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@Agramonte Yes, Atlus and Sega, too. To be honest, I’m not that excited for SMTV - it’s too gory for my tastes. But, hey, if it brings more JRPG fans to the Switch and thus more JRPGs, then who am I to complain?

@Agramonte As someone pointed out to me, Mario + Rabbids is a 3rd party game game that made the list, but obviously that game has received more than a little help from the Mario brand. It will be nice to see a 3rd party game that has no Nintendo characters in it doing well in Japan. I’m hoping that Octopath Traveler and NIS’s releases start to bring over the Vita’s audience. I think it will since the Switch is really the last viable portable system out there.

@JJ286 I know. I was just saying that I wish that those 3rd party games were on Switch too.

@Agramonte Maybe it's adjusted for trade-ins? That's the only thing I can think of (and it's probably wrong).

@peanutbuttercup You're right. My bad.

@NewAdvent Yes, BOTW passes a million sales a while ago. I don’t know why it’s different on this list.

@BlueOcean. Ah, I see. That makes sense.

I’m also surprised at the Amazon UK list. Somehow the Switch is doing better there than on the US Amazon list, where the $10 Xbox gift card is currently the top selling item. Octopath is only 9th right now (whereas it’s 1st on the Amazon UK chart), but that’s probably because it’s now a back order here.

This is mostly good for Nintendo, but unfortunately there are no 3rd party Switch games in the top 20. Octopath Traveler will probably change that though.

@Spoony_Tech Because they have articles for the game since it’s eventually going to come to Switch.

@BlueOcean Where did I mention that Crash was PS's mascot? I'm a little confused.

Besides that, I agree with your post. I know that some people who own both a PS4 and XBONE will buy multiplats on the XBONE because they prefer the XBONE's controller. And, if they have an XBONE X and a PS4, they would probably buy multiplats on the more powerful system.

@Agramonte What's also interesting in that article is that Crash continues to do slightly better on XBONE than Switch in the UK while the Switch version does better in the EMEA.

@Alto The NPD publishes video game sales in the US, but unfortunately only on a monthly basis. They're apparently doing upgrades this month, so we won't get the June results until August 7, I think.

EDIT: We also won't know how July went until mid-to-late August.

@BlueOcean Yeah, I'm surprised (and happy) that it's done so well too. Like you said, RPGs aren't the most popular genre, and the visual style won't appeal to everyone. Still, it seems like the Switch community on a whole (and not just Internet forums) was very hyped for this game. Personally, I haven't picked it or Crash up yet for money reasons, but I'm very pleased that it's doing well.

@Heavyarms55 I would have loved to see Octopath do even better as well, but keep in mind that Nintendo apparently underestimated demand and that it is exclusive to the system with the smallest install base in the UK. It's probably taken the top spot in Japan.

@MartyFlanMJFan You're right, it was released during the holiday season. With that in mind, then, this was a good start for the port.

Another good week for the Switch in the UK. 4 of the top 10 are Switch exclusives. I'm glad to see good numbers for Octopath Traveler and Crash, and Mario Tennis Aces has stuck around longer than probably anyone had expected. Captain Toad numbers are decent as well. I'm surprised that it performed 40% worse, but that might in part be because it released on the same day as OT.

EDIT: On a side note, will you all please publish the Japanese sales charts this week? I don't want to be pushy, but it's a lot of fun discussing the results with this community.

@mazzel It sounds like we mostly agree on the issue then.

What I’m curious about is why NOA and NUK have different policies for this and which is the exception to the rule. Does anyone know how Nintendo of Japan has addressed this, if at all?

@Cobalt And thank you for understanding. Sorry if I sounded a little harsh earlier. I don't agree with your perspective, but I probably could have chosen my words better.

Also, regarding this:

"So it's really a commercial decision based on perception of eastern and western mentalities..."

I don't think it's fair to make this an East vs. West thing. Maybe it would be better if we just said that it's a matter of changing marketing to appeal to different audiences?

@Cobalt You said the r word here:

“Millions of people order a thing that they don't even need...”

@Cobalt I know how to read, thanks. You went on and on about how Europeans and Americans were stupid because they are affected by marketing. As if they don’t market in Japan. Heck, you don’t even know who made the name change. For all we know, NOA was the one who made the call.

Also, reading over your comment again, I can’t help but take issue with your use of the r word. It’s a medical condition, and it’s offensive when you use it to describe people who do not have said condition. Please refrain from using it in the future.

I’m surprised by the negativity to this. It’s not like they’re taking away your ability to buy a physical cartridge if you want it. More options isn’t a bad thing.

@Cobalt “Because europeans and americans are just morons and japanese people know that...”

Weren’t you the one who declared Europeans the smarter than the Japanese and Americans because Europeans spent less on Pokémon Go?

EDIT: I found the quote. Here’s what you said:

“The graph shows something really interesting.
Europeans are globaly smarter than the rest of the world... LOL”

I recently purchased a copy of Disgaea 5 Complete, so I’ll be continuing my playthrough of that.

This is great. I’ll have to keep my eyes open for this.

@maruse That bothered me too. I don’t necessarily mind if they report on hacking, but the author tacitly implied that NLife writers actively pirate games. I firmly believe that piracy is wrong, and this stuff makes my opinion of the site crumble.

@mazzel Again, I'm not saying that this isn't an issue. But the poll really shouldn't be taken as proof that 1 in 5 Switches have cracks in them as the article seems to imply. And, yes, the prices they are charging for repairs are absurd.

@JohnQuixote This is exactly how I feel. I totally agree that this is an issue and that Nintendo UK charging so much to repair the cracked Switches is ridiculous. But, at the same time, you can't take a voluntary poll on a fan site as a good representation of how widespread the problem is to the general public.

@Damo I saw the results of the poll, but the poll isn’t perfect. As others have said, the people who frequent this site probably play their Switches more than the average person, and people whose Switches cracked are more likely to be motivated to vote, skewing results. It’s also possible that some people who voted actually caused the damage themselves - perhaps they dropped their systems, for example. I’m not saying this isn’t an issue, but I don’t think it’s quite as big as this site’s poll suggests.

@-Juice- I doubt that 12% of Switches are cracking. The problem is probably much less widespread than the Internet is making it seem.

Still, Nintendo UK's pricing for repairs and refusal to fix cracked consoles seems ridiculous. Especially since Nintendo of America will fix consoles that have cracked under warranty.

Pretty interesting. I don't doubt that Pokemon and Smash will be major sellers, but what else is the NPD basing its prediction on? Does it expect Nintendo to give massive discounts near the holidays as well? Either way, this is good news for Nintendo.

Speaking of sales, where are the Japanese sales from this past week and the week before? If NLife doesn't post them, could I make a forum discussion for them?

@BlueOcean Yeah, just because a game sells better on one console does not mean that it failed on the other console. For Crash, I don’t know if the XBone version or Switch version has done better worldwide, but both versions have been very successful.

“In the UK, the Xbox One version of Crash managed to outsell the Switch version - likely thanks to the strong Xbox fanbase present in the country - but the opposite was true across the entirety of Europe with the Switch version coming out on top overall.”

Just a small correction - the Switch version outsold the XBone version across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia (although the company tracking this information apparently does not track every country in those regions).

EDIT: Apparently Crash is out on Switch and XBone only in North America and Europe currently, so the article is accurate in saying that the Switch version is the selling better just in Europe (although, again, since that company does not track all countries in the region or online sales, it could be hard to come to a full conclusion as to which version is doing better. It looks like both versions are doing great though.).

In any case, Crash is doing really well on XBone and Switch. In the individual format, the XBone and Switch versions both only fell one place to 2nd and 3rd, respectively. The Switch has managed to have a game in the top 3 in the individual format charts for the past 3 weeks now, which, considering the UK is one of Nintendo’s weakest markets, is pretty remarkable.

These look pretty good. Does anyone know how many titles NISA has published on or has announced for Switch? It feels like they may be the most supportive third party, which is awesome since they hadn’t done much on Nintendo platforms before the Switch.

@rjejr

King K. Rool was likely up there as well, but, as we all know, he couldn't be in because he is simply too big.

@NEStalgia

Yeah, the Treehouse went overboard with Smash and somehow didn’t really reveal anything new (probably because they said nearly everything in the Direct ). At least the rest of the presentations were pretty good. Mario Party, Overcooked 2, Killer Queen Black, and Hollkw Knight all looked great (and, having now played Hollow Knight quite a bit, I can confirm that it is great ). And we got two neat announcements in Donkey Kong and Sky Skipper from the Arcade Archives segment.

Also, the casual audience may not watch E3 itself, but they definitely hear about some of the bigger announcements. I mean, the Washington Post publishes two articles about Waluigi in the wake of E3:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/the-intersect/wp/2018/06/12/waluigi-was-robbed-and-humiliated-by-nintendo-and-his-fans-are-furious/

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/express/wp/2018/06/13/trending-super-smash-bro-fans-unite-behind-waluigi/

(Side note: now that the public has been alerted to this injustice, maybe Nintendo will be forced to give Waluigi the respect he deserves ).

The Fortnite controversy also received some mainstream attention from sites like the BBC and CNBC. Heck, Fox News even interviewed Reggie on it (one of the few times I looked at anything from them).

@NEStalgia

Uninformative? What are you talking about? We now know that POR Ike has a different voice from RD Ike - that sounds pretty informative to me!

In all seriousness, I would have liked for them to cut down on Smash and showcase games like Fortnite and DBFZ more too, but at least the casual audience now definitely knows about Smash and Pokemon.

@fbnaulin

Hmm, that's unfortunate. I'm already a little put off by only having 3 characters to choose from (although I really only used Mario, Luigi, and Rabbid Luigi in the main game). I'll probably just buy this when it's on sale. I managed to get a copy of Disgaea 5 Complete recently, and FE comes out next year, so it's not like I'll be starved for SRPGs. Thanks for your help!

I enjoyed the main game but felt that it was a little too easy. Is this DLC any harder?

@Medic_alert

We have an idea of how well the Switch is selling though. The NPD reported that the Switch sold 166 thousand units in May (I'm not sure if this includes online sites like Amazon or just brick and mortar stores), which is higher than May 2017. If sales doubled in the U.S. on a whole and not just GameStop, that would mean that the Switch sold roughly 332 thousand units in June.

@Jeronan Mario Party has sold well on systems besides the Wii U though. As I mentioned earlier, the series sold nearly 12 million copies on the Wii and, if we just consider the numbered home console entries, every single entry has sold well over a million copies with Mario Party 6 on the GameCube, which had 1.65 million sales. Again, not amazing numbers, but pretty consistently good.

@Cobalt Yeah, Street Fighter 2 games sold really well on the SNES. That doesn't take away from the fact though that Brawl did very well and is the highest selling fighting game. Also, Smash has had some great attach rates too. Melee sold 7.09 copies on the GCN for an attach rate of nearly 33%. It was also the highest selling GCN game.

@electrolite77

This is very true. I had a friend who learned about Fallout 76 through Xbox's presentation. Bethesda had already announced the game, but, since he doesn't keep up with gaming news that closely, he hadn't seen the reveal. Likewise, I imagine many casual gamers learned about the new Pokemon and Smash games from Nintendo's E3.

@Dang69 I interpreted it as GameStop saying that hardware and software sales rose. Either way, that’s a good thing for Nintendo and, at least to me, suggests that investors may be worrying over nothing.

@Jeronan The fighting genre may have become niche, but Smash Bros. has avoided that as it can still appeal to casual players who don’t want to learn complicated combos. It also has a very recognizable cast. Smash Bros. is popular in the West as well. I remember my school held Smash Bros. tournaments, and around half the school showed up to play/watch.

Also, Mario Party 10 selling 2 million copies is very impressive. DKC: TF and Bayonetta 2 were both considered masterpieces and did not reach 2 million. And, again, this is in spite of the fact that Mario Party 10 is considered bad by the series’s fan base. It’s not a mega franchise, but it’s still sells reliably.

@Cobalt Street Fighter 2 has only sold more than Brawl if you include every release and version. Brawl only released once on one system, so it being the highest selling fighting game release is impressive.

@Jeronan
Smash isn’t a niche series. Brawl is the highest selling fighting game ever by a wide margin, and the 3DS iteration is the second best fighting game.

http://vgsales.wikia.com/wiki/Best_selling_fighting_games

Mario Party also isn’t a niche series. Mario Party 8 and 9 combined for nearly 12 million sales on Wii. Even Mario Party 10 got 2 million sales on the Wii U, and that game was considered bad by Mario Party fans.

@Korosanbo Oh, you’re right. I thought he was talking about porting it to the Switch when he was talking about localization in general. Thanks for your help.

@Dang69

I don’t really think there will be a true 3DS successor. I mean, what would they even develop for it? Gen 8 will be on Switch, and presumably Gen 9 will as well. Pokémon has been the most important franchise for Nintendo handhelds, so it now being on Switch makes it seem unlikely that there would be a new dedicated handheld system.

FE and Yoshi getting delayed are disappointing, but, eh, it happens sometimes. At least the small cottage we’ve seen from both looks good.

I think it’s strange we haven’t heard anything about Dark Souls. Hopefully they announce a release date soon, preferably in a Nintendo Direct where Panic Button announces its big port and they announce those 2018 games they said they haven’t announced yet. Honestly, though, I’m a little thankful a series like Dark Souls is even coming to Switch. It wasn’t that long ago that the DS 2 devs literally laughed at the idea of the game being on a Nintendo system:

https://nintendoeverything.com/dark-souls-ii-producer-laughs-when-asked-about-wii-u-version-says-system-is-a-lot-different-from-the-audience-for-dark-souls/

Also, like I said in an earlier post, I think investors fears of sluggish Switch sales is misguided as GameStop has reported that Switch sales have doubled in the wake of E3.

I’m a little confused. I know that localization takes time, but don’t they already have the localizations for the PS4 and PC releases in September? Am I missing something obvious?

Regardless, I’m looking forward to it coming out on Switch eventually.

@Dang69

Fair enough. I think some people will continue to prefer to buy multi platforms games on the Switch because of the flexibility (depends on each person’s individual life, of course). Some games aren’t that demanding anyway, meaning the Switch’s portability is just a bonus with little downside.

Regarding 1st party titles, it will speed up. Personally, I’m pleased with their games this year (though that may be in part because I’m a big Mario Tennis fan), but it should accelerate going forward as traditionally 3DS studios move to Switch. That will really start with the Let’s Go duo and continue with Fire Emblem and the gen 8 Pokémon games next year.

EDIT: To add on to that, the 3DS got a 3D Mario, a 2D Mario and 2 new Zeldas. It’s not unrealistic to think that there could be more Mario and Zelda than just Odyssey and BOTW on the Switch eventually.

@Dang69

“take that dev money and invest in hiring more studios or something to keep new games coming out faster.”

You’ll be pleased to know that Monolith Soft is doing this then.

http://www.siliconera.com/2018/06/25/monolith-softs-annual-profit-decreased-60-compared-to-previous-fiscal-year/

They’re investing their profits from XC2 to hiring new staff.

“Disagree, I'm sure investors and analysts look at exclusives and think "hey, this is something you can't buy anywhere else - should push system sales more than ports that are better competitively priced elsewhere."”

I disagree with this though. While exclusives are important, having multiplats is as well. Nintendo makes money off of 3rd Party sales, and having multiplats can help to draw people to the system. I’m sure more sportsgamers would be more interested in the Switch if Madden were coming.

@electrolite77

I agree; the Switch is doing fine. Pokémon and Smash are probably a bigger combo than Mario and Zelda. Any year where we get a Pokémon game and a Smash game is pretty good, let alone on one system. Also, 3rd parties have been increasing their support. Capcom and Bandai Namco, in particular, have supported the Switch much more this year than they did last year. And with the recent success of Crash, I imagine Activision will start putting some more games on the system too. That’s without even mentioning awesome indies like Celeste and Hollow Knight. I, for one, am pretty happy that the Switch is starting to get multiplats day and date.

That’s a nice little bonus. I remember that the UK version of Fire Emblem: Echoes had a special edition that included everything in the North American special edition plus a T-shirt. Nintendo UK also offered a visor for preordering Mario Tennis Aces while Nintendo of America offered nothing... Hopefully Nintendo of America will step it up in the future...

@gortsi

To add to your point, people on ResetEra are saying that Ys 8 is doing pretty well in the West. It’s apparently sold almost as much as it did when it launched on PS4 and Vita combined. I mean, it’s not selling amazingly well, but that’s to be expected as it’s a niche series. Not everything has to sell as well as Mario.

This isn’t too surprising. Panic Button said they would reveal a new big port this month, so there’s probably going to be another Direct soon. Personally, I’m hoping for ports of Super Mario Maker and XCX (unlikely though since XC2’s DLC isn’t fully released yet) and maybe a couple of smaller titles from Nintendo.

Sales have actually doubled recently, according to GameStop:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/mynintendonews.com/2018/07/04/gamestop-reveals-nintendo-switch-sales-doubled-during-week-after-nintendos-e3-presentations/amp/

Nintendo’s fine.