ScreenSplitter
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You could argue you can't have one without the other, but it's hard to say until we get next months figures.
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Media Create Sales: Week 50, 2013 (Dec 09 - Dec 15)
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You could argue you can't have one without the other, but it's hard to say until we get next months figures.
Surprisingly that seems to be the case already.
A bit of both, but mostly the latter.
Nintendo Season
02./03. [3DS] Pokemon X / Y # <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2013.10.12} (¥4.800) - 159.244 / 3.360.163 (+42%)
03./07. [WIU] Super Mario 3D World <ACT> (Nintendo) {2013.11.21} (¥5.985) - 57.862 / 241.107 (+32%)
09./11. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 # <ACT> (Capcom) {2013.09.14} (¥5.990) - 27.921 / 3.030.279 (+36%)
10./16. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) - 26.409 / 3.522.987 (+76%)
11./17. [3DS] Friend Collection: New Life # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2013.04.18} (¥4.800) - 22.189 / 1.545.717 (+73%)
12./18. [3DS] Aikatsu! 2-nin no My Princess <SLG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.11.21} (¥5.480) - 18.415 / 117.675 (+45%)
13./15. [3DS] One Piece: Unlimited World Red # <ADV> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.11.21} (¥5.980) - 17.906 / 141.280 (+18%)
02./03. [3DS] Pokemon X / Y # <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2013.10.12} (¥4.800) - 159.244 / 3.360.163 (+42%)
03./07. [WIU] Super Mario 3D World <ACT> (Nintendo) {2013.11.21} (¥5.985) - 57.862 / 241.107 (+32%)
09./11. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 # <ACT> (Capcom) {2013.09.14} (¥5.990) - 27.921 / 3.030.279 (+36%)
10./16. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) - 26.409 / 3.522.987 (+76%)
11./17. [3DS] Friend Collection: New Life # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2013.04.18} (¥4.800) - 22.189 / 1.545.717 (+73%)
12./18. [3DS] Aikatsu! 2-nin no My Princess <SLG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.11.21} (¥5.480) - 18.415 / 117.675 (+45%)
13./15. [3DS] One Piece: Unlimited World Red # <ADV> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.11.21} (¥5.980) - 17.906 / 141.280 (+18%)
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I think that is exactly why it sold so well. The game/IP is very well known, perhaps one of the biggest IPs in Japan right now. I wonder how the 3DS version will affect the phone/tablet version.
I was gonna ask the same. That can't be right?
redmetal86
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What a nice week for bumps.
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I wouldn't get my hopes up, but considering you being you and thus probably hoping for the latter, you probably should
Third week comparison
15./06. [3DS] Hatsune Miku and Future Stars: Project Mirai # <ACT> (Sega) {2012.03.08} (¥6.090) - 11.334 / 116.351 (-38%)
19./12. [3DS] Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai 2 # <ACT> (Sega) {2013.11.28} (¥6.279) - 14.566 / 121.499 (-20%)
Taiko no Tatsujin Wii U at 51k? How?!?
15./06. [3DS] Hatsune Miku and Future Stars: Project Mirai # <ACT> (Sega) {2012.03.08} (¥6.090) - 11.334 / 116.351 (-38%)
19./12. [3DS] Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai 2 # <ACT> (Sega) {2013.11.28} (¥6.279) - 14.566 / 121.499 (-20%)
Taiko no Tatsujin Wii U at 51k? How?!?
Principate
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Holiday blip but if it can get some more Japanese support because of that blip it may stand a chance at recovery
KillerTravis
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[QUOTE]02./03. [3DS] Pokemon X / Y # <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2013.10.12} (¥4.800) - 159.244 / 3.360.163 (+42%)
03./07. [WIU] Super Mario 3D World <ACT> (Nintendo) {2013.11.21} (¥5.985) - 57.862 / 241.107 (+32%)
09./11. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 # <ACT> (Capcom) {2013.09.14} (¥5.990) - 27.921 / 3.030.279 (+36%)
10./16. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) - 26.409 / 3.522.987 (+76%)
11./17. [3DS] Friend Collection: New Life # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2013.04.18} (¥4.800) - 22.189 / 1.545.717 (+73%)
12./18. [3DS] Aikatsu! 2-nin no My Princess <SLG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.11.21} (¥5.480) - 18.415 / 117.675 (+45%)
13./15. [3DS] One Piece: Unlimited World Red # <ADV> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.11.21} (¥5.980) - 17.906 / 141.280 (+18%)[/QUOTE]Nintendo must fucking love the holidays.
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They will have to pull the proverbial rabbit out of the hat today. Let's see how they get on.
Cosmonaut X
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Pretty much my position. Nintendo don't need to ditch the system; they need to double down on serving the people who have bought it, try and appeal to the people who are on the fence and eke out some profit for the next few years and take serious, serious stock of their position and what they want to be.
Today's Direct will be important in that regard - will they set out something that shows they have some direction for the next 6 months and not just forget about the console after Christmas, as they did at the beginning of this year? If they can show that commitment, there may be a chance of some small recovery and an opportunity to carve out a profitable niche; if not, the system is going to crater fatally next year.
Holiday blip, but it doesn't get even that in other markets.
AdventureRacing
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That was my first thought. This week compares pretty poorly with last year considering there was such a big game releasing.
Kinda shows the benefit of developing your IP's on smartphones. I feel like this is something most major devs aren't taking advantage of including nintendo. You don't have to release full games to take advantage of it either.
It looks like Puzzles and Dragons also has a place on 3DS. Is it the normal retail price? If so, I think they will be happy with the incomes
It's lower even than first party titles (4,400 v.s. 4,800), but it's still priced as a retail title
zerokoolpsx
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Puzzle and Dragons Z tearing it up. Wii U coming back from the grave too.
Nightengale
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Don't be daft. The smartphone version's great, unless they totally fucked up somehow I'm sure the 3DS game is too.
That must be one of the best selling games ever in Japan made by a western studio, right?
Will he make it before his year is over?
Just holyday. I think Nintendo and their IPs are pretty good presents for kids. So I think it makes sense, even without any major title releasing.
Found it boring as fuck. Played for some days. The IAP bullshit and stamina system is... ugh.
And that's why the media create threads are more interesting than the PAL ones.
I think Japan gets iPads and iPhones too.
Correct me if i'm wrong, but ND has never been about the "future", but about games that are about to be released in the coming months. So, no Fall 2014 games etc. The ND of today will most likely be about DKCTF and maybe MK8 for the Wii U and 3DS games.
Console sells decently for 3-4 weeks a year, sounds like a sound thing to invest in.
This is just the dubbed edition. The subtilted version did 190k a month ago, but both version are down from blops 2 and MW3
gamergirly
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Hopefully
Super Mario 3D World got legs!!! Great sales all around for Nintendo familyKillerMan91
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Even with these bumps I just don't see how WiiU can be turned around in Japan. 3DS gets all japanese heavy hitters, Vita gets niche otaku games and PS4 will get the big franchises that sell also in west. Then we have Nintendo that has showed that it has some major problems with HD development. After Smash bros and Mario Kart what is left that could move systems?
Magicpaint
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MSRP is lower than that of a regular 3DS title, apparently.It looks like Puzzles and Dragons also has a place on 3DS. Is it the normal retail price? If so, I think they will be happy with the incomes
The important things to note about PDZ are that
- smartphone penetration is apparently pretty bad in Japan, so there's an untapped market
- the game seems primarily targeted towards kids, another unfulfilled demographic
- no way this would have opened as high as it did had the smartphone version not existed. Recall that PAD had originally been concepted as a full-fledged RPG before making the pivot to mobile F2P
Different business model, and (slightly) different game. It's FTP on mobile, but with cool-down stamina mechanics where you need to pay money or wait to be able to continue playing (a bit like Marvel Puzzle Quest). P&DZ avoids that, as far as I can tell.
Huh, I really enjoy it. It's a clever twist on the usual match 3. Still, diff'rent strokes and all that.
I think Sony are fucking bonkers for letting it go to 3DS. Well, assuming they had any say in it, which they probably didn't.
Screamapillar
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A little surprised at PDZ success on 3DS, but in a good way. You never know how a mobile game will translate to a dedicated device retail game. (Angry Birds).
But, WOW at Wii U. Pretty much entirely on the back of 3D World. Pleasantly surprised.
But, WOW at Wii U. Pretty much entirely on the back of 3D World. Pleasantly surprised.