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[donny2112]

and Media Create?

I don't have that information readily available. I'm guessing you were originally referring to Media-Create, which is why I added the Famitsu data to the conversation.


1. [WII] Wii Music (Nintendo) 91,638 / NEW
2. [NDS] Pokemon Platinum (Pokemon Co.) 72,470 / 1,754,000
3. [PSP] Yuusha no Kuse ni Namaikida or 2 (SCEI) 58,806 / NEW
4. [NDS] Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo) 51,504 / 1,010,000
5. [NDS] Culdcept DS (SEGA) 50,374 / NEW
6. [PS2] Kidou Senshi Gundam 00: Gundam Meisters (Namco Bandai) 43,175 / NEW
7. [PS2] Shin Sangoku Musou 5 Special (Koei) 27,170 / 184,000
8. [PSP] Macross Ace Frontier (Namco Bandai) 25,764 / 130,000
9. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) 18,305 / 2,740,000
10. [PS2] Super Robot Taisen Z (Namco Bandai) 12,629 / 462,000

31. [NDS] Dragon Quest V (Square Enix)
32. [PS2] J-League Winning Eleven 2008 Club Championship (Konami)
33. [NDS] Yattaman DS 2: Bikkuridokkiri Animal Daibouken (Takara Tomy)
34. [WII] Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo)
35. [NDS] Kawaii Koinu DS 2 (Pretty Puppy 2) (MTO)
36. [PSP] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu Portable 3 (Konami)
37. [PS2] Kinnikuman Muscle Grand Prix Max 2 Tokumori (Namco Bandai)
38. [PSP] Ikki Tousen: Eloquent Fist (Lone Rider with Strength to Withstand a Thousand) (Marvelous)
39. [PSP] Katekyoo Hitman Reborn! Battle Arena (Marvelous)
40. [PS2] Tales of the Abyss (BEST) (Namco Bandai)
41. [PS3] Trusty Bell: Chopin's Dream - Reprise (Namco Bandai)
42. [WII] Disaster: Day of Crisis (Nintendo)
43. [NDS] Mario Party DS (Nintendo)
44. [NDS] Mame Goma 2: Uchi no Ko ga Ichiban! (My Kid is Number One!) (TDK Core)
45. [NDS] Fire Emblem: New Shadow Dragons and the Blade of Light (Nintendo)
46. [PS3] Aquanaut's Holiday: Kakusareta Kiroku (SCEI)
47. [NDS] Tottadoo! Yoiko's Deserted Island Life (Namco Bandai)
48. [NDS] Puyo Puyo! (BEST) (SEGA)
49. [PS3] Cross Edge (Compile Heart)
50. [PSP] Yuusha no Kuse ni Namaikida (BEST) (SCEI)

NDS - 22
WII - 10
PSP - 8
PS2 - 7
PS3 - 3

Tales of the Abyss (BEST) is still hanging around, and Yuusha no Kuse ni Namaikida or 2 brought the (BEST) version of 1 back a little.

Go Fire Emblem? It should be about 250K by now, which is almost to the sales of the second GBA game (first released in U.S.) and higher than Sacred Stones.

No 360 games in the Top 50, so let's check used sales.


http://mainichi.jp/enta/mantan/news/20081023mog00m200035000c.html

From Traders video game division director in Tokyo's Akihabara district, Toshikazu Kobayashi.

Used game rankings for 10/14 - 10/20

1. PS2 Super Robot Taisen Z
2. 360 Infinite Undiscovery
3. PSP Macross Ace Frontier
4. PS2 Persona 4
5. NDS Dragon Quest V
6. NDS Quiz Magic Academy DS
7. NDS Fire Emblem: New Shadow Dragons and the Blade of Light
8. PSP Gundam Battle Universe
9. PSP Phantasy Star Portable
10. 360 Tales of Vesperia

360 seems to be selling for its used back catalog, at the moment. No PS3 games there.

 

[Rolf NB]

What's the pricing on these bundles? I take it Ace Combat 6+Beautiful Katamri is a free pack-in? Is the Lost Remnant bundle cheaper than buying system and game separately?

 

[donny2112]

What's the pricing on these bundles?

Last Remnant Bundle - 34,800 yen

BK/AC6 Bundle - 29,800 yen

I take it Ace Combat 6+Beautiful Katamri is a free pack-in?

Yes. It's not up on Amazon, yet.

Is the Lost Remnant bundle cheaper than buying system and game separately?

Last Remnant - 8,190 yen

So, yes.

 

[donny2112]

Famitsu Oct 6-12

1. PSP Macross Ace Frontier 97465 / NEW
2. NDS Pokemon Platinum 80176 / 1682711
3. PS2 Shin Sangoku Musou 5 Special 42664 / 157864
4. NDS Rhythm Tengoku Gold 41761 / 890003
5. PS2 Super Robot Taisen Z 20339 / 439995
6. WII Wii Fit 14623 / 2637784
7. WII Mario Kart Wii 10666 / 1766734
8. PS2 Jikkyou Power Pro Major League 3 8567 / 26640
9. NDS Daigasso! Band Brothers DX 7175 / 369395
10. NDS Dragon Ball: Origins 7158 / 131044
11. NDS Inazuma Eleven 6634 / 111934
12. NDS World Destruction: Michibi Kareshi Ishi 6612 / 80377
13. WII One Piece Unlimited Cruise: Episode 1 5985 / 87047
14. WII Wii Sports 5322 / 3151793
15. PSP To Love Ru Trouble: Doki Doki! Rinkaigakkou-Hen (Anger! Coastal School) 4887 / 19685
16. PS2 J-League Winning Eleven 2008 Club Championship 4663 / 165986
17. PSP Ikki Tousen: Eloquent Fist (Lone Rider with Strength to Withstand a Thousand) 4502 / 17389
18. PS2 Kinnikuman Muscle Grand Prix Max 2 Tokumori 4443 / 50856
19. NDS Taiko Drum Master 2: The Seven Island Adventure 4440 / 362696
20. NDS Mario Kart DS 4410 / 3220432
21. PS2 Kamiyo Gakuen Makorouku Kurunugia 4161 / NEW
22. PSP Way of the Samurai Portable 3532 / 33609
23. PSP Monster Hunter Portable 2 G 3260 / 2432074
24. NDS New Super Mario Bros. 3197 / 5291737
25. WII Wii Play 3196 / 2488621
26. PSP Phantasy Star Portable 3105 / 614071
27. NDS Animal Crossing: Wild World 2939 / 4742861
28. NDS Taiko Drum Master 2928 / 481419
29. WII Disaster: Day of Crisis 2895 / 21464
30. PSP Katekyoo Hitman Reborn! Battle Arena 2812 / 40027

*. NDS Kawaii Koinu DS 2 (Pretty Puppy 2) 2400 / NEW
*. PS2 Will O' Wisp: Easter no Kiseki (Easter Miracle) 2400 / NEW
*. PS2 Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 1900 / NEW
*. NDS Tetsudou Musume DS: Terminal Memory (Train Girls) 1800 / NEW
*. PS2 Daito Giken Koushiki Pachi-Slot Simulator: 24 - Twenty-Four 1600 / NEW
*. NDS Snoopy DS: Let's Go Meet Snoopy and his Friends! 1500 / NEW
*. WII Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 1100 / NEW
*. NDS Tetsudou Kentei DS (Railroad Quiz) 970 / NEW
*. PS3 Guitar Hero: Aerosmith 850 / NEW
*. NDS Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 720 / NEW


Bar Chart Oct 6-12 (thanks to JoshuaJSlone/garaph.info)

Note: Image may be delayed from the time of this post, but will automatically show once the data is ready.


Recent Famitsu Top 30s

Sep 8-14, 2008
Sep 15-21, 2008
Sep 22-28, 2008
Sep 29-Oct 5, 2008

 

[PSGames]

Upcoming action in the ongoing PS3/360 struggle (not listed multi-platform software that comes out at the same time, except GTAIV because of the comp.):

October 30
PS3 bundles: 80gb hdd + GT5P v3, 80gb hdd + LBP
PS3 s/w: LBP, SOCOM
GTAIV: prize campaign for 360 version, nothing for ps3 version

November 6
360 bundle: 60gb hdd + Ace Combat 6 + Katamari

November 13
PS3 s/w: Shinobido 3, Resistance 2, Derbytime Online

November 20
360 bundle: 60gb hdd + Last Remnant, faceplate etc
360 s/w: Otomedius G, Last Remnant
PS3 s/w: MotorStorm 2

November 27
360 s/w: Far Cry 2 (PS3 version in Dec.), Agarest Senki

December 4
360 s/w: Fallout 3 (PS3 version in 2009)
PS3 s/w: Pro Baseball Spirits 5 Complete Version

December 11
360 s/w: Banjo + Kazooie
PS3 s/w: Wall-E

December 18
360 s/w: Fable II, Prince of Persia

December 25
360 s/w: Dodonpachi Daioujou
PS3 s/w: White Knight Chronicles, Far Cry 2, Bioshock

Interesting. I wonder how BK and Fable 2 will do in the land of the rising sun. Also is Prince of Persia a timed 360 exclusive?

 

[JoshuaJSlone]

Based on the latest Famitsu hardware data...

PSP comparisons: After 201 weeks, PSP is where PS2 was at 148.6 weeks (January 2, 2003), where DS was at 89.8 weeks (August 18, 2006), and where GBA was at 127.7 weeks (August 29, 2003).

X360 comparisons: After 149 weeks, X360 is where GCN was at 14.8 weeks (December 21, 2001), where PS3 was at 17.3 weeks (March 6, 2007), and where Wii was at 3.9 weeks (December 22, 2006).

PS3 comparisons: After 101 weeks, PS3 is where PS2 was at 22.0 weeks (July 29, 2000), where PSP was at 53.6 weeks (December 15, 2005), where GCN was at 102.5 weeks (August 27, 2003), and where Wii was at 24.0 weeks (May 13, 2007).

I'm not sure of the exact date the new PS3 bundle hits, but it looks like there's a real chance for GCN to pass PS3 one last time at 103 weeks apiece before PS3 bumps up again for the holidays and GCN moves onto its shittier post-2003 performance.

Wii comparisons: After 98 weeks, Wii is where GBA was at 90.2 weeks (December 9, 2002), where DS was at 70.5 weeks (April 5, 2006), where PS2 was at 98.8 weeks (January 18, 2002), and where PSP was at 154.5 weeks (November 21, 2007).

Similarly, it looks like Wii and PS2 will cross paths at 99 or 100 weeks apiece, though with PS2 exiting its holiday season and Wii entering it that one won't last much longer than GCN > PS3.

On a longer-looking historical note, though after DS's recent few massive years none of the hardware numbers this year look quite as impressive, things seem more impressive if we compare to what was considered massive success before DS. Though none of this year's systems are doing as well as PS2 in its best calendar year, that there are three doing at least 75% as well is notable.

Based on the lates Media Create hardware numbers...

DS vs PSP: Weekly shares of 15.7 / 84.3, PSP's highest share since... the week DS wasn't out yet. This brings total shares to 69.1 / 30.9. At this week's rates PSP catches up to DS in 100.4 weeks (September 22, 2010). If DS stopped selling and PSP continued at this week's rate, it would catch up in 81.6 weeks (May 14, 2010).

X360 vs PS3: Weekly shares of 62.4 / 37.6 bring total shares to 23.5 / 76.5. At this week's rates X360 catches up to PS3 in 517.9 weeks (September 23, 2018). If PS3 stopped selling and X360 continued at this week's rate, it would catch up in 206.4 weeks (October 3, 2012).

PS3 vs Wii: Weekly shares of 15.4 / 84.6 bring total shares to 25.4 / 74.6. If Wii stopped selling and PS3 continued at this week's rate, it would catch up in 960.6 weeks (March 19, 2027).

Week over week, the system with the new SKU is way up (PSP), the systems awaiting new SKUs are down (DS, PS3), and everything else is slightly up.

If your definition of notable is that it makes the Top 500, then yeah.

I guess by definition that they bother to note a game in a list makes it notable. But with a low point of usually around 15K, we can usually be pretty sure whether a game hit various arbitrary milestones before falling to oblivion. Well, except for some poor late-in-year games that probably get stuck doing 13K in each year.

Quick comparison of PS3 vs 360 between this year and last. I'm sure a graph would be better but I don't have the leet skills of GetChart!

*Tada!*

 

[Awntawn]

i can't unsee that sadface in the controller. what have i done?

damn you to hell ;'(

 

[toypop]

October 30

PS3 bundles: 80gb hdd + 80gb hdd + GT5P v3, + incl 1 DualShock3 = 39,980yen
PS3 bundles: 80gb hdd + 80gb hdd + LBP + incl 2 DualShock3 = 44,980yen

November 6

360 bundle: 60gb hdd + Ace Combat 6 + Katamari = 29800yen
amazon.jp is taking preorder

November 20

360 bundle: 60gb hdd + Last Remnant, faceplate etc = 34,800yen
http://www.xbox.com/ja-JP/hardware/consolelineup/Xbox360lastremnantpackage.htm

November 27

PS3 bundles: 80gb hdd + 80gb hdd + PES2009 + incl 2 DualShock3 = 46,980yen
http://www.konamistyle.jp/sp/we2009/

Also its standard prices.

New 80GB PS3 incl DS3 = 39,980yen
DS3 = 5,500yen
LBP = 5,980yen
LBP+DS3 pack = 7,980yen
PES2009 = 7,980yen

60GB 360 = 29,800yen
Last Remnant = 8,190yen

Added some info and prices about bundles.

 

[donny2112]

But with a low point of usually around 15K, we can usually be pretty sure whether a game hit various arbitrary milestones before falling to oblivion.

2005 - 15K
2006 - 17K
2007 - 19K
2008 - (down software year overall, but more active systems with games released)

There is also benefit in seeing how games perform over the year instead of simply an end of year number. The fact that DMC3:SE (BEST) saw a bump with DMC4's release is interesting to me, but could only be supposed with simply an end of year number.

Just saying.

 

[hirokazu]

Wow, things aren't looking good for PS3 for the remainder of the year, given that 360 still has The Last Remnant to keep sales up.

Who'da thought the PSP would turn out to be Sony's saviour...

 

[VerTiGo]

Lol, is DISASTUH still there?

 

[donny2112]

Edit:
Media-Create blurb is very interesting this week. PSP software sales declined with the release of the PSP-3000.

PSP's new model, PSP-3000, released on October 16. It improves the quality and standard features, such as the microphone. In four days of release, the sales of the PSP-3000 value pack were 146K. The previous model, PSP-2000, sold 266K in its first week (a Crisis Core bundled version released ahead of it, so the total was 343K), so the PSP-3000 has a comparatively slow start. The PSP-1000's thin and lighter successor PSP-2000 was matched with a big software release, so users purchased more software (?). Conversely, PSP software sales in the top 100 decreased from 137K last week to 120K this week, which is inversely proportional to the increase in hardware. Therefore, probably a high percentage of PSP-3000 buyers are getting it as a replacement system.

In the software market, total sales of the Top 100 titles were 696,300, 121.24% of the previous week, and 70.47% of the weekly average. The eight new titles sold 38.28% of the total sales. Wii Music sold 92K. Using various instruments to feel free to enjoy soft music playing, it's provocative to see if actually playing the title will increase the willingness of customers to buy it. Will this change how non-core games are marketed in the future (?) ? Wii Music's performance is built on the recent popular music titles such as Rhythm Tengoku Gold which passed 1 million this week.

 

[shykyoichi]

Wii Music (launched 10/13/08--a month early?)
92,000
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

Is Wii Music bomb or success based on sales?

 

[BishopLamont]

Is Wii Music bomb or success based on sales?

It's a bomb depending on which camp your in.

Realistically though, we just don't know yet, it depends on how it's legs are in the coming weeks.

 

[Jocchan]

Is Wii Music bomb or success based on sales?

You can find the answer inside yourself.

Spoiler

Or inside this thread.

 

[Nocebo]

It's a bomb depending on which camp your in.

This one time at band camp... wiimusic did 92k

 

[JoshuaJSlone]

Is Wii Music bomb or success based on sales?

At this point it's like calling a presidential election after one state's results are in.

 

[BishopLamont]

This one time at band camp... wiimusic did 92k

You are disgusting!

At this point it's like calling a presidential election after one state's results are in.

So I hear Obama's going to win..

 

[JoshuaJSlone]

Famitsu Software Stuff
Quite a few games popped back up on the top 30 this week having been gone for two weeks. Always noticeable on my end because it's not so easy to identify them based on what the list gives as their previous rank! Monster Hunter Portable 2G, New Super Mario Bros., Wii Play, Animal Crossing Wild World, and the first Taiko no Tatsujin DS.

So I hear Obama's going to win..

DEWEY DEFEATS WII MUSIC

 

[Thunder Monkey]

:lol

Looks like 360 and PS3 may have switched places

It's doubtful that MS will ever hit second place in Japan, but you know MS is looking at these numbers and thinking "We've outsold Sony for over a month?!"

If I wasn't looking at the numbers... I'd think you were batshit insane.

 

[Oldschool]

No 1st day numbers yet?

 

[Captain Smoker]

Dengeki Top50 (Top20 with numbers) 10/13 - 10/19/2008

01 Wii Wii Music 96,014 [96,014]
02 DS Pokemon Platinum 73,114 [1,758,855]
03 PSP Yuusha no Kuse ni Namaikida Or 2 60,118 [60,118]
04 DS Rhythm Heaven Nintendo 50,380 [1,008,698]
05 DS Culdcept DS 48,100 [48,100]
06 PS2 Kidou Senshi Gundam 00: Gundam Meisters 39,051 [39,051]
07 PSP Macross Ace Frontier 27,478 [125,824]
08 PS2 Dynasty Warriors 6 25,021 [185,966]
09 Wii Wii Fit 16,787 [2,654,162]
10 PS2 Super Robot Taisen Z 10,914 [473,329]
11 Wii Daikaijuu Battle: Ultra Coliseum 10,289 [10,289]
12 Wii Mario Kart Wii 9,393 [1,814,527]
13 DS Dragon Ball: Origins 8,635 [138,830]
14 DS Inazuma Eleven Level 5 8,033 [113,349]
15 DS Daigasso! Band Brothers DX 6,683 [408,158]
16 PSP Monster Hunter Freedom Unite 6,544 [2,502,661]
17 PS2 MLB Power Pros 2008 5,280 [32,095]
18 Wii Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces 5,214 [5,214]
19 Wii Wii Sports 5,153 [3,100,052]
20 Wii One Piece Unlimited Cruise: Episode 1 5,056 [95,512]
21 DS Zaidan Houjin Nippon Kanji Nouryoku Kentei Kyoukai Koushiki Soft: 250-Mannin no KanKen
22 DS World Destruction
23 Wii Wii Play
24 DS DS Bimoji Training
25 DS Mario Kart DS
26 DS Meccha! Taiko no Tatsujin DS: 7-tsu no Shima no Daibouken
27 DS Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride
28 DS Yattaman DS 2
29 DS New Super Mario Bros.
30 DS Zaidan Houjin Nippon Kanji Nouryoku Kentei Kyoukai Kounin: KanKen DS 2 + Jouyou Kanji Jiten
31 DS Animal Crossing: Wild World
32 PSP Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu Portable 3
33 PSP Katekyoo Hitman Reborn! Battle Arena
34 PSP Samurai Dou Portable
35 PS2 J-League Winning Eleven 2008 Club Championship
36 DS Quiz Magic Academy DS
37 PS3 Eternal Sonata
38 DS Kawaii Koinu DS 2
39 PSP To LoveRu Trouble: Doki Doki! Rinkaigakkou-Hen
40 Wii Super Smash Bros. Brawl
41 PS2 Kinnikuman Muscle Grand Prix Max 2 Tokumori
42 PS3 Cross Edge
43 DS Puyo Puyo! (Special Price)
44 PSP Ikki Tousen: Eloquent Fist
45 PS3 Aquanaut's Holiday: Kakusareta Kiroku
46 PS2 Tales of the Abyss (PS2 the Best)
47 PSP Mana-Khemia: Alchemists of Al-Revis
48 360 Tales of Vesperia
49 DS Tottadoo! Yoiko no Mujintou Seikatsu
50 DS U-Can Pen Ji Training DS

Dengeki Hardware 10/13 - 10/19/2008

System	This week  Last week    YTD 2008        LTD

DS	30,157	   32,077	1,419,747	23,506,876
Wii	27,260	   25,997	1,229,385	6,962,650
PS3	4,392	   5,511	380,231		2,415,029
PS2	7,763	   7,129	232,090	 
PSP	151,522	   20,564	1,810,595	10,407,169
X360	7,778	   7,352	182,537		743,349
ETC	 	 		4,389	 

Total	 	 		5,258,974

Dengeki Software Total 10/13 - 10/19/2008

System	This week  Last week

DS	374,464   332,218
Wii	178,352    72,096
PS3	24,346     27,116
PS2	148,501    142,586
PSP	161,044    164,111
X360	12,818     14,269

source: http://www.ascii.co.jp/top/release/pdfs/081023.pdf

 

[DMeisterJ]

Good for PSP!

Bad for PS3.

Sony should be happy though, every PS3 is sold at a loss, every PSP has to be sold for a gain with all these revisions sans price drops.

 

[JonnyBrad]

Dengeki Software Total 10/13 - 10/19/2008

System	This week  Last week

DS	374,464	   332,218
Wii	72,096	   178,352
PS3	27,116	   24,346
PS2	142,586	   148,501
PSP	164,111    161,044
X360	14,269	   12,818

source: http://www.ascii.co.jp/top/release/pdfs/081023.pdf

I think you have some of the this weeks and last weeks mixed up?

Its more like

System	This week  Last week

DS	374,464	   332,218
Wii	178,352	   72,096
PS3	24,346	   27,116
PS2	148,501	   142,586
PSP	161,044    164,111
X360	12,818	   14,269

 

[JoshuaJSlone]

source: http://www.ascii.co.jp/top/release/pdfs/081023.pdf

I notice going back to at least 081016.pdf and 081009.pdf give valid files as well... but I can't make heads or tails of it. Not because it's Japanese, but because the fonts aren't showing up properly at all. Everything looks like it's been turned into Morse code dots and dashes.

 

[Captain Smoker]

I think you have some of the this weeks and last weeks mixed up?

Yeah, it should be the other way round. ^^

I've corrected it.

 

[JonnyBrad]

Yeah, it should be the other way round. ^^

I've corrected it.

;-) your ds numbers are still the wrong way round though...

 

[Captain Smoker]

I notice going back to at least 081016.pdf and 081009.pdf give valid files as well... but I can't make heads or tails of it. Not because it's Japanese, but because the fonts aren't showing up properly at all. Everything looks like it's been turned into Morse code dots and dashes.

You must install a Adobe Plugin (Japanese Fonts), I had the same problem.

 

[swerve]

Who'da thought the PSP would turn out to be Sony's saviour...

Oh, I don't know....

Nintendo....?

 

[Yoshi]

Nintendo made a lot of money with their console though.

 

[test_account]

But... this is the year of the PS3!

Out of curiousity, what is actually the definition of "year of the PS3" (if there is a definition for it)? I've been wondering about this lately. I asked in the September NPD thread as well, but i dont recall seeing any answers.

Is the year of the PS3 about the games that comes out in 2008, is it about increasing in sales compared to the sales in 2007, is it about Sony making profit on the PS3, or is it about all of these things combined? Are these things suppose to happend in a specific territory, worldwide in general or is it about the total picture (like for example if sales goes up in one territory, but down in another, it can still be a increase looking at the total picture)?

 

[Captain Smoker]

Weekly software totals (Dengeki)

Week		 NDS	     Wii	PS3	  PS2	     PSP	X360
							
07/21 - 27/07    548.601    193.392    78.778     188.894    170.080    19.081
07/28 - 08/03    684.905    184.940    115.983	  142.526    485.664    37.602
08/04 - 08/10    753.875    148.064    56.654	  121.214    231.491    122.421
08/11 - 08/17    683.148    228.693    55.536	  140.651    224.715    36.505
08/18 - 08/24    471.057    116.471    34.819	  194.485    119.839    17.166
08/25 - 08/31    464.969    119.749    89.201	  137.961    147.798    26.540
09/01 - 09/07    378.177    111.082    49.293	  99.123     89.218     16.507
09/08 - 09/14    1.359.677  130.488    38.811	  105.876    76.479     110.550
09/15 - 09/21    728.370    100.698    75.242	  121.620    111.545    32.785
09/22 - 09/28    638.127    111.983    85.866	  539.344    103.562    23.384
09/29 - 10/05    398.829    84.433     39.985	  266.162    96.254     18.359
10/06 - 10/12    332.218    72.096     27.116	  142.586    164.111    14.269
10/13 - 10/19    374.464    178.352    24.346	  148.501    161.044    12.818

Total		 7.816.417  1.780.441  771.630    2.348.943  2.181.800  487.987

 

[hirokazu]

Oh, I don't know....

Nintendo....?

There was practically no competition for the Game Boy by the N64 days!

The PSP, while respectable in previous years, was nowhere near the DS juggernaut and looked like it had settled for eternal second place until the past year.

Not to mention Nintendo made sure they made profit out of all their consoles, even during the rough times.

 

[hirokazu]

Out of curiousity, what is actually the definition of "year of the PS3" (if there is a definition for it)? I've been wondering about this lately. I asked in the September NPD thread as well, but i dont recall seeing any answers.

Is the year of the PS3 about the games that comes out in 2008, is it about increasing in sales compared to the sales in 2007, is it about Sony making profit on the PS3, or is it about all of these things combined? Are these things suppose to happend in a specific territory, worldwide in general or is it about the total picture (like for example if sales goes up in one territory, but down in another, it can still be a increase looking at the total picture)?

I think it's supposed to be when they have a line-up of hit exclusive games that would entice people to BUY BUY BUY, thereby outselling for 360 for that year in at least 2 of the 3 major gaming regions.

 

[Spiegel]

Weekly software totals (Dengeki)

Week		 NDS	     Wii	PS3	  PS2	     PSP	X360
							
07/21 - 27/07    548.601    193.392    78.778     188.894    170.080    19.081
07/28 - 08/03    684.905    184.940    115.983	  142.526    485.664    37.602
08/04 - 08/10    753.875    148.064    56.654	  121.214    231.491    122.421
08/11 - 08/17    683.148    228.693    55.536	  140.651    224.715    36.505
08/18 - 08/24    471.057    116.471    34.819	  194.485    119.839    17.166
08/25 - 08/31    464.969    119.749    89.201	  137.961    147.798    26.540
09/01 - 09/07    378.177    111.082    49.293	  99.123     89.218     16.507
09/08 - 09/14    1.359.677  130.488    38.811	  105.876    76.479     110.550
09/15 - 09/21    728.370    100.698    75.242	  121.620    111.545    32.785
09/22 - 09/28    638.127    111.983    85.866	  539.344    103.562    23.384
09/29 - 10/05    398.829    84.433     39.985	  266.162    96.254     18.359
10/06 - 10/12    332.218    72.096     27.116	  142.586    164.111    14.269
10/13 - 10/19    374.464    178.352    24.346	  148.501    161.044    12.818

Total		 7.816.417  1.780.441  771.630    2.348.943  2.181.800  487.987

NDS > PS2 > PSP > Wii > PS3 > 360

PSP sells software. WTF

And holy shit at Ds, helped by Pokemon and DQV, but wow

 

[Captain Smoker]

NDS > PS2 > PSP > Wii > PS3 > 360

PSP sells software. WTF

And holy shit at Ds, helped by Pokemon and DQV, but wow

NDS > PS2+PSP+Wii+PS3+360

7.816.417 > 7.570.801


xD

 

[JoshuaJSlone]

NDS > PS2 > PSP > Wii > PS3 > 360

Hmm. Are those "Top X" values, or supposed to be total? I haven't hashed it all out, but I can see some areas where it and Famitsu's software pie differ on which system was selling more software.

 

[test_account]

I think it's supposed to be when they have a line-up of hit exclusive games that would entice people to BUY BUY BUY, thereby outselling for 360 for that year in at least 2 of the 3 major gaming regions.

Ah ok, thanks for the answer Ye, that might be what they mean with "the year of the PS3" indeed

Have it happend yet though? I know the PS3 sales in the US has increased compared to how it was in 2007, and the PS3 did outsell the Xbox 360 for some months in the US, but i'm not sure if that was because of many exclusive games. Metal Gear Solid 4 game seemed to give an PS3 hardware bump though But i think both the Xbox 360 and the PS3 has sold about as much this year so far. With the recent Xbox 360 pricedrop i guess Xbox 360 will end up selling the most consoles in 2008 between the Xbox 360 and the PS3.

I dont know how the situation is in Europe in general. The UK installbase of Xbox 360 is about 1 million larger than the PS3 installbase if i'm not mistaken, but unfortunately i dont know too much about the rest of Europe.

I guess there isnt much to say about the Xbox 360 and the PS3 preformace in Japan, other than both the PS3 and the Xbox 360 isnt selling too much, and that Xbox 360 has outsold the PS3 for about 6 weeks in a row now There has been some hardware spikes due to some game releases though, like Metal Gear Solid 4, but it didnt have too much staying power when it comes to the hardware sales :\

 

[Johann]

Because it's a western game. Doesn't matter if it's published by Sony, they can smell the foreignness.


Oh and well it's a PS3 game too, you know...

In Sony's defense, they have the best track record on successful Western releases in Japan. In the PS1 era, they were practically the only publisher willing to give a good Japanese localization. Let's not even go into the whole Ratchet makeover.

Of course, LBP has the aforementioned factors such as the lack of a popular brandname and it being a 2D platformer.

Anyway, it's crazy how the DS software sales are more than the rest of the system software sales combined.

 

[[Nintex]]

Oh, I don't know....

Nintendo....?

Fixed

 

[PantherLotus]

Are you guys with the 64 picture quoting it because you don't know how much it sold?

I think we need to redefine the word 'savior' in more specific language of "good for gamers" vs. "good for profits."

 

[gtj1092]

Oh noes Ps3 is dead in Japan what happened........who would of thought this would of happened 3yrs ago.....360 is the future... Wii watch out you are next in line to feel the thunder of MS's juggernaut.......year of the Ps3 continued.

Spoiler

Note I am still also surprised by the peek a boo game after 25 plus years of my mom reappearing from behind her hands every time. It gets me everytime

 

[andthebeatgoeson]

Oh, I don't know....

Uh, speaking of sadface.gif....Don't make your console look like a loser...

 

[donny2112]

Out of curiousity, what is actually the definition of "year of the PS3" (if there is a definition for it)?

2008 being the year of the PS3 meant that this would be the year that PS3 came into its own. It would set up its place as the dominant platform (at least over 360 and possibly Wii), games would start being developed first on the PS3 ("Burnout Paradise is just the beginning!"), the industry would return to Sony, and all would be set right with the gaming world. This would be aided by "Microsoft spent itself in 2007 and has nothing left for 2008" and "2008 is the year so many anticipated PS3 games will come out and set the world ablaze." Gran Turismo 5 Prologue ("It's Gran Turismo! Everyone buys that!"), Metal Gear Solid 4 ("It's Metal Gear Solid! My eyes!"), and possibly Final Fantasy XIII ("It's Final Fantasy! Exclusive!"). There was also Home ("Eat it Xbox Live!") and Little Big Planet ("I'd buy a PS3 just for this one game!").

Everything was supposed to be going right for the PS3, and 2007 would be just a bad memory.

 

[Fuu]

Uh, speaking of sadface.gif....Don't make your console look like a loser...

It even has a mustache... Can't be unseen.

 

[Threi]

It even has a mustache... Can't be unseen.

...


FUCK MAN

 

[Mr Killemgood]

It even has a mustache... Can't be unseen.

Image of the century!

 

[Pureauthor]

It's like the world's scariest teddy bear.

 

[Jon]

Image of the century!

I lol'd in the middle of my class. I tried to disguise it as a cough. Let's see if I'm called out on it.

 

[PantherLotus]

:lol :lol