Though the PS4 had the most games, Nintendo platforms as a whole got the majority with 26 titles.
☆ NintendObs Weekly – Monday, June 11, 2018 – Sunday, June 17, 2018.
Software Sales
- NEW/ [PS4] Fate/Extella Link # <ACT> (Marvelous) {2018.06.07} (¥8,618) – 78,647 / NEW
- NEW/ [PSV] Fate/Extella Link # <ACT> (Marvelous) {2018.06.07} (¥6,458) – 38,156 / NEW
- 0/ [NSW] Splatoon 2 # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2017.07.21} (¥6,458) – 13,423 / 2,364,262
- -3/ [PS4] Dark Souls Remastered <RPG> (From Software) {2018.05.24} (¥5,184) – 12,610 / 104,218
- -3/ [PS4] Detroit: Become Human # <ADV> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2018.05.25} (¥7,452) – 10,935 / 67,415
- 0/ [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe <RCE> (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥6,458) – 10,063 / 1,572,211
- -2/ [NSW] Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze <ACT> (Nintendo) {2018.05.03} (¥6,458) – 9,528 / 164,099
- NEW/ [PS4] Life is Strange: Before the Storm <ADV> (Square Enix) {2018.06.07} (¥4,104) – 8,091 / NEW
- -1/ [NSW] Kirby Star Allies <ACT> (Nintendo) {2018.03.16} (¥6,458) – 8,011 / 525,974
- NEW/ [NSW] Little Nightmares Deluxe Edition <ADV> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2018.06.07} (¥3,456) – 7,776 / NEW
- -2/ [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild # <ADV> (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥7,538) – 6,516 / 1,011,205
- +2/ [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2017.10.27} (¥6,458) – 5,279 / 1,740,412
- NEW/ [NSW] Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido <PZL> (Nintendo) {2018.06.08} (¥5,378) – 5,235 / NEW
- -2/ [NSW] Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 01: Variety Kit <EDU> (Nintendo) {2018.04.20} (¥7,538) – 5,098 / 185,489
- NEW/ [PS4] Little Nightmares Deluxe Edition <ADV> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2018.06.07} (¥3,456) – 5,041 / NEW
- -3/ [PS4] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2018 <SPT> (Konami) {2018.04.26} (¥8,618) – 4,035 / 205,737
- +1/ [3DS] Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon <RPG> (The Pokémon Company) {2017.11.17} (¥5,378) – 3,688 / 1,645,322
- -14/ [PS4] BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle # <FTG> (Arc System Works) {2018.05.31} (¥6,264) – 3,678 / 15,374
- +2/ [PS4] Rainbow Six Siege: Advanced Edition <ACT> (Ubisoft) {2018.03.01} (¥6,480) – 2,552 / 61,173
- NEW/ [3DS] Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido <PZL> (Nintendo) {2018.06.08} (¥5,378) – 2,392 / NEW
- -1/ [NSW] Snack World: Trejarers Gold <RPG> (Level-5) {2018.04.12} (¥6,458)
- 0/ [PSV] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2018 <SPT> (Konami) {2018.04.26} (¥7,538)
- +4/ [NSW] Pokkén Tournament DX <FTG> (The Pokémon Company) {2017.09.22} (¥6,458)
- +4/ [NSW] 1-2-Switch <ETC> (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥5,378)
- +5/ [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo <ETC> (Nintendo) {2016.11.23} (¥2,916)
- +10/ [NSW] FIFA 18 <SPT> (Electronic Arts) {2017.09.29} (¥6,264)
- -17/ [PS4] Usotsuki Hime to Moumoku Ouji <ADV> (Nippon Ichi Software) {2018.05.31} (¥7,538)
- +1/ [NSW] Arms <FTG> (Nintendo) {2017.06.16} (¥6,458)
- +3/ [3DS] Mario Party: The Top 100 <ETC> (Nintendo) {2017.12.28} (¥5,378)
- +1/ [NSW] Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 for Nintendo Switch <FTG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2017.09.07} (¥7,344)
- +3/ [PS4] God of War # <ACT> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2018.04.20} (¥7,452)
- -25/ [PS4] Full Metal Panic! Fight! Who Dares Wins # <SLG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2018.05.31} (¥8,856)
- +6/ [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V (¥4,990 Edition) <ACT> (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2015.10.08} (¥5,389)
- +6/ [PS4] FIFA 18 # <SPT> (Electronic Arts) {2017.09.26} (¥8,424)
- +3/ [NSW] Attack on Titan 2 # <ACT> (Koei Tecmo Games) {2018.03.15} (¥8,424)
- +10/ [PS4] Monster Hunter: World # <ACT> (Capcom) {2018.01.26} (¥9,698)
- +6/ [PS4] Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 <SPT> (Konami) {2017.09.14} (¥8,208)
- -27/ [NSW] Usotsuki Hime to Moumoku Ouji <ADV> (Nippon Ichi Software) {2018.05.31} (¥7,538)
- -2/ [NSW] Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 02: Robot Kit <EDU> (Nintendo) {2018.04.20} (¥8,618)
- +8/ [PS4] Persona 5 # <RPG> (Atlus) {2016.09.15} (¥9,504)
- +4/ [PS4] Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition <ADV> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.12.03} (¥2,592)
- -7/ [PS4] Cities: Skylines PlayStation 4 Edition <SLG> (Spike Chunsoft) {2018.04.12} (¥5,832)
- +4/ [3DS] Detective Pikachu <ADV> (The Pokémon Company) {2018.03.23} (¥5,378)
- BACK/ [NSW] Sumikko Gurashi: Sumikko Park e Youkoso <ETC> (Nippon Columbia) {2017.12.07} (¥6,264)
- -20/ [NSW] Mega Man Legacy Collection 1+2 <ACT> (Capcom) {2018.05.24} (¥5,389)
- BACK/ [3DS] Kirby: Battle Royale <ACT> (Nintendo) {2017.11.30} (¥5,378)
- BACK/ [PS4] Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5+2.5 Remix <RPG> (Square Enix) {2017.03.09} (¥7,344)
- -15/ [PS4] Caligula Overdose <RPG> (FuRyu) {2018.05.17} (¥8,618)
- -23/ [PS4] Persona Dancing All-Star Triple Pack <ACT> (Atlus) {2018.05.24} (¥18,230)
- -27/ [PS4] Persona 5: Dancing Star Night <ACT> (Atlus) {2018.05.24} (¥8,078)
Hardware Sales
- Nintendo Switch — 40,834 (40,587), +1% (+11%) / 4,381,991
- PlayStation 4 — 26,671 (18,171), +47% (+4%) / 6,790,442
- Nintendo 3DS — 6,842 (6,818), +0% (+3%) / 27,121,823
- PlayStation Vita — 3,955 (2,393), +65% (+4%) / 5,870,244
Grand totals
Total Nintendo titles: 26
Total Sony PlayStation titles: 24
Total home Nintendo titles: 20 / 26
Total portable Nintendo titles: 6 / 26
Total home Sony PlayStation titles: 22 / 24
Total portable Sony PlayStation titles: 2 / 24
1st, PS4 — 22
2nd, Switch — 20
3rd, 3DS — 6
4th, PSVita — 2
Brand-new titles (7)
NEW/ [PS4] Fate/Extella Link #
NEW/ [PSV] Fate/Extella Link #
NEW/ [PS4] Life is Strange: Before the Storm
NEW/ [NSW] Little Nightmares Deluxe Edition
NEW/ [NSW] Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido
NEW/ [PS4] Little Nightmares Deluxe Edition
NEW/ [3DS] Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido
1st, PS4 — 3
2nd, Switch — 2
3rd, 3DS — 1
3rd, PSVita — 1
Re-charted titles (3)
BACK/ [PS4] Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5+2.5 Remix
BACK/ [3DS] Kirby: Battle Royale
BACK/ [NSW] Sumikko Gurashi: Sumikko Park e Youkoso
1st, Switch — 1
1st, 3DS — 1
1st, PS4 — 1
Out-charted titles (10)
-46/ [PSV] Persona Dancing Deluxe Twin Plus
-6/ [PS4] Far Cry 5
-30/ [PSV] Persona 5: Dancing Star Night
NEW/ [PSV] sweet pool
NEW/ [PSV] Cafe Cuillere #
NEW/ [PS4] Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition
NEW/ [NSW] Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition
NEW/ [NSW] BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle #
NEW/ [PS4] Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 1 Plus #
NEW/ [PSV] Usotsuki Hime to Moumoku Ouji
1st, PSVita — 5
2nd, PS4 — 3
3rd, Switch — 2
Previously released titles (43)
Nintendo Switch: 18 / 20
Nintendo 3DS: 5 / 6
PlayStation 4: 19 / 22
PlayStation Vita: 1 / 2
1st, PS4 — 19
2nd, Switch — 16
3rd, 3DS — 5
4th, PSVita — 1
Staying Power Index
[(previously released titles) / (total previously released titles)] * 100
Nintendo Switch: [18 / 43] * 100 = SPI 41.86 | last week: [16 / 39] * 100
Nintendo 3DS: [5 / 43] * 100 = SPI 11.63 | last week: [4 / 39] * 100
PlayStation 4: [19 / 43] * 100 = SPI 44.19 | last week: [16 / 39] * 100
PlayStation Vita: [1 / 43] * 100 = SPI 2.33 | last week: [3 / 39] * 100
1st, PS4 — SPI 44.19 | last week: SPI 41.03 ⇗
2nd, Switch — SPI 41.86 | last week: SPI 41.03 ⇗
3rd, 3DS — SPI 11.63 | last week: SPI 10.26 ⇗
4th, PSVita — SPI 2.33 | last week: SPI 7.69 ⇘
Past-years released titles (20)
Nintendo Switch: 10 (10 2017)
Nintendo 3DS: 4 (3 2017, 1 2016)
PlayStation 4: 6 (3 2017, 1 2016, 2 2015)
PlayStation Vita: 0
1st, Switch — 10
2nd, PS4 — 6
3rd, 3DS — 4
4th, PSVita — 0
Evergreen Status
(2017 = *1. 2016 = *2. 2015 = *3. 2014 = *4. Etc…)
Nintendo Switch: [(10 *1)] = ES 10 | last week: [(9 *1)]
Nintendo 3DS: [(3 *1) + (1 *2)] = ES 5 | last week: [(2 *1) + (1 *2)]
PlayStation 4: [(3 *1) + (1 *2) + (2 *3)] = ES 11 | last week: [(2 *1) + (1 *2) + (2 *3)]
PlayStation Vita: [(0 *0)] = ES 0 | last week: [(0 *0)]
1st, PS4 — ES 11 | last week: ES 10 ⇗
2nd, Switch — ES 10 | last week: ES 9 ⇗
3rd, 3DS — ES 5 | last week: ES 4 ⇗
4th, PSVita — ES 0 | last week: ES 0 ⇒
Momentum
Nintendo Switch: (highest) +10/ [NSW] FIFA 18 > (lowest) -27/ [NSW] Usotsuki Hime to Moumoku Ouji
Nintendo 3DS: (highest) +5/ [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo > (lowest) +1/ [3DS] Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
PlayStation 4: (highest) +10/ [PS4] Monster Hunter: World # > (lowest) -27/ [PS4] Persona 5: Dancing Star Night
PlayStation Vita: (highest) 0/ [PSV] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2018 = (lowest) 0/ [PSV] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2018
Highest: +10/ [NSW] FIFA 18
Lowest: -27/ [PS4] Persona 5: Dancing Star Night
Momentum Mean
[(total rank changes) / (number of rank changes)]
Nintendo Switch: [(0 + 0 + -2 + -1 + -2 + +2 + -2 + -1 + +4 + +4 + +10 + +1 + +1 + +3 + -27 + -2 + -20) / 17] = MM -1.88
Nintendo 3DS: [(+1 + +5 + +3 + +4) / 4] = MM +3.25
PlayStation 4: [(-3 + -3 + -3 + -14 + +2 + -17 + +3 + -25 + +6 + +6 + +10 + +6 + +8 + +4 + -7 + -15 + -23 + -27) / 18] = MM -5.11
PlayStation Vita: [(0) / 1] = MM 0.00
1st, 3DS — MM +3.25 | last week: MM -1.75 ⇗
2nd, PSVita — MM 0.00 | last week: MM -25.67 ⇗
3rd, Switch — MM -1.88 | last week: MM -0.75 ⇘
4th, PS4 — MM -5.11 | last week: MM -4.67 ⇘
Dropping Status
(Re-charted = *0.25. Normal = *0.50. Past-week = *0.75. Brand-new = *1.00.)
Nintendo Switch: [(2 *1.00)] = DS 2.00
Nintendo 3DS: [(0 *0.00)] = DS 0.00
PlayStation 4: [(1 *0.50) + (2 *1.00)] = DS 2.50
PlayStation Vita: [(2 *0.75) + (3 *1.00)] = DS 4.50
1st, PSVita — DS 4.50 | last week: DS 2.50 ⇗
2nd, PS4 — DS 2.50 | last week: DS 5.00 ⇘
3rd, Switch — DS 2.00 | last week: DS 1.50 ⇗
4th, 3DS — DS 0.00 | last week: DS 0.00 ⇒
Momentum Index
[(Momentum Mean) – (Dropping Status) + (re-charted titles) + (total brand-new titles)]
Nintendo Switch: [-1.88 – 2.00 + 0 + 7] = MI +3.12 | last week: [-0.75 – 1.50 + 0 + 11]
Nintendo 3DS: [+3.25 – 0.00 + 0 + 7] = MI +10.25 | last week: [-1.75 – 0.00 + 0 + 11]
PlayStation 4: [-5.11 – 2.50 + 1 + 7] = MI +0.39 | last week: [-4.67 – 5.00 + 1 + 11]
PlayStation Vita: [0.00 – 4.50 + 0 + 7] = MI +2.50 | last week: [-25.67 – 2.50 + 0 + 11]
1st, 3DS — MI +10.25 | last week: MI +9.25 ⇗
2nd, Switch — MI +3.12 | last week: MI +8.75 ⇘
3rd, PSVita — MI +2.50 | last week: MI -17.17 ⇗
4th, PS4 — MI +0.39 | last week: MI +2.33 ⇘
Evergreen Status Graph
(Compiled over the past four weeks)
Basically, this represents Japan’s interest in evergreen titles per platform.
Dropping Status Graph
(Compiled over the past four weeks.)
Basically, this represents Japan’s lack of interest in games per platform.
Staying Power Index Graph
(Compiled over the past four weeks.)
Basically, this represents Japan’s interest in a given platform.
Momentum Index Graph
(Compiled over the past four weeks.)
Basically, this represents Japan’s interest in games on a given platform.
I’ve kept the default Google Sheets colors so I’ll leave it up to you to decode which color represent which platform.
Sources:
Weekly Top 50 Media Create Charts (June 4, 2018 – June 10, 2018).
Weekly Top 20 Media Create Charts (June 4, 2018 – June 10, 2018).
Observations on Media Create for the Week of May 28, 2018 – June 3, 2018.
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