SaintMadeOfPlaster
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I'm pretty sure it was mostly because people were waiting for the bundles to hit the shelves...along with no real system seller yet.
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Media Create Sales: Week 44, 2013 (Oct 28 - Nov 03)
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I'm pretty sure it was mostly because people were waiting for the bundles to hit the shelves...along with no real system seller yet.
SaintMadeOfPlaster
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Maybe next week? The bundle did come with 2 games to keep people busy for at least a week.
These bundles were released this past week:
http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/24/japanese-wii-u-bundle-has-it-all/
Yeah PS3 version's like $10-20 at the bargain bin (used).
Provided that PS3 did get free update to receive exact same content as the Vita version, I'm surprised people actually bought Vita version for like $60.
Sigh. Check the definition.
Nintendo released a bundle with Wii Party U and NSMBU. People waited for its release before picking up the console, since it offers a vastly better value than before.
spatenfloot
Member
Not really. It didn't have any other big releases and otherwise would have dropped.
I didn't knew the bundles were download codes. That's really crazy, since Wii Party U wasn't in the top 20 of all time on the Wii U last week. It was only on the top 20 of exclusive wiiu software (not counting virtual consoles) just above 101.
I guess it was because the buyers didn't download it yet. 30k to enter that top would be insane.
RyougaSaotome
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That's the big thing too. I'm fairly sure EVERY store in the country is selling the game at 2,000 yen max. Even my local expensive places hjave the PS3 version priced at 2,000.
The Vita version actually selling that much threw me off. Hahaha. Thank goodness the game has internet crossplay with the PS3 folks too.
I thought it was because of the bundles people kept talking about last week.
Magicpaint
Member
It was colours + model revision.
Sir_Crocodile
Member
3k bump for Vita is pretty shitty considering the Gundam and Game Pack bundle.
Is that a custom vita or a snap-on?
3k bump for Vita is pretty shitty considering the Gundam and Game Pack bundle.
I don't think anyone expected Gundam Breaker to magically make the Vita sell twice of what it's been selling, bundle or not. It's still a five months old game that's avaible on the PS3, so... yeah, wasn't going to happen.
Good showing for the Wii U, though. I heard the bundles were advertised pretty heavily, so certainly Nintendo must be happy with these numbers. The big question is whether it'll hold out for a few weeks or not.
Anyway, end of the year should be interesting. Vita TV, God Eater 2, Mario and what not. Hopefully we'll get at least a few weeks where the market actually seems healthy.
shinra-bansho
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Vita-2000.
The perfect Dark
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Super Mario 3D World this month.
But maybe it can hold at >10k until 3D World, then holidays will do the job.
Let's hope.
test_account
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I think it helped more. Not sure that the Vita would stay at the exact same number as last week if it wasnt for these bundles.
Wii U plus the (Famitsu) Wii Party U performance make me
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Of course this is just a spike for now. It's still good to see that there's an audience on the Wii U for something like Wii Party and that people saw the value of the bundles that were coming.
EDIT: Love the major NSMBU bump as well. It shows the game sells, it's just that it can't push systems on its own, it's the system sales that can push it.
Of course this is just a spike for now. It's still good to see that there's an audience on the Wii U for something like Wii Party and that people saw the value of the bundles that were coming.
EDIT: Love the major NSMBU bump as well. It shows the game sells, it's just that it can't push systems on its own, it's the system sales that can push it.
We'll likely see sales fall back to 20k or something next week, then something above 10k the week after it, before it starts picking up again due to 3D World and the general year-end period. The Wii U should be able to stay above 10k for the rest of the year, I think.
strangedopamine
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3k bump for Vita is pretty shitty considering the Gundam and Game Pack bundle.
It would've been a 9k bump if it was a Char's Custom Vita.
Shhh, Sammy needs something to take his mind off MH4 dropping.
Jus' playing Sammy.
Sammy Samusu
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But most Vita games are late ports, lol. This one has more content too, plus the anime popularity as pointed by Tsutaya. Anyway I'm not talking about Gundam, I'm talking about Vita itself. That bump is pretty miserable.
Let's see if Akiba Trip can push more hardware, but next week is the week before God Eater 2 so a big bump is inevitable.
WIU | 38.802
YOOOOOOO LOL It fits with the other gif so well!
That's a nice bump for the Wii U. I don't feel it will last all the way to the holidays. The Vita I feel will, but will dtop after the holiday period.
Go Pokemon! Go MH!
Pocket Monster passes Monster Hunter.
Go Pokemon! Go MH!
Psycho_Mantis
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Pokemon > MH confirmed.
WIU | 38.802
OT but I can't find the source of that gif even on reverse image search. It sounds like a interesting story. I wonder what happened next.
Bruno MB
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Code:
[WII] Wii Sports (Nintendo) {2006.12.02} - 176.880 / 3.726.556
[WII] Wii Play (Nintendo) {206.12.02} - 171.888 / 2.804.201
[WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) {2007.12.01} - 254.009 / 3.561.787
[WII] Wii Music (Nintendo) {2008.10.16} - 98.865 / 424.192
[WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) {2009.06.25} - 353.827 / 3.127.304
[WII] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo) {2009.10.01} - 318.755 / 2.399.868
[WII] Wii Party (Nintendo) {2010.07.08} - 223.595 / 2.361.016
[WII] Wii Play: Motion (Nintendo) {2011.07.07} - 17.316 / 152.333
[B][WIU] Wii Party U (Nintendo) {2013.10.31} - 79.715 / NEW[/B]Psycho_Mantis
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Code:[WII] Wii Sports (Nintendo) {2006.12.02} - 176.880 / 3.726.556 [WII] Wii Play (Nintendo) {206.12.02} - 171.888 / 2.804.201 [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) {2007.12.01} - 254.009 / 3.561.787 [WII] Wii Music (Nintendo) {2008.10.16} - 98.865 / 424.192 [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) {2009.06.25} - 353.827 / 3.127.304 [WII] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo) {2009.10.01} - 318.755 / 2.399.868 [WII] Wii Party (Nintendo) {2010.07.08} - 223.595 / 2.361.016 [WII] Wii Play: Motion (Nintendo) {2011.07.07} - 17.316 / 152.333 [B][WIU] Wii Party U (Nintendo) {2013.10.31} - 79.715 / NEW[/B]
This puts it into perspective. Anyone who thinks the Wii audience is going to come back, including Iwata, is delusional.
RyougaSaotome
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This doesn't have more content though? PS3 version got a free patch the same day adding all the stuff. And it's 2,000 yen compared to 6,000+. That was never gonna move systems so much as it was going to help the Vita not drop. I imagine the anime being good helped the thing sell more than a handful of copies, if anything. Hahaha.
Also, on the Japanese end of the internet at least, Gundam Breaker is considered a kusoge through and through. One loved dearly, but a kusoge none the less.
I think that's from Johnny Knoxvilles new movie Jackass: Bad Grandpa.
Nice Vita hold. Going to be interesting to see Wii Us next week numbers.
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~80k for Wii Party U is also highly surprising to me
How is the Pokemon hold looking compared to the others?
How is the Pokemon hold looking compared to the others?
Like I said PS3 and Vita version are exactly the same...
Also, anime has actually not related to this game at all (ads are aired during the show, that's all).
Hey I'm enjoying that game
But seriously, I agree it's not game for everyone.Oh, I forgot it was only a port, that's pretty good for a port actually.
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.
Its even a little more counterproductive when counting the bundle numbers as "sales", but thats always the way. Wii Party U sold <40k to current owners, and provided extra value to 40k bundle buyers.
Its going to be a nightmare ever working out what Wii Fit U's effect is going to be with free trials and peripherals in the mix.