sphinx said:
Horrible numbers, all of them maybe except for the PSP.
.- Wii 94,473 in smash bros week?? Dragon quest swords did more for the Wii.
.- PS3 41,797 with 3 games on the top 10?? mediocre bump all together.
.- DS is dying faster than I predicted.
.- PS2 is dying as well.
.- Xbox 360 LOL.
PSP, o.k and steady.
:lol
Anything ~50K per week for hw sales in Japan, is very good. This is what PS2 was doing for most if its life in Japan. The astounding success of DS has skewed perspective of the market.
Kurosaki Ichigo said:
So Wii goes up by 20k and PS3 by 7k. Hey, just like Famitsu.
Congrats goes to PS2 for reaching 21m. lol goes to GAF for failing once again to swallow PSP doing good on its own.
donny2112 said:
You can use these two handy links to gain some perspective on those desires/statements.
YTD Software Sales (Famitsu Top 30s)
DS - 497,334
Wii - 430,647
PS2 - 89,757
PSP - 76,213
PS3 - 19,280
YTD 3rd-Party Software Sales (Famitsu Top 30s)
DS - 181,620
PS2 - 89,757
PSP - 59,227
PS3 - 19,280
Wii - 8,200
What is interesting in Japan is PSP sw sales do seem to be seeing an increase compared to recent performance, but they're still not at the levels they were in the system's first year, even per title, yet its installed base is 4 times bigger! I'm sure there is a decent secondary level market left for Sony in Japan, but they, and 3rd parties, would be much better served if this audience was decisively on one system, sales wise, rather than spread across 3.
However, PSP hw sales are excellent, no doubt about it and I really don't see the point in criticising its sw sales in relation to DS because they're never going come close, and it doesn't take anything away from its success in finding its own viable arena for Sony.
Parl said:
As the DS Lite is reaching saturation point at its launch price point, there's several options.
- First ever price drop
- New model
- More software
To increase hardware sales back to monster levels again (even if not quite as monster as early last year), I think Nintendo will either have a price drop or a new model this year, or both.
As for new software, I don't think DQIX will succeed in giving DS hardware a long-term boost, but will give it a good boost temporarily. I think for software, Nintendo need to release entertainment/applications that appeal to non-DS owners, so definitely not traditional games, and not sequels to current Touch Generation software, but new ways to use DS.
And this is what Iwata-san and Miyamoto-san have been talking about in recent times.
I think Nintendo has put the DS on the back burner over the last 6 months or so, in terms of releases, but this is probably due to the fact orders for DS hw outside Japan have been
HUGE, so I don't think Nintendo wanted more/sustained at incredibly high levels, demand in Japan, it could've severely stunted growth in other regions given the amount they were manufacturing, especially NA where it began to sell incredibly well in 07. I do think Nintendo has titles ready that could help boost interest in the system, given their philosophy for the system, and a redesign is sure to be on the way, but I think they're going to wait until next fiscal year, i.e. April onwards.
