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Media Create Sales: Week 1, 2014 (Dec 30 - Jan 05)

LayLa

Member
People gotta have their Kirby. And what the heck is battle for money?

follow up to Run For Money, last years sleeper hit for 3DS which had sold 500,000 by mid 2013.
looks like this one is going to follow the same sales pattern.
 
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[B][U]Tsutaya Software Sales Rankings: Week 2, 2014 (Jan 06 - Jan 12)[/U][/B]

[b]1./NEW [3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe[/b]
2./1. [3DS] PazuDora Z: Puzzle & Dragons Z
3./2. [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
4./3. [PS3] Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster
5./4. [PSV] Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster Twin Pack
6./9. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4
7./6. [3DS] Pokémon X
8./5. [PS3] New Dynasty Warriors: Gundam
9./10. [3DS] Battle For Money Sentouchuu: Densetsu no Shinobi no Survival Battle!
10./8. [3DS] Pokémon Y
11./15. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V
12./13. [PSV] New Dynasty Warriors: Gundam
13./12. [3DS] Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind
14./7. [WIU] Super Mario 3D World
15./43. [PSV] Final Fantasy X HD Remaster
16./18. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014
17./30. [3DS] Youkai Watch
18./22. [PS3] Battlefield 4
19./16. [PSV] God Eater 2
20./17. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf
[B]* New releases are in bold
3DS - 10
PS3 - 5
PSV - 4
WIU - 1[/b]


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[B][U]Comgnet Software Sales Rankings: Week 2, 2014 (Jan 06 - Jan 12)[/U][/B]

[b]1. [3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe – 307pt[/b]
2. [3DS] PazuDora Z: Puzzle & Dragons Z – 182pt
3. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 – 85pt
4. [3DS] Battle For Money Sentouchuu: Densetsu no Shinobi no Survival Battle! – 61pt
5. [3DS] Pokémon Y – 36pt
6. [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds – 35pt
7. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 – 26pt
8. [WIU] Super Mario 3D World – 23pt
9. [PS3] New Dynasty Warriors: Gundam – 23pt
10. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 23pt
11. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V – 21pt
12. [3DS] Pokémon X – 21pt
13. [3DS] Youkai Watch – 18pt
14. [3DS] Kuma-Tomo – 17pt
15. [3DS] Run For Money Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-Tachi Kara Nigekire! – 17pt
16. [PS3] Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster – 16pt
17. [3DS] Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind – 16pt
18. [3DS] Disney Magic Castle: My Happy Life – 16pt
19. [3DS] Friend Collection: New Life – 15pt
20. [PS3] Tales of Symphonia: Unisonant Pack – 14pt
[B]* New releases are in bold
* 1 pt = 1 sale
3DS - 15
PS3 - 4
WIU - 1[/B]


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[B][U]New releases not present in either Top 20:[/U]

[PSP] Houkago Colorful Step: Undoubu!
[PSP] Houkago Colorful Step: Undoubu! (Limited Edition)[/B]


For the people who aren't regulars in Media Create threads:

What is Tsutaya?
Tsutaya is a major retailer with 1,440 retail stores (612 that sell new games) all across Japan.

What is Comgnet?
Comgnet is the website for the retailer "COMG!" that has 17 retail stores across the Niigata Prefecture in Japan.

Why post these rankings?
They are released three days before Media Create + Famitsu + Dengeki give us nationwide sales, so we get a general indication of how well the games will perform relative to their competition.

How accurate is Tsutaya compared to nationwide retail tracking services?
It's large enough that it gives a very probable indication of future sales rankings, but it's not large enough to be definitive.

How accurate were Tsutaya's rankings last week?
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1./3. [3DS] PazuDora Z: Puzzle & Dragons Z [b]- #1 with Media Create (same ranking)[/b]
2./2. [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds [b]- #3 with Media Create (1 place off)[/b]
3./1. [PS3] Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster [b]- #6 with Media Create (3 places off)[/b]
4./4. [PSV] Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster: Twin Pack [b]- #7 with Media Create (3 places off)[/b]
5./5. [PS3] New Dynasty Warriors: Gundam [b]- #10 with Media Create (5 places off)[/b]
6./6. [3DS] Pokémon X [b]- N/A (SKU discrepancies)[/b]
7./8. [WIU] Super Mario 3D World [b]- #5 with Media Create (2 places off)[/b]
8./7. [3DS] Pokémon Y [b]- N/A (SKU discrepancies)[/b]
9./11. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 [b]- #4 with Media Create (5 places off)[/b]
10./18. [3DS] Battle For Money Sentouchuu: Densetsu no Shinobi no Survival Battle! [b]- #9 with Media Create (1 place off)[/b]


Accuracy:

[LIST]
[*]Total Deviation (excluding combined SKUs): 20 places

[*]The average Top 10 Tsutaya ranking was ~2.5 places different from the average Top 10 Media Create ranking.

[*]70% unadjusted / 77% adjusted of Media Create's Top 10 is reflected within Tsutaya's Top 10.
[/LIST]History:

Week 47: ~1.3 places different
Week 48: ~2.4 places different
Week 49: ~1.4 places different
Week 50: ~2.4 places different (70% unadjusted / 88% adjusted of MC Top 10 in Tsutaya Top 10)
Week 51: ~1.4 places different (60% unadjusted / 75% adjusted of MC Top 10 in Tsutaya Top 10)
Week 52: ~2.1 places different (60% unadjusted / 75% adjusted of MC Top 10 in Tsutaya Top 10)


Famitsu: ~3,600 stores
Media Create + Dengeki: >3,000 stores
Tsutaya: 612 stores
Comgnet: 17 stores

2013 Tsutaya + Comgnet Weekly Sales Archive
2014 Tsutaya + Comgnet Weekly Sales Archive
 

hiska-kun

Member
Today was a holiday in Japan, so I had a free day and I went to different shops in Ikebukuro, Shinjuku and Shibuya. In each chain of shops, they had the same stock issues. So, here the briefing:

Bic Camera

Kirby - Available
Zelda - Available
FFX (PS3) - Available
FFX (Vita) - Available
Attack on Titan - Sold Out
Disney Magic Castle - Sold Out

http://i1342.photobucket.com/albums/o763/hiska-kun/kirbyzelda_zps9cc1ce13.png
http://i1342.photobucket.com/albums/o763/hiska-kun/FFX_zps45ba1176.png
http://i1342.photobucket.com/albums/o763/hiska-kun/AttackonTitan_zpsf0cf7dcc.png

Yamada Denki

Kirby - Sold out
Zelda - Sold out
FFX (PS3) - Available
FFX (VIta) - Sold Out
Attack on Titan - Sold Out
Disney Magic Castle - Sold Out

http://i1342.photobucket.com/albums/o763/hiska-kun/KirbyZelda_zps4c5b43d7.png
http://i1342.photobucket.com/albums/o763/hiska-kun/FFX_zps8091c22c.png

Yodabashi

Kirby - Sold out
Zelda - Available
FFX (PS3) - Available
FFX (Vita) - Available
Attack on Titan - Sold Out
Disney Magic Castle - Sold Out

http://i1342.photobucket.com/albums/o763/hiska-kun/kirbyzelda_zps2a836518.png
http://i1342.photobucket.com/albums/o763/hiska-kun/kirbyzelda2_zps2ee4cc8c.png
http://i1342.photobucket.com/albums/o763/hiska-kun/FFX1_zpsb9f80d45.png
http://i1342.photobucket.com/albums/o763/hiska-kun/ffx2_zps7e93dcb6.png
http://i1342.photobucket.com/albums/o763/hiska-kun/attackontitan_zpsd4457d2a.png
http://i1342.photobucket.com/albums/o763/hiska-kun/disney_zpseedd4af3.png

Tsutaya

Kirby - Available
Zelda - Available
FFX (PS3) - Available
FFX (Vita) - Available
Attack on Titan - Available
Disney Magic Castle - Sold Out
*Youkai Watch - Sold Out

http://i1342.photobucket.com/albums/o763/hiska-kun/kirbyzelda_zps1fd4d290.png
http://i1342.photobucket.com/albums/o763/hiska-kun/ffx1_zps8692560a.png
http://i1342.photobucket.com/albums/o763/hiska-kun/ffx2_zpsa5ee0e01.png
http://i1342.photobucket.com/albums/o763/hiska-kun/attackontitan_zps2d1bd179.png
http://i1342.photobucket.com/albums/o763/hiska-kun/disney_zpsf4df8b6a.png
http://i1342.photobucket.com/albums/o763/hiska-kun/youkai_zps0196a2b4.png

So, The game that is currently impossible to find is Disney Magic Castle.
Attack on Titan is still very difficult to find
Kirby seems to face some problems in some shops
Zelda and FFX are starting to normalize, but still some shops have problems (no problem for PS3 version)
 
Seems that FF helped the Vita a lot. But I wonder what the next big Vita game could be?

Phantasy-Star-Nova.gif


PS Nova
 

RalchAC

Member
Seems that FF helped the Vita a lot. But I wonder what the next big Vita game could be?

If for big you're thinking about a 200k seller or so, there is Project Diva F 2 and Soul Sacrifice Delta in march, and Sword Art Online in April.

If by big you are meaning a game that can sell +400k units, there is only Phantasy Star Nova. But I think we'll get Toukiden 1.5 this year, if the hunting genre patern is anything to go buy.

Do we know if Freedom Wars has any hype in Japan?
 

duckroll

Member
Freedom Wars is a bit hard to predict, but it could go over pretty well considering they're pimping that its from the developers of God Eater, and it certainly looks like the most fast paced and action packed monster hunting style that God Eater is known for. It also has spiderman-grappling style movement, which is very popular in Japan due to Attack on Titan right now.

I'll be kinda surprised if it doesn't do at least as well as Soul Sacrifice or better though.
 

L~A

Member
Today was a holiday in Japan, so I had a free day and I went to different shops in Ikebukuro, Shinjuku and Shibuya. In each chain of shops, they had the same stock issues. So, here the briefing:

Bic Camera

Attack on Titan - Sold Out

Yamada Denki

Attack on Titan - Sold Out

Yodabashi

Attack on Titan - Sold Out

Attack on Titan is still very difficult to find

Spike-Chunsoft really gotta do something about those Attack on Titan shortages, it's getting ridiculous.
 
Not Disney being out of stock after so many months of release. That's hilarious. The game always had legs so why is stock suddenly an issue? At least with Attack on Titan they simply underestimated initial demand.
 

antibolo

Banned
If for big you're thinking about a 200k seller or so, there is Project Diva F 2 and Soul Sacrifice Delta in march, and Sword Art Online in April.

Since F 2nd is launching on both PS3 and Vita simultaneously (a first for the series), I don't think it'll be a 200k seller for the Vita, as the PS3 version will cannibalize some of those potential sales.
 

Bruno MB

Member
It's not surprising that retailers couldn't meet demand for Disney Magic Castle, its sales showed a very strong week-on-week growth in December. That's not unusual for evergreen titles but we also have to take into account that Disney Magic Castle is not a big game or a first-party release so producing more carts wasn't a top priority xD

30./28. [3DS] Disney Magic Castle: My Happy Life # <ETC> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.08.01} (¥5.480) - 6.897 / 324.959 <80-100%> (+40%)
19./30. [3DS] Disney Magic Castle: My Happy Life # <ETC> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.08.01} (¥5.480) - 13.131 / 338.090 <80-100%> (+90%)
13./19. [3DS] Disney Magic Castle: My Happy Life # <ETC> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.08.01} (¥5.480) - 23.713 / 361.803 <80-100%> (+81%)
12./13. [3DS] Disney Magic Castle: My Happy Life # <ETC> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.08.01} (¥5.480) - 40.332 / 402.135 <80-100%> (+70%)
15./12. [3DS] Disney Magic Castle: My Happy Life # <ETC> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.08.01} (¥5.480) - 24.935 / 427.070 <80-100%> (-38%)

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August 2013

[3DS] Disney Magic Castle: My Happy Life # <ETC> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.08.01} (¥5.480) - 215.584 / NEW 

September 2013

[3DS] Disney Magic Castle: My Happy Life # <ETC> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.08.01} (¥5.480) - 58.155 / 273.739 (-73%)

October 2013

[3DS] Disney Magic Castle: My Happy Life # <ETC> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.08.01} (¥5.480) - 26.410 / 300.149 (-55%)

November 2013

[3DS] Disney Magic Castle: My Happy Life # <ETC> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.08.01} (¥5.480) - 17.913 / 318.062 (-32%)

December 2013

[3DS] Disney Magic Castle: My Happy Life # <ETC> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.08.01} (¥5.480) - 109.008 / 427.070 (+508%)
 

L~A

Member
You know, there's one thing I am really NOT looking forward, it's sales data for Senran Kagura 2. Well, not the data itself, but the console warriors fighting over them. "SK2 didn't sell enough, it should have been on Vita!!" "SK2 did even better than SV, that's proof SV only did good because of the Vita price drop!!!" Etc...

By the way, we don't have any shipment info on Kirby, right? Personally, I'm betting on 100k-150k opening, doesn't look like the shipment was real big...

@BrunoMB : wow, that's quite the increase!
 

saichi

Member
I think we all expect Attack on Titans to do decently (100K or so) based on the popularity of the anime/manga. However, it blows my mind that it is selling 200K with sever stock issue and still outselling One Piece Unlimited Red.
 

CANLI

Member
Today was a holiday in Japan, so I had a free day and I went to different shops in Ikebukuro, Shinjuku and Shibuya. In each chain of shops, they had the same stock issues. So, here the briefing:

Bic Camera

Kirby - Available
Zelda - Available
FFX (PS3) - Available
FFX (Vita) - Available
Attack on Titan - Sold Out
Disney Magic Castle - Sold Out

http://i1342.photobucket.com/albums/o763/hiska-kun/kirbyzelda_zps9cc1ce13.png
http://i1342.photobucket.com/albums/o763/hiska-kun/FFX_zps45ba1176.png
http://i1342.photobucket.com/albums/o763/hiska-kun/AttackonTitan_zpsf0cf7dcc.png

Yamada Denki

Kirby - Sold out
Zelda - Sold out
FFX (PS3) - Available
FFX (VIta) - Sold Out
Attack on Titan - Sold Out
Disney Magic Castle - Sold Out

http://i1342.photobucket.com/albums/o763/hiska-kun/KirbyZelda_zps4c5b43d7.png
http://i1342.photobucket.com/albums/o763/hiska-kun/FFX_zps8091c22c.png

Yodabashi

Kirby - Sold out
Zelda - Available
FFX (PS3) - Available
FFX (Vita) - Available
Attack on Titan - Sold Out
Disney Magic Castle - Sold Out

http://i1342.photobucket.com/albums/o763/hiska-kun/kirbyzelda_zps2a836518.png
http://i1342.photobucket.com/albums/o763/hiska-kun/kirbyzelda2_zps2ee4cc8c.png
http://i1342.photobucket.com/albums/o763/hiska-kun/FFX1_zpsb9f80d45.png
http://i1342.photobucket.com/albums/o763/hiska-kun/ffx2_zps7e93dcb6.png
http://i1342.photobucket.com/albums/o763/hiska-kun/attackontitan_zpsd4457d2a.png
http://i1342.photobucket.com/albums/o763/hiska-kun/disney_zpseedd4af3.png

Tsutaya

Kirby - Available
Zelda - Available
FFX (PS3) - Available
FFX (Vita) - Available
Attack on Titan - Available
Disney Magic Castle - Sold Out
*Youkai Watch - Sold Out

http://i1342.photobucket.com/albums/o763/hiska-kun/kirbyzelda_zps1fd4d290.png
http://i1342.photobucket.com/albums/o763/hiska-kun/ffx1_zps8692560a.png
http://i1342.photobucket.com/albums/o763/hiska-kun/ffx2_zpsa5ee0e01.png
http://i1342.photobucket.com/albums/o763/hiska-kun/attackontitan_zps2d1bd179.png
http://i1342.photobucket.com/albums/o763/hiska-kun/disney_zpsf4df8b6a.png
http://i1342.photobucket.com/albums/o763/hiska-kun/youkai_zps0196a2b4.png

So, The game that is currently impossible to find is Disney Magic Castle.
Attack on Titan is still very difficult to find
Kirby seems to face some problems in some shops
Zelda and FFX are starting to normalize, but still some shops have problems (no problem for PS3 version)

Thank you very much for the infos.
Can you say me what are the prices of games like nsmb2 or dk 3ds? IS it true that Yamada denki are the cheapest??
 
I think we all expect Attack on Titans to do decently (100K or so) based on the popularity of the anime/manga. However, it blows my mind that it is selling 200K with sever stock issue and still outselling One Piece Unlimited Red.
It's like Spike doesn't even care, lol. I wonder if Titan is selling well on the eShop.

We need Nov/Dec charts. :(
 
I don't know if this was posted here or not. Siliconera has the full sales figure + shipment percentage of FF X/X-2 sales on VITA.

As per the article, the total stands as(Media Create Numbers, Two week sales) :

Final Fantasy X/X-2 PS3 = 225,448 units sold, 95.52% of its shipment
Final Fantasy X/X-2 Twin Pack VITA = 182,170 copies, 97.26% of its shipment

They also got the individual sales for each game on VITA.

Final Fantasy X = 31,775, 97.26% of its shipment
Final Fantasy X-2 = 16,355, 84.12% of its shipment

Numbers are pretty impressive to me. Especially on the VITA.

Source
 
I don't know if this was posted here or not. Siliconera has the full sales figure + shipment percentage of FF X/X-2 sales on VITA.

As per the article, the total stands as(Media Create Numbers, Two week sales) :

Final Fantasy X/X-2 PS3 = 225,448 units sold, 95.52% of its shipment
Final Fantasy X/X-2 Twin Pack VITA = 182,170 copies, 97.26% of its shipment

They also got the individual sales for each game on VITA.

Final Fantasy X = 31,775, 97.26% of its shipment
Final Fantasy X-2 = 16,355, 84.12% of its shipment

Numbers are pretty impressive to me. Especially on the VITA.

Source
The Vita sales aren't anything to write home about, whats impressive is the combined number with PS3 and the fact that the games are sold out. At the same time, many games are facing shortages so that is more an indication of retailers misjudging demand rather than the game being super popular.
 
I don't know if this was posted here or not. Siliconera has the full sales figure + shipment percentage of FF X/X-2 sales on VITA.

As per the article, the total stands as(Media Create Numbers, Two week sales) :

Final Fantasy X/X-2 PS3 = 225,448 units sold, 95.52% of its shipment
Final Fantasy X/X-2 Twin Pack VITA = 182,170 copies, 97.26% of its shipment

They also got the individual sales for each game on VITA.

Final Fantasy X = 31,775, 97.26% of its shipment
Final Fantasy X-2 = 16,355, 84.12% of its shipment

Numbers are pretty impressive to me. Especially on the VITA.

Source

I'm surprised that the Vita version sold nearly as much as the PS3 version.
 

Jamix012

Member
With the 3 SKU combined yes, and the difference should be even bigger with digital numbers.

Not really. To both of those points.
Given that two of the SKU's are simply half the package each you should, at best, count the one with higher sales only. Implying that Vita digital sales are higher than PS3s for this particular game with no data to go on.
 

Chris1964

Sales-Age Genius
I don't know if this was posted here or not. Siliconera has the full sales figure + shipment percentage of FF X/X-2 sales on VITA.

As per the article, the total stands as(Media Create Numbers, Two week sales) :

Final Fantasy X/X-2 PS3 = 225,448 units sold, 95.52% of its shipment
Final Fantasy X/X-2 Twin Pack VITA = 182,170 copies, 97.26% of its shipment

They also got the individual sales for each game on VITA.

Final Fantasy X = 31,775, 97.26% of its shipment
Final Fantasy X-2 = 16,355, 84.12% of its shipment

Numbers are pretty impressive to me. Especially on the VITA.

Source

LTD or first week for X-2 is wrong and I find hard to believe X/X-2 Twin Pack and X have exactly the same sellthrough. The source is legit but there are errors in the article.
 

Busaiku

Member
How's the general reception for the Attack on Titan game?
Is it selling soley on the strength of the IP, or will it translate to success for future titles?
 

Fisico

Member
Not really. To both of those points.
Given that two of the SKU's are simply half the package each you should, at best, count the one with higher sales only.

Kinda jump on this one yes, fair point

Implying that Vita digital sales are higher than PS3s for this particular game with no data to go on

Actually I'd say it's the opposite.
Sure there's no definitive data (we're still waiting for the Famitsu Download chart of December) but there were words of the Vita's game being OOS earlier than the PS3 version and we do know it had a higher sellthrough.
Combined with the fact that Vita has a higher digital ratio of sales it's highly unlikely that the PS3 digital version sold more than the Vita one.

Still no date for the Famitsu DDL chart btw ?
 

hiska-kun

Member
LTD or first week for X-2 is wrong and I find hard to believe X/X-2 Twin Pack and X have exactly the same sellthrough. The source is legit but there are errors in the article.

There's also information for Zelda sellthrough, also seems legit and coming from the same source (Siliconera):

First Week:
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds - 224,142 <83,47%> of its shipment

Second Week Accomulated:
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds - 297,215 <96,84%> of its shipment

portable_zelda_sellthrough_thumb.png


Source

So, maybe I edit Week 52 and I add Zelda and FFX selltrhough.
Maybe FFX standalone edition number could be added in this Week Media Create Top 50 too. What you think?

By the way, we don't have any shipment info on Kirby, right? Personally, I'm betting on 100k-150k opening, doesn't look like the shipment was real big...

Well, Azalyn said the Kirby's shipment was almost the same than Zelda. But I don't know if we can extrapolate it.

Thank you very much for the infos.
Can you say me what are the prices of games like nsmb2 or dk 3ds? IS it true that Yamada denki are the cheapest??

Yamada Denki has Nintendo First Party games for less than 4.000 yen. I believe is a very Nintendo focused shop.
 

RalchAC

Member
Since F 2nd is launching on both PS3 and Vita simultaneously (a first for the series), I don't think it'll be a 200k seller for the Vita, as the PS3 version will cannibalize some of those potential sales.

Yep, that's true. I didn't remember they were releasing both versions at the same time.

Phantasy Star Nova will hurt really bad when neither SEGA itself nor Atlus publish it in the West.

I hope Atlus USA do the work. I mean, SEGA now has a brand now that makes money localizing niche stuff. If they have benefits releasing stuff like Conception II, why not Yakuza/Phantasy Star?

And then they'll bring the game to Europe in less than 9 months...
 
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