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Media Create Sales: 10/27 - 11/02
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JoshuaJSlone
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So I know the "Animal Crossing is the big game" point has already been brought up by several, including me. But I was curious about what Nintendo released in past Octobers, to see if they normally put a big game around that time. Here they are from GBA on, by release date.
Doesn't look like they released anything for Wii on October last year, though SMG came just after. The biggest October game is a Training game with a long-ass title for DS, which started over 200K and is now past 1.5 million. There have been some decently big October titles in the past: Pikmin, Kirby Nightmare in Dream Land, WarioWare Twisted!, and WarioWare Mega Party Games are the tops.
However, for DS most of the stuff is pretty low tier, though I don't imagine they intended Wii Music to follow in their footsteps: Super Princess Peach, Custom Robo Arena, A.S.H., "Tashiten: Tashite 10 ni Suru Monogatari", Literature Collection DS, and that one big training game already mentioned.
Doesn't look like they released anything for Wii on October last year, though SMG came just after. The biggest October game is a Training game with a long-ass title for DS, which started over 200K and is now past 1.5 million. There have been some decently big October titles in the past: Pikmin, Kirby Nightmare in Dream Land, WarioWare Twisted!, and WarioWare Mega Party Games are the tops.
However, for DS most of the stuff is pretty low tier, though I don't imagine they intended Wii Music to follow in their footsteps: Super Princess Peach, Custom Robo Arena, A.S.H., "Tashiten: Tashite 10 ni Suru Monogatari", Literature Collection DS, and that one big training game already mentioned.
Which I thought would be an advantage over Wii Fit, since it's much cheaper.yurinka said:
RpgN
Junior Member
jeremy1456 said:
I think you're downplaying the importance of wii music. Have we all forgotten about the huge coverage at the E3 and more? But I agree that wii music doesn't care the burden only. Together with AC wii and whenever wii resort comes out, they are considered the keyplayers for this christmas and begin next year.
tahrikmili
Member
When's hardware data coming? Also, is there a reason why the 360 HW numbers are xx,xxx and the PS3 are x,xxx? Someone knows something we don't?
test_account
XP-39C²
Seeing how Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Spec III is on 30th place in the Media Create list, while GT5P Spec III is in the top 10 on the Famitsu list, i would assume that Media Create doesnt include the bundles while Famitsu does.Private Hoffman said:
This makes me wonder if the PS3 LBP bundle didnt sell that good. If Famitsu includes the PS3 hardware bundle, and if they have LBP at 47k while Media Create has LBP at 56k without the bundle included, i wonder how much the PS3 LBP bundle actually sold.
There's no indication when the bundle will end, but they do say it's a limited run. I assume it's just going to be a holiday thing. I can't see them shifting a million this way though. Perhaps if they include all the downloads and BD versions from GT5p, spec II and spec III they might get close.cvxfreak said:
Captain Smoker
Member
Dengeki Sales numbers
Software Total:
Weekly Software Overview:
source: http://www.ascii.co.jp/top/release/pdfs/081106.pdf
Software Total:
Weekly Software Overview:
Code:
Week NDS Wii PS3 PS2 PSP X360
07/21 - 27/07 548.601 193.392 78.778 188.894 170.080 19.081
07/28 - 08/03 684.905 184.940 115.983 142.526 485.664 37.602
08/04 - 08/10 753.875 148.064 56.654 121.214 231.491 122.421
08/11 - 08/17 683.148 228.693 55.536 140.651 224.715 36.505
08/18 - 08/24 471.057 116.471 34.819 194.485 119.839 17.166
08/25 - 08/31 464.969 119.749 89.201 137.961 147.798 26.540
09/01 - 09/07 378.177 111.082 49.293 99.123 89.218 16.507
09/08 - 09/14 1.359.677 130.488 38.811 105.876 76.479 110.550
09/15 - 09/21 728.370 100.698 75.242 121.620 111.545 32.785
09/22 - 09/28 638.127 111.983 85.866 539.344 103.562 23.384
09/29 - 10/05 398.829 84.433 39.985 266.162 96.254 18.359
10/06 - 10/12 332.218 72.096 27.116 142.586 164.111 14.269
10/13 - 10/19 374.464 178.352 24.346 148.501 161.044 12.818
10/20 - 10/26 438.583 126.851 27.601 184.565 134.428 12.579
10/27 - 11/02 479.590 119.844 227.784 110.669 111.702 49.830 UPDATE
Total 8.734.590 2.027.136 1.027.015 2.644.177 2.427.930 550.396source: http://www.ascii.co.jp/top/release/pdfs/081106.pdf
ElectricThunder
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Hang in there Chocobo Roguelike! We need your skills here in the states to continue the flow of Roguelikes on the DS. Bring the other 2 DS Roguelikes still stuck in Japan with you!
Anasui Kishibe
Banned
I just noticed MK WII is still there. My predictions about outselling MK DS in the long run still hold up 
Kurosaki Ichigo
Member
Dengeki also counts bundled GT5P Spec III, ranking #5 with 37,868 units, PS3 hardware sales being 45,094, Wii 23,210 (crossing 7m) and 360 7,349 over PS2 6,804. DS all models combined at 189,783 with PSP down to 52,816. DS sell through reached 90% it seems.
Souldriver
Member
WiiMusic tanking in comparison to other WiiXxx titles. I think I should be happy about that.
Psychotext
Member
You're really not suggesting that 360 games should be able to hold their own against PS3 games are you?gtj1092 said:
What's the installed base now, 2.5m vs 0.7m?
shykyoichi
Member
PantherLotus said:
Nice seeing this game. Hope it got some legs.
PantherLotus said:
What's the judgement on this?
Kurosaki Ichigo
Member
Elios83 (if you are reading this), amazon has Naruto PS3 on January 15th, although I dunno if its just a placeholder or if its right. The cover looks legit though:
7800 yen :/
I'm going to have to extend holidays lineup well into January at this rate, RIZ ZOAWD, Crystal Chronicles, Devil Survivor, Naruto PS3, Atelier Annie, Harukanaru Toki no Naka de, some other western titles hitting PS3 late, idolmaster PSP, Tales of the World RM2, Fragile, Haruhi...
And February off to be good too with Star Ocean 4, Street Fighter IV...
7800 yen :/
I'm going to have to extend holidays lineup well into January at this rate, RIZ ZOAWD, Crystal Chronicles, Devil Survivor, Naruto PS3, Atelier Annie, Harukanaru Toki no Naka de, some other western titles hitting PS3 late, idolmaster PSP, Tales of the World RM2, Fragile, Haruhi...
And February off to be good too with Star Ocean 4, Street Fighter IV...
WiiMusic is still selling well though, it's just not explosive. Also you guys would be idiots not the realize that WiiMusic is an expanded audience title and as such is not subject to the same sales trends as other non-Nintendo games. Haters shouldn't be calling a victory just yet.
Gamecocks625
Member
Luckyman said:
I assume you mean Winning Eleven 2009. It comes out 11/27 I think.
RpgN
Junior Member
shykyoichi said:
Yes, I'm really happy to see VP DS doing so well. Hopefully it will reach the 100k mark.
As for LBP, it's a tough one. On a financial standpoint it's very 'meh'. But if we look at the demographic and what the game wants to offer, it becames unsure wether it's considered a good figure or not. It all depends on the upcoming weeks and its legs are. If say, it breaks the 200k mark, I personally would consider that okay. But if it won't be able to reach above 100k, it will be considered a disappointment. Time will tell, I guess.
gofreak said:
well, not including the bundle (ds3 + lbp), its right above gta4 on 360, so im guessing, 10-15k bundles were sold
as for consoles, i dont think GTA4 is a system seller, and those LBP numbers wont have shifted many, but it should beat the 360 after 6 week hiatus lol
Baron Doggystyle von Woof
Member
panther how do u make those awesome graps?
test_account
XP-39C²
Really? I thought there was a PS3 LBP hardware bundle as well.Emenis said:
yurinka said:
Wii Sports was not bundled with anything in Japan. Wii Music is different because it is less of a game than the other Wii titles. It's more of musical toy for the Wii. I don't think anyone expected it to explode out of the box, but it could be one of those titles that sells slowly over time.
I expected more from LBP than I did from Wii Music with the way people were hyping the game. It's sells are far lower than I expected. Was the sell through for it posted?
Well, I'm glad there is some interest in these threads again :lol
Wii Music- it's still early, but I think it is fair to say it doesn't have the immediate appeal that Wii Sports and Wii Fit had. As I've said before, it's really the first FULL PRICED "Wii" series game. Play and Fit had a controller/hardware bundled, and Wii Sports was cheaper than a full priced game (and obviously having immediate appeal as a launch title). I still think it will pick up and still reach 500K, but if I had to guess I would say it won't reach a million.
Animal Crossing is Nintendo's big holiday title and I expect it to do very well.
LBP- I dunno. Did about what I expected. I don't think it will get much higher than a 100K, but it's hard to tell what Sony's true expectations were for the Japanese market.
Wii Music- it's still early, but I think it is fair to say it doesn't have the immediate appeal that Wii Sports and Wii Fit had. As I've said before, it's really the first FULL PRICED "Wii" series game. Play and Fit had a controller/hardware bundled, and Wii Sports was cheaper than a full priced game (and obviously having immediate appeal as a launch title). I still think it will pick up and still reach 500K, but if I had to guess I would say it won't reach a million.
Animal Crossing is Nintendo's big holiday title and I expect it to do very well.
LBP- I dunno. Did about what I expected. I don't think it will get much higher than a 100K, but it's hard to tell what Sony's true expectations were for the Japanese market.
user friendly
Member
Karma said:
Yes.
ShadyMilkman
Banned
I really hope Wii Music outsells LBP.
Toru said:
Better for PS3 than I thought- I was expecting 25K or so.
Nintendo has to be a bit worried about Wii hardware. Sales are going down after Wii Music, and last year they were starting to rise. Animal Crossing better be big for them. Not much else coming up for the holiday.
Is it unreasonable to think that LBP could have legs and get several thousand (maybe 2-3k if you want an exact number) a week for years?
Could hardware sales of 6k a week on average support any type of legs for any game?
Edit. The more I think about it, my original question would require WiiPlay like adoption rates, which is impossible.
Could hardware sales of 6k a week on average support any type of legs for any game?
Edit. The more I think about it, my original question would require WiiPlay like adoption rates, which is impossible.
kallisto76
Member
good sales for ps3, hope it continues to sell in the next week
What system is this question about? I'm reading it as PS3, and the game you're thinking about is LBP, but PS3's normal level, even this year, wasn't quite 6kish, more like 9kish. This week's bundle (and visible bump) was the whole reason why it slipped below its level in the past few weeks.dionysus said:
With the holidays ahead, it surely won't go that low for a while.