Japanese Charts: Famicom Detective Club Earns Top Ten Debut In Another Strong Week For Switch

Oh no. Smash has almost fallen off the top 10. It feels like it's been years since we got a new fighter

Ouch, that doesn't look like a strong debut for Famicom Detective Club. Was hoping it would do well in Japan

Ouch. Big drop for RE even though it's still #1. Technically did worse its second week than NPS. Probably will vanish from top ten by week 4. At least it's doing well overseas. Maybe that rumored switch RE will do decent numbers in japan.

Excellent launch for Famicom Detective Club, given that the retail version is an expensive (¥11000) limited edition that has already sold out.

Famicom Detective Club has proven to be an absolute delight. Hopefully Nintendo will consider a third entry in the near future.

Good to see MHR still romping along. Hopefully hit 7million soon.

Looks like Pokemon snap has not done well or is that low figure to be expected?

Playing through Missing Heir right now, loving it so far!

@bluemage1989 - Nintendo can easily contend with the greater known VNs of the world if they make them periodically. Feels like a weird revisit to the golden age of Nintendo most weren't even privy to at the time.

Wow, Minecraft will hit two million physical sales in a month or two in Japan alone. Unless there’s something big out this week, I’d imagine Monster Hunter Rise will regain top spot on the next chart. Those Xbox sales seem like quite a spike, for it!

Is PS5 available for purchase in Japan? I mean is there stock in some stores?

@bluemage1989 you do know that a third entry exists right? It was released for the Satellaview. I’m hoping they remake it.

@dimi they are not available in store anywhere. The semiconductor shortage is getting worse.

I’ve really got hooked on the Famicom Detective Club games. Just finished the Missing Heir, now currently on the Girl Who Stands Behind. Nintendo should release more games like this.

@kikoretzu I had always assumed the satellaview entry was the remake and didn't realise that was a separate SFC game. Yes would be good to see it remade, hopefully enough of it was preserved to make that possible, but even a brand new entry would be great as well. Come on Nintendo don't let this be a one time thing!!

Sadly, it's not even in the top 30 of the North America eShop charts.

RE VILLAGE on the ps5 has already fallen from the top 10. once again i say if a RE game cannot do great in japan for the ps5, then nothing will not even rachet and clank. i do not want to hear about shortages there are over 700,000 ps5 systems in japan not every system is owned by scalpers. it is over for the ps5 in japan. sony blew it. no one wants to pay 70 bucks for the exact same game on a last gen system. that people still buy the majority of their sony games on. the company sony leaving japan was a mistake that cost the ps5 dearly.

Playing through both Famicom detective club games and loving it so far. Makes me wish Nintendo would make more of em.

Ha somehow the PS5 version of Resi8 there falls even deeper to last place. Seem like all them ray tracings are for naught.

@Ghost_of_Hasashi I feel that's going to happen to a lot of PS5 multiplatform games till the shortage issue gets resolved.

@tntswitchfan68 why is it a mistake? Only a small portion of the ps4 console sales were in Japan so they've decided to prioritise the west. Makes sense. Plus 65% of their games sales are digital now so these sale figures mean nothing. What has it cost the ps5? Its doing great, it's a great console, as is the switch.

Monster Hunter Rise is gonna rise even more with the 3.0 update of the game problaby coming next week.

https://twitter.com/monsterhunter/status/1395288256649039874?s=08

Oh wow! When was the last time Sony got a number 1 spot that wasn't new that week?

@Serialsid It doesn't help get support. For years, Sony has been the go-to place for big Japanese games. It is not like that anymore. It seems like they are losing a bit of their personality.

Why is Capcom not making Ace Attorny for the PS5? Why isn't Capcom making the PS5 a top priority? Sales in Japan do matter.

@Heavyarms55 No idea, but Capcom has had a great couple of weeks! Top 2!

@GrailUK I hope Capcom does something Mega Man related, even if it's just another collection. Battle Network Collection when? Or do a Mega Man Gems Collection with some of the games they haven't brought over to modern consoles yet like Mega Man Soccer, Wily Wars, Legends 1+2+Tron Bonne, and Mega Man and Bass

@Kirbo100 Wasn't Mega Man 12 one of the leaked Capcom games? That and a Switch exc. Resident Evil game (which I'm hoping isn't 1st person).

Loving the Famicon Detective Club games. I have been printing my favourite scenes with the new Instax Mini Switch printer.

@GrailUK It'd be cool if we got an exclusive RE since we're not getting RE8. Maybe Revelations 3?

@tntswitchfan68 sorry i disagree, sales for one country do not matter to a global company that's doing more of its business elsewhere. Why should they prioritise Japan just because its their home country? Nintendo have Japan locked down, handheld gaming is massive over there, consoles under TVs not so much anymore.
Capcom is making games for the ps5, 80% of their first weeks sales in the UK for REv was on a Sony platform. You think their not going to support them? You can play ace attorney via back compat so why waste resources doing a ps5 version for a game that's not graphically demanding? Plus they are getting lots of support from Square Enix and have just sponsored the Japanese indie creator hub Asobu which will help get Japanese smaller games on a Sony platform. Sony will do fine in Japan, saying the ps5 has lost Japan after just 6 months is laughable. Getting fixated on one counties sales figures is silly, sony sells more games than any other platform globally. Maybe they have lost some of their identity, companies are always adapting and changing.
Maybe Nintendo will now be the place to go to for the big Japanese releases, surely that's a good thing for everyone on this site!

@Serialsid Well, that is bad business practices. Japanese companies will jump ship, and of course I am glad for Nintendo fans, but I feel bad for Sony fans. I mean, I get what you are saying, and for us Nintendo fans, this is great! I just think Sony is making a mistake. But, you have the right to think what you want.

The release of the Famicom Detective Club games has been both exciting and disappointing.

To begin with, I'm amazed that 30-year-old games that never left Japan have been remade and released worldwide, but the way they've been brought to the West is rather lackluster - eShop only, and, especially, only English screen text (I can deal with the voices being exclusively in Japanese, it's like watching the original version of a foreign language movie with subtitles. Plus the games take place in Japan, so it gives them a degree of authenticity).

Of course, Nintendo has surely calculated the cost/revenue balance of this release, and may have decided that a physical release outside of Japan is not worth it; but still, the game NOT being properly localised is a particularly sour spot: it feels like a step back when the standard practice for releases of Nintendo's own properties is, at least, full professional translation of screen text in a variety of languages, and it's very troublesome in a game where text is especially important.

While it's rather clear that the remakes are primarily aimed at a Japanese audience, the lack of care displayed when bringing them overseas is worrisome - they might not have particularly good sales potential; but making a minimal effort for one of its own properties sets a bad precedent and becomes another obstacle for an audience that, while surely minoritary, does exist.

Having said that, I'm interested in the games, and I hope they do sell well, in Japan or elsewhere, and that Nintendo considers revisiting other dormant franchises it owns (with a better release strategy, please).