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[Innotech]

Jesus I want to smack everybody that owns a Wii and hasn't bought Galaxy.

I guess some people just cant stand MArio games. thats the only reason I can think of to avoid it.

 

[Attack You]

Well, I wouldn't want to see Metal Gear Yahtzee outsell Metal Gear Solid 4, either.

I would, for the laughs.

 

[msdstc]

SOLID 2nd week numbers for DW6, maybe a ps3 turnaround started?

 

[Loudninja]

Exactly. I posted a question, wondering if hardware numbers from MC will be as different as software numbers when compared to Famitsu.

Most of the time no

 

[antiloop]

Jesus I want to smack everybody that owns a Wii and hasn't bought Galaxy.

Pretty much.

Good to see HS in the top ten though.

 

[Segata Sanshiro]

I would, for the laughs.

Well, I do like the laughs. Okay, you've convinced me.

 

[Redd]

I guess some people just cant stand MArio games. thats the only reason I can think of to avoid it.

They must hate platformers because Mario Galaxy is that damn good.

 

[mutsu]

That's a big drop off for Mario

I'm starting to doubt its legs.

40,000 in its 3rd week is definitely not a bad number.

 

[Stumpokapow]

Nothing really all that interesting versus the early Famitsu numbers. UC is lower in Media-Create, obviously, but I'm sure that'll even itself out over the next several weeks.

 

[PROOP]

Jesus I want to smack everybody that owns a Wii and hasn't bought Galaxy.

True. Good thing the rest of the world recognizes it's brilliance. I had once thought that SMG would easily break 1 million, but now it looks like a 50-50 chance. Hopefully (I can't believe I am saying this) wiifit can come to the rescue and float this title for a little while longer.


It seems like PS3 is having one of it's best software weeks yet. 4 titles in the top 30, HSG5 making it's way back to the chart, and Dynasty warriors might hit 500k. I wonder if it outsold the wii again.

And is it me, or does the Japanese gaming merket seem to be in a little depression right now?

 

[Segata Sanshiro]

40,000 in its 3rd week is definitely not a bad number.

Uhh, it's another 50% drop. It's not good. The game is going to absolutely struggle to reach even 600k at this pace.

 

[mutsu]

Uhh, it's another 50% drop. It's not good. The game is going to absolutely struggle to reach even 600k at this pace.

Holidays are coming up. 600K is going to be in the bags pretty easily. 1 million might be a bit tough though.

 

[Schrade]

I guess some people just cant stand MArio games. thats the only reason I can think of to avoid it.

*raises hand*

Actually, it's not just Mario games I dislike.. I just don't like the Nintendo flavor of games and consoles at all. But that's neither here nor there.

Super Mario Galaxy might not be performing "up to snuff" but it's still doing respectable numbers.

 

[Innotech]

40,000 in its 3rd week is definitely not a bad number.

its not a good number either.
If the game slow burns to 1 million though, its all good.
It actually might. the Wii userbase in Japan is a mysterious bunch.

 

[Fuzzy]

So next week Shin Sangoku Musou 5 will pass Gundam Musou (268,000*) as the second best selling PS3 title leaving it only behind Hot Shots Golf 5 (363,000*).


*As of 11/11/07

 

[cvxfreak]

22K difference for UC between MC and Famitsu... not that I care too much, since I almost always use Famitsu for long term tracking anyway.

 

[Attack You]

And is it me, or does the Japanese gaming merket seem to be in a little depression right now?

If you're just tuning in to our lovely M-C threads, here's the recap:

1) Console gaming in Japan is buggered.

We now return to our sales thread, already in progress.

 

[mutsu]

22K difference for UC between MC and Famitsu... not that I care too much, since I almost always use Famitsu for long term tracking anyway.

Does both MC and Famitsu number include the bundle?

 

[VerTiGo]

Disappointed by Galaxy sales, yet impressed by Umbrella Chronicles debut... and in the end, nothing makes sense to me.

 

[Segata Sanshiro]

Holidays are coming up. 600K is going to be in the bags pretty easily. 1 million might be a bit tough though.

We'll see. I don't think it's as "in the bags" as some people seem to think.

 

[viciouskillersquirrel]

40,000 in its 3rd week is definitely not a bad number.

Certainly not, but it doesn't bode well for a slow burn to a million. Hopefully, SMG will inherit some of the Pokemon Red/Green magic: crappy debut, but word of mouth propelling it to the heavens.


^^ Wow, that's a lot of metaphors for two sentences.

 

[Evlar]

Does both MC and Famitsu number include the bundle?

M-C usually includes hardware bundles.

 

[duk]

Wassup with declining Wii sales? Weird.

 

[VultureDude]

We'll see. I don't think it's as "in the bags" as some people seem to think.

seems like people are choosing to keep everything Wii in the bag rather than buy it as of late :lol

 

[schuelma]

SOLID 2nd week numbers for DW6, maybe a ps3 turnaround started?

Well, remember that its first week number only included one day of sales.

 

[goomba]

The mario game milking has probably limited this games appeal

Super Paper Mario didnt come out long ago and dissapointed many.

 

[Segata Sanshiro]

The mario game milking has probably limited this games appeal

Super Paper Mario didnt come out long ago and dissapointed many.

That's true. The milking really fucked New Super Mario Bros in the face.

 

[reilo]

That's true. The milking really fucked New Super Mario Bros in the face.

And Mario DS apparently.

And Mario Party 8.

 

[viciouskillersquirrel]

That's true. The milking really fucked New Super Mario Bros in the face.

There's an Amir0x joke in there somewhere, I just know it.

 

[goomba]

That's true. The milking really fucked New Super Mario Bros in the face.

Maybe they should have called it "New Super Mario Bros Galaxy" then.

 

[Grecco]

The mario game milking has probably limited this games appeal

Super Paper Mario didnt come out long ago and dissapointed many.

Sure as hell didnt affect the Mario party genre.

Maybe rename SMG to Star Party featuring Mario

 

[mutsu]

Handheld gaming is really over Japan, that's all I can say.

People in Japan doesn't appreciate 3D platforming games anymore it seems.

 

[PROOP]

If you're just tuning in to our lovely M-C threads, here's the recap:

1) Console gaming in Japan is buggered.

We now return to our sales thread, already in progress.

Nah man, I check it almost every week. I'm talking about the industry as a whole, even the DS is down this year. It's still killing everything else, but there naven't been any crazy 2mil+ sellers for a while. I used to hate it when people said non-gamers were ruining the industry because it was kicking total ass last year, but now those undedicated fucks are turning into mini-game obsessed tools (read: MP8 will outsell SMG).

 

[Mar]

Those SMG numbers... I'll never understand the Japanese for as long as I live.

 

[mutsu]

Those SMG numbers... I'll never understand the Japanese for as long as I live.

Nor does anybody now in that matter. Even Nintendo Japan overestimated shipment.

 

[viciouskillersquirrel]

No one answered my question about HS. Does the Japanese otaku typically shun new IPs? I'd have thought they'd be all over a new, high quality game.

 

[Innotech]

I just want to know why the hell Japan loves REsident Evil so much.

 

[Attack You]

Nah man, I check it almost every week. I'm talking about the industry as a whole, even the DS is down this year. It's still killing everything else, but there naven't been any crazy 2mil+ sellers for a while. I used to hate it when people said non-gamers were ruining the industry because it was kicking total ass last year, but now those undedicated fucks are turning into mini-game obsessed tools (read: MP8 will outsell SMG).

Maybe it's the gameplay equivalent of ADD?

 

[PROOP]

I just want to know why the hell Japan loves REsident Evil so much.

don't you mean BAIOHAZADO???

 

[cvxfreak]

I just want to know why the hell Japan loves REsident Evil so much.

BEST. SERIES. EVER!

*cough*

 

[Pachael]

Well, I wouldn't want to see Metal Gear Yahtzee outsell Metal Gear Solid 4, either.

If Trilby:Art of Theft was give a MGS facelift, who knows?

 

[mutsu]

No one answered my question about HS. Does the Japanese otaku typically shun new IPs? I'd have thought they'd be all over a new, high quality game.

Pretty much. Just look at Okami (probably not the best example, but is one).

 

[Cheesemeister]

Those SMG numbers... I'll never understand the Japanese for as long as I live.

First week numbers for Super Mario Galaxy...

Japan: 250,585
US: over 500,000

Population sizes...

Japan: 127,433,494
US: 302,854,000

First week sell-through...
Japan: 0.1966%
US: over 0.165%

 

[PROOP]

Maybe it's the gameplay equivalent of ADD?

I'm not sure whether to say that this quote is utterly bullshit, or to petition Sony and Nintendo to sell rittalin with their systems, but then again SMG is the equivilant of video game crack, and no amount of ADD would stop a crackhead from losing focus on getting some rocks. ARGH.

edit. @^ wouldn't a better comparison be between installed user bases?

 

[mutsu]

First week numbers for Super Mario Galaxy...

Japan: 250,585
US: over 500,000

Population sizes...

Japan: 127,433,494
US: 302,854,000

First week sell-through...
Japan: 0.1966%
US: over 0.165%

What about percentage based on install base of Wii?

 

[Cheesemeister]

What about percentage based on install base of Wii?

Japan: 250,585 / 3,745,527 = 6.69%
US: over 500,000 / 5,039,000 = over 9.9%

 

[DiddyBop]

so PS3 beat the Wii for a 2nd week? good stuff. PSP still selling strong. Japan seems likes their gadgets small and sleek it seems,even though the original psp wasnt even that bad. PS3 will probably get a redesign when FFXIII is released. it will sell a ton in Japan.

 

[Agent Icebeezy]

I knew there was an overestimation of demand for Mario. I bought it, I love it.

 

[BishopLamont]

Holy shit the Wii is already at 3.7M, I was thinking it's still at 2M or something. If SMG does not get a big holiday boost, then tradition console gaming as we know it is dead.

 

[AdmiralViscen]

Well, I wouldn't want to see Metal Gear Yahtzee outsell Metal Gear Solid 4, either.

:lol :lol

First week numbers for Super Mario Galaxy...

Japan: 250,585
US: over 500,000

Population sizes...

Japan: 127,433,494
US: 302,854,000

First week sell-through...
Japan: 0.1966%
US: over 0.165%

Aren't you better than this?