Japanese Charts: Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom Summons Up Another Win

Had to look up Honey Vibes and yep, it's an Otome game.

Girl gets isekai'd to a tropical setting surrounded by pretty boys with fox ears.

I read these articles solely to confirm that Nintendo is still the best.... I don't know why I ever even doubt lol!
@erigen Why am I not surprised... smh

Wow, over 9000 people actually bought a PS5 game this week. Way to go, PS5! You got this!

As for Switch, it's sold 1 unit for every 4 people in the country.

This game is way too addictive. Every time I have some time off, I go get the OLED.
A brilliant adventure game, a brilliant Zelda. I haven't even finished it yet, and it's already one of the best 2D Zeldas for me, only behind A Link to the Past.

Microsoft may aswell stop shipping consoles to japan at this point.

@UltimateOtaku91 And Sony will have to think about it seriously too, once the Switch 2 comes out...

I'm not the biggest fan of Zelda games, but i must say Echoes of Wisdom i think is my favourite and am really enjoying it. Maybe the freedom to think like in BotW/TotK but smaller scope (I dont have that much time for games) so more managable

@the_beaver But they've sold 6 million which is still worth it, and will be the only place for Japanese devs to put "high end" games onto for the Japanese players.

But, it could happen over the next couple of generations, especially if Sony keep releasing overpriced hardware and don't introduce a new handheld. And even more quickly if the Switch 2 can play games like Dragons Dogma 2, FF7 ReBirth, Metaphor Re Fantazio and Monster Hunter Wilds.

Wow, ever since that PS5 price increase in Japan, that console and its games have dropped off a cliff over there.

Sad to see Astro Bot gone from the top 10.

I'm surprised Zelda is not selling better. I know it's mostly a Western-focused franchise but I thought it would be well over half a million in Japan at least.

Markets are tough right now though. I wonder if people are saving up for next gen too.

Well you gave it your best shot Astro Bot, thanks for the all Nintendo things you did for PlayStation. It was a little fun while it last.

@HammerGalladeBro Tbh Sony hardly ever market the little guy. If it was a Nintendo mascot, Astro Bot would had been a big deal. At this point it looks like Sony is throwing everything and anything hoping for a hit or miss with little fanfare. They really need to work on their marketing aspect and also find ways to lower cost on hardware. A lot of my folks who wanted to play Astro Bot can't cause they can't afford to get the PS5 and those who would had wanted to play Astro Bot never got the memo cause they heard literally jack nothing about it.

I just completed EOW, it is a fun game but falls short for me in length of game. LTTP and LBW are far more enjoyable and my personal favourites. Unlike these two, I wish EOW had doubled up on overworld and underworld areas, as opposed to rifts combining the both, therefore halving the game.

@Serpenterror The PS5 is doing horribly in Japan, - so by proxy, Astro Bot would be doing terrible there too.. But hasn't it sold really well outside of Japan? At least, that's what I heard

@Johnny44 You don’t understand. Sales went from just under 10k to around 12k~! The Sony surge in Japan is real! No doubt SH2 remake and the not-Persona game will save the PS5 in Japan and give Nintendo a spanking next week!

If you are still doubtful then wait for that one user to pop up here that short posts four times in a row in a short interval for why Nintendo is gonna fail and Sony is gonna turn things around with all of the faulty comparisons you can think of!

@UltimateOtaku91 Switch 2 can run Metaphor. But I can't say the same for DD2 or MH Wilds. DD2 has performance issues for one and Im not sure for MH Wilds but it looks demanding.

@Arawn93 beat me to it, he’ll be here soon enough. Still haven’t started Zelda, but good to read the praise in the comments. Seeming more and more like Sony massively dropped the ball. The graphics arms race means nothing in Japan.

@WiltonRoots Their USP of the best graphics wears thin with no games or very few of them. I'm not anti Sony or MS but this generation they have been floundering at best. Sony seems to be panic releasing hardware to compensate. PSVR2 with no support, PS Portal the half effort of a handheld and pulse earbuds that most people already have. They appear to have no strategy this gen and it's showing.

@Maubari It should still do well in the UK, as for NA it really depends on if Sony gave us the numbers. Physical and digital sales numbers of the game usually won't be shown until after the month it was released ended.

Very poor PS5 sales, although not under 10k like they were a few weeks back, still very poor indeed.

Switch is ruling it and Zelda was no1 again. That makes me happy.

So Japan is back to half the top 10 being old evergreen games. I have mixed feelings because while it is exciting to see Animal Crossing crawl its way to 8 million physical sold, it's also nice to have new things.

The Xbox sales are hilarious! There's a chance they actually fall below the PS4 again.

FYI top 30 has Ring Fit. A game with actual leg work both literally and figuratively.

@Duncanballs doesn’t help that we’re all at the point of “If we zoom in and look at the leaves and the pores..” at what point during any of this does it define gameplay? How does a fuller beard or facial scars make the game elevate itself into the upper echelons?

@WiltonRoots very true. Graphics are nice but a dud game, gameplay wise, is still a dud.