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Nintendo Switch 2 Graphics

Kurangfaham — Sat, 05 Apr 2025 19:40:56 +0800

FF7 rebirth sees a 91% drop in its 2nd week.

Kurangfaham — Fri, 15 Mar 2024 12:04:05 +0800

The newly released Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is performing poorly, with a 91% drop since its release week. Despite receiving positive reviews from journalists and fans alike, the game was unable to maintain commercial engagement, resulting in the brand's alarming decline in Japan. Many sales analysts questioned Square Enix's strategy of limiting the audience for the newly released Final Fantasy game by opting for an exclusive PlayStation 5 deal, thereby limiting reach to a much larger audience and, as a result, being unable to reach the brand's true sales potential.

Here's your look at this week's top ten in full:

1. [NSW] Unicorn Overlord (ATLUS, 03/08/24) – 40,991 (New)
2. [PS5] Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix, 02/29/24) – 24,482 (287,138)
3. [PS5] Unicorn Overlord (ATLUS, 03/08/24) – 24,398 (New)
4. [NSW] Fitness Boxing feat. Hatsune Miku: Isshoni Exercise (Imagineer, 03/07/24) – 14,128 (New)
5. [NSW] Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo, 02/16/24) – 13,238 (116,761)
6. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 11,669 (5,739,869)
7. [NSW] Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo, 10/20/23) – 11,417 (1,779,209)
8. [PS4] Unicorn Overlord (ATLUS, 03/08/24) – 8,797 (New)
9. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu World: Chikyuu wa Kibou de Mawatteru! (Konami, 11/16/23) – 7,053 (1,006,010)
10. [NSW] Splatoon 3 (Nintendo, 09/09/22) – 6,460 (4,246,168)

Here's your look at this week's hardware chart:

1. Switch OLED Model – 50,240 (6,838,219)
2. PlayStation 5 – 34,799 (4,647,882)
3. Switch Lite – 10,762 (5,770,240)
4. PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 4,265 (736,531)
5. Switch – 4,896 (19,738,694)
6. Xbox Series X – 2,290 (259,961)
7. PlayStation 4 – 1,816 (7,923,822)
8. Xbox Series S – 1,456 (304,927)
9. New 2DS LL (including 2DS) – 14 (1,192,879)

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth flopped so hard in Japan

Kurangfaham — Fri, 08 Mar 2024 10:07:08 +0800

www.pushsquare.com/news/2024/03/japan-sales-charts-final-fantasy-7-rebirth.

[PS5] Final Fantasy VII Rebirth – 262,656 (New)

Comparison with other final fantasy games in Japan for its launch sales

The top-selling games in this generation for Japan

1. Animal Crossing: New Horizons - 7,700,900
2. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - 5,728,200
3. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - 5,453,107
4. Pokemon Scarlet / Violet - 5,301,222
5. Pokemon Sword / Shield- 4,436,508
6. Splatoon 3 - 4,239,708
7. Splatoon 2 - 4,131,980
8. Ring Fit Adventure - 3,529,165
9. Minecraft - 3,458,115
10. Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! - 2,974,020
11. Pokemon Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl - 2,693,727
12. Super Mario Odyssey - 2,451,965
13. Pokemon Legends: Arceus - 2,359,397
14. Monster Hunter Rise - 2,358,671
15. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - 2,263,599
16. Super Mario Party - 2,259,060
17. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom- 1,958,822

Only 262k for a new AAA FF game is a tragedy lol.

Japan top selling games of 2023

Kurangfaham — Sat, 13 Jan 2024 22:37:09 +0800

The software chart for 2023 in Japan (lifetime Japanese sales in brackets):

1. The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom (Switch)- 1,929,603
2. Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Switch) – 1,549,401
3. Pikmin 4 – (Switch) 1,119,027
4. Pokémon Scarlet & Violet (Switch) – 907,432 (5,246,363)
5. Momotaro Dentetsu World (Switch) – 795,681
6. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – (Switch) 617,223 (5,631,598)
7. Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe (Switch) – 514,581
8. Dragon Quest Monsters 3: The Dark Prince (Switch) – 510,477
9. Splatoon 3 (Switch) – 503,312 (4,191,126)
10. Super Mario RPG (Switch) – 447,687

Hardware sales for 2023 in Japan (lifetime Japanese sales in brackets):

Switch – 4,062,609 (31,786,656)
PS5 – 2,587,468 (4,964,857)
Xbox Series X/S – 141,712 (540,107)
PS4 – 73,292 (9,491,059)

Lol at FFXVI for being forgotten in its homeland.

Nintendo made three times more profits than Sony

Kurangfaham — Thu, 28 Sep 2023 13:27:40 +0800

From the latest financial reports, Nintendo made over three times more profits than Sony SIE in the first half of 2023. Thanks to the non-woke policy by Nintendo they managed to post a record profits and the best ever amongst console manufacturers. Zelda TOTK and Mario bros movie were the main contributors to the record profit of Nintendo in 2023.

Zelda TOTK sold 18.51 million units in 1.5 months

Kurangfaham — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 17:55:59 +0800

Gamers have spoken and The legend of Zelda: TOTK is currently the top selling video game of 2023.

Meanwhile Final Fantasy XVI only managed to sell 3 million units

Final Fantasy 16 sales collapsed in its 2nd week

Kurangfaham — Fri, 07 Jul 2023 16:18:09 +0800

[twt]https://twitter.com/6d6f636869/status/1676943222407589889[/twt]
[twt]https://twitter.com/6d6f636869/status/1676944523958820865[/twt]
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/202...ek-after-launch

Meanwhile Nintendo Switch and Zelda TOTK are dominating like a boss
[twt]https://twitter.com/Genki_JPN/status/1676942981243490306[/twt]

FFXVI sales sudah pancit, Zelda reclaims top spot

Kurangfaham — Tue, 04 Jul 2023 00:07:50 +0800

[twt]https://twitter.com/GIBiz/status/1675773300562067459[/twt]

Zelda TOTK physical sales alone is already 350k in the UK and enough to choke slam FFXVI pitiful sales numbers despite digital sales inclusion for FFXVI.

Zelda physical sales are at 350k and probably around 500k with digital sales
FFXVI physical and digital sales are 71k lol.

Woke critics unable to stop Super Mario Bros from

Kurangfaham — Sun, 09 Apr 2023 13:31:01 +0800

Despite being panned by woke film critics and journalists, a brand new 3D animation film from Nintendo and Illumination will be the highest grossing film in 2023.

[twt]https://twitter.com/THR/status/1644711617135869953[/twt]
[twt]https://twitter.com/CCNCartoonNews/status/1644820277572845569[/twt]
[twt]https://twitter.com/CBR/status/1644844870295511046[/twt]

It's a refreshing change of pace when a good video game movie breaks records while Disney's woke 3D animated movies, such as Strange World and Light Year in 2022, flop spectacularly.

Metroid Prime has been officially remastered

Kurangfaham — Sat, 11 Feb 2023 11:40:39 +0800

Visual comparison between the old version and the remastered version.

Forspoken(PS5 exclusive) graphics downgrade

Kurangfaham — Sat, 21 Jan 2023 12:24:28 +0800

Apparently, the graphics have been downgraded heavily than what was shown during PS5 introduction show case. Here's a few comparisons from initial trailer vs real gameplay.

meanwhile game from 2015 on WiiU looks much better than PS5 exclusive game lol.

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet sold 10 million copies

Kurangfaham — Thu, 24 Nov 2022 09:28:11 +0800

https://www.gematsu.com/2022/11/pokemon-sca...irst-three-days

QUOTE

Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet are the latest mainline games in the Pokemon series, releasing three years after the Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield games, also for Nintendo Switch. In these newest titles, which welcome series newcomers and veterans alike, players experience a unique open-world Pokemon adventure for the first time in the franchise.

Players embark on a new style of Pokemon journey, freely exploring at their own pace and tackling multiple main story paths in any order. Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet also offer expanded multiplayer modes, allowing up to four players to travel across the land together. Along with series staples, such as trading and battling Pokemon, players can also explore the various locations of the region together with other players. Whether trading, battling, joining Tera Raid Battles or just having a relaxing picnic, players are sure to make some memorable experiences with their friends and family in local wireless or online multiplayer.

GOW Ragnarok only sold 5.1 million units in comparison in a week

At the end Great Gameplay>Great Graphics.

Gamefreak is being mocked for Pokemon S/V

Kurangfaham — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 08:40:22 +0800

Currently being mocked by gamers and reviewers all over the world because of technical stuff like graphics and technical issues/bugs.

Open World comparison

Xenoblade X 2015 by Monolith Soft on Nintendo WiiU(Weaker hardware than Nintendo Switch

Pokemon S/V 2022 by Gamefreak on Nintendo Switch

Viral news, KPM buang Guru.

Kurangfaham — Sun, 16 Oct 2022 12:52:13 +0800

https://www.sinarharian.com.my/article/2261...l-dibuang-kerja

Nearly 200K likes on his FB post about this issue, rip KPM and the gang.

Sony PlayStation brand is dying in Japan.

Kurangfaham — Mon, 19 Sep 2022 01:40:03 +0800

According to the most recent TGS shows comparing Sony PlayStation's state of play to Nintendo Direct's viewership for those two companies, we could see that Sony PlayStation was far behind its competitor in Japan.

Japanese channel for stream and re-upload videos' views
Nintendo September Direct = 4,057,828 views
PlayStation State of play = 284,494 views

Total hardware sold in Japan
Nintendo Switch = 26M units
PlayStation 5 = 2M units

2022 YTD sales number
Nintendo Switch = 3.15M units
Playstation 5 = 691K units

Top 50 software sales
[NSW] Pokemon Legends: Arceus (Pokemon Co.) - 2.292.454
[NSW] Splatoon 3 (Nintendo) - 1.934.680 / NEW
[NSW] Kirby and the Forgotten Land (Nintendo) - 883.907
[NSW] Switch Sports (Nintendo) - 724.712
[NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) - 555.397
[NSW] Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo) - 404.304
[NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft) - 374.744
[NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo) - 347.674
[PS4] Elden Ring (From Software) - 343.591
[NSW] Monster Hunter Rise + Sunbreak Set (Capcom) - 343.330
[NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo) – 280.025
[NSW] Pokemon Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl (Pokemon Co) - 265.966
[NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo) - 243.645
[NSW] eBaseball 2022 (Konami) - 228.624
[NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu (Konami) – 216.308
[NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo) - 193.933
[NSW] Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (Nintendo) - 164.353
[PS5] Gran Turismo 7 (Sony) - 157.041
[NSW] Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Aniplex) - 155.489
[NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo) - 146.069
[NSW] Touken Ranbu Warriors (EXNOA) - 141.085
[NSW] Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes (Koei Tecmo) - 132.220
[PS5] Elden Ring (From Software) - 127.664
[NSW] Triangle Strategy (Square Enix) - 125.939
[NSW] Big Brain Academy: Brain Vs. Brain (Nintendo) - 121.337
[NSW] Live A Live (Square Enix) - 119.750
[NSW] Splatoon 2 (Nintendo) - 119.683
[PS4] Gran Turismo 7 (Sony) - 118.243
[NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield + EP (Pokemon Co.) - 105.378
[NSW] Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (Nintendo) - 98.614
[PS4] eBaseball 2022 (Konami) - 91.625
[PS4] Earth Defense Force 6 (D3Publisher) - 91.183
[NSW] Mario Strikers: Battle League (Nintendo) - 78.050
[PS4] Horizon Forbidden West (Sony) - 71.492
[NSW] Human Fall Flat (Teyon Japan) - 67.265
[NSW] Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum 'n' Fun! (Bandai Namco) - 65.051
[PS5] Horizon Forbidden West (Sony) - 61.617
[NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (Nintendo) - 60.130
[NSW] Super Mario Maker 2 (Nintendo) - 58.844
[NSW] Super Mario Party (Nintendo) - 58.396
[NSW] Dragon Quest XI S (Square Enix) - 55.300
[NSW] Kirby Star Allies (Nintendo) - 50.691
[NSW] SD Gundam: Battle Alliance (Bandai Namco) - 49.592
[NSW] The Battle Cats Unite! (Ponos) - 48.115
[PS4] Stranger of Paradise (Square Enix) – 44.313
[NSW] Fitness Boxing 2 (Imagineer) - 42.724
[NSW] 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim (Atlus) - 40.486
[NSW] Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo) - 39.303
[PS4] Dying Light 2: Stay Human (Spike Chunsoft) - 38.602
[PS4] Soul Hackers 2 (Atlus) - 38.111
NSW - 39
PS4 - 8
PS5 - 3

TOTAL: 12.607.049
NSW: 11.446.409 (90.8%)
PS4: 814.318 (6.5%)
PS5: 346.322 (2.7%)

Top 10 Publishers 2022
Nintendo - 6.561.164 (52%)
Pokemon Co. - 2.663.798 (21.1%)
Other - 613.349 (4.9%)
Konami - 536.557 (4.3%)
From Software - 471.255 (3.7%)
Sony - 408.393 (3.2%)
Microsoft - 365.413 (3%)
Square Enix - 345.302 (2.7%)
Capcom - 343.330 (2.7%)
Aniplex - 155.489 (1.2%)
EXNOA - 141.085 (1.1%)

Visualization of software sales and market share in Japan

Splatoon 3 is the fastest selling game in Japan

Kurangfaham — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 15:52:22 +0800

https://www.nintendo.co.jp/corporate/releas...022/220912.html

Nintendo Co., Ltd. (HQ: Kyoto, Minami-ku, Japan; Representative Director and President: Shuntaro Furukawa) announced that domestic sales of the Splatoon 3 game for the Nintendo Switch system have surpassed 3.45 million units[SUP]*[/SUP] in the first three days since its launch on September 9, 2022. This is the highest domestic sales level for any Nintendo Switch software within the first three days.
* According to Nintendo. This includes both packaged and downloadable versions.

Basically bigger than Pokémon. Animal Crossing, Monster Hunter, and Dragon Quest games with over 3.45 million in the first three days.

The Last OF Us Part 1 Remake flops in Japan and UK

Kurangfaham — Thu, 08 Sep 2022 23:03:31 +0800

Famitsu Sales: Week 36, 2022 (Aug 29 - Sep 04)

01./00. [NSW] JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R <FTG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2022.09.01} (¥6.980) - 19.807 / NEW
02./01. [PS4] Earth Defense Force 6 <ACT> (D3Publisher) {2022.08.25} (¥8.164) - 15.036 / 83.377 (-78%)
03./07. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe <RCE> (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980) - 12.568 / 4.815.149 (+8%)
04./00. [NSW] Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness <RPG> (Spike Chunsoft) {2022.09.01} (¥7.200) - 12.542 / NEW
05./00. [PS5] The Last of Us Part I <ADV> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2022.09.02} (¥7.900) - 10.954 / NEW
06./08. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports <SPT> (Nintendo) {2022.04.29} (¥4.980) - 9.004 / 715.641 (-15%)
07./11. [NSW] Minecraft # <ADV> (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} (¥3.600) - 8.565 / 2.776.718 (+2%)
08./02. [NSW] SD Gundam: Battle Alliance <SLG> (Bandai Namco Entertainment) {2022.08.25} (¥7.980) - 7.758 / 46.392 (-80%)
09./00. [PS4] Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness <RPG> (Spike Chunsoft) {2022.09.01} (¥7.200) - 7.720 / NEW
10./13. [NSW] Kirby and the Forgotten Land <ACT> (Nintendo) {2022.03.25} (¥5.980) - 7.246 / 876.792 (+7%)

Top 10

NSW - 7
PS4 - 2
PS5 - 1

HARDWARE

CODE

+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
|System | This Week | Last Week | Last Year | YTD | Last YTD | LTD |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
| NSW # | 98.168 | 113.530 | 60.942 | 2.976.586 | 3.711.172 | 25.896.087 |
| PS5 # | 20.292 | 25.109 | 17.075 | 688.302 | 757.506 | 1.911.637 |
| XBS # | 5.438 | 16.726 | 2.605 | 195.054 | 54.477 | 323.712 |
| 3DS # | 56 | 130 | 746 | 9.310 | 21.295 | 24.596.758 |
| PS4 # | 10 | 15 | 1.431 | 628 | 92.255 | 9.395.572 |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
| ALL | 123.964 | 155.510 | 82.799 | 3.869.880 | 4.636.705 | 63.312.372 |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
| PS5 | 18.431 | 21.628 | 15.580 | 618.338 | 640.799 | 1.647.464 |
| PS5DE | 1.861 | 3.481 | 1.495 | 69.964 | 116.707 | 264.173 |
| XBS X | 4.175 | 10.044 | 1.259 | 85.459 | 33.324 | 158.750 |
| XBS S | 1.263 | 6.682 | 1.346 | 109.595 | 21.153 | 164.962 |
|NSWOLED| 66.442 | 87.321 | | 1.605.456 | | 2.377.584 |
| NSW L | 8.869 | 8.651 | 11.088 | 468.818 | 969.947 | 4.879.602 |
| NSW | 22.857 | 17.558 | 49.854 | 902.312 | 2.741.225 | 18.638.901 |
| PS4 | 10 | 15 | 1.431 | 628 | 92.031 | 7.819.849 |
|n-2DSLL| 56 | 130 | 746 | 9.310 | 21.295 | 1.201.813 |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+

In the UK, TLOU part 1 Remake sold around 12.5k units.

Spain sales number is up, which is 8k lol.
https://www.gamereactor.es/ventas-espana-un...s-ninja-878383/

Now you can build PC that better/cheaper than PS5!

Kurangfaham — Sun, 04 Sep 2022 15:38:41 +0800

Sony has increased the price of PS5, so good luck for anyone who wants to buy PS5 at MSRP price because that thing is harder to find than a LCS.
Back then in 2020, it was impossible to build a PC with the same specs and price as PS5 thanks to crypto bs and covid outbreak.

Now everyone can get a pc that's stronger and cheaper than PS5/XSX thanks to the technology advancement and supplies.

PS5 Malaysia set MSRP.
Digital - rm2069
Disc - rm2499

Local retailers price.
Digital - around rm2900-3200 for Malaysia set.
Disc - around rm3400-3600 for Malaysia set.

Budget PC
CPU and Mobo - core i3-12100f + H610m = rm800
SSD - Kingston NVME 3 500gb = rm169
Ram - Silicon Power 16gb(8x2) 3200mhz = rm236
PSU - Corsair CX650M 650w = RM289
GPU - PNY RTX 2060 super 8gb = rm1300 or top up a little bit for RTX3060ti = RM1850
Casing - buy whatever suits your taste.

You can get a pc with the same or slightly better than PS5 below RM2900 which is cheaper than PS5 digital version,
And you topup a little bit you can get a pc that outperforms PS5 decently around RM3500 which is cheaper than the disk version.

GPU prices are also going to fall down further after ETH merger in this month and the stock clearance for the upcoming RTX4000 series.

PS5 = overpriced garbage.

Last 3 seasons net spend for Top 6 Premier League

Kurangfaham — Thu, 01 Sep 2022 00:55:52 +0800

Top 6 net spend for the last 3 seasons.

Manchester City FC = €-99.55m

Liverpool FC = €-129.35m

Tottenham Hotspurs FC = €-289.63m

Arsenal FC = €-311.11m

Manchester United FC = €-400.12m

Chelsea FC = €-412.79m

Source = Transfermarkt.com

Man Utd is so impressive, spent so much with 0 trophies.

Shin Ultraman Final Battle leaked(Against Zetton)

Kurangfaham — Sat, 14 May 2022 07:51:28 +0800

[YOUTUBE]w4XFqM3hVHI[/YOUTUBE]

Apparently this movie is better than DR Strange in the multiverse of madness. No SJW and Woke motives in the movie together with uplifting and uniting theme instead of edgy and gloomy theme.