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[Aquamarine]

This is just from my memory so don't quote me on this but I believe we had a figure a long while ago from Nintendo that it has sold 400k digitally. If we add that to the famitsu numbers which includes download cards then it would have passed 4M.

This is mixing up numbers from different sources though which I'm not very fond of.

Here are all of the Japanese figures we have:

Nintendo shipment figures: 4.15 million as of June 30th (Shipped to retailers + Download Card sales + eShop sales)

Dengeki: 3,340,577 as of September 1st (Sell-through retail only)
Media Create: 3,395,088 as of September 1st (Sell-through retail only)
Famitsu: 3,789,641 as of September 1st (Sell-through retail + Download Card sales) (80-100% sellthrough)

Given Animal Crossing: New Leaf's high eShop sales rate (due to production delay), and the fact that Nintendo bragged about it passing the 4 million mark on June 12th, it's safe to say that in total, the game has surpassed more than 4 million Japanese sell-through.

 

[kswiston]

Here are all of the Japanese figures we have:

Nintendo shipment figures: 4.15 million as of June 30th (Shipped to retailers + Download Card sales + eShop sales)

Dengeki: 3,340,577 as of September 1st (Sell-through retail only)
Media Create: 3,395,088 as of September 1st (Sell-through retail only)
Famitsu: 3,789,641 as of September 1st (Sell-through retail + Download Cards)

Given Animal Crossing: New Leaf's high eShop sales rate (due to production delay), and the fact that Nintendo bragged about it passing the 4 million mark on June 14th, it's very safe to say that in total, the game has surpassed more than 4 million Japanese sell-through.

A game that has been out as long as Animal Crossing also doesn't have hundreds of thousands of unsold copies sitting on shelves. Retailers would just order what they need to satisfy the 7-15k sales a week the game continues to get. If they were at 4.15M shipped 9-10 weeks ago, they have definitely sold 4M copies to customers by this point.

 

[Alrus]

So, I suppose we know part of SE's 2014 3DS offering

- Dragon Quest Monsters 2
- Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call

I'm including DQM2 since it's without a date and it has been announced earlier than Bravely Default: For the Sequel, which (instead) comes out in just a few months.

I'm guessing Bravely Default 2 will come in 2014 in Japan too, since apparently For The Sequel is being developed in tandem with the actually sequel.

 

[Gianni Merryman]

and the fact that Nintendo bragged about it passing the 4 million mark on June 14th, it's very safe to say that in total, the game has surpassed more than 4 million Japanese sell-through.

Yeah, if Nintendo officially stated it in a financial report it must be true.

Either way 4 million is very impressive and I am not sure whether MH4 will be able to surpass that - that would make of it a huge success in the history of the series.

 

[Aquamarine]

Yeah, if Nintendo officially stated it in a financial report it must be true.

Either way 4 million is very impressive and I am not sure whether MH4 will be able to surpass that - that would make of it a huge success in the history of the series.

That figure didn't come from a financial report.

They stated the "4 million" milestone here:

http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/library/events/130612/02.html

This event was on June 12th, and Nintendo was discussing Animal Crossing Japanese sales within the context of a sell-through environment (how many are in the hands of consumers).

 

[Glass Rebel]

Bravely Default: For the Sequel
Bravely Default II
Dragon Quest Monsters 2
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Fall

isn't such a bad lineup from Square-Enix. I expect Dragon Quest XI in 2015.

 

[Busaiku]

I wonder what the chances of a Dragon Quest VIII port are now.

 

[BriBri]

I'm wondering if we'll see a Theatrhythm Dragon Quest to bridge the gap between DQM2 and DQ11?

 

[test_account]

No serious software releases until end of September

Also a lot of special editions were annouced for preorder so some sales will be postponed for later.

I'd expect sales to stay <10k

Good point about the limited editions, i forgot about those.

Might be a nice way to gauge how much people care about the OLED.

I know its popular around here but I don't think its a big deal to the general public.

Yeah, it shall be interesting to see

 

[Takao]

Someone in another thread said Sony's apparently stopped shipping Vita's to retailers in Japan. So I wouldn't exactly expect good sales, lol.

 

[Gambit]

Bravely Default: For the Sequel
Bravely Default II
Dragon Quest Monsters 2
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Fall

isn't such a bad lineup from Square-Enix. I expect Dragon Quest XI in 2015.

I was really expecting the next DQ for 2014. It could complete the MonHun, Pokemon, DQ Trifecta. 2015 is so far away

 

[test_account]

Someone in another thread said Sony's apparently stopped shipping Vita's to retailers in Japan. So I wouldn't exactly expect good sales, lol.

If true, i wonder why. Only thing that would make sense to me is if they dont have enough stock of the old model.

 

[Glass Rebel]

I was really expecting the next DQ for 2014. It could complete the MonHun, Pokemon, DQ Trifecta. 2015 is so far away

I'm only guessing! I don't know how much DQX PC and expansion development would influence DQXI but the new leadership might want DQXI sooner than 2015.

 

[Chris1964]

Someone in another thread said Sony's apparently stopped shipping Vita's to retailers in Japan. So I wouldn't exactly expect good sales, lol.

If true it means the OLED model is discontinued

 

[L Thammy]

I'm assuming the new model is cheaper to make, so that's why they're switching. Less money going to waste if the handheld Vita sales don't pick up. Though I'm not sure why they'd want to do away with the separate memory cards in that case.

I wonder what the chances of a Dragon Quest VIII port are now.

Where would it go? Wouldn't Dragon Quest VIII for 3DS be a downgrade?

 

[Mario007]

I'm assuming the new model is cheaper to make, so that's why they're switching. Less money going to waste if the handheld Vita sales don't pick up. Though I'm not sure why they'd want to do away with the separate memory cards in that case.



Where would it go? Wouldn't Dragon Quest VIII for 3DS be a downgrade?

New model is there so that Sony wouldn't be losing money on the price-cut. The worldwide price-cut is only coming into effect now so that would explain it. Japan got price cut early beacause it needed one and had some decent software to sustain it till now.

 

[Glass Rebel]

I wonder what the chances of a Dragon Quest VIII port are now.

To 3DS? Seems very unlikely IMO. They can remake Caravan Heart and the Torneko Mystery Dungeon games instead

 

[Hero of Legend]

Where would it go? Wouldn't Dragon Quest VIII for 3DS be a downgrade?

Exactly. It'd be really impressive if they even preserved the game on 3DS.

Wii U has to be where it goes, unless they wait for the 3DS' successor (would they wait that long?). Nintendo should really push for DQ8 on Wii U as it could REALLY help push sales.

 

[Takao]

If DQVIII were to be released on Wii U we'd have confirmation that Square Enix is actively trying to sabotage their IPs.

 

[Magicpaint]

Exactly. It'd be really impressive if they even preserved the game on 3DS.

Wii U has to be where it goes, unless they wait for the 3DS' successor (would they wait that long?). Nintendo should really push for DQ8 on Wii U as it could REALLY help push sales.

DQVIIIr isn't happening on WiiU with the kind of sales it is pushing.

 

[Glass Rebel]

If DQVIII were to be released on Wii U we'd have confirmation that Square Enix is actively trying to sabotage their IPs.

Seriously. DQX was already kind of dubious but this... nah.

PS3 is probably the only viable platform for DQVIIIr right now.

 

[Hero of Legend]

DQVIIIr isn't happening on WiiU with the kind of sales it is pushing.

Well you need software to push hardware...

And DQ8 would be in a much better position than DQX as it's an exclusive remake, not a port of a game that came out a few months to a year prior.

 

[L Thammy]

Dragon Quest VIII for Wii U sounds very good for Nintendo, but I don't think Square Enix is interested. I'm honestly thinking that mobile would be a better place. Sony platforms could handle it, yes, but Dragon Quest is basically a casual game - better to build it up on platforms with even larger userbase.

 

[Magicpaint]

Seriously. DQX was already kind of dubious but this... nah.

PS3 is probably the only viable platform for DQVIIIr right now.

And DQVIIr just happened this February. I don't think they're in a rush to remake VIII when they can get XI out.

Well you need software to push hardware...

And DQ8 would be in a much better position than DQX as it's an exclusive remake, not a port of a game that came out a few months to a year prior.

I'm just going by precedence. All the previous remakes happened on already healthy platforms which the WiiU certainly isn't at the moment.

Dragon Quest VIII for Wii U sounds very good for Nintendo, but I don't think Square Enix is interested. I'm honestly thinking that mobile would be a better place. Sony platforms could handle it, yes, but Dragon Quest is basically a casual game - better to build it up on platforms with even larger userbase.

I'm not sure if it'll go mobile just yet. The DS remakes haven't even been brought over to test the waters there yet, though I believe the first three Super Famicom remakes went mobile.

 

[Hero of Legend]

OKAY, get ready for this, Sinobi just tweeted what appears to be..

Tetris Puyo Puyo?! I think?

For Wii U, 3DS, PS3, and Vita, par for the course of platform selection for the series (Nintendo and Sony handhelds + consoles):

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This is... odd. Would've expected Puyo Puyo 8 if anything.

Anyone want to give a proper translation?

Edit: Another source says:

&#12304;&#65311;&#12305;[3DS/PS Vita/Wii U/PS3] &#12475;&#12460;&#12300;&#12407;&#12424;&#12407;&#12424;&#12486;&#12488;&#12522;&#12473;&#12301;
&#12288;&#12471;&#12531;&#12464;&#12523;&#12503;&#12524;&#12452;&#12392;&#12407;&#12424;&#12407;&#12424; vs &#12486;&#12488;&#12522;&#12473;&#12398;&#12424;&#12358;&#12394;&#23550;&#25126;&#12418;&#21487;&#33021;

 

[StreetsAhead]

OKAY, get ready for this, Sinobi just tweeted what appears to be..

Tetris Puyo Puyo?! I think?

For Wii U, 3DS, PS3, and Vita, par for the course of platform selection for the series (Nintendo and Sony handhelds + consoles):



This is... odd. Would've expected Puyo Puyo 8 if anything.

Anyone want to give a proper translation?

Edit: Another source says:

Mostly said in the other thread, but simultaneous release on all four systems, with single player mode, and a multi-player mode using competing gameplay from both series.

 

[DaBoss]

DQVIIIr for the next Nintendo handheld.

 

[Kid Ying]

sonic and mario did pretty well in the past though

the first one did 600k, 2nd and 3rd one did 200kish
Wii Party sold 10 million ww and 2,3 million in japan alone. if that is not a big hit what really is?

Mario Party 8 and 9 both sold less than Wii Party

oh, my bad. I thought you were talking about both mario and sonic new games. Almost forgot this one. It might do well. I think it will at least make more than 100k. Right now, the only casualvtitle im betting on is wii party.

And thank god a new puyo puyo is coming. My girlfriend loves tetris and i love puyo puyo. This might be the perfect game.

 

[Takao]

Apparently Wii U is getting a Taiko game releasing November 21st: http://t.co/b2BtpYWHNd

 

[schuelma]

Apparently Wii U is getting a Taiko game releasing November 21st: http://t.co/b2BtpYWHNd

Dat 3rd party support.

 

[StreetsAhead]

Dat 3rd party support.

There's been more 3rd party games announced for Wii U over the last 24 hours in all territories than released this month in Japan. Maybe.

Rest of the year for Wii U:

Sept 26th
-Zelda: WWHD
-Epic Mickey 2
-Dragon Quest X Best Price
-Romance of the Three Kingdoms w/ Power-Up Kit

Oct 17th
-Rayman Legends

Oct 24th
-Sonic Lost World

Oct 31st
-Wii Fit U

Nov 14th
- CoD: Ghosts

Nov 21
-Taiko no Tasujin Wii U

Nov 28
-AC4: Black Flag

Dec 5th
-Batman Arhkam Origins

Dec 11
-Monster Hunter Frontier

Undated:
-Wii Party U
-Super Mario 3D World

 

[hongcha]

Nov 14th
- CoD: Ghosts

Nov 28
-AC4: Black Flag

Dec 5th
-Batman Arhkam Origins

These will sell about 500 copies each.

 

[cafemomo]

Bravely Default: For the Sequel
Bravely Default II
Dragon Quest Monsters 2
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Fall

isn't such a bad lineup from Square-Enix. I expect Dragon Quest XI in 2015.

Not a bad line up. But I wish there was a lil bit more.

 

[Road]

Apparently Wii U is getting a Taiko game releasing November 21st: http://t.co/b2BtpYWHNd

It seems boasting about being the 2nd biggest Famitsu issue ever wasn't all talk this time.

Taiko Wii U
Gundam Extreme Vs Full Boost
Puyo Puyo Tetris
Game Center CX 3
Madoka whatever

 

[darkside31337]

These will sell about 500 copies each.

Considering Ghosts will be near 500k on the PS3, one would hope the Wii U version would fare better than 500 total copies.

 

[Cosmo Clock 21]

Considering Ghosts will be near 500k on the PS3, one would hope the Wii U version would fare better than 500 total copies.

It's the Wii U. Black Ops 2 WiiU barely, if at all charted.

 

[cafemomo]

I wonder how GTA V will do in Japan

 

[BriBri]

Pac World coming to Wii U/3DS/PS3 according to Siliconera http://www.siliconera.com/2013/09/10/so-many-pac-man-games/

And the 3DS eShop now lists the current rankings for retail downloads. New Leaf is back at #1!

 

[DaBoss]

Pac World coming to Wii U/3DS/PS3 according to Siliconera http://www.siliconera.com/2013/09/10/so-many-pac-man-games/

And the 3DS eShop now lists the current rankings for retail downloads. New Leaf is back at #1!

Weird, I would have expected a Vita version.

And what do you mean by it now lists the current rankings for retail downloads?

 

[BriBri]

Weird, I would have expected a Vita version.

And what do you mean by it now lists the current rankings for retail downloads?

The rankings are the actual rankings based on sales from the week of 2-9 September and not the all-over-the-placeness of the charts.

 

[Takao]

Pac World coming to Wii U/3DS/PS3 according to Siliconera http://www.siliconera.com/2013/09/10/so-many-pac-man-games/

And the 3DS eShop now lists the current rankings for retail downloads. New Leaf is back at #1!

"upcomming anime series"

has been airing on us tv for months

 

[Nirolak]

Final Fantasy Agito announced for iOS/Android: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=674921

I'll eat crow on Theatrhythm, but I maintain my position on the trend!

That said I'm assuming this is some kind of social game.

Edit: Produced by Type-0's director. Prequel to Type-0.

Edit 2: Scan is out. 3D game it seems. Can't tell too much else as it's a camera from like 2005.

 

[Nirolak]

Soul Calibur: Lost Swords is an f2p PS3 game.

For Namco Bandai's f2p PS3 games, we now have:

-Tekken
-Ridge Racer
-Ace Combat
-Gundam
-Soul Calibur

They're going all in.

 

[Elfteiroh]

Soul Calibur: Lost Swords is an f2p PS3 game.

For Namco Bandai's f2p PS3 games, we now have:

-Tekken
-Ridge Racer
-Ace Combat
-Gundam
-Soul Calibur

They're going all in.

Lost swords? Every character lost their weapons and you can play as-is or buy them back with real monies?

 

[Radec]

When will the next MCS will be posted?

 

[Nirolak]

When will the next MCS will be posted?

Every Wednesday morning, or about 8.5 hours from now.

 

[Hero of Legend]

Final Fantasy Agito announced for iOS/Android: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=674921

I'll eat crow on Theatrhythm, but I maintain my position on the trend!

That said I'm assuming this is some kind of social game.

Edit: Produced by Type-0's director. Prequel to Type-0.

Edit 2: Scan is out. 3D game it seems. Can't tell too much else as it's a camera from like 2005.

Take half a crow.

 

[zroid]

Everyone on GAF is eating crow on Theatrhythm, lol

that was a shocker

 

[Father_Brain]

If true it means the OLED model is discontinued

Not too implausible. The OLED has to be the biggest albatross around the platform's neck as far as profit margins go.

 

[Bruno MB]

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle is not the only recent release with heavy discounts at Amazon. Lost Planet 3 currently costs almost as much as its strategy guide.

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