Category: Games

A new title on Nintendo Switch, ‘Chameleon,’ has caused a stir after landing at No. 3 on the revenue-based sales chart despite costing just 630 yen (about $4). Some in the thread praised it as ‘another Nintendo-born hit, following Minecraft, Suika Game, and Exit 8,’ while others pointed out that official figures put worldwide sales at only 100,000 units, sparking debate over whether it really deserves to be called a ‘massive viral hit.’ There were also posts that mixed up PC (Steam) numbers with Switch numbers, with bold claims of ‘1 million concurrent players’ quickly getting corrected.

23AnonymousSep 14, 2026 09:10

Minecraft, Suika Game, Exit 8, and Chameleon —
Nintendo was the one who made all of them blow up, wasn't it?
What does PlayStation even have?

30AnonymousSep 14, 2026 09:13

Re: #23
They made a Zelda ripoff popular, though.


Such shabby graphics lol

31AnonymousSep 14, 2026 09:14

Re: #30
So blocky/pixelated lmaooo
A game that isn't even 4K these days? My eyes are rotting.

39AnonymousSep 14, 2026 09:24

This is pretty interesting.

54AnonymousSep 14, 2026 09:48

For something that supposedly went massively viral, it's not selling that well, is it?

58AnonymousSep 14, 2026 09:52

Re: #54
Unlike the free-to-play charts, actual money's changing hands here, nice.
No wonder the market's heating up and more people are ditching PlayStation.

61AnonymousSep 14, 2026 09:59

Re: #54
Say what you will, but Switch 2 is starting to outsell now.
The transition [to Switch 2] is going smoothly.

63AnonymousSep 14, 2026 10:01

Re: #62
Only 100,000 sold worldwide, though?
How do you get to 1 million concurrent players from that?

64AnonymousSep 14, 2026 10:02

Re: #63
You're seriously underestimating Nintendo.
Can you even read the numbers?

65AnonymousSep 14, 2026 10:08

Re: #64
That's the PC version.
Here's the Switch version's numbers.

70AnonymousSep 14, 2026 10:16

Re: #65
You can clearly tell the boom already died down.

73AnonymousSep 14, 2026 10:19

Re: #65
Compared to PC, the Switch 2 market is pathetically tiny lol

82AnonymousSep 14, 2026 10:45

※This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Hardware/Industry, ‘Geha’) thread “Nintendo’s Chameleon is a massive hit! Surprisingly deep gameplay for just 500 yen“.

During a livestream, a game developer said of his studio’s title, “An Xbox port would be brutal — if we made one, people would die,” sparking discussion on 5ch’s hardware/industry (“Geha”) board. Speculation spread that the speaker was a former employee of Tango Gameworks (the Microsoft-owned studio behind Scalebound and Ghostwire: Tokyo), and the thread saw a string of corrections focused less on whether the remark itself was credible than on the timeline between his departure and the studio’s closure and layoffs. Whether the thread title’s “PlayStation exclusive” framing actually matches reality also became a point of debate.

Q. Any chance of an Xbox release?

A. None — because people would die if we made one.

The porting work is just too brutal.

Source: youtu.be / original video here

47AnonymousSep 14, 2026 14:37

76AnonymousSep 14, 2026 14:52

It's just misplaced resentment

78AnonymousSep 14, 2026 14:53

Re: #76
I wonder what he thinks about the downgraded Bayonetta port

80AnonymousSep 14, 2026 14:55

Re: #76
Scalebound says it all, lol

93AnonymousSep 14, 2026 14:58

Re: #76
Wasn't Scalebound cancelled by Microsoft because development was too slow?
Is this seriously just sour grapes??

81AnonymousSep 14, 2026 14:55

They've said it's coming to PS5 and Steam, so it's not actually exclusive. They also brought up Nintendo regarding the porting work, so maybe it'll come to Switch 2 later too?

87AnonymousSep 14, 2026 14:57

Re: #81
They hyped that Black Myth [Wukong] was impossible because the Series S would hold it back, but it came out anyway
And Stellar Blade is hinting at a timed Xbox snub
This kind of thing happens all the time

*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hardware/Industry, “Geha”) thread “Developer: ‘Porting to Xbox is brutal, it’ll kill our engineers. That’s why we’re PlayStation exclusive’”.

Reports that Insomniac Games’ upcoming Wolverine title has a development budget of roughly $300 million (about ¥46.5 billion) set off a firestorm on 5ch’s hardware board (Gehan). Posters expressed shock at a budget on par with the Avengers movie franchise, with some pointing to soaring labor costs and lengthy development cycles as the culprits. Others zeroed in on the game’s underwhelming graphics and scores, questioning where all that money could possibly have gone — and opinion split sharply on whether the game can ever earn it back.

*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hardware/Industry, “Gehan”) thread “Wolverine’s Dev Budget Is $300 Million (About ¥46.5 Billion) — What Are They Going to Do About This.”

On Amazon.com’s bestseller rankings, the new Fire Emblem title ‘Bansei Sengo’ (out September 17) sitting at #7 and Marvel’s new Wolverine game (out September 15) at #9 became a hot topic on 5ch’s console-wars board (Gehā). Posters were surprised to see a niche Nintendo SRPG series outranking Wolverine, backed by the far more widely recognized Marvel IP, and opinions split on why. Several factors were floated — differences in installed hardware base, increased exposure from a recent Nintendo Direct, and Wolverine’s souring pre-release buzz — and the thread kept debating whether it was even fair to call either side the ‘winner.’

10AnonymousSep 14, 2026 11:33

Nah, the conditions aren't the same — the install base of the consoles is different.

11AnonymousSep 14, 2026 11:33

That's weird. They just had a Nintendo Direct, yet the console's own ranking slipped to #13? 🤔

13AnonymousSep 14, 2026 11:35

14AnonymousSep 14, 2026 11:35

Overseas, everyone figured Wolverine would sell better no matter what, but after the Direct, Bansei Sengo suddenly blew up while Wolverine got exposed as trash. Makes you wonder if some people are crying right now because they can't cancel their preorder.

96AnonymousSep 14, 2026 13:11

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hardware/Industry (Gehā)) thread “[Amazon US] FE’s Bansei Sengo at #7, Wolverine at #9.”

Sony has announced a new-purchase campaign for the “PS5 Digital Edition, Japanese-only.” Anyone who buys an eligible PS5 console and applies by March 31, 2027 will get their standard 1-year manufacturer warranty extended by an extra year, for 2 years of coverage total. On 5ch’s Hardware/Industry (Geha) board, the choice to offer a warranty extension instead of a price cut drew comments like “isn’t this a sign of a console on its last legs that’s run out of budget?” and “are margins so tight they can’t even discount the console itself?” Others took it more simply as just a statement about failure rates and repair support, so opinions on the campaign’s real purpose were divided.

※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hardware/Industry, “Geha”) thread “[Bad News for Nintendo Fanboys] New Purchase Campaign Launched for the “PS5 Digital Edition, Japanese-Only”!.”

On 5ch’s Hardware/Industry (Geha) board, users are buzzing about a string of third-party titles once thought to be off the table for Switch 2 that keep getting ported anyway. Examples cited include Street Fighter 6, Dragon’s Dogma 2, Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 2, and Resident Evil Requiem, with posters also pointing to Hogwarts Legacy — once assumed to be a “no Switch” game — which ended up getting ported after all. On the other hand, Konami’s new title “Rev. NOiR” and Like a Dragon Studio’s new game “STRANGER THAN HEAVEN” have both skipped a Switch 2 release, and opinions in the thread were split on which titles will or won’t get ported from here on out.

66AnonymousSep 14, 2026 10:07

Re: #60
Once you're an adult, nobody actually gets together to play like that anymore
How long is Mr. Piggy going to keep chasing a childhood dream he never got to live out?

69AnonymousSep 14, 2026 10:09

Re: #66
Third-party publishers clearly value that feature, so it's got nothing to do with being a Switch fanboy or being an adult

74AnonymousSep 14, 2026 10:10

Re: #69
So you're saying the Switch2 version of Monster Hunter Wilds, since you can bring it and play together, will outsell the PS5 version?

96AnonymousSep 14, 2026 10:17

Re: #92
Huh?
But by Mr. Piggy's own argument, the 'bring it and play together' version of Wilds won't sell, right?
That means you're admitting there's no real benefit to playing together after all

99AnonymousSep 14, 2026 10:18

Re: #96
If there's no benefit, then why did a third-party publisher make this image?

104AnonymousSep 14, 2026 10:20

Re: #99
That's just marketing aimed at the minority who actually play together, right?
And by Mr. Piggy's own logic it won't sell, so that makes it pointless marketing

*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hardware/Industry) thread “[Reverse Prophet] Here’s the List of Third-Party Titles That Were Never Supposed to Come to Switch2 lol“.

A post on 5ch’s hardware/industry board blew up after Wakkap, a major European game retailer, tweeted a comparison of daily pre-order numbers for GTA6 and the new Zelda title, claiming “Zelda’s pre-orders are 120 times GTA6’s.” On US Amazon, Zelda topped the games category and passed 100,000 units within days of pre-orders opening, while GTA6 reportedly failed to even crack the download-card rankings over the same period. Thread posters debated whether the comparison was fair, noting that GTA6’s console packaging is said to be a paper download-code voucher rather than a disc — making it harder for retailers to track real pre-order numbers — and that the PC version’s release date is still unannounced, meaning the tally only covers PS5 and Xbox. Opinions were split.

Anyone have data comparing daily pre-order numbers for GTA6 and Zelda? I’d like to see it.

↓

■Wakkap (major European game retailer)

Source: x.com / original post here

*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hardware/Industry (Geha)) thread “Major overseas retailer: ‘Zelda’s pre-orders are 120 times GTA6’s’.”

Sony’s VR headset the “PlayStation VR2” is being sold at a ¥19,000 discount, and the news became a hot topic on 5ch’s Hardware/Industry (“Geha”) board. Even after the cut, it’s still a pricey ¥47,980, and the thread saw a string of complaints about issues beyond the price tag — the thin lineup of compatible games, experiences with first-gen PSVR units falling apart from hydrolysis, and frustration with the wired connection. Some replies did touch on leftover stock of the Horizon bundle, praise for VR as an arcade-style experience, and hopes for the next-gen headset, but overall the thread leaned more toward sober price-checking than genuine excitement.

2AnonymousSep 13, 2026 15:17

3AnonymousSep 13, 2026 15:18

I wouldn't want this thing even if you paid me.

4AnonymousSep 13, 2026 15:19

The Horizon bundle is still sitting on shelves… not even funny at this point.

8AnonymousSep 13, 2026 15:22

'Year One of VR' — please hurry up and get here already!! (a running joke phrase for VR's long-promised breakthrough year)

*This article was compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5ch (Hardware/Industry, “Geha”) board thread “[Good News] PSVR2 Gets a Massive ¥19,000 Fire-Sale Discount”.

PS5 will enter its sixth year since launch in 2026, but gaming media have pointed out that, unlike previous PlayStation hardware, there’s no new title that can be called “the game synonymous with this console” — and the topic blew up on 5ch’s console-war (geha) board. The original article cites titles like PS1’s Ape Escape and Crash Bandicoot, and PS4’s Horizon Zero Dawn, and notes that in the PS5 generation there’s even a case of a game that took 8 years to develop only to shut down its service two weeks after launch. In the thread, discussion centered on how Astro Bot, which won Game of the Year, is actually the third entry in its series rather than a new IP; how the disastrous flop of the big multiplayer title Concord kept getting joked about as “the face of PS5”; counterarguments that Nintendo similarly has few new IPs; and pointers that gacha games like Genshin Impact are effectively what’s propping up the PS5 install base.

2026 marks a full six years since the PS5 launched.

Every past PlayStation console had a new IP you could point to and say “this is the game that defines this hardware.”

For the PS1 it was Ape Escape and Crash Bandicoot; for the PS4 it was Horizon Zero Dawn.

Source: hashout.jp / Read the original article here

54AnonymousSep 13, 2026 14:10

Concord's already a hall-of-famer, and Tokon (Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls) looks like a pretty promising rookie too

60AnonymousSep 13, 2026 14:14

Re: #54
MARVEL: "I'll wreck you"

For what it's worth, here's the stream of the tournament final for an EVO France 2026 qualifying spot

57AnonymousSep 13, 2026 14:11

What are you talking about?
Sony has plenty of powerful IPs

78AnonymousSep 13, 2026 15:07

There's Genshin Impact, isn't there

91AnonymousSep 13, 2026 15:44

Re: #78
That's pathetically weak lol
Looks like something a PS2 could run lol

※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hardware/Industry (Geha)) thread “[Sad News] Media: ‘No “This Is the IP for PS5!” Title in 6 Years — Even a Case Where a New IP Took 8 Years to Develop and Ended in Two Weeks’.”

A thread went up on 5ch’s Hardware/Industry board (“Geha”) after a user who owns a Switch 2, a PC, and a PS5 Pro posted on social media that “in the end I only play Nintendo games on my Switch 2.” Other users fired back one after another with arguments like “Switch 2 is the all-purpose console — you can play Nintendo games, third-party games, and indie games” and “By that logic, isn’t PS5 the one nobody actually needs?” The discussion eventually spiraled into a comparison of actual sales for multiplatform titles like Pragmata, and a tit-for-tat over how Nintendo and Sony calculate unit sales and first-party sales ratios differently in their earnings reports — turning into an endless back-and-forth where both sides kept trading evidence and rebuttals.

47AnonymousSep 14, 2026 00:24

People keep saying "just check the earnings report," but
Sony's financials use US accounting standards, so they count third-party software sales at full retail value, right?
Nintendo only counts its 30% cut

As for unit counts, Sony counts each digital copy, add-on, and DLC as a separate unit sold,
but Nintendo doesn't count digital DLC or add-ons in its sales figures at all

58AnonymousSep 14, 2026 00:33

Re: #47
Nintendo also excludes download-only titles from the unit counts in its earnings

Packaged software → counted
Digital version sold alongside a packaged release → counted
Download-only software → not counted
Add-on content (DLC) → not counted

※This article was compiled by excerpting and summarizing the 5ch (Hardware/Industry (Geha)) thread “A Switch 2/PC/PS5 Pro owner says: “I guess I don’t really play anything but Nintendo games on Switch 2…””.