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Media Create Sales: Week 48, 2011 (Nov 28 - Dec 04)
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No one can know about it if they can't see it!
Second shipment confirmed!
I see a photoshop opportunity.
Another report on lines, this time for the Ikebukuro area:
http://www.famitsu.com/news/201112/10006859.html
http://www.famitsu.com/news/201112/10006859.html
"It's my job."
Sold out every copy? Bundle, alone, hardware bundle? That's impressive. I wonder how many slide pad expansions have sold vs how many were shipped. If this game makes the slide pad expansion popular future 3rd party games will benefit.
Edit: Having to wait till the 15th is gonna suck.
Edit: Having to wait till the 15th is gonna suck.
Lord_Byron28
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Unlike 2D Mario, 2D Zelda doesn't out sell it. 2D Mario sells 4-6 million in Japan compared to 3D Mario which sells around a million(plus or minus a few 100K). With 3D Zelda, it is the highest selling entries. I believe OoT and PH are the top 2 highest selling Zelda games. Although, I believe Zelda, Zelda 2 and ALttP have insufficient data to go by. However, more recent 2D Zelda efforts haven't gone over that well.
DCharlie works for Capcom I guess.
Nuclear Muffin
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Nostradamus strikes again
For my next prediction.
This picture will become the new "Anyone up for Pokemon Dash?" picture for these MC threads.
AdventureRacing
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5 days until a restock? That's pretty pathetic and is a pretty big missed oppurtunity, but hey who could have saw this coming amiright?
Yeah. Maybe...
However, even if it does "only" 450k with the first shipment, it'll sell huge numbers in the following weeks.
And it'll be over 800k just in time for the end of Holidays.
Yeah. Maybe...
However, even if it does "only" 450k with the first shipment, it'll sell huge numbers in the following weeks.
And it'll be over 800k just in time for the end of Holidays.
I'm sure this game has done great, especially if it sold through its entire first shipment, doesn't get better than that. What I was wondering is if some stores actually had a "second shipment" or restocked their shelves midday. I'm hoping some news source will give some official info tomorrow, or maybe Capcom themselves will release some brag PR.
while TP was one of the highest selling zeldas worldwide, it sold pretty bad in japan. even MM outsold it there and that game was on the low end of the series' overall sales.
they're in a very tough spot concerning the series. if they bring the TWW style to consoles again, they risk losing western sales like in the GC days and, if they keep their current style, they'll keep selling bad in japan.i'd think it depends on what side of the world gives more profit to them (weakening dollars/euros vs strong yen don't help either) and what style they prefer but either way they'd lose somewhere. it isn't like with 2D mario where just bringing it back was a full win-win.
Were there still people picking the game up or just a few copies left on the shelves?
Both. The obvious abundance of stock that MH3 had is not reoccurring with MH3G.
AdventureRacing
Member
That image really means nothing as we have no idea when it was taken. I'm not sure why anyone would assume it's a restock as that seems very unlikely to me and is more wishful thinking.
On this note if they only ship 400K or so this week what are the chances that it can sell a similar amount next week? Would be pretty impressive if they could match or beat the firs week sales in the second week.
Interesting, seems like demand is definitely there now Capcom just have to keep up with it.
Probably because they didn't ship a million copies of Tri G.
1 million is too many, but 420k is not enough either. Back to square one for Capcom and the retailers!
http://andriasang.com/comzaz/mh3g_sellout/
So they sold out of everything. We know the hardware bundle sold out in the first 15 minutes. Sounds like everyone after that went for the slide pad bundle, then when that sold out people picked up the game and slide pad expansion separate.
So they sold out of everything. We know the hardware bundle sold out in the first 15 minutes. Sounds like everyone after that went for the slide pad bundle, then when that sold out people picked up the game and slide pad expansion separate.
AdventureRacing
Member
It seems as though the thing they really undershipped was the bundles.
DiscoJer
Member
That's because you played it by yourself.
The secret to MH's success in Japan is people playing it together. Sort of like how LAN parties in the West used to be big...FPSes were popular, but it was multiplayer that made them really really popular.
kame-sennin
Member
Because OoT is the highest selling entry in the franchise. That's why that game has become the model on which all the other games are based. With Mario, there's quite a gap between 2D and 3D sales.
guess, this might be true. too bad monster hunter is not that popular here in germany. would love to play some rounds with some of my friends. but they either dont care about gaming, or they dont even know monster hunter
Keep in mind we only know about 2 retailers. The rest could be sitting on mountains of the stuff and already slashing prices.
guess, this might be true. too bad monster hunter is not that popular here in germany. would love to play some rounds with some of my friends. but they either dont care about gaming, or they dont even know monster hunter
...But Germany is the only place where even MH on PSP did well! XD
yeah, i remember the charts... but still... its not like japan where u can go on the streets and find people who are playing monster hunter
maybe i just wait for that one handheld version which supports online. i heard the wii versions multiplayer mode was not too bad.To be fair, it's hiding behind copies of MH3. I don't think it'd be too long before it's visible.
DXB-KNIGHT
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Capcom is damned if they shipped and damned if they didn't