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Media Create Sales: Week 8, 2013 (Feb 18 - Feb 24)
- Thread starter Chris1964
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lunchwithyuzo
Banned
I expect Wii Fit U for Golden Week probably. We already have US promotional materials so I think it's probably next in line after Game & Wario.
Pokémon Rumble U might make it too, even though it's only an eShop title Nintendo really needs something more kid friendly for GW.
Sammy Samusu
Member
Only a FEW stores dropped the price, and only hardcore gamers knew about it, the official date is Feb 28.
On top of that, Sony has a new color, a new bundle and two hot games. If Vita sells 40k next week I'll be fucking done.
Psychotext
Member
Who does those weekly (near launch) sales comparisons charts for the Wii U / PSV etc? Should be interesting to see how they look now.
metalslimer
Member
There certainly will be many a gif next week.
Last year, in Week 8 (Week 7 for MC), New Love Plus got released, alongside all the bundles. This is why last year number is much higher.
GreenMakoEyes
Member
how could us RPG fans mark an X on our calendar when there is no release date
frankie_baby
Member
Look at the YTD figures, its statistical noise
Its in the same situation Vita was in, it needed good games there and then but that doesn't change the fact that good games take time create. Even if Nintendo moneyhats something big it will still take at least a year or two of development.
By the amount of sold copies, of course. MG Rising sold more than the rest of the top 20 combined.
how could us RPG fans mark an X on our calendar when there is no release date
I thought about that actually, that's why I said "in the future". It's not easy making bad puns work! -_-
MoogleWizard
Member
Poor Wii U, such a disaster everywhere. This happens when you have no games, and there's not much coming in the next months. Pikmin 3 and the Wonderful 101 still don't have release dates, and those are pretty much the big titles for the first half of the year...
Nintendo went through a bad launch with the 3DS and saw Vita fail and bomb out of the gate, for very similar reasons. How could they let this happen? NSMB alone can't keep selling systems for months.
I'm sure Wii U will be fine in the long run though, it will pick up when Nintendo starts releasing first party games. I just find it baffling that they thought they could keep selling a console without any worthwhile software releasing for months, be it first or third party.
Nintendo went through a bad launch with the 3DS and saw Vita fail and bomb out of the gate, for very similar reasons. How could they let this happen? NSMB alone can't keep selling systems for months.
I'm sure Wii U will be fine in the long run though, it will pick up when Nintendo starts releasing first party games. I just find it baffling that they thought they could keep selling a console without any worthwhile software releasing for months, be it first or third party.
grimshawish
Banned
They didn't. They specifically stated they had problems with development that they only fully sorted out last year.
I'm really happy for P* but no one can deny the power of the Metal Gear brand, that said I'm sure the game is amazing and I'm looking forward to play it.
Oh ok. No wonder they got those %
DragonSworne
Banned
If the games were being released steadily and there were no long droughts this is a good policy.
In the Wii Usituation, there won't be a significant game released for 4-5 months. When this happens bad word of mouth develops. Bad word of mouth can kill a system even with great games, it happened to gamecube.
Nintendo's number 1 priority should be counteracting bad word of mouth, not idling sitting by and letting the system drown in bad reputation.
Sammy Samusu
Member
Anyone want to translate this? http://blog.esuteru.com/archives/6950007.html
It seems Inafune is finally talking about Soul Sacrifice vs Monster Hunter.
It seems Inafune is finally talking about Soul Sacrifice vs Monster Hunter.
lunchwithyuzo
Banned
3DS had fewer high sellers, but way more mid sellers. It had 6 launch games that sold over 100k (from 6 publishers) while Wii U only has 3 (from 2 publishers). Granted NSMBU will likrly go out to outsell the entire 3DS launch lineup combined, but there's a real diversity problem on Wii U in comparison.
I think Nintendo would've been wise to try and make more deals like DQX for enhanced Wii upports to fill out Q1. Stuff like Taiko Super DLX, WE Playmaker 2013 or Inazuma Eleven Strikers Go. The lack of HD multiplatform releases in 1H 2013 is also distressing (Kamen Rider War, One Piece Musou 2, Dynasty Warriors 8, Metal Gear Rising, Jump Versus, etc), I feel like all those are games Nintendo should've made sure to secure ports of.
Father_Brain
Banned
DQIX had no online multiplayer.
Great numbers for Rising, i hope it does well in the west too, it is a pretty good game. I am sure the Metal Gear name will at least push it ahead of Bayo in terms of sales.
Wii U, not much news here, except that it dipped below Vita, it is pretty clear that the GamePad idea is just not resonating with consumers in any part of the world, they need the big hits and the need them as soon as humanly possible to even attempt to turn this around.
3DS and Animal Crossing doing great, amazing stuff
Wii U, not much news here, except that it dipped below Vita, it is pretty clear that the GamePad idea is just not resonating with consumers in any part of the world, they need the big hits and the need them as soon as humanly possible to even attempt to turn this around.
3DS and Animal Crossing doing great, amazing stuff
GreenMakoEyes
Member
naah, I think it wasn't bad, I smiled while reading it and we all know what you mean
Every week the same Wii U comments come. It's really getting repetitive.
Nintendo knows there's an issue, they're doing everything they can to fix it. They warned us that there would be a gap. Complaining won't do a thing, they can't just rush games out. We know when things should start turning around.
It's not getting any worse each week, it's exactly how we figured it'd be
Nintendo knows there's an issue, they're doing everything they can to fix it. They warned us that there would be a gap. Complaining won't do a thing, they can't just rush games out. We know when things should start turning around.
It's not getting any worse each week, it's exactly how we figured it'd be
BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO
Junior Member
Animal crossing...............
What. What. What!
metalslimer
Member
Considering we were discussing whether or not Vita would even outsell the Wii U at any point back in january I would say it's a big worse than we had imagined. I'm sure they know there's situation. Doesn't stop the sitation right now from being terrible.
StreetsAhead
Member
God, Inafune is such a douche bag.
The difference is an obvious one to me, back then both direct competitors already have been on the market, this time they have a certain puffer inbetween and looking at possible 2013 releases like WindWaker, Mario Kart WiiU, Wii Party und 3D Mario I think they postponed games like Pimin 3 and W101 to have a constant stream of 1st and 2nd party in the second half of the year leading up to the holiday season and possible release of PS4.
DragonSworne
Banned
So Nintendo has revealed the games it will release for Golden Week?
You can't say they are doing all they can to fix it when we still don't have dates for games annoiucned as launch window titles.
frankie_baby
Member
Famitsu include Download cards but not not eshop sales, media create include neither
BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO
Junior Member
what does it say?
CoachKevin
Member
What are we thinking the Vita needs to do to survive on a weekly basis? 30K/week from here on out?
Every week that goes by without release dates means its getting worse.
JordanLMiller
Member
It's too bad that the only way for a Platinum game to get those kind of sales is relying on an established brand when they've been making pretty amazing things up till now too. I hope those sales will carry over to some of their original games in the future.
Yeah, and as much as we'd like it, release dates won't suddenly spur sales, releases will. Nintendo doesn't just reveal release dates one at a time, they just do a bit batch. Next Nintendo Direct will do it, of that I am fairly certain
Father_Brain
Banned
...no, but that's precisely because online-only multiplayer games are a poor fit for the physical nature of handhelds. PSO2 Vita might do well enough for Sega to turn a decent profit, but it'll still play to a much smaller niche than the Phantasy Star Portable games, which had local multiplayer and MH coattails to ride.
Cha
Member
On that note, Soul Sacrifice releases next week too in Japan. While it won't make it on to the charts next week, it certainly would contribute to the expected Vita sales bump next week.
I already seen him as a douche so this should be good.
airmangataosenai
Member
With no software in sight until 5 weeks from now, how low are we expecting the Wii U to drop? Below 8k is likely, but what's the floor? 5k?
MoogleWizard
Member
Then I wonder what they've been doing all this time, I mean they already showed the system in 2011. They completely abandoned the Wii after Skyward Sword. Did they invest all their resources in the 3DS?
Maybe they should expand, they seem to be too small a company to fully support multiple systems.
Father_Brain
Banned
They've been expanding. Just a few years later than they should have started, as is the case with a number of other things NCL has done (how on earth did it take them until 2013 to merge console and handheld R&D)?
StreetsAhead
Member
What did he say?
This is a paraphrased interview from the Twitter guy.
"It's a plus that people think Soul Sacrifice is copying Monster Hunter. Because they have an interest in the title. We took the good parts from MH, but you will feel the differences when you play. Because we know you will see the difference, we have confidently taken the good parts from MH. You'll understand when you play."
Also
"The reason that real software isn't coming out for Vita is because business men are making all the decisions. If you are a creator, there is no question you would choose to make games for Vita. Because that is where the real interesting stuff is. If the games are interesting, the hardware will sell."
DragonSworne
Banned
If it loses 500 units a week, it will be down to 7K in 5 weeks.