Japanese Charts: Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave Shifts Over 120,000 Physical Copies
Key Points:
- Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave debuted with 127,131 physical copies sold in its first week on the Nintendo Switch 2, despite a smaller install base and higher price compared to previous titles.
- The Switch 2's install base at launch was approximately 6.3 million, with about 2% of owners purchasing Fortune's Weave physically, a higher proportion than Fire Emblem: Engage's 0.5% on Switch.
- Digital sales have increased significantly, especially for Fortune's Weave, suggesting total sales might surpass those of Fire Emblem: Three Houses and Engage.
- Other notable game debuts on the Japanese charts include Trails in the Sky 2nd, Groove, Wolverine, Another Eden Begins, Onimusha, Raiders, and Tomodachi Life, with the Switch 2 leading hardware sales.
- Industry watchers are keen to observe Fortune's Weave's sales trajectory over the next six months, with hopes it will reach one million units sold within a year.