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Media Create Sales: Week 32, 2013 (Aug 05 - Aug 11)

cw_sasuke

If all DLC came tied to $13 figurines, I'd consider all DLC to be free
That Yakuza HD on WiiU failed is as sure thing as the sun coming up.

I mean, what were they thinking.

I dont what Iwata thought he could accomplish with such a desperate port. Should have Sega to bring PSO 2 too WiiU.
 

Mpl90

Two copies sold? That's not a bomb guys, stop trolling!!!

hiska-kun

Member
Media Create:

03./00. [3DS] One Piece: Romance Dawn - Bouken no Yoake <RPG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.08.08} (¥5.980) &#8211; 24.787 / NEW <37,33%>

00./00. [3DS] Pokemon TRETTA Lab. for Nintendo 3DS (Takara Tomy ARTS) {2013-08-10} - 22.000 / NEW

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21./28. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Super Deluxe Edition # <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.11.29} (¥5.040)
22./15. [WIU] LEGO City Undercover <ADV> (Nintendo) {2013.07.25} (¥5.985)
23./29. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 <RCE> (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.800)
24./00. [PSP] Vitamin R # <ADV> (D3 Publisher) {2013.08.08} (¥6.090)
25./22. [PSP] Dangan-Ronpa (PSP the Best) # <ADV> (Spike) {2011.11.23} (¥2.940)
26./07. [PSV] Mind/Zero <RPG> (Acquire) {2013.08.01} (¥6.279)
27./27. [WIU] New Super Luigi U <ACT> (Nintendo) {2013.07.13} (¥3.885)
28./31. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥4.800)
29./05. [PS3] Killer Is Dead # <ACT> (Kadokawa Games) {2013.08.01} (¥7.980)
30./26. [PS3] The Last of Us <ADV> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2013.06.20} (¥5.980)
31./30. [WII] New Play Control! Pikmin 2 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2009.03.12} (¥3.800)
32./23. [PSV] Toukiden # <ACT> (Koei Tecmo) {2013.06.27} (¥6.090)
33./25. [PSP] Toukiden <ACT> (Koei Tecmo) {2013.06.27} (¥5.040)
34./32. [3DS] Kuma-Tomo <ETC> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.06.20} (¥4.980)
35./21. [3DS] Doki Doki! PreCure Narikiri Life! <ETC> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.08.01} (¥4.980)
36./33. [NDS] Pokemon Black 2 / White 2 <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2012.06.23} (¥4.800)
37./35. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.12} (¥5.040)
38./24. [PS3] Metro: Last Light <ACT> (Spike Chunsoft) {2013.08.01} (¥8.190)
39./34. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission <TBL> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.02.28} (¥5.800)
40./38. [WIU] New Super Mario Bros. U <ACT> (Nintendo) {2012.12.08} (¥5.985)
41./40. [PSP] God Eater: Burst (PSP the Best Reprint) <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.06.06} (¥1.800)
42./37. [PSP] Super Dangan-Ronpa 2: Sayonara Zetsubou Gakuen # <ADV> (Spike Chunsoft) {2012.07.26} (¥6.279)
43./42. [3DS] Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-Tachi Kara Nigekire! <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.07.05} (¥5.040)
44./00. [PSV] Grisaia no Kajitsu: Le Fruit de la Grisaia <ADV> (Prototype) {2013.08.08} (¥6.090)
45./43. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Best Price!) <ACT> (Capcom) {2012.11.15} (¥3.800)
46./50. [3DS] Super Mario 3D Land # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2011.11.03} (¥4.800)
47./47. [3DS] Aikatsu! Cinderella Lesson <SLG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.11.15} (¥5.040)
48./44. [WII] Super Smash Bros. Brawl <FTG> (Nintendo) {2008.01.31} (¥6.800)
49./48. [WIU] Nintendo Land # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2012.12.08} (¥4.935)
50./39. [3DS] Toriko: Gourmet Battle! <FTG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.07.04} (¥5.980)

Top 50

3DS - 25
PS3 - 7
WIU &#8211; 5
PSP &#8211; 5
PSV - 4
WII - 3
NDS &#8211; 1

SOFTWARE
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|System | This Week  | Last Week  | Last Year  |     YTD    |  Last YTD  |
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|  ALL  |    554.000 |    657.000 |    872.070 | 25.448.000 | 29.614.000 |
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darkside31337

Tomodachi wa Mahou
Without proper software it would be pointless to launch in 2013.

Westerner is going to buy KZ,BF4 and WatchCreedDogs, japanese person rather not.

BF3 did like 200k (and one would figure BF4 would do better). Last CoD game did more than 450k. There is definitely a market for Western games in Japan, but all those will sell well on the PS3 this holiday season including ones that won't be on the PS4 like GTA.
 
The lsck of any japanese games announced could mean we won't see ps4 in japan for a long while. I can't think of anything they could have ready that wouldnt have the console sub 10k in 2 montths
 

Mario007

Member
The lsck of any japanese games announced could mean we won't see ps4 in japan for a long while. I can't think of anything they could have ready that wouldnt have the console sub 10k in 2 montths
Yeah I can't think of anything either. Studio Japan stuff doesn't sell. Most japanese third parties are mid-tier and so they wouldn't really move to PS4 until it's well into its life cycle and then you have Capcom, Square and Kojima and they all won't have games out till Q2 2014 at the soonest (MGS5).
 
Yeah, if i were sony i would just send that stock to the west, and then launch maybe like May-June. Of course they might have a fantastic lineup ready at tgs, but i just can't think of a good launch lineup that will be ready soon.
 
I still think Japanese launch will be this year or at most early next year (January). My guess would be october for the west and december for Japan. Japanese line up releaved at TGS.
 

Mario007

Member
Yeah, if i were sony i would just send that stock to the west, and then launch maybe like May-June. Of course they might have a fantastic lineup ready at tgs, but i just can't think of a good launch lineup that will be ready soon.
Agree with you, and I can't see anything turning up at TGS for 2013 launch. They could very well have some new exciting IP for Japan but that needs marketing and hype. Apart from that, we basically only know that Capcom is making Deep Down and that it'll be at e3 2014, Square is making FFXV and KH3 (which is huge but given the way Square has handled this generation until we get release dates those two titles mean nothing), Konami is doing a MGS5 upport next year and Level 5 have an RPG in the making. There really hasn't been a huge interest shown by Japanese third parties in the ps4.
 
The lsck of any japanese games announced could mean we won't see ps4 in japan for a long while. I can't think of anything they could have ready that wouldnt have the console sub 10k in 2 montths

Looking at that time to triangle graph Cerny was throwing around I'd expect a bunch of ports of ps3 stuff and MinGolf from Sony studios and at least token launch in 2013 (second half of december).
 

Road

Member
All charts launch-aligned. All data from Famitsu.

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Code:
             PS3                |              WII U 
2007-07-09   14,143   1,010,492 | 2013-08-05   9,291   1,026,485
2007-07-16   13,443   1,023,935	| 2013-08-12			
2007-07-23   38,322   1,062,257	| 2013-08-19
2007-07-30   21,985   1,084,242	| 2013-08-26		
2007-08-06   23,705   1,107,947	| 2013-09-02

PS3: Minna no Golf 5
Wii U: Wonderful 101


Yeah, if i were sony i would just send that stock to the west, and then launch maybe like May-June. Of course they might have a fantastic lineup ready at tgs, but i just can't think of a good launch lineup that will be ready soon.

If the PS4 is released in 2013 in Japan we're gonna have for the third year in a row a system selling like garbage and delusional fanboys going "bu bu bu bu but..."

I can't wait...
 

Chris1964

Sales-Age Genius
Famitsu Sales: Week 32, 2013 (Aug 05 - Aug 11)

01./01. [3DS] Disney Magic Castle: My Happy Life # <ETC> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.08.01} (¥5.480) - 46.872 / 151.880 <60-80%> (-55%)
02./03. [3DS] Mario & Luigi: Dream Team # <RPG> (Nintendo) {2013.07.18} (¥4.800) - 27.681 / 216.483 <40-60%> (-14%)
03./00. [3DS] One Piece: Romance Dawn - Bouken no Yoake <RPG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.08.08} (¥5.980) - 26.751 / NEW <40-60%>
04./04. [3DS] Friend Collection: New Life # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2013.04.18} (¥4.800) - 21.030 / 1.349.888 <80-100%> (-2%)
05./02. [3DS] Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies <ADV> (Capcom) {2013.07.25} (¥5.990) - 20.573 / 308.717 <80-100%> (-56%)
06./00. [3DS] Pokemon Tretta Lab for Nintendo 3DS <ETC> (Takara Tomy) {2013.08.10} (¥3.800) - 18.867 / NEW <20-40%>
07./08. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) - 14.902 / 3.747.974 <80-100%> (-2%)
08./07. [3DS] Youkai Watch <RPG> (Level 5) {2013.07.11} (¥4.800) - 14.177 / 130.825 <80-100%> (-9%)
09./15. [PS3] Dragon's Crown <ACT> (Atlus) {2013.07.25} (¥8.190) - 11.847 / 128.579 <80-100%> (+54%)
10./10. [WIU] Pikmin 3 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2013.07.13} (¥5.985) - 9.541 / 169.685 <60-80%> (-14%)
11./09. [3DS] Fantasy Life: Link! <RPG> (Level 5) {2013.07.25} (¥4.980) - 9.213 / 42.027 <40-60%> (-34%)
12./00. [3DS] Nekketsu Kouha Kunio-Kun SP: Rantou Kyousoukyoku <ACT> (Arc System Works) {2013.08.08} (¥4.649) - 9.037 / NEW <40-60%>
13./14. [3DS] Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon <ACT> (Nintendo) {2013.03.20} (¥4.800) - 8.241 / 876.019 <80-100%> (+5%)
14./00. [3DS] Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger: Game de Kaburincho!! <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.08.08} (¥4.980) - 7.899 / NEW <20-40%>
15./17. [3DS] Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D <ACT> (Nintendo) {2013.06.13} (¥4.800) - 7.329 / 209.823 <80-100%> (-3%)
16./12. [PSV] Dragon's Crown <ACT> (Atlus) {2013.07.25} (¥8.190) - 6.889 / 92.920 <80-100%> (-35%)
17./00. [PS3] Resident Evil 6: Special Package <ADV> (Capcom) {2013.08.08} (¥3.990) - 6.884 / NEW <60-80%>
18./00. [PSP] Vitamin R # <ADV> (D3 Publisher) {2013.08.08} (¥6.090) - 6.513 / NEW <60-80%>
19./13. [PS3] Earth Defense Force 2025 <ACT> (D3 Publisher) {2013.07.04} (¥6.980) - 6.284 / 215.105 <80-100%> (-21%)
20./18. [3DS] Little Battlers eXperience W: Ultra Custom <RPG> (Level 5) {2013.07.18} (¥4.400) - 5.987 / 51.878 <60-80%> (-19%)
21./21. [3DS] Hoppechan: Tsukutte! Asonde! Punipuni Town!! <ETC> (Nippon Columbia) {2013.07.25} (¥5.040) - 5.957 / 20.106 <40-60%> (+3%)
22./11. [PS3] The Witch and the Hundred Knights # <RPG> (Nippon Ichi Software) {2013.07.25} (¥7.140) - 5.527 / 68.462 <80-100%> (-48%)
23./26. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Super Deluxe Edition # <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.11.29} (¥5.040) - 5.392 / 541.493 <80-100%> (+12%)
24./22. [WIU] New Super Luigi U <ACT> (Nintendo) {2013.07.13} (¥3.885) - 5.282 / 59.999 <40-60%> (-5%)
25./16. [WIU] LEGO City Undercover <ADV> (Nintendo) {2013.07.25} (¥5.985) - 5.269 / 31.037 <60-80%> (-31%)
26./05. [PS3] Killer Is Dead <ACT> (Kadokawa Games) {2013.08.01} (¥7.980) - 5.127 / 23.104 <60-80%> (-71%)
27./29. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥4.800) - 4.965 / 2.086.438 <80-100%> (+15%)
28./06. [PSV] Mind/Zero <RPG> (Acquire) {2013.08.01} (¥6.279) - 4.265 / 20.524 <60-80%> (-74%)
29./00. [3DS] Kuma-Tomo <ETC> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.06.20} (¥4.980) - 4.139 / 39.618 <60-80%>
30./27. [PSP] Dangan-Ronpa (PSP the Best) # <ADV> (Spike) {2011.11.23} (¥2.940) - 3.932 / 111.228 <80-100%> (-15%)

Top 30

3DS - 17
PS3 - 5
WIU - 3
PSP - 2
PSV - 2
WII - 1

HARDWARE
Code:
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|System | This Week  | Last Week  | Last Year  |     YTD    |  Last YTD  |     LTD     |
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| 3DS # |     57.837 |     61.896 |    108.897 |  2.263.611 |  2.891.237 |  12.026.113 |
|  PSV  |     15.755 |     17.031 |      8.805 |    627.446 |    435.419 |   1.704.605 |
|  PS3  |     10.458 |     10.590 |     13.740 |    532.649 |    804.055 |   9.276.982 |
|  WIU  |      9.291 |      9.432 |            |    388.146 |            |   1.026.485 |
| PSP # |      5.333 |      5.409 |     12.208 |    337.153 |    585.016 |  19.516.253 |
|  WII  |      1.414 |      1.425 |     15.916 |     53.269 |    362.527 |  12.714.011 |
|  360  |        184 |        213 |        517 |     12.637 |     38.415 |   1.600.648 |
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|  ALL  |    100.272 |    105.996 |    160.872 |  4.221.096 |  5.156.965 |  79.851.637 |
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|  PSP  |      5.333 |      5.409 |     12.208 |    337.153 |    585.016 |  19.355.678 |
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Chris1964

Sales-Age Genius
Initial shipments from sinobi

[PS3] Dungeons & Dragons Collection: Mystara Eiyuu Senki - 50K
[PS3] Super Robot Wars OG Saga: Masou Kishin III - Pride of Justice - 80K
[PSV] Super Robot Wars OG Saga: Masou Kishin III - Pride of Justice - 40K
[PSV] Conception II: Shichisei no Michibiki to Mazuru no Akumu - 60K
[3DS] Conception II: Shichisei no Michibiki to Mazuru no Akumu - 30K
[WIU] The Wonderful 101 - 30K

Many major online retailers stopped accepting Pokemon reservations, including amazon. If that 100k number first shipment for amazon was correct it is fully covered.
 

Mpl90

Two copies sold? That's not a bomb guys, stop trolling!!!
Initial shipments from sinobi

[PS3] Dungeons & Dragons Collection: Mystara Eiyuu Senki - 50K
[PS3] Super Robot Wars OG Saga: Masou Kishin III - Pride of Justice - 80K
[PSV] Super Robot Wars OG Saga: Masou Kishin III - Pride of Justice - 40K
[PSV] Conception II: Shichisei no Michibiki to Mazuru no Akumu - 60K
[3DS] Conception II: Shichisei no Michibiki to Mazuru no Akumu - 30K
[WIU] The Wonderful 101 - 30K

Gaaaaaaaaah ;_____;
 
Initial shipments from sinobi

[PS3] Dungeons & Dragons Collection: Mystara Eiyuu Senki - 50K
[PS3] Super Robot Wars OG Saga: Masou Kishin III - Pride of Justice - 80K
[PSV] Super Robot Wars OG Saga: Masou Kishin III - Pride of Justice - 40K
[PSV] Conception II: Shichisei no Michibiki to Mazuru no Akumu - 60K
[3DS] Conception II: Shichisei no Michibiki to Mazuru no Akumu - 30K
[WIU] The Wonderful 101 - 30K

Will 30K really comprise all of TW101's launch Japanese shipments?

That doesn't bode well for its first week, then.

:-(
 

DaBoss

Member
Sad that Konami can just be an alternative way of saying Kojima in the console gaming space.
Road said:
If the PS4 is released in 2013 in Japan we're gonna have for the third year in a row a system selling like garbage and delusional fanboys going "bu bu bu bu but..."

I can't wait...
lol
Wouldn't it be 4th in a sense due to 3DS not selling great in the beginning? I didn't read GAF during that time so I don't know how people were posting.
 

Pie and Beans

Look for me on the local news, I'll be the guy arrested for trying to burn down a Nintendo exec's house.
Oh boy @ W101 shipment. Just... dear lord. Please survive this and Bayo2, Platinum.
 

DaBoss

Member
No, it means retailers are not stupid in expecting too much.

The 3DS is king in Japan. Is there any other region around the world where one platform totally dominates like that?
No, but the Wii U is dominant in holding that last place and possibly the worst selling console in Europe.
 

Kouriozan

Member
If I didn't predict like 15.000 or 20.000 units for this game was mainly because Wii U is so software starved that I guess Nintendo will at least try to market a bit every release they have. And also, after Pikmin 3 new Wii U users maybe are more receptive to buying software. Anyway, I feel 35.000 is the best case scenario. That would match Viewtiful Joe first week sales.
It won't even reach your best case scenario with that 30k shipment >.<
It's coming next week and let me guess.... Almost non-existant marketing, right?
Anyway, this was to be expected.
Oh boy @ W101 shipment. Just... dear lord. Please survive this and Bayo2, Platinum.
They already survived (got their money from Nintendo).
 

QaaQer

Member
They already survived (got their money from Nintendo).

AFAIK, we don't know the terms of the deal and Nintendo always plays hardball when they can. Do you have a source about the financial health of Platinum?

I sure hope you are right btw, and that nothing in the agreement is dependent on sales.
 

Kouriozan

Member
Also I expect such low shipment for big Nintendo games as well.
Until there is proof that Wii U games can actually sells, retailers will be scared.
 

jj984jj

He's a pretty swell guy in my books anyway.
Wow, that's terrible for W101. Hopefully it'll do well and get a second shipment, and do better outside Japan. Kamiya deserves better.
 

Glass Rebel

Member
Terrible shipment numbers for W101. Nintendo is dropping the ball hard on anything relating to the Wii U.

Conception II numbers probably settle which version will sell better. Good on Vita!
 

hiska-kun

Member
Initial shipments from sinobi

[PS3] Dungeons & Dragons Collection: Mystara Eiyuu Senki - 50K
[PS3] Super Robot Wars OG Saga: Masou Kishin III - Pride of Justice - 80K
[PSV] Super Robot Wars OG Saga: Masou Kishin III - Pride of Justice - 40K
[PSV] Conception II: Shichisei no Michibiki to Mazuru no Akumu - 60K
[3DS] Conception II: Shichisei no Michibiki to Mazuru no Akumu - 30K
[WIU] The Wonderful 101 - 30K

Many major online retailers stopped accepting Pokemon reservations, including amazon. If that 100k number first shipment for amazon was correct it is fully covered.

I hope Sinobi does this everyweek from now.
 
How did TW101 only get a 30K shipment? Even if it's not going to perform better than that, Nintendo at least thinks it will.

What's the point of even making a game to sell 30K? To force people onto the eShop?
 

Y2Kev

TLG Fan Caretaker Est. 2009
Oh boy @ W101 shipment. Just... dear lord. Please survive this and Bayo2, Platinum.

They will be okay for some time, probably, since I doubt they have like a royalty-driven contract. But after Nintendo I'm not sure who Platinum can go to to make more bombs. Maybe Warner. Warner seems to like to pick up bombs. Or perhaps they can merge with Ninja Theory.

They can probably do more Metal Gear sequels until Konami completely pulls out of video games and devotes those resources towards manufacturing pantie vending machines, which is a much more profitable and culturally relevant enterprise.
 

Pie and Beans

Look for me on the local news, I'll be the guy arrested for trying to burn down a Nintendo exec's house.
They will be okay for some time, probably, since I doubt they have like a royalty-driven contract. But after Nintendo I'm not sure who Platinum can go to to make more bombs. Maybe Warner. Warner seems to like to pick up bombs. Or perhaps they can merge with Ninja Theory.

They can probably do more Metal Gear sequels until Konami completely pulls out of video games and devotes those resources towards manufacturing pantie vending machines, which is a much more profitable and culturally relevant enterprise.

I always remember Inaba briefly discussing Kickstarter and my little heart sinking. Just like... no, you are too good to have to sink to internet busking.

The issue is that japanese games have been getting such a beating by the enthusiast press this generation, they now need that much more grassroots movement behind them and bombastic blanket bomb marketing to get them back into the public eye and really showcase the quality. When a room of neckbeards are guffawing about japanese games 'sucking' despite many devs being as good if not better than ever, theres a real uphill struggle for PR to have to face. And "MAEK OUR STUFF MORE WESTERN" is not the solution.

I would have thought Nintendo would at least earnestly try and push W101 as an amazing new IP in their stable with wide ranging advertising, but instead theyve just pigeon-holed it as an typical niche release with a little more importance attached due to fuck all else coming til Black Friday. Announcing the thing in the first place AFTER an E3 conference just said it all really.

I also wish Revengeance had got their name out there a little more for a knock on effect. Now people will just see ultra-bomba after ultra-bomba and pile them into the same space as Suda51, and dat just aint right.
 
I always remember Inaba briefly discussing Kickstarter and my little heart sinking. Just like... no, you are too good to have to sink to internet busking.

The issue is that japanese games have been getting such a beating by the enthusiast press this generation, they now need that much more grassroots movement behind them and bombastic blanket bomb marketing to get them back into the public eye and really showcase the quality.

I would have thought Nintendo would at least earnestly try and push W101 as an amazing new IP in their stable with wide ranging advertising, but instead theyve just pigeon-holed it as an atypical niche release with a little more importance attached due to fuck all else coming til Black Friday.

I also wish Revengeance had got their name out there a little more for a knock on effect. Now people will just see ultra-bomba after ultra-bomba and pile them into the same space as Suda51, and dat just aint right.
Don't worry, they'll do DMC5
 
Chances are it doesn't even sell that first shipment in the first week. Retailers are smart to stop overstocking wiiu games when they inevitably underperform. I'll say 20k first week, hopefully it can struggle past 60k. I guess this will be Nintendo's 2nd nomination in the bomba of the year award with game and wario.
 
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