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[JoshuaJSlone]

And the thing is that this a pretty programatically simple thing to do. If the credits are stored by individual authors (which AFAIK they are), it's just inner joining a table to itself...

Yeah, having done some SQL myself it doesn't sound like a difficult task, but there are always a ton of new feature requests and one guy working on them, so most of them sit on the back burner forever.

For what it's worth, here's a mockup of such a feature I once made. It looks a bit off from MG's current style, buuuut it is from 3.5 years ago.

 

[Stumpokapow]

Yeah, having done some SQL myself it doesn't sound like a difficult task, but there are always a ton of new feature requests and one guy working on them, so most of them sit on the back burner forever.

Given the size of MobyGames, it's likely they're using some sort of abstraction layer (at least I hope so for their sake) so it wouldn't even be a matter of writing the SQL.

I guess it could be troublesome if the staff lists weren't individually itemized into id/staff name pairs, but given that they have bio pages of all sorts of staff, I'd say they are... and even if they weren't, it'd just be a matter of running a parser over all the staff lists in order to itemize them.

Instead of doing feature requests, why don't we just ask them to build a SOAP / XML framework for accessing their database and we'll do it ourselves.

 

[Moor-Angol]

Last I saw was 500k store preorders, but that was a month ago.

preorder and first shipment stock are two different things

Probably it will be the best launch for a Nintendo game on home console in the latest years, maybe sinche Sufami times...

 

[JoshuaJSlone]

Probably it will be the best launch for a Nintendo game on home console in the latest years, maybe sinche Sufami times...

Let's see. Checking the N64, GCN, and Wii lists at Japan Game-Charts, here are the opening weeks over 200K according to Famitsu.

N64
Ocarina of Time: 386K
Majora's Mask: 314K
Kirby 64: 246K
Pokémon Stadium 2: 226K
Mario Party 3: 221K
Mario Tennis 64: 213K
Hey You, Pikachu!: 205K

GCN
Super Smash Bros. Melee: 357K
Wind Waker: 287K
Super Mario Sunshine: 281K

Wii
Dragon Quest Swords: 302K
Mario Party 8: 282K

Quite doable.

 

[botticus]

Let's see. Checking the N64, GCN, and Wii lists at Japan Game-Charts, here are the opening weeks over 200K according to Famitsu.

N64
Ocarina of Time: 386K
Majora's Mask: 314K
Kirby 64: 246K
Pokémon Stadium 2: 226K
Mario Party 3: 221K
Mario Tennis 64: 213K
Hey You, Pikachu!: 205K

GCN
Super Smash Bros. Melee: 357K
Wind Waker: 287K
Super Mario Sunshine: 281K

Wii
Dragon Quest Swords: 302K
Mario Party 8: 282K

Quite doable.

DQS really throws off the first-party streak there.

 

[JoshuaJSlone]

DQS really throws off the first-party streak there.

Yeah. A few GCN games came fairly close to the arbitrary cut-off point, though.

FF Crystal Chronicles: 192K
Resident Evil 0: 190K
Tales of Symphonia: 184K

 

[Moor-Angol]

I checked some old Sufami debuts :

Derby Stallion (ASCII, 20/01/1995) - 515.427
Seiken Densetsu 3 (Square, 30/09/1995) - 358.423
Tactics Ogre (Quest, 06/10/1995) - 250.054
Romancing Saga 3 (Square, 11/11/1995) - 346.330
Super Donkey Kong 2 (Nintendo, 21/11/1995) - 254.708
Dragon Quest 6 (Enix, 09/12/1995)(my bd, lol) - 1.274.857
Bahamut Lagoon (Square, 09/02/1996) - 208.385
Super Mario RPG (Nintendo, 09/03/1996) - 335.872
Derby Stallion 96 - (ASCII, 15/03/1996) - 337.996
Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu (Nintendo, 14/05/1996) - 228.578
Dragon Quest 3 (Enix, 06/12/1996) - 409.082
Mini-Yonku Shining Scorpion: Let's & Go (ASCII, 20/12/1996) - 505.290


We can see how strong was SFC, considering sales are from 1995, when SFC was near to be a dead system.
Hope SMG will be the best debut on a Nintendo home console since DQ6

 

[test_account]

If the pre-orders for SMG really is 700k Nintendo should know this. I would be suprised if it sold less 500k the first week.

 

[creamsugar]

Famitsu

DSL 83000
PSP 62000
PS2 11000
PS3 16000
Wii 35000
360 3500

SORRY...

 

[Heidir]

Famitsu

DSL 83000
PSP 62000
PS2 11000
PS3 160000
Wii 15000
360 3500

WOW.

 

[Magicpaint]

Famitsu
PS3 160000
Wii 15000

OH shits.

But yeah, wow.

 

[LOCK]

wowzers

 

[Kurosaki Ichigo]

Spoiler

Sorry to spoil the fun, but PS3 number has an extra 0

 

[reminder]

PS3 16000
Wii 15000



Edit: Damn, just a typo

 

[sprsk]

Famitsu

DSL 83000
PSP 62000
PS2 11000
PS3 160000
Wii 15000
360 3500

Yeahhh that's gotta be a typo.

 

[Kurosaki Ichigo]

Spoiler

And Wii 1 is actually a 3

 

[Opus Angelorum]

Spoiler

Sorry to spoil the fun, but PS3 number has an extra 0

Correct, edit your post creamsugar before someone has a heart attack.

And those Wii sales, not so much...

 

[Magicpaint]

WHAT TO BELIEVE

 

[Kenka]

The streams cross ? Well...that's pretty uncommon

 

[Bo130]

160,000? Really? And wow, Wii is low :s Might pull in the same numbers as the PS3 this week, when Galaxy is released. Hopefully...

 

[Loudninja]

yeah its a typo guys, dont expect those sales until Novmeber

 

[creamsugar]

TOP 10

1. FFTA2 (DS)
2. Ar-tonelico 2 (PS2)
3. Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (DS)
4. Winning Eleven DS Goal X Goal (DS)
5. DS Bungaku Zenshuu (DS)
6. Imabiki (PS3)
7. God of War 2 (PS2)
8. Gundam Battle Chronicle (PSP)
9. Wii Sports (Wii)
10. Ghost Squad (Wii)

 

[Bulla564]

Is that... really.... a 0... after 16,000?

 

[Opus Angelorum]

yeah its a typo guys, don't expect those sales until November

You expect the PS3 to have 10x the sales for November, any reason?

 

[icecream]

That would be Ar Tonelico 2, the sequel, assuming you're listing the ranking for this week.

Look at Imabiki.

 

[Culex]

Is that... really.... a 0... after 16,000?

correct numbers

PS3: 16000
Wii: 35000

Question being: will Wii hardware next week top the sales spike that Dragon Quest: Swords managed (100k+)?

 

[Loudninja]

correct numbers

PS3: 16000
Wii: 35000

Yeah, thats more like it

 

[Loudninja]

You expect the PS3 to have 10x the sales for November, any reason?

Sorry, maybe not that much but atleast a nice boost

 

[titiklabingapat]

I find it hard to believe the Wii suddenly nosediving like that with Wii Sports entering the top ten. But then again, God of War is also in the top 10 and I'd peg that as a game that the Japanese don't really like.

 

[creamsugar]

1.FFTA2　158,000
2.Ar-tonelico2　68,000
3.Pokémon Mystery Dungeon　25,000（1,011,000）
4.WEDS　22,000
5.DS Bungaku Zenshuu　21,000（61,000）
6.Imabiki　20,000
7.God of War 2　18,000
8.Gundam Battle Chronicle　18,000（169,000）
9.Wii Sports　17,000（2,056,000）
10.Ghost Squad　16,000

12.Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch DS　16000
19.Gurren lagann DS　11000
20.Zack & Wiki　11000
22.Volleyball World Cup: Venus Evolution PS2　9500
26.Hitman Reborn PS2　8100
30.The Eye of Judgment　7500
外.Gintama Wii　6900
外.BLADESTORM 360　5900
外.Baldr Bullet: Equilibrium PS2　5900
外.OMG　5500
外.Apathy DS　4200
外.DDR Wii　3400
外.Dungeon maker DS　1700
外.ｾﾝｼｬ　500

 

[titiklabingapat]

Yeah, 30k Wii is about right with Wii sports at 17k.

 

[ksamedi]

nevermind....

 

[BishopLamont]

Ghost Squad gets into the top 10, yet Z&W doesn't. Life is not fair. Pokemon spinoff hits 1 million. Oh and you gotta feel bad for Konami, first Elebits didn't do too well then Dewy bombs and now DDR bombs too. They really deserve a bit more since they're the few 3rd party that has put some kinda effort in their Wii games, not just shovelware. Seems like the Japanese Wii userbase is really hard to crack when it comes to games.

 

[Opus Angelorum]

Ghost Squad gets into the top 10, yet Z&W doesn't. Life is not fair.

Is this the release week for Ghost Squad?

 

[kottila]

Pokemon enters the nongames club.

 

[titiklabingapat]

Is this the release week for Ghost Squad?

Yes, and Z&W's.

 

[JoshuaJSlone]

So much for remotecondobump?

correct numbers

PS3: 16000
Wii: 35000

That does seem more plausible.

1.FFTA2　158000

About 12K below FFT PSP's opening week, 67K below FFTA GBA's.

 

[Opus Angelorum]

Yes, and Z&W's.

Horrible numbers no?

 

[Magicpaint]

Ah, the numbers are actually sane now.

About 12K below FFT PSP's opening week, 67K below FFTA GBA's.

Yeah, the numbers for FFTA2 are quite disappointing.

Horrible numbers no?

Horrible.

 

[titiklabingapat]

Was there a PS3 price cut?

Horrible numbers no?

I'm not arguing otherwise, although both weren't exactly expected to be hits.

 

[slaughterking]

20. Zack & Wiki　11000

;_;

 

[cvxfreak]

Not bad for Ghost Squad.

 

[ksamedi]

Ah, the numbers are actually sane now.

.

I'd rather call them shitty because I got used to them and its hard to turn back to normal.

 

[Pureauthor]

About 12K below FFT PSP's opening week, 67K below FFTA GBA's.

I'm guessing a lot of people got burned by the mediocrity of FFTA.

10.Ghost Squad　16000

GO LIGHTGUN GAMES!

20. Zack & Wiki　11000

GO ADVENTU... wait... uh, no.

 

[icecream]

2ch List

You kept the nicknames. :lol

 

[Stumpokapow]

About 12K below FFT PSP's opening week, 67K below FFTA GBA's.

Square has no one to blame but themselves. There was no reason to call the game FFTA2, tying the game to FFTA. They should have called it FFT: The Sealed Grimoire, genericizing FFT. It would have been better for branding.

 

[Frillen]

Was there a PS3 price cut?

Yeah, two weeks ago.

Wii up again, should be interesting to how much Galaxy can drive Wii sales.

 

[JoshuaJSlone]

Square has no one to blame but themselves. There was no reason to call the game FFTA2, tying the game to FFTA. They should have called it FFT: The Sealed Grimoire, genericizing FFT. It would have been better for branding.

Well, the game is tied to FFTA, isn't it? It might've been better for the individual game of FFTA2, but it could've hurt the "FFT non-A" brand in the future if people couldn't tell by name whether it was an "A" game or not.

Really, I guess if they actually thought the FFTA name was such a stigma, they wouldn't have developed a sequel to it to begin with.

 

[Neo C.]

Ghost Squad gets into the top 10, yet Z&W doesn't. Life is not fair.

Horrible numbers no?

After the first day sales, I would say better than expected. But then again, the expectations are already low.

Edit:

=CharlequinI'm quite certain the potential target market for Z&W is well above the pitiful ~12k it's going to put up lifetime in Japan

Need 1k units more to reach the expectation.

 

[tanod]

Yeah, two weeks ago.

As far as charting goes, this will be the first full week of sales after the official price drop date.