[cvxfreak]

Store Impressions Time!

DQVI: Selling extremely well. Should be quite bigger than DQIV, V and Joker.

DS hardware: Definitely should go up next week.

Darkside Chronicles: sold out at one shop (Yodobashi) AGAIN.

I have to commend Square Enix for increasing HW sales these last two months. In spite of all the new properties this gen, SE's top franchises are as reliable as ever.

[Chris1964]

Store Impressions Time! DQVI: Selling extremely well. Should be quite bigger than DQIV, V and Joker. DS hardware: Definitely should go up next week. Darkside Chronicles: sold out at one shop (Yodobashi) AGAIN. I have to commend Square Enix for increasing HW sales these last two months. In spite of all the new properties this gen, SE's top franchises are as reliable as ever.

Just stop buying every copy you find.

[spidye]

Some other details: - Zelda will be at E3 this year. 100% triple confirmed. - SMG2 will be out this year, no season mentioned. - Golden Sun DS is also being targeted for this year.

hell yes. zelda at this e3 means it'll get released in 2011(winter):lol
smg2 this year makes me happy.

[Kenka]

Store Impressions Time! DQVI: Selling extremely well. Should be quite bigger than DQIV, V and Joker. DS hardware: Definitely should go up next week. Darkside Chronicles: sold out at one shop (Yodobashi) AGAIN. I have to commend Square Enix for increasing HW sales these last two months. In spite of all the new properties this gen, SE's top franchises are as reliable as ever.

If Dragon Quest VI exceeds Joker's LTD this fiscal year, it would then have sold around 75% of what FF XIII did so far.

[cvxfreak]

Square Enix has sold about 8.3 Million DQ games on the DS alone this generation, and the number may very well be beyond 9 Million now that Dragon Quest VI is out.

LTDs might be a bit outdated (especially DQIX), but for quick reference:

Dragon Quest IX: 4,134,822
Dragon Quest Monsters Joker: 1,467,179
Dragon Quest IV: 1,214,610
Dragon Quest V: 1,190,404
Slime Morimori Dragon Quest 2: 293,970

The Pokemon series is at about 16,441,786 games sold on the DS. Mario is at just under 15 Million (when including tie-ins like Olympic Games and Itadaki Street).

[schuelma]

Soo Chris..our super awesome makes complete sense Mario Galaxy 2 theory didn't pan out did it? :lol

Is XENOBLADE going to be Nintendo's Golden Week title??

[duckroll]

Soo Chris..our super awesome makes complete sense Mario Galaxy 2 theory didn't pan out did it? :lol Is XENOBLADE going to be Nintendo's Golden Week title??

If it's coming out in April, the date will have to be announced by the end of Feb.

[schuelma]

If it's coming out in April, the date will have to be announced by the end of Feb.

Seems feasible given how Nintendo does things. I'm stil thinking the Nintendo Dream title is Mario Party for April, which would make a lot of sense.

[Spiegel]

This is looking to be the year with the best first party lineup on wii (Xenoblade, The Last Story, Metroid Other M, Zelda and Super Mario Galaxy 2) but will probably be the worst year sales-wise for Nintendo.

Pretty sad.

[schuelma]

This is looking to be the year with the best first party lineup on wii (Xenoblade, The Last Story, Metroid Other M, Zelda and Super Mario Galaxy 2) but will probably be the worst year sales-wise for Nintendo. Pretty sad.

I don't know if we can say that for sure..I mean its in all likelihood going to have a much better Q1 than 2009 sales wise.

[Baki]

This is looking to be the year with the best first party lineup on wii (Xenoblade, The Last Story, Metroid Other M, Zelda and Super Mario Galaxy 2) but will probably be the worst year sales-wise for Nintendo. Pretty sad.

Its nice to see Nintendo step up. These games remind me of the golden days of PS2. So many awesome RPG's.

[Spiegel]

I don't know if we can say that for sure..I mean its in all likelihood going to have a much better Q1 than 2009 sales wise.

But that won't be thanks to their 2010 lineup

[schuelma]

Soo..going back to discussions about Nintendo we have had in the past, a question, given the news from last night-

Are we finally seeing evidence that Nintendo is taking steps to cultivate and develop more of a "core" audience by utilizing internal and external resources toward that goal? Or is the 2010 lineup just a happy coincidence?

Now, I think at this point I think its too late to have any real impact on 3rd party development/sales, so that's not the issue.

[duckroll]

Are we finally seeing evidence that Nintendo is taking steps to cultivate and develop more of a "core" audience by utilizing internal and external resources toward that goal? Or is the 2010 lineup just a happy coincidence?

They've always "taken steps" though. The only question is how well it works. It's not that Nintendo has not been publishing core games, it's not that they haven't been partnering with developers to make core games. It's just that so far their idea of short marketing campaigns on titles to let them live or die by their own quality and/or word of mouth is not exactly working out. We won't know if their current strategy is going to be any different or any more successful.

[schuelma]

They've always "taken steps" though. The only question is how well it works. It's not that Nintendo has not been publishing core games, it's not that they haven't been partnering with developers to make core games. It's just that so far their idea of short marketing campaigns on titles to let them live or die by their own quality and/or word of mouth is not exactly working out. We won't know if their current strategy is going to be any different or any more successful.

I'm a bit groggy this morning, so I could absolutely be mistaken, but in the Wii's lifetime I don't remember this much of a effort towards core genres with 3rd party teams (or in Xenoblades case, formerly 3rd party teams). Certainly internally Nintendo has done it with established IP's, but I honestly don't remember many examples like we have this year (Reginleiv, Xenoblade, Last Story, Metroid).

In case of their awesome advertising and marketing strategy, yeah that is awful and probably won't change that much.

[duckroll]

I'm a bit groggy this morning, so I could absolutely be mistaken, but in the Wii's lifetime I don't remember this much of a effort towards core genres with 3rd party teams (or in Xenoblades case, formerly 3rd party teams). Certainly internally Nintendo has done it with established IP's, but I honestly don't remember many examples like we have this year (Reginleiv, Xenoblade, Last Story, Metroid). In case of their awesome advertising and marketing strategy, yeah that is awful and probably won't change that much.

Not on the Wii sure, but I was referring to the same thing Nintendo did (with many of the SAME developers might I add) on the DS. Remember how they had ASH, Soma Bringer, Glory of Heracles, etc all lined up. They had that Robot MG game with Sandlot too. Ultimately very few titles really had much real success, and I can't say it achieved the goal Nintendo really wanted at all.

If anything, I would say selling core games on the DS is a much easier task than it is on the Wii right now, so I really have to question if this will ultimately mean anything other than a year where duckroll makes tons of Nintendo related threads with very little replies. :(

[Datschge]

In case of their awesome advertising and marketing strategy, yeah that is awful and probably won't change that much.

I guess their marketing dept plays the role of a self-fulfilling prophecy: they won't allocate more pre release marketing budget to a game they don't even expect high sales of. The only way out for a game is to have "surprising" legs at which point the post release marketing efforts can kick in. I think Rhythm Tengoku Gold and Tomodachi Collection sales are the kind of successes Nintendo likes to see from hardcore games as well, so the keep churning them out until they get some which sticks. Works great with more casual games, fails miserably with hardcore games so far.

[Chris1964]

Soo Chris..our super awesome makes complete sense Mario Galaxy 2 theory didn't pan out did it? :lol Is XENOBLADE going to be Nintendo's Golden Week title??

Xenoblade medded the order. If Nintendo wants to make it the flagship title for Golden Week, this moves Mario at Q3/Q4.

Next Nintendo retailer meeting and the new title announcement from Dream Nintendo (if it wasn't Xenoblade) will give us a very good estimate of the launch windows for the upcoming titles.

[JoshuaJSlone]

So, if O´Neill is the Wii´s lineup while Apophis is the PS3´s, didnt a lot of people say that the Wii would be Dr. Jackson, whilst PS3 would be Jonas Quinn? What happened?

Uhh... magnets?

[Chris1964]

Gamecube Famitsu time. First column is when the LTD was updated.

26/12/04 001 [GCN] Super Smash Bros. Melee (Nintendo) - 357.101 / 1.349.418
28/12/03 002 [GCN] Mario Party 4 (Nintendo) - 177.605 / 902.348
25/12/05 003 [GCN] Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (Nintendo) - 179.230 / 825.894
26/12/04 004 [GCN] Super Mario Sunshine (Nintendo) - 280.610 / 789.989
26/12/04 005 [GCN] The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (Nintendo) - 287.346 / 742.609
26/12/04 006 [GCN] Mario Party 5 (Nintendo) - 100.565 / 697.462
26/12/04 007 [GCN] Pokemon Colosseum (Pokemon Co.) - 166.105 / 656.189
28/12/03 008 [GCN] Animal Crossing+ (Nintendo) - 92.568 / 641.300
25/12/05 009 [GCN] Mario Party 6 (Nintendo) - 96.707 / 527.132
29/12/02 010 [GCN] Pikmin (Nintendo) - 101.299 / 502.996
26/12/04 011 [GCN] Pikmin 2 (Nintendo) - 161.930 / 469.063
31/12/06 012 [GCN] Mario Party 7 (Nintendo) - 81.626 / 454.261
26/12/04 013 [GCN] Donkey Konga (Nintendo) - 61.635 / 427.096
26/12/04 014 [GCN] Kirby Air Ride (Nintendo) - 85.453 / 422.311
25/12/05 015 [GCN] Naruto: Gekitou Ninja Taisen! 3 (Tomy) - 89.141 / 404.951
26/12/04 016 [GCN] WarioWare Inc.: Mega Party Games (Nintendo) - 100.628 / 400.785
28/12/03 017 [GCN] Resident Evil 0 (Capcom) - 190.394 / 400.750
26/12/04 018 [GCN] Naruto: Gekitou Ninja Taisen! 2 (Tomy) - 71.693 / 396.608
26/12/04 019 [GCN] Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo) - 137.750 / 395.171
25/12/05 020 [GCN] Animal Crossing e+ (Nintendo) - 91.658 / 386.258
25/12/05 021 [GCN] Mario Power Tennis (Nintendo) - 139.826 / 377.172
28/12/03 022 [GCN] Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles (Square Enix) - 191.602 / 354.991
29/12/02 023 [GCN] Luigi's Mansion (Nintendo) - 116.784 / 348.918
31/12/06 024 [GCN] Naruto: Gekitou Ninja Taisen! 4 (Tomy) - 87.670 / 314.156
28/12/03 025 [GCN] Tales of Symphonia (Namco) - 183.527 / 311.473
29/12/02 026 [GCN] Resident Evil (Capcom) - 119.019 / 267.470
31/12/06 027 [GCN] Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness (Pokemon Co.) - 100.970 / 265.464
29/12/02 028 [GCN] Star Fox Adventures (Nintendo) - 133.871 / 259.067
28/12/03 029 [GCN] One Piece: Treasure Battle! (Bandai) - 81.496 / 251.982
26/12/04 030 [GCN] Pokemon Box: Ruby & Sapphire (Pokemon Co.) - 63.314 / 231.704
31/12/06 031 [GCN] Super Mario Baseball (Nintendo) - 61.137 / 229.754
25/12/05 032 [GCN] Resident Evil 4 (Capcom) - 145.533 / 220.799
25/12/05 033 [GCN] Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat (Nintendo) - 46.594 / 220.132
25/12/05 034 [GCN] Star Fox Assault (Nintendo) - 79.786 / 195.407
30/12/07 035 [GCN] Mario Strikers (Nintendo) - 69.691 / 194.451
26/12/04 036 [GCN] Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour (Nintendo) - 63.263 / 192.802
29/12/02 037 [GCN] Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (Sega) - 30.295 / 192.186
28/12/03 038 [GCN] Naruto: Gekitou Ninja Taisen! (Tomy) - 39.505 / 182.420
25/12/05 039 [GCN] Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance (Nintendo) - 100.357 / 156.413
26/12/04 040 [GCN] One Piece: Grand Battle 3 (Bandai) - 46.149 / 155.206
26/12/04 041 [GCN] Custom Robo: Battle Revolution (Nintendo) - 73.381 / 144.049
26/12/04 042 [GCN] Wario World (Nintendo) - 49.851 / 142.618
29/12/02 043 [GCN] Phantasy Star Online: Episode I & II (Sega) - 71.241 / 138.277
29/12/02 044 [GCN] Cubivore (Nintendo) - 48.694 / 130.041
26/12/04 045 [GCN] The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords (Nintendo) - 54.782 / 127.399
29/12/02 046 [GCN] Doshin the Giant (Nintendo) - 36.494 / 126.951
26/12/04 047 [GCN] Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life (Marvelous Entertainment) - 26.130 / 114.678
28/12/03 048 [GCN] Nintendo Puzzle Collection (Nintendo) - 35.980 / 110.108
26/12/04 049 [GCN] Baten Kaitos (Namco) - 47.060 / 108.615
26/12/04 050 [GCN] Donkey Konga 2: Hit Song Parade (Nintendo) - 37.831 / 106.309
29/12/02 051 [GCN] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 9 (Konami) - 36.063 / 105.919
28/12/03 052 [GCN] F-Zero GX (Nintendo) - 45.527 / 100.981
28/12/03 053 [GCN] Soul Calibur II (Namco) - 47.620 / 99.256
25/12/05 054 [GCN] Chibi-Robo (Nintendo) - 31.317 / 97.879
28/12/03 055 [GCN] Viewtiful Joe (Capcom) - 33.834 / 93.563
28/12/03 056 [GCN] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 10 (Konami) - 31.009 / 85.783
26/12/04 057 [GCN] Mobile Suit Gundam: The Ace Pilot (Bandai) - 40.478 / 80.615
25/12/05 058 [GCN] Donkey Konga 3: Eat! Spring Fresh Picked 50 Songs (Nintendo) - 30.745 / 80.510
28/12/03 059 [GCN] Mega Man Batle Network: Transmission (Capcom) - 23.147 / 79.360
25/12/05 060 [GCN] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 12 (Konami) - 33.766 / 78.803
28/12/03 061 [GCN] Metroid Prime (Nintendo) - 39.829 / 78.384
31/03/02 062 [GCN] Wave Race: Blue Storm (Nintendo) - 27.751 / 77.865
30/12/07 063 [GCN] Battle Stadium D.O.N. (Namco Bandai) - 30.769 / 76.879
26/12/04 064 [GCN] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 11 (Konami) - 27.192 / 76.218
31/12/06 065 [GCN] Bleach GC: Tasogare ni Mamieru Shinigami (Sega) - 26.531 / 74.754
28/12/03 066 [GCN] Sonic Mega Collection (Sega) - 8.521 / 72.967
31/03/02 067 [GCN] Super Monkey Ball (Sega) - 16.755 / 72.631
26/12/04 068 [GCN] Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes (Konami) - 35.952 / 71.592
25/12/05 069 [GCN] Harvest Moon: Poem of Happiness (Marvelous Entertainment) - 19.394 / 70.673
28/12/03 070 [GCN] Momotaro Railway 11: Black Bombie Shutsugen no Kan (Hudson) - 10.787 / 69.904
25/12/05 071 [GCN] Super Robot Wars GC (Banpresto) - 36.973 / 69.769
28/12/03 072 [GCN] Giftpia (Nintendo) - 23.331 / 69.714
26/12/04 073 [GCN] Golden Bell Gasch! Friendship Tag Battle Full Power (Bandai) - 13.409 / 69.453
28/12/03 074 [GCN] Pokemon Channel (Pokemon Co.) - 12.581 / 66.373
25/12/05 075 [GCN] Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix (Nintendo) - 22.629 / 59.922
28/12/03 076 [GCN] Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (Sega) - 20.763 / 58.977
29/12/02 077 [GCN] Ultimate Muscle: Legends Vs. New Generation (Bandai) - 20.777 / 57.147
25/12/05 078 [GCN] Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam Vs. Z Gundam (Bandai) - 18.440 / 56.581
26/12/04 079 [GCN] Sonic Heroes (Sega) - 30.382 / 56.281
26/12/04 080 [GCN] Sonic Heroes (Hudson) - 9.550 / 55.799
25/12/05 081 [GCN] Battalion Wars (Nintendo) - 21.516 / 55.565
25/12/05 082 [GCN] SD Gundam Gashapon Wars (Bandai) - 30.018 / 54.765
26/12/04 083 [GCN] Harvest Moon: Another Wonderful Life (Marvelous Entertainment) - 13.301 / 51.772
29/12/02 084 [GCN] Bomberman Generation (Hudson) - 10.829 / 50.856
26/12/04 085 [GCN] Zoids Vs. III (Tomy) - 23.486 / 50.737
29/12/02 086 [GCN] Zoids Vs. (Tomy) - 22.462 / 50.127
26/12/04 087 [GCN] Dragon Ball Z: Budokai (Bandai) - / 47.518
25/12/05 088 [GCN] One Piece: Grand Battle Rush (Bandai) - 15.691 / 46.395
28/12/03 089 [GCN] Shaman King: Soul Fight (Bandai) - 20.302 / 45.471
29/12/02 090 [GCN] Groove Adventure Rave: Fighting Live (Konami) - 14.917 / 45.337
29/12/02 091 [GCN] Mystic Heroes (Koei) - 16.964 / 44.988
26/12/04 092 [GCN] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 10: Definitive Edition (Konami) - / 44.410
31/12/06 093 [GCN] Baten Kaitos II (Nintendo) - 12.348 / 44.297
29/12/02 094 [GCN] Disney's Magical Mirror Starring Mickey Mouse (Nintendo) - 8.137 / 41.693
25/12/05 095 [GCN] Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (Nintendo) - 17.680 / 40.355
29/12/02 096 [GCN] Virtua Striker 3: Ver. 2002 (Sega) - 11.106 / 39.674
31/12/06 097 [GCN] Jikkyou Powerful Major League (Konami) - 13.484 / 38.983
29/12/02 098 [GCN] Rune: Lost Kingdoms (From Software) - 16.500 / 38.924
28/12/03 099 [GCN] Zoids Vs. II (Tomy) - 17.625 / 36.393
29/12/02 100 [GCN] Yu-Gi-Oh! The Falsebound Kingdom (Konami) - 13.312 / 35.463
29/12/02 101 [GCN] Super Monkey Ball 2 (Sega) - 11.741 / 35.062
28/12/03 102 [GCN] Far East of Eden II: Manji Maru (Hudson) - 21.183 / 34.696
26/12/04 103 [GCN] Finding Nemo (Yuke's) - / 34.276
25/12/05 104 [GCN] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 11: Definitive Edition (Konami) - / 33.505
28/12/03 105 [GCN] Dokapon DX (Asmik Ace Entertainment) - 13.242 / 32.335
31/12/06 106 [GCN] Densetsu no Quiz Ou Ketteisen (Nintendo) - / 29.318
28/12/03 107 [GCN] R: Racing Evolution (Namco) - / 29.230
26/12/04 108 [GCN] Donkey Konga 1+2 Pack (Nintendo) - / 27.068
28/12/03 109 [GCN] Gotcha Force (Capcom) - / 22.311
29/12/02 110 [GCN] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 9: Definitive Edition (Konami) - 13.243 / 22.184
28/12/03 111 [GCN] Medarot G Brave (Natsume) - 7.331 / 21.298
30/11/03 112 [GCN] Phantasy Star Online: Episode III - Card Revolution (Sega) - 21.064 / 21.064
25/12/05 113 [GCN] NBA Street V3: Mario de Dunk (Electronic Arts Victor) - 6.596 / 20.991
25/12/05 114 [GCN] Golden Bell Gasch! Friendship Tag Battle Full Power 2 (Electronic Arts Victor) - / 20.513
30/06/02 115 [GCN] Crazy Taxi (Sega) - 8.218 / 19.644
26/12/04 116 [GCN] 007: Everything or Nothing (Electronic Arts Victor) - 6.959 / 19.432
26/12/04 117 [GCN] 1080 Avalanche (Nintendo) - 7.908 / 19.417
30/11/03 118 [GCN] Phantasy Star Online: Episode I & II+ (Sega) - 18.869 / 18.869
31/12/06 119 [GCN] Odama (Nintendo) - / 18.771
26/12/04 120 [GCN] Mega Man X: Command Mission (Capcom) - 6.880 / 18.599
26/12/04 121 [GCN] Kururin Squash! (Nintendo) - 5.745 / 18.562
26/12/04 122 [GCN] Puyo Puyo Fever (Sega) - / 17.436
25/08/02 123 [GCN] Disney's Party (Hudson) - / 17.312
26/12/04 124 [GCN] Croket! Van King Crisis to Save (Konami) - 5.611 / 16.615
05/05/02 125 [GCN] Bloody Roar: Primal Fury (Hudson) - 11.400 / 16.091
25/12/05 126 [GCN] Zoids: Fullmetal Crash (Tomy) - 5.338 / 16.063
25/12/05 127 [GCN] Digimon World X (Bandai) - / 15.673
08/06/03 128 [GCN] Pro Baseball Family Stadium 2003 (Namco) - 10.369 / 15.622
03/11/02 129 [GCN] Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem (Nintendo) - 10.511 / 15.322
28/07/02 130 [GCN] Capcom Vs. SNK 2 EO: Millionaire Fighting 2001 (Capcom) - 6.571 / 14.663
25/12/05 131 [GCN] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 12: Definitive Edition (Konami) - / 14.047
26/12/04 132 [GCN] Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Electronic Arts Victor) - / 12.283
23/02/03 133 [GCN] World Soccer Winning Eleven 6: Final Evolution (Konami) - 6.371 / 11.115
30/03/03 134 [GCN] P.N.03 (Capcom) - 10.569 / 10.569
19/10/03 135 [GCN] Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg (Sega) - 6.012 / 10.074
26/01/03 136 [GCN] Resident Evil 2 (Capcom) - 9.372 / 9.372
25/05/03 137 [GCN] Rune: Lost Kingdoms II (From Software) - 9.086 / 9.086
26/12/04 138 [GCN] Amazing Island (Sega) - / 8.802
26/01/03 139 [GCN] Resident Evil 3 (Capcom) - 8.691 / 8.691
29/12/02 140 [GCN] Skies of Arcadia: Legends (Sega) - 7.875 / 7.875
26/10/03 141 [GCN] Expression of God's Castle II (Kids Station) - 7.803 / 7.803
08/09/02 142 [GCN] Wrestlemania X8 (Yuke's) - 7.511 / 7.511
26/12/04 143 [GCN] The Incredibles (D3 Publisher) - / 7.355
19/01/03 144 [GCN] Ikaruga (Atari) - 6.916 / 6.916
27/11/05 145 [GCN] Harvest Moon: Magical Melody Marvelous Interactive - / 6.912
14/09/03 146 [GCN] Gekitou Pro Yakyuu (Sega) - 6.677 / 6.677
26/12/04 147 [GCN] Crash Nitro Kart (Konami) - / 6.605
21/07/02 148 [GCN] Beach Spikers (Sega) - 6.162 / 6.162
21/07/02 149 [GCN] Disney Sports: Soccer (Konami) - 6.094 / 6.094
26/12/04 150 [GCN] Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Electronic Arts Victor) - / 5.952
23/03/03 151 [GCN] Hikaru no Go 3 (Konami) - 5.784 / 5.784
10/08/03 152 [GCN] Resident Evil: Code Veronica X (Capcom) - 5.240 / 5.240
17/03/02 153 [GCN] Live World Soccer 2002 (Konami) - 5.106 / 5.106
22/06/03 154 [GCN] Enter the Matrix (Bandai) - 4.807 / 4.807
12/06/05 155 [GCN] Killer 7 (Capcom) - 4.512 / 4.512
18/11/01 156 [GCN] FIFA 2002: Road to World Cup (Square EA) - 4.166 / 4.166
26/12/04 157 [GCN] Virtua Quest (Sega) - / 4.165
24/11/02 158 [GCN] Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Square EA) - 3.684 / 3.684
13/11/05 159 [GCN] Harvest Moon: Poem of Heroes for World (Marvelous Entertainment) - 3.603 / 3.603
23/03/03 160 [GCN] Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Square EA) - 2.685 / 2.685
23/03/03 161 [GCN] The Baseball 2003 (Konami) - 2.463 / 2.463
24/11/02 162 [GCN] Muscle Champion (Konami) - 2.374 / 2.374
16/02/03 163 [GCN] Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Square EA) - 1.882 / 1.882
29/12/02 164 [GCN] Top Gun: Combat Zones (Titus) - 1.573 / 1.573
22/06/03 165 [GCN] GT Cube (MTO) - 1.014 / 1.014
16/02/03 166 [GCN] Spider-Man: The Movie (Capcom) - 1.014 / 1.014
02/03/03 167 [GCN] Super Puzzle Bobble Stars (Taito Corporation) - 934 / 934
30/12/07 xxx [GCN] Total Software Sales (All Publishers) - / 22.018.727

[Dascu]

29/12/02 140 [GCN] Skies of Arcadia: Legends (Sega) - 7.875 / 7.875

Wahey, I didn't think it did that bad. How much did the DC version pull?

[Stumpokapow]

poor spider-man

[JoshuaJSlone]

Wahey, I didn't think it did that bad. How much did the DC version pull?

It's worth noting that its release date was December 26, 2002, so that's just the first week of sales. Not that it could've picked up much more if another number never popped up. JGC has the DC version with 74,351 following a 42,735 first week.

poor spider-man

I think J-gamers get turned off every time they see a Spider-Man game without giant robots.

[Chris1964]

Wahey, I didn't think it did that bad. How much did the DC version pull?

Multiply this number with 10.

[Stumpokapow]

Not on the Wii sure, but I was referring to the same thing Nintendo did (with many of the SAME developers might I add) on the DS. Remember how they had ASH, Soma Bringer, Glory of Heracles, etc all lined up. They had that Robot MG game with Sandlot too. Ultimately very few titles really had much real success, and I can't say it achieved the goal Nintendo really wanted at all.

September 2006: Nintendo releases a Sandlot action game. It bombs.
October 2007: Nintendo releases a Mistwalker RPG. It bombs.
January 2008: Nintendo releases a MonolithSoft RPG. it bombs.

February 2010: Nintendo releases a Sandlot action action. ???
Spring 2010: Nintendo releases a MonolithSoft RPG. ???
2010: Nintendo releases a Mistwalker RPG. ???

will history repeat itself

[AniHawk]

The GC version of Skies almost evened out the DC game with the US release. The game did 300k+ on the two systems in the two territories combined. With Europe, it could be as high as 500k. VC did slightly better (hence the sequel).

[gamergirly]

September 2006: Nintendo releases a Sandlot action game. It bombs. October 2007: Nintendo releases a Mistwalker RPG. It bombs. January 2008: Nintendo releases a MonolithSoft RPG. it bombs. February 2010: Nintendo releases a Sandlot action action. ??? Spring 2010: Nintendo releases a MonolithSoft RPG. ??? 2010: Nintendo releases a Mistwalker RPG. ??? will history repeat itself

Maybe the userbase has widened out a bit to allow success in 2010. In 2006-2008, I think "who" were buying the Wii and who were buying other consoles was a bit more constricted. I mean, if FFXIII had been released(amazingly yes) in 2007 or 2008 would it have even topped 1 million on the PS3? All 3 consoles have grown a bit since then.

Apparently, there was an oversaturation of rpgs on the DS early on too

[Cygnus X-1]

Some other details: - Zelda will be at E3 this year. 100% triple confirmed. - SMG2 will be out this year, no season mentioned. - Golden Sun DS is also being targeted for this year.

This is VERY interesting. I hope the soundtrack will be as good as the previous games.

[Stumpokapow]

Maybe the userbase has widened out a bit to allow success in 2010. In 2006-2008, I think "who" were buying the Wii and who were buying other consoles was a bit more constricted.

All three of those 2006-2008 games were DS, I was just teasing duckroll ;)

[charlequin]

Apparently, there was an oversaturation of rpgs on the DS early on too

No, Nintendo just sends everything that isn't a AAA+++ guaranteed huge hit out to die with no marketing or support of any kind.

[Road]

Dengeki Sales, Jan 18-24, 2010:

01 / 02 [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) - 118.447 / 3.121.880
02 / 00 [PSP] Valkyria Chronicles 2 (Sega) - 90.771 / NEW
03 / 00 [PSP] Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha A's Portable: The Battle of Aces (Bandai Namco Games) - 80.549 / NEW
04 / 01 [PSP] Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep (Square Enix) - 58.255 / 745.494
05 / 04 [NDS] Tomodachi Collection (Nintendo) - 44.468 / 2.636.334
06 / 05 [WII] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo) - 34.256 / 1.549.802
07 / 03 [WII] Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles (Capcom) - 23.578 / 98.754
08 / 10 [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP the Best Reprint) (Capcom) - 16.072 / 108.876
09 / 08 [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) - 15.531 / 1.723.913
10 / 00 [PSP] Shin Sangoku Musou 5: Empires (Koei) - 12.477 / NEW
11 / 06 [PSP] Tekken 6 (Bandai Namco Games) - 11.656 / 40.913
12 / 09 [NDS] The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (Nintendo) - 11.344 / 493.659
13 / 16 [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo) - 10.133 / 5.420.000
14 / 07 [NDS] Last Window: Mayonaka no Yakusoku (Nintendo) - 10.075 / 33.256
15 / 11 [PS3] Final Fantasy XIII (Square Enix) - 8.806 / 1.826.411
16 / 12 [PSP] Phantasy Star Portable 2 (Sega) - 8.421 / 563.982
17 / 26 [NDS] Inazuma Eleven 2: Kyoui no Shinryakusha - Blizzard (Level 5) - 8.044 / ?
18 / 25 [NDS] Inazuma Eleven 2: Kyoui no Shinryakusha - Fire (Level 5) - 7.689 / ?
19 / 15 [PS3] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Square Enix) - 7.469 / 206.989
20 / 21 [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) - 7.425 / 2.544.000

xx / 18 [PSP] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2010 (Konami) - 6.206 / 194.892

Other software (first week / LTD):

[PS3] Valkyria Chronicles (Sega) - 78.000 / 149.000


2009 fiscal year (Apr. 2009 - Mar. 2010) analysis:

- Up to Jan. 17th, total software is 57.44 million units (down 0.2% compared to same period of the FY08);
- Top 10 titles amount to 36.7% of total software sold;
- Top 10 total is 21.07 million (up 53.2% from FY08);
- The other titles total is down 17%.

Top 5:

1. [NDS] Dragon Quest IX (Square Enix) - 4.140.000
2. [NDS] Pokemon Heart Gold / Souls Silver (Pokemon) - 3.580.000
3. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) - 3.120.000
4. [NDS] Tomodachi Collection (Nintendo) - 2.640.000
5. [PS3] Final Fantasy XIII (Squar Enix) - 1.830.000

Titles from the publishers in the top 10:
- Nintendo: 4
- Square Enix: 3
- Pokemon: 1
- Level 5: 1
- Capcom: 1

- Rough times for the rest...

Hardware |  This Week |  Last Week |    YTD     |    LTD
------------------------------------------------------------
PSP      |     51.442 |     68.798 |    400.314 | 13.789.706
NDS      |     48.691 |     61.575 |    391.369 | 29.356.074
WII      |     41.023 |     53.346 |    341.896 |  9.887.332
PS3      |     24.070 |     31.671 |    225.249 |  4.709.947
360      |     	4.542 |      5.066 |     26.139 |  1.234.794
PS2      |     	1.667 |      1.903 |     11.012 |
------------------------------------------------------------
Total    |    171.435 |    222.359 |  1.395.979 |

http://ascii.jp/elem/000/000/494/494019/
http://news.dengeki.com/elem/000/000/232/232776/
http://dps.dengeki.com/2010/01/29/p11085/
http://research.ascii.jp/elem/000/00...198/index.html

Jan 11-18

[DNF]

Gamecube Famitsu time. First column is when the LTD was updated. ... GCN LTD

So WII Top-10-Third-Party LTD after 3 years is almost only higher than GCN's because of Monster Hunter

[Cosmonaut X]

No, Nintendo just sends everything that isn't a AAA+++ guaranteed huge hit out to die with no marketing or support of any kind.

I'm sure I'll regret this, but let's see what happens - they seem to be pushing Reginleiv a little with a bit more promo in Famitsu and the instore demo scheme.

They do seem to have identified the lack of core titles as a major problem for the platform and their securing Monster Hunter Tri for last summer, the ToG and SM3 CCPro/hardware bundles at the end of the year and the scheduling of Reginleiv, Last Story, Xenoblade, Other M would suggest they want to make a push for a different audience.

I would be surprised if they went to this kind of effort and then failed to support it with strong promotional programs, but I suppose you never can tell with Nintendo!

[Chris1964]

So WII Top-10-Third-Party LTD after 3 years is almost only higher than GCN's because of Monster Hunter

No

[GCN] Naruto: Gekitou Ninja Taisen! 3 (Tomy) - 89.141 / 404.951
[GCN] Resident Evil 0 (Capcom) - 190.394 / 400.750
[GCN] Naruto: Gekitou Ninja Taisen! 2 (Tomy) - 71.693 / 396.608
[GCN] Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles (Square Enix) - 191.602 / 354.991
[GCN] Naruto: Gekitou Ninja Taisen! 4 (Tomy) - 87.670 / 314.156
[GCN] Tales of Symphonia (Namco) - 183.527 / 311.473
[GCN] Resident Evil (Capcom) - 119.019 / 267.470
[GCN] One Piece: Treasure Battle! (Bandai) - 81.496 / 251.982
[GCN] Resident Evil 4 (Capcom) - 145.533 / 220.799
[GCN] Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (Sega) - 30.295 / 192.186
[GCN] Naruto: Gekitou Ninja Taisen! (Tomy) - 39.505 / 182.420
[GCN] One Piece: Grand Battle 3 (Bandai) - 46.149 / 155.206
[GCN] Phantasy Star Online: Episode I & II (Sega) - 71.241 / 138.277
[GCN] Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life (Marvelous Entertainment) - 26.130 / 114.678
[GCN] Baten Kaitos (Namco) - 47.060 / 108.615
[GCN] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 9 (Konami) - 36.063 / 105.919
[GCN] Soul Calibur II (Namco) - 47.620 / 99.256
[GCN] Viewtiful Joe (Capcom) - 33.834 / 93.563
[GCN] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 10 (Konami) - 31.009 / 85.783
[GCN] Mobile Suit Gundam: The Ace Pilot (Bandai) - 40.478 / 80.615
[GCN] Mega Man Batle Network: Transmission (Capcom) - 23.147 / 79.360
[GCN] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 12 (Konami) - 33.766 / 78.803
[GCN] Battle Stadium D.O.N. (Namco Bandai) - 30.769 / 76.879
[GCN] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 11 (Konami) - 27.192 / 76.218
[GCN] Bleach GC: Tasogare ni Mamieru Shinigami (Sega) - 26.531 / 74.754
[GCN] Sonic Mega Collection (Sega) - 8.521 / 72.967
[GCN] Super Monkey Ball (Sega) - 16.755 / 72.631
[GCN] Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes (Konami) - 35.952 / 71.592
[GCN] Harvest Moon: Poem of Happiness (Marvelous Entertainment) - 19.394 / 70.673
[GCN] Momotaro Railway 11: Black Bombie Shutsugen no Kan (Hudson) - 10.787 / 69.904
[GCN] Super Robot Wars GC (Banpresto) - 36.973 / 69.769
[GCN] Golden Bell Gasch! Friendship Tag Battle Full Power (Bandai) - 13.409 / 69.453
[GCN] Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (Sega) - 20.763 / 58.977
[GCN] Ultimate Muscle: Legends Vs. New Generation (Bandai) - 20.777 / 57.147
[GCN] Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam Vs. Z Gundam (Bandai) - 18.440 / 56.581
[GCN] Sonic Heroes (Sega) - 30.382 / 56.281
[GCN] Sonic Heroes (Hudson) - 9.550 / 55.799
[GCN] SD Gundam Gashapon Wars (Bandai) - 30.018 / 54.765
[GCN] Harvest Moon: Another Wonderful Life (Marvelous Entertainment) - 13.301 / 51.772
[GCN] Bomberman Generation (Hudson) - 10.829 / 50.856
[GCN] Zoids Vs. III (Tomy) - 23.486 / 50.737
[GCN] Zoids Vs. (Tomy) - 22.462 / 50.127
[GCN] Dragon Ball Z: Budokai (Bandai) - / 47.518
[GCN] One Piece: Grand Battle Rush (Bandai) - 15.691 / 46.395
[GCN] Shaman King: Soul Fight (Bandai) - 20.302 / 45.471
[GCN] Groove Adventure Rave: Fighting Live (Konami) - 14.917 / 45.337
[GCN] Mystic Heroes (Koei) - 16.964 / 44.988
[GCN] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 10: Definitive Edition (Konami) - / 44.410
[GCN] Virtua Striker 3: Ver. 2002 (Sega) - 11.106 / 39.674
[GCN] Jikkyou Powerful Major League (Konami) - 13.484 / 38.983
[GCN] Rune: Lost Kingdoms (From Software) - 16.500 / 38.924
[GCN] Zoids Vs. II (Tomy) - 17.625 / 36.393
[GCN] Yu-Gi-Oh! The Falsebound Kingdom (Konami) - 13.312 / 35.463
[GCN] Super Monkey Ball 2 (Sega) - 11.741 / 35.062
[GCN] Far East of Eden II: Manji Maru (Hudson) - 21.183 / 34.696
[GCN] Finding Nemo (Yuke's) - / 34.276
[GCN] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 11: Definitive Edition (Konami) - / 33.505
[GCN] Dokapon DX (Asmik Ace Entertainment) - 13.242 / 32.335
[GCN] R: Racing Evolution (Namco) - / 29.230
[GCN] Gotcha Force (Capcom) - / 22.311
[GCN] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 9: Definitive Edition (Konami) - 13.243 / 22.184
[GCN] Medarot G Brave (Natsume) - 7.331 / 21.298
[GCN] Phantasy Star Online: Episode III - Card Revolution (Sega) - 21.064 / 21.064
[GCN] NBA Street V3: Mario de Dunk (Electronic Arts Victor) - 6.596 / 20.991
[GCN] Golden Bell Gasch! Friendship Tag Battle Full Power 2 (Electronic Arts Victor) - / 20.513
[GCN] Crazy Taxi (Sega) - 8.218 / 19.644
[GCN] 007: Everything or Nothing (Electronic Arts Victor) - 6.959 / 19.432
[GCN] Phantasy Star Online: Episode I & II+ (Sega) - 18.869 / 18.869
[GCN] Mega Man X: Command Mission (Capcom) - 6.880 / 18.599
[GCN] Puyo Puyo Fever (Sega) - / 17.436
[GCN] Disney's Party (Hudson) - / 17.312
[GCN] Croket! Van King Crisis to Save (Konami) - 5.611 / 16.615
[GCN] Bloody Roar: Primal Fury (Hudson) - 11.400 / 16.091
[GCN] Zoids: Fullmetal Crash (Tomy) - 5.338 / 16.063
[GCN] Digimon World X (Bandai) - / 15.673
[GCN] Pro Baseball Family Stadium 2003 (Namco) - 10.369 / 15.622
[GCN] Capcom Vs. SNK 2 EO: Millionaire Fighting 2001 (Capcom) - 6.571 / 14.663
[GCN] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 12: Definitive Edition (Konami) - / 14.047
[GCN] Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Electronic Arts Victor) - / 12.283
[GCN] World Soccer Winning Eleven 6: Final Evolution (Konami) - 6.371 / 11.115
[GCN] P.N.03 (Capcom) - 10.569 / 10.569
[GCN] Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg (Sega) - 6.012 / 10.074
[GCN] Resident Evil 2 (Capcom) - 9.372 / 9.372
[GCN] Rune: Lost Kingdoms II (From Software) - 9.086 / 9.086
[GCN] Amazing Island (Sega) - / 8.802
[GCN] Resident Evil 3 (Capcom) - 8.691 / 8.691
[GCN] Skies of Arcadia: Legends (Sega) - 7.875 / 7.875
[GCN] Expression of God's Castle II (Kids Station) - 7.803 / 7.803
[GCN] Wrestlemania X8 (Yuke's) - 7.511 / 7.511
[GCN] The Incredibles (D3 Publisher) - / 7.355
[GCN] Ikaruga (Atari) - 6.916 / 6.916
[GCN] Harvest Moon: Magical Melody Marvelous Interactive - / 6.912
[GCN] Gekitou Pro Yakyuu (Sega) - 6.677 / 6.677
[GCN] Crash Nitro Kart (Konami) - / 6.605
[GCN] Beach Spikers (Sega) - 6.162 / 6.162
[GCN] Disney Sports: Soccer (Konami) - 6.094 / 6.094
[GCN] Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Electronic Arts Victor) - / 5.952
[GCN] Hikaru no Go 3 (Konami) - 5.784 / 5.784
[GCN] Resident Evil: Code Veronica X (Capcom) - 5.240 / 5.240
[GCN] Live World Soccer 2002 (Konami) - 5.106 / 5.106
[GCN] Enter the Matrix (Bandai) - 4.807 / 4.807
[GCN] Killer 7 (Capcom) - 4.512 / 4.512
[GCN] FIFA 2002: Road to World Cup (Square EA) - 4.166 / 4.166
[GCN] Virtua Quest (Sega) - / 4.165
[GCN] Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Square EA) - 3.684 / 3.684
[GCN] Harvest Moon: Poem of Heroes for World (Marvelous Entertainment) - 3.603 / 3.603
[GCN] Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Square EA) - 2.685 / 2.685
[GCN] The Baseball 2003 (Konami) - 2.463 / 2.463
[GCN] Muscle Champion (Konami) - 2.374 / 2.374
[GCN] Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Square EA) - 1.882 / 1.882
[GCN] Top Gun: Combat Zones (Titus) - 1.573 / 1.573
[GCN] GT Cube (MTO) - 1.014 / 1.014
[GCN] Spider-Man: The Movie (Capcom) - 1.014 / 1.014
[GCN] Super Puzzle Bobble Stars (Taito Corporation) - 934 / 934
[GCN] Total Third Party Sales (All Publishers) - / 6.927.690

[WII] Monster Hunter 3 (Capcom) - 582.548 / 991.453
[WII] Taiko Drum Master Wii (Namco Bandai) - 114.610 / 641.599
[WII] Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors (Square Enix) - 302.066 / 489.112
[WII] Taiko Drum Master Wii 2 (Namco Bandai) - 29.439 / 283.902
[WII] Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles (Capcom) - 104.960 / 273.791
[WII] Deca Sports (Hudson) - 66.790 / 261.019
[WII] Karaoke Joysound Wii (Hudson) - 62.738 / 254.144
[WII] Samurai Warriors 3 (Koei) - 126.646 / 244.124
[WII] Monster Hunter G (Capcom) - 142.852 / 236.020
[WII] Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World (Namco Bandai) - 151.138 / 212.408
[WII] Tales of Graces (Namco Bandai) - 143.309 / 197.059
[WII] Momotaro Railway 2010: Sengoku Ishin no Hero Daishuugou! no Maki (Hudson) - 43.548 / 195.151
[WII] Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 (Namco Bandai) - 42.501 / 165.969
[WII] Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition (Capcom) - 46.813 / 135.417
[WII] Family Trainer (Namco Bandai) - 37.138 / 131.489
[WII] Family Ski (Namco Bandai) - 23.895 / 123.285
[WII] One Piece: Unlimited Cruise 1 - The Treasure Beneath the Waves (Namco Bandai) - 57.158 / 117.249
[WII] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball Wii (Konami) - 46.280 / 111.825
[WII] One Piece: Unlimited Adventure (Namco Bandai) - 38.274 / 110.802
[WII] Naruto: Shippuden Gekitou Ninja Taisen! EX (Takara Tomy) - 34.783 / 109.971
[WII] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2008 (Konami) - 38.360 / 109.895
[WII] Ennichi no Tatsujin (Namco Bandai) - 10.192 / 109.877
[WII] One Piece: Unlimited Cruise 2 - Awakening of the Hero (Namco Bandai) - 47.166 / 99.995
[WII] Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon (Square Enix) - 43.756 / 99.626
[WII] Shiren the Wanderer 3 (Sega) - 58.507 / 97.227
[WII] Aim!! Fishing Master (Hudson) - 16.408 / 95.473
[WII] Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 (Namco Bandai) - 34.783 / 90.255
[WII] Mobile Suit Gundam: MS Front 0079 (Namco Bandai) - 43.659 / 89.435
[WII] Naruto: Shippuden Gekitou Ninja Taisen! EX 2 (Takara Tomy) - 20.042 / 79.709
[WII] Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles (Capcom) - 78.932 / 78.932
[WII] Resident Evil 0 (Capcom) - 23.223 / 78.476
[WII] Bleach: Shattered Blade (Sega) - 15.425 / 72.909
[WII] Nights: Journey of Dreams (Sega) - 16.762 / 71.286
[WII] Elebits (Konami) - 6.505 / 70.738
[WII] Harvest Moon: Tree of Peace (Marvelous Entertainment) - 18.733 / 69.879
[WII] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 15 (Konami) - 19.991 / 68.413
[WII] Tamagotchi Party On! (Namco Bandai) - 6.994 / 65.658
[WII] Crayon Shin-Chan: Saikyou Kazoku Kasukabe King Wii (Banpresto) - 3.621 / 65.188
[WII] Family Ski & Snowboard (Namco Bandai) - 13.233 / 63.285
[WII] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball Next (Konami) - 18.544 / 62.095
[WII] Pangya Fantasy Golf (Tecmo) - 12.673 / 61.163
[WII] Shape Boxing Wii: Enjoy the Diet! (Rocket Company) - 9.218 / 60.348
[WII] Ghost Squad (Sega) - 16.207 / 59.455
[WII] Karaoke Joysound Wii DX (Hudson) - 4.803 / 56.847
[WII] We Love Golf! (Capcom) - 8.600 / 55.456
[WII] Hajime no Ippo: Revolution (AQ Interactive) - 25.480 / 54.318
[WII] Haneru no Tobira Wii: Girigirissu (Namco Bandai) - 6.100 / 54.037
[WII] 428: The World Doesn't Change Even So (Sega) - 34.006 / 53.315
[WII] Naruto: Shippuden Gekitou Ninja Taisen! EX 3 (Takara Tomy) - 15.719 / 53.280
[WII] Deca Sports 2 (Hudson) - 8.594 / 50.721
[WII] Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers (Square Enix) - 34.860 / 48.061
[WII] SD Gundam G Generation: Scad Hammers (Namco Bandai) - 9.801 / 45.439
[WII] Red Steel (Ubisoft) - 8.823 / 45.411
[WII] Momotaro Railway 16: Trip to Hokkaido (Hudson) - 8.058 / 44.330
[WII] The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return (Sega) - 14.455 / 42.909
[WII] Pro Baseball Family Stadium (Namco Bandai) - 8.300 / 42.605
[WII] Bomberman Land Wii (Hudson) - 6.241 / 42.256
[WII] Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom: Cross Generation of Heroes (Capcom) - 26.634 / 41.672
[WII] MySims (Electronic Arts Victor) - 8.100 / 40.924
[WII] SD Gundam G Generation: Wars (Namco Bandai) - 33.146 / 40.613
[WII] Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition (Best Price!) (Capcom) - / 40.612
[WII] Arc Rise Fantasia (Marvelous Entertainment) - 28.044 / 39.885
[WII] Cooking Mama: Cook Off (Taito Corporation) - 5.138 / 39.213
[WII] Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz (Sega) - 4.153 / 38.600
[WII] Happy Dance Collection (Namco Bandai) - 5.010 / 37.882
[WII] Kekkaishi: Kokubourou no Kage (Namco Bandai) - 9.807 / 35.256
[WII] Aim!! Fishing Master: Challenge the World! (Hudson) - 7.289 / 35.064
[WII] Samurai Warriors: Katana (Koei) - 11.576 / 34.981
[WII] Muramasa: The Demon Blade (Marvelous Entertainment) - 23.900 / 32.100
[WII] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2009 (Konami) - 14.676 / 31.962
[WII] Super Robot Wars Neo (Namco Bandai) - 31.870 / 31.870
[WII] Daikaijuu Battle: Ultra Coliseum (Namco Bandai) - 9.896 / 30.655
[WII] Sonic and the Secret Rings (Sega) - 9.353 / 30.563
[WII] Rune Factory Frontier (Marvelous Entertainment) - 18.240 / 30.221
[WII] Okami (Capcom) - 25.080 / 30.079
[WII] Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time (Square Enix) - 22.876 / 30.062
[WII] Harvest Moon: Exciting Animal March (Marvelous Entertainment) - 10.137 / 30.009
[WII] Tenchu: Shadow Assassins (From Software) - 13.491 / 29.652
[WII] Jikkyou Powerful Major League 2009 (Namco Bandai) - 17.080 / 29.379
[WII] Simple 2000 Series Wii Vol. 2: The Party Game (D3 Publisher) - 2.200 / 27.774
[WII] Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure (Capcom) - 10.595 / 26.658
[WII] Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles (Best Price!) (Capcom) - 2.400 / 26.549
[WII] Jinsei Game Wii (Takara Tomy) - 6.628 / 26.504
[WII] Jikkyou Powerful Major League 2 (Konami) - 6.784 / 25.416
[WII] Soul Eater: Monotone Princess (Square Enix) - 8.198 / 25.312
[WII] G1 Jockey Wii (Koei) - 5.911 / 25.071
[WII] Bleach: Versus Crusade (Sega) - 15.000 / 25.064
[WII] Puyo Puyo! 15th Anniversary (Sega) - / 24.839
[WII] Resident Evil (Capcom) - 23.520 / 23.520
[WII] Trauma Center: Second Opinion (Atlus Co.) - 3.820 / 23.409
[WII] Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes W (Namco Bandai) - 22.832 / 22.832
[WII] Fragile: Farewell Ruins of the Moon (Namco Bandai) - 22.640 / 22.640
[WII] Puyo Puyo! 15th Anniversary (Best Price!) (Sega) - 1.100 / 22.370
[WII] Kororinpa: Marble Mania (Hudson) - 2.553 / 21.747
[WII] Devil Kings 2: Heroes (Double Pack) (Capcom) - 8.600 / 21.296
[WII] Family Jockey (Namco Bandai) - 4.200 / 21.047
[WII] GT Pro Series (MTO) - 4.333 / 20.913
[WII] No More Heroes (Marvelous Entertainment) - 13.000 / 20.320
[WII] Lost in Blue Wii (Konami) - 3.600 / 20.202
[WII] Suzumiya Haruhi no Gekidou (Kadokawa Shoten) - 19.426 / 19.426
[WII] National Decoration Truck Festival (Jaleco Entertainment) - 6.564 / 18.994
[WII] Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Picollo (Namco Bandai) - 11.359 / 16.876
[WII] Need for Speed: Carbon (Electronic Arts Victor) - 2.996 / 15.701
[WII] EA Sports Active: Personal Trainer (Electronic Arts Victor) - 10.283 / 14.116
[WII] Rayman Raving Rabbids (Ubisoft) - 1.254 / 14.095
[WII] Escape from Bug Island (Spike) - 2.015 / 11.928
[WII] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball Wii: Definitive Edition (Konami) - 11.000 / 11.000
[WII] Suzumiya Haruhi no Heiretsu (Sega) - 10.330 / 10.330
[WII] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2010 (Konami) - 9.300 / 9.300
[WII] Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop (Capcom) - 9.200 / 9.200
[WII] Naruto: Shippuden Ryujinki (Takara Tomy) - 8.914 / 8.914
[WII] Densha de Go! Shinkansen EX: Sanyou Shinkansen Hen (Taito Corporation) - 4.515 / 8.725
[WII] Wing Island (Hudson) - 728 / 8.051
[WII] Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Wheelie Breakers (Konami) - 7.700 / 7.700
[WII] Mahjong Taikai Wii (Koei) - 1.611 / 7.685
[WII] Metal Fight Beyblade: Gachinko Stadium (Hudson) - 7.297 / 7.297
[WII] Gintama: Banji Oku Chuubu (Namco Bandai) - 6.900 / 6.900
[WII] Soul Calibur: Legends (Namco Bandai) - 6.900 / 6.900
[WII] Katekyoo Hitman Reborn! Dream Hyper Battle Wii (Marvelous Entertainment) - 6.900 / 6.900
[WII] Fullmetal Alchemist: Prince of the Dawn (Square Enix) - 6.700 / 6.700
[WII] Pangya Fantasy Golf 2 (Tecmo) - 6.500 / 6.500
[WII] Little King's Story (Marvelous Entertainment) - 6.426 / 6.426
[WII] The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces (Namco Bandai) - 6.005 / 6.005
[WII] Monster 4X4: World Circuit (Ubisoft) - 1.089 / 5.927
[WII] Klonoa (Namco Bandai) - 5.800 / 5.800
[WII] Sonic Unleashed (Sega) - 5.800 / 5.800
[WII] Katekyoo Hitman Reborn! Forbidden Black Delta (Marvelous Entertainment) - 5.400 / 5.400
[WII] Let's Tap (Sega) - 5.400 / 5.400
[WII] Major Wii Throw! Gyro Ball!! (Takara Tomy) - 5.300 / 5.300
[WII] Sim City Creator (Electronic Arts Victor) - 5.066 / 5.066
[WII] Valhalla Knights: Eldar Saga (Marvelous Entertainment) - 4.677 / 4.677
[WII] The House of the Dead: Overkill (Sega) - 4.400 / 4.400
[WII] EA Sports Grand Slam Tennis (Electronic Arts Victor) - 4.281 / 4.281
[WII] Jikkyou Powerful Major League 3 (Konami) - 4.250 / 4.250
[WII] Sonic and the Black Knight (Sega) - 4.100 / 4.100
[WII] Need for Speed: ProStreet (Electronic Arts Victor) - 4.000 / 4.000
[WII] Ju-On: The Grudge (AQ Interactive) - 4.000 / 4.000
[WII] Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity (Sega) - 3.700 / 3.700
[WII] Castlevania: Judgment (Konami) - 3.700 / 3.700
[WII] Wi-Fi 8-Jin Battle Bomberman (Hudson) - 3.600 / 3.600
[WII] Yattaman Wii: Bikkuridokkiri Machine de Mou Race da Koron (Takara Tomy) - 3.500 / 3.500
[WII] Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party (Konami) - 3.400 / 3.400
[WII] Opoona (Koei) - 3.200 / 3.200
[WII] Puyo Puyo 7 (Sega) - 3.200 / 3.200
[WII] Trauma Center: New Blood (Atlus Co.) - 3.100 / 3.100
[WII] Imabikisou: Kaimei Hen (Sega) - 3.100 / 3.100
[WII] Doraemon Wii: Himitsu Douguou Ketteisen! (Sega) - 3.000 / 3.000
[WII] Medal of Honor: Heroes 2 (Electronic Arts Victor) - 3.000 / 3.000
[WII] Bass Fishing (Arc System Works) - 2.800 / 2.800
[WII] Mahjong Fight Club Wii: Wi-Fi Taiou (Konami) - 2.800 / 2.800
[WII] MySims Kingdom (Electronic Arts Victor) - 2.700 / 2.700
[WII] Major Wii Perfect Closer (Takara Tomy) - 2.700 / 2.700
[WII] Dead Space: Extraction (Electronic Arts Victor) - 2.600 / 2.600
[WII] FIFA 08: World Class Soccer (Electronic Arts Victor) - 2.500 / 2.500
[WII] Nodame Cantabile: Dream Orchestra (Namco Bandai) - 2.400 / 2.400
[WII] Phantom Brave: We Meet Again (Nippon Ichi Software) - 2.300 / 2.300
[WII] Calling (Hudson) - 2.300 / 2.300
[WII] Oneechanbara Revolution (D3 Publisher) - 2.200 / 2.200
[WII] Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party 2 (Konami) - 2.100 / 2.100
[WII] Gegege no Kitarou: Youkai Daiundoukai (Namco Bandai) - 2.000 / 2.000
[WII] Help Wanted (Hudson) - 2.000 / 2.000
[WII] We Cheer (Namco Bandai) - 2.000 / 2.000
[WII] Ougon no Kizuna (Jaleco Entertainment) - 2.000 / 2.000
[WII] SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab (THQ) - 1.030 / 1.852
[WII] Choro Q Wii (Takara Tomy) - 1.800 / 1.800
[WII] Namco Museum Remix (Namco Bandai) - 1.700 / 1.700
[WII] Relaxuma: Minna de Goyururi Seikatsu (MTO) - 1.700 / 1.700
[WII] Anime Slot Revolution: Pachi-Slot Mobile Suit Gundam II - Ai Senshi Hen (Yamasa Entertainment) - 1.600 / 1.600
[WII] Samba de Amigo (Sega) - 1.600 / 1.600
[WII] Disney Think Fast (Disney Interactive) - 1.600 / 1.600
[WII] Tamagotchi no Furifuri Kagekidan (Namco Bandai) - 1.500 / 1.500
[WII] Winning Post 7 2008 (Koei) - 1.500 / 1.500
[WII] Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 4 (Koei) - 1.500 / 1.500
[WII] Need for Speed: Undercover (Electronic Arts Victor) - 1.500 / 1.500
[WII] Pop'n Music (Konami) - 1.500 / 1.500
[WII] The World of Golden Eggs: Nori Nori Rhythm Kei (AQ Interactive) - 1.400 / 1.400
[WII] Jinsei Game Wii EX (Takara Tomy) - 1.400 / 1.400
[WII] Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Activision) - 1.300 / 1.300
[WII] Tomb Raider: Anniversary (Spike) - 1.300 / 1.300
[WII] Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Activision) - 1.300 / 1.300
[WII] Dokapon Kingdom Wii (Sting) - 1.300 / 1.300
[WII] Winning Post World (Koei) - 1.300 / 1.300
[WII] Dewy's Adventure (Konami) - 1.200 / 1.200
[WII] High School Musical 3: Senior Year Dance! (Disney Interactive) - 1.200 / 1.200
[WII] Doala de Wii (Tera Box) - 1.200 / 1.200
[WII] Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI with Power-Up Kit (Koei) - 1.111 / 1.111
[WII] Metal Slug Anthology (SNK Playmore) - 1.100 / 1.100
[WII] Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Activision) - 1.100 / 1.100
[WII] 007: Quantum of Solace (Square Enix) - 1.100 / 1.100
[WII] Cars (THQ) - 1.045 / 1.045
[WII] Samurai Shodown: Anthology (SNK Playmore) - 1.000 / 1.000
[WII] G1 Jockey Wii 2008 (Koei) - 990 / 990
[WII] Shikigami no Shiro III (Arc System Works) - 970 / 970
[WII] Osouji Sentai Clean Keeper (Idea Factory) - 970 / 970
[WII] Sega Bass Fishing (Sega) - 940 / 940
[WII] Guilty Gear XX: Accent Core (Sammy) - 900 / 900
[WII] Licensed By Nippon Professional Baseball: Batting Revolution (Alpha Unit) - 860 / 860
[WII] Boom Blox (Electronic Arts Victor) - 770 / 770
[WII] Fish Eyes Wii (Marvelous Entertainment) - 750 / 750
[WII] de Blob (THQ) - 730 / 730
[WII] Pro Golfer Monkey (Namco Bandai) - 720 / 720
[WII] Gensen Table Game Wii: Wi-Fi Taiou (Hudson) - 670 / 670
[WII] Baroque (Sting) - 660 / 660
[WII] Nobunaga's Ambition: Kakushin with Power-Up Kit (Koei) - 650 / 650
[WII] FIFA 09: All-Play (Electronic Arts Victor) - 640 / 640
[WII] Kororinpa 2 (Konami) - 640 / 640
[WII] Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 (Electronic Arts Victor) - 600 / 600
[WII] Cooking Mama 2: World Kitchen (Taito Corporation) - 600 / 600
[WII] Major Minor's Majestic March (Square Enix) - 600 / 600
[WII] World Puzzle Mojipittan Wii Deluxe (Namco Bandai) - 580 / 580
[WII] The Munchables (Namco Bandai) - 580 / 580
[WII] Hula Wii: Beauty and Health through Hula! (Milestone) - 540 / 540
[WII] Monopoly (Electronic Arts Victor) - 500 / 500
[WII] Puzzle Series Vol. 1: Sudoku (Hudson) - 482 / 482
[WII] Total Third Party Sales (All Publishers) - / 9.469.848

[d+pad]

To the resident sales-agers here: Is it really a good idea to send out Xenoblade as Nintendo's Golden Week title for the Wii?

I mean, sure, it's better than the alternative - no new title at all - but this sure seems like a niche title to me.

Other than that, I sure hope they aren't going to position SMG2 as their big holiday title this year. Although I'm personally looking forward to it, that's just not a good idea. Maybe it'll be a fall title?

What I really want to see soon: KIRBY WII. My god, Nintendo, either release the damn game or throw it in the trash. Putting it on your release list every year is going to kill me :lol

edit: fixed a typo :)

[Osuwari]

So if the game Neo posted about is a regular Pokemon (which I think that's what the article was getting at), this will be the most consecutive years with a Pokemon game release in Japan. It will also be the most on the same platform to an extent, since if my memories serves me, the Game Boy Color games ran on the Game Boy. 1996: Pokemon Red/Green (GB) 1997: 1998: Pokemon Yellow (GB) 1999: Pokemon Gold/Silver (GBC) 2000: Pokemon Crystal (GBC) 2001: 2002: Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire (GBA) 2003: 2004: Pokemon FireRed/LeafGreen (GBA) + Pokemon Emerald (GBA) 2005: 2006: Pokemon Diamond/Pearl (NDS) 2007: 2008: Pokemon Platinum (NDS) 2009: Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver (NDS) 2010: Pokemon 2010 [Seemingly Gen 5] (NDS) Out of curiosity, do people think this will have a positive or negative effect on sales, or none at all?

fixed
some games had their american release dates instead of their japanese dates.
gen 5 looks about right on time considering the gap between gen 3 and 4 was almost 4 years and DP will be 4 years old in september.

[NeonZ]

To the resident sales-agers here: Is it really a good idea to send out Zenoblade as Nintendo's Golden Week title for the Wii? I mean, sure, it's better than the alternative - no new title at all - but this sure seems like a niche title to me.

By calling it Xenoblade rather than Monado, I think it's pretty obvious they trying to get some Xenosage/gears fans to make the game sell better. If they can actually convince part of the Xeno fanbase to jump in, it could actually sell some consoles for that week.

[Stumpokapow]

To the resident sales-agers here: Is it really a good idea to send out Zenoblade as Nintendo's Golden Week title for the Wii? I mean, sure, it's better than the alternative - no new title at all - but this sure seems like a niche title to me.

xenogears - 900k
xenosaga episode 1 - 450k
xenosaga episode 2 - 250k
xenosaga episode 3 - 180k

obviously not a promising trend in sales, but it's not like monolithsoft as a team can't make a game that would theoretically get pretty huge... and it's not like nintendo can't sell a game if they actually put some effort into it.

[Road]

No

Well, he did say "top 10 third party". =P Using the data you posted:

GC: 3,115,366
WII: 3,887,572 (+772,206)

We know PS3 has passed GC in total hardware units, but how much is there left for software according to your database, Chris?

Thanks.

[Chris1964]

17/01/10 xxx [PS3] Total Software Sales (All Publishers) - / 15.539.753
30/12/07 xxx [GCN] Total Software Sales (All Publishers) - / 22.018.727

[schuelma]

So re: the new Wii RPG's, I do think they are going to get a better push than the usual externally developed sent to die software..Iwata actually mentioned both titles to investors yesterday and described them as "full scale RPG's"..I dunno..I don't remember Reginleiv or Takt of Magic ever appearing in a IR report.

[Chris1964]

I don't think I remember which was the last high (or even low) profile RPG that was published from Nintendo for a home console in Japan. These two with Metroid will be pushed hard from Nintendo this year.

[Nirolak]

So re: the new Wii RPG's, I do think they are going to get a better push than the usual externally developed sent to die software..Iwata actually mentioned both titles to investors yesterday and described them as "full scale RPG's"..I dunno..I don't remember Reginleiv or Takt of Magic ever appearing in a IR report.

Well, both developers have made games that used to sell millions of copies.

Admittedly, it's been a very, very long time since then, but there is at least some history to help convince Nintendo these games have a higher sales potential than a fantasy EDF or a S&P sequel.

[Celine]

I don't think I remember which was the last high (or even low) profile RPG that was published from Nintendo for a home console in Japan. These two with Metroid will be pushed hard from Nintendo this year.

Paper Mario games and before them maybe Ogre Battle 64 and Fuurai no Siren 2.
I'm not sure how well those two games can sell in Japan.
If you don't do something different or don't have a strong IP seems that mediocre sales are the probable outcome.

[JoshuaJSlone]

17/01/10 xxx [PS3] Total Software Sales (All Publishers) - / 15.539.753 30/12/07 xxx [GCN] Total Software Sales (All Publishers) - / 22.018.727

It's worth pointing out that even for the same time period as PS3 has been out, GCN is still a bit ahead--though not nearly as much as it was a couple months ago, thanks to XIII.

[Chris1964]

Paper Mario games and before them maybe Ogre Battle 64 and Fuurai no Siren 2. I'm not sure how well those two games can sell in Japan. If you don't do something different or don't have a strong IP seems that mediocre sales are the probable outcome.

I never saw Paper Mario as an 100% RPG, at least not the same way I see Super Mario RPG, but maybe this is only my opinion.

This is from new Pokemon thread but it's worth reposting for the sales target they have set.

-New game in the Pokemon Series releasing this year. -In order to surpass the Pokemon games so far, they're aiming at innovative software that they're "eagerly developing". -Di/Pe sales -Urgent video will be shown on Pokemon Sunday on Feb 7th. He says to take a look, as you could get some information.

[KuwabaraTheMan]

I never saw Paper Mario as an 100% RPG, at least not the same way I see Super Mario RPG, but maybe this is only my opinion.

I'd say they're just as much RPGs as Super Mario RPG or any other RPG. I mean, they have turn based battles, leveling up, customization, and everything else you expect from one.

[Zoe]

I'd say they're just as much RPGs as Super Mario RPG or any other RPG. I mean, they have turn based battles, leveling up, customization, and everything else you expect from one.

The last one didn't have turn-based battles though.

[Oxx]

I know you're talking about home console RPGs, but I always thought that Nintendo were going to push the Golden Sun series as their own RPG brand.

I'm not sure if a GC or Wii game was ever planned or why the series disappeared for so long.

[Road]

It's worth pointing out that even for the same time period as PS3 has been out, GCN is still a bit ahead--though not nearly as much as it was a couple months ago, thanks to XIII.

Looking at the release dates for the top selling GC titles (which I'll arbitrarily choose as 500k+) 9 out of 10 were released in 2001, 2002 or 2003. When you look at the PS3 titles in that category, 3 out of 4 were released in 2009 (which would be 2004 in GC years) and one in 2008. That could explain the lead the GC has.

I'm not even sure PS3 will have that many titles selling over 500k (while the winners count million sellers, the losers have to make do with half-million sellers).

On another matter:


This graph says 55 milllion units of software were sold in 2009, but adding the weekly sales we have 66 million. So...???

Either way, here are the estimates based on pixels for 2009:

NDS - 24.4 million
WII - 11.7 million
PSP - 8.1 million
PS3 - 7.2 million
PS2 - 2.3 million
360 - 1.4 million

(Famitsu is owing us that info...)