Apparently, the game is sold out currently.
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Media Create Sales: Week 31, 2013 (Jul 29 - Aug 04)
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Apparently, the game is sold out currently.
metalslimer
Member
How long can Grasshopper survive all these flops? It likely will bomb in the west as well. Hope they don't shut down soon, but KiD could not have been that cheap.
Canis lupus
Member
Severe drop for Dragons Crown :/
Yep, laughed at someone saying it'd sell 20k, eating crow pff.
Yep, laughed at someone saying it'd sell 20k, eating crow pff.
Sammy Samusu
Member
09./08. [3DS] Fantasy Life: Link! <RPG> (Level 5) {2013.07.25} (¥4.980) - 13.868 / 32.814 <40-60%> (-27%)
Insane!
24./20. [PSP] Toukiden <ACT> (Koei Tecmo) {2013.06.27} (¥5.040) - 5.262 / 136.705 <80-100%> (-30%)
25./19. [PSV] Toukiden # <ACT> (Koei Tecmo) {2013.06.27} (¥6.090) - 4.971 / 207.745 <80-100%> (-35%)
It's happening!
Comgnet:
[PSV]GOD EATER 2(Vita) – 75pt
[PSP]GOD EATER 2(PSP) – 75pt
Oh oh oh oh! Heated battle.
Dragon's Crown free fall... will it ever recover?
Insane!
24./20. [PSP] Toukiden <ACT> (Koei Tecmo) {2013.06.27} (¥5.040) - 5.262 / 136.705 <80-100%> (-30%)
25./19. [PSV] Toukiden # <ACT> (Koei Tecmo) {2013.06.27} (¥6.090) - 4.971 / 207.745 <80-100%> (-35%)
It's happening!
Comgnet:
[PSV]GOD EATER 2(Vita) – 75pt
[PSP]GOD EATER 2(PSP) – 75pt
Oh oh oh oh! Heated battle.
Dragon's Crown free fall... will it ever recover?
Aquamarine
Member
Thank the good graces of GungHo Online Entertainment.
All it takes is a restructuring / streamlining and Grasshopper will be no more.
In your mind you have decided only big and established franchises sell on 3DS, I'm pretty sure you haven't looked at numbers for both platforms.
slaughterking
Member
Makes me feel bad for Xseed. It seemed like quite a big deal for them to get that sort of publishing deal before the game even came out and now it seems like this game might bomb even by Suda/Grasshopper-standards.
Dragon1893
Member
Damn at those KiD sales, there are only so many flops a studio can take.
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
Nintendo... I suggest you stop leaving luck to heaven and start working harder to create good fortune for the Wii U.
Like metalslimer said, it's pretty much sold out everywhere. Looking around seems to be affecting both PS3 and Vita versions.
09./08. [3DS] Fantasy Life: Link! <RPG> (Level 5) {2013.07.25} (¥4.980) - 13.868 / 32.814 <40-60%> (-27%)
Insane!
24./20. [PSP] Toukiden <ACT> (Koei Tecmo) {2013.06.27} (¥5.040) - 5.262 / 136.705 <80-100%> (-30%)
25./19. [PSV] Toukiden # <ACT> (Koei Tecmo) {2013.06.27} (¥6.090) - 4.971 / 207.745 <80-100%> (-35%)
It's happening!
Comgnet:
[PSV]GOD EATER 2(Vita) – 75pt
[PSP]GOD EATER 2(PSP) – 75pt
Oh oh oh oh! Heated battle.
Dragon's Crown free fall... will it ever recover?
Oooo, interesting.
Pikmin is holding up nicely. Perhaps we might even see another shipment. Lego is a nice surprise too and gives me hope for a nice w101 opening.
Killer is already dead was a let down. Never thought this would happen and i dont think this means good business for grasshopper. Marvelous already ditched them after nmh, kadokawa had a good sucess with lollipop, but after that, i dont see them being eager to work again with grasshopper. A shame, cause i love those games. At least i know Suda will always find someone to blackm... I mean, fund his games
Killer is already dead was a let down. Never thought this would happen and i dont think this means good business for grasshopper. Marvelous already ditched them after nmh, kadokawa had a good sucess with lollipop, but after that, i dont see them being eager to work again with grasshopper. A shame, cause i love those games. At least i know Suda will always find someone to blackm... I mean, fund his games
This sold 3DS:
To be honest Japan is pretty big on Disney anyways.
I wouldn't at all be surprised if it was considerably cheaper than Lollipop Chainsaw, due to the lack of Hollywood talent and (as far as I know) no music licensing.
I think the rating of the game hurt it the most; unlike Lollipop Chainsaw, this didn't have a CERO-D version at all, so it was stuck with a far more restricted CERO-Z rating, which made it more difficult for people to get their hands on it. Not that Suda games need more issues trying to sell, but that seems like a curious decision after Lollipop became a decent hit.
Well tbh, did Grasshoper ever get a true hit (or even niche hit) in Japan this gen?
NMH bombed pretty badly if I recall correctly, so did NMH2. The HD re-release didn't do that well except for that special edition that came later somehow.
SoTD bombed everywhere.
Lollipop Chainsaw didn't set any records, I think it's their only sorta successful game.
NMH bombed pretty badly if I recall correctly, so did NMH2. The HD re-release didn't do that well except for that special edition that came later somehow.
SoTD bombed everywhere.
Lollipop Chainsaw didn't set any records, I think it's their only sorta successful game.
airmangataosenai
Member
Wii U staying over 10k for this long was impressive. Pikmin's initial sales were almost exactly what I expected but it's affect on the baseline is much better than I thought it'd be.
NeonZ
Member
Those sales would be good for anime dvd/blu-ray though.
michaelius
Banned
That was last Grasshoper game signed before GungHo bought them - so they already have someone for next game.
Yes. But I think was the last week.
Bruno MB
Member
For some strange reason it seems that retailers ordered more Pikmin 3 units in its second and third week after launch.
1st week
Pikmin 3 - 102.188 / NEW (53%) 193.000 units shipped
2nd week
Pikmin 3 - 30.997 / 133.185 (65%) 205.000 units shipped (+ 12.000 units)
3rd week
Pikmin 3 - 15.902 / 149.087 (70%) 213.000 units shipped (+ 8.000 units)
This sold 3DS:
I want that!!
Obviously certain shops had higher sellthrough than the average and had to restock.
metalslimer
Member
3DS will probably pass 200k for pokemon
Cosmo Clock 21
Banned
Because Mind 0 is a pile of hot garbage on a niche system while Disney is Disney on the mainstream system
Bruno MB
Member
That makes a lot of sense, my bad!
P.S. 3DS hardware will easily be +250k during Monster Hunter 4 and Pokémon X / Y launch.
Pie and Beans
Look for me on the local news, I'll be the guy arrested for trying to burn down a Nintendo exec's house.
Healthily over 200k for a Vanillaware game feels like I'm dreaming (download stats where are you...).
Meanwhile, WiiU is a nightmare I'm sure Iwata wishes he could wake up from.
Grasshopper isn't dreaming at all. Just dead.
Meanwhile, WiiU is a nightmare I'm sure Iwata wishes he could wake up from.
Grasshopper isn't dreaming at all. Just dead.
Brawly Likes to Brawl
Member
You're confused that a game attached to a mega-popular IP sold five times better than a completely new niche RPG?
caligula13
Gold Member
Good that Suda's games are on the PS3 now so nobody can blame Nintendo hardware for the numbers.
This sold 3DS:
What's an eltsaC cigaM ??!
Disney for Japanese, is like Studio Ghibli for westerner. There is reasons why Ni No Kuni is bombed in Japan but doing hotcakes overseas. While Mind 0 is......
Glass Rebel
Member
Best and saddest use of this gif.
holy fuck, lol
who knew Disney Magic Castle would be a 3DS system seller?
Or was there a new hardware bundle or something last week...?
hah!
who knew Disney Magic Castle would be a 3DS system seller?
Or was there a new hardware bundle or something last week...?
This sold 3DS:
hah!
Yep could not agree more, and it is not even exclusive but still booms in almost all regions.
The Horror the horror
Banned
Year of Luigi was a mistake.
Should have made it Year of Samus or Year of Pit, then released a Metroid 3DS game or a Kid Icarus Wii U title.
Should have made it Year of Samus or Year of Pit, then released a Metroid 3DS game or a Kid Icarus Wii U title.
DarkLordMalik
Member
Good 'ol VITA. Up about ~49% YOY
I guess Disney is very popular in Japan. No wonder Kingdom Hearts series got such success there.
Also people talking about steep drop of Dragon's Crown should keep in mind that it is hard to find in shops and besides according to Atlus, it has already shipped/sold 300k copies for both platforms including Digital figures, which is a big success for them.
Can anyone post the Grasshopper launch week sales?
The Horror the horror
Banned
So Monster Hunter clones in Japan are like FPSs in the West?
The Abominable Snowman
Member
I don't pop my head in these often, but has anyone made a chart of how severely the market has shrunk in Japan these last couple of years?
Looking at a MC thread in 2004 - 2009 for roughly comparable weeks paints a picture of no hardware really striking fire, and just one doing okay (3DS) while 4 others bomb.
Nothing to make up for the DS, PSP, Wii, PS2, or GBA
Looking at a MC thread in 2004 - 2009 for roughly comparable weeks paints a picture of no hardware really striking fire, and just one doing okay (3DS) while 4 others bomb.
Nothing to make up for the DS, PSP, Wii, PS2, or GBA
slaughterking
Member
I don't really understand what this Disney game is and where it's coming from. Something's odd about a game based on a western property being exclusively released in Japan and selling so decently. Feels like this should have been a worldwide release.
michaelius
Banned
Looking at production values Mind 0 is probably profitable at those numbers ugh - i wanted this game to be good 
Sammy Samusu
Member
16./09. [WIU] LEGO City Undercover <ADV> (Nintendo) {2013.07.25} (¥5.985) - 7.691 / 25.768 <60-80%> (-57%)
Let's say 40k LTD for LEGO, pretty good actually.
Gives me hope for W101 (mind you, another weekend release, just like Pikmin 3).
Let's say 40k LTD for LEGO, pretty good actually.
Gives me hope for W101 (mind you, another weekend release, just like Pikmin 3).
2 others*
PSP and PS3 shouldn't be lumped with the Vita and the Wii U given the former 2 consoles are at the end of their cycle.
I also don't see it coming but considering how go to Disneyland Tokyo is pretty much every little girls dream, that number make sense. But I don't think this Disney Castle would make a similar impact on other part of the world.