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[frankie_baby]

Absolutely. Amazon is the absolute best indicator of a game's success! Charttrack and NPD should just stop tracking numbers, and use Amazon to make a top 30.

its a mildly intersting way of gauging interest in titles especially before release, not exactly very acurate tho

 

[Parl]

whats with you people and your obsession with amazon? i see ace combat 6 for 360 is high up there, i'm guessing we should be expecting mario galaxy numbers right?

I personally don't follow Amazon stuff, but it's typically the less casual stuff that sells most on there, which is why you find game like AC6 for 360 up there, but then other games sell better elsewhere and trump those 360 in the MC charts. So, for a game like Wii fit to sell so well on Amazon, only to sell MUCH better than "so well" elsewhere, is remarkable.

 

[Moor-Angol]

whats with you people and your obsession with amazon? i see ace combat 6 for 360 is high up there, i'm guessing we should be expecting mario galaxy numbers right?

you see numbers on Amazon.jp chart ?

a chart without numbers means nothing, so you have to interpretate.
First of all, amazon.jp could be a good indicator about preorders, not sales in long term.
Don't consider limited editions, they are usually higher than normal versions.
Check the chart daily can help you to understand which games are moving up and which ones are moving down.

so if you ignore all the things above, you think people are obsessed by amazon chart.

 

[DeaconKnowledge]

So hey fellow sales nerds... time to put on your shipped nerd hats. I've been gathering the publically available shipment data for a while, and in anticipation of new financial releases in a few days finally put together some tools for making graphs of them online. Not completely Japanese-sales-related, but anyone who would give a hoot enough to see it before I start using it in a few days when the new data shows up probably hangs in these threads anyway.

Here are a load of example results:
PS2 (old) vs Wii, year one, Japan
Current gen, 2006-2007
X360, NA vs EU, NA launch through today
GameCube vs Xbox
GBA vs DS, worldwide from launches
DS, worldwide and regional breakdowns
Xbox vs X360, Europe

There are more Wiis available than any near-launch home console ever.

You should really new thread this. At least then it will put an end to the "Nintendo is intentionally holding back" arguments.

 

[JoshuaJSlone]

You should really new thread this. At least then it will put an end to the "Nintendo is intentionally holding back" arguments.

I'll wait for the threads on the new figures, so at least the numbers are as recent as September 30 rather than June 30. However, by now there are people like speculawyer that argue that being the highest-supplied by a large margin still counts as bad since it hasn't sated worldwide demand.

 

[PataHikari]

You should really new thread this. At least then it will put an end to the "Nintendo is intentionally holding back" arguments.

Ahahaha.

No it won't.

 

[creamsugar]

Famitsu

http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/1211474_1124.html

DSL 78000
PSP 64000
PS2 11000
PS3 12000
Wii 31000
360 5000

1.文学　39000
2.POKEMON　29000（986000）
3.Gundam Battle Chronicle　28000（151000）
4.SEAMAN2　27000
5.DBZ-PS2　26000（240000）

新作
6.katamaridamacy　17000
7.Winners Circle　17000
12.GAII　12000
Spiderman3 PS3　5000
ワーヒー　4400
Spiderman3 PS2　3600
Sonic Rush Adventure　2500
ゾイド　1500
夢美肌　760

その他
8.西村サスペンス　16000（59000）
9.漢検2　15000（75000）
10.Wii Sports　13000（2040000）
14.LAIR　11000（37000）
17.CCFF7　9900（715000）
18.ASH　9800（92000）
19.MPO+　9000（178000）
21.家計　8900（251000）
23.MP8　7800（863000）
26.DBZ-Wii　7300（56000）
27.Mario Strikers　6900（78000）

 

[slaughterking]

Wii rising again.

 

[Belgorim]

What is the difference in accuracy between the MC and Famitsu numbers?

 

[Talamius]

Wii Fit and SMG momentum starting to build perhaps?

 

[felipeko]

Oh, i thought the PS3 and Wii lines would cross... But with Wii rising now im not sure...

 

[Jonnyram]

蜘蛛=Spiderman
:lol at number 1. There's gonna be a riot in the MC thread if it's the same.

 

[Zombie James]

Handheld domination continues.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

Famitsu

http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/1211474_1124.html

are FAMITSU NUMBERS still a week later than Media Create?

edit: why can't I quote japanese kanji on GAF without ????? ?????

can anyone help me clear that issue using SAFARI OS X

 

[FrankT]

Here comes Wii's rise to heaven again.

 

[Frillen]

蜘蛛=Spiderman
:lol at number 1. There's gonna be a riot in the MC thread if it's the same.

Seriously, Spiderman is 1st?? Damn.

Anyway, Wii rising

 

[felipeko]

are FAMITSU NUMBERS still a week later than Media Create?

I think its the numbers of 10/15 - 10/21 week

 

[felipeko]

蜘蛛=Spiderman
:lol at number 1. There's gonna be a riot in the MC thread if it's the same.

But is that combined, or wich system?

 

[Jonnyram]

Seriously, Spiderman is 1st?? Damn.

Anyway, Wii rising

No, Spiderman is not no.1... they were separate comments. Should have spaced them out a bit more.

 

[ethelred]

Famitsu

http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/1211474_1124.html

DSL 78000
PSP 64000
PS2 11000
PS3 12000
Wii 31000
360 5000

1.DS Novel　39000
2.Pokemon Mysterious Dungeon　29000（986000）
3.Gundam Battle Chronicle　28000（151000）
4.SEAMAN2　27000
5.DBZ-PS2　26000（240000）

新作
6.katamaridamacy　17000
7.Winners Circle　17000
12.Galaxy Angel II　12000
外.Spider Man 3PS3　5000
外.ワーヒー　4400
外.Spider Man 3PS2　3600
外.Sonic Rush Adventure　2500
外.Zoids Alternative　1500
外.夢美肌　760

その他
8.Kyotaro Nishimura Mystery　16000（59000）
9.漢検2　15000（75000）
14.LAIR　11000（37000）
17.CCFF7　9900（715000）
18.ASH　9800（92000）
19.MPO+　9000（178000）
21.My Housekeeping Diary　8900（251000）
23.MP8　7800（863000）
26.DBZ-Wii　7300（56000）
27.Mario Strikers　6900（78000）

Clarified some of those.

 

[DeaconKnowledge]

Any of those listed games Wii releases? That's a pretty sharp hardware increase.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

I think its the numbers of 10/15 - 10/21 week

if thats so what the hell happened to the PS3 beating the Wii thing people posted about?

 

[donny2112]

Famitsu

PS3 12000
Wii 31000

Well, there goes that possibility.

9.Kanji Quiz DS 2 (maybe?)　15000（75000）

 

[RBH]

PS3 12000

Didn't they just have a PS3 price drop in Japan?

 

[Frankfurter]

Famitsu

PS3 had a price drop and ... Wii increases while PS3 more or less stays the same?

 

[Toru]

Famitsu

Additionally,

10. Wii Sports 13000 (2040000)

 

[ethelred]

I find it very amusing that one week of Media Create sales for Kyotaro Nishimura Mystery is higher than both weeks of Famitsu sales.

Also, Sega, please attend me carefully: THERE IS SOMETHING VERY WRONG with your strategy when Seaman is selling more than new Sonic games.

 

[Rolf NB]

Famitsu

http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/1211474_1124.html

DSL 78000
PSP 64000
PS2 11000
PS3 12000
Wii 31000
360 5000

What? Still more Elites?

 

[Evlar]

PS3 had a price drop and ... Wii increases while PS3 more or less stays the same?

New PS3 owners have more money left over for buying a Wii.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

SONY should give up on the PS3 this holiday in Japan and focus on the PS2 and PSP for a few more months, nothing they do now seems to be working... if PSP can comeback strong like it did they can bring the PS3 back in a year or two

 

[Moor-Angol]

1.&#25991;&#23398;&#12288;39000 <---- Nintendo Grammar Training

8.&#35199;&#26449;&#12469;&#12473;&#12506;&#12531;&#12473;&#12288;16000&#65288;59000&#65289; <---- Tecmo's Adventure game (last week #1)
9.&#28450;&#26908;2&#12288;15000&#65288;75000&#65289; <----- Rocket Company's Kanji Quiz 2
21.&#23478;&#35336;&#12288;8900&#65288;251000&#65289; <----- Nintendo's My housekeeping Diary
27.&#12510;&#12522;&#12473;&#12488;&#12288;6900&#65288;78000&#65289;<----- Mario Strikers Charged

some little translations

 

[Crushed]

mmm, stagnating wii hardware AND software sales. please let this trend continue.

Wii 31000

Come on Drinky, keep posting that stuff. I think it's actually making the Wii sell more.

 

[acuul]

now you gotta tell me WHY wii rises after last weak weeks.

I don't understand.

 

[Lupin3]

I think a lot of PS3 buyers are waiting for the cheaper 40GB version right now.

 

[ethelred]

now you gotta tell me WHY wii rises after last weak weeks.

I don't understand.

Potential Wii buyers get really excited when a hot new PS2 game comes out because they can't wait for the eventual port?

 

[ksamedi]

Isn't that DS novel? Im glad it did a decent first week, it sounds very interesting.

 

[Aeris130]

PSP 64000

17.CCFF7&#12288;9900&#65288;715000&#65289;

Why are HW still so high if ppl can't be bothered to pick up CCFF7?

 

[Evlar]

Why are HW still so high if ppl can't be bothered to pick up CCFF7?

Buying used I presume.

 

[Kurosaki Ichigo]

Maybe Wii jumped because of the new Wii Sports ads Sporsk mentioned. Seeing HW sales and Wii Sports entering top10 again....


Anyway, last week PS3 was 8,4k in Famitsu and 12k in MC so I rather wait for both numbers before saying anything (like with DBZ, MGS PO+, Tecmo's game...).

 

[ksamedi]

Why are HW still so high if ppl can't be bothered to pick up CCFF7?

I hear its a pretty popular Pirate console.

 

[Defuser]

I hear its a pretty popular Pirate console.

I heard PS2 and DS is also popular console also!!!

 

[hitlerat]

DS is worse pirate console ever...

 

[Grimmy]

Buying used I presume.

Exactly. I'm just buying discounted software - there's so much older games to buy as a new PSP owner that it makes little sense to pay full price right now

 

[Avrum]

Come on Drinky, keep posting that stuff. I think it's actually making the Wii sell more.

:lol

Anyway, I'll wait for media create as last week seemed to show quite a bit of disparity in the numbers. I think Famitsu had PS3 less than 10K but Media Create had it over. Either way, if the PS3 had a recent price drop and the thing barely budged then WTF is going on over there?

 

[Moor-Angol]

Maybe Wii jumped because of the new Wii Sports ads Sporsk mentioned. Seeing HW sales and Wii Sports entering top10 again....

there are still 1,5mln potential copies of Wii Sports to be bought

 

[Kildace]

DS is worse pirate console ever...

Not really, you need a piece of hardware to pirate the DS, I don't think you need one to pirate the PSP.

 

[CitizenCope]

I think a lot of PS3 buyers are waiting for.....

It goes on and on.:lol

 

[schuelma]

I wonder if the Galaxy hype is working a bit.

 

[Frillen]

1 DS Novel&#12288;39000

WTF!?!? DS Novel!? Why wuld anyone buy this shitz it's just nother non game DS crappz i hate japan...

 

[Stumpokapow]

I find it very amusing that one week of Media Create sales for Kyotaro Nishimura Mystery is higher than both weeks of Famitsu sales.

Also, Sega, please attend me carefully: THERE IS SOMETHING VERY WRONG with your strategy when Seaman is selling more than new Sonic games.

For clarification, Sega, the something wrong is NOT that Seaman is outselling Sonic, but that you imbeciles continue to localize awful Sonic games while failing to announced Seaman 2 (still featuring Leonard Nimoy) for Holiday 2007 in the US.

WTF!?!? DS Novel!? Why wuld anyone buy this shitz it's just nother non game DS crappz i hate japan...

100 books for 25 bucks with a nice interface and easily to carry. Fuck you if you think that's a bad deal. This isn't some stupid "4th grader political quiz DS" or "Train your beard in minutes a day". It's a genuinely good idea for a piece of software in my opinion.