Media Create Sales: 6/16 - 6/22

[cvxfreak]

1. [PSP] Super Robot Wars A PORTABLE (Bandai Namco) - 102,000
2. [PS3] Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (Konami) - 68,000 / 533,000
3. [WII] Super Mario Stadium Family Baseball (Nintendo) - 58,000
4. [PS2] Harulanaru Toki no Naka de 4 (Koei) - 55,000
5. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) - 33,000 / 1,477,000
6. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) - 32,000 / 2,258,000
7. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (Capcom) - 21,000 / 2,224,000
8. [PSP] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 3 (Konami) - 19,000 / 206,000
9. [NDS] Beautiful Letter Training (Nintendo) - 18,000 / 302,000
10. [NDS] Let's Make a Pro Baseball Team! (Sega) - 11,000 / 96,000

11. [WII] Wii Sports (Nintendo)
12. [NDS] DS Misa Yamamura Suspense: Kyoto Murder Files (Tecmo)
13. [NDS] Taiko Drum Master DS: Seven Island Adventure (Bandai-Namco)
14. [NDS] Hisshou Pachinko/Pachislo Capture Series DS, Vol. 2 CR: Neon Genesis Evangelion: The Angels are Back Again (D3 Publisher)
15. [PS3] Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit (Bandai-Namco)
16. [WII] Family Trainer (Bandai-Namco)
17. [WII] Wii Play (Nintendo)
18. [WII] Mysterious Dungeon: Fuurai no Shiren 3 (Sega)
19. [NDS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
20. [PSP] Valhalla Knights 2 (Marvelous Entertainment)
21. [NDS] We're Fossil Diggers (Nintendo)
22. [NDS] Empty Space Training (Benesse)
23. [NDS] Pokémon Ranger: Batonnage (Pokémon)
24. [NDS] Endless Frontier: Super Robot Wars OG Saga (Bandai-Namco)
25. [WII] Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo)
26. [NDS] Puyo Puyo Special Price Sega)
27. [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
28. [NDS] Pokemon Diamond (Pokemon)
29. [WII] Link's Crossbow Training (Nintendo)
30. [NDS] More TOEIC Test DS Training (IE Institute)

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[Elbrain]

Noooo Metal Gear!

[BorkBork]

So Wii Fit managed to hold off being passed by Monster Hunter. It was getting pretty close there for awhile.

[_leech_]

I think it could still hit 700K+.

[Linkzg]

MGS4 had less of a drop than I expected it to have.

[Elbrain]

I think it could still hit 700K+.

I hope so Brotha!

[hirokazu]

Noooo Metal Gear!

Metal Gear?!

It's not that bad, it's doing quite well, if you ask me. Although it's probably on the way down from here on out.

[apujanata]

What is the second week # of previous MGS games ? Just wanted to compare MGS4 second week with those.

[lyre]

Metal Gear?!

[Tmac]

Huh? LTD 700k is a sure bet.

[Aeon712]

Go Go Metal Gear

[Id.]

Don't be a prisoner to fate, MGS4!

[viciouskillersquirrel]

What is the second week # of previous MGS games ? Just wanted to compare MGS4 second week with those.

I'm also curious about that. 68K is a pretty respectable second week though, especially for a game as unapologetically hardcore as MGS4.

[miguel_c_hammer]

Huge drop for Metal Gear. I'm shocked it didn't stay above 100k at least.

[OldJadedGamer]

The first week of sales numbers for big game is always super boring, it's the second week when real information is revealed through sales.

[Duderz]

Live, Snake! That's all I can tell you.

[ivysaur12]

Shiren is hanging in there!

Sort of :(

[Troidal]

Huge drop for Metal Gear. I'm shocked it didn't stay above 100k at least.

Yeah, I read retailers already have tons of used copies and fear prices for brand new ones will also drop soon.

[Meier]

I'm also curious about that. 68K is a pretty respectable second week though, especially for a game as unapologetically hardcore as MGS4.

That's a pretty precipitous drop no matter how you slice it. PSP software is doing well lately -- Sony is surely happy to see their systems eating up half the top 10 even if the lower positions aren't doing so hot.

[Karma]

What is the second week # of previous MGS games ? Just wanted to compare MGS4 second week with those.

MGS3 had a first week of 487k and a second week of 123k. Not sure about the others.

[sticksave]

Metal Gear?! It's not that bad, it's doing quite well, if you ask me. Although it's probably on the way down from here on out.

Ok I kind of hate being a dick here but it's not like it's going to start trending up from here on out.

[Elbrain]

Yeah, I read retailers already have tons of used copies and fear prices for brand new ones will also drop soon.

Damn that sucks ass.

[AugustDivision]

MGS4 had less of a drop than I expected it to have.

seriouesly?

What were you expecting?

[Tron 2.0]

Wow at Metal Gear drop.

That's worse than I expected.

[XiaNaphryz]

Is it just used MGS4 copies or are we also seeing consoles as well? I recall reports of both happening with Blue Dragon...

[Dragona Akehi]

Is it just used MGS4 copies or are we also seeing consoles as well? I recall reports of both happening with Blue Dragon...

Consoles as well.

[Michan]

SNAKE? SNAAAAAAAAAAAAKE

[Relix]

The MGS4 drop was bad, real fucking bad. I expected around 125K, but 70K is a far cry from that. It's on par with MGS3 sales in Japan though when you sum the amounts of MGS3 1st and 2nd week.

[XiaNaphryz]

Consoles as well.

I guess we shouldn't be surprised. So does this mean we should expect this for every major 360 and PS3 release in Japan?

[Odysseus]

look on the bright side, ffxiii is only ___ months years away

[The Faceless Master]

wow, sharp drop for metal gear!

so wiifit held off the monster?

[Dragona Akehi]

I guess we shouldn't be surprised. So does this mean we should expect this for every major 360 and PS3 release in Japan?

Probably yes. Just like with GC/N64.

[Michan]

so wiifit held off the monster?

It's legs are definitely better toned, that's for sure.

[The Take Out Bandit]

Hahaha - suck it Metal Gear!

I can't wait for some hare brained DS game to put the nail in it's drama coffin.

Konami, stop letting Loljima waste your god damn moneys!

[LeoStenbuck]

I didn't think Metal Gear would drop that much.

I guess we should be expecting a similar drop from the PS3, with it having sold, what, 20k?

[miguel_c_hammer]

I still think MGS is a very positive sign for PS3. Matching MGS3 after two weeks on a system with as small a userbase as PS3 is definitely not shabby.

PS3 still has a long fight back towards respectability however.

[viciouskillersquirrel]

That's a pretty precipitous drop no matter how you slice it. PSP software is doing well lately -- Sony is surely happy to see their systems eating up half the top 10 even if the lower positions aren't doing so hot.

Precipitous yes, but not unexpected given the series' niche appeal and the dedication of its fanbase. I guess I was more pessimistic about its future than most.

If what people are saying about a glut used copies appearing pretty quickly is true, expect what happened to Crisis Core to happen to MGS4. Online play, apparently, does not have such a broad appeal in Japan as in the US.

[Elbrain]

I didn't think Metal Gear would drop that much. I guess we should be expecting a similar drop from the PS3, with it having sold, what, 20k?

I am thinking lower for hardware around 15k.

[XiaNaphryz]

I still think MGS is a very positive sign for PS3.

All depends on how flooded the used market gets with MGS4 copies and PS3s in the next few weeks. It's not really a good sign if the userbase ends up shrinking.

[Agent Icebeezy]

look on the bright side, ffxiii is only ___ months years away

You are so snarky.

What were you all expecting with this game as far as the drop?

[Kasumi1970]

Consoles as well.

this is not good news for the PS3. what is wrong with japan don't they like HD gaming.

[Nocebo]

I didn't think Metal Gear would drop that much. I guess we should be expecting a similar drop from the PS3, with it having sold, what, 20k?

Famitsu had it at around 24k I think. So yeah should be around there.

[future_pinoy]

these games all have monster legs , even links crossbow training is back in top 30

11. [WII] Wii Sports (Nintendo)
12. [NDS] DS Misa Yamamura Suspense: Kyoto Murder Files (Tecmo)
13. [NDS] Taiko Drum Master DS: Seven Island Adventure (Bandai-Namco)
14. [NDS] Hisshou Pachinko/Pachislo Capture Series DS, Vol. 2 CR: Neon Genesis Evangelion: The Angels are Back Again (D3 Publisher)
15. [PS3] Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit (Bandai-Namco)
16. [WII] Family Trainer (Bandai-Namco)
17. [WII] Wii Play (Nintendo)
18. [WII] Mysterious Dungeon: Fuurai no Shiren 3 (Sega)
19. [NDS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
20. [PSP] Valhalla Knights 2 (Marvelous Entertainment)
21. [NDS] We're Fossil Diggers (Nintendo)
22. [NDS] Empty Space Training (Benesse)
23. [NDS] Pokémon Ranger: Batonnage (Pokémon)
24. [NDS] Endless Frontier: Super Robot Wars OG Saga (Bandai-Namco)
25. [WII] Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo)
26. [NDS] Puyo Puyo Special Price Sega)
27. [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
28. [NDS] Pokemon Diamond (Pokemon)
29. [WII] Link's Crossbow Training (Nintendo)
30. [NDS] More TOEIC Test DS Training (IE Institute)

[Dragona Akehi]

this is not good news for the PS3. what is wrong with japan don't they like HD gaming.

I would imagine the installed base of PS3 prior to MGS4 would remain fairly consistent. Mainly showing up are MGS4 bundles, apparently.

Japan is portable country. Get used to it.

[Michan]

these games all have monster legs , even links crossbow training is back in top 30

Don't forget Diamond.

[NewLib]

this is not good news for the PS3. what is wrong with japan don't they like HD gaming.

I dont think Japan has any problem with HD Gaming. I just think Sony hasnt figured out what exactly Japan wants. Its obviously not the same games they were getting last generation just with better graphics. (Not to say MGS4 is that, but you can see how the confusion is made.)

[Meier]

You are so snarky. What were you all expecting with this game as far as the drop?

I couldn't have fathomed under 100k. 68 is pretty shocking IMO.

[future_pinoy]

if final fantasy xiii could not get to 1 million in its first week of sales, then the PS3 is really dead in japan ..

[Dragona Akehi]

if final fantasy xiii could not get to 1 million in its first week of sales, then the PS3 is really dead in japan ..

It's already dead. Start the grieving process already.

[Linkzg]

seriouesly? What were you expecting?

Something along the lines of Kenzan or Valkyria.