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Media Create Sales: Week 18, 2012 (Apr 30 - May 06)
- Thread starter donny2112
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SmokedMeat
Gamer™
Ah well, I'm no sales age expert. It just seems like Nintendo games and 3DS sell so well that these bumps don't appear unusual to my untrained eye.
Yeah, I think when I saw Nintendo pull out all the stops for marketing (40/40 Famitsu score haha) my expectations rose. That and the positive word of mouth and all the other factors Fabrik listed, just kinda seems like it should be doing better for something being treated a little bit like a tentpole release for 3DS. I'm not very sanguine on legs continuing after Golden Week but we'll see.
PALUTENA.
KillerMan91
Member
Compared to last gen pretty dreadful sales for both handhelds. DS did 180k and PSP 40k during golden week of 2006. Still of course compared to pretty much any other device ever 3DS is doing great.
Lord_Byron28
Member
Also while less significant these titles should be interesting
Oni Training- Summer 2012. (Wild Card)
Etrian Odysey 4- July 5th(100K?)
Little Battler Xperience- July 5th (100-200K?)
Taiko Drum Master- July 12th (200K?)- I'm not sure what to expect the Wii version sold phenomenally and the PSP did decent but the DS versions didn't sell spectacular.
Time Travellers- July 12th(???)- New L5 ip being released to PSP, Vita and 3DS.
While not mega/huge upcoming titles these should help the 3DS chug along in typically slow summer months. It'll also be interesting to see how they will perform on 3DS and really determine the direction L5 is heading.
Refreshment.01
Member
Wasn't the case at the RE4 release. Pretty insane when one thinks about it.
Count Dookkake
Member
What will save Vita?
Releasing it a year before the 3DS.
nextgeneration
Member
Kill off psp?
thestopsign
Member
Might as well include Guild 01 as well.
Taiko on the NDS did very well, two games ~500k.
The_lascar
Member
+600k isn't spectacular?
AceBandage
Banned
A bigish game every week for a year. The discontinuation of the 3G model. Price cut to $200 with included memory card.
I'm still waiting for a $199 Vita Entertainment bundle with an 8GB stick and a game worth playing included. Currently there isn't a single game that i'd buy on Vita. I'd probably rent Gravity Daze and maybe i'd like it, and i'd also rent Uncharted but i assume i'll be disappointed by it and be glad i didn't buy it.
Zerodoppler
Member
The franchise has a playable character in Smash Bros. That's the only way to get a first party nintendo game to sell.
Colonel Mustard
Banned
That's a bad idea from a P&L standpoint.
I must have missed Mario in Wii Sports and Wii Fit.
ShockingAlberto
Member
Wouldn't this be completely disproven by Rhythm Tengoku?
TheNatural
My Member!
Sony is on it. They've already put into motion massive plans to buy Media Crate and combine Vita sales figures with TV sales in Honduras to show an up 'decade on decade' supermoon sales trend.
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
Nintendo signing a deal with Sony to bring Mario to the Vita.
Dragon Quest XI announced for Vita
Nintendo discontinues 3DS
nextgeneration
Member
Yeah, not going to happen. But if that were to happen (not that it would), I wonder what would happen. Would be interesting to see.
Lord_Byron28
Member
How much is Guild 01 expected to do.
My bad I glanced and looked at the wrong charts and saw 77K.
Nintendo's products selling well during holiday periods is no surprise. I'm glad to see KI and FE still hanging in there and of course the trinity shows no signs of going anywhere. Nintendomination indeed.
It will be interesting to see if the white Vita and the couple of new game releases can spur Vita sales in June. Still, until the Vita gets good games released on a consistent basis the HW sales won't be respectable.
I'm starting to get curious about the WiiU's reception in Japan. It's not a handheld and it may still struggle with prime third party support. We'll see.
It will be interesting to see if the white Vita and the couple of new game releases can spur Vita sales in June. Still, until the Vita gets good games released on a consistent basis the HW sales won't be respectable.
I'm starting to get curious about the WiiU's reception in Japan. It's not a handheld and it may still struggle with prime third party support. We'll see.
AceBandage
Banned
Spike in 3DS sales. They wouldn't move to Vital if they aren't now.
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I'm hoping it's good word of mouth. The game deserves the sales.
Four_Chamber
Member
Wii > Vita... this is why I was shocked when people were calling a "surge" to 12k laughable. The Vita is floundering hardcore in Japan. With Pokemon and more Mario on the horizon, the future does not look bright.
Lord_Byron28
Member
Or Brain Age, Wii Sports, Wii Fit, Brain Training, Big Brain Academy, Nintendogs, Friend Collection, Electroplankton, etc. which were all popular before being represented in Smash(Only Brain Training, Electroplankton and Nintendogs were).
ShockingAlberto
Member
I continue to be flabbergasted by the "It only sold because he was in Brawl/because of nostalgia" argument. Brawl probably helped, but the larger marketing campaign, good reviews, and good word of mouth probably helped way more.
It seems like such an obvious way to insist that the quality of the game either doesn't matter or is misleading.
Where did last week's numbers for those three come from?
Announcing a White Vita that comes out in 2 months, and a limited edition Vita that comes out 2 months after that, is not going to help its situation up to that point. I mean, there already wasn't a huge rush to get the hardware, now potential buyers have even more of an excuse to wait out their purchase. Seems like something they should have announced at E3.
The thing about Nintendo games is that we can't get a verdict on ts sales potential until long after ts release. I'd wait until next year at least before analyzing whether KI 'underperformed' or not.
bigtroyjon
Member
PSP(2011 YTD)= 884,339
PSP+PSV(2012)=610,986(-30.9%)
Looking ahead to Week 19, PSP did 34,826 in 2011.
3DS+DS(2011 YTD)=1,390,744
3DS+DS(2012 YTD)=1,663,527(+19.6%)
Looking ahead to week 19, 3DS+DS did 29,182 in 2011.
All handhelds(2011 YTD)=2,275,083
All handhelds(2012 YTD)=2,274,513
PSP+PSV(2012)=610,986(-30.9%)
Looking ahead to Week 19, PSP did 34,826 in 2011.
3DS+DS(2011 YTD)=1,390,744
3DS+DS(2012 YTD)=1,663,527(+19.6%)
Looking ahead to week 19, 3DS+DS did 29,182 in 2011.
All handhelds(2011 YTD)=2,275,083
All handhelds(2012 YTD)=2,274,513
ThatObviousUser
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Wario64.
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Streams finally cross next week?
Cygnus X-1
Member
The_lascar
Member
This week LTD - this week sales = Last week LTD.
Last week LTD - week 16 LTD = Last week sales.
lunchwithyuzo
Banned
Fire Emblem thoroughly trouncing SRT warms my heart. Return of the one true king. 
Nintendo miraculously closing up shop.
Data Elemental
Member
Nice bump for KI:U there. And Wii beat PSV. At least it's still above 10k again, I guess...
Magicpaint
Member
I would have never expected Fire Emblem to so easily outsell Kingdom Hearts. Really curious to see how DQMr performs.
Count Dookkake
Member
So there's still hope!
Dash Kappei
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lol something something doicare something lol
Dash Kappei
Not actually that important
Oh wow, you were not perm'd, pleasently surprised, cool.
bigtroyjon
Member
FYI, the link in the OP goes to week 16, not week 17
Good for you. Unfortunately most of the fanbase won't buy 3DS for just one game. Even the guy who really want old school RE do not buy 3DS (but keep complaining why console RE is not the same LOL).