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Media Create Sales: 10/06 - 10/12

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FINALFANTASYDOG

Member
donny2112 said:
http://mainichi.jp/enta/mantan/news/20081009mog00m200052000c.html

From Traders video game division director in Tokyo's Akihabara district, Toshikazu Kobayashi.

Used game rankings for 9/30 - 10/6

1. PS2 Super Robot Taisen Z
2. NDS Quiz Magic Academy DS
3. PSP Phantasy Star Portable
4. NDS Dragon Quest V
5. PS2 Persona 4
6. PSP Monster Hunter Portable 2 G
7. NDS Pokemon Platinum
8. 360 Infinite Undiscovery
9. PS2 Kinnikuman Muscle Grand Prix Max 2 Tokumori
10. 360 Tales of Vesperia
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I always love his figures, do we have any idea on any type of numbers of copies of used game sales in Japan?
 
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linsivvi

Member
AniHawk said:
I know RT was a 2006 game for the GBA, but that did only 200k in its lifetime. I mean, holy shit. RTG sells 25% of what the the original one did every single week.
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I think the arcade version might have helped a bit too, as it seems to be relatively popular when I visited Tokyo last month.
 
C

charlequin

Banned
legend166 said:
It's a horrible week for software. 10th place selling 8k? Gotta be the lowest in awhile.
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While that's true, the total software units sold in the Top 10 this week are actually above the equivalent week from last year (though well down from 2006, when Diamond/Pearl were still holding up huge numbers.) If you look at this week historically, the lowest title did 9k in 2005, the lowest did 15k in 2006, and 16k in 2007.

Essentially, I wouldn't disagree that this is a low-ass week but I think the relative lowness of it is overestimated a little here, and I think the DS is the least culpable system:

  • The DS isn't throwing multiple 4m+ sellers up the charts all the time anymore, but it's still got two million-selling (or soon to be) titles in the top 5, helping hold up the overall sales in this slow week.
  • The PSP's current launch is smaller than the kinds of titles (Pokemon, Dragon Ball, etc.) that have anchored this week in the past, and none of its most recent hits (like P*P) are still in the charts.
  • PS2 continues to fade overall.
  • Wii has been underperforming all year as a result of poor efforts by third parties and lousy scheduling by Nintendo.
  • HD systems... :lol

The DS is essentially the new PS2 here but it can't be relied upon (or at least, is not relied upon) to launch many random properties that have helped buffer the charts in the past -- anime tie-ins, musou, and on and on -- and so between the incredibly split market and the general underperformance of all non-DS systems, I think there's some drag on the market as a whole.
 
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Kurosaki Ichigo

Member
It doesn't look like Musou 5 PS2 is going to do as good as Gundam PS2 did. I guess word of mouth is worse, although I don't know how are the PS2 versions specifically. Things to note, the PS3 Musou 5 first week was just 2 days of sales and there was a 360 version on the same date, so it was slighty bigger than Gundam PS3, but Musou 5 PS2 is down from Gundam PS2 numbers.

PS3 Gundam Musou - 171k - 47k - ... - (317k)
PS2 Gundam Musou Special - 148k - 55k - ... - (276k)

PS3 Shin Sengoku Musou 5 - 176k - 73k - ... - (362k)
PS2 Shin Sengoku Musou 5 Special - 115k - 43k - ... - (?)

Will be interesting to see how Gundam Musou 2 does when it launches on the three platforms at once.


I'm still surprised by Macross numbers. Finally found other Macross titles numbers, and yeah, that's a Sega Saturn title there:

Code: 
(PSX, 1997/02/28) Macross Digital Mission VF-X   100,978 / 255,185　
[B](PSP, 2008/10/09) Macross Ace Frontier            97,000 / NEW[/B]
(PS2, 2003/10/23) Choujikuu Yousai Macross        70,572 / 116,906
(SS,  1997/06/06) Macross: Do You Remember Love   53,889 / ...
(PSX, 1999/09/02) Macross VF-X2                   44,415 / 83,410
(PSX, 1999/05/27) Macross: Do You Remember Love   16,661 / ...
(PSX, 2000/06/29) Macross Plus Game Edition       10,742 / ...
 
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Spiegel

Member
Kurosaki Ichigo said:
I'm still surprised by Macross numbers. Finally found other Macross titles numbers, and yeah, that's a Sega Saturn title there:

Code: 
(PSX, 1997/02/28) Macross Digital Mission VF-X   100,978 / 255,185　
[B](PSP, 2008/10/09) Macross Ace Frontier            97,000 / NEW[/B]
(PS2, 2003/10/23) Choujikuu Yousai Macross        70,572 / 116,906
(SS,  1997/06/06) Macross: Do You Remember Love   53,889 / ...
(PSX, 1999/09/02) Macross VF-X2                   44,415 / 83,410
(PSX, 1999/05/27) Macross: Do You Remember Love   16,661 / ...
(PSX, 2000/06/29) Macross Plus Game Edition       10,742 / ...
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PsP games selling well. Awesome and not so surpring anymore.
 
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schuelma

Wastes hours checking old Famitsu software data, but that's why we love him.
Hardware

drumroll


DS Lite 31,914
PSP 23,901
Wii 22,877
Xbox 360 7,763
PS2 6,982
PS3 5,734
 
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schuelma

Wastes hours checking old Famitsu software data, but that's why we love him.
Jonnyram said:
Wow, 360 even beat PS2 on m.create :D
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I'll eat more crow. I was pretty dismissive back when it first started rising after the RPG event.

I stand corrected :)
 
P

PataHikari

Banned
Hey, I'm kinda curious, could anyone post up the sales figures of the other Super Robot Wars games on the PS2? So I can compare them to Z
 
G

Galactic Fork

A little fluff between the ears never did any harm...
And Inazuma 11 continues to stay on the charts. I wonder how Level 5 feels about its performance. I hope they weren't expecting another Layton. I think it's doing really well. (Though it's only as high as it is because the number 10 spot is 8k sold. So I11 is probably about 6 to 8 k.
 
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industrian

will gently cradle you as time slowly ticks away.
schuelma said:
Hardware

drumroll


DS Lite 31,914
PSP 23,901
Wii 22,877
Xbox 360 7,763
PS2 6,982
PS3 5,734
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The PS3 needs some high profile releases. Fast.
 
J

jj984jj

He's a pretty swell guy in my books anyway.
So happy to see that the 360 isn't the deadest console in Japan anymore!

...

It's now among the other dead consoles. :lol

I hope the LR bundle next month helps it again.
 
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Sage00

Once And Future Member
Pretty sure the reason behind PS3 being so low is that the 80GB launches later this month (the 30th) at the same price as the current 40GB and with GT5 Prologue Spec III packed in for free. You'd be a fool to buy one right now.
 
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GarthVaderUK

Banned
Sage00 said:
Pretty sure the reason behind PS3 being so low is that the 80GB launches later this month (the 30th) at the same price as the current 40GB and with GT5 Prologue Spec III packed in for free. You'd be a fool to buy one right now.
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So there's potentially going to be another 2 weeks of MC showing slowing sales for PS3 before the new SKU arrives? Any idea what games are on the way to PS3 over those 2 weeks? Could the 360 stay above PS3 for 7 weeks in a row? I fully expect PS3>360 when the 80GB arrives though.
 
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industrian

will gently cradle you as time slowly ticks away.
Sage00 said:
Pretty sure the reason behind PS3 being so low is that the 80GB launches later this month (the 30th) at the same price as the current 40GB and with GT5 Prologue Spec III packed in for free. You'd be a fool to buy one right now.
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After the new SKU launches and games like LittleBigPlanet and White Knight Chronicles hit, I'd expect nothing more than the PS3 to crush the 360. Anything less than that, and someone at SCEJ will probably have to fall on their sword.
 
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Sage00

Once And Future Member
GarthVaderUK said:
So there's potentially going to be another 2 weeks of MC showing slowing sales for PS3 before the new SKU arrives? Any idea what games are on the way to PS3 over those 2 weeks? Could the 360 stay above PS3 for 7 weeks in a row? I fully expect PS3>360 when the 80GB arrives though.
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Nothing noteworthy. I believe NBA Live and something else. PS3 will certainly continue to drop and probably stay below 360 until the 30th when the new SKU, LittleBigPlanet and GTAIV launch.

industrian said:
After the new SKU launches and games like LittleBigPlanet and White Knight Chronicles hit, I'd expect nothing more than the PS3 to crush the 360. Anything less than that, and someone at SCEJ will probably have to fall on their sword.
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Don't forget The Last Remnant with it's bundle on 11/20. There's a good chance 360 will jump above PS3 again for a week or more there. But when that fades out PS3 should stay consistently on top(at least until.. when is it SO4 hits? February? But then that will be short lived with the FF bundle incoming). They'll have a good New Years as far as the battle for second place goes, since WKC launches the week before.
 
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Lightning

Banned
schuelma said:
Hardware

drumroll


DS Lite 31,914
PSP 23,901
Wii 22,877
Xbox 360 7,763
PS2 6,982
PS3 5,734
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Hmm.... LittleBigPlanet should fix this. At least it better for Sony's sake. They seem to be placing a lot of faith in their own titles this fall rather than the price, lets see how that works out for them.
 
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schuelma

Wastes hours checking old Famitsu software data, but that's why we love him.
Lightning said:
Hmm.... LittleBigPlanet should fix this. At least it better for Sony's sake. They seem to be placing a lot of faith in their own titles this fall rather than the price, lets see how that works out for them.
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In Japan? I'm skeptical.
 
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donny2112

Member
1. [PSP] Macross Ace Frontier (Namco Bandai) 103,676 / NEW
2. [NDS] Pokemon Platinum (Pokemon Co.) 85,880 / 1,681,000
3. [NDS] Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo) 48,992 / 955,000
4. [PS2] Shin Sangoku Musou 5 Special (Koei) 47,633 / 157,000
5. [PS2] Super Robot Taisen Z (Namco Bandai) 23,194 / 449,000
6. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) 16,466 / 2,722,000
7. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) 9,523 / 1,809,000
8. [PS2] Jikkyou Power Pro Major League 3 (Konami) 8,196 / 26,000
9. [NDS] Dragon Ball: Origins (Namco Bandai) 8,134 / 123,000
10. [NDS] Daigasso! Band Brothers DX (Nintendo) 7,729 / 383,000

31. [WII] Disaster: Day of Crisis (Nintendo)
32. [PS3] Trusty Bell: Chopin's Dream - Reprise (Namco Bandai)
33. [PS3] Cross Edge (Compile Heart)
34. [NDS] Kawaii Koinu DS 2 (Pretty Puppy 2) (MTO)
35. [NDS] Quiz Magic Academy DS (Konami)
36. [NDS] Tetsudou Musume DS: Terminal Memory (Train Girls) (Takara Tomy)
37. [PS2] Tales of the Abyss (BEST) (Namco Bandai)
38. [NDS] Fire Emblem: New Shadow Dragons and the Blade of Light (Nintendo)
39. [WII] Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo)
40. [PSP] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu Portable 3 (Konami)
41. [PS2] Will O' Wisp: Easter no Kiseki (Easter Miracle) (Idea Factory)
42. [NDS] Puyo Puyo! (BEST) (SEGA)
43. [NDS] Tottadoo! Yoiko's Deserted Island Life (Namco Bandai)
44. [NDS] Densetsu no Stafi: Taiketsu! Dire Kaizokudan (Nintendo)
45. [NDS] Chokkan! Asonde Relaxuma (Relaxed Play) (Rocket Company)
46. [PSP] Mana-Khemia: Alchemists of Al-Revis Portable+ (Gust)
47. [NDS] Bokura wa Kaseki Holder (We are Fossil Diggers) (Nintendo)
48. [WII] Jikkyou Power Pro Major League 3 (Konami)
49. [360] Tales of Vesperia (Namco Bandai)
50. [NDS] Kanji Brain 2 + Dictionary (IE Institute)

NDS - 22
PS2 - 8
PSP - 8
WII - 8
PS3 - 3
360 - 1
 
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Rpgmonkey

Member
donny2112 said:
1. [PSP] Macross Ace Frontier (Namco Bandai) 103,676 / NEW
2. [NDS] Pokemon Platinum (Pokemon Co.) 85,880 / 1,681,000
3. [NDS] Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo) 48,992 / 955,000
4. [PS2] Shin Sangoku Musou 5 Special (Koei) 47,633 / 157,000
5. [PS2] Super Robot Taisen Z (Namco Bandai) 23,194 / 449,000
6. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) 16,466 / 2,722,000
7. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) 9,523 / 1,809,000
8. [PS2] Jikkyou Power Pro Major League 3 (Konami) 8,196 / 26,000
9. [NDS] Dragon Ball: Origins (Namco Bandai) 8,134 / 123,000
10. [NDS] Daigasso! Band Brothers DX (Nintendo) 7,729 / 383,000

31. [WII] Disaster: Day of Crisis (Nintendo)
32. [PS3] Trusty Bell: Chopin's Dream - Reprise (Namco Bandai)
33. [PS3] Cross Edge (Compile Heart)
34. [NDS] Kawaii Koinu DS 2 (Pretty Puppy 2) (MTO)
35. [NDS] Quiz Magic Academy DS (Konami)
36. [NDS] Tetsudou Musume DS: Terminal Memory (Train Girls) (Takara Tomy)
37. [PS2] Tales of the Abyss (BEST) (Namco Bandai)
38. [NDS] Fire Emblem: New Shadow Dragons and the Blade of Light (Nintendo)
39. [WII] Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo)
40. [PSP] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu Portable 3 (Konami)
41. [PS2] Will O' Wisp: Easter no Kiseki (Easter Miracle) (Idea Factory)
42. [NDS] Puyo Puyo! (BEST) (SEGA)
43. [NDS] Tottadoo! Yoiko's Deserted Island Life (Namco Bandai)
44. [NDS] Densetsu no Stafi: Taiketsu! Dire Kaizokudan (Nintendo)
45. [NDS] Chokkan! Asonde Relaxuma (Relaxed Play) (Rocket Company)
46. [PSP] Mana-Khemia: Alchemists of Al-Revis Portable+ (Gust)
47. [NDS] Bokura wa Kaseki Holder (We are Fossil Diggers) (Nintendo)
48. [WII] Jikkyou Power Pro Major League 3 (Konami)
49. [360] Tales of Vesperia (Namco Bandai)
50. [NDS] Kanji Brain 2 + Dictionary (IE Institute)

NDS - 22
PS2 - 8
PSP - 8
WII - 8
PS3 - 3
360 - 1
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Hmm, the Best edition has been out for a while now.

The anime must've sparked interest in the game. :eek:
 
F

Firestorm

Member
Trusty Bell and Vesperia hanging in there.
Yay Abyss. Deserves the surge. Anime's not half-bad so far either. Mieu needs to die in a fire though :(

Edit: Oh wow I just saw hardware. Good for 360.
 
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donny2112

Member
Rpgmonkey said:
Hmm, the Best edition has been out for a while now.

The anime must've sparked interest in the game. :eek:
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That could explain it. The only thing I could think of was Vesperia's release, but that was a while ago, now.


Famitsu Sep 29-Oct 5

1. NDS Pokemon Platinum 120810 / 1602535
2. PS2 Shin Sangoku Musou 5 Special 115200 / NEW
3. PS2 Super Robot Taisen Z 58832 / 419656
4. NDS Rhythm Tengoku Gold 43749 / 848242
5. PS2 Jikkyou Power Pro Major League 3 18073 / NEW
6. WII Wii Fit 15730 / 2623161
7. NDS World Destruction: Michibi Kareshi Ishi 15254 / 73765
8. PSP To Love Ru Trouble: Doki Doki! Rinkaigakkou-Hen (Anger! Coastal School) 14798 / NEW
9. PSP Ikki Tousen: Eloquent Fist (Lone Rider with Strength to Withstand a Thousand) 12887 / NEW
10. WII Mario Kart Wii 11681 / 1756068
11. PS2 Kinnikuman Muscle Grand Prix Max 2 Tokumori 9810 / 46413
12. NDS Dragon Ball: Origins 9526 / 123886
13. NDS Daigasso! Band Brothers DX 8872 / 362220
14. WII One Piece Unlimited Cruise: Episode 1 6933 / 81062
15. NDS Quiz Magic Academy DS 6917 / 145789
16. NDS Taiko Drum Master 2: The Seven Island Adventure 6031 / 358256
17. PS3 Cross Edge 5878 / 33530
18. WII Wii Sports 5877 / 3146471
19. WII Disaster: Day of Crisis 5801 / 18569
20. NDS Inazuma Eleven 5509 / 105300
21. PS3 Aquanaut's Holiday: Kakusareta Kiroku (Hidden Record) 5166 / 20424
22. PSP Way of the Samurai Portable 5165 / 30077
23. PS2 J-League Winning Eleven 2008 Club Championship 4843 / 161323
24. NDS Mario Kart DS 4661 / 3216022
25. PSP Mana-Khemia: Alchemists of Al-Revis Portable+ 4493 / 16779
26. PSP Phantasy Star Portable 4486 / 610966
27. WII Jikkyou Power Pro Major League 3 4250 / NEW
28. PS3 Trusty Bell: Chopin's Dream - Reprise 4086 / 43009
29. PSP Katekyoo Hitman Reborn! Battle Arena 3920 / 37215
30. NDS Knights in the Nightmare 3721 / 13022

*. 360 Raiden IV 3000 / NEW
*. 360 Infinite Undiscovery 2525 / 103262
*. PS2 Kanuchi: Shiroki Tsubasa no Shou (White-winged Chapter) 2000 / NEW
*. NDS Unknown Soldier: Mokuba no Houkou (Roar of the Horse) 690 / NEW


Bar Chart Sep 29-Oct 5 (thanks to JoshuaJSlone/garaph.info)

2008-09-29

Note: Image may be delayed from the time of this post, but will automatically show once the data is ready.


Recent Famitsu Top 30s

Sep 1-7, 2008
Sep 8-14, 2008
Sep 15-21, 2008
Sep 22-28, 2008
 
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OldJadedGamer

Banned
Lightning said:
Hmm.... LittleBigPlanet should fix this. At least it better for Sony's sake. They seem to be placing a lot of faith in their own titles this fall rather than the price, lets see how that works out for them.
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Traditionally, Western made titles haven't fared very well in the Eastern market.
 
K

Kobun Heat

Member
This is PlayStation 3's worst week ever by far, right? By over a thousand units? I can't even keep track anymore because it keeps breaking its own record.
 
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donny2112

Member
http://mainichi.jp/enta/mantan/news/20081016mog00m200008000c.html

From Traders video game division director in Tokyo's Akihabara district, Toshikazu Kobayashi.

Used game rankings for 10/7 - 10/13

1. PS2 Super Robot Taisen Z
2. NDS Quiz Magic Academy DS
3. PSP Monster Hunter Portable 2 G
4. 360 Infinite Undiscovery
5. NDS Dragon Quest V
6. PSP Macross Ace Frontier (Yes, used games show up fast.)
7. PS2 Shin Sangoku Musou 5 Special
8. PS2 Persona 4
9. PSP Phantasy Star Portable
10. NDS Fire Emblem: New Shadow Dragons and the Blade of Light
 
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Sage00

Once And Future Member
donny2112 said:
1,498. Last week's number was the previous lowest for the PS3.
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And 10/20 - 10/26 will likely become the new lowest point, a position it should keep for a long time.
 
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sprsk

force push the doodoo rock
Sony started their ad blitz for LBP this week and to be honest, I don't think its very good.

It really does not show why LBP is a big deal. They should learn more from Nintendo. Stop all the conceptual shit and show the people what the game does and why it would be fun to play. Random gameplay footage after some weird live action thing isn't gonna get anyone interested.
 
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PantherLotus

Professional Schmuck
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>>CLICK HERE FOR FULL HARDWARE CHART<<

Code: 
[B][U]Hardware | This Week | Last Week | Last 4 Weeks |    YTD    |    LTD     [/U][/B]
DS       |    31,914 |    42,385 |      193,388 | 2,438,705 | 23,611,759
PSP      |    23,901 |    26,045 |      104,291 | 2,833,146 | 10,498,223
WII      |    22,877 |    25,330 |      104,442 | 2,238,365 |  6,854,504
360      |     7,763 |     8,271 |       41,102 |   204,929 |    713,374
PS2      |     6,982 |     8,618 |       33,168 |   398,011 | 21,325,051
PS3      |     5,734 |     7,232 |       29,397 |   695,216 |  2,336,892
 
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