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Media Create Sales: 10/27 - 11/02
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I can't believe it's a matter of 'hope' if Wii Music outsells LBP.
I mean, quite asides from people hoping that Music would sell more (watwatwat), who'd have thunk it could have been anything but a lock?
I still think it is, actually, globally. LBP outselling Wii Music would be where the lulz is, not so much vice versa.
I mean, quite asides from people hoping that Music would sell more (watwatwat), who'd have thunk it could have been anything but a lock?
I still think it is, actually, globally. LBP outselling Wii Music would be where the lulz is, not so much vice versa.
Count Dookkake
Member
gofreak said:
I disagree. There will be greater lulz if Wii Music wins over the GREATEST MOST ORIGINAL GAME FOR THE HARDCORE AND APPEALS TO CASUALS game.
It will be fun to watch, either way.
Count Dookkake said:
Than if newcomer game on the smallest install base outsells the third iteration in Nintendo's flagship 'Wii' line of games on the best selling system this generation (if not, perhaps, ever)? I don't know about that
It'd also ought to be far more satisfying for most on GAF..although maybe lulz for a minority scales inversely with (majority?) GAF satisfaction.. Count Dookkake
Member
TunaLover said:
I agree, the lulz are already happening.
DeaconKnowledge
Member
TunaLover said:
Nintendo now is more balanced than they've been in years.
Anasui Kishibe
Banned
truth is, Wii Music is going to stay there three years in a way or another (Wii+Wii music bundle), LBP will be kicked out of the chart in december
AC will re-put things in place again. You just don't get more casual than that
AC will re-put things in place again. You just don't get more casual than that
Count Dookkake
Member
HK-47 said:
But the lulz will still be there. You can't forget the long history of "Wait until _____". Gets me every time.
gofreak said:Than if newcomer game on the smallest install base outsells the third iteration in Nintendo's flagship 'Wii' line of games on the best selling system this generation (if not, perhaps, ever)? I don't know about that
Fourth iteration and you are mixing worldwide with expectations of sales in japan.
gofreak said:Than if newcomer game on the smallest install base outsells the third iteration in Nintendo's flagship 'Wii' line of games on the best selling system this generation (if not, perhaps, ever)? I don't know about that
Oh, come on now, gofreak. We're at the "oh it's sales are good enough considering the market' phase now? LBP wasn't supposed to be a mere "game", but rather a PHENOMENON.
Count Dookkake
Member
antiloop said:
And others want one of the most original music games in years to fail just for the lulz. Kinda sad.
Oblivion said:Oh, come on now, gofreak. We're at the "oh it's sales are good enough considering the market' phase now? LBP wasn't supposed to be a mere "game", but rather a PHENOMENON.
Who said that LBP was going to be a PHENOMENON in Japan?
People is HOPING that LBP becomes a worldwide phenomenon because it has the potential and that hasn't changed.
Leon S. Kennedy
Member
antiloop said:
I agree. Even as a Nintendo fanboy I want to see LBP do well and wii music to bomb. LBP is a great game that should inspire Nintendo to try and do something even better. Wii music should be an example of what not to do.
Go319 said:
The difficult part for Nintendo is that while it's fading in Japan, it's still completely sold out in the U.S. Maybe we'll see something come the Spring, if Nintendo can get through Christmas in the U.S. okay. The good part about 2009 is that there is a plethora of core games coming, and as I've said before, getting core gamers to "jump in" is one of the best hopes for renewed Wii sales in Japan.
Leon S. Kennedy said:
Did Wii Chess hurt you so, too? How can offering a fun way to play music in a non-competitive atmosphere be such a horrible thing to do? The impressions by some have been quite glowing if you take the game for what it is instead of hating it because of what it's not.
DeaconKnowledge
Member
HK-47 said:
Then say they're dry instead of saying their releases are unbalanced.
Nintendo's hardware decisions seem to largely.. no.. wholly based on the Japanese market. The DSi, for instance, was a slap in the face to NoA, who clearly had DSL lined up as their main breadwinner for at least another year. Wouldn't be surprised to see the same with some Wii versions, perhaps bundled with games.donny2112 said:
Black Wii with Wii Music pack-in(for a premium, of course), anyone?
Spiegel said:
You must have not been paying attention to most LBP threads throughout the past two years or so.
It's been a while since I took geography in college, but unless I'm mistaken, even if we limit it to the video game world, wouldn't it not technically be a 'worldwide' phenomenon if it doesn't take off in an area that makes up 20% of the gaming market?
Sage00 said:
Nah. There's no bundle in Japan, as it is. If they were to start one, I'd suspect it would be Wii Sports Resort getting the nod in any case, and there it would be to increase the Wii Motion+ market share rather than to increase sales.
There is the DVD-capable Wii to consider. That was put on the backburner due to Wii's worldwide success.
BishopLamont
Banned
WiiTittle? Man the trolls are getting worse by the day.TunaLover said:
So Japan isn't part of the world now?Spiegel said:
Beaten. Damn you Oblivion.
donny2112 said:
This is what I'm trying to understand. For all the rallying to LBP's defense, even those who are saying they hope it sells less than Wii Music aren't hating the title. In fact, I don't know anyone who hates LBP. But there are people who completely despise Wii Music, and for no other reason than it not being their cup of tea.
Re: Wii sales. I'm extremely curious when in 09 Monster Hunter 3 will come out. It was said to be only 30% done in the September Famitsu blowout, but it certainly seemed pretty far along at TGS.
I agree with donny (I think he said this) that Monster Hunter 3 could absolutely lead to a pretty long term bump. That audience will be a pretty new one for the Wii.
Best case scenario for Nintendo is MH3 coming out as soon as possible.
I agree with donny (I think he said this) that Monster Hunter 3 could absolutely lead to a pretty long term bump. That audience will be a pretty new one for the Wii.
Best case scenario for Nintendo is MH3 coming out as soon as possible.
Anasui Kishibe
Banned
Spiegel said:
my, how Sony fans have learned to recalibrate their expectations according to weekly sales.
One week is "wait until LBP is out", one week is "we NEVER SAID..", one week is "wait until FFXIII", one week is "it's going pretty well at 6k"
this gen never fails to amaze me
Count Dookkake
Member
Anasui Kishibe said:
fixed for me
So let's make some assertions about the PS3 this week:
39,587 PS3s sold.
37,000 were the 80 gig model (Media Create).
The games at the bottom of the top 30 sold ~5,500 (Enterbrain).
Gran Turismo 5 Spec III jumped from #30 (let's assume 5500 sales) to #7 with 34,965 sales when HW bundles were included.
From this, let's say GT5 bundle = 29k, LBP bundle = 8k. Therefore the GT5 bundle was way more popular than the LBP bundle, at a ratio of something like 3.6:1. We can also see that LBP, outside of the PS3 HW bundle sold about 43,000 over the space of a week.
Apologies for the flagrant mixing of MC and EB numbers here, but I doubt you're going to see massive differences at the bottom of the top 30.
39,587 PS3s sold.
37,000 were the 80 gig model (Media Create).
The games at the bottom of the top 30 sold ~5,500 (Enterbrain).
Gran Turismo 5 Spec III jumped from #30 (let's assume 5500 sales) to #7 with 34,965 sales when HW bundles were included.
From this, let's say GT5 bundle = 29k, LBP bundle = 8k. Therefore the GT5 bundle was way more popular than the LBP bundle, at a ratio of something like 3.6:1. We can also see that LBP, outside of the PS3 HW bundle sold about 43,000 over the space of a week.
Apologies for the flagrant mixing of MC and EB numbers here, but I doubt you're going to see massive differences at the bottom of the top 30.
Osuwari said:
Relevance. A term used to describe how pertinent, connected, or applicable something is to a given matter.
Right now, the information of how well the new DS version is doing compared to the previous one, is relevant. In 3 months it won't be, and therefore, DS numbers will appear as combined again.
test_account
XP-39C²
Was LBP a "wait for" game in Japan (or are you talking worldwide?)? Personally i cant recall to see anyone claiming that atleast.Count Dookkake said:
PantherLotus
Professional Schmuck
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[B][U]Hardware | This Week | Last Week | Last 4 Weeks | YTD | LTD [/U][/B]
DS | 188,294 | 22,965 | 273,012 | 2,679,803 | 23,852,857
PSP | 50,358 | 60,467 | 294,542 | 3,103,787 | 10,768,864
PS3 | 39,587 | 3,931 | 53,977 | 743,459 | 2,385,135
WII | 23,123 | 24,292 | 96,316 | 2,311,804 | 6,927,943
PS2 | 6,714 | 6,962 | 27,919 | 418,948 | 21,345,988
360 | 6,119 | 7,844 | 29,582 | 226,748 | 735,193
(links to Chart Get!)
Psychotext
Member
Yeah, it was a "wait for" game... though admittedly in a lot of cases it was a "wait for the LBP bundle" comment.test_account said:
That said, after 1 week of increased hardware sales who can say they're wrong?