Zevenberge
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Vita is once again below 10k whilst the 3DS is still well above 100k.
Rune Factory manages to keep on selling too.
Rune Factory manages to keep on selling too.
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Media Create Sales: Week 31, 2012 (Jul 30 - Aug 05)
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King Beyond the wall
Member
I agree that drastic action is needed as soon as possible, and that more and more studios are questioning the vita's sustainability (as we discussed in last weeks thread regarding the 'tales' series). We must remember, however, that Sony is in no position to make a price cut, they recently announced losses of, correct me if im wrong, $360m. There is little they can, but wait for the holidays and hopefully have games released then.
electroplankton
Banned
Sure, Nintendo said that (NSMB2 and 3DS XL to propel sales in the West).
NSMB2 could sell more, but it's not that it's not successful. We won't see DS and Wii numbers, but it should sell over time and reach also 3.5-4 mln which would be astonishing anyway, also considering the strength of 3D Land.
Bruno MB
Member
Resorting to its digital sales means that its sales are being disappointing.
PdotMichael
Banned
though FFXI is PS2 and PC.
walking fiend
Member
Yes, but there's a very hurdle along the way; Unlike FF XI which was released early in PS2 life cycle, DQX is released almost after the life cycle of Wii [and not to mention PC release which I suspect is the main reason game sold in the west]. So unless they are betting on the Wii U version, I don't believe we will see many people subscribing for a long time.
UncleSporky
Member
They have a good incentive to buy NSMB2 digitally over there, right? Something like getting a Mario VC game with it?
Considering they share the same world (Wii + Wii U user will play together, from what I heard) I really doubt that.
SkullplateMurray
Member
Why are the Famitsu and MC numbers for DQX so different?
Did one not count the Wii console bundle?
Did one not count the Wii console bundle?
michaelius
Banned
Will stay there till 30th August.
King Beyond the wall
Member
there were pictures of entire Walls in game stores filled with eshop download cards, plus the eshop broke down for a while on the day of mario's launch. This would suggest that digital sales must have been relatively strong, though, as I have argued, all this is simply speculation till nintendo give us numbers.
I think what I mean is have a major expansion come out day 1 when the Wii U version releases, while also making it available on the Wii.
Like MH Tri there were 2 versions to track, so maybe one of the trackers was really off in shipment numbers for one of the versions.
metalslimer
Member
Or Nintendo's servers were not prepared for that kind of data transfer even on a small scale. Have we seen the walls of download cards and what they look like now?
Well the digital excuse has been made fun in the past.
Well I think a HD DQX with some nifty touchpad features would be pretty good for the port. If they give it another advertising push it might very well sell to previous Wii users.
King Beyond the wall
Member
What? We don't know if it's sales are disappointing as we don't know the digital sales. Sure the physical sales are below the previous instalments, but they were not released digitally.
electroplankton
Banned
Also: impressive MH3G. It's selling really well over time, which is something I didn't expect... I mean, it was released in December.
I think Nintendo made a mistake with the release schedule in this regard and they may learn something from it. Not that I have any authority to talk for many people BUT, I'm skipping NSMB2 in favour of NSMB U - having two 2D Mario platformers so close together is a bit overkill right now, and the WiiU version looks much better graphically and gameplay. I wonder if I'm not the only one?
I wish we knew the digital sales though; it's kind of a unique situation because it's the first time Nintendo have done this with a full retail title and they've made a big deal about it, so the digital sales may actually be significant... or may not. Gah, the lack of info is killing!
They do in the weekly chart. Basically in the ranking shelf the first option is to look at what is selling recently (updated weekly, NSMB2 at 2 since it launched), the second what has sold best all time.
Of course another question is if the download cards are included. They could, since they're downloaded from the eShop, or they could not, since they're not paid via the eShop.
King Beyond the wall
Member
Valid point regarding nintendo's servers not being prepared, and i haven't seen any pictures of these stores post release. I just hope nintendo release numbers soon to settle this question.
alfredofroylan
Member
It was already posted:
[PS2] Final Fantasy XI (Square) {2002-05-16} - 63,958
Mmmh, maybe we can add this to 3DS lineup for the end of the year
http://andriasang.com/con267/style_savvy_3ds/
Someone call Sammy.
http://andriasang.com/con267/style_savvy_3ds/
Someone call Sammy.
Everyone keeps mentioning digital sales, but I figure at least the download cards sold at retailers should be part of these numbers.
Nothing against you in particular but posts like this one and many other in this topic make me think if people are really that ignorant or really have no idea how MMO sales on consoles usually work. Either way, before posting the same thing over and over again they should read this topic first...
Edit: Just to make it clear, MMO sales are lower but give the company a steady income of money because of the subscriptions. I doubt they even shipped anywhere over a million for now.
metalslimer
Member
Nintendo's casual team is kind of interesting with the 3DS with them only seeming to make sequels to DS games instead of new experiences (Nintendogs, Style Savvy, Brain Training, and Friend Collection). This is kind of its own interesting topic, but have they given up on trying to expand with the casual audience on handhelds?
GreenMakoEyes
Member
lower sales are to be expected for an online MMORPG, I think..
Nice bumps. Wii software is actually doing pretty well. Very few new releases, but the old releases just keep gliding along.
Good numbers for 3DS, wii and DQX. However, about the comparison with FFXI, doesn't FFXI needs the adapter and the HDD to work with the ps2? You can not even use the wifi with the ps2 if I remember correctly.
Happy to see that Digimon is doing well, I hope there will be a sequel and an European release.
09./08. [PSP] Digimon World Reigitize <RPG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.19} (¥5.230) - 17.508 / 134.362 (-44%)
Happy to see that Digimon is doing well, I hope there will be a sequel and an European release.
that will never happen
AdventureRacing
Member
Which will sell well but that doesn't have much to do with how no software is really getting boosted by the current spike in HW. Maybe everyone is just picking up NSMB2 (then again that would mean existing owners aren't really buying much of it). I just would have expected selling over 300K 3DS's in a 2 week period would have had more of an impact on software sales.
King Beyond the wall
Member
I believe they are not counted In the mc/ famitsu numbers.
Sammy Samusu
Member
The relatively meh reception of their most profitable game of all time?
Okay, now I understand your tag.
You didn't miss a chance to emphasize last week that NSMB2's opening sales are because NSMB games tend to sell the most on the days immediately after release and that it might very well hit 350k this week again.
Now it's short of that by more than 100k units and you already have the next "excuse"?
Of course, NSMB2 is far from a flop, even though the sales so far are definitely a little disappointing. But you're behaviour is a little amusing.
NSMB 2 sales are interesting, it has alot of "Mario" competition on the system right now with 3D Land, MK7 and also Mario Tennis Open. Paper Mario and Luigis Mansion are also to be released. But with the quality of the title and its userbase i dont see why these sales should disappoint - its still selling great even when the first one sold better. But the DS one was the first 2D platform in many years, not comparable to NSMB 2.
MasterSheen
Member
You need a 16gb memory stick for DQX.
The Praiseworthy
Member
You guys forgot something, FFXI was released on the PS2 AND PC.
In the other hand DQX is being released for the Wii at it's end life cycle... still no word ( for my record? ) for a WiiU and PC versions.
You realize this numbers are from 10 years ago for FF11 which has become the most profit FF game ever... right?
In the other hand DQX is being released for the Wii at it's end life cycle... still no word ( for my record? ) for a WiiU and PC versions.
You realize this numbers are from 10 years ago for FF11 which has become the most profit FF game ever... right?
Okay, now I understand your tag.
You didn't miss a chance to emphasize last week that NSMB2's opening sales are because NSMB games tend to sell the most on the days immediately after release and that it might very well hit 350k this week again.
Now it's short of that by more than 100k units and you already have the next "excuse"?
Of course, NSMB2 is far from a flop, even though the sales so far are definitely a little disappointing. But you're behaviour is a little amusing.
Saying that it could do 100k for many weeks it's not an excuse, knowing the type of game and how the others did through time. It's not a flop, obviously, but I think it's really early to say it's disappointing.
But yeah, I was wrong about 350k for its second week, this is true XD
Meccanical
Member
Monthly subscriptions generate more cash than you think.
Does Oni Training show up on the chart?
Aad
Member
So what constitutes as a 'flop' for 2D Mario in Japan, 1.000.000 LTD?
Which is ~900 yen compared to 16800 yen for the HDD. 3500 yen if you buy the official stick by SE. The usb memory also comes with the 8900 yen bundle version which seemed to be the preferred version by most buyers. The full DQX set is still priced in the range of a normal RPG, same wasn't true for FFXI.