Oh come on. Seriously? It has pretty much sold what SE had been expecting.
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Oh come on. Seriously? It has pretty much sold what SE had been expecting.
Second week sales: 15,633
Number of 4 stars and above reviews on Amazon Japan: 153
It looks like every person who liked it helped sell a hundred copies to me. The data doesn't lie.
TheMoon
Member
Konami am smart. Unpresidented smartness.
frankie_baby
Member
So am i right in thinking sales should be down next week but still good and then up a bit week after? Could mario maker outsell the Wii U version in just those 2 weeks
frankie_baby
Member
If they were expecting it to crawl to a million through bomba bin sales then someone would have been fired a long time ago
Probably would have performed like crap if Konami was responsible for this revival...lol.
Would have sold even less if it wasn't for the good impressions.
A 50% drop next week and then a 20% rise the week after to collapse after that
Vital Tundra
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I guess to Japan Super Mario Maker 3DS isn't a gimped product, probably helps that street pass is massive and easily accessible there.
If only they hadn't f*cked up with NES Mini shipments, they would've knocked it out of the park.
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About Momotetsu 2017:
04./00. [3DS] Momotaro Dentetsu 2017: Tachiagare Nippon!! <TBL> (Nintendo) {2016.12.22} (¥4.980) - 132.063 / NEW <40-60%>
Looks like retailers ordered just the right amount of copies, though I guess they may need a second shipment to make it through the end-of-year break.
Yeah, pretty sure they expected this to sell worse than every 3D mainline FF game with that amount of marketing behind it
DarkLordMalik
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The game is receiving discounts but has yet to hit the so called bomba bins.
Show me the receipts.
I think he means MK8, which is kinda accurate worldwide.
He is confusing it with 8 and Splatoon who have 40%~ attach rate
OfficerRaichu15
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Mario Maker my goodness
Calm Mind
Member
Yes.
ArkhamFantasy
Member
XIV fits into that criteria, please expand your filter.
go_straight
Banned
does anyone have access to the credits of momotaro? can we know if Itagaki was involved in the development in some way?
That marketing is worldwide, not just Japan you know.
DarkLordMalik
Member
The marketing was focused much more on the Western and Asian market including China with multiple tradeshows. Seems like it succeeded there with China being the second biggest region for it sales wise, behind Japan in Asia.
Kresnik258
Member
Depending on tracker. MC Vita might've passed 1m retail this week if it got similar sales to what Famitsu is showing!
Vita's down a bit less than I thought tbh, considering last year was the advent of Minecraft holiday bundling.
Infernal Monkey
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"07./13. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition # <ADV> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.03.19} (¥2.400) - 40.157 / 876.085 <80-100%> (+199%)"
lol jesus christ
lol jesus christ
What would be second place if not China? Hong Kong? Taiwan?
Mario Maker with the insane sales haha, I don't think anyone expected that (well, retailers and Nintendo obviously did)
I mean sure 2m certainly isn't bad, but YW 2 sold close or over (I don't recall exactly) 5m all versions combined, so that's 3m drop entry to entry.
Same reasoning for FFXV really, absolute numbers aren't bad but relatively speaking it's still pretty disastrous.
I mean sure 2m certainly isn't bad, but YW 2 sold close or over (I don't recall exactly) 5m all versions combined, so that's 3m drop entry to entry.
Same reasoning for FFXV really, absolute numbers aren't bad but relatively speaking it's still pretty disastrous.
ethomaz
Banned
PS4 over 100k in the last week of 2016 holds strong my prediction that PS3 won't overtake PS4 launch aligned in 2017.
PS4 is holding really great compared with PS3.
FFXV will drop after holidays ends and it will possible out the TOP40... it sad it couldn't have a wow increase on the biggest week of the holidays in Japan.
PS4 is holding really great compared with PS3.
FFXV will drop after holidays ends and it will possible out the TOP40... it sad it couldn't have a wow increase on the biggest week of the holidays in Japan.
I've got someone on the case (as soon as they make some progression!)
KillerMan91
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Minecraft carrying Vita trough another holiday season. I really wonder where Vita would be without Minecraft...
Sony products usually get a bump after New Year iirc.
We don't know what SE expected, what we know is that FFXV performed significantly worse than FFXIII which in itself didn't sell that great either (compared to previous episodes).
Kresnik258
Member
Anyway, SaGa noooo. The dream is dead. Maybe new year's buyers will give it a final boost over 100k.
At least MC Vita is selling well. Like the only game on the console to break any kind of major sales milestone.
Otherwise, standard Nintendo holiday week lol. At least hardware is pretty much good across the board.
At least MC Vita is selling well. Like the only game on the console to break any kind of major sales milestone.
Otherwise, standard Nintendo holiday week lol. At least hardware is pretty much good across the board.
Sony has better sales on new year in general but still less than Nintendo
With all the excuses for XV in here sometimes I wonder if people really believe what they type.
Great sales for 3ds and Mario maker. Really surprised with the latter after its launch but I guess you can't go wrong with Mario.
PS4 still holding strong and I am sure there were many that did not expect it to sell near 1.8 million at the beginning of this year.
I thought minecraft vita retail was very close to 1 million?
PS4 still holding strong and I am sure there were many that did not expect it to sell near 1.8 million at the beginning of this year.
I thought minecraft vita retail was very close to 1 million?
It happens every year.
Christmas: Nintendo's turf.
New Year: Sony's turf (though Nintendo also enjoy strong sales during that period, it's just that Sony's boost is bigger).
Cornbread78
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Was that Minecraft bundle available the past few weeks in Japan?
Imagine what that bundle could have done in NA....
Holy cow at 3DS and SMM sales! Very good for PS4 too!
But am I the only one that is noticing that vitas YTD hardware sale is way too high compared to last years YTD if you compare this week to last week?
Also I honestly don't see SMM make it to a million before the years end as all hardware and games will come crashing down next week
But am I the only one that is noticing that vitas YTD hardware sale is way too high compared to last years YTD if you compare this week to last week?
Also I honestly don't see SMM make it to a million before the years end as all hardware and games will come crashing down next week
go_straight
Banned
Great. I'm honestly excited to know.
so... maybe we just should wait for SE Q3 FY17 report/results before jumping to any conclusion?
Read the second part of the statement (the one you haven't put in bold).
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What "we know" and "what SE expected" are two different things.
So we cant comment on MC performance anymore without waiting for FY results ? Come on...everyone knows how expensive FFXV was - the demos, anime, movie, mobile games and other tie-ins all cost money as well. Even stuff like Type 0-HD were all put in place to get the current-gen market ready for the big FFXV release - so i doubt thats all SE expected when they greenlit all those projects leading up to FFXV.
Such a weird post.
You do realize not everyone owns a WiiU right ? Online sharing is a feature "you cant live without" - seems that enough other people still find the game to have enough to offer to justify a purchase. Get off your high horse for a second.