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Media Create Sales: Week 52, 2012 (Dec 24 - Dec 30)

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amstradcpc

Member
donny2112 said:
It's a salute to the (probable) last entry for a GBA game in the Top 1000.

Overall Software
(system - total sales - # of games)

1. PSP - 13,781,228 - 275
2. PS3 - 11,999,888 - 230
3. WII - 8,778,813 - 97
4. NDS - 7,288,899 - 181
5. 3DS - 7,088,267 - 75
6. 360 - 1,246,675 - 112
7. PSV - 387,688 - 16
8. PS2 - 150,530 - 12
9. GBA - 15,763 - 2
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What?. PSP and PS3 were the platforms with more units of software sold in 2012?.
 
M

Mpl90

Two copies sold? That's not a bomb guys, stop trolling!!!
Seriously, what happened to Vita, why did it rise so much. Any explanation?
 
A

Aostia

El Capitan Todd
urfe said:
I've been saying people are calling the WiiU in trouble too early.

No longer too early. Go ahead.

Nice sales for NSMBU though.
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I agree, this is (to me) the first bad week for Wii U. So, it begins (cit.)

Bruno MB said:
Fantasy Life supply-constrained?
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Could it be due to the high (if I remember correctly) ST % at launch? I don't know if there was another shipment during the week.
 
N

Nibel

Member
Can't wait for the interpretation of those 30.000 Vitas that have been sold

"Japan finally welcomes its new handheld overlord"
 
M

metalslimer

Member
Bad Wii U numbers. Wtf Vita numbers. Not good numbers by any stretch, but just kind of weird. Was there a promotion or something?
 
A

Aostia

El Capitan Todd
Celine said:
first week of the year confirmed to be positive all around the board for Sony hardware (at least that was always my impression).
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This is also my impression. Anyone could confirm this?

Mpl90 said:
Seriously, what happened to Vita, why did it rise so much. Any explanation?
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Above, if correct. Usually Sony's platforms see good sales in the first week of the new year, probably thanks to new year's eve "money-gift" received for the holidays
 
M

metalslimer

Member
Aostia said:
This is also my impression. Anyone could confirm this?



Above, if correct. Usually Sony's platforms see good sales in the first week of the new year, probably thanks to new year's eve "money-gift" received for the holidays
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True, but this is by far Vita's best holiday week by far.
 
Yoshi

Yoshi

Headmaster of Console Warrior Jugendstrafanstalt
Actually 30k is a good number, isn't it? Considering there were no new releases this week for Vita and no game in the top 30...
 
M

metalslimer

Member
Yoshi said:
Actually 30k is a good number, isn't it? Considering there were no new releases this week for Vita and no game in the top 30...
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Unless we're going to start using qualifiers like "for Vita" than 30k is by no means good in any sense for a holiday week.
 
M

Mpl90

Two copies sold? That's not a bomb guys, stop trolling!!!
Mario Kart 7 in top 10 for Famitsu, wow. Paper Mario will do 500k for sure in the end.
 
A

Aostia

El Capitan Todd
metalslimer said:
True, but this is by far Vita's best holiday week by far.
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Yes, could be that those "money-gifts" are better spent on a new expensive system rather than an old cheaper one (PSP)?

Yoshi said:
Actually 30k is a good number, isn't it? Considering there were no new releases this week for Vita and no game in the top 30...
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To me yes it is, for a console that was doing lower numbers on the previous weeks of the holidays. It testifies also that there could be interest in the product, in Japan, probably
 
H

hongcha

Member
Yoshi said:
Actually 30k is a good number, isn't it? Considering there were no new releases this week for Vita and no game in the top 30...
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Yes, of course.

The recent Soul sacrifice and tales of hearts demos may have generated some good word of mouth for the system, maybe the final fantasy ps1 half off sale during the week helped too?
 
Yoshi

Yoshi

Headmaster of Console Warrior Jugendstrafanstalt
Opus Angelorum said:
Decent, but do we expect it to remain?
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No, but it is showing there is some potential in the platform, because really, for what was it selling? Most likely just the nice hardware itself and some mildly interesting games.
 
S

Subaru

Member
WOW.

Wii U sold poorly, the only system that sold less than last week.
Good that NSMBU and Nintendoland are having good sales.
NSMBU have such an amazing attach rate!
 
P

Principate

Saint Titanfall
30k was still pretty bad, it's the numbers the 3DS was pulling in the middle of the year before the price cut. If it stays at 30k sure it may do ok, but the chances of it happening are slim and it's getting new year boost. It's basically like time it did 30k with persona/akb, unless something changes it far from sustainable.
 
H

hiska-kun

Member
Well, I translated the top 20 for MC week 52 but without the % variation.

Media Create Software:

01./01. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) – 159.712 / 1.969.955
02./00. [3DS] Fantasy Life <RPG> (Level 5) {2012.12.27} (¥5.800) - 117,071 / NEW
03./06. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥4.800) – 65.474 / 1.743.791
04./04. [3DS] Paper Mario: Sticker Star <ADV> (Nintendo) {2012.12.06} (¥4.800) – 58.598 / 402.133
05./02. [PSP] One Piece: Romance Dawn - Bouken no Yoake # <RPG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.12.20} (¥5.980) – 57.499 / 224.602
06./08. [WIU] New Super Mario Bros. U <ACT> (Nintendo) {2012.12.08} (¥5.985) – 57.103 / 369.392
07./07. [3DS] Inazuma Eleven Go 2: Chrono Stone - Neppuu / Raimei <RPG> (Level 5) {2012.12.13} (¥5.500) – 50.930 / 314.016
08./05. [PS3] Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage 2 # <ACT> (Koei Tecmo) {2012.12.20} (¥8.190) – 48.545 / 164.976
09./13. [WIU] Nintendo Land <ETC> (Nintendo) {2012.12.08} (¥4.935) – 44.056 / 209.047
10./14. [PS3] Yakuza 5 # <ADV> (Sega) {2012.12.06} (¥8.800) – 38.339 / 518.224
11./09. [3DS] Pokèmon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity <RPG> (Pokèmon Co.) {2012.11.23} (¥4.800) – 32.018 / 373.699
12./12. [3DS] Magician's Quest: Magical Town <ETC> (Konami) {2012.12.20} (¥4.980) – 29.354 / 80.750
13./10. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Super Deluxe Edition # <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.11.29} (¥5.040) – 26.328 / 321.959
14./00. [3DS] Inazuma Eleven 1-2-3!! Endou Mamoru Densetsu <RPG> (Level 5) {2012.12.27} (¥5.800) – 26.052 / NEW
15./24. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Best Price!) <ACT> (Capcom) {2012.11.15} (¥3.800) – 25.652 / 123.595
16./03. [PSP] AKB1/149: Love Election # <ADV> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.12.20} (¥7.329) – 21.775 / 165.549
17./17. [3DS] Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-Tachi Kara Nigekire! <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.05} (¥5.040) – 20.748 / 337.472
18./11. [PS3] Call of Duty: Black Ops II - Dubbed Edition <ACT> (Square Enix) {2012.12.20} (¥7.980) – 20.309 / 71.971
19./29. [PS3] Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational # <SPT> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2012.11.22} (¥4.980) – 19.843 / 220.179
20./23. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 <RCE> (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.800) – 18.542 / 1.908.966

Top 20

3DS - 11
PS3 - 4
PSP - 2
WIU - 2
WII - 1
 
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hiska-kun

Member
Added MC top 31:

21./18. [3DS] Toriko: Gourmet Monsters! <RPG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.12.13} (¥5.800)
22./22. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.12} (¥5.040)
23./26. [3DS] Professor Layton Vs. Ace Attorney <ADV> (Level 5) {2012.11.29} (¥5.980)
24./20. [3DS] Kobito Zukan: Kobito Kansatsu Set <ETC> (Nippon Columbia) {2012.07.26} (¥5.040) &#8211; 16.818 / 205.778 (-43%)
25./21. [3DS] Style Savvy: Trendsetters <ETC> (Nintendo) {2012.09.27} (¥4.800)
26./19. [NDS] Pokèmon Black 2 / White 2 <RPG> (Pokèmon Co.) {2012.06.23} (¥4.800)
27./31. [WIU] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate # <ACT> (Capcom) {2012.12.08} (¥4.800)
28./28. [3DS] Super Mario 3D Land # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2011.11.03} (¥4.800)
29./25. [WII] Mario Party 9 <ETC> (Nintendo) {2012.04.26} (¥5.800)
30./15. [WII] Inazuma Eleven Go Strikers 2013 <SPT> (Level 5) {2012.12.20} (¥4.980)
31./27. [3DS] Aikatsu! Cinderella Lesson <SLG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.11.15} (¥5.040)

Top 31

3DS - 18
PS3 - 4
WII - 3
WIU &#8211; 3
PSP - 2
NDS &#8211; 1

Kobito Zukan has numbers.
 
F

Fafalada

Fafracer forever
Road said:
Clueless kids bought Vita with their New Year's money thinking it was PSP? The only explanation I have.
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I mentioned this earlier in the thread - but while I was in Japan over New Years I've seen Softmap running some deals on PS3/3DS/Vita for Jan 1st (17.800 yen for Vita, with added "goodie bag"), so if this was nation wide and perhaps other retailers followed suit, it could explain a bump.
 
X

XPE

Member
hiska-kun said:
Added MC top 31:

21./18. [3DS] Toriko: Gourmet Monsters! <RPG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.12.13} (¥5.800)
22./22. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.12} (¥5.040)
23./26. [3DS] Professor Layton Vs. Ace Attorney <ADV> (Level 5) {2012.11.29} (¥5.980)
24./20. [3DS] Kobito Zukan: Kobito Kansatsu Set <ETC> (Nippon Columbia) {2012.07.26} (¥5.040) – 16.818 / 205.778 (-43%)
25./21. [3DS] Style Savvy: Trendsetters <ETC> (Nintendo) {2012.09.27} (¥4.800)
26./19. [NDS] Pokèmon Black 2 / White 2 <RPG> (Pokèmon Co.) {2012.06.23} (¥4.800)
27./31. [WIU] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate # <ACT> (Capcom) {2012.12.08} (¥4.800)
28./28. [3DS] Super Mario 3D Land # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2011.11.03} (¥4.800)
29./25. [WII] Mario Party 9 <ETC> (Nintendo) {2012.04.26} (¥5.800)
30./15. [WII] Inazuma Eleven Go Strikers 2013 <SPT> (Level 5) {2012.12.20} (¥4.980)
31./27. [3DS] Aikatsu! Cinderella Lesson <SLG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.11.15} (¥5.040)

Top 31

3DS - 18
PS3 - 4
WII - 3
WIU – 3
PSP - 2
NDS – 1

Kobito Zukan has numbers.
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What games did people actually buy with this vita increase?

I think the amount of games sold is the real success story for the 3DS!!
 
B

BlackLagoon

Member
Santiako said:
PS+ subs
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Eh, I doubt the Japanese PS+ lineup will have huge numbers subscribers lining up. I do wonder how Vita downloads are doing in Japan... The difference between the tracker numbers for Persona 4 Golden (193,412) and Atlus/Index official reported sales figures (260,000) were considerable, but it's hard to know if that was an aberration.
 
E

extralite

Member
XPE said:
What games did people actually buy with this vita increase?
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Sales should be spread among the existing library with no single title making the charts. Similar phenomenon was evident after the 3DS price drop with hardware sales surging but little rises on software sales.

There's also digital sales and used ones of course, bringing down the tracked retail sales somewhat as well.
 
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