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Media Create Sales: Week 23, 2013 (Jun 03 - Jun 09)

Jamix012

Member
These numbers make it clear why Sony, and to a much lesser extent MS, chose to launch in the US and EU first. I think Sony will still try to launch in JP this year, if they can, but it's low priority for them.



3DS ain't selling 3.5 million from now until the end of the year, that's beyond wishful thinking.

I'll take an avatar bet it will (tracker of your choice) it has almost seven months to get 3.5 million with Monster Hunter, Pokemon and the holiday season not to mention a plethora of other medium-tier titles like AA5.
 

hiska-kun

Member
Who's doing a recap of releases for next weeks? It'd be a good way for understanding how hardware sales can be in the next future.

Maybe I forget something...

June

[3DS] Donkey Kong Returns (Nintendo) {13.06.2013}
[3DS] Gyrozetter (Square Enix) {13.06.2013}

[3DS] Sayonara Umihara Kawase (Agatsuma Entertainment) {20.06.2013}
[PSV] Hyperdimension Idol Neptunia PP (Compile Heart) {20.06.2013}
[PS3] The Last of Us (Sony) {20.06.2013}

[3DS] New Etrian Odyssey (Atlus) {27.06.2013}
[3DS] Digimon Re:digitize Decode (Namco Bandai) {27.06.2013}
[PSP/PSV] Toukiden (Koei Tecmo) {27.06.2013}
[PS3] Gundam Breaker (Namco Bandai) {27.06.2013}
[PS3] Atelier Escha & Logy (Gust) {27.06.2013}
[PS3] The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Legendary Edition (Bethesda) {27.06.2013}

July:

[3DS] Toriko: Gourmet Battle (Namco Bandai) {04.07.2013}
[PS3] Earth Force Defense 4 (D3PUBLISHER) {04.07.2013}

[3DS] Youkai Watch (Level 5) {11.07.2013}
[PS3] Metal Gear Solid: Legacy Edition (Konami) {11.07.2013}
[WIU] Pikmin 3 (Nintendo) {13.07.2013}
[WIU] New Super Luigi U (Nintendo {13.07.2013}

[3DS] Little Battlers eXperience W Chou Custom (Level 5) {18.07.2013}
[3DS] Mario & Luigi RPG 4: Dream Adventure (Nintendo) {18.07.2013}
[PS3] Final Fantasy XIII-2: Digital Content Collection (Square Enix) {18.07.2013}

[3DS] Ace Attorney 5 (Capcom) {25.07.2013}
[3DS] Fantasy Life Link (Level 5) {25.07.2013}
[PS3/PSV] Dragon’s Crown (Atlus) {25.07.2013}
[PS3] The Witch and the Hundred Knights (Nippon Ichi) {25.07.2013}
[WIU] Lego City Undercover (Nintendo) {25.07.2013}

August:

[3DS] Disney Magic Castle (Namco Bandai) {01.08.2013}
[PSV] Mind 0 (Acquire) {01.08.2013}
[PS3] Killer is Dead (Kadokawa Games) {01.08.2013}

[WIU] Yakuza 1 & 2 HD (Sega) {08.08.2013}
[3DS] Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger (Namco Bandai) {08.08.2013}
[3DS] Pokemon Tretta Lab (Pokemon Co.) {10.08.2013}

[PS3/PSV] Super Robot Taisen OG Saga Mahou Kishin III (Namco Bandai) {22.08.2013}
[PS3] Dungeon & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara (Capcom) {22.08.2013}
[WIU] The Wonderfull 101 (Nintendo) {24.08.2013}

[PS3] Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn (Square Enix {27.08.2013}
[PS3] Jojo's Bizzare Adventure (Namco Bandai) {29.08.2013}
 

Vinnk

Member
Oh thanks for the info. So their school year end in winter right?

March actually. They don't really get much time off between the end of one year and the start of another. Summer vacation is a lot shorter too. About 6 weeks (but many students go to summer cram school during that time as well). No wonder they love portable games, they're never home!
 

Chris1964

Sales-Age Genius
Famitsu Sales: Week 23, 2013 (Jun 03 - Jun 09)

01./01. [3DS] Friend Collection: New Life # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2013.04.18} (¥4.800) - 44.391 / 1.095.931 <80-100%> (-34%)
02./02. [PS3] Resident Evil: Revelations <ADV> (Capcom) {2013.05.23} (¥4.990) - 14.144 / 160.749 <80-100%> (-55%)
03./04. [3DS] Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon <ACT> (Nintendo) {2013.03.20} (¥4.800) - 13.525 / 789.229 <80-100%> (-28%)
04./03. [3DS] Shin Megami Tensei IV # <RPG> (Atlus) {2013.05.23} (¥6.980) - 13.405 / 226.715 <80-100%> (-53%)
05./06. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) - 13.346 / 3.621.978 <80-100%> (-26%)
06./07. [PS3] Kamen Rider: Battride War # <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.05.23} (¥7.480) - 13.244 / 147.918 <80-100%> (-20%)
07./11. [PS3] Terraria <ADV> (Spike Chunsoft) {2013.05.23} (¥4.179) - 7.868 / 33.881 <80-100%> (+0%)
08./09. [PSV] Valhalla Knights 3 <RPG> (Marvelous AQL) {2013.05.23} (¥5.980) - 5.550 / 60.520 <80-100%> (-49%)
09./00. [360] Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition <ACT> (Microsoft Game Studios) {2013.06.06} (¥2.079) - 5.351 / NEW <60-80%>
10./13. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission <TBL> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.02.28} (¥5.800) - 4.672 / 210.643 <80-100%> (-5%)
11./12. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Super Deluxe Edition # <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.11.29} (¥5.040) - 4.570 / 492.360 <80-100%> (-10%)
12./15. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥4.800) - 3.082 / 2.052.179 <80-100%> (-11%)
13./18. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Best Price!) # <ACT> (Capcom) {2012.11.15} (¥3.800) - 2.932 / 290.997 <80-100%> (+21%)
14./00. [PSP] God Eater: Burst (PSP the Best Reprint) <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.06.06} (¥1.800) - 2.376 / NEW <20-40%>
15./14. [PSP] Summon Night 5 <SLG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.05.16} (¥5.980) - 2.257 / 116.881 <80-100%> (-54%)
16./17. [3DS] Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-Tachi Kara Nigekire! <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.05} (¥5.040) - 2.250 / 490.521 <80-100%> (-14%)
17./19. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 <RCE> (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.800) - 2.247 / 2.038.222 <80-100%> (-5%)
18./16. [PS3] Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen <ACT> (Capcom) {2013.04.25} (¥4.990) - 2.083 / 197.080 <80-100%> (-29%)
19./23. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.12} (¥5.040) - 2.036 / 467.682 <80-100%> (+0%)
20./05. [PSP] Norn9: Norn + Nonette # <ADV> (Idea Factory) {2013.05.30} (¥6.090) - 1.921 / 20.070 <80-100%> (-89%)
21./26. [NDS] Pokemon Black 2 / White 2 <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2012.06.23} (¥4.800) - 1.823 / 2.952.969 <80-100%> (-2%)
22./21. [WIU] New Super Mario Bros. U <ACT> (Nintendo) {2012.12.08} (¥5.985) - 1.724 / 522.566 <80-100%> (-16%)
23./24. [PSP] Pro Baseball Spirits 2013 <SPT> (Konami) {2013.03.20} (¥3.980) - 1.671 / 146.952 <80-100%> (-17%)
24./22. [3DS] Tamagotchi no Doki Doki Dream Omisecchi <ETC> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.05.23} (¥4.980) - 1.650 / 7.434 <20-40%> (-20%)
25./30. [PS3] Call of Duty: Black Ops II - Dubbed Edition <ACT> (Square Enix) {2012.12.20} (¥7.980) - 1.597 / 173.228 <80-100%> (-6%)
26./25. [3DS] Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy <ADV> (Level 5) {2013.02.28} (¥5.500) - 1.590 / 227.403 <80-100%> (-18%)
27./00. [WIU] Nintendo Land <ETC> (Nintendo) {2012.12.08} (¥4.935) - 1.528 / 330.649 <80-100%> (+38%)
28./10. [PSV] Haiyore! Nyaruko-San: Nafushigatai Game no You na Mono # <ADV> (5pb.) {2013.05.30} (¥6.090) - 1.513 / 10.103 <60-80%> (-82%)
29./00. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2013 <SPT> (Konami) {2012.10.04} (¥7.980) - 1.509 / 433.277 <80-100%>
30./20. [WIU] Resident Evil: Revelations <ADV> (Capcom) {2013.05.23} (¥4.990) - 1.466 / 11.973 <40-60%> (-37%)

Top 30

3DS - 12
PS3 - 6
PSP - 4
WIU - 3
PSV - 2
360 - 1
NDS - 1
WII - 1

HARDWARE
Code:
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|System | This Week  | Last Week  | Last Year  |     YTD    |  Last YTD  |     LTD     |
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| 3DS # |     32.576 |     38.894 |     61.212 |  1.836.121 |  2.096.201 |  11.598.623 |
|  PSV  |     10.100 |     12.381 |     12.256 |    467.379 |    309.900 |   1.544.538 |
|  PS3  |      9.670 |     11.177 |     15.830 |    429.483 |    666.497 |   9.173.816 |
| PSP # |      5.295 |      5.910 |     10.385 |    285.688 |    480.138 |  19.464.788 |
|  WIU  |      4.549 |      5.669 |            |    302.241 |            |     940.580 |
|  WII  |      1.189 |      1.493 |      5.760 |     41.088 |    254.484 |  12.701.830 |
|  360  |        224 |        293 |      1.321 |     10.505 |     31.508 |   1.598.516 |
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|  ALL  |     63.603 |     75.899 |    107.491 |  3.378.164 |  3.870.796 |  79.008.705 |
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|  PSP  |      5.295 |      5.910 |     10.385 |    285.688 |    480.138 |  19.304.213 |
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Mpl90

Two copies sold? That's not a bomb guys, stop trolling!!!
These numbers make it clear why Sony, and to a much lesser extent MS, chose to launch in the US and EU first. I think Sony will still try to launch in JP this year, if they can, but it's low priority for them.



3DS ain't selling 3.5 million from now until the end of the year, that's beyond wishful thinking.

There the combo MH4-Pokèmon, remember that.
 

Foshy

Member
Wii U under 5k. That hurts. It's also under Vita's 2012 YTD at this point. Incredible.

I actually expected Minecraft to sell more. Like, 20-30k seemed feasible.
 

Jamix012

Member
That seems a little high even accounting for MH/Pokemon and the holidays, don't you think? That works out to a weekly average of 3x what we saw this week. Not even the 2012 average hit those levels.

So you think the 3DS will be down YoY by the end? I honestly can't fathom it, I think it'll comfortably sail through 5.5 million easily YTD.
 
So you think the 3DS will be down YoY by the end? I honestly can't fathom it, I think it'll comfortably sail through 5.5 million easily YTD.

Who knows, but I can see it being down for sure. 2012 had Animal Crossing, NSMB2, and a hardware revision to boost sales. 3DS is also down in MC by like, 200k YoY and that number is probably going to continue to dip until September. If it hits a difference of 500k or more by then, I don't see them making up the difference in the remaining 3.5 months.
 

BriBri

Member
Who knows, but I can see it being down for sure. 2012 had Animal Crossing, NSMB2, and a hardware revision to boost sales. 3DS is also down in MC by like, 200k YoY and that number is probably going to continue to dip until September. If it hits a difference of 500k or more by then, I don't see them making up the difference in the remaining 3.5 months.
A hardware revision can't be ruled out this year either. And I absolutely hope Nintendo do release one ready for Pokémon, hopefully before.
 
A month extra of higher sales? Even then it isn't likely. Ofcourse with the lack of competition this year 3DS might break records and I'll eat crow.

Yeah, I mean we'll see. But if the 3DS isn't able to shift another 3.5m (which was achieved last year with the help of the XL/NSMB2 combo and Animal Crossing mainly)...with a MH and Pokemon release then both franchises would have lost some hardware selling power.

A hardware revision can't be ruled out this year either. And I absolutely hope Nintendo do release one ready for Pokémon, hopefully before.
Really? I'm not so sure it makes sense to have another hardware revision just a year after one. That would make it look like a yearly thing.
 
That seems a little high even accounting for MH/Pokemon and the holidays, don't you think? That works out to a weekly average of 3x what we saw this week. Not even the 2012 average hit those levels.
Doesn't work that way when you have the holidays and MH4 + Pokemon launching which will boost the numbers to even more than the weekly 3X you're thinking.

Who knows, but I can see it being down for sure. 2012 had Animal Crossing, NSMB2, and a hardware revision to boost sales. 3DS is also down in MC by like, 200k YoY and that number is probably going to continue to dip until September. If it hits a difference of 500k or more by then, I don't see them making up the difference in the remaining 3.5 months.
Lol, so you think AC and NSMB2 sells more hardware than MH4 + Pokemon? 200k means nothing when the first half of this year didn't really have many games pushing the hardware besides AC/Tomodachi. Unlike last year, this year's third party games are all stacked for the second half of the year. The 3DS will end up selling more than last year, you can bet on it.

MH3tri has sold sold as much as NSMB2, think about that for a second. You really think MH4 won't be anything but gigantic hardware pusher? And as big as AC is, Pokemon will end up selling more this year, it'll sell a million or so the first week.
 

Plinko

Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
A Nintendo console pulling in terrible numbers like this in Japan. Unbelievable.
 
Yeah, I mean we'll see. But if the 3DS isn't able to shift another 3.5m (which was achieved last year with the help of the XL/NSMB2 combo and Animal Crossing mainly)...with a MH and Pokemon release then both franchises would have lost some hardware selling power.


Really? I'm not so sure it makes sense to have another hardware revision just a year after one. That would make it look like a yearly thing.

Yeah the revision will likely be next year. It's not that I question how much MH4 and Pokemon can sell, it's that I question how much of the fanbase for both is already on the system and how many will transition this year. I'm expecting very long legs for MH4/
 
PS4 and Xbone are getting FF XV, KH3 and MGS V and both Mario Kart and Smash are 2014 titles - i think we can say game over to Wii U in Japan.
 
I'll take an avatar bet it will (tracker of your choice) it has almost seven months to get 3.5 million with Monster Hunter, Pokemon and the holiday season not to mention a plethora of other medium-tier titles like AA5.

Sure, a month avatar bet?

If 3DS hits 15 million, on either tracker, by week 52 this year, I choose your avatar for a month, otherwise you choose my avatar for a month. Deal is null if there is an unforeseen price drop or HW revision for the 3DS this year. Deal?

EDIT: Obviously avatar will be nothing bannable.

PS4 and Xbone are getting FF XV, KH3 and MGS V and both Mario Kart and Smash are 2014 titles - i think we can say game over to Wii U in Japan.

XBone is a non factor in Japan.

When are those 3 games coming for the PS4? Are there any other JP oriented games that will make an appearance and how often? We know GT6 - possibly XL edition - is all but a given for the console, but that won't have an impact. PS4 will need lots of niche and mid tier JP oriented games as well as big franchises such as the ones you mentioned plus Tales, Gundam, etc to comfortably lead the home console market in Japan. To really dominate they would have to get MH and DQ back on PS and Nintendo has an iron clad grip on those franchises right now.
 
Doesn't work that way when you have the holidays and MH4 + Pokemon launching which will boost the numbers to even more than the weekly 3X you're thinking.


Lol, so you think AC and NSMB2 sells more hardware than MH4 + Pokemon? 200k means nothing when the first half of this year didn't really have many games pushing the hardware besides AC/Tomodachi. Unlike last year, this year's third party games are all stacked for the second half of the year. The 3DS will end up selling more than last year, you can bet on it.

MH3tri has sold sold as much as NSMB2, think about that for a second. You really think MH4 won't be anything but gigantic hardware pusher? And as big as AC is, Pokemon will end up selling more this year, it'll sell a million or so the first week.

Where the hell did I say I expect them to sell worse? I'm saying that if the difference exceeds a certain point by the time they release then they probably won't be able to make up the difference with the limited amount of time that they have to do it, there's a big difference there. But even on that point, NSMB and AC are absolutely as important to the platform as MH and Pokemon are.
 

Thorgal

Member
What? It is below 10K? Holy shit. I was looking at PS3 numbers. Man 3DS is the only healthy platform there and I don't feel the PS4 will sell any differently than the PS3 throughout its whole life.


FF15 and KH3 +at that pricepoint of 399$ will give it a boost atleast provided they get those out in a reasonable time.

But as i said before :Before TGS any attempt to say wether or not PS4 sells gangbusters or fall flat on its face is just blind shooting in the dark.
 
Where the hell did I say I expect them to sell worse? I'm saying that if the difference exceeds a certain point by the time they release then they probably won't be able to make up the difference with the limited amount of time that they have to do it, there's a big difference there. But even on that point, NSMB and AC are absolutely as important to the platform as MH and Pokemon are.

Really? NSMB will be lucky to sell half as well as the games you mentioned and it's performance on the 3DS and wii U have shown that it isn't nearly the franchise that MH or pokemon are. Even though AC will sell probably more than either pokemon or MH4 i still consider both those games bigger when it comes to moving hardware.
 
Really? NSMB will be lucky to sell half as well as the games you mentioned and it's performance on the 3DS and wii U have shown that it isn't nearly the franchise that MH or pokemon are. Even though AC will sell probably more than either pokemon or MH4 i still consider both those games bigger when it comes to moving hardware.

By saying double you're suggesting 4 million for MH4? Are people still expecting MH4 to sell on the same level as MHP3rd? Months before release we already heard reports that 3rd was the most preordered game of all time. Capcom themselves expect much more modest results too, although they tend to lowball expectations with the franchise.
 

Bruno MB

Member
In 2011 (from week 24 to 52) 3DS sold 3.192.594 units.
In 2012 (from week 24 to 52) 3DS sold 3.557.132 units.

If AranhaHunter wins the bet, then 3DS will be down YoY.

In fact, 3DS will have to sell in the following 29 weeks 3.703.605 units to be up YoY.

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Just for fun, this is what NDS sold during the same time frame:

In 2005 (from week 24 to 52) NDS sold 3.179.154 units.
In 2006 (from week 24 to 52) NDS sold 5.300.688 units.
In 2007 (from week 24 to 52) NDS sold 3.635.936 units.
In 2008 (from week 24 to 52) NDS sold 2.457.648 units.
 
By saying double you're suggesting 4 million for MH4? Are people still expecting MH4 to sell on the same level as MHP3rd? Months before release we already heard reports that 3rd was the most preordered game of all time. Capcom themselves expect much more modest results too, although they tend to lowball expectations with the franchise.
MH3tri sold 2M, 4M is such a huge goal now?

Where the hell did I say I expect them to sell worse? I'm saying that if the difference exceeds a certain point by the time they release then they probably won't be able to make up the difference with the limited amount of time that they have to do it, there's a big difference there. But even on that point, NSMB and AC are absolutely as important to the platform as MH and Pokemon are.
Where did I say you said it'll sell worse? (stupid question)

AC is fine, but NSMB2 doesn't even begin to compare to MH and Pokemon. You're seriously delusional if you think it is. Like I said MH3tri sold as much as NSMB2, you think MH4 won't completely obliterate it?
 
The reason everything looks so dire is because we have one platform thats been on the market for 7 years, and two new ones (Vita and WiiU) that have flopped hard. There is a lot of room left imo for another console(s) to sell 30k per week. Either that or the Japanese industry has shrunk notably.

I don't think WiiU is going to recover so its up to the PS4 to fill that gap but from the way things are looking its not going to do that. TGS needs to be big for Sony. I recall someone saying Yoshida saying that TGS 2013 was going to be big or am I imagining things?
 

Jamix012

Member
Sure, a month avatar bet?

If 3DS hits 15 million, on either tracker, by week 52 this year, I choose your avatar for a month, otherwise you choose my avatar for a month. Deal is null if there is an unforeseen price drop or HW revision for the 3DS this year. Deal?

EDIT: Obviously avatar will be nothing bannable.

Done and done! Good luck to you sir.
 

Mr Swine

Banned
So it's not possible for Nintendo to sell 500k 3DS both in September and October, then 250k in November and 1 million in December? (going by both previous years crazy sales). And then sell roughly 500k from now till the end of August?
 
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