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Well the Vita receives third party games. It's still doing fairly terribly (psp's software sales still outsell it). It's just the wii u is unique in it's total lack of support.
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Media Create Sales: Week 49, 2013 (Dec 02 - Dec 08)
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Well the Vita receives third party games. It's still doing fairly terribly (psp's software sales still outsell it). It's just the wii u is unique in it's total lack of support.
So far none, but I suppose they'll announce something in the next future. Ace Attorney 5 sold quite well for them, we all know Monster Hunter 4 has been a gigantic success...if even Square has started announcing 3DS games again recently (and I'd say even quite frequently), why not Capcom?
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Yeah seems like square even has plans for a trilogy considering they've trademarked Bravely third and have announced second. Plus this re-release actually did quite well for something that's essentially an enhanced edition of the original.
That race for the second last place!
The Vita is bleeding, thus it's the victor
Huh, that's what I thought, but I wasn't sure.
MH4G is assuredly coming, and presumably an Ace Attorney game, though I'll be interested to see what else (besides those two series) follows.
As for Square Enix, I feel they announced pretty much what I expected six months ago in terms of more DQ spin-offs and the Bravely Default sequel. The one surprise for me was that Theatrhythm was actually a 3DS game instead of an iOS/Android game, though that doesn't seem ridiculous given it sold pretty well up front in Japan on 3DS and can always be ported later. I don't feel they've announced anything unexpected yet though that would imply an increase of support over just releasing DQ games and BD, especially since they announced this would be the last Theatrhythm title.
You're going to be disappointed if you think the PS4 will light up Japan. It will have a weaker launch games wise compared to the PS3. Japan has moved on to handhelds and smartphones over the last few years. The PS4 has an incredible hype in the western market, but there's not a whole lot in Japan, hence why Sony delayed it to 2014. It might sell well at launch (which pretty much every system does, Wii U and Vita included), but it will struggle to hit PS3 LTD, unless Japan suddenly makes a 180 and goes back to consoles, which looks very unlikely at this point.
i can't find original la sales unfortunately. the only ladx numbers i have are from the year after it released. sales are probably closer to 300k-400k.
i feel that anything greater than 400k for albw would be a decent success. spirit tracks and phantom hourglass largely sold to a new userbase, i think.
StoppedInTracks
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Uncanny ratio.
Nightstick11
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Go Wii U Go! you can do it! It lives!
bigmit3737
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God Eater 2 is not doing so hot. I wonder if it will somehow get a bump and stay in the charts .
Cosmo Clock 21
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EXT and Revelaitons bombed just as badly on the other systems they released for, not just the 3DS. This seems like a recurring pattern for BBB Capcom titles recently. Them investing in the blue ocean of mobile gaming is starting to make a but more sense now.
LA : 540K
Should be shipment data.
I have great hopes fot ALBW as stated previously in this thread:
>700K
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Famitsu:
LADX: 315K
OoA/OoS: 375K/375K
How is selling +500k "not doing so good" ?
spyroflame0487
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Uncanny ratio.
Pacman confirmed for Smash.
Yeah, given that it will presumably not stop selling at least 5K a week for quite a while, I presume it will hit around the LTD of the last titles despite having a harder to work with platform situation.
razoftblend
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Nice DQX numbers for both systems. Also, I didn't think Attack on Titan would be that high.
I don't think the issue with AniHawk's statement was "the Vita is a force". There's a certain audience for the Vita, and it's not unreasonable to believe that games that fit that audience will do well there, perhaps even better than they could on 3DS.
The problem is that he attributed that to the PlayStation name, which the Vita has had even when at its worst. I think that the Vita's software lineup has more to do with inertia; developers who made stuff with the PSP will continue to make stuff for its successor unless they actively make a decision to move their support elsewhere (Square Enix and Konami to mobile, Capcom to 3DS and probably now to mobile). In the case of games with lengthy development like God Eater 2, that might be just because they started off before they knew the situation any better.
Vita has definitely gotten healthier, but that's because the bigger software has started arrive. Similarly, people will start snapping up the PS4 when the software situation looks good, not because of the PlayStation name on the box.
The problem is that he attributed that to the PlayStation name, which the Vita has had even when at its worst. I think that the Vita's software lineup has more to do with inertia; developers who made stuff with the PSP will continue to make stuff for its successor unless they actively make a decision to move their support elsewhere (Square Enix and Konami to mobile, Capcom to 3DS and probably now to mobile). In the case of games with lengthy development like God Eater 2, that might be just because they started off before they knew the situation any better.
Vita has definitely gotten healthier, but that's because the bigger software has started arrive. Similarly, people will start snapping up the PS4 when the software situation looks good, not because of the PlayStation name on the box.
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Excellent news for Wii U. I feel all this thing needs is more positive word of mouth. It's actually an awesome console, it's just very difficult to market. It will take a lot more work to actually make it a success, but I wouldn't call it dead yet.
Basically too little, too little for the WiiU:
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Week 46:
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| System | Year | Sales |
| Wii | 2007 | 36,230 |
| GC | 2002 | 15,965 |
[B]| WiiU | 2013 | 15,906 | [/B]
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Week 47:
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| System | Year | Sales |
| Wii | 2007 | 54,362 |
| GC | 2002 | 37,400 |
[B]| WiiU | 2013 | 21,002 | [/B]
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Week 48:
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| System | Year | Sales |
| Wii | 2007 | 74,764 |
| GC | 2002 | 35,100 |
[B]| WiiU | 2013 | 27,325 | [/B]
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Week 49:
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| System | Year | Sales |
| Wii | 2007 | 115,057 |
[B]| WiiU | 2013 | 48,762 |[/B]
| GC | 2002 | 26,200 |
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Week 46 - 49
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| System | Year | Sales |
| Wii | 2007 | 280,413 |
| GC | 2002 | 114,665 |
[B]| WiiU | 2013 | 112,995 |[/B]
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Week 49 LTD
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| System | Year | Sales |
| Wii | 2007 | 4,060,486 |
| GC | 2002 | 1,788,806 |
[B]| WiiU | 2013 | 1,247,112 | [/B]
------------------------------Yes, and they already confirmed to support the game for a long time with updates and patches. They definitely will release another Burst or GotY version, once the Online Multiplayer Update is out.
Selling that much if you arent Nintendo, MH or DQ is nothing to write off - especially on these platforms.
It could be very close week 51.
Give it some time, I honestly believe the console will sell purely on tech/price/hype alone for at least 6 month (40-45k/week, with a strong launch of 600k or so) and will get third party announcements every other week starting Feb.
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Sony needs to keep the pressure on with the Vita TV. Great little system and to get more devs to release back catalog stuff of missing PSP titles to also help that library as PSP stuff works pretty damned good same with PS1 titles.
We have more PS Vita titles on the way, so thats not too much of an issue with wanting more titles out. Though others still need to be patched to be added to the official supported list.
One good thing with the PSV TV is not only it has its own category for supported PSV TV Vita games, but also will tell you if you are trying to get something that isnt supported.
(Owns 2 here)
We have more PS Vita titles on the way, so thats not too much of an issue with wanting more titles out. Though others still need to be patched to be added to the official supported list.
One good thing with the PSV TV is not only it has its own category for supported PSV TV Vita games, but also will tell you if you are trying to get something that isnt supported.
(Owns 2 here)
Ahaha.
Magicpaint
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Seriously. This has done really well. And it should match the original GE at least.
Whatever makes you sleep at night, bud!
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It's free falling with around 550k shipped day one, the LTD might be respectable but that's not the whole story, especially for a multi platform title.
It's something like Kingdom Hearts 3D.
Cygnus X-1
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I remember it. Everyone went nuts that week.
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Not going to happen, 500k+ HW sales in a single week is extremely rare.
Using the database in the op, weeks where a HW sold 500k+ in a single week (Famitsu):
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PS2:
2000-02-28 630,552
GBA
2001-03-19 611,504
NDS:
2005-12-19 614,748
3DS:
2011-12-19 510,629That's pretty crazy man, but I wish you luck with that prediction. If they stock enough I suppose a 600k launch isn't completely out of the realm of possibility but anything above 20k a week a month after launch will surprise me.
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Personally, considering this fairly random holiday week pushed the sales up to near the GameCube's holiday numbers, I think that's nice at least. We'll see how the remaining holiday weeks go, but it's still surprising. The GameCube had a ton more games at that time from what I'm reading. Also you flipped the years for the Wii and Wii U in the last graph.
Yeah that sounds a little on the high side, lets change it to 35-40k.
KillerMan91
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No it's not. Kingdom Hearts 3D was bomb because it didn't sell anywhere near its predecessor (Birth by Sleep). God Eater 2 is easily matching previous God Eater games. It has done well.
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I doubt it will affect anoyne's sleeping habbit, its just a simple prediction about a gaming system =)
Psycho_Mantis
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That Kingdom Hearts 3D comparison is baffling. GE2 will end up having a LTD on par with previous entries or maybe even higher. KH3D on the other hand......yeah we all know what happened.
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Also, while there are pretty much always obligatory posts saying "this won't last, it's an anomaly, etc.", there seem to be a lot more this time than usual. Just enjoy the usual holiday bump and have fun =). If people are happy, let them be, it's the time of year for it after all.
It's a bigger Wii U holiday bump than I expected. For those who are thinking it's DQX, I doubt it. I think it's mostly a holiday bump because this DQX is an expansion game that requires the original game. I do think it's nice that a good number of people also bought the game on the Wii U. It at least means people are somewhat happy with it, and it seems to be nearly sold out (80-100%).
Does anyone know the original DQX's LTD on Wii & Wii U?
For those asking about Mario & Sonic's sales, the Mario & Sonic Winter Games opened at 19k on Wii. Thus I guess I'm not surprised by the Wii U version not charting.
It's a bigger Wii U holiday bump than I expected. For those who are thinking it's DQX, I doubt it. I think it's mostly a holiday bump because this DQX is an expansion game that requires the original game. I do think it's nice that a good number of people also bought the game on the Wii U. It at least means people are somewhat happy with it, and it seems to be nearly sold out (80-100%).
Does anyone know the original DQX's LTD on Wii & Wii U?
For those asking about Mario & Sonic's sales, the Mario & Sonic Winter Games opened at 19k on Wii. Thus I guess I'm not surprised by the Wii U version not charting.
Otakumegane
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Is 3DS going to be down YoY or is that FY.