Forum - View topicNEWS: Japan's Video Game Rankings, January 23-29 [2023-02-04]
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Silver Kirin
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This was not a good week for software, but in terms of hardware the PS5 managed to outperform the Switch for the first time since last year with 62,908 units, while the SW only sold 51,108. This may be an sign that the PS5's stock problems have finally improved, although physical software sales still remain very low.
The sales for Story of Seasons, Pokémon and Fire Emblem are fine, but Forspoken's sales aren't great, the game was developed for a Western audience and at least debuted in 3rd place but SE invested a lot in its development and it seems it's not as big of a hit as they expected in all regions. Now FFXVI is their major title they have for the year, unless they release DQIII HD-2D which could sell well in Japan. Disgaea 7's debut seems like it's the lowest for a mainline title in the series and the worst part is that the combined sales for the PS4 and PS5 couldn't event beat the Switch's version, despite the game having more of a history on Sony platforms. The software situation doesn't look great for the majority non-Nintendo titles |
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enurtsol
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At the same launch week on Steam, Forspoken even earned less revenue than Hi-Fi Rush - a game shadow-dropped with no marketing hype, no prior knowledge it's even in development, and made available on Game Pass subscription. "That Hi-Fi Rush is in the top 10, while Forspoken isn’t, is further amplified by the fact that Microsoft‘s game costs £26.99 / $30 on Steam versus £64.99 / $70 for Forspoken. (Given that the chart goes by revenue rather than unit sales, Hi-Fi Rush would have to sell a few copies for each copy of Forspoken sold.)" 
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