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[Nirolak]

Capcom already said they were interested in making a sequel to Revelations. It probably preformed to their expectations.

Well, here is the original article as posted:

http://ds.ign.com/articles/121/1219750p1.html

Nearly two years after it was first announced, Resident Evil Revelations made its way into stores to strong critical and commercial reception. Having an exclusive entry in such a major franchise has only continued to boost the Nintendo 3DS's reception in the global marketplace, but the simple fact is the system will need continuous support of this level in the years to come.

Given the fact that Capcom managed to deliver Revelations as well as Mercenaries 3D inside of the first year of the 3DS's life, and given their reception, we asked producer Masachika Kawata if he saw a future for Resident Evil on the Nintendo 3DS. Did he already have new ideas - and would he be interested in bringing them to full production?

"The incredibly positive fan reaction to Revelations has definitely given me motivation to make another 3DS RE title," Kawata told us in an interview. "I have some ideas in mind. However, I have a lot of other projects that need to be taken care of first."

That might seem like any potential and future Resident Evil projects would be a ways off, right? Not so fast, survival horror fans...

"I must admit," Kawata continued, "Hearing players say how much they enjoyed Revelations does kind of make me want to forget the other projects and get stuck right into making another RE game for fans to enjoy (laughs)."

When we conducted our interview, Revelations had just debuted in Japan and was the #1 selling game in the country. Noting that this game had a more old school, survival horror focus than other Resident Evil games, we asked if this commercial reception encouraged him to continue this approach with future installments.

"Of course!" Kawata told us. "Game development is always a very taxing process, no matter what the project, and the only thing that gets us through is the belief that, at the end of the journey, there are people waiting to enjoy the game. So if a game sells particularly well, then we have good reason to make more titles like it."

Though by no means any sort of official announcement, it sounds as though more Resident Evil on the Nintendo 3DS is certainly a possibility. Capcom managed to produce two games remarkably fast - here's hoping we can get some more just as quickly.

Stay tuned to more from our interview with Kawata-san as well as Revelations director Koshi Nakanishi.

It seems the interview happened before the game released in the West, and was a slightly nebulous interest by the director.

That said, I wouldn't be hugely surprised to see another game, but I don't think this is bulletproof confirmation.

 

[Truth101]

Well, here is the original article as posted:

http://ds.ign.com/articles/121/1219750p1.html



It seems the interview happened before the game released in the West, and was a slightly nebulous interest by the director.

That said, I wouldn't be hugely surprised to see another game, but I don't think this is bulletproof confirmation.

Oh, I don't think it is a guaranteed thing. Just that there is interest there for a sequel.

Plus it gives the impression that Capcom was pleased with the sales of the game in Japan, at least. Now the west, well who knows...

 

[ProfessorMoran]

Media Create Sales: Week 17, 2012 (Apr 23 - Apr 29)

01./00. [PS3] Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City <STG> (Capcom) {2012.04.26} (¥6.990) - 252.525 / NEW

I don't understand this.

 

[Nirolak]

Oh, I don't think it is a guaranteed thing. Just that there is interest there for a sequel.

Yeah I mean, I never got the sense that the original intention was to have a standalone product, but hopes of turning it (as well as ORC) into a successful sub series.

That said, I think they're unhappy with Slant Six's quality and unhappy with Revelation's sales, so whatever comes next, I expect to see some changes.

What those changes are (platform choice(s), gameplay style, developer, or perhaps something else) is an interesting open question.

 

[Truth101]

Yeah I mean, I never got the sense that the original intention was to have a standalone product, but hopes of turning it (as well as ORC) into a successful sub series.

That said, I think they're unhappy with Slant Six's quality and unhappy with Revelation's sales, so whatever comes next, I expect to see some changes.

What those changes are (platform choice(s), gameplay style, developer, or perhaps something else) is an interesting open question.

I could see Revelations going multiplatform, in future installments.

Though there are a few problems with that.

Gameplay (It is tailored for handhelds, or relatively short bursts. I don't know how well a straight adaption would work on consoles.)

If Capcom decides to keep it as a handheld series then what would really be the point in going multiplatform, considering how the PSV is preforming right now in Japan. Though if the PSV continues its decent performance in the west maybe it would allow a sequel to reach a bigger consumer group.

There really is no "right" option for Capcom to take with a sequel as anything they do might not work out well, or it might. It will be interesting to see what they decide to do with the franchise in the future.

 

[cj_iwakura]

Despite the creepy premise, Conception genuinely looks awesome and I hope we get it.

Ciel no Surge, uh... creepy seems to be all it has going for it.

 

[boingball]

wow at the surge of the PSV and a game in the charts. Not doomed?
All Sony HW is up. Did Sony do some kind of marketing blitz?

 

[Truth101]

wow at the surge of the PSV and a game in the charts. Not doomed?
All Sony HW is up. Did Sony do some kind of marketing blitz?

I can never tell if posts like these are serious or not...

 

[MasterSheen]

wow at the surge of the PSV and a game in the charts. Not doomed?
All Sony HW is up. Did Sony do some kind of marketing blitz?

Uh, all hardware besides 3DS is up.

 

[Thoraxes]

wow at the surge of the PSV and a game in the charts. Not doomed?
All Sony HW is up. Did Sony do some kind of marketing blitz?

I guess 33% is a lot........

 

[DR2K]

I guess 33% is a lot........

In terms of penis, maybe.

 

[zroid]

Uh, all hardware besides 3DS is up.

doomed?

Spoiler

I kid

 

[Kenka]

Congratulations to frankie_baby for winning by both units and percentage!

BY UNITS                             BY PERCENTAGE

  1   137,352 frankie_baby              1  212.5% frankie_baby
  2   154,891 Moor-Angol                2  228.2% Chris1964
  3   161,976 Chris1964                 3  239.7% electroplankton
  4   164,254 Road                      4  267.4% Colonel Mustard
  5   168,590 electroplankton           5  267.6% Road
  6   176,754 Colonel Mustard           6  269.4% Moor-Angol
  7   218,770 Bruno MB                  7  286.7% Nekki
  8   224,590 MasterSheen               8  298.4% Green Slime
  9   230,824 Nekki                     9  321.0% Olaeh
 10   252,288 Green Slime              10  344.1% Yeshua
 11   257,590 Olaeh                    11  346.3% MasterSheen
 12   259,522 Gianni Merryman          12  348.5% Bruno MB
 13   287,713 lunchwithyuzo            13  357.4% Gianni Merryman
 14   288,522 Yeshua                   14  399.9% donny2112
 15   340,590 Salvadora                15  403.1% lunchwithyuzo
 16   343,824 donny2112                16  411.8% Salvadora



                                   M-Create donny21 Yeshua  electro Salvado Green S Gianni  Bruno M frankie Olaeh   MasterS lunchwi Chris19 Colonel Nekki   Moor-An Road
[PS3] Resident Evil: Operation Racc 252,525   75000  120000  135000   50000   90000   70000  138000  161000   94000  136000  111111  210987  185000  130000  187211  222000
[WII] Mario Party 9                 152,883  185000  250000  145000  150000  125000  170000  131000  159000  110000  105000  222222  234567  210000  210000  119848  222000
[360] Resident Evil: Operation Racc  16,285   10000   10000   11000    9000   12000    4000   19000   17000   11000       0   11111   21098   18500   11000    7325   22000
[PSP] Steins;Gate: Hiyoku Renri no   24,849   95000   20000   25000   80000   20000   20000   49600   20000   28000   33000   55555   32109   29000   40000    5053   66000
[3DS] Dynasty Warriors Vs.           15,578   50000   40000   35000   60000   45000   32000   46300   29000   35000   24000   33333    9876   37000   20000   16706   22000
[PSV] Ciel Nosurge                   33,324   10000   10000   15000    5000   10000    7000    9150   12600    5000    6000    9999   12345    9000    7000    6666   22000

DIFFERENCE

[PS3] Resident Evil: Operation Racc       0 -177525 -132525 -117525 -202525 -162525 -182525 -114525  -91525 -158525 -116525 -141414  -41538  -67525 -122525  -65314  -30525
[WII] Mario Party 9                       0   32117   97117   -7883   -2883  -27883   17117  -21883    6117  -42883  -47883   69339   81684   57117   57117  -33035   69117
[360] Resident Evil: Operation Racc       0   -6285   -6285   -5285   -7285   -4285  -12285    2715     715   -5285  -16285   -5174    4813    2215   -5285   -8960    5715
[PSP] Steins;Gate: Hiyoku Renri no        0   70151   -4849     151   55151   -4849   -4849   24751   -4849    3151    8151   30706    7260    4151   15151  -19796   41151
[3DS] Dynasty Warriors Vs.                0   34422   24422   19422   44422   29422   16422   30722   13422   19422    8422   17755   -5702   21422    4422    1128    6422
[PSV] Ciel Nosurge                        0  -23324  -23324  -18324  -28324  -23324  -26324  -24174  -20724  -28324  -27324  -23325  -20979  -24324  -26324  -26658  -11324

STATISTICS
                                   M-Create AVERAGE   MIN     MAX     OVER   UNDER  CLOSEST    BY
[PS3] Resident Evil: Operation Racc 252,525 132,207  50,000 222,000      0%    100% 222,000 Road
[WII] Mario Party 9                 152,883 171,790 105,000 250,000     56%     44% 150,000 Salvadora
[360] Resident Evil: Operation Racc  16,285  12,936   4,000  22,000     31%     69%  17,000 frankie_baby
[PSP] Steins;Gate: Hiyoku Renri no   24,849  38,645   5,053  95,000     69%     31%  25,000 electroplankton
[3DS] Dynasty Warriors Vs.           15,578  33,451   9,876  60,000     94%      6%  16,706 Moor-Angol
[PSV] Ciel Nosurge                   33,324   9,798   5,000  22,000      0%    100%  22,000 Road

I was banned the week I won :-((((

Spoiler

It came almost right after I was dead last.

 

[Durante]

I like how Ciel no Surge sold more than 300% of the average expectation. Is there any list of games which the GAF prediction league was most off on?

 

[michaelius]

Ciel and DW predictions really show everything

 

[Acosta]

Seeing ORC performance, I have even less doubts that RE 6 is going the biggest success in Capcom history.

Love the Ciel sales, glad it did well, sad it won't come over. I still have a tiny, tiny hope based on Ar Tonelico being released overseas... but it´s such a different game that I don't think they will bother.

 

[Weskerlover]

Glad to see both FE & KI are selling very well! Really sad to see that RE:ORC sales are so high It deserved to bomb hard. Happy to see a PSV game selling well!

 

[Sammy Samusu]

Revelations - 271k LTD (Media Create)

Additional 20k since it left the Top 20 (Week 10).

 

[Mpl90]

Revelations - 271k LTD (Media Create)

Additional 20k since it left the Top 20 (Week 10).

Where does it come from?

 

[Sammy Samusu]

Where does it come from?

Media Create Top 50 report. (Chris will soon post the whole thing, as usual).

http://www.m-create.com/ranking/

 

[Mpl90]

Media Create Top 50 report. (Chris will soon post the whole thing, as usual).

http://www.m-create.com/ranking/

...Already?!? Unusual, but since it's Golden Week, I can understand.

3DS - 14
PSP - 11
WII - 10
PS3 - 9
NDS - 4
VITA - 1
360 - 1

 

[grimshawish]

Media Create Top 50 report. (Chris will soon post the whole thing, as usual).

http://www.m-create.com/ranking/

I notice 'includes bundle' is not beside FE. So thats that answered then.

 

[Bruno MB]

Code of Princess is out of the top 50.

 

[Mpl90]

Code of Princess is out of the top 50.

...Fu*k, it's true, didn't notice it. Sharpest drop ever? Sharpest drop ever. I fear it was expected: a game with certainly a big drop in the second week, with a 20k first week, and many new releases.

Just to say, last week 20th position was almost 4k, this week it's over 6k. So, in a week with the lowest position of the top 20 like the former, it would have been in top 50 this week...Heck, maybe even in top 30 XD

 

[frankie_baby]

Code of Princess is out of the top 50.

Stock issues maybe? Did we get a sell through last week

 

[Mpl90]

Stock issues maybe? Did we get a sell through last week

Something like 72% if I remember correctly.

 

[Cygnus X-1]

Stock issues maybe? Did we get a sell through last week

That's likely. No way such a massive drop - more than 90% - would be believable. During Golden Week it will probably appear again though.

 

[Dash Kappei]

Hope Revelation gets a bit of boost for GW. Is such a cool game, and the more I play it the more I enjoy it.
Bummer there's no 3D effect (besides the gun models in fpv and for FMVs), that really irked me.

 

[muu]

Code of Princess was a little-advertised title that got eclipsed by Fire Emblem's release. Bad bad timing to release an under-advertised game. Seriously doubt we'll see it chart again, though it could certainly continue to sell under the radar and eventually end @ ~30K or something of that sort.

 

[grimshawish]

Bummer there's no 3D effect (besides the gun models in fpv and for FMVs), that really irked me.

Ehh? Have you gone to options and increased the 3D from there (why they did this IDK).
Or am I missing the point?

I'z confused :/

 

[JJConrad]

Given what happened in the last three years, next week Nintendo consoles should increase a bit, while Sony ones should decrease.

Next week will favor Nintendo, but 5 years ago, when the dates last aligned, the Sony systems all grew a little. Those were some crazy times back then... Sony was doing about the same as they are now, but we were right in the middle of Nintendomination.

Revelations - 271k LTD (Media Create)

Additional 20k since it left the Top 20 (Week 10).

TAKE THAT!!!... ORC.

That's true. I definitely think we'll see a Top 10 dominated by 3DS games, and possibly a resurgence of older games getting sales bumps.

ORC will likely be the only game blocking a Nintendo Top 10; it could lose 90% of its sales and still land near the top. The more consistent sellers shouldn't see too much more than a 30-50% boost.

Hope Revelation gets a bit of boost for GW. Is such a cool game, and the more I play it the more I enjoy it.
Bummer there's no 3D effect (besides the gun models in fpv and for FMVs), that really irked me.

??? I'm confused too. The demo have a very good 3D effect. It's adjustable in the options (as opposed to just using the 3D-slider).

 

[Metallix87]

I really wonder how well ORC sales hold up in the coming weeks. Word of mouth for that game can't be good, can it?

 

[Truth101]

Hope Revelation gets a bit of boost for GW. Is such a cool game, and the more I play it the more I enjoy it.
Bummer there's no 3D effect (besides the gun models in fpv and for FMVs), that really irked me.

It definitely has a 3D effect for everything...

 

[zroid]

I really wonder how well ORC sales hold up in the coming weeks. Word of mouth for that game can't be good, can it?

Do we know what the shipment numbers were like at all?

 

[Alrus]

Do we know what the shipment numbers were like at all?

We might get emistates from Dengeki later on. (If MC provided them we would already know right?)

 

[grimshawish]

I really wonder how well ORC sales hold up in the coming weeks. Word of mouth for that game can't be good, can it?

I hope it burns and dies a screaming agony and that the return rate is so high Capcom gives everyone a free Resident Evil Revelations!

...doesn't mean its going to happen mind you

 

[Mpl90]

There's an estimate on Media Create site.
Around 89% for both SKUs

And almost 40% for MP9.

 

[Alrus]

There's an estimate on Media Create site.
Around 89% for both SKUs

And almost 40% for MP9.

Seems like Capcom shipped the right amount, I don't expect ORC to have any legs.

MP9 will sell its first shipments multiple times, though I'm not sure it'll do anything close to previous entries in the end (it certainly won't sell nearly as well as Wii Party).

 

[RurouniZel]

I like how Ciel no Surge sold more than 300% of the average expectation. Is there any list of games which the GAF prediction league was most off on?

I would love such a list as well if it existed, but probably doesn't. :/ Then again usually when SalesGAF is that far off it's because they estimated way too high rather than way too low.

 

[Chris1964]

Media Create Sales: Week 17, 2012 (Apr 23 - Apr 29)

01./00. [PS3] Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City <ACT> (Capcom) {2012.04.26} (¥6.990) - 252.525 / NEW <85,48%>
02./00. [WII] Mario Party 9 <ETC> (Nintendo) {2012.04.26} (¥5.800) - 152.883 / NEW <39,83%>
___

08./00. [360] Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City <ACT> (Capcom) {2012.04.26} (¥6.990) - 16.285 / NEW <83,41%>
___

21./14. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games <SPT> (Nintendo) {2012.03.01} (¥4.800)
22./13. [NDS] Pokemon Conquest <SLG> (Pokemon Co.) {2012.03.17} (¥5.800)
23./22. [WII] Wii Party # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2010.07.08} (¥4.800)
24./09. [3DS] Cho-ricchi! Tamagotchi no Puchi Puchi Omisecchi <ETC> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.04.19} (¥5.040)
25./21. [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom 3 (PSP the Best) <ACT> (Capcom) {2011.09.22} (¥2.990)
26./00. [NDS] Hakuoki: Reimeiroku DS # <ADV> (Idea Factory) {2012.04.26} (¥5.040)
27./23. [3DS] Harvest Moon: The Land of Origin <SLG> (Marvelous AQL) {2012.02.23} (¥5.040)
28./10. [NDS] Detective Conan: Prelude from the Past <ADV> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.04.19} (¥5.040)
29./19. [WII] Mario Kart Wii <RCE> (Nintendo) {2008.04.10} (¥5.800)
30./25. [3DS] Nintendogs + Cats: French Bulldog / Shiba / Toy Poodle & New Friends <ETC> (Nintendo) {2011.02.26} (¥4.800)
31./26. [NDS] Pokemon Black / White # <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2010.09.18} (¥4.800)
32./27. [WII] Go Vacation <ETC> (Bandai Namco Games) {2011.10.20} (¥5.800)
33./29. [3DS] Hatsune Miku and Future Stars: Project Mirai # <ACT> (Sega) {2012.03.08} (¥6.090)
34./24. [PSP] Black Panther 2: Yakuza Ashura Chapter <ADV> (Sega) {2012.03.22} (¥6.279)
35./30. [WII] Just Dance Wii <ACT> (Nintendo) {2011.10.13} (¥5.800)
36./28. [PS3] Devil May Cry HD Collection <ACT> (Capcom) {2012.03.22} (¥4.990)
37./00. [PSP] Mirai Nikki: 13 Hitome no Nikki Shoyuusha Re-Write # <ADV> (Kadokawa Games) {2012.04.26} (¥5.040)
38./18. [PSP] Detective Conan: Prelude from the Past <ADV> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.04.19} (¥5.040)
39./32. [WII] Kirby's Return to Dream Land <ACT> (Nintendo) {2011.10.27} (¥5.800)
40./33. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii <ACT> (Nintendo) {2009.12.03} (¥5.800)
41./40. [PS3] Gran Turismo 5 XL Edition <RCE> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2012.02.02} (¥4.980)
42./00. [PS3] Final Fantasy XIII-2 # <RPG> (Square Enix) {2011.12.15} (¥7.980)
43./39. [PSP] Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (Rockstar Classics) <ACT> (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2011.07.21} (¥2.500)
44./43. [PS3] Battlefield 3 <ACT> (Electronic Arts) {2011.11.02} (¥7.665)
45./44. [WII] Super Smash Bros. Brawl <FTG> (Nintendo) {2008.01.31} (¥6.800)
46./36. [PS3] Winning Post 7 2012 <SLG> (Koei Tecmo) {2012.03.15} (¥7.560)
47./00. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Definitive Edition # <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2011.11.23} (¥5.040)
48./00. [3DS] Mame Goma: Shiro to Kuro no Meikyuu <SLG> (Nippon) {2012.04.26} (¥5.040)
49./31. [3DS] Theatrhythm Final Fantasy <ACT> (Square Enix) {2012.02.16} (¥6.090)
50./34. [PS3] One Piece: Pirate Warriors # <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.03.01} (¥8.190)
00./00. [3DS] Resident Evil: Revelations <ADV> (Capcom) {2012.01.26} (¥5.990) - * / 272.000

Top 50

3DS - 14
PSP - 11
WII - 10
PS3 - 9
NDS - 4
360 - 1
PSV - 1

SOFTWARE

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|System | This Week  | Last Week  | Last Year  |     YTD    |  Last YTD  |
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|  ALL  |  1.039.000 |    673.000 |    885.000 | 15.713.000 | 15.984.000 |
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Famitsu Sales: Week 17, 2012 (Apr 16 - Apr 22)

01./00. [3DS] Fire Emblem: Awakening <SLG> (Nintendo) {2012.04.19} (¥4.800) - 262.399 / NEW
02./00. [3DS] Code of Princess <RPG> (Agatsuma Entertainment) {2012.04.19} (¥6.090) - 17.703 / NEW
03./03. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3G # <ACT> (Capcom) {2011.12.10} (¥5.800) - 15.936 / 1.371.981 (-16%)
04./01. [PSP] 2nd Super Robot Wars Z: Saisei-hen <SLG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.04.05} (¥7.330) - 13.964 / 293.015 (-58%)
05./05. [3DS] Super Mario 3D Land # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2011.11.03} (¥4.800) - 13.588 / 1.541.089 (-17%)
06./04. [3DS] Kid Icarus: Uprising <ACT> (Nintendo) {2012.03.22} (¥5.800) - 11.643 / 246.365 (-34%)
07./02. [3DS] Kingdom Hearts 3D -Dream Drop Distance- # <RPG> (Square Enix) {2012.03.29} (¥6.090) - 11.414 / 299.274 (-40%)
08./08. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 <RCE> (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.800) - 10.711 / 1.660.873 (-6%)
09./00. [3DS] Cho-ricchi! Tamagotchi no Puchi Puchi Omisecchi <ETC> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.04.19} (¥5.040) - 8.630 / NEW
10./00. [NDS] Detective Conan: Prelude from the Past <ADV> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.04.19} (¥5.040) - 8.257 / NEW
11./00. [PSP] Seinaru Kana: Orichalcum no Na no Motoni # <SLG> (CyberFront) {2012.04.19} (¥6.090) - 8.193 / NEW
12./06. [PS3] Pro Baseball Spirits 2012 <SPT> (Konami) {2012.03.29} (¥7.980) - 7.851 / 137.749 (-42%)
13./07. [PSP] Pro Baseball Spirits 2012 <SPT> (Konami) {2012.03.29} (¥5.980) - 7.348 / 109.970 (-36%)
14./10. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games <SPT> (Nintendo) {2012.03.01} (¥4.800) - 6.416 / 142.239 (-22%)
15./09. [NDS] Pokemon Conquest <SLG> (Pokemon Co.) {2012.03.17} (¥5.800) - 6.200 / 303.374 (-34%)
16./00. [PSP] Detective Conan: Prelude from the Past <ADV> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.04.19} (¥5.040) - 5.070 / NEW
17./00. [PSP] Miyako: Awayuki no Utage # <ADV> (Idea Factory) {2012.04.19} (¥6.090) - 4.794 / NEW
18./16. [WII] Wii Sports Resort # <SPT> (Nintendo) {2009.06.25} (¥4.800) - 4.668 / 2.859.950 (+19%)
19./00. [PS3] The Lord of the Rings: War in the North <RPG> (Warner Entertainment Japan) {2012.04.19} (¥7.980) - 4.269 / NEW
20./11. [PSP] Black Panther 2: Yakuza Ashura Chapter <ADV> (Sega) {2012.03.22} (¥6.279) - 4.181 / 147.985 (-45%)
21./13. [3DS] Harvest Moon: The Land of Origin <SLG> (Marvelous AQL) {2012.02.23} (¥5.040) - 3.946 / 163.877 (-21%)
22./21. [WII] Wii Party # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2010.07.08} (¥4.800) - 3.848 / 2.255.643 (+15%)
23./20. [WII] Mario Kart Wii <RCE> (Nintendo) {2008.04.10} (¥5.800) - 3.625 / 3.493.950 (+6%)
24./18. [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom 3 (PSP the Best) <ACT> (Capcom) {2011.09.22} (¥2.990) - 3.568 / 237.694 (+2%)
25./22. [WII] Just Dance Wii <ACT> (Nintendo) {2011.10.13} (¥5.800) - 2.958 / 588.641 (-4%)
26./15. [PS3] Devil May Cry HD Collection <ACT> (Capcom) {2012.03.22} (¥4.990) - 2.868 / 65.196 (-29%)
27./23. [WII] Go Vacation <ETC> (Bandai Namco Games) {2011.10.20} (¥5.800) - 2.706 / 282.200 (-9%)
28./17. [PS3] One Piece: Pirate Warriors # <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.03.01} (¥8.190) - 2.503 / 790.812 (-29%)
29./24. [3DS] Nintendogs + Cats: French Bulldog / Shiba / Toy Poodle & New Friends <ETC> (Nintendo) {2011.02.26} (¥4.800) - 2.488 / 518.818 (-12%)
30./26. [NDS] Pokemon Black / White # <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2010.09.18} (¥4.800) - 2.476 / 5.433.063 (-2%)

Top 30

3DS - 11
PSP - 7
WII - 5
PS3 - 4
NDS - 3

SOFTWARE

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|System | This Week  | Last Week  | Last Year  |
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|  3DS  |      59,2% |      30,5% |       6,3% |
|  PSP  |      14,5% |      26,5% |      29,6% |
|  PS3  |      10,5% |      19,6% |      18,0% |
|  WII  |       6,4% |       9,6% |      10,5% |
|  NDS  |       6,1% |       8,4% |      30,4% |
|  PSV  |       2,0% |       3,4% |       0,0% |
|  360  |       1,2% |       1,9% |       4,8% |
|  OTH  |       0,1% |       0,2% |       0,1% |
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HARDWARE

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|System | This Week  | Last Week  | Last Year  |     YTD    |  Last YTD  |     LTD     |
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|  3DS  |     80.561 |     62.653 |     21.275 |  1.635.184 |    923.955 |   5.770.923 |
|  PS3  |     17.354 |     19.975 |     18.015 |    539.224 |    476.963 |   7.956.372 |
| PSP # |     12.314 |     15.285 |     47.499 |    383.401 |    747.972 |  18.620.509 |
|  PSV  |      8.058 |      8.157 |            |    253.106 |            |     655.900 |
|  WII  |      6.638 |      5.295 |      8.089 |    199.097 |    338.473 |  12.366.840 |
|  360  |        760 |      1.122 |      1.813 |     21.055 |     48.898 |   1.541.793 |
| NDS # |        543 |        614 |     10.866 |     16.000 |    538.414 |  32.851.502 |
|  PS2  |        475 |        508 |      1.253 |      9.233 |     23.466 |  21.963.524 |
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|  ALL  |    126.703 |    113.609 |    108.810 |  3.056.300 |  3.098.141 | 101.727.363 |
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|  DSi  |        543 |        614 |     10.370 |     16.000 |    516.342 |   8.261.198 |
|  PSP  |     12.314 |     15.285 |     46.846 |    383.401 |    730.943 |  18.459.934 |
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[FINALFANTASYDOG]

return rate is so high

I see this come up time and time again in mc threads, I know the regulars know this but just wanted to correct:

for videogames, unless the game is physically defective there is no type of return system, the game will just overflow the used bins.

I like how Ciel no Surge sold more than 300% of the average expectation. Is there any list of games which the GAF prediction league was most off on?

Sales-age has a history of under expecting games that are new series and/or extremely Japan-niche based games(girl games, adventure, anime based, light novels etc), not mentioned in the western press.

 

[Alrus]

I'm still amazed Go Vacation keeps charting. Also Theatrhythm dropped like a rock while Project Mirai went up? Oo

 

[AdventureRacing]

Just wow at those vita software sales, it's struggling to beat the 360.

 

[Elfteiroh]

Media Create Sales: Week 17, 2012 (Apr 23 - Apr 29)

33./29. [3DS] Hatsune Miku and Future Stars: Project Mirai # <ACT> (Sega) {2012.03.08} (¥6.090)
49./31. [3DS] Theatrhythm Final Fantasy <ACT> (Square Enix) {2012.02.16} (¥6.090)

I'm still amazed Go Vacation keeps charting. Also Theatrhythm dropped like a rock while Project Mirai went up? Oo

Look again. Miku was already above Theatrhythm last week. They both dropped. But yeah, Miku only dropped by 4 positions when Theatrhythm dropped 18 positions. Also, for at least the past 4 weeks, Miku was constantly above Theatrhythm. But both of them were constantly dropping, except Theatrhythm that stayed 2 weeks at the 27th position.
But I wonder what the true numbers are..

Also... Why did RE:R got an update of it's LTD??? Is it normal for them to do this from time to time, updating a random game?

 

[massoluk]

Mario Kart Wii longevity is awe inspiring

 

[zroid]

Ouch, big dropoff for Theatrhythm.

 

[Dash Kappei]

It definitely has a 3D effect for everything...

Unfortunately not. It just renders with a in-the-box effect 99% of the time. There's no true spacial depth (backgrounds objects over background objects for example) besides some super minor stuff.
Pop in almost every other 3DS games with a similar point of view (MGS, but even Mario Kart would be ok) and check the difference.

edit:
Anyway, I suppose even with golden week boosting numbers is impossible that 3DS will reach 6M at the same time that PS3 clears 8M?

 

[Kenka]

Go Vacation is the devil.

 

[electroplankton]

Overall, numbers in Top 50 should be a bit higher than usual, since the 20th position is at 6.239 units, while last week it was at 3.824 units.

THEATRHYTHM dropped a lot but maybe it's just constant, while Hatsune Miku grew a little (let's say, from 2k to 3.5k).

 

[Nekki]

Anyway, I suppose even with golden week boosting numbers is impossible that 3DS will reach 6M at the same time that PS3 clears 8M?

Well, seeing as how ps3 seems to already be past 8M, i'd say it is impossible.