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Media Create Sales: Week 1, 2013 (Dec 31 - Jan 06)

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electroplankton

Banned
Oersted said:
To make it simple ;) :

1. Vita selling less than the predecessor in the second year.

2. Vita selling less than last year.

3. Vita selling way less than competitor, who/which (?) not only a had a bump compared to last week, but also to last year.

4. For months, not a single Vita game appeared in the charts.

And the vocal minority on gaf is like Vita back from dead.
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Yeah; probably many people didn't see how PSP grew wrt last week, and how it's outselling Vita.
 
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JoshuaJSlone

Member
Wii U in terms of: After 5 weeks, Wii U is where GCN was after 14.5 weeks (December 19, 2001), where Wii was after 3.6 weeks (December 21, 2006), where 3DS was after 3.4 weeks (March 16, 2011), where PS3 was after 16.2 weeks (February 26, 2007), and where PSV was after 25.7 weeks (June 8, 2012).
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mclem said:
Given how long after its natural end that the PS2 was tracked, it strikes me as a little early to stop tracking the DS. Not that it's particularly problematic, or wrong, just annoyingly inconsistent!
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In both cases they waited until the successors could get to 8 million, and then let them finish up the year. Totally consistent.
 
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Durante

Member
distantmantra said:
Based on that chart and the games listed, you could ask the same thing about the WiiU.
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Not really, it just launched and is still on the downslope. But anyway, the issue has been clarified, I didn't know week 1 was generally that big in terms of sales in Japan.
 
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Cosmo Clock 21

Banned
Oersted said:
To make it simple ;) :

1. Vita selling less than the predecessor in the second year.

2. Vita selling less than last year.

3. Vita selling way less than competitor, who/which (?) not only a had a bump compared to last week, but also to last year.

4. For months, not a single Vita game appeared in the charts.

And the vocal minority on gaf is like Vita back from dead.
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I think you're mistaking light-hearted mockery with genuine enthusiasm. Poe's Law strikes again...
 
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BlackLagoon

Member
Father_Brain said:
Regular game releases don't count for much when there's nothing, save possibly Soul Sacrifice, that's appealing to the mass market.
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They did last year. As far as I remember, Vita's sales were generally stable or saw small increases in weeks with releases, even niche ones. It was the long droughts that sent it below 10k.
 
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pieatorium

Member
When are we expecting Vita price cut news btw?

I guess that Playstation event in February would make sense as a place to annouce it but imo they should be getting the price cut done in Feb to make the few games they have get a better push.
 
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electroplankton

Banned
BlackLagoon said:
They did last year. As far as I remember, Vita's sales were generally stable or saw small increases in weeks with releases, even niche ones. It was the long droughts that sent it below 10k.
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Will Sony and third parties be happy with weekly sales around 15-20k, with a high chanche to come back to sub-10k levels?
 
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tiku

Member
Father_Brain said:
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Regular game releases don't count for much when there's nothing, save possibly Soul Sacrifice, that's appealing to the mass market.
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That's because maybe you are looking for mid-tiers games as SS can be in that list.

There are not, but rest of these games are released almost every week and i think that factor can put Vita on a range of 15-20k units sold until more appealing games as SS, ToH, DOA5 arrive and give a bump to that range.
 
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michaelius

Banned
Oersted said:
To make it simple ;) :

1. Vita selling less than the predecessor in the second year.

2. Vita selling less than last year.

3. Vita selling way less than competitor, who/which (?) not only a had a bump compared to last week, but also to last year.

4. For months, not a single Vita game appeared in the charts.
And the vocal minority on gaf is like Vita back from dead.
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test_account

XP-39C²
Oersted said:
To make it simple ;) :

1. Vita selling less than the predecessor in the second year.

2. Vita selling less than last year.

3. Vita selling way less than competitor, who/which (?) not only a had a bump compared to last week, but also to last year.

4. For months, not a single Vita game appeared in the charts.

And the vocal minority on gaf is like Vita back from dead.
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The surprised reactions for the Vita sales would have happened regardless to how the 3DS is doing. If the 3DS had sold ten times as much as it did, people would most likely still be surprised of the Vita bump. The 3DS sales arent really a part of this surprise. Everyone who is following the japanese sales for a while knows that the 3DS is crushing the Vita in sales, and i dont think anyone here is expecting Vita to be able to beat the 3DS in sales anytime soon. That is why i was wondering which perspective you ment :)


Oersted said:
And the vocal minority on gaf is like Vita back from dead.
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I think most of this is partially joking. I havnt seen anyone so far who think this bump is going to lead to bigger Vita sales in the upcoming weeks.
 
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DGRE

Banned
Malvingt2 said:
what is the reason of the Vita numbers? new color?
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New Years Day.

Maybe someone should edit an explanation into the OP for the increase. Sales historically increase the first week of the year. Please look at all the numbers. It's normal.
 
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Malvingt2

Member
Oersted said:
To make it simple ;) :

1. Vita selling less than the predecessor in the second year.

2. Vita selling less than last year.

3. Vita selling way less than competitor, who/which (?) not only a had a bump compared to last week, but also to last year.

4. For months, not a single Vita game appeared in the charts.

And the vocal minority on gaf is like Vita back from dead.
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yeah, Vita still dead to me...
 
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lunchwithyuzo

Banned
Dated Q1 lineups so far:


Nintendo 3DS

02.07.13 Dragon Quest VII: Eden no Senshitachi (Square Enix)
02.07.13 Pachi-Para 3D : Deluxe Umi Monogatari - Pachi-Pro Fuuunroko - Hana Kotou no Shoubushi Tachi (IREM)
02.14.13 Maru Gou! Nanami to Issho ni Gakubo! English Joutatsu no Kotsu Riron-Hen (Media5)
02.14.13 Maru Gou! Nanami to Issho ni Gakubo! TOEIC Test Taisaku-Hen (Media5)
02.21.13 Magi: Hajimari no Meikyuu (Bandai)
02.28.13 Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission (Bandai)
02.28.13 Layton Kyouju to Choubunmei A no Isan (Level 5)
02.28.13 Osawari Tantei Nameko Shigeru (Success)

03.07.13 Doraemon: Nobita to Himitsu Dougu Hakubutsukan (FuRyu)
03.14.13 Super Robot Taisen UX (Bandai)


PS Vita

01.24.13 Demon Gaze (Kadokawa Games)
01.24.13 Genkai Totsuki Monster Monpiece (Compile Heart)
01.31.13 PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale (SCEI)
01.31.13 Sengoku Hime 3: Tenka o Kirisaku Hikari to Kage (SystemSoft)
01.31.13 WRC 3 (CyberFront)

02.07.13 NextRev: Chuushoukigyou Shindanshi Shiken 1 (Media5)
02.07.13 NextRev: Chuushoukigyou Shindanshi Shiken 2 (Media5)
02.07.13 San Goku Shi 12 (Koei)
02.14.13 Sakura-Sou no Pet na Kanojo (Kadokawa Games)
02.14.13 Silent Hill: Book of Memories (Konami)
02.21.13 Ciel Nosurge RE:Incarnation (Koei)
02.21.13 NextRev: Sharoushi Shiken (Media5)
02.28.13 Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Plus (Tecmo)
02.28.13 Phantasy Star Online 2 (Sega)
02.28.13 Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus: Otome Shoujotachi no Shoumei (Marvelous AQL)

03.07.13 Soul Sacrifice (SCEI)
03.07.13 Tales of Hearts R (Namco)
03.14.13 Steins;Gate (5pb)
03.14.13 Steins;Gate: Hiyoku Renri no Darling (5pb)
03.20.13 Dead or Alive 5 Plus (Tecmo)
03.20.13 Meruru no Atelier Plus: Arland no Renkinjutsushi 3 (Koei)
03.20.13 One Piece: Kaizoku Musou 2 (Bandai)
03.28.13 Oboro Muramasa (Marvelous AQL)
03.28.13 Sei Madou Monogatari (Compile Heart)


Xbox 360

01.27.13 DmC: Devil May Cry (Capcom)
01.24.13 Hitman: Absolution (Square Enix)
01.31.13 Love*Tra: Bitter (Boost On)

02.07.13 Heavy Fire: Shattered Spear (Hamster)
02.14.13 Combat Wings: The Great Battles of WWII (CyberFront)
02.14.13 Ginga Force (Qute)
02.28.13 MuvLuv Alternative: Total Eclipse (5pb)
02.28.13 Risen 2: Dark Waters (Ubisoft)

03.07.13 Crysis 3 (EA Games)
03.07.13 F1 Race Stars (Codemasters)
03.07.13 Far Cry 3 (Ubisoft)
03.14.13 DarkStalkers Resurrection (Capcom)
03.21.13 Gears of War: Judgement (Microsoft)
03.27.13 Final Fantasy XI: Adoulin no Makyou (Square Enix)
03.28.13 Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel (EA Games)


PlayStation 3

01.27.13 DmC: Devil May Cry (Capcom)
01.27.13 LittleBigPlanet Karting (SCEI)
01.24.13 Hitman: Absolution (Square Enix)
01.24.13 Kamisama to Unmei Kakumei no Paradox (N1 Soft)
01.24.13 Nobunaga no Yabou Online: 10-Shuunun Kinen Box (Koei)
01.31.13 Accel World: Kasoku no Chouten (Bandai)
01.31.13 PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale (SCEI)
01.31.13 WRC 3 (CyberFront)

02.07.13 Heavy Fire: Shattered Spear (Hamster)
02.14.13 Combat Wings: The Great Battles of WWII (CyberFront)
02.21.13 Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (Konami)
02.28.13 Macross 30: Ginga o Tsunagu Utagoe (Bandai)
02.28.13 MuvLuv Alternative: Total Eclipse (5pb)
02.28.13 Risen 2: Dark Waters (Ubisoft)
02.28.13 Sharin no Kuni, Himawari no Shoujo (5pb)
02.28.13 Dynasty Warriors 8 (Koei)

03.07.13 Crysis 3 (EA Games)
03.07.13 F1 Race Stars (Codemasters)
03.07.13 Far Cry 3 (Ubisoft)
03.07.13 Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F (Sega)
03.14.13 God of War: Ascension (SCEI)
03.14.13 Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX (Square Enix)
03.14.13 DarkStalkers Resurrection (Capcom)
03.14.13 Winning Post 7 2013 (Koei)
03.20.13 Disgaea Dimension 2 (N1 Soft)
03.20.13 Little Busters! Converted Edition (Prototype)
03.20.13 One Piece: Kaizoku Musou 2 (Bandai)
03.28.13 Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel (EA Games)


Wii U

01.31.13 Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage 2 (Koei)

02.21.13 Tank! Tank! Tank! (Namco)

03.14.13 Need for Speed: Most Wanted - A Criterion Game (EA Games)
 
Majmun

Majmun

Member
WiiU will definitely tank tank tank with that list.

Don't know what Nintendo is doing. I want to know what they expected with the WiiU and its current library
 
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LayLa

Member
Oersted said:
4. For months, not a single Vita game appeared in the charts.
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only 2 weeks in 2012 where the Vita had no games in the MC top 50
14 weeks it only had 1 game in the MC top 50 though (up through week 51), so "for weeks, a single Vita game appeared in the charts" is more accurate :)
 
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BadWolf

Member
Looks like Vita actually has a lineup now and its going to be releasing at a consistent pace. Last year it was normal to see a week go by without a single new release but now its going to be 2-3 games each week. Nice.
 
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erpg

GAF parliamentarian
Oersted said:
To make it simple ;) :

1. Vita selling less than the predecessor in the second year.

2. Vita selling less than last year.

3. Vita selling way less than competitor, who/which (?) not only a had a bump compared to last week, but also to last year.

4. For months, not a single Vita game appeared in the charts.

And the vocal minority on gaf is like Vita back from dead.
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I've been watching your posts for a couple weeks now, and I really think you need to tone your handheld warmongering down a little.
 
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EDarkness

Member
Second said:
WiiU will definitely tank tank tank with that list.

Don't know what Nintendo is doing. I want to know what they expected with the WiiU and its current library
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I was under the impression that Nintendo wanted to avoid this very situation. Maybe they really couldn't get people on board with the Wii U. I feel like the Wii U is a barren wasteland right now. I really want to know what their doing.
 
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Mpl90

Two copies sold? That's not a bomb guys, stop trolling!!!
lunchwithyuzo said:
Even stranger: Xbox 360 has more dated japanese 3rd party support than 3DS. What's going on at Nintendo?



Thanks, I'll add it.
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There will be probably something more for the rest of March. We need dates for Nintendo titles too. 3DS has already many third party releases slated for 2013, but with no dates (Before today, it was even "worse" since Layton was one of them actually, and now it's dated); in the next weeks / months I'm sure we'll see other announcements that will surely be for Q2 and could be even for March.
 
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rockx4

Member
EDarkness said:
I was under the impression that Nintendo wanted to avoid this very situation. Maybe they really couldn't get people on board with the Wii U. I feel like the Wii U is a barren wasteland right now. I really want to know what their doing.
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Yea, was this not one of the mistakes they said they didn't want to repeat? Not sure what they're doing, the release list doesn't exactly push someone who's on the fence to make a purchase.
 
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electroplankton

Banned
EDarkness said:
I was under the impression that Nintendo wanted to avoid this very situation. Maybe they really couldn't get people on board with the Wii U. I feel like the Wii U is a barren wasteland right now. I really want to know what their doing.
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Nintendo built a more solid launch line-up than the 3DS one (and sales-wise this is pretty clear); however, they did not plan so well the first months.
 
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test_account

XP-39C²
electroplankton said:
Yeah; probably many people didn't see how PSP grew wrt last week, and how it's outselling Vita.
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liger05 said:
The PSP bump sure does put the Vita bump into perspective.
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People mentioned that this week usually gives hardware bump, that would include the PSP as well. The bolded numbers mentioned earlier compared this week to last year's week. The PSP numbers in that comparison did not see a bump (it went down from 71k to 55k). But i'm pretty sure that the Vita bump would be surprising regardless of how the other systems are selling. The PSP has also been outselling the Vita for months now, so that is not a new surprise either in my opinion. I know what you mean with perspective, but the fous is more on the Vita bump surprise regardless of how the other system sold :)


lunchwithyuzo said:
Even stranger: Xbox 360 has more dated japanese 3rd party support than 3DS. What's going on at Nintendo?
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I was thinking of the japanese developed and published games, there the 3DS has more than the Xbox 360 :) But yeah, true that there arent many dated 3DS games yet, which is also a bit strange concidering the huge popularity of the 3DS.
 
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lunchwithyuzo

Banned
Mpl90 said:
There will be probably something more for the rest of March. We need dates for Nintendo titles too. 3DS has already many third party releases slated for 2013, but with no dates (Before today, it was even "worse" since Layton was one of them actually, and now it's dated); in the next weeks / months I'm sure we'll see other announcements that will surely be for Q2 and could be even for March.
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I also wonder if everyone cleared out due to MH4 in March, and now that's it delayed they might move releases back in?


test_account said:
.I was thinking of the japanese developed and published games, there the 3DS has more than the Xbox 360 :) But yeah, true that there arent many dated 3DS games yet, which is also a bit strange concidering the huge popularity of the 3DS.
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Making the list Japan developed cuts each of the consoles down pretty dramatically while handhelds are almost unchanged.


Nintendo 3DS

02.07.13 Dragon Quest VII: Eden no Senshitachi (Square Enix)
02.07.13 Pachi-Para 3D : Deluxe Umi Monogatari - Pachi-Pro Fuuunroko - Hana Kotou no Shoubushi Tachi (IREM)
02.14.13 Maru Gou! Nanami to Issho ni Gakubo! English Joutatsu no Kotsu Riron-Hen (Media5)
02.14.13 Maru Gou! Nanami to Issho ni Gakubo! TOEIC Test Taisaku-Hen (Media5)
02.21.13 Magi: Hajimari no Meikyuu (Bandai)
02.28.13 Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission (Bandai)
02.28.13 Layton Kyouju to Choubunmei A no Isan (Level 5)
02.28.13 Osawari Tantei Nameko Shigeru (Success)

03.07.13 Doraemon: Nobita to Himitsu Dougu Hakubutsukan (FuRyu)
03.14.13 Super Robot Taisen UX (Bandai)


PS Vita

01.24.13 Demon Gaze (Kadokawa Games)
01.24.13 Genkai Totsuki Monster Monpiece (Compile Heart)
01.31.13 Sengoku Hime 3: Tenka o Kirisaku Hikari to Kage (SystemSoft)

02.07.13 NextRev: Chuushoukigyou Shindanshi Shiken 1 (Media5)
02.07.13 NextRev: Chuushoukigyou Shindanshi Shiken 2 (Media5)
02.07.13 San Goku Shi 12 (Koei)
02.14.13 Sakura-Sou no Pet na Kanojo (Kadokawa Games)
02.21.13 Ciel Nosurge RE:Incarnation (Koei)
02.21.13 NextRev: Sharoushi Shiken (Media5)
02.28.13 Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Plus (Tecmo)
02.28.13 Phantasy Star Online 2 (Sega)
02.28.13 Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus: Otome Shoujotachi no Shoumei (Marvelous AQL)

03.07.13 Soul Sacrifice (SCEI)
03.07.13 Tales of Hearts R (Namco)
03.14.13 Steins;Gate (5pb)
03.14.13 Steins;Gate: Hiyoku Renri no Darling (5pb)
03.20.13 Dead or Alive 5 Plus (Tecmo)
03.20.13 Meruru no Atelier Plus: Arland no Renkinjutsushi 3 (Koei)
03.20.13 One Piece: Kaizoku Musou 2 (Bandai)
03.28.13 Oboro Muramasa (Marvelous AQL)
03.28.13 Sei Madou Monogatari (Compile Heart)


Xbox 360

01.31.13 Love*Tra: Bitter (Boost On)

02.14.13 Ginga Force (Qute)
02.28.13 MuvLuv Alternative: Total Eclipse (5pb)

03.27.13 Final Fantasy XI: Adoulin no Makyou (Square Enix)


PlayStation 3

01.24.13 Kamisama to Unmei Kakumei no Paradox (N1 Soft)
01.24.13 Nobunaga no Yabou Online: 10-Shuunun Kinen Box (Koei)
01.31.13 Accel World: Kasoku no Chouten (Bandai)

02.21.13 Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (Konami)
02.28.13 Macross 30: Ginga o Tsunagu Utagoe (Bandai)
02.28.13 MuvLuv Alternative: Total Eclipse (5pb)
02.28.13 Sharin no Kuni, Himawari no Shoujo (5pb)
02.28.13 Dynasty Warriors 8 (Koei)

03.07.13 Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F (Sega)
03.14.13 Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX (Square Enix)
03.14.13 Winning Post 7 2013 (Koei)
03.20.13 Disgaea Dimension 2 (N1 Soft)
03.20.13 Little Busters! Converted Edition (Prototype)
03.20.13 One Piece: Kaizoku Musou 2 (Bandai)


Wii U

01.31.13 Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage 2 (Koei)

02.21.13 Tank! Tank! Tank! (Namco)
 
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Yoshiya

Member
That gif is so hilarious I can't breathe.

I'd like to think the same, committed 207 PS2 buyers bought it this week as the last.
 
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extralite

Member
I thought it'd be interesting to compare the top 10 3DS games with their performance on the digital side. As of today, the retail games placing in the 3DS download software recent top 20 are as follows (MC Week 1 charts, Famitsu Week 1 Charts in brackets):

1. AC New Leaf (1, 1)
3. Fantasy Life (6, 9)
17. Paper Mario Sticker Stars (3, 3)
19. NSMB2 (2, 2)

The places between these four are all download only.

IE isn't available as download.

Might be shortages and similarity to AC that makes it a bigger success on the digital side as well.

Chris1964 said:
Media Create Sales: Week 1, 2013 (Dec 31 - Jan 06)

01./01. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) - 133.134 / 2.103.089 (-17%)
02./03. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥4.800) - 90.264 / 1.834.055 (+38%)
03./04. [3DS] Paper Mario: Sticker Star <ADV> (Nintendo) {2012.12.06} (¥4.800) - 68.262 / 470.394 (+16%)
04./07. [3DS] Inazuma Eleven Go 2: Chrono Stone - Neppuu / Raimei <RPG> (Level 5) {2012.12.13} (¥5.500) - 51.519 / 365.536 (+1%)
06./02. [3DS] Fantasy Life <RPG> (Level 5) {2012.12.27} (¥5.800) - 42.291 / 159.361 (-64%)

Famitsu Sales: Week 1, 2013 (Dec 31 - Jan 06)

01./01. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) - 135.971 / 2.422.948 (-17%)
02./03. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥4.800) - 94.810 / 1.875.303 (+30%)
03./05. [3DS] Paper Mario: Sticker Star <ADV> (Nintendo) {2012.12.06} (¥4.800) - 60.460 / 451.538 (+2%)
05./08. [3DS] Inazuma Eleven Go 2: Chrono Stone - Neppuu / Raimei <RPG> (Level 5) {2012.12.13} (¥5.500) - 43.223 / 357.613 (-9%)
09./02. [3DS] Fantasy Life <RPG> (Level 5) {2012.12.27} (¥5.800) - 33.510 / 167.518 (-75%)
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Lord_Byron28

Member
Next week animal crossing will probably hit 2.5 million. When do you guys think it will hit 3 million? End of the month? February? Never?
 
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Shikoro

Member
I don't know if this is any good, but I spent a whole lot of time on this so the least I can do is share it here. :p

dsafdsa1vat9.gif
 
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LiveFromKyoto

Member
The perfect Dark said:
What I expect:

Nintendo Direct february

Games they will show for WiiU:

Rayman legends
Wii Fit U
Wario
Pikmin 3
Aliens Trailer
Need for Speed Trailer
Bayonetta Teaser

That's it.
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That's actually a lot. I don't expect that much. Wii Fit & Bayonetta are too far off & probably won't show up yet. And they've already shown Pikimin on directs, they may feel it's redundant. As for Aliens...do we have a firm U release date for that yet? I remember it wasn't going to show up with the other versions.
 
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LiveFromKyoto

Member
liger05 said:
The Wii U release schedule is beyond a joke. How that has managed to happen amazes me.
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Probably the same way it did on DS, 3DS & Wii, Nintendo's first few months after a launch have been barren for quite a while now. At least this time they got a lot of 80+ rated stuff out at launch to play during the drought.
 
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