A title named Soil Sacrifice would actually make happy. Weirdly happy.
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Media Create Sales: Week 47, 2012 (Nov 19 - Nov 25)
- Thread starter Chris1964
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A title named Soil Sacrifice would actually make happy. Weirdly happy.
AndrewDean84xX
Banned
Is there anything coming or announced besides Soul Sacrafice that Japan would really care about for the Vita?
Exterminieren
Banned
Looking up the numbers, it's kinda shocking how far ahead New Leaf is ahead of Wild World.
After three weeks, going by Media Create, New Leaf has 1.106.758, whereas Wild World had around 577,000.
Wild World obviously had insane legs, so I'm wondering if New Leaf's more front-loaded.
EDIT: Just remembered that MC isn't tracking download cards, making it even more stark.
After three weeks, going by Media Create, New Leaf has 1.106.758, whereas Wild World had around 577,000.
Wild World obviously had insane legs, so I'm wondering if New Leaf's more front-loaded.
EDIT: Just remembered that MC isn't tracking download cards, making it even more stark.
FF10 in 2020.
AndrewDean84xX
Banned
So Japan has Soul Sacrafice and FFX "HD". That can't be all that's announced that could push hardware, can it?
"Data Unavailable" - Presumably meaning there is no official system or custom.
Hcoregamer00
The 'H' stands for hentai.
I don't think that New Leaf will have the legs of the DS game, but I would love to be proven wrong.
metalslimer
Member
It won't just on the fact that the 3DS won't surpass the DS in sales. 4 million is a lock imo though which is excellent.
electroplankton
Banned
Just to be precise. Exactly as you specified that the last Falcom's jRPG on Vita wasn't made by Falcom, wasn't a completely new game, etc.
I also said that the debut is not hot at all, but it will sell during holidays, and even with a huge decline (let's see, though, how a Mystery Dungeon will perform after the 6th generation), it will still be a successful title.
Exterminieren
Banned
Well, the legs of Wild World combined with the start this game has had would be a fantastic, unprecedented success.
I can't help we're only getting a portion of the whole picture here, though; if Chris is right, and Nintendo are finding it impossible to get both carts and cards into stores, you'd have to imagine that business through the eShop would be pretty brisk. A couple of hundred thousand over what the trackers are saying, perhaps?
Short of a Lite revision catching fire like with the DS, I don't see this as too likely.
I'd say that handily outpacing the PSP is a near-certainty, but I think DS sales in all regions are pretty untouchable for 3DS.
Principate
Saint Titanfall
In Japan it might come close enough. Psp really cut of a lot of the DS momentum nearing the end of he generation, with no real psp like by competition, the market may have shrunk, but there's a chance it has absorbed enough of the Psp market share, to reach near the sales of ds (obviously this is only talking about Japan).
bigtroyjon
Member
PSP(2011 YTD)= 1,760,079
PSP+PSV(2012)=1,335,804(-24.1%)
Looking ahead to Week 48, PSP did 39,547 in 2011.
3DS+DS(2011 YTD)=3,295,384
3DS+DS(2012 YTD)=4,204,430(+27.6%)
Looking ahead to week 48, 3DS+DS did 210,398 in 2011.
All handhelds(2011 YTD)=5,055,463
All handhelds(2012 YTD)=5,540,234 (+9.6%)
Some extra info looking ahead, total sales for 2011.
PSP=2,079,152
PSP+PSV=2,519,138
3DS=4,282,142
3DS+DS=4,939,929(Need to average 147.1K a week to match last year.)
All handhelds=7,459,067(Need to average 383.8K a week to match last year)
PSP+PSV(2012)=1,335,804(-24.1%)
Looking ahead to Week 48, PSP did 39,547 in 2011.
3DS+DS(2011 YTD)=3,295,384
3DS+DS(2012 YTD)=4,204,430(+27.6%)
Looking ahead to week 48, 3DS+DS did 210,398 in 2011.
All handhelds(2011 YTD)=5,055,463
All handhelds(2012 YTD)=5,540,234 (+9.6%)
Some extra info looking ahead, total sales for 2011.
PSP=2,079,152
PSP+PSV=2,519,138
3DS=4,282,142
3DS+DS=4,939,929(Need to average 147.1K a week to match last year.)
All handhelds=7,459,067(Need to average 383.8K a week to match last year)
Lord_Byron28
Member
I don't see 3DS surpassing DS ever but it will be on fire until at least early 2013. Animal crossing plus the holidays will ensure it stays above 100k until at least did January then DQ7 will hit and then MH4.
Exterminieren
Banned
Yeah, everything we know of 2013 points to utter 3DS domination.
Add Pokemon on top of that, and we've got a stew going.
sixteen-bit
Member
Yeah, it would probably sell even less stateside.
Feel-good story of the week.
"Until" ? Why would you think sales will slow down after MH4 is released ? I would think the opposite would be the case.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
it seems no one has noticed Vita passed 1 million in Famitsu
Someone should start a thread on this notable achievement!
Principate
Saint Titanfall
Thing is 3DS is THE Japanese dedicated games industry right now unless wii u takes some of that pie. meaning by default, it will continue selling well unless the Japanese industry crashes. This isn't like ds where there was a real competitor. This is more like the ps2 if that. Unless some sort of miracle good or bad occurs, it would safely continue selling at a good rate, as if it doesn't some very hard questions will need to be asked, by all japanese developers.
Lord_Byron28
Member
Yeah given pokemons development pattern I'd say September 2013 seems like a likely release date for 6th generation.
I should've worded it better but I was thinking May/ June it'd start to slow down based on what we know of the lineup. I'm sure there will be other titles to keep momentum going such as Luigi mansion or friend collection.
GameCenterXDS
Member
I hope not! Game looks tons of fun and really should have been out in NA at the same time. Really hoping NoA gives up on all the lame marketing and stuff and just starts making the 3DS in America the same as the 3DS in Japan.
Maybe semicolons!
I think they'll release Ruby/Sapphire remakes before the next generation.
Pokemon Black/White 3 a possibility?
The Mana Legend
Banned
Not necessarily. Contrary to popular belief, a shit ton of Japanese games do better in the US than they do in Japan.
I don't think releasing these games so close to each other will help anyone out.
Sure didn't help Mario.
Lord_Byron28
Member
I doubt that. The next generation has always hit the 2nd year of the handhelds lifetime and at this point one of gamefreaks teams has gone 3 years since release. Also Nintendo has to be putting pressure on gamefreak for a new pokemon for 3DS.
Sure, and this is Capcom that you're dealing with. They're like really well-known for localizing niche titles.
Well, I'm not saying that they'll release next summer; just that I expect Ruby/Sapphire remakes before the generation VI Pokemon games.
Exterminieren
Banned
I wouldn't get your hopes up, if I were you. They're distributing Groudon and Kyogre in Japan soon, DS development is dead and all the Gen V Pokemon are out of the way. Unlike with FRLG and HGSS, there are no compelling bits of evidence for RSE remakes; quite the opposite, in fact.
Gen VI is next up.
I guess you're right. But why are you ruling out the possibility of the remakes arriving on the 3DS?
Canis lupus
Member
Why did PS3 jump? And lol looks like PSP and PSV are swtiching places. Better than hovering around 4k for christs sake
The new PS3 models (ultra slim)?
I'm surprise too. COD? Japanese are became occidental?
another?
Exterminieren
Banned
I'm not, in the fullness of time.
Gen VI would come first, though. Making Gen III remakes the first parts of a new generation makes compatibility and future-proofing an absolute pain in the arse, and the remake team has been busy anyway.
ShellyDeKiller
Member
Same as green. At least in MY grey area.
Hero of Legend
Member
No RS remakes for DS PLEASE, enough with the DS:
Diamond
Pearl
Platinum
HeartGold
SoulSilver
Black
White
Black 2
White 2
ENOUGH!!!
MY GOD, move on already, I'm all for RS remakes, but please, for the love of good, move on, Gen VI to build a new foundation, then the remakes.
And please in full-3D, we need a fresh look, DP were a minor improvement over RS, and BW were even smaller improvements, MAKE IT FRESH!
The jump between GS and RS was big enough because we went into full-color 16bit graphics, so that certainly felt fresh.
Sorry for "shouting", but I'm so tired of the DS games, BW2 should've at least had 3DS versions with a cleaner picture, that could've been a nice thing I guess.
But I'm hungry for the first true 3D Pokemon game, what we wanted GF to make on the fucking N64 before it became clear that they had no interest in a real console entry.
Diamond
Pearl
Platinum
HeartGold
SoulSilver
Black
White
Black 2
White 2
ENOUGH!!!
MY GOD, move on already, I'm all for RS remakes, but please, for the love of good, move on, Gen VI to build a new foundation, then the remakes.
And please in full-3D, we need a fresh look, DP were a minor improvement over RS, and BW were even smaller improvements, MAKE IT FRESH!
The jump between GS and RS was big enough because we went into full-color 16bit graphics, so that certainly felt fresh.
Sorry for "shouting", but I'm so tired of the DS games, BW2 should've at least had 3DS versions with a cleaner picture, that could've been a nice thing I guess.
But I'm hungry for the first true 3D Pokemon game, what we wanted GF to make on the fucking N64 before it became clear that they had no interest in a real console entry.
I'm all for generation VI. It's just that it feels a bit weird with three mainline Pokemon games in a row within three years.
Exterminieren
Banned
This is what they always do. Three out of every four years have proper RPGs in them. It just so happens that they're cutting out the RSE remakes for a quicker jump to 3DS this time.
Apparently there are Pokemon-related announcements being made tomorrow and next week. Probably only anime-related, but there could well be a reveal of a movie hinting at Gen VI Pokemon, much like we got with Zoroark 3 years ago.
Lord_Byron28
Member
I wouldn't call b/w2 a mainline title and b/w was released in 2010 anyway.
I think 3 years time for a new generation is hardly overkill. From 2006 until 2010 when the 5th gen started we had D/P, platinum and hg/ss. I believe B/W was released exactly a year after hg/ss someone can correct me if I'm wrong.
Hero of Legend
Member
Tomorrow? How do you know this?
Exterminieren
Banned
There are press releases for the next two episodes of the anime teasing special announcements to be made in the breaks following the episodes. It's a good bet that at least one of them is the reveal of the next movie, and, if it's anything like the reveal of the Zoroark movie, the title and trailer will hint at a Gen VI Pokemon.
The Zoroark movie was originally revealed with the title Phantom Champion Z. It was the first big hint we had towards Gen V's arrival.
jeremy1456
Junior Member
It is a game that sells best on handhelds because it benefits greatly from portable play.
It was obviously going to sell these numbers. There is no surprise about it.
That's like being shocked that, after MH3 that MHP3 would sell so well.
It was not a surprise in the least.
It's not like this is unprecedented either. Movies 1,2 5,8 and 9 also have next generation Pokémon in them, and the show also introduced new gen pokémon at similar points.
Get what? Japan is the last bastion of decent taste in their charts, hate to see them jump aboard the COD train.