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Media Create Sales: Week 21, 2014 (May 19 - May 25)
- Thread starter Chris1964
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That "another tracking site" is banned for good reason on GAF.
michaelius
Banned
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
Great software numbers. Hardware.....
We need a chalkboard for console gaming in Japan.
D
Deleted member 125677
Unconfirmed Member
Luigi = MK8
Waluigi = all japanese hardware
Waluigi = all japanese hardware
I expected that most people who would buy MK8 would already have a Wii U. It is the long run we're going to have to wait and see.
But I did not expect it to only be bumped up by ~10K. That's quite the disappointment.
But I did not expect it to only be bumped up by ~10K. That's quite the disappointment.
I think it will drop slowly for a long period of time with some small upticks when games come out. It seems they will have a game a month from July onwards.
Ok had to check the numbers here to see if 19k is anything good but doesn't look that way. If they can#t even sustain that number at all consoles are pretty much dead in Japan.
Since the software numbers are pretty good it seems like the Nintendo faithful are buying the game. The rest not so much.
Since the software numbers are pretty good it seems like the Nintendo faithful are buying the game. The rest not so much.
Captain Smoker
Member
Expected a slightly bigger bump.
All hardware numbers are quite bad though.
Mario Kart 8 good.
All hardware numbers are quite bad though.
Mario Kart 8 good.
Might as well preemptively cross off "Video Games" from that list.
BassForever
Member
So console gaming continues to be confirmed dead in Japan? 
OverturePT
Member
Yea, was expecting something like this. I do expect these numbers to continue into next week though (not the MK8 but the Wii U numbers).
lol
Smiles and Cries
Member
Wii u saved
Kresnik258
Member
Software better than I expected; hardware worse than I expected. Meh.
Hardware all round is abysmal this week.
Hardware all round is abysmal this week.
It can't be stopped
From the closet, but not the shelf
Been saying this for a long time, even before both were revealed mang, like a boss.
shinra-bansho
Member
Yeah; the question now remains, how many people who need Mario Kart still haven't bought the system for Mario Kart now that it's out.
And what will it take to get them to buy it (What's the next tipping point title?).
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Deleted member 125677
Unconfirmed Member
PS4 selling half of the Vita is also pretty damn terrible
On a side note
On a side note
Spiritreaver
Member
Every week is better than the last. I can't get enough of the drama.
Gaaah, I was expecting much better from Wii U this week
We'll have to see if there's an increased base for hardware sales in the next weeks; I mean, if it goes from 6-7k for week to 13-15k for week, it'd still be better than before. Still very bad, but also better.
Mario Kart 8 first week is great, so that's why I think that there's a possibility of that happening.
We'll have to see if there's an increased base for hardware sales in the next weeks; I mean, if it goes from 6-7k for week to 13-15k for week, it'd still be better than before. Still very bad, but also better.
Mario Kart 8 first week is great, so that's why I think that there's a possibility of that happening.
spyroflame0487
Member
I think the real test here is going to see what next week's is. If MK can continue to sell pretty good and continue to sell consoles (especially going into E3) well, then I don't see too much of a problem.
Interfectum
Member
Japan has welcomed their mobile overlords with open arms.
This is why I've been hesitant on the Wii U recovering in general.
Basically everything announced is a title you could have easily assumed from day one of the console and picked up as soon as something like Mario 3D World or NSMB U came out.
Given Mario 3D World appeals to much of the really core Nintendo enthusiast audience, I would suspect that picked up a pretty large chunk of them.
BassForever
Member
So when are we gonna start seeing smart phone sales tracked? Clearly then we'll see impressive hardware numbers
A steady stream of games, like the Vita had for the last four(?) months.
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:-(
Smiles and Cries
Member
Japan is screwed up right now I would not be down on WiiU bump when PS3 outsold PS4
Japan is not loving us
Japan is not loving us
OverturePT
Member
I'm expecting it. These are numbers from the 29th to the 1st of June (Wii U and MK8), only three days, I'm expecting the game and system to still sell quite a bit (hoping for a decent steady number for the Wii U).
It won't recover. I can see more MK8 situations though - good software sales and rubbish bumps. Here's hoping NCL keep all the WiiU titles alive on the next hardware.
Right, I mean "recovering" as in "recovering in even the slightest" like a... I don't know what would recovery be at this point? Staying above 10K?
Even that is looking ridiculously laughable.
prag16
Banned
Pretty good MK8 software sales.
Very bad Wii U hardware sales (and all other hardware for that matter). I'll stop short of calling it "disastrous" for the Wii U until we see what kind of legs the bump has. If it holds above 15k next week, and then ends up with a new baseline around 12k for awhile, that wouldn't be disastrous. But if it ends up back in the PS3/PS4 6000 club in 2 weeks, we can definitely slap on the "disastrous" title..
Very bad Wii U hardware sales (and all other hardware for that matter). I'll stop short of calling it "disastrous" for the Wii U until we see what kind of legs the bump has. If it holds above 15k next week, and then ends up with a new baseline around 12k for awhile, that wouldn't be disastrous. But if it ends up back in the PS3/PS4 6000 club in 2 weeks, we can definitely slap on the "disastrous" title..
Nintendo need to get on the NFC train with Pokemon/Yokai Watch/something similar and do it fast. That's the only thing I can see helping the Wii U recover in Japan.
gigantor21
Member
Welp, Double Dash 2 status confirmed.