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[KevinKeene]

What a better way to make use of my thread-creating privilege than to finally start another media-create thread

As I've said before, I believe that the weekly media-create threads were one of the most immediate pulls for the general public to visit NeoGAF. If we want NeoGAF to grow (especially now that the outrage crowd has left), we should take care of this ... institution.

My personal life is quite a mess at the moment, so I absolutely cannot take responsibility for the weekly creation of these threads. That's why I hope others will join me to keep this important part of NeoGAF alive. I have no idea about a fancy presentation, so I'll just copypaste numbers from gematsu.com. If anybody wants to contribute the usual format, send me or a mod the text and the OP surely can be updated. Also it'd be great if someone could make some interesting graphs (hardware sales, monster hunter world compared to past entries, etc).

Anyway, let's go:

Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. [PS4] Monster Hunter: World (Limited and Bundle Editions Included) (Capcom, 01/26/18) – 85,322 (1,836,291)
2. [PS4] Secret of Mana (Square Enix, 02/15/18) – 36,042 (New)
3. [NSW] Splatoon 2 (Bundle Version Included) (Nintendo, 07/21/17) – 21,815 (2,042,844)
4. [PSV] Idolish7: Twelve Fantasia (Limited Edition Included) (Bandai Namco, 02/15/18) – 21,481 (New)
5. [PS4] Dynasty Warriors 9 (Limited Edition Included) (Koei Tecmo, 02/08/18) – 21,180 (138,675)
6. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04,28,17) – 19,280 (1,346,387)
7. [PSV] Secret of Mana (Square Enix, 02/15/18) – 17,947 (New)
8. [PS4] A Certain Magical Virtual-On (Sega, 02/15/18) – 17,938 (New)
9. [PS4] Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet (Limited Edition Included) (Bandai Namco, 02/08/18) – 12,981 (88,604)
10. [NSW] Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle (Nintendo, 01/18/18) – 12,776 (142,591)
11. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey (Bundle Version Included) (Nintendo, 10/27/17) – 12,640 (1,614,506)
12. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Limited Edition Included) (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 11,764 (871,528)
13. [NSW] Bayonetta Ultimate Climax Edition (Nintendo, 02/16/18) – 11,694 (New)
14. [NSW] Bayonetta 2 (Nintendo, 02/16/18) – 9,532 (New)
15. [3DS] Pokemon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon (Nintendo, 11/17/17) – 9,358 (1,558,042)
16. [PSV] A Certain Magical Virtual-On (Sega, 02/15/18) – 9,284 (New)
17. [PS4] Dragon Ball FighterZ (Bandai Namco, 02/01/18) – 5,975 (88,943)
18. [3DS] Mario Party: The Top 100 (Nintendo, 12/28/17) – 5,842 (161,624)
19. [NSW] Arms (Nintendo, 06/16/17) – 4,234 (369,040)
20. [NSW] 1-2-Switch (Nintendo, 03/03/17) – 4,194 (399,757)

Hardware Sales (followed by last week’s sales)

1. PlayStation 4 – 41,496 (59,691)
2. Switch – 39,303 (43,404)
3. PlayStation 4 Pro – 8,006(11,615)
4. New 2DS LL – 5,778 (6,031)
5. PlayStation Vita – 4,959 (4,133)
6. New 3DS LL – 3,424 (3,581)
7. 2DS – 959 (904)
8. Xbox One X – 133 (209)
9. Xbox One – 57 (52)

 

[jshackles]

Seeing the Secret of Mana remake so close to the top of the software charts warms my heart. I'm having an absolute blast with that game and I'm loving it to bits.

 

[KevinKeene]

I still find depressing how much Bandai Namco shuns the Switch. I'm watching tge Idolish7 anime and would have loved to play that game. My boys, let's defeat Trigger!

And SAO: Fatal Bullet would have been nice to have on the go, too.

My predection that Japanese publishers are making these decisions intentionally to later rip off fans. If they released both PS4- and Switch-version simultaneously, they know that the PS4-version would suffer immensely. Thus they hold back the Switch-version for 6 months to a year and then get fans to double dip for the portability feature (and probably some cheap throw away-additions).

Maybe I'm wrong, but as of now, I expect most recently released/announced Bandai Namco-games to be announced for Switch in the near future. Same for Capcom's Okami HD. It's a despicable, anti-consumer publishing strategy in my opinion, but I expect it to be true nevertheless.

 

[Yagami_Sama]

My predection that Japanese publishers are making these decisions intentionally to later rip off fans. If they released both PS4- and Switch-version simultaneously, they know that the PS4-version would suffer immensely. Thus they hold back the Switch-version for 6 months to a year and then get fans to double dip for the portability feature (and probably some cheap throw away-additions).

I have the same feeling. Seen how Xenoverse 2 is doing on Switch it make me think that it may be a standard : "Let's sell how many units you can sell on PS4/XONE and them after one year re-release the game on Switch". If Namco announces Dragon Ball FighterZ for Switch in 4 to 6 months, this might be a sign of this pattern.

But I still, hope that more games are released simultaneously for Switch

And talking about the sales, poor Bayonetta, Nintendo should have done more Ultimate Climax Edition,if so I believe that they could have sold more units.It is a pity that we don't know how many units was the first shipment. And since people was looking for both games on cartridge, maybe the digital sales were a better than retail.

And man, Secret of Mana not be on Switch, is hard to understand.

 

[Ostrava04]

Wow surprise to see Fighterz drop off so much and nice to see MHW already 2.5mil and closing in on 3mil

 

[llien]

Am I reading it right, Vita outsells the most popular Xbox... 50 to 1?

 

[centracore]

.

 

[jshackles]

Am I reading it right, Vita outsells the most popular Xbox... 50 to 1?

Well, this is Japan we're talking about so it's not that surprising to see Xbox's numbers so low.

 

[llien]

Well, this is Japan we're talking about so it's not that surprising to see Xbox's numbers so low.

But how do you know? Is it indirectly mentioned in OP?

 

[KevinKeene]

As in the past, I can't be happy about MHW success. If the console MH now manages to sell 3+ milluon units, there's even less incentive for Capcom to develop a new Switch MH. Not only have the chances for portable MH in the West been slim as it was, but this success in Japan even puts a portable MH in Japan in jeopardy. Chances are Capcom saw mhw's success and now goes 'well, now that console mh sells this well, let's lower the budger for MH Switch and just cheaply put together some upscaled 3DS-tier quests'.

We're currently inmidst of a no-news period, that will only change with either the next Direct or E3. But as of now: it's a bad time to be a fan of portable MH

But how do you know? Is it indirectly mentioned in OP?

What exactly are you surprised of?

 

[staen]

But how do you know? Is it indirectly mentioned in OP?

Media Create only tracks sales in Japan.

 

[Twinkle]

Bayonetta is bad? Wii U sales?

 

[staen]

As in the past, I can't be happy about MHW success. If the console MH now manages to sell 3+ milluon units, there's even less incentive for Capcom to develop a new Switch MH. Not only have the chances for portable MH in the West been slim as it was, but this success in Japan even puts a portable MH in Japan in jeopardy. Chances are Capcom saw mhw's success and now goes 'well, now that console mh sells this well, let's lower the budger for MH Switch and just cheaply put together some upscaled 3DS-tier quests'.

We're currently inmidst of a no-news period, that will only change with either the next Direct or E3. But as of now: it's a bad time to be a fan of portable MH

Thinking about it that way makes me sad. I hope that isn't the case. MH4U and SMTIV were easily my most played games on the 3DS.

Bayonetta didn't do so hot...I know it's just a port but that's a bit lower than I expected.

 

[llien]

I'm just new to Media Create Sales. Never mind.

 

[JORMBO]

I think Japan likes Monster Hunter a little bit.

 

[TheDuskwalker]

Dynasty Warriors 9​

(Limited Edition Included) (Koei Tecmo, 02/08/18) – 21,180 (138,675)​

Bayonetta​

Ultimate Climax Edition (Nintendo, 02/16/18) – 11,694​

Bayonetta 2​

(Nintendo, 02/16/18) – 9,532​

Japaaaaannnnnnn!

 

[silpheed-mcd]

SWITCH GAMES, Ranking Sales, Japan, 2018 (Feb 12 - Feb 18)

Media-Create: 41 games (+2)

01 - Splatoon 2 (Nintendo) {2017.07.21} - 2.042.844
02 - Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo) (2017.10.27) - 1.614.506
03 - Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) (2017.04.28) - 1.346.387
04 - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo) (2017.03.03) - 871.528
05 - 1-2-Switch (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} – 399.757
06 - ARMS (Nintendo) (2017.06.16) – 369.040
07 - Pokken Tournament DX (Pokemon Co.) (2017.09.22) - 222.781
08 - Monster Hunter Double Cross: Nintendo Switch Ver. (Capcom) (2017.08.25) - 214.492
09 - Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (Nintendo) (2017.12.01) - 181.254
10 - Super Bomberman R (Konami) (2017.03.03) – 145.029
11 - Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle (Nintendo) {2018.01.18} - 142.591
12 - Dragon Ball: Xenoverse 2 for Nintendo Switch (Bandai Namco Games) (2017.09.07) – 114.728
13 - FIFA 18 (Electronic Arts) (2017.09.29) - 78.169
14 - Fire Emblem Warriors (Koei Tecmo) (2017.09.28) – 53.531
15 - Sumikko Gurashi: Sumikko Park e Youkoso (Nippon Columbia) (2017.12.07) - 47.989
16 - Snipperclips Plus (Nintendo) {2017.11.10} - 47.124
17 - Dragon Quest Heroes I & II for Nintendo Switch (Square Enix) (2017.03.03) – 41.419
18 - Seiken Densetsu Collection (Square Enix) (2017.06.01) – 37.728
19 - One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 - Deluxe Edition (Bandai Namco Games) {2017.12.21} - 23.014
20 - Bayonetta 2 (Nintendo) {2018.02.17} - 21.226 (11.694 Climax Edition)
21 - Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers (Capcom) (2017.05.26) – 21.139
22 - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Softworks) {2018.02.01} - 19.547
23 - Dragon Quest X: 5000-nen no Harukanaru Kokyou e Online (Square Enix) (2017.11.16) - 18.444
24 - Puyo Puyo Tetris S (Sega) (2017.03.03) - 17.323
25 - Bayonetta - Climax Edition (Nintendo) {2018.02.17} - 11.694
26 - Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star (Marvelous) (2017.07.20) - 10.247
27 - Dragon Quest X: All in One Package (Square Enix) (2017.09.21) - 9.482
28 - Minna de Wai Wai! Spelunker (Square Enix) (2017.04.20) - 7.447
29 - Resident Evil: Revelations Collection (Capcom) (2017.11.30) - 6.540
30 - Lost Sphear (Square Enix) (2017.10.12) - 5.770
31 - Nobunaga's Ambition: Taishi (Koei Tecmo) (2017.11.30) - 5.636
32 - LEGO City Undercover (Warner Entertainment Japan) (2017.06.29) - 5.351
33 - I am Setsuna (Square Enix) {2017.03.03} - 4.753
34 - Sonic Forces (Sega) (2017.11.09) - 4.686
35 - One Piece: Unlimited World Red – Deluxe Edition (Bandai Namco Games) (2017.08.24) - 4.652
36 - Nights of Azure 2: Bride of the New Moon (Koei Tecmo) (2017.08.31) - 4.463
37 - Disgaea 5 Complete (Nippon Ichi Software) {2017.03.03} - 3.477
38 - Cars 3: Driven to Win (Warner Entertainment Japan) (2017.07.20) - 3.220
39 - NBA 2K18 (Take-Two Interactive Japan) (2017.10.17) - 2.689
40 - Champion Jockey Special (Koei Tecmo) (2017.09.14) - 2.626
41 - Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence with Power-Up Kit (Koei Tecmo) {2017.03.03} - 1.400



Highlights:
- 2 new games, Bayonetta 2 (20th) and Bayonetta (25th)

 

[silpheed-mcd]

Wii U vs NSW (LTD)​

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Famitsu​

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[NSW] Bayonetta 2 (Nintendo) {2018.02.17} - 21.626​

[WIIU] Bayonetta 2 (Nintendo) {2014.09.20} - 48.462 + 2.899 digital = 51.361​

​

[NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} – 1.327.003 + 81.395 digital = 1.408.398​

[WIIU] Mario Kart 8 (Nintendo) {2014.05.29} - 1.310.444 + 45.723 digital = 1.356.167​

​

[NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} – 812.764 + 60.000 digital = 872.764​

[WIIU] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} - 117.352 + 8.563 digital = 125.915​

​

[NSW] Pokken Tournament DX (Pokemon Co.) {2017.09.22} – 215.608 + 16.033 digital = 231.641​

[WIIU] Pokken Tournament (Pokemon Co.) {2016.03.18} – 164.85 + 28.642 digital = 173.494​

​

[NSW] Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition (Download) (Microsoft Game Studios) {2017.05.12} – 73.741 digital​

[WIIU] Minecraft: Wii U Edition (Microsoft) {2015.12.17} - 340.392 + 182.812 digital = 523.204​

​

[NSW] Dragon Quest X: 5000-nen no Harukanaru Kokyou e Online (Square Enix) {2017.11.16} - 27.975 + 37.856 digital = 65.831​

[WIIU] Dragon Quest X: 5000-nen no Harukanaru Kokyou e Online (Square Enix) {2017.11.16} - 34.312 + 32.448 digital = 66.760​

​

[NSW] One Piece: Unlimited World Red – Deluxe Edition (Bandai Namco Games) {2017.08.24} – 5.916​

[WIIU] One Piece: Unlimited World Red (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.06.12} – 6.085​

​

[NSW] Puyo Puyo Tetris S (SEGA) {2017.03.03} – 56.646 + 1.482 digital = 58.128​

[WIIU] Puyo Puyo Tetris (SEGA) {2014.02.06} - 8.673​

​

[NSW] Resident Evil: Revelations (Capcom) {2017.11.30} - 2.747​

[WIIU] Resident Evil: Revelations (Capcom) {2013.05.23} - 26.233​

​

[NSW] LEGO City Undercover (Warner Entertainment Japan) {2017.06.29} – 8.312​

[WIIU] LEGO City Undercover (Nintendo) {2013.07.25} – 74.734​

​

[NSW] Warriors Orochi 3: Ultimate (Koei Tecmo) {2017.11.09} - 2.307​

[WIIU] Warriors Orochi 3: Hyper (Koei Tecmo) {2012.12.08} - 42.281​

​

​

WIIU: 7​

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NSW: 4​

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[NSW] Hyrule Warriors All Stars DX (Koei Tecmo) {2018.03.22} -​

[WIIU] Hyrule Warriors (Koei Tecmo) {2014.08.14} - 126.700 + 5.696 digital = 132.396​

​

[NSW] Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo) {2018.05.03} -​

[WIIU] Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo) {2014.02.13} - 118.774 + 1.312 digital = 120.086​

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[NSW] Rayman Legends: Definitive Edition (Nintendo) {2018.02.22} -​

[WIIU] Rayman Legends (Nintendo) {2013.10.17} - 3.415​

​

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Bayonetta 2, First week​

​

M-C​

03./00. [WIU] Bayonetta 2 (Nintendo) {2014.09.20} - 38.828 / NEW <67,29%>​

[NSW] Bayonetta 2 (Nintendo) {2018.02.17} - 21.226 / NEW (11.694 climax edition)​

​

FAM​

03./00. [WIU] Bayonetta 2 (Nintendo) {2014.09.20} - 33.114 / NEW <40-60%>​

[NSW] Bayonetta 2 (Nintendo) {2018.02.17} - 21.626 / NEW (12.155 climax edition)​

​

DGK​

03./00. [WIU] Bayonetta 2 (Nintendo) {2014.09.20} - 28.825 / NEW <55%>​

 

[staen]

Thanks for the Wii U/NSW comparisons. That doesn't seem too big of a drop off for a port...why isn't Bayonetta more popular in Japan? I'm hoping it sold better in other territories.

 

[Swizzle]

Thinking about it that way makes me sad. I hope that isn't the case. MH4U and SMTIV were easily my most played games on the 3DS.

Bayonetta didn't do so hot...I know it's just a port but that's a bit lower than I expected.

One could also be happy that consoles are doing better in Japan beyond portables and there is more and healthier competition this way... which you like, right ?

 

[silpheed-mcd]

[PS4] METAL GEAR SURVIVE - February 21
[NSW] Rayman Legends: Definitive Edition - February 22
[NSW] Local railway for Nintendo Switch !! - February 22
[PSV] Ouka Sabaki Zan - February 22
[PS4] Senran Kagura Burst Re:Newal - February 22
[PS4] Girls & Panzer: Dream Tank Match - February 22
[PSV] Harukanaru Toki no Naka De Ultimate - February 22
[PS4] Summer Lesson: Hikari, Allison and Chisato - February 22

 

[Yagami_Sama]

And I was thinking that Minecraft on Switch was selling gangbusters.

I am really curios to see how Metal Gear Survive will perform. Most of people hate the game, just because it exists. Imagine the chaos if this game sell a lot, which I think is hard, but would be something else to see.

 

[silpheed-mcd]

SWITCH GAMES, Ranking Sales, Japan, 2018 (Feb 12 - Feb 18)


Dengeki: 56 games (+2)

01 - Splatoon 2 (Nintendo) {2017.07.21} – 2,100,953
02 - Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo) {2017.10.27} – 1,555,644
03 - Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} – 1,391,254
04 - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} – 794,188 (111,135 explorer edition)
05 - 1-2-Switch (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} – 426,637
06 - ARMS (Nintendo) {2017.06.16} – 394,061
07 - Pokken Tournament DX (Pokemon Co.) {2017.09.22} – 229,947
08 - Monster Hunter Double Cross: Nintendo Switch Ver. (Capcom) {2017.08.25} – 210,392
09 - Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (Nintendo) (2017.12.01) - 177,989
10 - Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle (Nintendo) {2018.01.18} - 170,094 (+1)
11 - Super Bomberman R (Konami) {2017.03.03} – 156,035
12 - Dragon Ball: Xenoverse 2 for Nintendo Switch (Bandai Namco Games) {2017.09.07} – 143,522
13 - FIFA 18 (Electronic Arts) {2017.09.29} – 107,124
14 - Puyo Puyo Tetris S (Sega) {2017.03.03} – 67,576
15 - Sumikko Gurashi: Sumikko Park e Youkoso (Nippon Columbia) (2017.12.07) - 61,261
16 - Snipperclips plus (Nintendo) {2017.11.10} - 57,657
17 - Fire Emblem Warriors (Koei Tecmo) {2017.09.28} – 53,791
18 - Dragon Quest Heroes I & II for Nintendo Switch (Square Enix) {2017.03.03} – 53,066
19 - One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 - Deluxe Edition (Bandai Namco Games) {2017.12.21} - 32,236
20 - Seiken Densetsu Collection (Square Enix) {2017.06.01} – 31,643
21 - Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers (Capcom) {2017.05.26} – 25,018
22 - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Softworks) {2018.02.01} - 22,089 (+1)
23 - Dragon Quest X: All in One Package (Square Enix) {2017.09.21} – 21,160
24 - Bayonetta 2 (Nintendo) {2018.02.17} - 20,543 (9,207 Climax Edition) (NEW)
25 - Dragon Quest X: 5000-nen no Harukanaru Kokyou e Online (Square Enix) (2017.11.16) - 18,114
26 - Minna de Wai Wai! Spelunker (Square Enix) {2017.04.20} – 12,631
27 - Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star (Marvelous) {2017.07.20} – 11,560
28 - Gear·Club Unlimited (3 goo) {2017.12.14} - 11,411
29 - Bayonetta (Nintendo) {2018.02.17} - 9,207 (NEW)
30 - Resident Evil: Revelations Collection (Capcom) (2017.11.30) - 8,898
31 - LEGO City Undercover (Warner Entertainment Japan) {2017.06.29} – 8,884
32 - Sonic Forces (Sega) {2017.11.9} - 7,529
33 - One Piece: Unlimited World Red – Deluxe Edition (Bandai Namco Games) {2017.08.24} – 7,374
34 - Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings (Koei Tecmo) {2017.12.21} - 6,684
35 - Lost Sphear (Square Enix) {2017.10.12} – 6,274
36 - Cars 3: Driven to Win (Warner Entertainment Japan) {2017.07.20} – 6,163
37 - Disgaea 5 Complete (Nippon Ichi Software) {2017.03.03} – 5,968
38 - Nights of Azure 2: Bride of the New Moon (Koei Tecmo) {2017.08.31} – 5,470
39 - Nobunaga's Ambition: Taishi (Koei Tecmo) (2017.11.30) - 5.400
40 - I am Setsuna (Square Enix) {2017.03.03} – 4,525
41 - Resident Evil: Revelations (Capcom) (2017.11.30) - 3,095
42 - LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 (Warner Entertainment Japan) {2018.02.01} - 2,962 (+5)
43 - Warriors Orochi 3: Ultimate (KOEI TECMO) {2017.11.9} - 2, 940
44 - Azure Striker Gunvolt: Striker Pack (Inti Creates) {2017.08.31} – 2,913
45 - Champion Jockey Special (Koei Tecmo) {2017.09.14} – 2,744
46 - NBA 2K18 (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2017.10.17} – 2.669
47 - LEGO Worlds (Warner Entertainment Japan) {2017.11.22} - 2,261
48 - Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence with Power-Up Kit (Koei Tecmo) {2017.03.03} - 2,050
49 - Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires (Koei Tecmo) {2017.11.9} - 2,007
50 - Monopoly for Nintendo Switch (Ubi Soft) {2017.11.09} - 1,938
51 - Samurai Warriors: Sanada Maru (Koei Tecmo) {2017.11.9} - 1,808
52 - Winning Post 8 2017 (Koei Tecmo) {2017.09.14} – 1,517
53 - Gal Metal! (DMM Games) {2018.02.08} - 1,373 (NEW) (cause Vinnk and me )
54 - The LEGO Ninjago Movie Game (Warner Entertainment Japan) {2017.06.29} – 1,217
55 - Cave Story + (Pikii) {2018.02.08} - 1,167 (NEW)
56 - VOEZ (FlyHigh Works) {2018.01.25} - 1,122


Highlights:
- Splatoon 2 over 2,1m
- M+R in top 10 and over 170k
- Skyrim win 1 place (22nd)
- 2 new games, Bayonetta 2 (24th) and Bayonetta (29th)

 

[michaelius]

When was last time game on non Nintendo home console hit 2 millions copies ? MH World is doing really amazing.

 

[Coulomb_Barrier]

PS4 beasting.

 

[mckmas8808]

Is there anyway to get life to date sales for all the hardware platforms in here?

 

[staen]

Bayonetta 1's original release in Japan:

[PS3] Bayonetta (SEGA) - 135,242 / NEW

[360] Bayonetta (SEGA) - 64,325 / NEW

I think the PS3 version was the one plagued with issues but I guess the difference between 360/ps3 isn't surprising given the user base in Japan. The Switch's user base should be much closer to PS3's than 360's at the time of Bayonetta 1's release, so Bayonetta 2's sales are indeed underwhelming.

One could also be happy that consoles are doing better in Japan beyond portables and there is more and healthier competition this way... which you like, right ?

Yeah, and I don't see any reason why a console MH and a portable MH can't coexist, but I'm still worried Capcom either won't bother with portable MH anymore due to MHW's success or just not bother to localize them.