Media Create Sales: 08/25 - 08/31

[donny2112]

1. NDS Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo) 75,824 / 612,000
2. PS3 Afrika (SCEI) 38,423 / NEW
3. PS2 J-League Winning Eleven 2008 Club Championship (Konami) 37,927 / 117,000
4. PSP Fate/Tiger Colosseum Upper (Capcom) 34,190 / NEW
5. WII Wii Fit (Nintendo) 31,134 / 2,578,000
6. NDS Inazuma Eleven (Level 5) 29,245 / 71,000
7. PS3 Battlefield: Bad Company (Electronic Arts Victor) 25,603 / NEW
8. NDS Dragon Quest V (Square Enix) 23,389 / 1,148,000
9. PSP Phantasy Star Portable (SEGA) 23,106 / 618,000
10. WII Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) 22,621 / 1,734,000

11. NDS Fire Emblem: New Shadow Dragons and the Blade of Light (Nintendo)
12. NDS Daigasso! Band Brothers DX (Nintendo)
13. PSP Monster Hunter Portable 2 G (Capcom)
14. NDS Taiko Drum Master 2: The Seven Island Adventure (Namco Bandai)
15. NDS Shinseiki Evangelion Ayanami Ikusei Keikaku DS with Asuka Hokan Keikaku (Broccoli)
16. NDS Sigma Harmonics (Square Enix)
17. 360 Too Human (Microsoft Game Studios)
18. WII Wii Sports (Nintendo)
19. NDS To Love Ru Trouble: Waku Waku! Rinkangakkou-Hen (Exciting! Forest School) (Marvelous)
20. PS2 Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 15 (Konami)
21. NDS Beautiful Letter Training DS (Nintendo)
22. NDS Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
23. PSP Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu Portable 3 (Konami)
24. WII Wario Land: Shake It! (Nintendo)
25. 360 Clannad (Prototype)
26. PS2 Katekyoo Hitman Reborn Nerae!? Ring x Bongole Returns (Marvelous)
27. NDS Bokura wa Kaseki Holder (We are Fossil Diggers) (Nintendo)
28. WII Wii Play (Nintendo)
29. NDS Tokyo Majin Gakuen: Kenfuuchou (Marvelous)
30. NDS Animal Crossing: Wild World (Nintendo)

31. NDS New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
32. 360 Tales of Vesperia (Namco Bandai)
33. WII Captain Rainbow (Nintendo)
34. PSP Gundam Battle Universe (Namco Bandai)
35. WII Super Mario Stadium: Family Baseball (Nintendo)
36. NDS Densetsu no Stafi: Taiketsu! Dire Kaizokudan (Nintendo)
37. PS3 Soul Calibur IV (Namco Bandai)
38. PS2 Persona 4 (Atlus Co.)
39. NDS Hanshin Tigers DS (Spike)
40. NDS Mame Goma 2: Uchi no Ko ga Ichiban! (My Kid is Number One!) (TDK Core)
41. NDS Harukanaru Toki no Naka de: Yumenoukihashi (Floating Bridges of Dreams) (Koei)
42. PSP Yuusha no Kuse ni Namaikida (BEST) (SCEI)
43. PS3 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriot (Konami)
44. NDS Katekyoo Hitman Reborn! DS Flame Rumble Hyper - Moeyo Mirai (Takara Tomy)
45. WII Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 15 (Konami)
46. WII Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo)
47. WII Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse (Nintendo)
48. NDS Pokemon Diamond (Pokemon Co.)
49. NDS Sangokushi Taisen Ten (SEGA)
50. NDS San-X Character Channel: All-Star Daishuugou! (MTO)

NDS - 23
WII - 10
PSP - 6
PS2 - 4
PS3 - 4
360 - 3




DS Lite - 56,439
PSP - 41,664
Wii - 35,755
PS3 - 9,775
PS2 - 8,810
Xbox 360 - 3,124

[Tenbatsu]

Gold Rhythm Tengoku Gold!

[Poimandres]

Japanese like Too Human?

[ComputerNerd]

Hmm. Wii is oddly low. Wonder what's going on.

[DJ Crimson]

Is that good or bad for Afrika? :l

[Meier]

Is that good or bad for Afrika? :l

I'm pretty impressed with it.

RTG is an amazing success story.

[Private Hoffman]

lol @ afrika. that's pretty impressive. thought it would do worse

[Farnack]

AFRIIIIIIIIIIKA

[Jammy]

Rhythm Tengoku Gold is kicking ass.

Why has this game struck a chord with so many Japanese where its predecessor could not?

[Segata Sanshiro]

Afrika definitely exceeded my expectations.

RTG is a monster. Like I said, my town is all sold out of it again, so expect it to keep putting up the numbers. Too bad so sad for the rest.

And I see Wii's post-Obon dip is going to be a yearly tradition. Maybe Nintendo will be smart enough to counter-program at some point? Nah, I doubt it.

[perfectchaos007]

So why are we doing Famitsu numbers now?

[ivysaur12]

C'mon Wario Land, you can do it!

Holy shit at Rhythm Heaven. How much did the first sell?

[Wollan]

MHP2G at #13. How much has it sold now?

[Osuwari]

Rhythm Tengoku Gold is kicking ass. Why has this game struck a chord with so many Japanese where its predecessor could not?

the first one was released when the GBA was dead.

[phalestine]

C'mon Wario Land, you can do it! Holy shit at Rhythm Heaven. How much did the first sell?

Not sure, I think I remember reading that it flopped. glad to see this one doing so well.

[Jammy]

the first one was released when the GBA was dead.

Is there insane advertising or what?

It seems like the huge hits on the handheld over there have been your obvious Pokemons, Dragon Quests, Mario Karts, etc. etc. along with easily marketable and fresh "non-game" stuff like Cooking Navi, Brain Age, etc.

This doesn't reall fit in either category. Good to see nonetheless.

[donny2112]

So why are we doing Famitsu numbers now?

Because Media-Create hardware numbers don't come out until tomorrow night.

MHP2G at #13. How much has it sold now?

Just over 2.4 million by the latest Famitsu numbers.

[icecream]

25. 360 Clannad (Prototype)

Definitely not going to hit 10K at this rate... hopefully Time Leap and 5pb's offerings will fare better.

[bcn-ron]

So why are we doing Famitsu numbers now?

I'd presume because Media Create hardware numbers for the week aren't out yet.

edit: gra fnock btn gnrrr!

[perfectchaos007]

I'd presume because Media Create hardware numbers for the week aren't out yet. edit: gra fnock btn gnrrr!

Well yes I know that famitsu hardware data comes out a day before MC, but usually they just wait till MC data comes.

[donny2112]

edit: gra fnock btn gnrrr!

The effort's appreciated. :)

but usually they just wait like dang fools while people who know the Famitsu numbers act all "in the know" and others speculate on the possible numbers till MC data comes.

Fixed.

[Jonnyram]

Definitely not going to hit 10K at this rate... hopefully Time Leap and 5pb's offerings will fare better.

It sold between 8-10k already, so don't give up just yet.

[Farnack]

Definitely not going to hit 10K at this rate... hopefully Time Leap and 5pb's offerings will fare better.

What? At least 10k 360 units sold in Japan?

Kidding

[psy18]

5. WII Wii Fit (Nintendo) - 31,000 / 2,578,000

People are still buying this shit?

[icecream]

It sold between 8-10k already, so don't give up just yet.

But didn't initial reports put Too Human at 8.8K? It's much higher on the list than Clannad is.

But famitsu does track lower than MC, so we'll just have to wait for that and see. If anything, the rushed announcement and prior release of the PSP version probably cut into the potential sales that would have been gathered from those interested due to the anime/scarcity of the out-of-print PS2 version...

[donny2112]

People are still buying this game I personally don't like?

Fixed.

Opinions sure are a funny thing except when they aren't.

But didn't initial reports put Too Human at 8.8K? It's much higher on the list than Clannad is.

Famitsu had Clannad at 8.2K.

[Tron 2.0]

Hmm. Wii is oddly low. Wonder what's going on.

Had a similar dip around the same time last year.

Well, goodbye Afrika. We hardly knew ye.

[shidoshi]

Hey all you people in Japan buying Rhythm Tengoku Gold! Go track down copies of the original while you're at it you bums!

[viciouskillersquirrel]

Rhythm Tengoku!

I'm really tempted to import this since I am *this* close to finally beating each cheerleader mode in EBA/Ouendan/Ouendan 2. How similar are they?

[donny2112]

if it has the usual PS3 drop off

It's not the usual PS3 game, though.

Hey all you people in Japan buying Rhythm Tengoku Gold! Go track down copies of the original while you're at it you bums!

Isn't Gold a remake of the GBA game?

[shidoshi]

Isn't Gold a remake of the GBA game?

Not even close. There's one game that is a reference back to the original, but that's it.

Rhythm Tengoku! I'm really tempted to import this since I am *this* close to finally beating each cheerleader mode in EBA/Ouendan/Ouendan 2. How similar are they?

Not even close. (Twice!) Think more along the lines of Wario Ware based around music and rhythm. Don't even think about it, though - if you like rhythm/music games, and especially like ones that will make you smile, buy it.

[makingmusic476]

Those Famitsu hardware numbers...didn't the ps3 sell under 10k last week? Does that mean that Afrika provided a bump of sorts? Unexpected.

[Tron 2.0]

It's not the usual PS3 game, though.

Is that supposed to be a positive attribute or a negative attribute?

It may slow burn, thanks to its release date, but I don't expect great things.

[ccbfan]

Hmm its seems Wii is going into it's slump again like last year.

Last year it was a combined effort of Wii Fit/SSBB/MK Wii (and to a lesser extent SMG) to bring it back up. This year looks like Wii Music and AC Wii will have to do the job. I'm really curious about how the success of AC on the DS will translate to the Wii.

[makingmusic476]

Is that supposed to be a positive attribute or a negative attribute?

Can't really tell. Like he said, it's not the usual ps3 game, and there's really nothing else to compare it to.

[icecream]

Famitsu had Clannad at 8.2K.

Then there's hope for it yet. Especially once the DLC hits.

10K, dozo!

[viciouskillersquirrel]

People are still buying this shit?

Yes. And they will continue to do so in large amounts. Where have you been?

Not even close. (Twice!) Think more along the lines of Wario Ware based around music and rhythm. Don't even think about it, though - if you like rhythm/music games, and especially like ones that will make you smile, buy it.

Looks like it's just up my alley then. How hard is it to find a copy of the original?

[donny2112]

Not even close. There's one game that is a reference back to the original, but that's it.

There's never been a BEST re-release of the GBA game, so maybe they could put it out this year still.

Last year it was a combined effort of Wii Fit/SSBB/MK Wii (and to a lesser extent SMG) to bring it back up.

SSBB and MK Wii are "this year" games.

Can't really tell. Like he said, it's not the usual ps3 game, and there's really nothing else to compare it to.

The Minna no Golf 5 audience might be picking it up, but, yeah, there haven't been a lot of these non-core type of titles on the PS3 for precedence.

[Kandrick]

People are still buying this shit?

Ah GAF....

[DieH@rd]

Japanese like Too Human?

No. Western ppl in Japan like Too Human. [How many US soldiers is serving in Japanese bases?]

[AranhaHunter]

What the hell is Too Human doing there? And ToV dropped out already? Can someone tell me if that's a main entry to the series or a spin off?

[Kagari]

What the hell is Too Human doing there? And ToV dropped out already? Can someone tell me if that's a main entry to the series or a spin off?

Main entry.

[Regulus Tera]

Nice to see Wario is still hangin' there.

Main entry.

How does Namco say what is a main entry or a spin-off in the Tales of series?

Edit: I just noticed the top ten is a 50/50 fight between Sony and Nintendo. O=

[Nocebo]

Yes. And they will continue to do so in large amounts. Where have you been?

In his dark dank troll cave no doubt.
Those Wii numbers (hardware and software) are kind of concerning even though it's supposed to be the slow period of the year.

[Ike]

INAZUMA ELEVEN KEEP GOING!!!

[viciouskillersquirrel]

In his dark dank troll cave no doubt. Those Wii numbers (hardware and software) are kind of concerning even though it's supposed to be the slow period of the year.

It'd be nice to get a YoY comparison for context. Paging PantherLotus or JJSlone!

[ElFly]

Slow week again.

Afrika does as expected, I guess.

[jj984jj]

Go go RTG! Blowing away all expectations!

Afrika barely exceeded my expectations (~30k), DQV, Inazuma, Wii Fit, MK Wii, and PSP all have nice legs as well.

[Tiktaalik]

Rhythm Tengoku Gold is kicking ass. Why has this game struck a chord with so many Japanese where its predecessor could not?

I thought the predecessor did pretty well considering it was one of the last GBA games. I think it was even given a special case by some retailers to look like a DS game and then put in the DS section.

Rhythm Tengoku Gold is probably just doing better because of the wider market of the DS and increased popularity of that system.

[Tiktaalik]

I thought the preview numbers from last weeks thread had data for Captain Rainbow... were they too low to show up here?