A winning bet for Nintendo and Monolith Soft, who, like us, are witnessing the best possible release of the latest chapter in the Xenoblade franchise. Xenoblade Chronicles 3 shattered the previous record set by Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (97,000) with 112,728 boxes and gave the series even more popularity, especially as download sales definitely increased compared to December 2017.
Unsurprisingly, Nintendo’s game outperformed the Digimon Survive launch, which was far from wreaking havoc with 28,536 Switch sales, and the PS4 version didn’t even crack the top 10. This may not be the expected outcome for a franchise that has been off the shelves for so long, even though it should be noted that this title, which is somewhere between a visual novel and a tactical RPG, is far from habit. For the record, Digimon’s best performance in Japan dates back to the first Digimon World released on the PlayStation in 1999 (30,000 sold at launch, but 250,000 at end of life).
As for console sales, that’s a week ahead of three players, everyone at their level. The Switch continued to be a big hit with 73,238 units sold, but the PlayStation 5 finally found stock and sold nearly 40,000 units. Despite a good week, the PS5 still trailed the PS4 by 64,000 sales during the same period (week 90). The Xbox series, for its part, is 126,000 behind the same-stage Xbox, but the gap is closing week by week, and sooner or later the Xbox series will become the most popular Microsoft console in the archipelago. .
For the sequels, Earth Defense Force 6, Soul Hacker 2, SD Gundam Battle League, and Saint Street are major releases for August, but the next big shake is expected in Splatoon 3, which will be released on September 9.