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[FINALFANTASYDOG]

Maybe Tetris, if Nintendo puts some big marketing behind it.

Tetris isn't Nintendo published, The nature 3d book should do better then tetris.

ps2 ytd might beat 360 ytd by the end of the year.

Unlikely MHF And GOW3 bundles this month, a fair enough exclusives that it should make it out ahead.

There's only one next-generation system out now and the rest are in their twilight years or soon to be. It will get more exciting the next couple of years.

Perhaps you mean weeks?!
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Black Ops did Amazingly well for a budget release, considering there are 3 other versions of the game and modern warefare 2 budget released at the same time.
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Burnt - weren't you just preaching the utter and complete destruction of 3ds less then 12 hours ago?

 

[Alrus]

Isn't that Holiday (November - January) title in Japan (like it is in the US)?

It would be a massively packed holiday if they release Kid Icarus on top of Mario Kart and Mario 3D land. If you consider there's also Inazuma and Monster Hunter coming, KI will get drowned by the other release. October seems like a much better time.

 

[BurntPork]

How's your record, Burntpork?

I predicted 40-45k this week.

 

[StickSoldier]

December is going to be huge for the 3DS in Japan.... I'm assuming that's when MH is coming out.

 

[BurntPork]

Burnt - weren't you just preaching the utter and complete destruction of 3ds less then 12 hours ago?

Saying what I wanted to happen out of anger. Realistically, if 3DS doesn't dominate the holiday season in Japan with its current line-up... Actually, I don't have an analogy. It will be a force. If Vita has a bunch of amazing unannounced games this holiday, it might beat it. However, looking at the price difference and the small drop-off this week, that's a big "if."

 

[Jaded Alyx]

How's your record, Burntpork?

..broken?

 

[noobie]

ToX edition PS3 is sold out for preorders in most places. I wonder how many they made...

I dont think they make more than 10k of any special edition.

 

[Busaiku]

Tetris isn't Nintendo published, The nature 3d book should do better then tetris.

Again, the US situation confused me.

If Vita has a bunch of amazing unannounced games this holiday, it might beat it. However, looking at the price difference and the small drop-off this week, that's a big "if."

Even if Vita gets its own Monster Hunter (and not just a port of a port), there's really nothing that can bring it to the level of all the big 3DS titles.
Unless it gets Pokemon or something.

 

[BurntPork]

..broken?

 

[schuelma]

In spite of Nintendo's best efforts, I do not believe they will be able to screw things up given the lineup they have.

 

[matmanx1]

10k for a special edition console? Where did you hear that? I honestly have no idea but I thought I remember the Lightning Edition last year getting a 6 digit production run (100,000+).

How does 65k for Grand Knight sound? I don't know what the expectations were but that seems like a pretty decent start for a new IP.

 

[noobie]

10k for a special edition console? Where did you hear that? I honestly have no idea but I thought I remember the Lightning Edition last year getting a 6 digit production run (100,000+).

How does 65k for Grand Knight sound? I don't know what the expectations were but that seems like a pretty decent start for a new IP.

i think i read it somewhere.. probably about Yakuza Bundle and also about some other bundle.. so i thought 10k is standard... i dont think they are going to produce 100k special edition PS3 for a tales game...

 

[saichi]

Even if Vita gets its own Monster Hunter (and not just a port of a port), there's really nothing that can bring it to the level of all the big 3DS titles.

I agree on this. Even if MHP4 announced at TGS for Vita as launch title, Vita would have no chance outsell 3DS in Japan this holiday with MK7 and MH tri-G.

 

[Labadal]

Aren't the GKH sales great? I didn't expect it to sell that well. Oh, how I wish it gets a localization.

 

[matmanx1]

i think i read it somewhere.. probably about Yakuza Bundle and also about some other bundle.. so i thought 10k is standard... i dont think they are going to produce 100k special edition PS3 for a tales game...

No I agree. 100k would be more than I would expect but 10k seems awfully low as well. And I hope that GKH continues to sale and that someone picks it up for localization.

 

[Moodkip]

Nice 3DS sales.

Let's see how the bizarre announcement will interfere in sales of current model.

The current and only model?

 

[BurntPork]

Wait, 360 got a Monster Hunter, and PS2 still outsold it? Fucking pull out Microsoft.

And PSPgo dropped 65%. AM DOOMED

 

[Delio]

The current and only model?

That confused me as well. How will a attactment kill the system over the holiday..

 

[Alrus]

Wait, 360 got a Monster Hunter, and PS2 still outsold it? Fucking pull out Microsoft.

And PSPgo dropped 65%. AM DOOMED

That's an expansion pack for Frontier. The people who bought it already own a 360.

Edit: Or maybe not, I have no idea what that package is. But considering it sold pretty low, it wouldn't have had any meaningful effect on sales anyway.

 

[pramath]

In spite of Nintendo's best efforts, I do not believe they will be able to screw things up given the lineup they have.

Pretty much this.

 

[Dolgan]

Maybe Growlanser IV Over Reloaded (haha what a weird name) for the PSP? Started at 21k. Not sure if you can make the comparison though, I don't know how much the original sold :/

The original did


[NDS] Megami Ibunroku: Devil Survivor (Atlus Co.) - 55.466 / 113.403 / 48,91% 15/01/09

And counting this has been released one month after the sequel... not so bad.

Thanks for the replies. So it's not that disappointing, still I was hoping more people would pick it up. I hope the first new Atlus game will do better.

 

[boingball]

Hopefully Grand Knights will sell 100k and someone will take pity and translate it for the west (Black Rock Shooter now is).

Interesting things to watch out for next week:
Will PS2 again beat the 360?
And will there be a dip or rise in 3DS sales after announcement of the Hardware expansion / MH3DS?

 

[Mpl90]

Things like the attachment or MH3G won't have any effect on sales, like the announcement of a new console doesn't prevent the one still on the market to sell until the marketing campaign for the new machine starts.
Effects are present when mass audience knows about it.
However...am I the only one seeing strange similarities between Nintendogs DS and Zelda OoT 3D for the latest numbers of the latter? O_O

 

[donny2112]

In spite of Nintendo's best efforts, I do not believe they will be able to screw things up given the lineup they have.

*old man voice*

You just wait till next year! They'll show you, then!

*shakes fist*

 

[squall23]

03./06. [WII] Rhythm Heaven <ACT> (Nintendo) {2011.07.21} (¥5.800) - 22.762 / 422.314 (-9%)

Just keep chugging along.

 

[Fantastical]

Just keep chugging along.

Seriously! I hadn't really paid attention to Japanese sales until about maybe a year ago, and I had no idea how big Rhythm Tengoku was. Really surprising to me, personally.

I've never played a game in the series, and I plan on picking it up for the Wii.

 

[Road]

Aren't the GKH sales great? I didn't expect it to sell that well. Oh, how I wish it gets a localization.

Marvelous by first week:

[NDS] Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness (Marvelous Entertainment) {2007.02.01} - 79,408 / 282,299
[PSP] Fate/Extra (Marvelous Entertainment) {2010.07.22} - 72,170 / 95,298
[PSP] Grand Knights History (Marvelous Entertainment) {2011.09.01} (¥5.229) - 64,630 / 64,630
[NDS] Harvest Moon: Twin Villages (Marvelous Entertainment) {2010.07.08} - 63,610 / 189,584
[NDS] Rune Factory 2: A Fantasy Harvest Moon (Marvelous Entertainment) {2008.01.03} - 52,049 / 117,572


Vanillaware by first week:

[PSP] Grand Knights History (Marvelous Entertainment) {2011.09.01} (¥5.229) - 64,630 / 64,630
[PS2] Odin Sphere (Atlus Co.) {2007.05.17} - 59,248 / 84,940
[WII] Muramasa: The Demon Blade (Marvelous Entertainment) {2009.04.09} - 28,807 / 48,488
[PS2] Grim Grimoire (Nippon Ichi Software) {2007.04.12} - 17,127 / 26,662
[NDS] Kumatanchi (Dimple Entertainment) {2008.09.25} - 3,000 / 3,000

 

[Chris1964]

New releases {2011.09.15}

[NDS] Kuma no Pooh-San: 100 Acre no Mori no Cooking Book <ACT> (Disney Interactive) (¥5.040)

[PSP] Gekka Ryouran Romance # <ADV> (Idea Factory) (¥6.090)
[PSP] Gekka Ryouran Romance [Limited Edition] <ADV> (Idea Factory) (¥8.190)
[PSP] God Eater: Burst (PSP the Best) <ACT> (Bandai Namco) (¥2.800)

[WII] Dragon Quest 25th Anniversary: Famicom & Super Famicom Dragon Quest I-II-III <RPG> (Square Enix) (¥4.440)

[PS3] Dunamis 15 # <ADV> (5pb.) (¥7.140)
[PS3] Dunamis 15 [Limited Edition] <ADV> (5pb.) (¥9.240)

[360] Dunamis 15 # <ADV> (5pb.) (¥7.140)
[360] Dunamis 15 [Limited Edition] <ADV> (5pb.) (¥9.240)

 

[Labadal]

Marvelous by first week:

[NDS] Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness (Marvelous Entertainment) {2007.02.01} - 79,408 / 282,299
[PSP] Fate/Extra (Marvelous Entertainment) {2010.07.22} - 72,170 / 95,298
[PSP] Grand Knights History (Marvelous Entertainment) {2011.09.01} (¥5.229) - 64,630 / 64,630
[NDS] Harvest Moon: Twin Villages (Marvelous Entertainment) {2010.07.08} - 63,610 / 189,584
[NDS] Rune Factory 2: A Fantasy Harvest Moon (Marvelous Entertainment) {2008.01.03} - 52,049 / 117,572


Vanillaware by first week:

[PSP] Grand Knights History (Marvelous Entertainment) {2011.09.01} (¥5.229) - 64,630 / 64,630
[PS2] Odin Sphere (Atlus Co.) {2007.05.17} - 59,248 / 84,940
[WII] Muramasa: The Demon Blade (Marvelous Entertainment) {2009.04.09} - 28,807 / 48,488
[PS2] Grim Grimoire (Nippon Ichi Software) {2007.04.12} - 17,127 / 26,662
[NDS] Kumatanchi (Dimple Entertainment) {2008.09.25} - 3,000 / 3,000

Thanks.

Did good enough.

 

[FINALFANTASYDOG]

Aren't the GKH sales great? I didn't expect it to sell that well. Oh, how I wish it gets a localization.

Considering the game was massively sold out everywhere, I would say it did better then exceptions!

Also MHFO2011 is NOT a new game, it's the game(that has already sold 130k+ on) with all the updated expansion content for new players, the only reason to buy it is if you are new to the game, for some reason haven't brought the expansions online or you want the special in-game item.

 

[vicissitudes]

Much better hold for the 3DS than I thought. Wonder how they will react to the expansion pack news though.

PS3 tripling Wii's sales two weeks in a row, wow.

 

[Chris1964]

GAME 1: [GBA] Rhythm Heaven (Nintendo) {2006.08.03}
GAME 2: [NDS] Rhythm Heaven (Nintendo) {2008.07.31}
GAME 3: [WII] Rhythm Heaven (Nintendo) {2011.07.21}

 

[baekshi]

I expect PS3 to reach at least 40k next week

 

[Erethian]

Much better hold for the 3DS than I thought. Wonder how they will react to the expansion pack news though.

PS3 tripling Wii's sales two weeks in a row, wow.

Like they'd react to any other attachment or control peripheral, presumably.

 

[Thoraxes]

Much better hold for the 3DS than I thought. Wonder how they will react to the expansion pack news though.

PS3 tripling Wii's sales two weeks in a row, wow.

I wonder how they'll react to MH 3DS news.

 

[BKK]

New releases {2011.09.15}

[PS3] Dunamis 15 # <ADV> (5pb.) (¥7.140)
[PS3] Dunamis 15 [Limited Edition] <ADV> (5pb.) (¥9.240)

[360] Dunamis 15 # <ADV> (5pb.) (¥7.140)
[360] Dunamis 15 [Limited Edition] <ADV> (5pb.) (¥9.240)

Is this the first simultaneous PS360 ADV release?

 

[Fantastical]

Much better hold for the 3DS than I thought. Wonder how they will react to the expansion pack news though.

PS3 tripling Wii's sales two weeks in a row, wow.

It might quadruple it next week, too!

 

[AdventureRacing]

The PS3 is selling really well at the moment, expecting some big numbers next week after an impressive hold this week.

Much better hold for the 3DS than I thought. Wonder how they will react to the expansion pack news though.

Not at all? Just because a few people on GAF are having a meltdown doesn't mean this will actually have any impact.

The only reason i even know about it is because i post on GAF and is till don't really care.

 

[Alrus]

I wonder how they'll react to MH 3DS news.

Until the game gets marketed and actually releases it won't have much of an effect. Announcement of games rarely boost sales. Likewise, announcement of peripherals don't do much either.

The only thing that really affect hardware sales are price cuts and revisions. (and no, that slide pad dongle isn't akin to a revision announcement, and anyone who thinks that is overreacting badly).

 

[mentalfloss]

3DSuccess.

 

[Acosta]

Not at all? Just because a few people on GAF are having a meltdown doesn't mean this will actually have any impact.

The only reason i even know about it is because i post on GAF and is till don't really care.

A "few" people, and "only" in gaf? Come on. The move puts Nintendo at bad position at best and it's plainly idiotic at worse, even the most ardent Nintendo fan would acknowledge this is an attempt of covering a fuck up (another one with 3DS).

Said that, I don't think it will have any immediate effect on Japanese sales. But it shows a very erratic Nintendo and that is unusual of them, especially in the handheld space. BTW, some of you are putting a lot of faith in big names, and history shows that Nintendo can't always rely on big names to save the day, they need to be superlative games and have the necessary impact, or it will be Gamecube all over again.

So far, we have seen a multimillionaire name (Nintendogs) transformed in a no event. So I wouldn't be so confident about "monster sales" (I reckon is likely and the catalogue is potentially vert strong, but let's see what happens.)

 

[FINALFANTASYDOG]

Is this the first simultaneous PS360 ADV release?

Yep! got my limited edition pre-ordered! first of four, former Kid© staff derived adventure games, coming out this winter!

There's been some PSP/360 releases though, and 360-ps3 ports a plenty but this is the first simultaneous.

Why they went with ps3 over psp would be interesting to hear, perhaps testing the water for robotic notes?

So far, we have seen a multimillionaire name (Nintendogs) transformed in a no event.

I understand your point, and it's valid to a degree... but 300K is not a no event

Edit: other random facts: Hooray! Corpse party has grown as a franchise:

PSP Corpse Party 5pb. 2010/08/12 13,566/39,822
07./00. [PSP] Corpse Party: Book of Shadows # <ADV> (5pb.) {2011.09.01} (¥6.090) - 15.249 / NEW

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Famitsu puts MHP3 as first game to cross a million sales this year

 

[Thoraxes]

Until the game gets marketed and actually releases it won't have much of an effect. Announcement of games rarely boost sales. Likewise, announcement of peripherals don't do much either.

The only thing that really affect hardware sales are price cuts and revisions. (and no, that slide pad dongle isn't akin to a revision announcement, and anyone who thinks that is overreacting badly).

Ah yeah. For some reason I was thinking of stocks but wrote about this instead. Though I think it'll have a little impact on it. Nothing like the price drop, but maybe a little something.

Also your second paragraph, I totally agree.

 

[gundamkyoukai]

3DS sales good for the week .
PS3 sales are good and next week should get 40k .
Should beat last year sales by next month which show growth for the year .

 

[matmanx1]

Great numbers then for GKH. I hope it's success continues! Thanks for that chart.

Of course I also can't hope but notice how poorly Muramasa did. That game deserved so much better. =/

 

[Anasui Kishibe]

surprisingly low droppings for the 3DS, let's hope it keeps going this way

 

[Kyoufu]

Going to be good to see 4 systems selling well this holiday (PSP, 3DS, Vita and PS3). My money is on 3DS taking the prize home for Xmas.

 

[AdventureRacing]

A "few" people, and "only" in gaf? Come on. The move puts Nintendo at bad position at best and it's plainly idiotic at worse, even the most ardent Nintendo fan would acknowledge this is an attempt of covering a fuck up (another one with 3DS).

I think nintendo has made a stupid move but i don't think it's really going to have much impact on sales.

Said that, I don't think it will have any immediate effect on Japanese sales. But it shows a very erratic Nintendo and that is unusual of them, especially in the handheld space. BTW, some of you are putting a lot of faith in big names, and history shows that Nintendo can't always rely on big names to save the day, they need to be superlative games and have the necessary impact, or it will be Gamecube all over again.

So far, we have seen a multimillionaire name (Nintendogs) transformed in a no event. So I wouldn't be so confident about "monster sales" (I reckon is likely and the catalogue is potentially vert strong, but let's see what happens.)

Was nintendogs a multi million selling game in Japan? I honestly don't remember.

Even so it can't really compare to the software that nintendo has coming this year. I've said this in another thread but i don't think there is even the slightest chance that the 3DS sells as bad as the gamecube. It won't match the DS but i think it will sell enough that comparisons to the gamecube will look a little bit silly.

 

[Acosta]

I understand your point, and it's valid to a degree... but 300K is not a no event

Comparatively? Didn't Nintendogs sold like 400k or 500k in its first week? I respect your definition of this but I stand for mine.

In other news, very glad of GKH. I have not many hopes of seeing it localizated, but hope is the last thing you lose.

 

[Erethian]

Comparatively? Didn't Nintendogs sold like 400k or 500k in its first week? I respect your definition of this but I stand for mine.

In other news, very glad of GKH. I have not many hopes of seeing it localizated, but hope is the last thing you lose.

Did 135,674 in its first week, according to Famitsu. Wasn't even the top selling game for the week.

Edit: Also took 8 months to sell one million copies. Resurfaced in the December sales period where it sold a fair amount. Can see it here.