Media Create Sales: May 25-31, 2009

[donny2112]

Media Create May 25-31



01./00. [NDS] Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days (Square Enix) - 295,205 / NEW
02./00. [NDS] Gyakuten Kenji (Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth) (Capcom) - 171,940 / NEW
03./00. [PS3] Shin Sangoku Musou 5 Empires (Koei) - 75,859 / NEW
04./01. [NDS] Sloane and MacHale's Mysterious Story (Level 5) - 32,865 / 76,000 (-24%)
05./00. [PSP] Yuusha 30 (Half-Minute Hero) (Marvelous) - 26,451 / NEW
06./00. [NDS] Higurashi no Nakukoru ni Kizuna: Dai San Kan - Rasen (3rd Chapter - Rasen) (Alchemist) - 22,876 / NEW
07./00. [PSP] Utawareru Mono Portable (Aqua Plus) - 21,682 / NEW
08./00. [PS3] H.A.W.X. (Ubisoft) - 19,115 / NEW
09./02. [NDS] Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! 2 (SEGA) - 17,083 / 56,000 (-57%)
10./00. [360] Shin Sangoku Musou 5 Empires (Koei) - 16,528 / NEW

11./04. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2 G (BEST) (Capcom)
12./00. [NDS] Haruhi Suzumiya no Chokuretsu (The Series of Haruhi Suzumiya) (SEGA)
13./09. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo)
14./07. [NDS] Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of the Sky (Pokemon Co.)
15./08. [NDS] Made in Ore (Wario Ware) (Nintendo)
16./06. [NDS] Dragon Ball Kai: Saiyajin Raishuu (Namco Bandai)
17./10. [NDS] Mario & Luigi RPG 3!!! (Nintendo)
18./05. [PSP] Bleach: Heat the Soul 6 (SCEI)
19./46. [WII] Play on Wii: Pikmin 2 (Nintendo)
20./12. [WII] Taiko Drum Master Wii (Namco Bandai)
21./11. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
22./13. [WII] Monster Hunter G (Capcom)
23./17. [NDS] Pokemon Platinum (Pokemon Co.)
24./15. [PSP] Sengoku Basara: Battle Heroes (Capcom)
25./19. [WII] Wii Sports (Nintendo)
26./00. [NDS] Tactics Layer: Ritina Guard Senki (D3 Publisher)
27./00. [360] Battlestations: Pacific (Spike)
28./00. [PS3] The Last Guy (SCEI)
29./03. [360] Mass Effect (Microsoft Game Studios)
30./00. [PSP] Memories Off 6: Trial Wave (5pb)
31./16. [WII] Winning Eleven Playmaker 2009 (Konami)
32./20. [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
33./00. [PSP] Youkoso Hitsuji Mura Portable (Welcome to Sheep Village Portable) (Success)
34./24. [NDS] Rittai Picross (3D) (Nintendo)
35./34. [NDS] Metal Fight Beyblade (Hudson)
36./00. [NDS] A Witch's Tale: Apprentice Witch and Seven Princesses (Nippon Ichi Software)
37./14. [PSP] Growlanser (Atlus Co.)
38./00. [PSP] Bamboo Blade: Sorekara no Chousen (Gadget Soft)
39./00. [NDS] Phoenix Wright (NEW BEST) (Capcom)
40./00. [NDS] Claymore: Gingan no Majo (Silver-Eyed Witch) (Digital Works Entertainment)
41./28. [NDS] Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo)
42./26. [PS2] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2009 (#15) (Konami)
43./23. [NDS] Pro Baseball Famista DS 2009 (Namco Bandai)
44./33. [WII] Animal Crossing: City Folk (Nintendo)
45./29. [WII] Deca Sporta 2: Wii de Sports 10 Shumoku! (Hudson)
46./35. [NDS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
47./00. [PS2] Myself; Yourself: Sorezore no Finale (Yeti)
48./21. [PS2] Jikkyou Power Pro Major League 2009 (Konami)
49./37. [NDS] Taiko Drum Master 2: The Seven Island Adventure (Namco Bandai)
50./38. [NDS] Inazuma Eleven (Level 5)

NDS - 23
PSP - 9
WII - 9
360 - 3
PS2 - 3
PS3 - 3

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|System |  This Week  |  Last Week  |        YTD  |         LTD  |
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|  NDS  |     73,056  |     39,464  |  1,477,875  |  26,597,510  |
|  PSP  |     32,251  |     27,536  |  1,051,158  |  12,409,261  |
|  WII  |     17,810  |     16,233  |    545,374  |   8,024,351  |
|  PS3  |     12,427  |     10,932  |    548,086  |   3,170,554  |
|  360  |      4,857  |      3,854  |    202,468  |   1,031,905  |
|  PS2  |      4,120  |      4,075  |    117,517  |  21,517,046  |
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|  DSi  |     65,537  |     33,833  |  1,207,625  |   2,438,984  |
|  DSL  |      7,519  |      5,631  |    270,250  |  17,573,055  |
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[Guled]

02./00. [NDS] Gyakuten Kenji (Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth) (Capcom) - 172,000 / NEW

Please tell me this is good?

[Xeke]

Please tell me this is good?

It's nearly 30,000 less than the other numbers.

[donny2112]

Please tell me this is good?

Second-best start of the series behind Ace Attorney 4 (250K 1st week in MC), and that ended up at 499K in MC. I think Famitsu reported even higher sales for it this week.

Is Pikmin 2 in the bargain bin now or something? It jumped from 46 last week to 19 this week. O_O

[kiruyama]

Impressive KH: DS and respectable GS numbers

I see MH: G is still hanging on, albeit low on charts. Capcom timed its release pretty well. By the time MH3 rolls around G will have run its course and gotten people used to the online system and such.

Looking forward to next week. I hope imageepoch and MMV are able to do well with Arc Rise. If not, there's always the DS to fall back on.

[dragonflys545]

[PS3] Shin Sangoku Musou 5 Empires (Koei) - 76,000 / NEW

Nice, day 1 for sure. I love dynasty warriors.

[Xeke]

Impressive KH: DS and respectable GS numbers I see MH: G is still hanging on, albeit low on charts. Capcom timed its release pretty well. By the time MH3 rolls around G will have run its course and gotten people used to the online system and such. Looking forward to next week. I hope imageepoch and MMV are able to do well with Arc Rise. If not, there's always the DS to fall back on.

Monster Hunter G seems to bode very well for MH3.

[-Kh-]

12./00. [NDS] Haruhi Suzumiya no Chokuretsu (The Series of Haruhi Suzumiya) (SEGA)

Not even the new episode helped to resurrect Haruhi's popularity yet.


Can't wait to see a K-On game, with some Mio service. That would actually sell to the current K-On otakus.

[Jasoncheng]

Please tell me this is good?

Nice

Because 4 is too bad (not sales)

[spwolf]

fact that Last Guy charted shows how small DD market is in Japan.

It is freaking awesome game and I will buy expansion of course, but it is silly.

[jj984jj]

Nice numbers for KH and GK, I hate when MC and Famitsu are so different though (GK did better according to sinobi/Famitsu). Anyway, I hope Arc Rise Fantasia can do at least 40k this week, though with the way niche Wii titles have been doing it might be lucky to do half that... I wonder if there's any buzz for it.

[bttb]

Famitsu Sales: 05/25 - 05/31

01. [NDS] Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days (Square Enix) - 291,000 / NEW
02. [NDS] Gyakuten Kenji (Capcom) - 202,000 / NEW
03. [PS3] Shin Sangoku Musou 5 Empires (Koei) - 79,000 / NEW
04. [NDS] Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kizuna: Dai San Kan - Rasen (Alchemist) - 26,000 / NEW
05. [PSP] Yuusha 30 (Marvelous Entertainment) - 26,000 / NEW
06. [NDS] Sloan to MacHale no Nazo no Monogatari (Level 5) - 24,000 / 82,000
07. [PSP] Utawarerumono Portable (Aqua Plus) - 23,000 / NEW
08. [NDS] Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! 2 (Sega) - 18,000 / 65,000
09. [PS3] H.A.W.X. (Ubisoft) - 17,000 / NEW
10. [360] Shin Sangoku Musou 5 Empires (Koei) - 17,000 / NEW

11. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G, PSP the Best (Capcom) - 16,000 / 743,000
12. [NDS] Suzumiya Haruhi no Chokuretsu (Sega) - 15,000 / NEW
13. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) - 13,000 / 3,389,000
14. [NDS] Pokemon Fushigi no Dungeon: Sora no Tankentai (Pokemon) - 12,000 / 329,000
15. [NDS] Made in Ore (Nintendo) - 10,000 / 157,000
16. [NDS] Mario & Luigi RPG 3!!! (Nintendo) - 9,100 / 624,000
17. [NDS] Tactics Layer: Ritina Guard Senki (D3 Publisher) - 7,500 / NEW
18. [PSP] Bleach: Heat the Soul 6 (SCE) - 7,200 / 62,000
19. [WII] Wii de Asobu: Pikmin 2 (Nintendo) - 7,100 / 94,000
20. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii (Bandai Namco Games) - 6,800 / 560,000
21. [NDS] Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo) - 5,600 / 1,729,000
22. [PSP] Memories Off 6: T-Wave (5pb.) - 5,100 / NEW
23. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) - 5,100 / 2,253,000
24.
25. [WII] Wii Sports (Nintendo) - 4,800 / 3,508,000
26. [WII] Winning Eleven Playmaker 2009 (Konami) - 4,700 / 25,000
27. [PSP] Youkoso Hitsuji-Mura Portable (Success) - 4,500 / NEW
28.
29. [NDS] Witch Tale: Minarai Majo to 7-nin no Hime (Nippon Ichi Software) - 4,400 / NEW
30. [PS3] The Last Guy (SCE) - 4,100 / NEW

__. [PSP] Bamboo Blade: Sorekara no Chousen (Gadget Soft) - 3,900 / NEW
__. [PS2] Myself; Yourself: Sorezore no Finale (Yeti) - 3,900 / NEW
__. [360] Battlestations: Pacific (Spike) - 3,500 / NEW
__. [NDS] Days of Memories 3 (SNK Playmore) - 3,500 / NEW
__. [NDS] Claymore: Gingan no Majo (Digital Works Entertainment) - 2,100 / NEW
__. [PS2] Skip Beat! (5pb.) - 2,100 / NEW
__. [WII] Ougon no Kizuna (Jaleco) - 2,000 / NEW
__. [PS2] Kazeiro Surf (Russel) - 1,600 / NEW
__. [PSP] Sorayume Portable (Takuyo) - 1,500 / NEW
__. [PS3] Agarest Senki, CH Selection (Compile Heart) - 1,100 / NEW
__. [PS2] Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, Best Price! (Capcom) - 520 / NEW

DSL　5400
DSi　59000
PSP　32000
Wii　14000
PS3　11000
PS2　5200
360　6000

http://dubai.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/ghard/1243894765/699
http://dubai.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/ghard/1243894765/700
http://dubai.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/ghard/1243894765/701

[LiquidMetal14]

Wii software has taken a plunge. Everything else is normal. KH did awesome.

[schuelma]

Anyway, I hope Arc Rise Fantasia can do at least 40k this week, though with the way niche Wii titles have been doing it might be lucky to do half that... I wonder if there's any buzz for it.

I think it could possibly do 40K. I actually saw a pretty decent retailer presence for it when I was looking, and it got decent reviews in Famitsu.

[slaughterking]

That new Level 5 puzzle game has a pretty decent second week. I wonder if it'll stay in the charts for a while.

[Magicpaint]

What's that level-5 game all about?

Also pretty good KH and Gyakuten Kenji sales.

[test_account]

Is Pikmin 2 in the bargain bin now or something? It jumped from 46 last week to 19 this week. O_O

cvxfreak mentioned earlier that Metroid Prime Wii and Donkey Kong Jungle Beat Wii (i guess that both of these games are Gamecube ports with added Wii control scheme?) were at sale for ¥1980 at his usual gaming shop Bic. Maybe this applies to Pikmin 2 at some stores as well? But i dont know :\

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost...&postcount=136

[bcn-ron]

The Last Guy, huh? Is this a disc release? Download voucher?

[Johann]

What's that level-5 game all about? Also pretty good KH and Gyakuten Kenji sales.

Similar to Layton being based on Akira Tago's puzzles, this game is based on Paul Sloane and Des MacHale's lateral thinking puzzles. From my experience, a puzzle is told and the solvers have to ask questions that must be answered with a binary yes or no. They typically use preconceived notions against the player by making the wording of the puzzle very ambiguous or tricky.

[xero273]

The Last Guy, huh? Is this a disc release? Download voucher?

disc release

[MoogPaul]

I think it could possibly do 40K. I actually saw a pretty decent retailer presence for it when I was looking, and it got decent reviews in Famitsu.

weren't the marvelous exceptions for the game to be only around like 35k anyway?

[schuelma]

Hardware


DSi 65,537
PSP 32,251
Wii 17,810
PS3 12,427
DS Lite 7,519
Xbox 360 4,857
PS2 4,120

[schuelma]

Why are these threads so dead lately?

In completely non-related news, it looks like Wii will overtake PS3 YTD next week

[jeremy1456]

Why are these threads so dead lately? In completely non-related news, it looks like Wii will overtake PS3 YTD next week

These threads are so dead because the PS3 is no longer in the lead on a weekly basis.

The horde ignores bad news! FOR THE HORDE.

[gcubed]

Why are these threads so dead lately? In completely non-related news, it looks like Wii will overtake PS3 YTD next week

can only say OMG how horrific so man times

[MrPing1000]

Cause Japan has become boring. Need something to spice it up. DQIX and then Monster Hunter 3 should do it.

[Psychotext]

Why are these threads so dead lately?

Perhaps it's directly proportional to how badly the hardware seems to be selling? :)

[schuelma]

Cause Japan has become boring. Need something to spice it up. DQIX and then Monster Hunter 3 should do it.

I thought Kizuna's blockbuster start was pretty exciting myself.

[viciouskillersquirrel]

02./00. [NDS] Gyakuten Kenji (Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth) (Capcom) - 172,000 / NEW

WOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!

[Jaruru]

how well did KH DS do compare to other KH titles? :O

[Corran Horn]

No more rape games in japan...my interest is dulled!


Curious to see KH only sell 300,000. Is the series bigger in NA/EU?

[thestopsign]

It's because of the irregularity of the time when the thread is posted. I normally look for it Wednesday night (EST) or Thursday morning, if its not there, I sort of forget about the thread. Also the market is on a downward trend, and no one likes commenting every week "Oh wow, sales look terrible all around" there's no fun in that. I'm guessing we'll get a few more interesting threads around the time Dragon Quest IX and Wii Sports Resort come out.

Edit: Corran, Kingdom Hearts is a bigger franchise in the west than the east, but it's still considered a big franchise in the east. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories for the GBA did no where near as well as this has done so far, so this one is considered a big success. The series seems to do better on consoles in general.

[jett]

how well did KH DS do compare to other KH titles? :O

Worse, I'm pretty sure.

And yeah the series is much bigger outside of Japan. I think the first one didn't even break a million in Japan, but sold like 2.5 million in the states.

[GhostSeed]

How soon for ArcRise Fantasia's first day sales numbers? I'm hoping it doesn't totally bomb.

[Acosta]

Nice to see good numbers for some traditional games. Great KH sales, and very nice numbers for Miles. Good for Empires I think, I guess a bit lower than other empires, right?

Home consoles are still dead. Really curious to see how MH3 does, Nintendo looks pretty active in order to give it momentum, that never hurts.

[thestopsign]

How soon for ArcRise Fantasia's first day sales numbers? I'm hoping it doesn't totally bomb.

Should see the first day sales sometime tomorrow morning. I'm expecting somewhere from 15k-25k. If it's below that... I'm going to be pretty disappointed, and if it's above that, I'm going to be wholly surprised.

[Tiktaalik]

Considering that these threads usually attract a number of people who either live in Japan or are well versed in the Japanese side of gaming I'll ask this question that's been on my mind today here:

What's that phrase for a completely terrible game that is kinda bought specifically because it's terrible? There's a specific phrase for this "genre" and sometimes small Japanese stores would label a game as such. I totally forget the phrase, but I think I recall sometimes Cho Aniki has fallen into this area for example.

[jeremy1456]

How soon for ArcRise Fantasia's first day sales numbers? I'm hoping it doesn't totally bomb.

18k is my prediction.

If it goes higher than that then I'll be happy.

[viciouskillersquirrel]

Why are these threads so dead lately? In completely non-related news, it looks like Wii will overtake PS3 YTD next week

Mainly the fact that even the most deluded of fanboys know that there is no longer any way the Wii could ever be toppled from its position at this point. Without the back and forth excitement of system wars, people just stopped caring.

Plus low sales across the board aren't terribly exciting. We've just gone through a pretty long stretch where big releases were few and far between. Don't worry though. It'll pick up in the second half of the year (WSR, Punch Out!, NSMBW, DQIX, MH3, Pokemon HGSS, FFXIII) etc.

FFXIII is due for release in '09, isn't it? I don't keep track anymore.

EDIT: Also, what's Arc Rise Fantasia? Is it that game with the pastel filter?

[test_account]

These threads are so dead because the PS3 is no longer in the lead on a weekly basis.

Indeed, and probably also because that the Wii hardware has been selling relatively low for several of weeks now, and the same with the Xbox 360 hardware sales. Not too much new things happening with the japanese sales, so not too much to comment on and/or discuss (that havnt already been said before) :\

EDIT: New games are still comming out now and then though, so there are some new things to discuss :) But regarding hardware sales, the PS3, Wii and Xbox 360 sales have all been relatively low for several of weeks, and the PSP and the DS hardware sales have been relatively steady for several of weeks.

The horde ignores bad news! FOR THE HORDE.

Probably, but doesnt that goes for every horde though, not just the PS3 horde (if that is what you ment)? :)

FFXIII is due for release in '09, isn't it? I don't keep track anymore.

Yep, i think that FFXIII is still set for Winter 2009 :)

[schuelma]

FFXIII is due for release in '09, isn't it? I don't keep track anymore.

As of now, yes. I was doubtful, but the fact that they somewhat committed to a Spring 2010 U.S date makes me think it might happen.

[Durante]

What's that phrase for a completely terrible game that is kinda bought specifically because it's terrible? There's a specific phrase for this "genre" and sometimes small Japanese stores would label a game as such. I totally forget the phrase, but I think I recall sometimes Cho Aniki has fallen into this area for example.

I think you could mean Kusoge (クソゲー). (I know because of GAF)

[AranhaHunter]

Mainly the fact that even the most deluded of fanboys know that there is no longer any way the Wii could ever be toppled from its position at this point. Without the back and forth excitement of system wars, people just stopped caring. Plus low sales across the board aren't terribly exciting. We've just gone through a pretty long stretch where big releases were few and far between. Don't worry though. It'll pick up in the second half of the year (WSR, Punch Out!, NSMBW, DQIX, MH3, Pokemon HGSS, FFXIII) etc. FFXIII is due for release in '09, isn't it? I don't keep track anymore. EDIT: Also, what's Arc Rise Fantasia? Is it that game with the pastel filter?

Main reason right there.

[NetMapel]

01./00. [NDS] Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days (Square Enix) - 295,000 / NEW
02./00. [NDS] Gyakuten Kenji (Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth) (Capcom) - 172,000 / NEW

Good, Japan got taste Kingdom Hearts and Edgeworth forever !

[jj984jj]

Main reason right there.

You were suppose to highlight the sentence before that, that's the main reason.

[bakemono]

Not sure what to say really, other than the things that have been said. It's rather pointless to keep saying "wtf with japan console sales" in the thread every week.

[TTP]

These threads are so dead because the PS3 is no longer in the lead on a weekly basis. The horde ignores bad news! FOR THE HORDE.

Actually, these threads have been dead since PS3 started selling more than Wii.

[laserbeam]

July will begin the ressurection of these threads I think and then August will just keep it wild.

[viciouskillersquirrel]

Actually, these threads have been dead since PS3 started selling more than Wii.

I noticed a spike in interest when that happened, actually, as it was driven by a few key releases coming out back-to-back. It dropped off back to nothingness again after some weeks though. I think there was a while there where I didn't even post in the MC thread.

Same thing happened when the PSP was outselling the DS for a while. Lots of interest when it first happens, then it gets old after a few weeks.

[Vinnk]

I think you could mean Kusoge (クソゲー). (I know because of GAF)

Yup. Kusoge. But the genre is not as popular as it once was. Probably because games cost more to make now and its pretty risky to intentionally release a shitty game.