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Softbank Top 100 Sega Saturn Software Through 1997.10.19
Softbank Sega Saturn Software Sales 1998.12.21 ~ 1999.01.10 - 1999.05.31 ~ 1999.06.06

Softbank Sega Saturn Software Sales 1998.12.14 ~ 1998.12.20

01./02. Ruriiro no Yuki <SLG> (KID) {1998.12.10} (¥6,800) - 8,171 / 39,959
02./01. Noël 3 <ADV> (Pioneer LDC) {1998.12.10} (¥6,800) - 7,997 / 40,182
03./00. Farland Saga: Toki no Michishirube <SLG> (TGL) {1998.12.17} (¥6,800/¥7,800) - 5,141 / NEW
04./03. Yuukyuu Gensoukyoku Ensemble <ETC> (MediaWorks) {1998.12.10} (¥3,800) - 4,147 / 25,728
05./04. Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter <FTG> (Capcom) {1998.10.22} (¥5,800/¥7,800) - 2,682 / 109,071
06./08. Kidou Senshi Gundam: Giren no Yabou - Kouryaku Shireisho <SLG> (Bandai) {1998.10.08} (¥2,800) - 2,533 / 70,788
07./14. Sentimental Graffiti <SLG> (NEC InterChannel) {1998.01.22} (¥7,500) - 2,459 / 297,502
08./12. Densha de Go! EX <SLG> (Takara) {1998.10.01} (¥5,800) - 2,384 / 19,056
09./07. Pia Carrot e Youkoso!! 2 <ADV> (NEC Interchannel) {1998.10.08} (¥7,200) - 2,210 / 99,403
10./05. Find Love 2: Rhapsody <SLG> (Daiki) {1998.11.26} (¥6,800) - 2,086 / 32,241

Softbank Sega Saturn Software Sales 1998.12.07 ~ 1998.12.13

01./00. Noël 3 <ADV> (Pioneer LDC) {1998.12.10} (¥6,800) - 32,185 / NEW
02./00. Ruriiro no Yuki <SLG> (KID) {1998.12.10} (¥6,800) - 31,788 / NEW
03./00. Yuukyuu Gensoukyoku Ensemble <ETC> (MediaWorks) {1998.12.10} (¥3,800) - 21,581 / NEW
04./09. Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter <FTG> (Capcom) {1998.10.22} (¥5,800/¥7,800) - 4,272 / 106,389
05./03. Find Love 2: Rhapsody <SLG> (Daiki) {1998.11.26} (¥6,800) - 3,626 / 30,155
06./07. She'sn <SLG> (KID) {1998.11.19} (¥6,800) - 2,558 / 26,895
07./12. Pia Carrot e Youkoso!! 2 <ADV> (NEC Interchannel) {1998.10.08} (¥7,200) - 2,533 / 97,193
08./13. Kidou Senshi Gundam: Giren no Yabou - Kouryaku Shireisho <SLG> (Bandai) {1998.10.08} (¥2,800) - 2,508 / 68,255
09./05. Winning Post 3 Program '98 <SLG> (Koei) {1998.12.03} (¥6,800) - 2,285 / 6,146
10./04. Idol Janshi Suchie-Pai Mecha Genteiban: Hatsubai 5 Shuunen (Toku) Package <TBL> (Jaleco) {1998.11.26} (¥7,800) - 2,260 / 30,610

Softbank Sega Saturn Software Sales 1998.11.30 ~ 1998.12.06

01./15. Black/Matrix <SLG> (NEC Interchannel) {1998.08.27} (¥6,800) - 8,935 / 70,180
02./00. Capcom Generation: Dai 5 Shuu Kakutouka-tachi <FTG> (Capcom) {1998.12.03} (¥5,800) - 6,839 / NEW
03./02. Find Love 2: Rhapsody <SLG> (Daiki) {1998.11.26} (¥6,800) - 6,563 / 26,529
04./01. Idol Janshi Suchie-Pai Mecha Genteiban: Hatsubai 5 Shuunen (Toku) Package <TBL> (Jaleco) {1998.11.26} (¥7,800) - 4,523 / 28,350
05./00. Winning Post 3 Program '98 <SLG> (Koei) {1998.12.03} (¥6,800) - 3,861 / NEW
06./00. Zoku Hatsukoi Monogatari: Shuugakuryokou <SLG> (Tokuma Shoten Intermedia) {1998.12.03} (¥7,800) - 3,640 / NEW
07./05. She'sn <SLG> (KID) {1998.11.19} (¥6,800) - 3,475 / 24,337
08./07. Sankyo Fever Jikki Simulation S Vol. 3 <TBL> (TEN Institute) {1998.11.26} (¥5,800/¥6,800) - 3,371 / 8,666
09./08. Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter <FTG> (Capcom) {1998.10.22} (¥5,800/¥7,800) - 3,364 / 102,117
10./03. Wizardry Llylgamyn Saga <RPG> (Locus) {1998.11.26} (¥5,800) - 2,923 / 9,762

Softbank Sega Saturn Software Sales 1998.11.23 ~ 1998.11.29

01./00. Idol Janshi Suchie-Pai Mecha Genteiban: Hatsubai 5 Shuunen (Toku) Package <TBL> (Jaleco) {1998.11.26} (¥7,800) - 23,827 / NEW
02./00. Find Love 2: Rhapsody <SLG> (Daiki) {1998.11.26} (¥6,800) - 19,966 / NEW
03./00. Wizardry Llylgamyn Saga <RPG> (Locus) {1998.11.26} (¥5,800) - 6,839 / NEW
04./00. Étude Prologue: Yureugoku Kokoro no Katachi <SLG> (Takuyo) {1998.11.26} (¥5,800) - 6,122 / NEW
05./01. She'sn <SLG> (KID) {1998.11.19} (¥6,800) - 5,902 / 20,862
06./00. Grandia (Memorial Package) <RPG> (Game Arts/ESP) {1998.11.26} (¥4,200) - 5,350 / NEW
07./00. Sankyo Fever Jikki Simulation S Vol. 3 <TBL> (TEN Institute) {1998.11.26} (¥5,800/¥6,800) - 5,295 / NEW
08./03. Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter <FTG> (Capcom) {1998.10.22} (¥5,800/¥7,800) - 5,185 / 98,753
09./04. Pia Carrot e Youkoso!! 2 <ADV> (NEC Interchannel) {1998.10.08} (¥7,200) - 4,247 / 91,957
10./06. Shining Force III Scenario 3: Hyouheki no Jashinguu <RPG> (Sega) {1998.09.23} (¥4,800) - 3,089 / 61,456

Softbank Sega Saturn Software Sales 1998.11.16 ~ 1998.11.22

01./00. She'sn <SLG> (KID) {1998.11.19} (¥6,800) - 14,960 / NEW
02./02. Black/Matrix <SLG> (NEC Interchannel) {1998.08.27} (¥6,800) - 3,625 / 59,756
03./01. Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter <FTG> (Capcom) {1998.10.22} (¥5,800/¥7,800) - 3,546 / 93,568
04./03. Pia Carrot e Youkoso!! 2 <ADV> (NEC Interchannel) {1998.10.08} (¥7,200) - 2,406 / 87,710
05./05. Kidou Senshi Gundam: Giren no Yabou - Kouryaku Shireisho <SLG> (Bandai) {1998.10.08} (¥2,800) - 2,121 / 60,783
06./08. Shining Force III Scenario 3: Hyouheki no Jashinguu <RPG> (Sega) {1998.09.23} (¥4,800) - 1,472 / 58,367
07./04. Shinseiki Evangelion: Eva to Yukai na Nakamatachi <TBL> (Gainax) {1998.11.05} (¥6,800) - 1,393 / 10,558
08./06. Virtuacall S <SLG> (KID) {1998.10.29} (¥6,300/¥6,800) - 1,314 / 52,197
09./09. Kidou Senkan Nadesico: The Blank of 3 Years <ADV> (Sega) {1998.09.23} (¥6,800) - 1,026 / 74,392
10./11. Shining Force III Scenario 2: Nerawareta Miko <RPG> (Sega) {1998.04.29} (¥4,800) - 1,004 / 77,629

Softbank Sega Saturn Software Sales 1998.11.09 ~ 1998.11.15

01./01. Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter <FTG> (Capcom) {1998.10.22} (¥5,800/¥7,800) - 5,913 / 90,022
02./00. Black/Matrix <SLG> (NEC Interchannel) {1998.08.27} (¥6,800) - 4,110 / 56,131
03./04. Pia Carrot e Youkoso!! 2 <ADV> (NEC Interchannel) {1998.10.08} (¥7,200) - 3,459 / 85,304
04./02. Shinseiki Evangelion: Eva to Yukai na Nakamatachi <TBL> (Gainax) {1998.11.05} (¥6,800) - 2,853 / 9,165
05./05. Kidou Senshi Gundam: Giren no Yabou - Kouryaku Shireisho <SLG> (Bandai) {1998.10.08} (¥2,800) - 2,705 / 58,662
06./03. Virtuacall S <SLG> (KID) {1998.10.29} (¥6,300/¥6,800) - 2,336 / 50,883
07./00. Capcom Generation: Dai 4 Shuu Kokou no Eiyuu <STG> (Capcom) {1998.11.12} (¥5,800) - 2,262 / NEW
08./09. Shining Force III Scenario 3: Hyouheki no Jashinguu <RPG> (Sega) {1998.09.23} (¥4,800) - 1,611 / 56,895
09./10. Kidou Senkan Nadesico: The Blank of 3 Years <ADV> (Sega) {1998.09.23} (¥6,800) - 1,345 / 73,366
10./07. Falcom Classics II <RPG> (JVC) {1998.10.29} (¥5,800/¥6,500) - 1,183 / 14,295

Softbank Sega Saturn Software Sales 1998.11.02 ~ 1998.11.08

01./03. Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter <FTG> (Capcom) {1998.10.22} (¥5,800/¥7,800) - 8,943 / 84,109
02./00. Shinseiki Evangelion: Eva to Yukai na Nakamatachi <TBL> (Gainax) {1998.11.05} (¥6,800) - 6,312 / NEW
03./01. Virtuacall S <SLG> (KID) {1998.10.29} (¥6,300/¥6,800) - 5,440 / 48,547
04./06. Pia Carrot e Youkoso!! 2 <ADV> (NEC Interchannel) {1998.10.08} (¥7,200) - 3,622 / 81,845
05./05. Kidou Senshi Gundam: Giren no Yabou - Kouryaku Shireisho <SLG> (Bandai) {1998.10.08} (¥2,800) - 3,267 / 55,957
06./00. Real Mahjong Adventure "Umi-He": Summer Waltz <ADV> (Seta) {1998.11.05} (¥6,800) - 2,587 / NEW
07./02. Falcom Classics II <RPG> (JVC) {1998.10.29} (¥5,800/¥6,500) - 1,892 / 13,295
08./04. Segata Sanshirou Shinken Yuugi <ETC> (Sega) {1998.10.29} (¥4,800) - 1,863 / 7,259
09./07. Shining Force III Scenario 3: Hyouheki no Jashinguu <RPG> (Sega) {1998.09.23} (¥4,800) - 1,848 / 55,284
10./08. Kidou Senkan Nadesico: The Blank of 3 Years <ADV> (Sega) {1998.09.23} (¥6,800) - 1,271 / 72,021

Softbank Sega Saturn Software Sales 1998.10.26 ~ 1998.11.01

01./00. Virtuacall S <SLG> (KID) {1998.10.29} (¥6,300/¥6,800) - 43,107 / NEW
02./00. Falcom Classics II <RPG> (JVC) {1998.10.29} (¥5,800/¥6,500) - 11,220 / NEW
03./01. Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter <FTG> (Capcom) {1998.10.22} (¥5,800/¥7,800) - 7,184 / 66,828
04./00. Segata Sanshirou Shinken Yuugi <ETC> (Sega) {1998.10.29} (¥4,800) - 5,396 / NEW
05./02. Kidou Senshi Gundam: Giren no Yabou - Kouryaku Shireisho <SLG> (Bandai) {1998.10.08} (¥2,800) - 4,804 / 52,690
06./03. Pia Carrot e Youkoso!! 2 <ADV> (NEC Interchannel) {1998.10.08} (¥7,200) - 3,844 / 78,223
07./05. Shining Force III Scenario 3: Hyouheki no Jashinguu <RPG> (Sega) {1998.09.23} (¥4,800) - 2,602 / 53,436
08./04. Kidou Senkan Nadesico: The Blank of 3 Years <ADV> (Sega) {1998.09.23} (¥6,800) - 2,070 / 70,750
09./12. Culdcept (Satakore) <TBL> (Omiya Soft) {1998.10.22} (¥2,800) - 1,360 / 3,202
10./08. Shining Force III Scenario 2: Nerawareta Miko <RPG> (Sega) {1998.04.29} (¥4,800) - 1,242 / 74,393

Softbank Sega Saturn Software Sales 1998.10.12 ~ 1998.10.25

01./00. Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter <FTG> (Capcom) {1998.10.22} (¥5,800/¥7,800) - 59,644 / NEW
02./02. Kidou Senshi Gundam: Giren no Yabou - Kouryaku Shireisho <SLG> (Bandai) {1998.10.08} (¥2,800) - 15,071 / 47,886
03./01. Pia Carrot e Youkoso!! 2 <ADV> (NEC Interchannel) {1998.10.08} (¥7,200) - 9,655 / 74,379
04./04. Kidou Senkan Nadesico: The Blank of 3 Years <ADV> (Sega) {1998.09.23} (¥6,800) - 7,210 / 68,680
05./03. Shining Force III Scenario 3: Hyouheki no Jashinguu <RPG> (Sega) {1998.09.23} (¥4,800) - 5,657 / 50,834
06./00. Strikers 1945 II <STG> (Psikyo) {1998.10.22} (¥5,800) - 3,162 / NEW
07./05. Densha de Go! EX <SLG> (Takara) {1998.10.01} (¥5,800) - 3,047 / 11,518
08./07. Shining Force III Scenario 2: Nerawareta Miko <RPG> (Sega) {1998.04.29} (¥4,800) - 2,278 / 73,151
09./00. Capcom Generation: Dai 3 Shuu Koko ni Rekishi Hajimaru <ETC> (Capcom) {1998.10.15} (¥5,800) - 2,255 / NEW
10./10. Kidou Senshi Gundam: Giren no Yabou <SLG> (Bandai) {1998.04.09} (¥6,800) - 2,220 / 272,745

Softbank Sega Saturn Software Sales 1998.10.05 ~ 1998.10.11

01./00. Pia Carrot e Youkoso!! 2 <ADV> (NEC Interchannel) {1998.10.08} (¥7,200) - 64,724 / NEW
02./00. Kidou Senshi Gundam: Giren no Yabou - Kouryaku Shireisho <SLG> (Bandai) {1998.10.08} (¥2,800) - 32,815 / NEW
03./02. Shining Force III Scenario 3: Hyouheki no Jashinguu <RPG> (Sega) {1998.09.23} (¥4,800) - 4,300 / 45,177
04./01. Kidou Senkan Nadesico: The Blank of 3 Years <ADV> (Sega) {1998.09.23} (¥6,800) - 3,279 / 61,470
05./03. Densha de Go! EX <SLG> (Takara) {1998.10.01} (¥5,800) - 2,883 / 8,471
06./00. Cotton Boomerang <STG> (Success) {1998.10.08} (¥4,800) - 2,028 / NEW
07./09. Shining Force III Scenario 2: Nerawareta Miko <RPG> (Sega) {1998.04.29} (¥4,800) - 1,411 / 70,873
08./06. Slayers Royal 2 <RPG> (Kadokawa/ESP) {1998.09.03} (¥6,800) - 1,378 / 66,445
09./05. Sakura Tsuushin <ADV> (Kamata and Partners) {1998.10.01} (¥6,800) - 1,276 / 3,560
10./13. Kidou Senshi Gundam: Giren no Yabou <SLG> (Bandai) {1998.04.09} (¥6,800) - 1,174 / 270,525

Softbank Sega Saturn Software Sales 1998.09.28 ~ 1998.10.04

01./01. Kidou Senkan Nadesico: The Blank of 3 Years <ADV> (Sega) {1998.09.23} (¥6,800) - 12,377 / 58,191
02./02. Shining Force III Scenario 3: Hyouheki no Jashinguu <RPG> (Sega) {1998.09.23} (¥4,800) - 7,336 / 40,877
03./00. Densha de Go! EX <SLG> (Takara) {1998.10.01} (¥5,800) - 5,588 / NEW
04./00. Hatsukoi Monogatari <ADV> (Tokuma Shoten Intermedia) {1998.10.01} (¥5,800) - 3,866 / NEW
05./00. Sakura Tsuushin <ADV> (Kamata and Partners) {1998.10.01} (¥6,800) - 2,284 / NEW
06./05. Slayers Royal 2 <RPG> (Kadokawa/ESP) {1998.09.03} (¥6,800) - 2,080 / 65,067
07./00. The King of Fighters Best Collection <FTG> (SNK) {1998.10.01} (¥6,800) - 2,029 / NEW
08./03. Capcom Generation: Dai 2 Shuu Makai to Kishi <ACT> (Capcom) {1998.09.23} (¥5,800) - 1,888 / 8,191
09./09. Shining Force III Scenario 2: Nerawareta Miko <RPG> (Sega) {1998.04.29} (¥4,800) - 1,759 / 69,462
10./07. Simulation RPG Tsukuru <ETC> (ASCII) {1998.09.17} (¥5,800) - 1,722 / 11,903

 

[Square2015]

Hey guys, so I've been counting the number of retail chains tracked in the TOP30s posted, here's when the number of retailers seems to have changed:

Weeks TOP30 covered dates (not issue dates):
during 1986-1989: tracking 5 retailers
-sometime after Mar 1989: went from 5 to 11 retailers
-in July or Aug 1990: began tracking 12 retailers
-in Oct or Nov 1991: began tracking 13 retailers
-in Feb 1992: began tracking 14 retailers
-in Jan or Feb 1993: began tracking 15 retailers
-in Jun 1993 (5/31 or 6/7): Lost one retailer so went down to 14 being tracked after this point

This seems to be the one lost (highlighted): Anyone got any info on it?

-in Feb 1994 (2/28): went from 14 to 19 retailers (x4.35 formula starts at this point)



When we get more issues we'll be able to see exactly which weeks new retailers were added.

Edit: will update with more info soon

 

[Square2015]

Found a Fami TOP30, week 11/4/1991:

1 SFC	Devil's Castle Dracula / Castlevania IV	Konami		2,934
2 SFC	Super Devildom Village			Capcom		2,628
3 SFC	Go For It! Goemon: yukihime kyuu...     Konami	        2,506
4 SFC	Final Fantasy IV			Square		1,650
5 SFC	Final Fantasy IV Easy Type		Square		1,345
6 FC	SD Gundam Gaiden Knight Gundam Story 2	Bandai		1,222
7 FC	Mario Open Golf				Nintendo	1,039
8 GB	Super Dodgeball: Strong Opponant! 	Technos Jp	917 / NEW
9 MD	Sonic The Hedgehog			Sega		901
10 GB	Wizardry Gaiden I			ASCII		856
11 SFC	Super Mario World			Nintendo	795
12 FC	Little Marubo Delightful Shopping	Namco		742
13 GB	Rockman World				Capcom		733
14 FC	Dragon Ball Z II: gekigami freeza	Bandai		684
15 GB	Doctor Mario				Nintendo	663
16 GB	Super Mario Land			Nintendo	520
17 GB	F1 Race					Nintendo	507
18 SFC	F-Zero					Nintendo	486
19 SFC	Super Ultra Baseball			Culture Brain	482
20 GB	Tetris					Nintendo	467
21 SFC	Super R-Type				Irem	
22 SFC	Jumbo Osaki's Hole in One		Hal	
23 PCE	World Jockey 				Namco	
24 FC	Bomberman II				Hudson	
25 GB	Yakuman					Nintendo	
26 GB	Legend of Xerd				Vick Tokai	
27 GB	Sa.Ga 2					Square	
28 SFC	Gradius III				Konami	
29 SFC	Final Fight				Capcom	
30 FC	Bomberman				Hudson

Figures were not given beyond the top 20.

 

[BKK]

Hey guys, so I've been counting the number of retail chains tracked in the TOP30s posted, here's when the number of retailers seems to have changed:

Weeks TOP30 covered dates (not issue dates):
during 1986-1989: tracking 5 retailers
-sometime after Mar 1989: went from 5 to 11 retailers
-in July or Aug 1990: began tracking 12 retailers
-in Oct or Nov 1991: began tracking 13 retailers
-in Feb 1992: began tracking 14 retailers
-in Jan or Feb 1993: began tracking 15 retailers
-in Jun 1993 (5/31 or 6/7): Lost one retailer so went down to 14 being tracked after this point

This seems to be the one lost (highlighted): Anyone got any info on it?

-in Feb 1994 (2/28): went from 14 to 19 retailers (x4.35 formula starts at this point)



When we get more issues we'll be able to see exactly which weeks new retailers were added.

Edit: will update with more info soon

Note: the retailers are listed at the bottom of the first page of the TOP30.

Good work, but where does the x4.35 figure come from?

 

[Square2015]

Good work, but where does the x4.35 figure come from?

The NOV database originally had the April '94 chart with x4.35 (http://homepage2.nifty.com/~NOV/top301994.html). That number holds up for the most part with annual '94 Dengeki SW sales up to about mid-Sept. If you want x3.65 looks like a good formula to changeover to at that point. (I will be curious to find out what happened with the number of retailers at that time if more issues become available).

x2.5 for PSX best matches the Dengeki Ridge Racer figures for '94 (253,000), so for now I'd recommend going with it for PSX SW in its first month.

 

[Chris1964]

Found a Fami TOP30, week 11/4/1991:

Can you post the scans?

 

[Square2015]

Can you post the scans?

It came from a blog (Japanese website), no image was given. I'm having the hardest time finding it again...

 

[Square2015]

The disparity between Softbank, Dengeki, and Famitsu Saturn sales through 1995 to help us with a formula:
(For Moor-Angol).

	Softbank LTD: Dengeki LTD: Famitsu pts charting (x3.65):
[B]Virtua Fighter [/B]11/24/94 677,910 550,100 155,369 (567,098)
[B]Victory Goal [/B]1/20/95 245,993 235,600 46,178 (168,550)
[B]Panzer Dragoon [/B]3/10/95 401,281 out-of-top50 86,756 (316,659)
[B]Daytona USA [/B]4/1/95 546,228 575,400 181,025 (660,741)
[B]Greatest Nine [/B]5/26/95 150,571 229,500 68,590 (250,354)
[B]VF Remix [/B]7/14/95 144,225 312,000 116,912 (426,729)
[B]Riglord Saga [/B]7/21/95 141,175 334,400 84,520 (308,498)

Softbank GREATLY underrepresents Saturn SW sales after about April 1995 through the fall of that year, famitsu comparisons need to be made with Dengeki.
Dengeki Top50 Saturn sales: http://web.archive.org/web/20080511172935/http://www.gamejin.net/

These sales show that the x3.65 formula is too high for Saturn SW from the time of Daytona through the summer. Those famitsu totals should not be going above the Dengeki LTD considering they only include charting weeks. I suggested x2.5 for PSX's first month (which matched Dengeki RR sales) but that largely would be too low for SAT.

 

[Chris1964]

It came from a blog (Japanese website), no image was given. I'm having the hardest time finding it again...

I found it and it matches what I had half completed, so it must be legit.

 

[Square2015]

Found another.
Week 9/27/1993

1 SFC	Torneko's Big Adventure			Enix		7611
2 MD	Shining Force II			Sega		2529 / New
3 SFC	Winning Post				Koei		2070
4 MD	Street Fighter II Dash			Capcom		1619 / New
5 SFC	Mario & Wario				Nintendo	923
6 SFC	Masters: Harukanaru Augusta 2		T&E Soft	858
7 SFC	Super Mario Collection			Nintendo	752
8 SFC	Final Fantasy USA			Square		691
9 FC	Tetris Flash				Nintendo	677
10 SFC	Seiken Densetsu 2			Square		627
11 SFC	Super Bomberman				Hudson		576
12 SFC	Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon		Sunrise		491
13 SFC	Pachinko Monogatari: Pachi-Slot Moaru Deyo!! KSS	486
14 PCE	Yuuyuu Hakusho Yamishoubu!! CD		Banpresto	469 / New
15 SFC	Ghost Sweeper Mikami			Banalax		436 / New
16 SFC	SD Gundam 2				Angel		432
17 PCE	Digital Comic Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor  	?		370 / New
18 SFC	Thoroughbred Breeder			Hect		354
19 GB	Wizardry Gaiden III			ASCII		340
20 SFC	Super 3D Baseball			Jaleco		319 / New
21 GB	Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon		Sunrise		318
22 SFC	World Heroes				Sunsoft		306
23 SFC	Super Mario Kart			Nintendo	282
24 SFC	Street Fighter II Turbo			Capcom		222
25 GB	Double Yakuman II			Vap		201
26 GB	Super Mario Land 2			Nintendo	200
27 GB	Cult Jump				Bandai		169
28 FC	Kirby's Star: story of fountain of dreams Nintendo	163
29 GB	Kirby's Star				Nintendo	158
30 PCE	Romance of The Three Kingdoms III	Koei		154

 

[Square2015]

Large amounts of individual Famitsu issues for sale at Buyee.jp.
http://buyee.jp/item/search?query=ファミコン通&page=4

This seller has a ton of issues from 1990, 1991, 92, onward:
http://buyee.jp/item/search?query=ファミ通 &seller=kaidancoaster

They're not that pricy, if you guys have some cash you could pitch in and buy an issue and post the top30. For example buy one that could have an important title's debut you'd like to see. I've placed a bid on the issue (1993.9.10) with Seiken Densetsu 2's first week.

 

[Chris1964]

Famitsu Sales: Week 8, 1992 (Feb 17 - Feb 23)

01./01. [SFC] Romancing SaGa <RPG> (Square) {1992.01.28} (¥9.500) - 8.462 (-8%)
02./02. [SFC] Dragon Ball Z: Chou Saiya Densetsu <RPG> (Bandai) {1992.01.25} (¥9.500) - 8.259 (+104%)
03./00. [SFC] F1 ROC: Race of Champions <RCE> (Seta) {1992.02.21} (¥8.900) - 3.020
04./05. [SFC] The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past _Retail/Nintendo Power_ <ADV> (Nintendo) {1991.11.21} (¥8.000) - 2.916 (+68%)
05./03. [FCM] Yoshi <PZL> (Nintendo) {1991.12.14} (¥4.900) - 2.342 (+9%)
06./07. [SFC] Super Mario World <ACT> (Nintendo) {1990.11.21} (¥8.000) - 2.290 (+73%)
07./08. [SFC] Super Adventure Island <ACT> (Hudson) {1992.01.11} (¥8.500) - 1.703 (+43%)
08./04. [GMB] Yoshi <PZL> (Nintendo) {1991.12.14} (¥2.600) - 1.455 (-27%)
09./11. [SFC] Pro Football <SPT> (Imagineer) {1992.01.17} (¥7.900) - 1.396 (+67%)
10./23. [SFC] Super Formation Soccer <SPT> (Human) {1991.12.13} (¥7.700) - 1.370 (+273%)
11./06. [FCM] Crash 'n the Boys: Ice Challenge <SPT> (Technos Japan) {1992.02.07} (¥6.200) - 1.253 (-15%)
12./13. [GMB] Tetris _Retail/Nintendo Power_ <PZL> (Nintendo) {1989.06.14} (¥2.600) - 1.207 (+80%)
13./10. [GMB] Metroid II: Return of Samus _Retail/Nintendo Power_ <ACT> (Nintendo) {1992.01.21} (¥3.500) - 1.142 (+24%)
14./17. [SFC] Super Nobunaga's Ambition: Bushou Fuunroku <SLG> (Koei) {1991.12.21} (¥11.800) - 1.102 (+133%)
15./12. [GMB] Super Mario Land _Retail/Nintendo Power_ <ACT> (Nintendo) {1989.04.21} (¥2.600) - 1.037 (+53%)
16./00. [SFC] Super Fire Pro Wrestling <SPT> (Human) {1991.12.20} (¥8.500) - 842
17./14. [FCM] Tetris 2 + Bombliss <PZL> (Bullet Proof Software) {1991.12.13} (¥6.500) - 815 (+28%)
18./24. [GMB] Dr. Mario _Retail/Nintendo Power_ <PZL> (Nintendo) {1990.07.27} (¥2.600) - 796 (+127%)
19./20. [SFC] Super Wagan Land _Retail/Nintendo Power_ <ACT> (Namco) {1991.12.13} (¥8.300) - 757 (+82%)
20./00. [SFC] Soul Blader <RPG> (Enix) {1992.01.31} (¥8.800) - 744
21./30. [SFC] F-Zero _Retail/Nintendo Power_ <RCE> (Nintendo) {1990.11.21} (¥7.000) - 692 (+110%)
22./26. [SFC] Final Fight _Retail/Nintendo Power_ <FTG> (Capcom) {1990.12.21} (¥8.500) - 689 (+101%)
23./00. [FCM] Famista '92 <SPT> (Namco) {1991.12.20} (¥5.000) - 685
24./09. [FCM] Mega Man 4 <ACT> (Capcom) {1991.12.06} (¥7.800) - 672 (-34%)
25./19. [SFC] SimCity <SLG> (Nintendo) {1991.04.26} (¥8.000) - 652 (+51%)
26./22. [SFC] Final Fantasy IV: Easy Type <RPG> (Square) {1991.10.29} (¥9.000) - 630 (+69%)
27./18. [GMB] Tiny Toon Adventures: Wacky Sports <SPT> (Konami) {1992.02.01} (¥3.500) - 600 (+29%)
28./00. [FCM] Mario Open Golf <SPT> (Nintendo) {1991.09.20} (¥6.000) - 568
29./29. [GMB] Jantaku Boy <TBL> (Namco) {1992.01.24} (¥3.500) - 535 (+60%)
30./16. [SFC] Battle Commander: Hachibushu, Shura no Heihou <SLG> (Banpresto) {1991.12.29} (¥9.800) - 528 (+7%)

Top 30

SFC - 17
GMB - 7
FCM - 6

 

[Square2015]

^Can you count the number of retailers at the bottom of the top30 page (first page)? The number changed sometime this month.
This week the numbers jump up unusually, any idea why? (if not store related)

 

[Chris1964]

^Can you count the number of retailers at the bottom of the top30 page (first page)? The number changed sometime this month.
This week the numbers jump up unusually, any idea why? (if not store related)

13 retailers.

Maybe there were promotions at some stores (edit: or Famitsu messed up).

 

[Square2015]

13 retailers.

Maybe there were promotions at some stores (edit: or Famitsu messed up).

It's interesting because the next week (2/24) a new retailer is added (so 14 now) and the point sales of the top 30 total drops from 49,159 > 27,352 week over week. It should go up not down, it's like a doubled week.

 

[Chris1964]

It's not a double week but there is a possibility Famitsu did its magic again and gave points of 2 weeks instead of 1, that could be an explanation.

 

[Square2015]

It's not a double week but there is a possibility Famitsu did its magic again and gave points of 2 weeks instead of 1, that could be an explanation.

What's that about? Why would famitsu do this?

 

[Ōkami]

I was able to find some issues, checked on Chris' excel file and the weeks there are either missing or incomplete.

#112 Oct 26 1990
http://i.imgur.com/meFpoK6.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/buMV5Vp.jpg

#158 Dec 27 1991
http://i.imgur.com/PozFxV6.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/P4OSnQL.jpg

#163 Jan 31 1992
http://i.imgur.com/gVvwZLI.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/Tbv0ORG.jpg

#164 Feb 07 1992
http://i.imgur.com/Dtjq5UV.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/nIS4bQg.jpg

#168 Mar 06 1992
http://i.imgur.com/d0SHZrq.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/0j60JAP.jpg

#169 Mar 13 1992
http://i.imgur.com/OX296Bd.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/elOaERu.jpg

#170 Mar 20 1992
http://i.imgur.com/5JYMusM.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/NZwT7ln.jpg

#226 Apr 16 1993
http://i.imgur.com/e8bth0R.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/3FcK4wL.jpg

#301 Sep 23 1994
http://i.imgur.com/7osaibc.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/a2dX3R2.jpg

#303 Oct 07 1994
http://i.imgur.com/HW5DQ8A.jpg (Just found top 5)

Hopefully images are in the correct order, imgur just shuffled the images so I had to double check.

 

[Chris1964]

I was able to find some issues, checked on Chris' excel file and the weeks there are either missing or incomplete.

There have been many additions since then.

#301 is the one we didn't have, good find.

 

[Chris1964]

Famitsu Sales: Week 35, 1994 (Aug 22 - Aug 28)

01./00. [SFC] EarthBound _Retail/Nintendo Power_ <RPG> (Nintendo) {1994.08.27} (¥9.800) - 51.875
02./00. [MDV] Langrisser II <SLG> (NCS) {1994.08.26} (¥9.800) - 10.589
03./00. [SFC] Hello! Pac-Man _Retail/Nintendo Power_ <ACT> (Namco) {1994.08.26} (¥8.300) - 8.729
04./01. [SFC] J-League Prime Goal 2 <SPT> (Namco) {1994.08.05} (¥8.800) - 8.246
05./02. [SFC] Fatal Fury Special <FTG> (Takara) {1994.07.29} (¥10.900) - 5.895
06./04. [SFC] Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers <FTG> (Capcom) {1994.06.25} (¥10.900) - 4.995
07./08. [SFC] Super Puyo Puyo <PZL> (Banpresto) {1993.12.10} (¥8.200) - 4.663
08./03. [SFC] Super Power League 2 <SPT> (Hudson) {1994.08.03} (¥9.800) - 3.433
09./07. [SFC] Space Invaders: The Original Game _Retail/Nintendo Power_ <STG> (Taito) {1994.03.25} (¥4.980) - 3.013
10./10. [SFC] Super Bomberman 2 <ACT> (Hudson) {1994.04.28} (¥8.500) - 2.902
11./00. [MDV] Ecco: The Tides of Time <ACT> (Sega) {1994.08.26} (¥6.800) - 2.639
12./14. [SFC] Derby Stallion II <SLG> (ASCII) {1994.02.18} (¥12.800) - 2.558
13./09. [SFC] Kishin Korinden Oni <RPG> (Banpresto) {1994.08.05} (¥9.800) - 2.329
14./11. [SFC] Final Fantasy VI <RPG> (Square) {1994.04.02} (¥11.400) - 1.997
15./00. [SFC] Yokozuna Monogatari <SPT> (KSS) {1994.08.26} (¥9.800) - 1.979
16./18. [GMB] Bomberman GB |GameBoy/Super GameBoy| <ACT> (Hudson) {1994.08.10} (¥4.300) - 1.628
17./06. [GMB] Puyo Puyo |GameBoy/Super GameBoy| <PZL> (Banpresto) {1994.07.31} (¥3.980) - 1.612
18./24. [MDV] Shining Force CD |Mega CD| <RPG> (Sega) {1994.07.22} (¥7.800) - 1.476
19./20. [GMB] Slam Dunk: Gakeppuchi no Kesshou League |GameBoy/Super GameBoy| <SLG> (Bandai) {1994.08.11} (¥3.980) - 1.324
20./05. [SFC] Super Bonk <ACT> (Hudson) {1994.07.22} (¥8.800) - 1.318
21./30. [SFC] Yuu Yuu Hakusho 2: Kakutou no Sho <FTG> (Namco) {1994.06.10} (¥9.600) - 1.162
22./22. [SFC] SD Gundam GX <SLG> (Bandai) {1994.05.27} (¥9.800) - 1.111
23./13. [GMB] DeadHeat Fighters: Fatal Fury 2: A New Battle |GameBoy/Super GameBoy| <FTG> (Takara) {1994.07.29} (¥4.660) - 1.104
24./17. [SFC] Super Metroid _Retail/Nintendo Power_ <ACT> (Nintendo) {1994.03.19} (¥9.800) - 1.037
25./00. [SFC] Cyber Knight II: Chikyuu Teikoku no Yabou <RPG> (Tonkin House) {1994.08.26} (¥9.900) - 1.034
26./00. [MDV] Dynamite Headdy <ACT> (Sega) {1994.08.05} (¥6.800)
27./23. [SFC] Zero4 Champ RR <RCE> (Media Rings) {1994.07.22} (¥9.980)
28./00. [PCE] Alshark |SUPER CD-ROM2| <RPG> (Victor Entertainment) {1994.08.26} (¥8.800)
29./25. [SFC] Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon S: Kondo wa Puzzle de Oshioki yo! <PZL> (Bandai) {1994.07.15} (¥6.800)
30./21. [SFC] J-League Excite Stage '94 <SPT> (Epoch) {1994.05.01} (¥9.800)

Top 30

SFC - 21
GMB - 4
MDV - 4
PCE - 1

 

[Ōkami]

Could you send me a revision? I guess there's even more missing in the file I have.

At least just the stuff from 1994 and before that.

 

[Chris1964]

Could you send me a revision? I guess there's even more missing in the file I have.

At least just the stuff from 1994 and before that.

Everything that is added is in here and my database isn't at a point to be shared since I'm doing changes at it. But maybe I'll be able to send you everything from 1994 and before.

 

[Ōkami]

Everything that is added is in here and my database isn't at a point to be shared since I'm doing changes at it. But maybe I'll be able to send you everything from 1994 and before.

Whatever is easier for you, I only need the 1994 and prior data.

Will look into this thread but I'm pretty sure there's stuff on the file I have that aren't here.

 

[Square2015]

My first Famitsu arrived:

The (2) weeks after SFC launch:
11/26 and 12/3?

 

[Square2015]

^could someone translate these retailers?
Need to do some research on them and their market coverage.

Also looking for general knowledge of the retail chains of Japan etc, like what is the Wal-mart of Japan/most mainstream retailer?

 

[Celine]

Capcom software sales split by platform from March 1994 to March 1999.
If someone want to pixel count for the years before FY 1999, is welcomed:

 

[Square2015]

Found this:
Issue no. 84 (20th vol for 1989)

[img]http://i.imgur.com/50s3qE3.jpg[/img]

Looks like weeks 8/21-8/27 & 8/28-9/3 of 1989

1 FC	Racer Mini Yonku: Japan Cup (8/25)		Konami		2,2?? / New
2 FC	Mother						Nintendo	1,5??
3 FC	Famista '89: Kaimaku Han!! (7/28)		Namco		1,1??
4 FC	Tetris						Nintendo	1,1??
5 FC	Kyuukyoku Harikiri Stadium Heisei Gannenh(7/21) Taito		1,0??
6 GB	Tetris +NP (6/14)				Nintendo	982
7 FC	Super Mario Brothers 3				Nintendo	943
8 GB	Super Mario Land				Nintendo	866
9 FC	Splatterhouse: wanpaku Graffiti (7/31)		Namco		811
10 MD	Dai Makai-Mura / Ghouls 'n Ghosts (8/3)		Sega		803
11 GB	Alleyway					Nintendo	753
12 FC	Moeru! Oniisan / Circus Caper		        Toho		694
13 FC	Keru Naguuru (7/21)				Namco		661
14 FC	Quinty						Namco		636
15 GB	Soukoban / Boxxle (9/1)				Pony Canyon	538 / New
16 FC	New Moero!! Pro Baseball (7/13)			Jaleco		519
17 FC	Meimon! Third Baseball (8/8)			Bandai		451 / New
18 FC	RoboCop (8/25)					Data East	344 / New
19 FC	Cosmic Wars (8/4)				Konami		321
20 PCE	Final Lap Twin (7/7)				Namco		298
21 PCE	Gunhed / Blazing Lazers (7/7)			Hudson	
22 FC	Super Chinese 2					Culture Brain	
23 FC	Wagyan Land (2/9)				Namco	
24 PCE	Kyuukyoku Tiger (3/31)				Taito	
25 FC	Rockman 2					Capcom	
26 FC	Takeda Shingen 2 (8/21)				Hot-B		    / New
27 FC	Baseball Star					SNK	
28 MD	Thunder Force II MD (6/15)			Sega	
29 FC	Kyuukyoku Tiger (8/4)				CBS-Sony	    / New
30 MD	Fist of the North Star: Shinseiki Ura Kyuusei   Sega

Thanks to Chris1964's spreadsheet in helping identify/translate some of the titles.
-Need help with number 12.
-Earthbound Zero in its third (bi)week!
-11 retailers covered

 

[Ōkami]

#12 is Moeru! Oniisan published by Toho on 08/08/1989, it was released in NA as Circus Caper.

 

[BKK]

The NOV database originally had the April '94 chart with x4.35 (http://homepage2.nifty.com/~NOV/top301994.html). That number holds up for the most part with annual '94 Dengeki SW sales up to about mid-Sept. If you want x3.65 looks like a good formula to changeover to at that point. (I will be curious to find out what happened with the number of retailers at that time if more issues become available).

x2.5 for PSX best matches the Dengeki Ridge Racer figures for '94 (253,000), so for now I'd recommend going with it for PSX SW in its first month.

It says x5 now, but I can't see how he calculated either figure.

The problem with using Dengeki's Ridge Racer figure as a base to extrapolate everything else is that it assumes that Ridge Racer isn't an outlier, which being a launch title, it almost certainly is, and that Dengeki figures were accurate, when in fact, they had worse coverage than Famitsu.

PS launch was supply constrained, it's quite possible that some retailers received a disproportionate % of stock compared to their usual marketshare, this would really throw off the numbers in the launch period for trackers with a relatively low coverage of the overall market, depending on what stores they tracked.

I don't know where those Dengeki numbers came from, but they were still using points at the end of 1997. Comparing to Famitsu numbers they were anywhere between 5x and 12x lower, averaging 7.8x. That's lower coverage than Famitsu which was 5.3x when they switched from points in 1996.

Dengeki PlayStation Sales (97.12.08 &#65374; 97.12.21): [Famitsu / Dengeki = points ratio]

01. Densha de Go! <SLG> (Taito Corporation) {1997.12.18} (¥5,800) - 27,287 [272,476 / 27,287 = 9.986]
02. Mobile Suit Z-Gundam <STG> (Bandai) {1997.12.11} (¥7,800) - 25,618 [183,301 / 25,618 = 7.155]
03. Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back <ACT> (SCEI) {1997.12.18} (¥5,800) - 22,999 [172,253 / 22,999 = 7.490]
04. Maria: Kimitachi ga Umareta Wake <AVG> (Axela) {1997.12.11} (¥6,800) - 13,462 [68,441 / 13,462 = 5.084]
05. Hot Shots Golf <SPG> (SCEI) {1997.07.17} (¥4,800) - 12,103 [76,232 / 12,103 = 6.299]
06. Front Mission Alternative <S·RPG> (SquareSoft) {1997.12.18} (¥5,800) - 10,192 [59,579 / 10,192 = 5.846]
07. Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan - Juuyuushi Inbou Hen <RPG> (SCEI) {1997.12.18} (¥5,800) - 9,540 [80,784 / 9,540 = 8.468]
08. Kaze no Klonoa: Door to Phantomile <ACT> (Namco) {1997.12.11} (¥5,800) - 8,920 [73,259 / 8,920 = 8.213]
09. J.League Jikkyou Winning Eleven 3 <SPG> (Konami) {1997.12.11} (¥5,800) - 6,322 [72,806 / 6,322 = 11.516]
10. RPG Tsukuru 3 <ETC> (ASCII Entertainment) {1997.11.27} (¥5,800) - 6,276 [54,832 / 6,276 = 8.737]
11. Puyo Puyo Sun Ketteiban <PZG> (Compile) {1997.11.27} (¥4,800) - 6,076 [40,699 / 6,076 = 6.698]
12. Resident Evil: Director's Cut <AVG> (Capcom) {1997.09.25} (¥4,800) - 6,056 [38,558 / 6,056 = 6,367]
13. Gallop Racer 2: One and Only Road to Victory <RCG> (Tecmo) {1997.11.20} (¥5,800) - 5,647 [32,384 / 5,647 = 5.735]
14. A5: A-Ressha de Ikou 5 <SLG> (Artdink) {1997.12.04} (¥6,800) - 5,538 [39,126 / 5,538 = 7.065]
15. True Love Story &#65374;&#65330;&#65349;&#65357;&#65349;&#65357;&#65346;&#65349;&#65362;&#12288;&#65325;&#65369;&#12288;&#65320;&#65349;&#65345;&#65362;&#65364;&#65374; <SLG> (ASCII Entertainment) {1997.12.11} (¥3,800) - 5,171 [N/A]
16. The Conveni 2: Zenkoku Chain Tenkai da! <SLG> (Human Entertainment) {1997.12.18} (¥5,800) - 4,892 [43,063 / 4,892 = 8.803]
17. Nagano Winter Olympics '98 <SPG> (Konami) {1997.12.18} (¥5,800) - 4,102 [32,578 / 4,102 = 7.942]
18. Mega Man Legends <A·RPG> (Capcom) {1997.12.18} (¥5,800) - 3,867 [41,984 / 3,867 = 10.857]
19. Derby Stallion <SLG> (ASCII Entertainment) {1997.07.17} (¥6,800) - 2,551 [N/A]
20. Monster Rancher <SLG> (Tecmo) {1997.07.24} (¥5,800) - 2,509 [29,530 / 2,509 = 11.770]

Total Famitsu / Dengeki:
1,411,885 / 181,406 = 7.783

 

[Square2015]

#12 is Moeru! Oniisan published by Toho on 08/08/1989, it was released in NA as Circus Caper.

Thank you. Could you or someone fill the gaps/help the translation with these charts from a few pages back? Didn't see them ever get a full translation.

issue 74 from 1989
issue 45 from 1988

]

(5 retailers listed)

(5 retailers listed)

 

[Ōkami]

Chris already translated both issues.

Famitsu Sales Weeks 11 & 12 1989 (1989.03.13-1989.03.26)
01. [FCM] Famicom Jump: Hero Retsuden <RPG> (Bandai) {1989.02.15} (¥6.500) - 2.272
02. [FCM] Super Mario Bros. 3 <ACT> (Nintendo) {1988.10.23} (¥6.500) - 1.826
03. [MDV] Phantasy Star II <RPG> (Sega) {1989.03.21} (¥8.000) - 1.397
04. [FCM] Hikari Genji Roller Panic |Disc System| <ADV> (Pony Canyon) {1989.03.20} (¥3.200) - 711
05. [FCM] Jinsei! Gekijou <TBL> (Taito) {1989.03.17} (¥5.900) - 638
06. [FCM] Wizardry II: Legacy of Llylgamyn - The Third Scenario <RPG> (ASCII) {1989.02.21} (¥6.500) - 402
07. [FCM] Rolling Thunder <ACT> (Namco) {1988.03.17} (¥5.500) - 378
08. [FCM] Final Fantasy II <RPG> (Square) {1988.12.17} (¥6.500) - 347
09. [FCM] Pro Baseball Famista '88 <SPT> (Namco) {1988.12.20} (¥4.900) - 281
10. [FCM] Sakigake!! Otokojuku: Shippu Ichi Gou Sei <ACT> (Bandai) {1989.03.03} (¥5.800) - 279
11. [FCM] Kaijuu Monogatari <RPG> (Namco) {1988.11.18} (¥5.500) - 244
12. [FCM] Ganbare Pennant Race! <SPT> (Konami) {1989.02.28} (¥5.900) - 240
13. [PCE] Dungeon Explorer <RPG> (Hudson) {1989.03.04} (¥5.800) - 226
14. [PCE] Kaizou Chounin Shubibinman <ACT> (NCS) {1989.03.18} (¥5.200) - 184
15. [FCM] Jesus: Kyoufu no Bio Monster <ADV> (King Records) {1989.03.17} (¥5.900) - 175
16. [FCM] Family Pinball <TBL> (Namco) {1989.03.24} (¥4.900) - 121
17. [PCE] OutLive <RPG> (Sunsoft) {1989.03.17} (¥5.600) - 93
18. [MDV] Altered Beast <ACT> (Sega) {1988.11.27} (¥5.800) - 87
19. [FCM] Ganbare Goemon 2 <ACT> (Konami) {1989.01.04} (¥5.500) - 82
20. [PCE] P-47: The Freedom Fighter <STG> (AiCOM) {1989.03.20} (¥5.200) - 76
21. [FCM] Super Mario Bros. <ACT> (Nintendo) {1985.09.13} (¥4.900)
22. [FCM] Gradius II <STG> (Konami) {1988.12.16} (¥5.900)
23. [PCE] Honey in the Sky <STG> (Face) {1989.03.01} (¥5.200)
24. [FCM] Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation <RPG> (Enix) {1988.02.10} (¥5.900)
25. [PCE] Moto Roader <RCE> (NCS) {1989.02.03} (¥5.200)
26. [FCM] Zoids 2: Zenebasu no Gyakushuu <RPG> (Toshiba EMI) {1989.01.27} (¥5.900)
27. [FCM] Momotaro Dentetsu <TBL> (Hudson) {1988.12.02} (¥5.800)
28. [MDV] Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle <ACT> (Sega) {1989.02.10} (¥5.500)
29. [MDV] Space Harrier II <STG> (Sega) {1988.10.29} (¥5.800)
30. [FCM] Fantasy Zone II: The Tears of Opa-Opa <STG> (Sunsoft) {1988.12.20} (¥5.500)

Famitsu Sales Weeks 7 & 8 1988 (1988.02.01-1988.02.14)
01. [FCM] Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation <RPG> (Enix) {1988.02.10} (¥5.900) - 54.694
02. [FCM] Kamen Rider Club: Gekitotsu Shocker Land <ACT> (Bandai) {1988.02.03} (¥5.500) - 2.140
03. [FCM] Pro Baseball Famista '87 <SPT> (Namco) {1987.12.22} (¥3.900) - 998
04. [FCM] Konami Wai Wai World <ACT> (Konami) {1988.01.14} (¥5.500) - 618
05. [FCM] Family Circuit <RCE> (Namco) {1988.01.06} (¥3.900) - 558
06. [FCM] Donald Land <ACT> (Data East) {1988.01.29} (¥5.500) - 535
07. [FCM] Ice Hockey |Disc System| <SPT> (Nintendo) {1988.01.21} (¥2.500) - 428
08. [FCM] Jumbo Ozaki no Hole in One Professional <SPT> (Hal Laboratory) {1988.02.01} (¥5.600) - 297
09. [FCM] Contra <ACT> (Konami) {1988.02.09} (¥5.300) - 273
10. [FCM] Paris-Dakar Rally Special <RCE> (CBS-Sony Group) {1988.02.01} (¥5.300) - 261
11. [FCM] Family Tennis <SPT> (Namco) {1987.12.11} (¥3.900) - 225
12. [FCM] Super Mario Bros. <ACT> (Nintendo) {1985.09.13} (¥4.900) - 166
13. [FCM] Taito Grand Prix: Eikou e no License <RCE> (Taito) {1987.12.18} (¥5.500) - 161
14. [FCM] Dragon Quest <RPG> (Enix) {1986.05.27} (¥5.500) - 154
15. [FCM] Final Fantasy <RPG> (Square) {1987.12.18} (¥5.900) - 152
16. [FCM] Tsuppari Oozumou <SPT> (Tecmo) {1987.09.18} (¥4.900) - 130
17. [FCM] Top Gun <STG> (Konami) {1987.12.11} (¥5.300) - 118
18. [FCM] Yamamura Misa Suspense: Kyoto Ryuu no Tera Satsujin Jiken <ADV> (Taito) {1987.12.11} (¥5.500) - 115
19. [FCM] Legend of Goardic <STG> (Irem) {1988.02.05} (¥5.500) - 111
20. [FCM] Kyonshees 2 <RPG> (Taito) {1987.09.25} (¥5.500) - 107
21. [FCM] Star Wars <ACT> (Namco) {1987.12.04} (¥4.900)
22. [FCM] SD Gundam World: Gachapon Senshi - Scramble Wars |Disc System| <SLG> (Bandai) {1988.01.20} (¥3.300)
23. [FCM] Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! <SPT> (Nintendo) {1987.11.21} (¥5.500)
24. [FCM] Sukeban Deka III <ACT> (Toei Animation) {1988.01.22} (¥5.300)
25. [FCM] Momotaro Densetsu: Super Series Vol.3 <RPG> (Hudson) {1987.10.26} (¥5.800)
26. [FCM] Ide Yosuke Meijin no Jissen Mahjong <TBL> (Capcom) {1987.09.24} (¥6.500)
27. [FCM] Mezase Pachi Pro: Pachiokun <TBL> (Coconuts Japan) {1987.12.18} (¥5.500)
28. [FCM] Bubble Bobble |Disc System| <ACT> (Taito) {1987.10.30} (¥3.500)
29. [FCM] Golf Club Birdie Rush <SPT> (Data East) {1987.12.09} (¥5.500)
30. [FCM] Tetsudou-Oh <TBL> (DB Soft) {1987.12.12} (¥4.900)

 

[Square2015]

First of a bundle I ordered has arrived.
Here's a preview of DQV debut:

Will upload complete charts when I get my phone/some technical issues worked out.

 

[Square2015]

Photos taken outside. Click to enlarge.

No. 201
TOP30: 9/21/92 - 9/27/92

No. 203
TOP30: 10/5/92 - 10/11/92

No. 207
TOP30: 11/2/92 - 11/8/92

No. 216
TOP30: 1/4/93 - 1/10/93

No. 246
TOP30: 7/26/93 - 8/1/93

The translated charts are from my personal excel with sales projections from my own research thus far (14 retailers = x11 or so) and subject to change, look at it as just a preliminary to give an idea of the range, not to be taken literally. LTDs added when previous week figures had been made available.

This bundle, along some others still on the way, cost me over $200 (including everything). Shipping was the killer, I had to pay for two shipments: one to ship from seller to Buyee.com's warehouse and then the international shipping.
The issues themselves go for only about $5-$10 but then other fees get added, a lot of fees. Consolidating issues together is an additional $10 which then increases the weight / ship rate by hefty amounts. Not too happy about all that.
So please enjoy everyone.

 

[Celine]

Thanks Square.

 

[Square2015]

Thanks Square.

I really appreciate this Celine. You're welcome

 

[Chris1964]

Great work Square. That sure cost a lot of money.

 

[Square2015]

Great work Square. That sure cost a lot of money.

Sure was.

No. 247
Top 30 coverage: 8/2/93 - 8/15/93

A few more still on the way.
Buyee.com has some new high quality issues from 1990 on auction (~$9/each). Feel free guys to purchase one or two.
http://buyee.jp/item/search?query=%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%9F%E3%82%B3%E3%83%B3%E9%80%9A%E4%BF%A1%201990
I snatched no. 6 (3*16) and no. 16 (8*3), so we'll have DQIV's launch and a gap filler for June, will post when they arrive

 

[Square2015]

This one's probably a double week.


No. 127
TOP30 coverage: 2/4/91 - 3/4/91 ? [4 weeks?]

1 SFC	Super Mario World				Nintendo	5445
2 GB	Sa.Ga 2						Square		1988
3 GB	F1 Race						Nintendo	1687
4 SFC	F-Zero						Nintendo	1660
5 SFC	Final Fight					Nintendo	1623
6 GB	Super Mario Land				Nintendo	1322
7 GB	Doctor Mario					Nintendo	1204 
8 SFC	Jumbo Osaki's Hole in One (2/23)		HAL		1149 / New
9 SFC	Gradius III					Konami		1076
10 SFC	Populous					Imagineer	1067
11 FC	Doctor Mario					Nintendo	
12 SFC	SD The Great Battle 				Banpresto	
13 GB	Tetris						Nintendo	
14 SFC	Pilotwings					Nintendo	
15 FC	Double Dragon III (2/22)			Technos Jp	/ New
16 FC	Super Mario Brothers 3				Nintendo	
17 SFC	ActRaiser					Enix	
18 GB	Yakuman						Nintendo	
19 FC	Tetris						BPS	
20 GB	T.M.N.T.					Konami	
21 FC	Famista '91					Namco	
22 FC	Wai-Wai World 2 SOS!!				Konami	
23 GB	SD Gundam Gaiden: Lacroan Heroes		Bandai	
24 FC	Juvei Quest					Namco	
25 FC	Niji no Silkroad: Zigzag Writing (2/22)		Victor musical 	/ New	
26 FC	Golf Grand Slam (1/25)				Hect		/ New
27 GB	TwinBee Da!					Konami	
28 FC	Dragon Ball Z: Kyoushuu! Saiyajin		Bandai	
29 FC	Castlevania Special - Kid Dracula		Konami	
30 FC	SD Hero Soukessen: Taose! Aku no Gundan		Banpresto

12 retailers [formula I'm using x22]

Could this be a clue of double coverage? (on the next page)
Notice the date at the top is not the usual single Friday date:

I have figures for the top10 of the previous two weeks now:

Issue: 126
TOP30 coverage: 1/21/91 - 2/3/91 (presumed)

1 SFC	Super Mario World			Nintendo	2794
2 GB	Super Mario Land			Nintendo	1253
3 SFC	Final Fight				Capcom		1129
4 GB	Doctor Mario				Nintendo	898
5 SFC	F-Zero					Nintendo	750
6 FC	Doctor Mario				Nintendo	692
7 SFC	Gradius III				Konami		676
8 SFC	SD The Great Battle 			Banpresto	626
9 GB	Tetris					Nintendo	593
10 FC	Wai-Wai World 2 SOS!!			Konami		536

Issue: 124
1/7/91 - 1/20/91 (Presumed)

1 SFC	Super Mario World			Nintendo	4037
2 SFC	Final Fight				Capcom		1652
3 GB	Tetris					Nintendo	1545
4 GB	Doctor Mario				Nintendo	1417
5 SFC	F-Zero					Nintendo	1346
6 SFC	Gradius III (12/21)			Konami		968
7 FC	Wai-Wai World 2 SOS!! (1/5)		Konami		940 / New
8 FC	Famista '91				Namco		918
9 SFC	Populous (12/16)			Imagineer	897
10 FC	SD Gundam Gaiden: Knight Gundam Monogatari Bandai	805

Unfortunately one of the issues I purchased may not be Dragon Quest IV's debut, which is issue 7 of 1990, I grabbed issue 6 (3*16). Maybe someone else could swipe issue 7 from Buyee?

DQIV's sales are unusual. The total points are low for a Dragon Quest title (78,626 pts.) compared to III which was released in when just 5 retailers were covered yet it was selling huge amounts in May and June. It was a Feb 11th release. (Total figures come from Famitsu's cumulative points to 1992, ppsted a few pages back in this thread). The "Game Over" book mentioned 1.3m were sold day 1, so how was it outselling new releases like FFIII months later?

 

[Chris1964]

This doesn't look to be a double double week.

Dates covered must be

124 {1991.01.21 - 1991.02.03}
126 {1991.02.04 - 1991.02.17}
127 {1991.02.18 - 1991.03.03}

When you post scans of 124 and 126 and see previous positions of games there it will be clear.

Famitsu uses "new" even for games for came out out weeks before but this the first time they chart in top 30.

 

[Square2015]

^If that's the case, issue 123 (4) would have to cover 6 weeks. Issue 121 (2/3) covers 1990.11.26-1990.12.9.

 

[Chris1964]

There is a jump from 124 to 126. Where is 125?

It should be this

121 {1990.11.26 - 1990.12.09}
122 {1990.12.10 - 1990.12.23}
123 {1990.12.24 - 1991.01.06}
124 {1991.01.07 - 1991.01.20}
125 {1991.01.21 - 1991.02.03}
126 {1991.02.04 - 1991.02.17}
127 {1991.02.18 - 1991.03.03}

 

[Square2015]

BiWeekly Famitsu:

Issue#         *Double Issue

1991 14    (135)  
1991 13    (134)
1991 12    (133)
1991 10/11 (132)*
1991 09    (130)
1991 08    (129)
1991 07    (127)
1991 06    (126)
1991 05    (124)
1991 04    (123)
1991 02/03 (121)*
1991 01    (119)
 
1990 26    (117)

There doesn't appear to have been a no. 125 mentioned in the OP. Instead famitsu doubled the previous (2/3) weeks or that was their "special" issues? Yeah I'm confused about this...

 

[Square2015]

There is a jump from 124 to 126. Where is 125?

It should be this

121 {1990.11.26 - 1990.12.09}
122 {1990.12.10 - 1990.12.23}
123 {1990.12.24 - 1991.01.06}
124 {1991.01.07 - 1991.01.20}
125 {1991.01.21 - 1991.02.03}
126 {1991.02.04 - 1991.02.17}
127 {1991.02.18 - 1991.03.03}

Likely 125 must be this:

One of the "special" issues.
Scanning through the special issues on auction and they do not have Top30 charts on the content pages. Looks like Famitsu may have had double double weeks during the biweekly era.

That scan comes from Chris's site, check it out. There were many special volumes scattered through the year and that could explain the gaps.
http://www.chrismcovell.com/secret/jp_mags/index.html

 

[Square2015]

No. 106
TOP30 coverage: 6/11/1990 - 6/24/1990 ?

1 GB	Tetris						Nintendo	6903
2 FC	Dragon Quest IV					Enix		5020
3 FC	Battle Fleet (6/22)				Namco		5011 / New
4 FC	Final Fantasy III				Square		4654
5 FC	Tetris						BPS		3122
6 FC	Ninja Gaiden II					Tecmo		3001
7 MD	Thunder Force III				Technos Jp	1912
8 GB	Qix						Nintendo	1811
9 FC	Nekketsu Koukou Dodgeball-bu Soccer-hen 	Technos Jp	984
10 FC	Fire Emblem					Nintendo	923
11 GB	SD Gundam: SD Sengokuden			Bandai	
12 MD	Columns (6/30)					Sega		/ New
13 MD	Whiplash					Sega		
14 GB	Qwarth						Konami	
15 FC	Famista '90					Namco	
16 GB	Mystic Warrior Sa.Ga				Square	
17 GB	Red Arremer					Capcom	
18 MD	Daisenpuu (6/23)				Sega		/ New	
19 FC	Megami Tensei II				Namco	
20 MD	Devildom Village				Sega	
21 FC	SD Battle Oozumou: Heisei Hero Basho 		Banpresto	
22 MD	After Burner II					Micomsoft	
23 GB	Nemesis						Konami	
24 FC	Best Play Baseball II				ASCII	
25 MD	DJ Boy						Sega	
26 FC	Super Mario Brothers 3				Nintendo	
27 PCE	Nekketsu Koukou Dodgeball-Bu: PC Bangai-hen 	Naxat	
28 FC	Naughty Duck Dream Adventure			Capcom	
29 MD	Air Diver					Asmik	
30 FC	Nobunaga's Ambition: Sengoku Gunyuuden 		Koei

11 Retailers

This was in the 12*4 1992 issue. Maybe an update on HW "shipments"

 

[Celine]

My guess is first half shipment update of the fiscal year ending 93/03 (basically as September 1992).
What's really interesting is the shipment data for Master System.
I'm wondering what market it cover...
BKK back then put in Europe (other markets) but I believe it could be referring to International (abroad).

 

[BKK]

Awesome, thanks Square, yes, shipping is a killer, experienced the same myself in the past.

Yes, those should be H1 for FY 92/93. I've been collating SMS serial numbers with the intention of estimating production numbers for quite some time now. These and the previous numbers fit with existing PAL numbers and my preliminary estimations based on serial numbers. For North America they stopped manufacturing in 1990, bar a small number for Mexico in 1991. By the time this period covered they were only manufacturing PAL units.

I haven't posted PAL estimations yet, but for North America it was 1.74m. TecToy's Stefano Arnhold gave a figure of 1.8m which matches that pretty well (there's a small margin of error in the estimates). PAL will be under 7m. They only produced another 130k or so after 1993, most of those in 1995. Japan? Just 130k total, but that doesn't include Mark III (which should be higher), for which they used a different serial number format which isn't fully understood yet.

 

[Celine]

Pal under 7M including TecToy?

 

[BKK]

Pal under 7M including TecToy?

Not including TecToy or Samsung.

 

[MikeMyers]

I always wondered how much Master System sold and what it's best selling games were.

I'd imagine it would have at least outsold Saturn & Dreamcast.

 

[Celine]

double