish second.

@Ralizah Not forgetting that DQB2 is already well within the pipeline, which is certainly a factor I've taken into account when considering DQB as a purchase.

@Fight_Teza_Fight it absolutely is spin. While to a lesser degree than here, it's still spin.

@JJ286
Eh...
I had ever watched from Youtube for Dragon Quest Builder gameplay, but i wasn't impressed.
I don't play games with Akira Toriyama art style such as Dragon Quest, Dragon Ball, Chrono Trigger, etc.
I don't like his Art style.
I prefer Portal Knights instead because its art style and their gibberish are somewhat like My Sims.

@Ralizah
I wouldn't say a huge impact, but it's decent. Any game that does 30,000 at launch in Japan has decent numbers. Any game in Japan that does 100,000 has extraordinary numbers. And then there are those select few handful of franchises that do half a million or 1 million + (but there's really only a small handful of those).

I think given the fact that the game has already released on two other platforms several years ago, on both handheld and console for that matter, and the fact it was never hugely popular to begin with being a spin off, compounded by the fact a sequel is in the works which does look like a pretty significant improvement...

I'd say the game did pretty well. Again, I wouldn't say it's a huge impact, but I'd say it did pretty well and definitely didn't flop. Games like Lost Sphear, that did 7,000 on both Switch and PS4 as a brand new game... that is what I consider a bad release. I think DQ Builders Switch could've done closer to 70,000, maybe even 100k, had it released as a new game.

We should see a much better response from DQ Builders 2, provided it's releasing day and date, which they would be foolish not to at the rate Switch software is selling.

I was able to snag builders thanks to the gold coins I had and I am having a blast. Looking forward to 2.

I picked up Dragon Quest Builders, then Xenoblade Dropped New Game Plus and I made the mistake of reading the Stardew Valley wiki... so everything has taken a back seat to those 2 games. Again. lol

Monster Hunter Potions are running out for PS4 sales. ..
Well done to CAPCOM for a superb game -I am truly gutted we don't yet have an English MH on SWITCH.
Let's hope for an Earth shattering DIRECT tomorrow!

DragonBall Xenoverse 2 on Switch is now outselling DragonBall FighterZ lol

While this is not related to Japanese sales, this is something quite noteworthy:
http://m.sisain.co.kr/?mod=news&act=articleView&idxno=31285

The Switch has apparently sold 13X faster than the PS4 in Korea. The Switch sold 110,000 units in just 1 month, while the PS4 sold 50,000 units sold in 6 months. From data that I have seen, I estimate that Switch sales are currently sitting at 180,000 units in Korea.

The turnaround is incredible for Nintendo of Korea. 2 years ago, the 3DS was struggling under the weight of the growing mobile market and the Wii U was never released in Korea due to its poor sales everywhere else. Now, the Switch is the fastest-selling dedicated gaming system in the country's history.

The Wii and PS2 have each sold over 1 million units LTD in Korea; the Switch has a likely shot at outselling both of those consoles. The original DS has sold a monstrous 3 million units LTD in Korea, so that's probably not a sales milestone that the Switch will reach. Nevertheless, Switch sales in Korea are amazing.

MHB first week sales in Japan. Yet another old port fail on the Switch. Time to make NEW games.

2016
PS Vita: 178,016
PlayStation 4: 141,369
PlayStation 3: 53,154

2018
Switch: 28,430

It seems Monster Hunter World will surpass Splatoon 2, but its a marathon not a sprint.

@Agramonte
Dragon Quest Builders 2 is coming to Switch and PS4 this summer

Well of course, it DQ in Japan. The next game could be called Dragon Quest Tokyo Bus Simulator and it would still sell zillions in Japan.

@westman98 and that is amazing! just like Bayonetta 3.

This game is pretty awesome...☺