Famitsu

1989.04.21 (Nintendo GameBoy) - unknown (3 days) - ¥12.500
00. [NGB] Super Mario Land (Nintendo)
00. [NGB] Yakuman (Nintendo)
00. [NGB] Baseball (Nintendo)
00. [NGB] Alleyway (Nintendo)

1990.10.06 (Sega GameGear) - unknown (2 days) - ¥19.800
00. [SGG] Columns (Sega)
00. [SGG] Super Monaco GP (Sega)
00. [SGG] Pengo (Sega)

1995.07.21 (Nintendo VirtualBoy) - unknown (3 days) - ¥15.000
00. [NVB] Mario's Tennis (Nintendo)
00. [NVB] Teleroboxer (Nintendo)
00. [NVB] Red Alarm (Nintendo)
00. [NVB] Panic Bomber (Nintendo)
00. [NVB] Galactic Pinball (Nintendo)

1996.07.21 (Nintendo GameBoyPocket) - unknown (1 day) - ¥6.800
19. [NGB] Mole Mania (Nintendo) - 11.830
28. [NGB] Bomberman Collection (Hudson) - 7.669
00. [NGB] Namco Gallery Vol. 1 (Namco)

1998.04.14 (Nintendo GameBoyLight) - unknown (6 days) - ¥6.800
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1998.10.21 (Nintendo GameBoyColor) - 155.774 (5 days) - ¥8.900
05. [NGB] Wario Land 2 (Nintendo) - 28.373
14. [NGB] Tetris DX (Nintendo) - 11.074
00. [NGB] Hexcite: The Shapes of Victory (NEC Interchannel)
00. [NGB] Pocket Bowling (Athena)

1998.10.28 (SNK NeoGeoPocket) - 21.471 (5 days)- ¥7.800
06. [NGP] The King of Fighters R-1 (SNK) - 17.804
00. [NGP] Samurai Shodown (SNK)
00. [NGP] Baseball Stars (SNK)
00. [NGP] NeoGeo Cup '98 (SNK)
00. [NGP] Pocket Tennis (SNK)
00. [NGP] Puzzle Tsunagete Pon (SNK)
00. [NGP] Melon-chan's Growth Diary (SNK)

1999.03.04 (Bandai WonderSwan) - 102.655 (4 days) - ¥4.800
04. [BWS] Chocobo's Dungeon for WonderSwan (Bandai) - 58.905
06. [BWS] Gunpey (Bandai) - 36.148
21. [BWS] Densha de Go! (Taito Corporation) - 12.215
00. [BWS] New Japan Pro Wrestling: Toukon Retsuden (Tomy)

1999.03.19 (SNK NeoGeoPocketColor) - 18.809 (3 days) - ¥8.900
14. [NGP] The King of Fighters R-2 (SNK) - 17.937
00. [NGP] Baseball Stars Color (SNK)
00. [NGP] Neo Cherry Master Color (SNK)
00. [NGP] Neo Dragon's Wild (SNK)
00. [NGP] Neo Mystery Bonus (SNK)
00. [NGP] Pocket Tennis Color (SNK)
00. [NGP] Puzzle Link (SNK)
00. [NGP] Shogi no Tatsujin Color (SNK)

2000.12.09 (Bandai WonderSwanColor) - 145.975 (2 days) - ¥6.800
04. [BWS] Final Fantasy (Square) - 147.173
16. [BWS] Digimon Adventure 02: D1 Tamers (Bandai) - 14.459
00. [BWS] Gunpey EX (Bandai)
00. [BWS] Rhyme Rider Kerorican (Bandai)
00. [BWS] Soroban Gu (Bandai)

2001.03.21 (Nintendo GameBoyAdvance) - 611.504 (5 days) - ¥9.800
01. [GBA] Super Mario Advance: Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo) - 219.551
05. [GBA] F-Zero: Maximum Velocity (Nintendo) - 116.116
06. [GBA] Power Pro Kun Pocket 3 (Konami) - 74.549
08. [GBA] Yu-Gi-Oh! Dungeon Dice Monsters (Konami) - 61.325
11. [GBA] Kururin (Nintendo) - 57.145
12. [GBA] Mega Man Battle Network (Capcom) - 43.048
13. [GBA] Mister Driller 2 (Namco) - 42.525
17. [GBA] Napoleon (Nintendo) - 26.152
19. [GBA] Castlevania: Circle of Moon (Konami) - 22.224
27. [GBA] Konami Crazy Racers (Konami) - 12.063
29. [GBA] Monster Guardians (Konami) - 10.210
00. [GBA] ChuChu Rocket! (Sega)
00. [GBA] Play Novel: Silent Hill (Konami)
00. [GBA] ESPN Final Round Golf 2002 (Konami)
00. [GBA] J-League Pocket (Konami)
00. [GBA] Momotaro Matsuri (Hudson)
00. [GBA] Pinobee: Wings of Adventure (Hudson)
00. [GBA] Super Dodge Ball Advance (Atlus Co.)
00. [GBA] Winning Post (Koei)
00. [GBA] GT Advance Championship Racing (MTO)
00. [GBA] Fire Pro Wrestling A (Spike)
00. [GBA] EZ-Talk Shokyuuhen 1-6 Kan Set (Keynet)
00. [GBA] Boku wa Koukuu Kanseikan (Tamsoft)
00. [GBA] Top Gear GT Championship (Kotobuki Systems)
00. [GBA] Tweety & The Magic Gems (Kotobuki Systems)

2002.07.12 (Bandai SwanCrystal) - 30.692 (3 days) - ¥7.800
04. [BWS] One Piece: Grand Battle - Swan Colosseum (Bandai) - 22.675
14. [BWS] Front Mission (Square) - 7.989
18. [BWS] Riviera: The Promised Land (Bandai) - 6.420

2003.02.14 (Nintendo GameBoyAdvance SP) - 117.859 (3 days) - ¥12.500
02. [GBA] Final Fantasy Tactics Advance (Square) - 225.120
06. [GBA] Metroid Fusion (Nintendo) - 49.680

2004.12.02 (Nintendo DS) - 441.485 (4 days) - ¥15.000
02. [NDS] Super Mario 64 DS (Nintendo) - 120.062
03. [NDS] WarioWare: Touched! (Nintendo) - 117.677
04. [NDS] Pokemon Dash (Pokemon Co.) - 50.011
06. [NDS] Daigasso! Band Brothers (Nintendo) - 32.272
08. [NDS] Feel the Magic: XY/XX (Sega) - 27.062
14. [NDS] Polarium (Nintendo) - 20.203
16. [NDS] Life Signs: Surgical Unit (Spike) - 17.478
29. [NDS] Mr. Driller: Drill Spirits (Namco) - 7.773
00. [NDS] Zoo Keeper (Success)
00. [NDS] Mahjong Taikai (Koei)
00. [NDS] The Urbz: Sims in the City (Electronic Arts)
00. [NDS] Zunou ni Asekaku Game Series! Vol. 1: Cool 104 Joker & Setline (Aruze)

2004.12.12 (Sony PSP-1000) - 166.074 (1 day) - ¥20.790
05. [PSP] Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee (SCE) - 66.079
06. [PSP] Ridge Racers (Namco) - 60.163
28. [PSP] Armored Core: Formula Front (From Software) - 11.210
00. [PSP] Vampire DarkStalkers Chronicle: The Chaos Tower (Capcom) - 9.695
00. [PSP] Mahjong Fight Club (Konami) - 9.393
00. [PSP] Lumines (Bandai) - 6.991

2005.09.13 (Nintendo GameBoyMicro) - 148.117 (6 days) - ¥12.000
07. [GBA] Mario Tennis: Power Tour (Nintendo) - 42.857
09. [GBA] Dr. Mario & Panel de Pon (Nintendo) - 30.206

2006.03.02 (Nintendo DS Lite) - 67.653 (4 days) - ¥16.800
03. [NDS] Seiken Densetsu: Children of Mana (Square Enix) - 105.534
15. [NDS] Doraemon: Nobita no Kyouryuu 2006 DS (Sega) - 15.986
24. [NDS] Magnetica (Nintendo) - 9.767
00. [NDS] Daikoukai Jidai IV: Rota Nova (Koei)
00. [NDS] The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (D3 Publisher)

2007.09.20 (Sony PSP-2000) - 263.538 (4 days) - ¥19.800
03. [PSP] Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops Plus (Konami) - 88.940
09. [PSP] Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops Plus - Deluxe Pack {2007.09.20} - 14.775
00. [PSP] Burnout Dominator (Electronic Arts) - 3.100
00. [PSP] R-Type Tactics (Irem) - 2.900

2008.10.16 (Sony PSP-3000) - 155.720 (4 days) - ¥19.800
03. [PSP] Yuusha no Kuse ni Namaikida Or 2 (SCE) - 62.224

2008.11.01 (Nintendo DSi) - 170.779 (2 days) - ¥18.900
02. [NDS] Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume (Square Enix) - 73.779
13. [NDS] Personal Trainer: Walking (Nintendo) - 16.927
15. [NDS] Avalon Code (Marvelous Entertainment) - 14.893
00. [NDS] Vitamin Y (D3 Publisher) - 5.100

2009.11.01 (Sony PSP Go) - 28.275 (1 day) - ¥26.800
04. [PSP] Persona 3 Portable (Atlus Co.) - 108.343
12. [PSP] Dissidia: Final Fantasy - Universal Tuning (Square Enix) - 20.143
00. [PSP] MotorStorm: Arctic Edge (SCE) - 590
00. [PSP] Echoshift (SCE)
00. [PSP] PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe (SCE) (online)
00. [PSP] LocoRoco: Midnight Carnival (SCE) (online)
00. [PSP] Disgaea Infinite (Nippon Ichi Software) (online)
00. [PSP] Tetris (Electronic Arts) (online)

2009.11.21 (Nintendo DSi LL) - 103.524 (2 days) - ¥20.000
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2011.02.26 (Nintendo 3DS) - 371.326 (2 days) - ¥25.000
00. [3DS] Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle (Level 5) - 117.859
00. [3DS] Nintendogs + Cats (French Bulldog, Shiba, Toy Poodle & New Friends) (Nintendo)
00. [3DS] Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition (Capcom)
00. [3DS] Samurai Warriors: Chronicles (Koei Tecmo)
00. [3DS] Winning Eleven 3DSoccer (Konami)
00. [3DS] Ridge Racer 3D (Bandai Namco)
00. [3DS] Bust-A-Move Universe (Square Enix)
00. [3DS] Combat of Giants: Dinosaurs 3D (Ubisoft)

Predictions

[NDS] Digimon Story: Super Xros Wars (Bandai Namco) - 37.000
[PSP] Dissidia: 012 Final Fantasy (Square Enix) - 289.000
[PSP] Star Driver: Kagayaki no Takuto (Bandai Namco) - 28.000
[PS3] Way of the Samurai 4 (Spike) - 71.000

Seeing the recent US PSP price drop, is there a PSP pricedrop in Japan as well (and Europe too for that matter)?

test_account said:

Seeing the recent US PSP price drop, is there a PSP pricedrop in Japan as well (and Europe too for that matter)?

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Nope, both stated sales are good enough and a price drop isn't needed.

test_account said:

Seeing the recent US PSP price drop, is there a PSP pricedrop in Japan as well (and Europe too for that matter)?

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Consoles don't exist outside the normal realm of supply and demand. The reason there was a price drop in the USA was because demand was terminally low. Demand is not terminally low in Japan a price cut won't be so forthcoming.

Known numbers

3DS - 371.326

[3DS] Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle (Level 5) {2011.02.26} - 117.859

Estimates from azlyn
[3DS] Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition (Capcom) {2011.02.26} - 70.000
[3DS] Nintendogs + Cats (French Bulldog, Shiba, Toy Poodle & New Friends) (Nintendo) {2011.02.26} - 60.000
[3DS] Samurai Warriors: Chronicles (Koei Tecmo) {2011.02.26} - 50.000
[3DS] Ridge Racer 3D (Bandai Namco) {2011.02.26} - 35.000
[3DS] Winning Eleven 3DSoccer (Konami) {2011.02.26} - 15.000
[3DS] Bust-A-Move Universe (Square Enix) {2011.02.26} - 5.000
[3DS] Combat of Giants: Dinosaurs 3D (Ubisoft) {2011.02.26} - 5.000

Toatal software - 350.000 / tie-ratio - 0,95

I haven't been following the game, but is there any reason people think Dissidia will do so low opening week? The first nearly cracked a million, and Final Fantasy games generally have become more front-loaded with new iterations.

Thought nintendogs+cats would do better, but maybe it will have some crazy legs like the previous ones.

Chris1964 said:

Known numbers...

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Those are Famitsu, right?

Those would be great SSF 4 Sales i true .......

Tron 2.0 said:

Those are Famitsu, right?

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They are

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=422983

If Azlyn's estimates are accurate, that would be pretty solid for SSFIV and Samurai Warriors, I think. Surprisingly low for Nintendogs, but it's a title that should have legs.

A good result for Capcom, Level 5 and Tecmo Koei?

If SSFIV3D debuted at that, it would be pretty exceptional.
That's very close to the PS3 debut, and it would likely have much better legs to boot.

fernoca said:

Thought nintendogs+cats would do better, but maybe it will have some crazy legs like the previous ones.

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I believe so, too.

I may be making stuff up here, but I think the hardcore were the ones who bought the 3DS at launch. When causal DS adopters start transitioning, nintendogs + cats will probably be the game everyone will buy.

This wouldn't seem to bode well for the launch lineup's initial performance (I emphasize that I'm not talking longer-term) in the US, given that there's no equivalent to Layton and that Nintendogs is clearly being positioned as the killer app.

I am really happy for SSF IV (if true).

fernoca said:

Thought nintendogs+cats would do better, but maybe it will have some crazy legs like the previous ones.

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I wouldn't expect Nintendog's core audience to be the type to go out their way to buy day 1, buying on expectation of future releases that would interest them.

FoneBone said:

This wouldn't seem to bode well for the launch lineup's initial performance (I emphasize that I'm not talking longer-term) in the US, given that there's no equivalent to Layton and that Nintendogs is clearly being positioned as the killer app.

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However, we do get 2 more Nintendo titles (one based on an existing IP), and titles such as SSFIV3D are likely to be much bigger here as well.

Takao said:

I haven't been following the game, but is there any reason people think Dissidia will do so low opening week? The first nearly cracked a million, and Final Fantasy games generally have become more front-loaded with new iterations.

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It's tracking much lower on Comgnet.

cw_sasuke said:

Those would be great SSF 4 Sales i true .......

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Agreed. Those would be fantastic sales.

About SSFIV 3D: Many Japanese retailers reported online that it was the second best selling game after Layton.

The launch Musou title on PSP (albeit terrible) also did ~57k and went on to 300k so it'd be pretty good as well for Sengoku Musou Chronicles to have such a start.

But SSFIV 3D would take the cake, I wonder how much double or triple dip is there for SFIV, SSFIV and SSFIV 3D.

Cosmonaut X said:

Surprisingly low for Nintendogs, but it's a title that should have legs.

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I expected more, too, but with hindsight, this could be another Minna no Golf 5 situation. Casual title on a platform possibly priced higher than the mainstream audience is willing to pay resulting in lower sales.

Ecit:
Or it could be that the mainstream audience wouldn't be ones to get a preorder and those were all that were sold. :lol

Just the possibility that Capcom even shipped at least 70.000 copies (plus whatever stock is left) of SFIV is somewhat hard to believe. :lol

Chris1964 said:

Known numbers

3DS - 371.326

[3DS] Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle (Level 5) {2011.02.26} - 117.859

Estimates from azlyn
[3DS] Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition (Capcom) {2011.02.26} - 70.000
[3DS] Nintendogs + Cats (French Bulldog, Shiba, Toy Poodle & New Friends) (Nintendo) {2011.02.26} - 60.000
[3DS] Samurai Warriors: Chronicles (Koei Tecmo) {2011.02.26} - 50.000
[3DS] Ridge Racer 3D (Bandai Namco) {2011.02.26} - 35.000
[3DS] Winning Eleven 3DSoccer (Konami) {2011.02.26} - 15.000
[3DS] Bust-A-Move Universe (Square Enix) {2011.02.26} - 5.000
[3DS] Combat of Giants: Dinosaurs 3D (Ubisoft) {2011.02.26} - 5.000

Toatal software - 350.000 / tie-ratio - 0,95

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Just to throw in the note that he seems a whole like less sure of these numbers then he usually does(he's even stated in the past that reading the distrbution of 3ds is difficult) so if his numbers turn out to be horribly off here, don't hold it against him, he gave notice!

Predictions
[NDS] Digimon Story: Super Xros Wars (Bandai Namco) - 32k
[PSP] Dissidia: 012 Final Fantasy (Square Enix) - 347k
[PSP] Star Driver: Kagayaki no Takuto (Bandai Namco) - 37k
[PS3] Way of the Samurai 4 (Spike) - 77k

Ruud_Luiten said:

Nope, both stated sales are good enough and a price drop isn't needed.

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zomgbbqftw said:

Consoles don't exist outside the normal realm of supply and demand. The reason there was a price drop in the USA was because demand was terminally low. Demand is not terminally low in Japan a price cut won't be so forthcoming.

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That is true, but isnt sometimes pricedrops done worldwide regardless of how good the products are selling? But maybe that isnt the case now with the PSP.

test_account said:

That is true, but isnt sometimes pricedrops done worldwide regardless of how good the products are selling? But maybe that isnt the case now with the PSP.

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Considering they still aren't compleatly fulfilling demand for PSP, I think a pricepoint at this point in Japan would be equal to just throwing money away?

Predictions
[NDS] Digimon Story: Super Xros Wars (Bandai Namco) - 39k
[PSP] Dissidia: 012 Final Fantasy (Square Enix) - 299k
[PSP] Star Driver: Kagayaki no Takuto (Bandai Namco) - 29k
[PS3] Way of the Samurai 4 (Spike) - 79k

Predictions

[NDS] Digimon Story: Super Xros Wars (Bandai Namco) - 44k
[PSP] Dissidia: 012 Final Fantasy (Square Enix) - 333k
[PSP] Star Driver: Kagayaki no Takuto (Bandai Namco) - 33k
[PS3] Way of the Samurai 4 (Spike) - 88k

Anyone else secretly glad that two third-party titles beat Nintendo's?

Although it's just amazon I find this trend interesting: all 3ds games started out with a premium of only being 15% off(normally amazon is 18%) now most of the 3ds launchs games(besides some of the Nintendogs and winning eleven) are at the 18% off amount.

Also we have the first signs of a 3ds price collapase: Super Monkey ball is at 20% off, when every single other non-released game(Include Monkey ball up to yesterday) is at %15 off.

Predictions
[NDS] Digimon Story: Super Xros Wars (Bandai Namco) - 25k
[PSP] Dissidia: 012 Final Fantasy (Square Enix) - 450k
[PSP] Star Driver: Kagayaki no Takuto (Bandai Namco) - 6k
[PS3] Way of the Samurai 4 (Spike) - 65k

I'm going to LOSE!

Two hours left reminder for predictions, don't make me smack you FFDOG.

Predictions
[NDS] Digimon Story: Super Xros Wars (Bandai Namco) - 27k
[PSP] Dissidia: 012 Final Fantasy (Square Enix) - 312k
[PSP] Star Driver: Kagayaki no Takuto (Bandai Namco) - 41k
[PS3] Way of the Samurai 4 (Spike) - 68k

I did quote Road and fucked with the numbers.

Kenka said:

I did quote Road and fucked with the numbers.

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You're brave, because I'm known for fucking with the numbers myself, but not in a good way...

Predictions
[NDS] Digimon Story: Super Xros Wars (Bandai Namco) - 30k
[PSP] Dissidia: 012 Final Fantasy (Square Enix) - 340k
[PSP] Star Driver: Kagayaki no Takuto (Bandai Namco) - 25k
[PS3] Way of the Samurai 4 (Spike) - 67k

Really looking forward to seeing the results of last week's predictions btw

Predictions:

[NDS] Digimon Story: Super Xros Wars (Bandai Namco) - 34,987
[PSP] Dissidia: 012 Final Fantasy (Square Enix) - 287,353
[PSP] Star Driver: Kagayaki no Takuto (Bandai Namco) - 38,443
[PS3] Way of the Samurai 4 (Spike) - 89,865

Top 10

http://www.famitsu.com/news/201103/02041061.html

1. SD Gundam PSP
2. Phantasy Star 2 Infinity PSP
3. Layton 3ds
4. Disgaea 4 PS3
5. Nintendogs + Cats 3DS
6. Samurai Warriors 3DS
7. Idolmaster 2 360
8. SSFIV 3DS
9. Ridge Racer 3DS
10. KZ3 PS3

All new releases.

Spiegel said:

Top 10

http://www.famitsu.com/news/201103/02041061.html

1. SD Gundam PSP
2. Phantasy Star 2 Infinity PSP
3. Layton 3ds
4. Disgaea 4 PS3
5. Nintendogs + Cats 3DS
6. Samurai Warriors 3DS
7. Idolmaster 2 360
8. SSFIV 3DS
9. Ridge Racer 3DS
10. KZ3 PS3

All new releases.

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KZ3 charted during the 3DS launch week!? :O

wow so Layton did sell more Nintendogs + Cats 3DS all versions, cant wait to see numbers

Nippon Ichi should be happy i think.....

So, looking very unlikely that SSFIV 3D did 70k, but good to see all the key third party titles in there. Now for the figures...

Wow, did anyone predict that PSP2 Infinity would be outsold by SD Gundam G Generation: World?

I dunno, if Nintendogs did say, 60k, then Disgaea 4 could have done anything from 61k to 117k. That's quite a margin.

The hell indeed with Gundam outselling Phantasy Star.

duckroll said:

I dunno, if Nintendogs did say, 60k, then Disgaea 4 could have done anything from 61k to 117k. That's quite a margin.

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At least it looks like it's starting better than D3 did, even if it ends up only being marginal. I have high hopes.

Cosmonaut X said:

So, looking very unlikely that SSFIV 3D did 70k, but good to see all the key third party titles in there. Now for the figures...

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Probably something around 40k.

crazy Japanese gamers

PSP won the week

how many days of sale did the top two games have last week?

Grimmy said:

Wow, did anyone predict that PSP2 Infinity would be outsold by SD Gundam G Generation: World?

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2 out of 21 did, surprisingly, wasn't expecting it at all.

Damn was at work and missed the predictions