[Chris1964]

Media Create Sales: Week 09, 2011 (Feb 28 - Mar 6)

01. / 00. [PSP] Dissidia: 012 (Duodecim) Final Fantasy (Square Enix) {2011.03.03} - 286.117 / NEW
02. / 00. [PS3] Way of the Samurai 4 (Spike) {2011.03.03} - 70.380 / NEW
03. / 03. [3DS] Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle (Level 5) {2011.02.26} - 59.138 / 178.728 (-51%)
04. / 02. [PSP] SD Gundam G Generation: World (Bandai Namco) {2011.02.24} - 45.989 / 238.969 (-76%)
05. / 05. [3DS] Nintendogs + Cats: French Bulldog / Shiba / Toy Poodle & New Friends (Nintendo) {2011.02.26} - 44.699 / 108.912 (-30%)
06. / 01. [PSP] Phantasy Star Portable 2: Infinity (Sega) {2011.02.24} - 42.302 / 248.955 (-80%)
07. / 00. [NDS] Digimon Story: Super Xros Wars - Blue / Red (Bandai Namco) {2011.03.03} - 35.752 / NEW
08. / 06. [3DS] Samurai Warriors: Chronicles (Koei Tecmo) {2011.02.26} - 30.112 / 79.438 (-39%)
09. / 09. [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom 3 (Capcom) {2010.12.01} - 26.210 / 4.351.882 (-28%)
10. / 00. [PSP] Star Driver: Kagayaki no Takuto - Ginga Bishounen Densetsu (Bandai Namco) {2011.03.03} - 21.353 / NEW
11. / 07. [3DS] Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition (Capcom) {2011.02.26} - 16.974 / 61.624 (-62%)
12. / 08. [3DS] Ridge Racer 3D (Bandai Namco) {2011.02.26} - 15.810 / 54.036 (-59%)
13. / 15. [3DS] Winning Eleven 3DSoccer (Konami) {2011.02.26} - 15.301 / 39.857 (-38%)
14. / 04. [PS3] Disgaea 4 (Nippon Ichi Software) {2011.02.24} - 12.461 / 91.886 (-84%)
15. / 16. [PS3] Samurai Warriors 3 Z (Koei Tecmo) {2011.02.10} - 12.251 / 302.963 (-49%)
16. / 21. [NDS] Pokemon Black / White (Pokemon Co.) {2010.09.18} - 9.639 / 5.101.102 (-5%)
17. / 22. [WII] Donkey Kong Country Returns (Nintendo) {2010.12.09} - 8.836 / 835.930 (-11%)
18. / 13. [PS3] Killzone 3 (SCE) {2011.02.24} - 7.507 / 34.224 (-72%)
19. / 17. [PS3] Catherine (Atlus Co.) {2011.02.17} - 7.131 / 170.139 (-66%)
20. / 24. [NDS] Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth 2 (Capcom) {2011.02.03} - 6.527 / 192.440 (-32%)

21. / 26. [WII] Wii Party (Nintendo) {2010.07.08}
22. / 00. [3DS] Super Monkey Ball 3D (Sega) {2011.03.03}
23. / 18. [NDS] Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s World Championship 2011: Over the Nexus (Konami) {2011.02.24}
24. / 19. [PS3] Marvel Vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds (Capcom) {2011.02.17}
25. / 11. [PS3] Rune Factory: Oceans (Marvelous Entertainment) {2011.02.24}
26. / 31. [PSP] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2011 (Konami) {2010.11.18}
27. / 33. [WII] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo) {2009.10.01}
28. / 23. [PSP] Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 3 (Bandai Namco) {2011.02.10}
29. / 35. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2011 (Konami) {2010.10.28}
30. / 36. [NDS] Inazuma Eleven 3: World Challenge!! The Ogre (Level 5) {2010.12.16}
31. / 37. [NDS] Magician's Quest: The Merchant’s Store of Sorcery (Konami) {2010.11.11}
32. / 30. [WII] Samurai Warriors 3: Xtreme Legends (Koei Tecmo) {2011.02.10}
33. / 25. [3DS] Bust-A-Move Universe (Square Enix) {2011.02.26}
34. / 12. [WII] SD Gundam G Generation: World (Bandai Namco) {2011.02.24}
35. / 32. [NDS] Ni no Kuni: The Ebony Wizard (Level 5) {2010.12.09}
36. / 00. [NDS] Fly Mr. Science: Great Expedition of the Earth! Challenge the Mysterious and Strange Creatures (Bandai Namco) {2011.03.03}
37. / 00. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) {2009.12.03}
38. / 39. [WII] Wii Sports Resort (w/ Remote Plus) (Nintendo) {2010.11.11}
39. / 41. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) {2008.04.10}
40. / 28. [3DS] Combat of Giants: Dinosaurs 3D (Ubisoft) {2011.02.26}
41. / 44. [WII] Momotaro Railway 2010: Sengoku Ishin no Hero Daishuugou! no Maki [Everyone's Recommendation Selection] (Hudson) {2011.01.20}
42. / 14. [PSP] Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 5 (Koei Tecmo) {2011.02.24}
43. / 10. [360] The Idolmaster 2 (Bandai Namco) {2011.02.24}
44. / 46. [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo) {2006.05.25}
45. / 00. [3DS] Shanghai 3D Cube (Sunsoft) {2011.03.03}
46. / 29. [PS3] Two Worlds II (Ubisoft) {2011.02.17}
47. / 42. [PSP] Kenka Bancho 5: Laws of Manhood (Spike) {2011.01.27}
48. / 50. [WII] Taiko Drum Master Wii 3 (Bandai Namco) {2010.12.02}
49. / 49. [NDS] Friend Collection (Nintendo) {2009.06.18}
50. / 48. [PSP] Macross: Triangle Frontier (Bandai Namco) {2011.02.03}


3DS - 10
NDS - 10
PSP - 10
WII - 10
PS3 - 9
360 - 1
PS2 - 0


SOFTWARE

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|System | This Week | Last Week | Last Year |        YTD |   Last YTD |            
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|  ALL  | 1.193.217 | 1.572.324 | 1.095.707 |  9.601.135 | 11.225.981 |       
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HARDWARE

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|System | This Week | Last Week | Last Year |        YTD |   Last YTD |         LTD |            
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|  3DS  |   209.623 |   374.764 |         0 |    584.387 |          0 |     584.387 |      
|  PSP  |    77.326 |    49.031 |    66.083 |    464.402 |    550.409 |  17.114.614 |      
|  PS3  |    25.918 |    23.654 |    28.824 |    267.169 |    297.122 |   6.354.659 |      
|  NDS  |    17.096 |    17.558 |    42.944 |    264.103 |    522.523 |  32.414.802 |      
|  WII  |    11.654 |    12.159 |    33.880 |    177.867 |    397.020 |  11.457.502 |      
|  360  |     2.353 |     3.366 |     2.764 |     24.648 |     32.321 |   1.445.145 |      
|  PS2  |     1.750 |     1.773 |     1.839 |     16.898 |     19.492 |  21.712.990 |      
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|  ALL  |   345.720 |   482.305 |   176.334 |  1.799.474 |  1.818.887 |  91.084.099 |      
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| DSiLL |     8.951 |     9.093 |    23.611 |    136.890 |    262.831 |   2.084.473 |      
|  DSi  |     7.388 |     7.802 |    15.017 |    113.708 |    205.807 |   5.657.432 |      
|  DSL  |       757 |       663 |     4.316 |     13.505 |     53.885 |  18.087.426 |      
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|  PSP  |    76.246 |    47.955 |    64.808 |    453.746 |    535.050 |  16.943.534 |      
| PSPgo |     1.080 |     1.076 |     1.275 |     10.656 |     15.359 |     171.080 |      
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Media Create Sales: Week 08, 2011 (Feb 21 - Feb 27)

[Scum]

3DS sales last year were abysmal! Glad to see Nintendo's finally sorted that out for this year. ¬_¬

[VOOK]

To my untrained eye.... 3DS software... not so good?

Wonder if hardware constrained.

[Chris1964]

How much Disgaea 4 would sell again?

[_Alkaline_]

PSP is going seriously strong.

Wii on the other hand...

[Cosmonaut X]

To my untrained eye.... 3DS software... not so good? Wonder if hardware constrained.

Dunno. I count some 160k+ software units in the top 20, to 200k+ hardware so the attach rate isn't quite 1, but I think the second-week sales of the games there are pretty decent.

PSP is going seriously strong. Wii on the other hand...

I said it in the old thread, but when NoE are beating you to the punch with official bundling of popular third-party games - Just Dance 2 - you are doing something wrong...

[Banjoman]

Wii needs new colors. And a price drop.

[Effect]

Weekly sales are always a bit weird to look at I feel. Curious as to what the entire month looks like for Japan.

[cw_sasuke]

Wii needs new colors. And a price drop.

..how about some games ?

3DS software isnt THAT appealing, at least compared to the latest offers on PSP/Ps3 .....but it will get there once real must-haves are released.....PSP being this strong fueled by MHP 3rd doesnt make it easier.

[gundamkyoukai]

PSP sales good , PS3 20 -25k seem to be normal figure now.
Disgaea 4 should sell over 100k but not much more.
Wii really need some help , don't think Nintendo going to do a price drop maybe some more colors.

[Notorious_Roy]

The percentages are wrong...

-edit-

Nevermind, I'm wrong :(

[Kurosaki Ichigo]

Wow Dissidia 012 tanked, no wonder I saw amazon slashing its price already, they must have shipped a ton more than that. While we're at overshipping, PSP2i 2nd week isn't good enough either, its going to take discounts and time to clear that shipment (~375k).

3DS way stronger than I thought, its a bigger 2nd week than DS (181k) and that was a December week. Nintendogs and Musou for legs as expected.

Probably going to jinx it but really great outcome for so many Musou entries in short time (Gundam 3, Samurai 3 Z, Samurai Chronicles), next up Dynasty 7 tomorrow.

[Chris1964]

The percentages are wrong... -edit- Nevermind, I'm wrong :(

I don't do them manually -> there is no way they are wrong.

[M.I.S.]

Wii needs new colors. And a price drop.

What colours have been released in Japan thus far?

Will we have Link Green, Triforce Yellow, Zelda Grey incoming?

PS3 20 -25k seem to be normal figure now.

Can this new baseline be solely attributed to PS3 slim? If so, Sony should be applauded. [Did you hear that Mr Nintendo?]

[idwl]

Why has Nintendo not redesigned the Wii yet?

[Cyborg]

Sony is doing a good job. Whats up with the 3DS

[king zell]

so Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition sold more than the console version, i think this is great for capcom and the 3DS

[Matt]

Why has Nintendo not redesigned the Wii yet?

The system was so packed together already, they can't really make it smaller. What else would they change?

[slaughterking]

Now I wont act overly surprised at Disgaeas front-loaded nature, but I guess I was still hoping its great opening would lead to a somewhat more substantial second week. :(

[Master Milk]

14. / 04. [PS3] Disgaea 4 (Nippon Ichi Software) {2011.02.24} - 12.461 / 91.886 (-84%)

So is Nippon Ichi going to die? Please say no.

[cvxfreak]

3DS still sold out no matter where I go in Tokyo or Yokohama.

[Chris1964]

so Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition sold more than the console version, i think this is great for capcom and the 3DS

Sold more than 360 version

Famitsu
{2010.04.26 - 2010.12.26} 0047. [PS3] Super Street Fighter IV (Capcom) {2010.04.28} - 80.103 / 153.924
{2010.04.26 - 2010.12.26} 0051. [360] Super Street Fighter IV (Capcom) {2010.04.28} - 29.697 / 42.928

Media Create
{2010.04.26 - 2010.05.16} 0056. [PS3] Super Street Fighter IV (Capcom) {2010.04.28} - 80.882 / 113.183
{2011.02.21 - 2011.03.06} 0004. [3DS] Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition (Capcom) {2011.02.26} - 44.649 / 61.624
{2010.04.26 - 2010.05.02} 0062. [360] Super Street Fighter IV (Capcom) {2010.04.28} - 28.454 / 28.454

[test_account]

Can this new baseline be solely attributed to PS3 slim? If so, Sony should be applauded. [Did you hear that Mr Nintendo?]

The PS3 Slim probably has something to do with it, but the pricedrop and good content probably also helped much.

[Cosmonaut X]

so Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition sold more than the console version, i think this is great for capcom and the 3DS

I didn't have figures to hand, but is that right? Good result, although it obviously benefits from launch-period-itis.

EDIT:

Ah, it's not right! Not sure if it will carry on trucking up to the level of the PS3 version, but 100k-odd looks in sight.

[Lord-Audie]

Surprised to see dissidia selling that well.

Up to this point I thought it was a ps3 game. That's how much i knew about the game.

[Chris1964]

Surprised to see dissidia selling that well. Up to this point I thought it was a ps3 game. That's how much i knew about the game.

You think it sold well?

[Vinci]

Why has Nintendo not redesigned the Wii yet?

And do what with it?

[Alrus]

Surprised to see dissidia selling that well. Up to this point I thought it was a ps3 game. That's how much i knew about the game.

It's a far cry from the first one, I don't think Square is really happy with the results :/

[M.I.S.]

There's nothing wrong with the size of the Wii (oooh matron!!!!).

Given that there's only one title in the top 20, it's a wonder that weekly sales haven't dropped below 10,000.

[faridmon]

Surprised to see dissidia selling that well. That's how much i knew about the game.

You still don't know much.
That sales is not that great. But again, its just an expansion and not a full fledged game.

And do what with it?

HD it.

They're selling it as a true sequel. Universal Tuning was sold as an expansion.

Yeah, apparantly from the impression thread. It really feel like they have expanded on things rather than adding stuff that makes it wortrh the full price.

Maybe I should I have said '' it feels like an expansion'' rather than ''It is an expansion''

[Kilrogg]

And do what with it?

Now that's mean.

[Chris1964]

Mixing famitsu with Media Create the only system with best second week is GBA.

You still don't know much. That sales is not that great. But again, its just an expansion and not a full fledged game.

I haven't followed the game but I was under the impression it was a true sequel.

[idwl]

Well I'm not sure about the innards of the wii, but im sure the ten year old tech can be made smaller now. And into an even slimmer casing. Remove the GC ports, new paint job etc.
My wii's gpu is fried, so have artifacting all over my games. So hoping the release that lime green wii they showed when the wii was first announced. Hopefully they make it a zelda bundle *droool*

[Stumpokapow]

I haven't followed the game but I was under the impression it was a true sequel.

They're selling it as a true sequel. Universal Tuning was sold as an expansion.

[Brazil]

Well I'm not sure about the innards of the wii, but im sure the ten year old tech can be made smaller now. And into an even slimmer casing. Remove the GC ports, new paint job etc. My wii's gpu is fried, so have artifacting all over my games. So hoping the release that lime green wii they showed when the wii was first announced. Hopefully they make it a zelda bundle *droool*

I don't think they'd ever remove the GC ports.

... But they've done it with handhelds, so what do I know.

[allan-bh]

3DS is sold out or not?

[Phoenician_Viking]

Did Dissidia help PSP hardware? Dissidia seems low to do that.

[Chris1964]

Did Dissidia help PSP hardware? Dissidia seems low to do that.

[Kurosaki Ichigo]

Congratulations to Orgen on both the ranking by units and by points/percentages. Such a flawless victory that 12k off overall screams of forbidden time travel machine abuse.

Results		By Units			By Points	
1	 12000	Orgen			 38,59%	Orgen
2	 33000	Road			 58,88%	u_neek
3	 39674	FINALFANTASYDOG		 63,83%	Road
4	 57000	Kenka			110,29%	Chris1964
5	 62911	Chris1964		114,73%	FINALFANTASYDOG
6	 67000	u_neek			118,63%	Kurosaki Ichigo
7	 85000	lunchwithyuzo		121,51%	lunchwithyuzo
8	 88000	Kurosaki Ichigo		132,19%	Kenka
9	195000	duckroll		166,47%	duckroll

02/28-03/06	Sales	Chris	Orgen	Kuro	Road	lunch	duckr	Kenka	u_nee	FINAL
NDS Digimon X	36000	45678	37000	32000	39000	44000	25000	27000	30000	34987
PSP Dissidia012	286000	321098	289000	347000	299000	333000	450000	312000	340000	287353
PSP Star Driver	21000	34567	28000	37000	29000	33000	6000	41000	25000	38443
PS3 Samurai 4	70000	65432	71000	77000	79000	88000	65000	68000	67000	89865
								
Difference	0	62911	12000	88000	33000	85000	195000	57000	67000	39674
										
Difference (%)	0,00%	110,29%	38,59%	118,63%	63,83%	121,51%	166,47%	132,19%	58,88%	114,73%
										
NDS Digimon X	0	9678	1000	-4000	3000	8000	-11000	-9000	-6000	-1013
PSP Dissidia012	0	35098	3000	61000	13000	47000	164000	26000	54000	1353
PSP Star Driver	0	13567	7000	16000	8000	12000	-15000	20000	4000	17443
PS3 Samurai 4	0	-4568	1000	7000	9000	18000	-5000	-2000	-3000	19865

Past Predictions Results:
02/21-02/27 Predictions Results
02/07-02/13 Predictions Results
01/31-02/06 Predictions Results
Prediction League Results 2009-2010

[Cosmonaut X]

Well I'm not sure about the innards of the wii, but im sure the ten year old tech can be made smaller now. And into an even slimmer casing. Remove the GC ports, new paint job etc. My wii's gpu is fried, so have artifacting all over my games. So hoping the release that lime green wii they showed when the wii was first announced. Hopefully they make it a zelda bundle *droool*

Removing the GC ports wouldn't do a great deal for slimming the system down - the DVD drive pretty much locks it at the size it is, not the GC legacy hardware or the other internals.

It can't get smaller, but there's perhaps something you could do with a refreshed design - same size, new casing material/colours, redesign of the case lines - more rounded, less angular... Couple that with a true price drop - not the measly one it had the other year - start pushing the system on its back-catalogue of rather fantastic first-party games, as well as the few third-party standouts, and offer bundles for major upcoming releases - Just Dance 2, Goldeneye (both NCL releases in Japan), Skyward Sword etc. - as well as maybe bundling with older, still-popular software (a yellow special edition bundled with DKCR, for example).

[Chris1964]

Next week's releases {2011.03.17}

[3DS] Steel Diver (Nintendo)
[3DS] Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory (Ubisoft)

[NDS] Powerful Golf (Konami)
[NDS] Gakken Hangul Sanmai DS: Kiki-Tore & Shoki-Tore (Gakken)
[NDS] Gakken Hangul-Go Sanmai DS: Kiki-Tore & Shoki-Tore (Gakken)
[NDS] Keshisasu-Kun: Battle Kas-tival [Best Selection] (Konami)

[PSP] Hanaoni: Koisomeru Koku - Eikyuu no Shirushi (Idea Factory)
[PSP] Neo Angelique: Special [Koei Tecmo the Best] (Koei Tecmo)
[PSP] Army of Two: The 40th Day [Best Version] (Electronic Arts)

[PS3] Yakuza: Of the End (Sega)
[PS3] MotorStorm: Apocalypse (SCE)
[PS3] Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening (Spike)
[PS3] Slotter Chou Mania: Antonio Inoki ga Genki ni Suru Pachi-Slot Ki (Dorart)

[zero_suit]

3DS is sold out or not?

Couple posts up..

3DS still sold out no matter where I go in Tokyo or Yokohama.

[cvxfreak]

The software installed inside the 3DS is actually quite fun and I believe that they are selling just as many systems as the traditional software is. Together they effectively make the 3DS's equivalent of Wii Sports.

[faridmon]

I haven't followed the game but I was under the impression it was a true sequel.

They are selling it as a true sequel. However, it is an expanded of the same same meaning the tuned it to make it more balanced, added charcters and other fanservice, etc...

the actual expansion is unversal tuning, i think

Sorry for the mixed up.

[Chris1964]

The software installed inside the 3DS is actually quite fun and I believe that they are selling just as many systems as the traditional software is. Together they effectively make the 3DS's equivalent of Wii Sports.

AR games are fun but I got bored of them after a few minutes. But again there were only 2 AR games available.

[sixteen-bit]

Dissidia losing popularity?

[M.I.S.]

The software installed inside the 3DS is actually quite fun and I believe that they are selling just as many systems as the traditional software is. Together they effectively make the 3DS's equivalent of Wii Sports.

Wii Sports is easily understood and communicated to the mass public. It's also great for multi-player. AR cards, by comparison, are just a distraction.

[Cosmonaut X]

The software installed inside the 3DS is actually quite fun and I believe that they are selling just as many systems as the traditional software is. Together they effectively make the 3DS's equivalent of Wii Sports.

Yeah, I've seen a few people suggesting just that. Interestingly, the first in-store displays I've seen for the 3DS over here in the UK prominently feature the AR Games, so I think they're going to be a big part of the launch push here. Like motion controls, others got there first, but I think Nintendo have brought it all together in one attractive package and made it a more appealing proposition than it was elsewhere.

Wii Sports is easily understood and communicated to the mass public. It's also great for multi-player. AR cards, by comparison, are just a distraction.

Really? AR is pretty easily understood - you point the 3DS at something and your livingroom/kitchen etc. becomes the game world. I'd agree that the batch of AR Games on the system won't have the lasting appeal of Wii Sports, but the initial "Wow!" factor and desire to show it off to other people is there...

[duckroll]

Look guys, don't worry about Dissidia012. It's fine. 286k isn't that bad when we consider that it is being released in March, compared to Dissidia's December release. Dissidia's first week at the peak December period in 2008 was only 485k anyway. This game will have mad legs, and could sell over 2 million copies when all is said and done. It's really good, and once gamers hear about how awesome Laguna and Gilgamesh are, they'll probably rush out and buy it. Don't be surprised to see the game on the Top10 charts all the way to December. Square Enix has another solid winner.

[flyinpiranha]

I know it's been said before but I'm still amazed the switch to handhelds that Japan has made.