[Chris1964]

Media Create Sales: Week 40, 2012 (Oct 01 - Oct 07)

01./00. [PS3] Resident Evil 6 <ADV> (Capcom) {2012.10.04} (¥7.990) - 634.933 / NEW
02./00. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2013 <SPT> (Konami) {2012.10.04} (¥7.980) - 223.884 / NEW
03./00. [PSP] Summon Night 3 <SLG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.10.04} (¥3.990) - 51.453 / NEW
04./00. [PSP] Sol Trigger <RPG> (Image Epoch) {2012.10.04} (¥6.279) - 42.037 / NEW
05./00. [360] Resident Evil 6 <ADV> (Capcom) {2012.10.04} (¥7.990) - 41.652 / NEW
06./03. [3DS] Style Savvy: Trendsetters <ETC> (Nintendo) {2012.09.27} (¥4.800) - 34.288 / 100.196 (-48%)
07./05. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥4.800) - 29.978 / 1.217.056 (-18%)
08./01. [PSP] SD Gundam G Generation: Overworld <SLG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.09.27} (¥6.280) - 28.730 / 238.545 (-86%)
09./00. [PS3] F1 2012 <RCE> (Codemasters) {2012.10.04} (¥7.770) - 14.454 / NEW
10./12. [NDS] Pokemon Black 2 / White 2 <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2012.06.23} (¥4.800) - 12.208 / 2.789.367 (-9%)
11./15. [3DS] Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-Tachi Kara Nigekire! <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.05} (¥5.040) - 11.385 / 171.912 (+26%)
12./11. [3DS] Art Academy: Lessons for Everyone <HOB> (Nintendo) {2012.09.13} (¥3.800) - 10.367 / 78.759 (-24%)
13./02. [PS3] Dead or Alive 5 # <FTG> (Koei Tecmo) {2012.09.27} (¥8.190) - 9.490 / 76.076 (-86%)
14./08. [PSP] Final Fantasy III <RPG> (Square Enix) {2012.09.20} (¥3.990) - 7.496 / 69.070 (-55%)
15./18. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.12} (¥5.040) - 6.891 / 229.265 (-7%)
16./16. [PS3] Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning <RPG> (Spike Chunsoft) {2012.09.20} (¥8.190) - 6.559 / 36.011 (-25%)
17./00. [PSP] Entaku no Seito: The Eternal Legend <RPG> (Kadokawa Games) {2012.10.04} (¥6.090) - 5.725 / NEW
18./14. [3DS] Medarot 7: Kabuto / Kuwagata <RPG> (Rocket Company) {2012.09.13} (¥6.090) - 5.676 / 82.205 (-39%)
19./20. [3DS] Brain Age: Concentration Training <HOB> (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥3.800) - 5.345 / 174.152 (-18%)
20./19. [WII] Dragon Quest X: Mezameshi Itsutsu no Shuzoku Online # <RPG> (Square Enix) {2012.08.02} (¥6.980) - 5.184 / 567.930 (-22%)
21./06. [PS3] Sleeping Dogs <ACT> (Square Enix) {2012.09.27} (¥7.980)
22./26. [3DS] Kobitodzukan: Kobito Kansatsu Set <ETC> (Nippon Columbia) {2012.07.26} (¥5.040)
23./23. [3DS] Samurai Warriors: Chronicles 2nd <ACT> (Koei Tecmo) {2012.09.13} (¥6.090)
24./17. [PS3] Tekken Tag Tournament 2 <FTG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.09.13} (¥7.980)
25./22. [WII] Wii Sports Resort with Wii Remote Plus # <SPT> (Nintendo) {2010.11.11} (¥5.800)
26./04. [PSV] Ys: Foliage Ocean in Celceta # <RPG> (Nihon Falcom) {2012.09.27} (¥7.140)
27./28. [WII] Mario Party 9 <ETC> (Nintendo) {2012.04.26} (¥5.800)
28./29. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 <RCE> (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.800)
29./13. [PSV] Earth Defense Force 3 Portable <ACT> (D3 Publisher) {2012.09.27} (¥6.090)
30./30. [WII] Just Dance Wii 2 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2012.07.26} (¥5.800)
31./25. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate # <ACT> (Capcom) {2011.12.10} (¥5.800)
32./07. [PSP] Koi to Senkyo to Chocolate Portable # <ADV> (Kadokawa Games) {2012.09.27} (¥6.279)
33./31. [3DS] Little Battlers eXperience: Explosive Boost <RPG> (Level 5) {2012.07.05} (¥4.400)
34./37. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Definitive Edition # <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2011.11.23} (¥5.040)
35./39. [3DS] Super Mario 3D Land # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2011.11.03} (¥4.800)
36./32. [WII] Kirby's Dream Collection: Special Edition <ACT> (Nintendo) {2012.07.19} (¥3.800)
37./21. [PSV] Nobunaga's Ambition: Way of Heaven with Power-Up Kit <SLG> (Koei Tecmo) {2012.09.27} (¥7.140)
38./09. [PSV] Earth Defense Force 3 Portable - Double-enlistment Pack <ACT> (D3 Publisher) {2012.09.27} (¥7.329)
39./00. [PSP] Confidential Money: 300-Hi de 3000-Man Dol Kasegu Houhou # <ADV> (Idea Factory) {2012.10.04} (¥6.090)
40./36. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D # <RPG> (Square Enix) {2012.05.31} (¥5.490)
41./24. [NDS] Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.09.27} (¥5.040)
42./40. [PS3] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - Dubbed Edition (Bargain Edition) <ACT> (Square Enix) {2012.09.06} (¥3.990)
43./50. [WII] Super Smash Bros. Brawl <FTG> (Nintendo) {2008.01.31} (¥6.800)
44./44. [PS3] Assassin's Creed I + II Welcome Pack <ACT> (Ubisoft) {2012.07.19} (¥2.940)
45./42. [3DS] Rune Factory 4: A Fantasy Harvest Moon <SLG> (Marvelous Entertainment) {2012.07.19} (¥5.229)
46./00. [PS3] Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition (PlayStation 3 the Best) <ADV> (Capcom) {2010.11.11} (¥2.990)
47./45. [3DS] Nintendogs + Cats: French Bulldog / Shiba / Toy Poodle & New Friends <ETC> (Nintendo) {2011.02.26} (¥4.800)
48./00. [WII] Kirby's Return to Dream Land <ACT> (Nintendo) {2011.10.27} (¥5.800)
49./43. [PS3] Call of Duty: Black Ops - Dubbed Edition (New Price Edition) <ACT> (Square Enix) {2012.09.06} (¥2.940)
50./00. [PSP] God Eater: Burst (PSP the Best) <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2011.09.15} (¥2.800)

Top 50

3DS - 16
PS3 - 11
PSP - 8
WII - 8
PSV - 4
NDS - 2
360 - 1

SOFTWARE

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|System | This Week  | Last Week  | Last Year  |     YTD    |  Last YTD  |
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|  ALL  |  1.450.707 |    884.000 |  1.026.000 | 36.035.000 | 34.397.000 |
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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 # |     63.669 |     80.175 |     53.540 |  3.325.235 |  2.017.645 |   7.607.378 |
|  PS3  |     42.218 |      8.935 |     29.435 |    854.487 |  1.052.610 |   8.490.872 |
| PSP # |     17.769 |     23.061 |     26.780 |    622.509 |  1.557.448 |  19.351.893 |
|  PSV  |      7.957 |     14.469 |            |    562.133 |            |   1.002.119 |
|  360  |      4.894 |        742 |      1.346 |     55.635 |     88.513 |   1.591.680 |
|  WII  |      4.849 |      5.421 |     10.080 |    407.642 |    528.746 |  12.570.863 |
|  PS2  |        894 |      1.103 |      1.326 |     46.283 |     61.465 |  21.820.390 |
| NDS # |        674 |        794 |      3.944 |     62.798 |    594.301 |  32.871.284 |
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|  ALL  |    142.924 |    134.700 |    126.451 |  5.936.722 |  5.900.728 | 105.306.479 |
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| 3DSLL |     39.046 |     55.353 |            |    692.038 |            |     692.038 |
|  3DS  |     24.623 |     24.822 |     53.540 |  2.633.197 |  2.017.645 |   6.915.340 |
| DSiLL |        344 |        365 |      2.175 |     34.669 |    307.826 |   2.328.988 |
|  DSi  |        330 |        429 |      1.718 |     28.129 |    266.160 |   5.862.179 |
|  PSP  |     17.769 |     23.061 |     26.780 |    622.509 |  1.541.908 |  19.175.906 |
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Famitsu Sales: Week 41, 2012 (Oct 01 - Oct 07)

01./00. [PS3] Resident Evil 6 <ADV> (Capcom) {2012.10.04} (¥7.990) - 643.802 / NEW
02./00. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2013 <SPT> (Konami) {2012.10.04} (¥7.980) - 234.383 / NEW
03./00. [PSP] Summon Night 3 <RPG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.10.04} (¥3.990) - 39.532 / NEW
04./00. [PSP] Sol Trigger <RPG> (Image Epoch) {2012.10.04} (¥6.279) - 38.691 / NEW
05./02. [3DS] Style Savvy: Trendsetters <ETC> (Nintendo) {2012.09.27} (¥4.800) - 30.987 / 103.168 (-57%)
06./05. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥4.800) - 30.533 / 1.233.412 (-7%)
07./00. [360] Resident Evil 6 <ADV> (Capcom) {2012.10.04} (¥7.990) - 28.609 / NEW
08./01. [PSP] SD Gundam G Generation: Overworld <SLG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.09.27} (¥6.280) - 25.596 / 228.483 (-87%)
09./13. [3DS] Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-Tachi Kara Nigekire! <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.05} (¥5.040) - 13.103 / 165.086 (+47%)
10./00. [PS3] F1 2012 <RCE> (Codemasters) {2012.10.04} (¥7.770) - 11.984 / NEW
11./12. [NDS] Pokemon Black 2 / White 2 <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2012.06.23} (¥4.800) - 10.324 / 2.764.919 (-8%)
12./10. [3DS] Art Academy: Lessons for Everyone <HOB> (Nintendo) {2012.09.13} (¥3.800) - 9.653 / 84.021 (-34%)
13./03. [PS3] Dead or Alive 5 # <FTG> (Koei Tecmo) {2012.09.27} (¥8.190) - 9.176 / 69.974 (-85%)
14./07. [PSP] Final Fantasy III <RPG> (Square Enix) {2012.09.20} (¥3.990) - 8.211 / 71.666 (-52%)
15./16. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.12} (¥5.040) - 6.942 / 235.407 (-11%)
16./06. [PSV] Earth Defense Force 3 Portable # <ACT> (D3 Publisher) {2012.09.27} (¥6.090) - 5.817 / 35.692 (-81%)
17./00. [PSP] Entaku no Seito: The Eternal Legend <RPG> (Kadokawa Games) {2012.10.04} (¥6.090) - 5.619 / NEW
18./22. [3DS] Kobitodzukan: Kobito Kansatsu Set <ETC> (Nippon Columbia) {2012.07.26} (¥5.040) - 5.134 / 111.854 (+9%)
19./14. [3DS] Medarot 7: Kabuto / Kuwagata <RPG> (Rocket Company) {2012.09.13} (¥6.090) - 5.103 / 93.702 (-43%)
20./17. [PS3] Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning <RPG> (Spike Chunsoft) {2012.09.20} (¥8.190) - 4.914 / 28.922 (-33%)
21./21. [WII] Wii Sports Resort # <SPT> (Nintendo) {2009.06.25} (¥4.800) - 4.437 / 3.010.283 (-8%)
22./08. [PS3] Sleeping Dogs <ACT> (Square Enix) {2012.09.27} (¥7.980) - 4.366 / 20.697 (-73%)
23./00. [360] The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim <RPG> (Bethesda Softworks) {2011.12.08} (¥7.980) - 4.192 / 58.235
24./18. [3DS] Brain Age: Concentration Training <HOB> (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥3.800) - 4.123 / 173.949 (-24%)
25./04. [PSV] Ys: Foliage Ocean in Celceta # <RPG> (Nihon Falcom) {2012.09.27} (¥7.140) - 4.099 / 42.905 (-89%)
26./00. [360] Forza Motorsport 4 # <RCE> (Microsoft Game Studios) {2011.10.13} (¥7.140) - 4.080 / 31.189
27./15. [PS3] Tekken Tag Tournament 2 <FTG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.09.13} (¥7.980) - 4.047 / 97.661 (-52%)
28./19. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate # <ACT> (Capcom) {2011.12.10} (¥5.800) - 3.813 / 1.568.788 (-24%)
29./24. [WII] Dragon Quest X: Mezameshi Itsutsu no Shuzoku Online # <RPG> (Square Enix) {2012.08.02} (¥6.980) - 3.386 / 601.510 (-27%)
30./25. [3DS] Samurai Warriors: Chronicles 2nd <ACT> (Koei Tecmo) {2012.09.13} (¥6.090) - 3.359 / 53.096 (-25%)

Top 30

3DS - 10
PS3 - 7
PSP - 5
360 - 3
PSV - 2
WII - 2
NDS - 1

HARDWARE

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|System | This Week  | Last Week  | Last Year  |     YTD    |  Last YTD  |     LTD     |
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| 3DS # |     58.233 |     77.183 |     50.916 |  3.440.114 |  2.028.570 |   7.575.853 |
|  PS3  |     43.870 |      9.380 |     28.492 |    940.295 |  1.055.624 |   8.357.443 |
| PSP # |     16.596 |     20.954 |     26.799 |    691.708 |  1.519.902 |  18.928.816 |
|  PSV  |      8.118 |     12.939 |            |    552.471 |            |     955.265 |
|  360  |      4.568 |        484 |      1.501 |     46.881 |     92.371 |   1.567.619 |
|  WII  |      4.282 |      5.041 |     10.807 |    419.348 |    617.764 |  12.587.091 |
| NDS # |        275 |        202 |      2.178 |     25.772 |    685.917 |  32.861.274 |
|  PS2  |        274 |        482 |        859 |     20.158 |     49.737 |  21.974.449 |
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|  ALL  |    136.216 |    126.665 |    121.552 |  6.136.747 |  6.049.885 | 104.807.810 |
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|  DSi  |        275 |        202 |      2.178 |     25.772 |    659.038 |   8.270.970 |
|  PSP  |     16.596 |     20.954 |     26.799 |    691.708 |  1.499.779 |  18.768.241 |
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Media Create Sales: Week 39, 2012 (Sep 24 - Sep 30)

[Exterminieren]

Is this the first time the 360 outsold the Wii?

Also; holy shit, what an RE6 opening.

[cvxfreak]

[schuelma]

yay!!

[Heart Attack]

holy shit at RE6. How does it compare to RE5?

[Seda]

Xbox outsells Wii, heh.

[RukusProvider]

Low HW bump for PS3 considering both RE6, WES and new HW hit, no?

[Erethian]

Blatant double-posting again for this thread.

Combined LTD total for RE5: 644381
Combined first week total for RE6: 672411

[Pranay_]

Re6 Well deserved

[alfredofroylan]

Amazing numbers for RE6, Vita back to sub 10k numbers, also Ys, Earth Defense Force and Nubunaga dropped quite hard.

Xbox outsells Wii, heh.

WiiU official preorders are pretty much a death sentence for Wii in Japan, wonder if they'll stop Wii production this year.

[schuelma]

Lost in the Resident Evil sales, that has to be somewhere near the lowest Vita sales right?

[Tratorn]

holy shit at RE6. How does it compare to RE5?

From last weeks thread:

Combined LTD total for RE5: 644381 Combined first week total for RE6: 672411

edit: beaten. :<

[RurouniZel]

Yep, brand recognition still matters. Amazing that the 3DS still outsold the competition considering the software charts this week. o_O

And apparently people still have 360s in Japan? Shocking!

[Foshy]

Predicted 666'666 for RE6, would have been pretty accurate if it were for first week and not 3 weeks :/

06./03. [3DS] Style Savvy: Trendsetters <ETC> (Nintendo) {2012.09.27} (¥4.800) - 34.288 / 100.196 (-48%)

That's pretty good as far as legs go, right?

Lost in the Resident Evil sales, that has to be somewhere near the lowest Vita sales right?

I think so.

[manueldelalas]

What will be the next game that puts VITA over 9000 again?

[jett]

holy shit

really undeserved

[Galang]

Wow, massive resident evil 6 sales.

[duckroll]

So RE6 on PS3 almost doubles on the RE5 PS3 opening, but on the 360 sales have dropped to about 1/3 of RE5 360's opening week. It's going to be really, really hard for MS to have any worthwhile presence in Japan in the future imo. They were making some progress a few years back, but they've basically flushed it all away. I really don't envision the next MS console even being marketed much in Japan at all.

[Road]

                                   FIRST WEEK       LTD

[PS3] Final Fantasy XIII         -  1,516,532 / 1,905,979  {2009-12-17}  (Square Enix)
[PS3] Resident Evil 6            -    643,802 /      NEW   {2012-10-04}  (Capcom)
[PS3] One Piece: Pirate Warriors -    627,214 /   812,530  {2012-03-01}  (Bandai Namco)
[PS3] Final Fantasy XIII-2       -    605,660 /   840,670  {2011-12-15}  (Square Enix)
[PS3] Tales of Xillia            -    512,544 /   654,882  {2011-09-08}  (Bandai Namco)


[PS3] Pro Evolution Soccer 2008  -    144,839 /   316,533  {2007-11-22}  (Konami)
[PS3] Pro Evolution Soccer 2009  -    175,363 /   405,653  {2008-11-27}  (Konami)
[PS3] Pro Evolution Soccer 2010  -    234,508 /   438,552  {2009-11-05}  (Konami)
[PS3] Pro Evolution Soccer 2011  -    229,076 /   450,184  {2010-10-28}  (Konami)
[PS3] Pro Evolution Soccer 2012  -    268,542 /   479,473  {2011-10-06}  (Konami)
[PS3] Pro Evolution Soccer 2013  -    234,383 /      NEW   {2012-10-04}  (Konami)


[NDS] Summon Night               -     43,842 /    69,076  {2008-04-24}  (Banpresto)
[NDS] Summon Night 2             -     28,188 /    51,568  {2008-08-07}  (Banpresto)
[PSP] Summon Night 3             -     39,532 /      NEW   {2012-10-04}  (Bandai Namco)


[PS3] F1 2010                    -     31,850 /    58,344  {2010-10-07}  (Codemasters)
[PS3] F1 2011                    -     23,001 /    36,772  {2011-10-06}  (Codemasters)
[PS3] F1 2012                    -     11,984 /    11,984  {2012-10-04}  (Codemasters)

[Lupin3]

Still impressed by OG 3DS numbers.

[mugurumakensei]

Lost in the Resident Evil sales, that has to be somewhere near the lowest Vita sales right?

It's in the 6-8k range. Vita is stable.

Edit: Being serious, the lowest Vita range was like 6xxx.

[Erethian]

Will be interesting to see what legs RE6 has, though. Is the review score on 4Gamer from a review aggregate, from user reviews, or the 4Gamer review? (assuming 4Gamer does reviews)

[Beysus]

Has the redesigned Ps3 hit Japan yet?

[Foshy]

Vita just broke 1m LTD.

[sajj316]

Vita over a million LTD .. we going to party now like it's 1998!

[Exterminieren]

Low HW bump for PS3 considering both RE6, WES and new HW hit, no?

It had a x5 bump.

I think that's about as much as can be expected for PS3 from here on out.

[schuelma]

Will be interesting to see what legs RE6 has, though. Is the review score on 4Gamer from a review aggregate, from user reviews, or the 4Gamer review? (assuming 4Gamer does reviews)

It will most likely have horrible legs, but it doesn't matter at this point.

[BowieZ]

umm what happened to the 2 Vita titles that were in the Top 10 last week lol

one of them dropped from an opening of 42000 to under 5000

[Sadist]

OH how I missed you girls

[Foshy]

It had a x5 bump. I think that's about as much as can be expected for PS3 from here on out.

Yeah, pretty much. I think at this point, nearly everyone who wanted a PS3 at some point already has one.

[StreetsAhead]

3DS LL YTD: 692.038
Vita YTD: 562.133

And the gap gets bigger and bigger and bigger. At least it scrapped through to a million this week.

11./15. [3DS] Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-Tachi Kara Nigekire! <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.05} (¥5.040) - 11.385 / 171.912 (+26%)

I will never understand.

[duckroll]

I'm actually curious now, can someone post a comparison of major multiplatform PS360 games which had simultaneous releases in the last 4-5 years? Major being say... games where it sold over 200k on at least one platform. Thanks. :)

[test_account]

Will be interesting to see what legs RE6 has, though. Is the review score on 4Gamer from a review aggregate, from user reviews, or the 4Gamer review? (assuming 4Gamer does reviews)

They are user reviews. I dont think they mean that much. RE6 for Xbox 360 is currently at 10 out of 100 in review score for example.

[frankie_baby]

It's in the 6-8k range. Vita is stable. Edit: Being serious, the lowest Vita range was like 6xxx.

Vita did actually do sub 6k one week though that may have been famitsu numbers

[Aostia]

Great performances for RE6, good bump for PS3 with the new model and good result for WE13.
I knew that PS3 were starting a very good period

Strong 3DS sales, btw

[LayLa]

Will be interesting to see what legs RE6 has, though. Is the review score on 4Gamer from a review aggregate, from user reviews, or the 4Gamer review? (assuming 4Gamer does reviews)

i don't think i've ever seen a game with a "score" of 10 charting before! is this like those amazon.jp troll reviews?

[Lord_Byron28]

Low HW bump for PS3 considering both RE6, WES and new HW hit, no?

Not really. There have been several resident evil titles released on the PS3 at this point most RE fans own the console. Anyway impressive RE6 sales, much deserved. I expect it to have poor legs though.

[Nibel]

Seeing RE6 with those numbers hurts

[Sho_Nuff82]

So RE6 on PS3 almost doubles on the RE5 PS3 opening, but on the 360 sales have dropped to about 1/3 of RE5 360's opening week. It's going to be really, really hard for MS to have any worthwhile presence in Japan in the future imo. They were making some progress a few years back, but they've basically flushed it all away. I really don't envision the next MS console even being marketed much in Japan at all.

Will MS ever invest in an actual Japanese gaming studio? Because a regular influx of Japanese games is the only thing that can ever reverse their fortunes.

Wow at RE6. And to think, all this time we thought it was Japanese gamers enamored with the old tank controls.

[Erethian]

Lost in the Resident Evil sales, that has to be somewhere near the lowest Vita sales right?

A quick check of garaph reveals it's close to it, yeah. Here are the lower numbers

Media Create:
6,340
6,347
6,675
7,551

Famitsu:
5,849
5,879
6,089
6,413

All of them were in May, though Famitsu had the Vita at 8.1k (or there abouts) for a couple of weeks in mid-April.

[Boney]

ORC sure hurt the brand.

[RukusProvider]

So RE6 on PS3 almost doubles on the RE5 PS3 opening, but on the 360 sales have dropped to about 1/3 of RE5 360's opening week. It's going to be really, really hard for MS to have any worthwhile presence in Japan in the future imo. They were making some progress a few years back, but they've basically flushed it all away. I really don't envision the next MS console even being marketed much in Japan at all.

Don't see a reason why they would exhaust the same level of effort into Japan going forward as they did this generation. They worked hard to secure japanese support this gen and with their sales success WW over previous gen, they're guaranteed Japanese support on western audience games.

Next gen their goal should be focus on keeping the US in control while making more headway into mainland Europe.

If at the beginning of this gen it would be clear that western devs would be dominating the scene MS likely wouldn't have invested the time and money they did into Japan to secure developer support. However, they went with the safe bet to secure support.

[Dr. Zoidberg]

It's going to be really, really hard for MS to have any worthwhile presence in Japan in the future imo. They were making some progress a few years back, but they've basically flushed it all away.

Were they really making all that much progress? They paid for a ton of exclusive JRPGs and it didn't seem to help all that much at all.

I think MS feels they would always be second or third fiddle in Japan no matter how much they spend so therefore it's not worth the investment. And personally, I think their assessment is probably correct. Sony and Nintendo would both have to completely implode in order for Durango to have any chance to truly succeed there.

Does anyone have a plan for Durango that would have a realistic, actual chance for success in Japan?

[allan-bh]

Huge RE 6 sales. Don't Deserved.

PS3 4000 Meh.

[duckroll]

Will MS ever invest in an actual Japanese gaming studio? Because a regular influx of Japanese games is the only thing that can ever reverse their fortunes. Wow at RE6. And to think, all this time we thought it was Japanese gamers enamored with the old tank controls.

Speaking of investing in Japanese studios, whatever happened to Crimson Dragon? A few months back it was delayed a week before it was due to be released on XBLA. The developers said it was not a development issue, but a business decision, and that more details would be announced later. And we've heard nothing. Months have gone by, not a word, and MS wasn't even at TGS this year. Canned?

[Foshy]

ORC sure hurt the brand.

Now that you say it, what would have been RE6 numbers if ORC didn't happen? >900k first week? lol

[Lord_Byron28]

How does Vita compare to Dreamcast this week?

[I Stalk Alone]

It's in the 6-8k range. Vita is stable. Edit: Being serious, the lowest Vita range was like 6xxx.

would last month have been the best month for vita software wise? Is this month the biggest for ps3 software wise?

[BadWolf]

Low HW bump for PS3 considering both RE6, WES and new HW hit, no?

For a 6 year old console its doing pretty good, especially compared to Wii360.

[EVOL 100%]

Well, since Operation ShitCity sold pretty damn well too I can't say I'm surprised by those RE6 numbers. Still very impressive though.