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SomewhatGroovy · Sep 25, 2014

Update:

Week 2 sales added in.

Format is ThisWeek / LTD (percent change from last week).

Media Create:
12./03. [WIU] Bayonetta 2 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2014.09.20} (¥8.316) - 6,970 / 45,797 (-82%)

Famitsu:
11./03. [WIU] Bayonetta 2 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2014.09.20} (¥8.316) - 9,284 / 42,398 (-72%)

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http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/09/24/bayonetta-2-selling-poorly-in-japan-during-its-first-week

Bayonetta 2 released Sept. 20 in Japan, and is showing low sales so far.

38,828 copies of Bayonetta 2 were sold since release, according to 4gamer. By comparison, the first Bayonetta sold 135,242 copies on PS3 and 64,325 on Xbox 360 in 2009 during its first week. That's an 81 percent decrease in first-week sales between the first entry and its sequel, which is a Wii U exclusive. However, the game was released Saturday, September 20th, and hasn't actually spent a full week in stores.

Cut my hair and lock if old.

Erevador · Sep 25, 2014

Wario64 · Sep 25, 2014

I am very shocked

derExperte · Sep 25, 2014

More than the Xbone.

Scum · Sep 25, 2014

Why am I still waiting for my copy? Is it Oct. yet? :<

WonderzL · Sep 25, 2014

Wario64 said:
I am very shocked

.

friskykillface · Sep 25, 2014

expected that , but lets wait for the first week to be over, it'll make it to 1 million by then

still hyped for my copy next month

1 and 2 for the first time, boom

RE_Player · Sep 25, 2014

I'm shocked... This was always going to be a niche title Wii U exclusive or multiplatform.

Siegcram · Sep 25, 2014

The Platinum curse still going strong.

CSX · Sep 25, 2014

Not too shocking

Crimsonclaw111 · Sep 25, 2014

Up to North America to save the day!

Aquamarine · Sep 25, 2014

Here is the comparison using Famitsu data (the better tracker):

First week sales (Famitsu data):

Bayonetta (PS3) - 138,430 copies

Bayonetta (360) - 66,211 copies

Bayonetta 1 + 2 (Wii U) - 33,114 copies

It's striking that Bayonetta 2 is underperforming the 360 version of the original Bayonetta, considering how poorly the 360 has performed in Japan.

CreeperBlocks · Sep 25, 2014

Why do Platinum Games sell low in Japan?

James Scott · Sep 25, 2014

The game looks great, so I can't wait to buy it.

Rip Nintendo's/my wallet

AgentOtaku · Sep 25, 2014

Dat first post...

SlasherJPC · Sep 25, 2014

Man that stings soooo bad. I'm still excited for it but man....

Mariolee · Sep 25, 2014

I forgot it even already came out in Japan.

C'mon Western markets! You got this!

TheSpaceBetween · Sep 25, 2014

God IGN is so stupid, and desperate. I wonder if the install base has any fucking thing to do with why the sales are less than on either the PS3 or 360.

EvB · Sep 25, 2014

Legend of Korra will be the most successful platinum games title ever at this rate.

Glass Rebel · Sep 25, 2014

Everybody involved knew it'd turn out like this. Lower sales than Bayo on 360 even.

Tuck · Sep 25, 2014

Sucks, but not surprising.

I'm gonna do my part when it comes out in NA, happily.

Jotamide · Sep 25, 2014

I'm very sorry PG, but since I decided to build a PC I'll end up renting this one.

SoulUnison · Sep 25, 2014

It hurts, but we weren't going to get Bayonetta 2 any other way.

Even if low sales mean the series doesn't move forward, we already got one more incredible game out of the series than we would have otherwise.

EvB said:
Legend of Korra will be the most successful platinum games title ever at this rate.

If it leads to them doing a full-fledged $60 Korra title, I can only hope.

SwiftDeath · Sep 25, 2014

It's a bomba but could've been worse. Still doesn't look like the game will have any chance of breaking even or even close to even if other regions sales follow Japan

It was always expected though

TheSpaceBetween said:
God IGN is so stupid, and desperate. I wonder if the install base has any fucking thing to do with why the sales are less than on either the PS3 or 360.

Uh

Bayonetta 1

Code:

|  360  |      6,047  |      4,470  |    325,370  |   [B]1,154,807[/B]  |

07./00. [360] Bayonetta (SEGA) - 64,325 / NEW

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=378922

Bayonetta 2

Code:

|  WIU  |      6.689 |      5.473 |      5.147 |    392.778 |    427.403 |   [B]1.911.205[/B] |

03./00. [WIU] Bayonetta 2 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2014.09.20} (¥8.316) - 38.828 / NEW

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=900668

jwk94 · Sep 25, 2014

TheSpaceBetween said:
God IGN is so stupid, and desperate. I wonder if the install base has any fucking thing to do with why the sales are less than on either the PS3 or 360.

how big was the install base for 360 compared to wii u?

andymcc · Sep 25, 2014

TheSpaceBetween said:
God IGN is so stupid, and desperate. I wonder if the install base has any fucking thing to do with why the sales are less than on either the PS3 or 360.

Doesn't the wii-u already have a higher install number in Japan than the 360 had in its lifetime?

Aquamarine · Sep 25, 2014

At least it's outperforming The Wonderful 101.

First week sales:

The Wonderful 101 - 6,663 copies

Bayonetta 1 + 2 - 33,114 copies

Massive Duck. C.M. · Sep 25, 2014

I got my copy

Kysen · Sep 25, 2014

TheSpaceBetween said:
God IGN is so stupid, and desperate. I wonder if the install base has any fucking thing to do with why the sales are less than on either the PS3 or 360.

Poor excuse, the real reason is because its on the WiiU. Nintendo fans only buy the staple titles. Anything else is ignored.

impact · Sep 25, 2014

Damn, and we thought the Pikmin 3 numbers were bad.

Typically how well do Platinum games do in Japan? I know MGR was a great success but obviously due to the IP. Oh well I'll be doing my job and getting it when it comes out here just to support for a non-Nintendo developed Wii U exclusive.

SykoTech · Sep 25, 2014

Kinda old since there was a Media Create thread.

But yeah, a Wii U exclusive sequel to a niche game bombed. Shocking. Though I admit, the 360 version of the original selling twice as much is pretty crazy.

derExperte said:
More than the Xbone.

Talk about setting the bar high.

nbthedude · Sep 25, 2014

TheSpaceBetween said:
God IGN is so stupid, and desperate. I wonder if the install base has any fucking thing to do with why the sales are less than on either the PS3 or 360.

Then bigger question is, why the fuck does the Wii U, the successor to one of the most popular videogame consoles every made, have an install base in Japan that is lower than the Xbox 360, one of the worst selling videogame consoles in Japan.

xxracerxx · Sep 25, 2014

Aquamarine said:
At least it's outperforming The Wonderful 101.

First week sales:

The Wonderful 101 - 6,663 copies

Bayonetta 1 + 2 - 33,114 copies

Holy shit, I don't think I realized how terrible that sold from the get go.

Ultimadrago · Sep 25, 2014

Aquamarine said:
At least it's outperforming The Wonderful 101.

First week sales:

The Wonderful 101 - 6,663 copies

Bayonetta 1 + 2 - 33,114 copies

That ground low bar.

jbug617 · Sep 25, 2014

I think it will have some legs.

Enforced · Sep 25, 2014

I'll do my part when it comes to the west.

SolarPowered · Sep 25, 2014

I honestly expected something like 20k.

nbthedude said:
Then bigger question is, why the fuck does the Wii U, the successor to one of the most popular videogame consoles every made, have an install base in Japan that is lower than the Xbox 360, one of the worst selling videogame consoles in Japan.

Wii U wasn't made for consumers or game developers. It was made for Nintendo and their close knit development circle in Japan. Sometimes the higher ups are in sync with the international markets (Wii), but most of the time they aren't... on the home console front anyway. Let's not even mention on the industry itself. Nintendo frankly isn't interested in cooperating with the home console industry outside of Japan.

Canis lupus · Sep 25, 2014

CreeperBlocks said:
Why do Platinum Games sell low in Japan?

MGR didn't do low tho, and those numbers for Bayo 1 are decent as well.

Shauni · Sep 25, 2014

CreeperBlocks said:
Why do Platinum Games sell low in Japan?

Why do most home console games sell low in Japan?

ArcaneFreeze · Sep 25, 2014

It beat out Windwaker HD in first week sales atleast. I dont think anyone expected it to blow up in sales but the real test will be whether or not it has longer legs than the original Bayo.

Retro_ · Sep 25, 2014

SomewhatGroovy said:
Still unbelievable.

That game was niche among the niche of a niche

kewlmyc · Sep 25, 2014

..well at least it did better than Wonderful 101.

Shin-Ra · Sep 25, 2014

TheSpaceBetween said:
God IGN is so stupid, and desperate. I wonder if the install base has any fucking thing to do with why the sales are less than on either the PS3 or 360.

64,325 on Xbox 360 in 2009

And published by SEGA.

Should have made Okami 2 with Capcpom instead!!!

FLAguy954 · Sep 25, 2014

Erevador said:

First post nails it. Also the install bases of those consoles (specifically the PS3) were way higher at the release of Bayo 1.

RE_Player · Sep 25, 2014

Aquamarine said:
At least it's outperforming The Wonderful 101.

First week sales:

The Wonderful 101 - 6,663 copies

Bayonetta 1 + 2 - 33,114 copies

I knew The Wonderful 101 bombed but damn!

idlewild_ · Sep 25, 2014

TheSpaceBetween said:
God IGN is so stupid, and desperate. I wonder if the install base has any fucking thing to do with why the sales are less than on either the PS3 or 360.

The install base of the 360 was way lower than the Wii U currently is at when Bayonetta was released.

360 1,154,807 vs Wii U 1.930.287

A better argument would be that the audience just isn't there on the Wii U.

Timeaisis · Sep 25, 2014

I'll do my part.

And let's be honest, Nintendo wasn't ever expecting a huge seller. Bayo 2 exists to fill out the Wii U library.

A shame it's doing bad, but I doubt they ever expected it to do that great. The good news is that this was funded by Nintendo, so Platinum isn't going to be going anywhere.

Jaded Alyx · Sep 25, 2014

nbthedude said:
Then bigger question is, why the fuck does the Wii U, the successor to one of the most popular videogame consoles every made, have an install base in Japan that is lower than the Xbox 360, one of the worst selling videogame consoles in Japan.

....It doesn't.

-tetsuo- · Sep 25, 2014

MagiusNecros · Sep 25, 2014

A game being sold on a console in a region that prefers handheld devices doesn't make this all that surprising.

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