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Rpgmonkey · Nov 28, 2008

Stumpokapow said:
i'm sure some of the j-gaffers could vouch for this more than i can, but it happens, especially since japan tends to be bigger into trading / used sales that north america is.

I was just about to ask about occurrences like this.

Japanese retailers get such huge amounts of stock for so many games. Seems to happen a lot more than NA retailers too.

Cheesemeister · Nov 28, 2008

Stumpokapow said:

Akibablog just did an entry on the Wii+DS bomba bin in the main Sofmap in Akihabara.

Bomba bin includes:

Code:

Game Title			Copies	Price
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Excite Truck			80	1980yen
Metroid Prime 3			60	1980yen
Mario and Sonic			60	1980yen
SD Gundam Scad Hammers		40	1980yen
Captain Rainbow			40	1980yen
Opoona				40	1980yen
Trace Memory			200	980yen
Chosoju Mecha MG (Sandlot)	120	980yen
Picross DS			75	980yen
Doki Doki Majo Shinpan 2	75	2480yen
Zelda: Phantom Hourglass	70	1980yen

I love that table. *tear*

Vinnk · Nov 28, 2008

Cheesemeister said:
I love that table. *tear*

Weird.. my friend is looking for a copy of ExciteTruck in my town and we haven't seen one for months. New or used. When the game launched my city got about a dozen copies and never got any more. THATS where they are... collecting dust in Tokyo. Send a few of those over there! (especially at that price)

Also my town got a total of 6 copies of Captain Rainbow. But I gues that was enough, they have still only sold 4 of them.

Cheesemeister · Nov 28, 2008

Vinnk said:
Weird.. my friend is looking for a copy of ExciteTruck in my town and we haven't seen one for months. New or used. When the game launched my city got about a dozen copies and never got any more. THATS where they are... collecting dust in Tokyo. Send a few of those over there! (especially at that price)

Also my town got a total of 6 copies of Captain Rainbow. But I gues that was enough, they have still only sold 4 of them.

Can you send cash money? No bank account 'til I get my gaijin card in about 3 weeks.

Vinnk · Nov 28, 2008

Cheesemeister said:
Can you send cash money? No bank account 'til I get my gaijin card in about 3 weeks.

I'll see if he still needs it. 3 weeks for your Gaijin card? Whats the holdup it usually takes about 4 days.

Cheesemeister · Nov 28, 2008

Vinnk said:
I'll see if he still needs it. 3 weeks for your Gaijin card? Whats the holdup it usually takes about 4 days.

The Tokyo Immigration Bureau took 6 weeks to process my visa. The Meguro City Office is going to take 3 weeks to process my gaijin card. The lines are much longer here. =(

PM me if you need me to buy anything in Akiba!

justchris · Nov 28, 2008

Stumpokapow said:
Akibablog just did an entry on the Wii+DS bomba bin in the main Sofmap in Akihabara.

The absolute greatest thing about this article is the very last caption on the very last thumbnail, "Opoona was there as well." Even among bombas, Opoona is an afterthought :lol

schuelma · Nov 28, 2008

Jonnyram said:
In other news, 428 is only due to ship 50-60,000 next week, but pre-orders have seen a sharp increase with the Famitsu perfect score.

Forgive my ignorance, but does that mean retailer pre-orders are increasing so the first shipment might be higher?

domokunrox · Nov 28, 2008

I laugh at the face of the 360 for not beating the PS3 despite getting a JRPG this week.

lupin23rd · Nov 28, 2008

What was driving PS3 sales this week? Did 15000 people think Last Remnant was coming out for PS3 today too, and then just buy Resistance 2 instead? :lol

Surprised that it beat out the 360 but hey, maybe this is the beginning of the turnaround!

Mindlog · Nov 28, 2008

You do know what time of the year it is correct? :]

http://chartget.blogspot.com/search/label/Media Create Consoles?max-results=100
images.redial.net/mc-3-consoles-weekly-line-103.png The second chart.

In short, 4 corners is out!

jakncoke · Nov 28, 2008

Psychotext said:
Hoffman, is it really so hard for you to give MS a little credit for their strategy in Japan this gen? They'll easily double the sales of the xbox over there... and whilst they'll still not be a major player or particularly significant in the greater scheme of things it is an achievement that should be recognised.

yup, although there efforts really haven't been noticed by the audience they have changed brand for the better, It'll be real interesting to see how the Xbox3 performs

cvxfreak · Nov 28, 2008

Cheesemeister said:
Can you send cash money? No bank account 'til I get my gaijin card in about 3 weeks.

When I went to get mine, I simply asked for a paper version certifying that my gaijin card was on its way. The bank took that and let me sign up for one. Have things changed, or are your circumstances different?

Cheesemeister · Nov 28, 2008

cvxfreak said:
When I went to get mine, I simply asked for a paper version certifying that my gaijin card was on its way. The bank took that and let me sign up for one. Have things changed, or are your circumstances different?

Oh, really? I've got the certificate saying I applied for the gaijin card. I guess I'll go try and see if it's passable. Thanks!

jrricky · Nov 28, 2008

Stumpokapow said:

Akibablog just did an entry on the Wii+DS bomba bin in the main Sofmap in Akihabara.

Bomba bin includes:

Code:

Game Title			Copies	Price
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Excite Truck			80	1980yen
Metroid Prime 3			60	1980yen
Mario and Sonic			60	1980yen
SD Gundam Scad Hammers		40	1980yen
Captain Rainbow			40	1980yen
Opoona				40	1980yen
Trace Memory			200	980yen
Chosoju Mecha MG (Sandlot)	120	980yen
Picross DS			75	980yen
Doki Doki Majo Shinpan 2	75	2480yen
Zelda: Phantom Hourglass	70	1980yen

I dont get it. Most of those games came out a looooooooong time ago and sold alot or passed expectations so how are they bombs?

linsivvi · Nov 28, 2008

jrricky said:
I dont get it. Most of those games came out a looooooooong time ago and sold alot or passed expectations so how are they bombs?

They are not. The blog just exaggerated things. Some of those games were best sellers when they came out.

cvxfreak · Nov 28, 2008

Cheesemeister said:
Oh, really? I've got the certificate saying I applied for the gaijin card. I guess I'll go try and see if it's passable. Thanks!

Be careful, because this is a sheet you have to pay like ¥300 for. It's a bit different from the receipt. I still think I have mine somewhere so I'll find it and PM you the name of the document. If you never paid, then go back and see if you can get it.

shykyoichi · Nov 28, 2008

justchris said:
The absolute greatest thing about this article is the very last caption on the very last thumbnail, "Opoona was there as well." Even among bombas, Opoona is an afterthought :lol

Why do Opoona receive so much hate?

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At least 2ch loves Opoona.

HK-47 · Nov 28, 2008

They sure do :lol

Ydahs · Nov 28, 2008

Pretty good sales for Animal Crossing. It should keep on selling at a high rate with Christmas approaching.

Hopefully enormous CT sales means a new entry in the series

... Do it S-E!

How popular is the Klonoa series? What were the original sales of the game for PSX and can we expect the Wii version to sell decently? I want it in Europe, but I'm not sure it's been given a date, so it probably depends on the sales of the Japanese version...

donny2112 · Nov 28, 2008

Ydahs said:
How popular is the Klonoa series? What were the original sales of the game for PSX and can we expect the Wii version to sell decently?

The PS1 version of the Wii game was the best-selling in the series (at least from my numbers) at 113K. Next highest was 74K (PS2 sequel). For the Wii version, 50K LTD, 25K first week?

justchris · Nov 28, 2008

shykyoichi said:
Why do Opoona receive so much hate?

I don't know, it's actually a really nice game. Apparently having giant balls on your head turn some people off?

Fafalada · Nov 28, 2008

donny2112 said:
The PS1 version of the Wii game was the best-selling in the series (at least from my numbers) at 113K.

Yea actually I remember Namco considered it something of a bomb(relative to what they expected) - it was curious they bothered with the sequel at all. Then again, we all know about them and their sales "expectations".

K1 is on Japanese PSN now isn't it? Is this the first time Wii has a better version of multiplatform game then a HD console?

Hammerhai · Nov 28, 2008

http://ameblo.jp/sinobi/entry-10170828675.html

[NDS] Professor Layton and The Last Time Travel (Level 5) - 180k
[NDS] Tamagotchi Kira Kira Omisecchi (Bandai Namco) - 7k
[NDS] Higurashi no Nakukoru ni Kizuna: Dai-Ni-Kan - Sou (Alchemist) - 17k (Standard + Limited Edition)

[PS3] Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (Konami) - 94k
[360] Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (Konami) - 5k
[360] Agarest Senki: Reappearance (Compile Heart) - 1.6k

[PSP] Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX: Tag Force 3 (Konami) - 44k
[PSP] Kenka Banchou 3: Zenkoku Seiha (Spike) - 30k
[PSP] Higurashi Daybreak Portable (Alchemist) - 22k (Standard + Limited Edition)
[PSP] Warriors Orochi 2 (Koei) - 20k
[PSP] Patapon 2 (SCE) - 13k

http://dubai.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/ghard/1227708655/221

[NDS] Professor Layton and The Last Time Travel (Level 5) - 180k (31%)
[PS3] Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (Konami) - 94.5k (42%)
[PSP] Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX: Tag Force 3 (Konami) - 44k (60%)
[PSP] Kenka Banchou 3: Zenkoku Seiha (Spike) - 30k (50%)
[PSP] Warriors Orochi 2 (Koei) - 20k (32%)
[WII] Rune Factory Frontier (Marvelous) - 18k (43%)
[PSP] Patapon 2 (SCE) - 14k (36%)
[PSP] Higurashi Daybreak Portable (Alchemist) - Std. 12k (67%) + Ltd. 11k (55%)
[NDS] Higurashi no Nakukoru ni Kizuna: Dai-Ni-Kan - Sou (Alchemist) - Ltd. 11k (39%) + Std. 7k (27%)

[360] Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (Konami) - 5.5k (23%)
[360] Far Cry 2 (Ubisoft) - 5.0k (40%)
[360] Agarest Senki: Reappearance (Compile Heart) - 1.6k (40%)
[PS3] Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway (Ubisoft) - 1.0k (14%)

kottila · Nov 28, 2008

Rune Factory seems to sell according to Marvelous predictions( 55k FY with 45k ordered by retailers)

Pureauthor · Nov 28, 2008

[NDS] Professor Layton and The Last Time Travel (Level 5) - 180k

WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Magicpaint · Nov 28, 2008

Layton 3 had a pretty huge first shipment. I hope it clears much more of that stock over the weekend. >.>

jj984jj · Nov 28, 2008

[PS3] Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (Konami) - 94.5k (42%)
[360] Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (Konami) - 5.5k (23%)

Poor 360. Retailers really don't have any faith in it do they?

Awesome Layton numbers though, GET #2 OUT HERE NOW NOA!

Magicpaint said:
Layton 3 had a pretty huge first shipment. I hope it clears more of that stock over the weekend. >.>

Layton games have reeeeaally long legs, just like Nintendo did with AC Level 5 is probably preparing for the holidays.

icecream · Nov 28, 2008

Hammerhai said:
[360] Agarest Senki: Reappearance (Compile Heart) - 1.6k (40%)

If they're setting their expectations that low, why bother porting in the first place? Shipping bugged discs probably didn't help things either.

Paracelsus · Nov 28, 2008

icecream said:
If they're setting their expectations that low, why bother porting in the first place? Shipping bugged discs probably didn't help things either.

Bugged discs? Bad bugs a la Tomb Raider Underworld? o.0

Kurosaki Ichigo · Nov 28, 2008

Shipments added

[NDS] Professor Layton and The Last Time Travel (Level 5) - 180k (31%) (581k)
[PS3] Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (Konami) - 94.5k (42%) (225k)
[PSP] Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX: Tag Force 3 (Konami) - 44k (60%) (73k)
[PSP] Kenka Banchou 3: Zenkoku Seiha (Spike) - 30k (50%) (60k)
[PSP] Warriors Orochi 2 (Koei) - 20k (32%) (62.5k)
[WII] Rune Factory Frontier (Marvelous) - 18k (43%) (42k)
[PSP] Patapon 2 (SCE) - 14k (36%) (39k)
[PSP] Higurashi Daybreak Portable (Alchemist) - Std. 12k (67%) (18k) + Ltd. 11k (55%) (20k)
[NDS] Higurashi no Nakukoru ni Kizuna: Dai-Ni-Kan - Sou (Alchemist) - Ltd. 11k (39%) (28k) + Std. 7k (27%) (26k)
[NDS] Tamagotchi Kira Kira Omisecchi (Bandai Namco) - 7k
[360] Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (Konami) - 5.5k (23%) (24k)
[360] Far Cry 2 (Ubisoft) - 5.0k (40%) (12.5k)
[360] Agarest Senki: Reappearance (Compile Heart) - 1.6k (40%) (4k)
[PS3] Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway (Ubisoft) - 1.0k (14%) (7k)

Few points interesting to note:
- Layton 2 first day was 195k, so the 3rd one compares pretty well
- PES 2009 is down on both PS3 (107k) and 360 (7k) despite not releasing on PS2 which did 155k last year.
- Yugioh GX3 blows past GX first day (18k) and GX2 same period (22k)
- Kenka Banchou 3 off to a nice start since 1 and 2 on PS2 did ~40k for their respective first weeks
- Orochi Musou PSP did 50k first week, so far 20k for the second in its first day
- Tamagotchi at 7k, lol. First one sold over a million.
- Agarest Senki PS3 total around 20k, X360 first day 1.6k

jakncoke · Nov 28, 2008

[PS3] Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (Konami) - 94k

What was first day #'s last year?

Edit: haha answered like seconds before I posted

[Nintex] · Nov 28, 2008

Good for Layton, but Nintendo's increased shipments are quite surprising.

Pureauthor · Nov 28, 2008

Is Orochi Musou 2 PSP making its way across the pond?

SilverLunar · Nov 28, 2008

Kurosaki Ichigo said:
[WII] Rune Factory Frontier (Marvelous) - 18k (43%) (42k)

Selling 18K first day is a freaking relief.
I though it wouldn't even reach 5K.
^.^

thestopsign · Nov 28, 2008

SilverLunar said:
Selling 18K first day is a freaking relief.
I though it wouldn't even reach 5K.
^.^

The DS games both did well sales-wise.

Cosmonaut X · Nov 28, 2008

Stopsign said:
The DS games both did well sales-wise.

Which, as we've seen before, is not a guarantee that Wii versions will perform as well.

Is 428 this week or next?

Spiegel · Nov 28, 2008

Kurosaki Ichigo said:
Shipments added

[PSP] Warriors Orochi 2 (Koei) - 20k (32%) (62.5k)
- Orochi Musou PSP did 50k first week, so far 20k for the second in its first day

Musou Orochi PSP did 25k first day.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=9881414&postcount=322

Good sales for Layton, Yugioh and Kenka Banchou. Everything else, meh

lherre · Nov 28, 2008

WE 2009 for ps3 include bundles?

Kafel · Nov 28, 2008

jj984jj said:
Poor 360. Retailers really don't have any faith in it do they?

?

I'd say it was quite the opposite with this game since they ordered "a lot" and only sold 23 % of the shipment. Or am I mistaken ?

jj984jj · Nov 28, 2008

Kafel said:
?

I'd say it was quite the opposite with this game since they ordered "a lot" and only sold 23 % of the shipment. Or am I mistaken ?

They ordered 225k vs ~25k total, that's like a 9:1 ratio. It's obvious which version is being pushed.

Laguna · Nov 28, 2008

Oh, Konami. Trying hard pushing PES on PS3 and not only losing sales on the Wii version (that will be released late -AGAIN) but also losing the most important sales on PS2. Well deserved. You are rewarded with the same sales as last years PS3 version so far.

Captain Smoker · Nov 28, 2008

Dengeki Software Total (11/17 - 11/24)

Code:

NDS	712.470
PSP	367.010
WII     362.511
360     133.016
PS2     101.778
PS3     91.290

Weekly Overview (Software Total Dengeki)

Code:

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
10/20 - 10/26	 438.583    126.851    27.601     184.565    134.428    12.579
10/27 - 11/02	 479.590    119.844    227.784	  110.669    111.702	49.830	     
11/03 - 11/09	 642.247    105.057    93.830     102.565    103.817    38.185      
11/10 - 11/16	 575.243    101.585    186.761    77.587     95.082     30.068       
11/17 - 11/23	 712.470    362.511    91.290     101.778    367.010    133.016	     UPDATE

Total		 10.664.550 2.596.289  1.398.896  2.926.107  2.993.839  751.665

Software LTD's
Launch - 08/03/2008 = Famitsu
08/03 - 11/23/2008 = Dengeki

Hardware = Media Create

Code:

	Software LTD	Tie Ratio

NDS	112.773.044	4,67 (+ 0,01)
PSP	25.696.095	2,37 (+ 0,02)
WII	24.368.446	3,47 (- 0,02)
PS3	7.323.845	3,00 (- 0,03)
360	3.741.982	4,86 (+ 0,08)

cw_sasuke · Nov 28, 2008

they are still playing those yugi-oh games ?

Cheesemeister · Nov 28, 2008

For what it's worth, Opoona was already gone from the Sofmap bargain table when I was there this evening.

SovanJedi · Nov 28, 2008

Cheesemeister said:
For what it's worth, Opoona was already gone from the Sofmap bargain table when I was there this evening.

That could just mean they're using the other copies to prop open various doors around the shop. Or burned them. Or used them as coasters.

Stumpokapow · Nov 28, 2008

linsivvi said:
They are not. The blog just exaggerated things. Some of those games were best sellers when they came out.

The blog didn't categorize them as bombs. I categorized the bin they were in as a bomba bin. Obviously there's a difference between a game that did well for a long time and just had some overstock in Tokyo, versus a game like Opoona which bombed outright or Doki Doki Majo Shinpan that was overshipped pretty much everywhere.

Of course, with the help of Japan-Gamecharts.com or Garaph.info, you too can make a decision about which are bombs and which are just games that did fine but ended up having overstock at Sofmap in Akihabara.

Segata Sanshiro · Nov 28, 2008

That table's been up for almost two weeks with that stuff on it. I'm surprised there's much left at all, aside from the Sofmap Table Evergreens.

Threi · Nov 28, 2008

Cheesemeister said:
For what it's worth, Opoona was already gone from the Sofmap bargain table when I was there this evening.

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