Shenmue 3 Sales

[Zhenmue]

So what is the overall data on sales including pc digital and physical I would assume it has made its Mony back and some but not set the world on fire

 

[24Nathan]

Still no official word.

 

[Zhenmue]

Still no official word.

Does it usually take this long to find out ?

 

[WuyingRen]

Does it usually take this long to find out ?

There’s every chance we’ll never find out. Iirc, Sega never posted figures for 1/2HD. Generally, I only ever see devs/publishers revealing sales figures if they’ve hit a big milestone (500k, 1m, etc) in a short time span. I think 500k is about as good as S3 can hope for in lifetime sales and it will probably take a year to get there. With that in mind, posting sales figures would likely only lead to negative press (sales right now are probably somewhere between 100k and 200k which most would see as a failure).

Growth for the 16th:
PSN Profiles: 1533->1551 (+1.2%).
True Trophies: 1267->1273 (+0.5%).
PSN Trophy Leaders: 2676->2689 (+0.5%)
Exophase: 1443->1450 (+0.5%).

 

[mjqjazzbar]

Shenmue III - Standard Edition | Download and Buy Today - Epic Games Store

Download and play Shenmue III - Standard Edition at the Epic Games Store. Check for platform availability and price!

www.epicgames.com

Reviews were added to the EGS page. Probably won't help boost sales, unfortunately...

Gamstat is up to 53,000 users, btw.

Title	MAU	New players (5 Dec – 5 Jan)​	Total player count​
	Shenmue III	31,000	+13,000	53,000	PS4
	Shenmue	14,000	+9,000	200,000	PS4
	Shenmue II	7,500	+3,900	96,000	PS4

 

[Kyo_JP]

Shenmue III - Standard Edition | Download and Buy Today - Epic Games Store

Download and play Shenmue III - Standard Edition at the Epic Games Store. Check for platform availability and price!

www.epicgames.com

Reviews were added to the EGS page. Probably won't help boost sales, unfortunately...

Gamstat is up to 53,000 users, btw.

You have to own the gane there to review it?

 

[mjqjazzbar]

No. They are pulling reviews from Open Critic. Unfortunately, Open Critic shows only 35% of reviewers recommend the game. Something like that.

 

[xatruio]

50k total player plus the 70k kickstarter? Not too terrible within first 3 months.

 

[deathofaninja]

Man you guys probably keep up with the sales better than the developers and publishers of the game itself. XD

 

[SeoulIsMagic]

50k total player plus the 70k kickstarter? Not too terrible within first 3 months.

This is showing the number of players having at least 1 trophy on PS4. It's not sales people who played the game, including backers. To me the only good information with this chart is the progression.

Edit: not displaying people who purchased multiple games + backers who haven't launched the game yet (I have already 2 friends who haven't started it yet).

 

[mjqjazzbar]

The GamStat number has gone up by 28,000 since @Riku Rose came in to dance on Shenmue 3's grave in December, so I guess that's progress.

 

[WuyingRen]

Growth for the 17th:
PSN Profiles: 1551->1565 (+0.9%).
True Trophies: 1273->1279 (+0.5%).
PSN Trophy Leaders: 2689->2706 (+0.6%)
Exophase: 1450->1456 (+0.4%).


Growth for the 18th:
PSN Profiles: 1565->1578 (+0.8%).
True Trophies: 1279->1282 (+0.2%).
PSN Trophy Leaders: 2706->2727 (+0.4%)
Exophase: 1456->1462 (+0.4%).


Growth for the 19th:
PSN Profiles: 1578->1590 (+0.8%).
True Trophies: 1282->1282 (=).
PSN Trophy Leaders: 2717->2727 (+0.4%)
Exophase: 1462->1466 (+0.3%).

 

[DynamiteCop!]

The GamStat number has gone up by 28,000 since @Riku Rose came in to dance on Shenmue 3's grave in December, so I guess that's progress.

On a hundred mile journey one step is progress.

 

[spud1897]

On a hundred mile journey one step is progress.

I bet you're fun at parties

 

[DarthJF]

Edit: not displaying people who purchased multiple games + backers who haven't launched the game yet (I have already 2 friends who haven't started it yet).

Yeah, most people buy games faster than they play them and a new purchase can sit around for months before it's actually played. I still have a bunch of unplayed PS2 games sitting in my drawers. Then there are some people who haven't plugged their consoles online for whatever reason.

We can assume that the number of sold copies is considerably higher than the player count based on trophies and then there are the PC sales as well.

 

[Crimson]

Consider also Shenmue is an anomaly, sales-wise. Many fans bought multiple copies

 

[WuyingRen]

Growth for the 20th:
PSN Profiles: 1590->1602 (+0.8%).
True Trophies: 1282->1288 (+0.5%).
PSN Trophy Leaders: 2727->2736 (+0.3%)
Exophase: 1466->1470 (+0.3%).


Growth for the 21st:
PSN Profiles: 1602->1616 (+0.9%).
True Trophies: 1288->1290 (+0.2%).
PSN Trophy Leaders: 2736->2755 (+0.7%)
Exophase: 1470->1473 (+0.2%).

 

[Van Joel Sandwich]

So, does anybody here had a reasonable assumption about the total amount of sales?

 

[WuyingRen]

So, does anybody here had a reasonable assumption about the total amount of sales?

I think sales should be somewhere between 156,000 and 247,000 based on growth and initial sales reports.

Growth for the 22nd:
PSN Profiles: 1616->1633 (+1.1%).
True Trophies: 1290->1290 (=).
PSN Trophy Leaders: 2755->2755 (=)
Exophase: 1473->1476 (+0.2%).

Continuous growth (12/10 - 01/22)
PSN Profiles: 851->1633 (+92%).
True Trophies: 956->1290 (+35%).
PSN Trophy Leaders: 1900->2755 (+45%).

 

[scooterusa]

I think sales should be somewhere between 156,00 and 247,000 based on growth and initial sales reports.

Growth for the 22nd:
PSN Profiles: 1616->1633 (+1.1%).
True Trophies: 1290->1290 (=).
PSN Trophy Leaders: 2755->2755 (=)
Exophase: 1473->1476 (+0.2%).

Continuous growth (12/10 - 01/22)
PSN Profiles: 851->1633 (+92%).
True Trophies: 956->1290 (+35%).
PSN Trophy Leaders: 1900->2755 (+%).

If that’s the case then that makes me very hopeful for the future!