• Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.

Media Create Sales: Week 51, 2013 (Dec 16 - Dec 22)

A

Aquamarine

Member
So:

Week 52, 2013

3DS - 209K
WIU - 79K
PSV - 70K
PS3 - Nearly 26K (Wii U nearly 3x PS3 sales)
Vita TV - 5.6K

#1. Link Between Worlds Debut - 225K
#2. Puzzles & Dragons - 199K (>1 million LTD)


Phantom Hourglass Debut - 288K (902K LTD)
Spirit Tracks Debut - 321K (740K LTD)
Ocarina of Time 3D Debut - 183K (>601K LTD)
Link Between Worlds Debut - 225K

That's a bit disappointing compared to the previous DS iterations, but debuting higher than Ocarina of Time 3D gives me hope that it won't fare too poorly.

Wii U dropping down to 79K is a sign that sales are going to come crashing down once Week 2 starts back up.
 
S

ShockingAlberto

Member
I think Vita TV had all the chances in the world to be a compelling project, but Sony didn't want to take the risks to put too much effort in figuring out how to make it anything but a vanity accessory.
 
A

AmanoBuff

Member
Tripon said:
https://twitter.com/gibbogame/status/420046611545198592

I would have expected a higher Vita jump. Vita TV just isn't a good system.
Click to expand...

I actually expected somewhat less for Vita (between 50k - 60k iirc), so seeing it reach 70k is quite nice. FFX/X-2 definitely sold some systems. I wonder how many Vita FF bunldes were sold.

Nice opening for Zelda. Also the WiiU getting back to low sales.


Hero of Legend said:
Yeah only Vita went up due to FFX/X2, not a terribly big bump though I would think.
Click to expand...

Oh I didn't realized this. So the bump caused by FFX/X-2 was actually more significant than it might seem.
 
C

cafemomo

Member
ShockingAlberto said:
I think Vita TV had all the chances in the world to be a compelling project, but Sony didn't want to take the risks to put too much effort in figuring out how to make it anything but a vanity accessory.
Click to expand...

If Sony markets it right, then it has a chance of somewhat succeeding in the west. But with SCEA "effort" on the Vita front, it's gonna be ded over here as well.

Oh well.
 
smbu2000

smbu2000

Member
Wynnebeck said:
I want that iPhone for 0 Yen down when you sign up with an AU account. Too bad I'm a SoftBank guy. P
Click to expand...

If it's not your first phone, you should be able to get an iphone from softbank for nothing down. My first phone with Softbank (iphone 4) I had to pay for the whole phone upfront, but when I upgraded to the iphone 5 (still with Softbank), I didn't have to pay upfront. They just split the cost and put it on my monthly payment.

They told me that since it was just a phone change and that I was not totally new that I didn't need to pay upfront.
 
A

Aquamarine

Member
Prediction League January, 2014

[WIU] Hardware (28 days) - 114,267
[3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe (16 days) - 249,343
[PS3] Sengoku Basara 4 (4 days) - 132,456
[ALL] Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z (4 days) - 57,596
 
H

hiska-kun

Member
Aquamarine said:
Phantom Hourglass Debut - 288K (902K LTD)
Spirit Tracks Debut - 321K (740K LTD)
Ocarina of Time 3D Debut - 183K (>601K LTD)
Link Between Worlds Debut - 225K

That's a bit disappointing compared to the previous DS iterations, but debuting higher than Ocarina of Time 3D gives me hope that it won't fare too poorly.
Click to expand...

After the day one 60-70% sellthrough and the reports of sold out, the only disappointment here is Nintendo's shipment.
 
D

DarkLordMalik

Member
Have we ever gotten FF X/X-2 numbers for PSV/PS3? And we will be getting two weeks data, right. I hope FF X/X-2 at least manages to outsell the dreaded Lightning Returns.
 
M

metalslimer

Member
Yeah I figured Wii U wasn't going to sell 100k no matter what dates were in the period it fell in.Vita had a decent week with thanks to the final fantasies. Now it and Wii U are about to come crashing down although Vita will be to a lesser extent.
 
C

cafemomo

Member
DarkLordMalik said:
Have we ever gotten FF X/X-2 numbers for PSV/PS3? And we will be getting two weeks data, right. I hope FF X/X-2 at least manages to outsell the dreaded Lightning Returns.
Click to expand...

I'd be shocked if FFX doesn't outsell LR.

Marshall Lee said:
didn't you make a bet with someone that the vita would be the highest selling console because ffx? ;p
Click to expand...

I did and hey, I lost.

I'm trying to get a hold of Soriku through twitter msg so I can pay up my debt.
 
S

Shengar

Member
Vita have decent bump, but less than my expectation. I'm worried there will be a massive drop for Vita (and Wii U) in Week 1 of 2014.
 
M

metalslimer

Member
Shengar said:
Vita have decent bump, but less than my expectation. I'm worried there will be a massive drop for Vita (and Wii U) in Week 1 of 2014.
Click to expand...

Well the new years should somewhat mitigate the Wii U drop although Vita will drop just because there is no big software in week 1. Week 2 I think is where the real dropoff will happen. I wouldn't be surprised if Wii U was under 20k in week 2
 
R

rokero

Member
I'm glad WiiU and Zelda did better than I expected, Question sales get better on Week 1 becauase of the New Year's money ?
 
A

Aquamarine

Member
Code: 
[B][U]Wii U Sales, Launch:[/U][/B]

Week 49, 2012	1	12/3/2012	308,570
Week 50, 2012	2	12/10/2012	130,653
[B]Week 51, 2012	3	12/17/2012	122,356
Week 52, 2012	4	12/24/2012	76,760[/B]
Week 1, 2013	5	12/31/2012	70,662
Week 2, 2013	6	1/7/2013	21,489
Week 3, 2013	7	1/14/2013	16,635
Week 4, 2013	8	1/21/2013	12,335
Week 5, 2013	9	1/28/2013	11,714
Week 6, 2013	10	2/4/2013	11,092
Week 7, 2013	11	2/11/2013	10,167
Week 8, 2013	12	2/18/2013	9,495

Code: 
[B][U]Wii U Sales, 2nd Holiday Season:[/U][/B]

Week 49, 2013	53	12/2/2013	46,773
Week 50, 2013	54	12/9/2013	72,982
[B]Week 51, 2013	55	12/16/2013	119,159
Week 52, 2013	56	12/23/2013	79,000[/B]

Week 51 and Week 52 from 2012 and 2013 look quite similar to each other. Does this imply that Wii U is heading for the same post-launch trend?
 
L

leatherhat

Member
Solid numbers for vita, hopefully it doesn't crash too hard.

Aquamarine said:
Week 51 and Week 52 from 2012 and 2013 look quite similar to each other. Does this imply that Wii U is heading for the same post-launch trend?
Click to expand...

I'd be very surprised if it didn't. I don't think it made a recovery in the recent weeks, more like Japan is the only country where 3d world didn't fall on its face.
 
M

Madao

Member
hiska-kun said:
What about the 90% sellthrough that Ocarina of Time had on 3DS according to Media Create and the +600k LTD sales?
Click to expand...

OoT 3D still sold quite less than ST and was a slow burner.

they probably expect this game to be a slow burner too. Zelda's popularity in japan has taken quite a hit recently.
 
T

Tripon

Member
http://www.famitsu.com/biz/ranking/

Famitsu is up.

Merry StreetsAhead ‏@Sab_Mas 10m
Mario 3D World did 71K between Dec 23rd ~ 29th

Merry StreetsAhead ‏@Sab_Mas 10m
SM3DW at 410,000 units at retail in Japan.

Merry StreetsAhead ‏@Sab_Mas 10m
Taiko Wii U Version did 22K, now at 96K lifetime.

Merry StreetsAhead ‏@Sab_Mas 9m
Wii Party U (including bundled copies) apparently at 518K.

Merry StreetsAhead ‏@Sab_Mas 9m
NSMBU (including bundles) edging in on a million copies cold with ~966K

Merry StreetsAhead ‏@Sab_Mas 8m
Animal Crossing over 4 million at retail in Japan, Pokemon not far behind

Merry StreetsAhead ‏@Sab_Mas 7m
Luigi's Mansion just missed out on 1 million at retail this week, 982,737 units have been sold.

Merry StreetsAhead ‏@Sab_Mas 5m
FFX HD (PS3) sold about 183K, btw

Merry StreetsAhead ‏@Sab_Mas 4m
and 135K on Vita.

Merry StreetsAhead ‏@Sab_Mas 3m
Wii Fit U has sold 50K thanks to the bundle :p Retail release is in Feb.

Merry StreetsAhead ‏@Sab_Mas 2m
Sorry, that should be nearly 60K (~58,000)

Merry StreetsAhead ‏@Sab_Mas 1m
Wii (2,719) outsells Xbox 360 (770), but both are dwarfed by the PSP (9,451)
Click to expand...

https://twitter.com/Sab_Mas
 
H

hiska-kun

Member
Madao said:
OoT 3D still sold quite less than ST and was a slow burner.

they probably expect this game to be a slow burner too. Zelda's popularity in japan has taken quite a hit recently.
Click to expand...

OoT was a remake and was launched in one million userbase and when the 3DS wasn't in its best moment. Still, managed a 90% sellthrough and 600k LTD.

A new entry in a +14 million userbase should have shipped much more. No more excuses.

We are talking about Portable Zelda, and the last Portable Zelda did great, and it was a remake. I don't get the low expectations.

Edit: Data available one hour before than expected.
 
T

Tripon

Member
A

AmanoBuff

Member
suppadoopa said:
134K For Vita FFX and #5?

So combined with PS3, it's about 318K for one week.

so happy
Click to expand...

Same here. Impressive numbers. And if we also count the standalone FFX Vita (22.6k) it rounds up to more than 157k sales, which is among the top 3 Vita opening games right?

And this is even more impressive considering there were shortages on these titles since day 1.

So glad to see this.
 
A

AmanoBuff

Member
The Last One said:
So, 318K just for physical copies, right? Maybe if we include digital sales it might have reached 400k.
Click to expand...

If you also count Vita FFX (standalone) retail sales are actually almost 340k.

Digital sales in Japan are not as high as in the west, but I think overall the games might have reached ~370k considering both versions.

Ups, sorry for the dp.
 
C

cafemomo

Member
AmanoBuff said:
Same here. Impressive numbers. And if we also count the standalone FFX Vita (22.6k) it rounds up to more than 157k sales, which is among the top 3 Vita opening games right?

And this is even more impressive considering there were shortages on these titles since day 1.

So glad to see this.
Click to expand...

now just watch SE spend all the dosh they got from this to fund more mobile games and X-3.
 
H

Hero of Legend

Member
Taiko must be the biggest surprise in terms of what people expected to crater is now really impressing. It'll obviously pass 100k in Week 1. Talk about legs so far! o_O
 
H

Hero of Legend

Member
Here's Taiko Wii U's FW from Famitsu for reference:

15./00. [WIU] Taiko no Tatsujin: Wii U Version! # <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.11.21} (¥5.480) - 17.518 / NEW <0-20%>
Click to expand...

I said wow.

It's now done over 5 times its FW.
 
S

SmokeMaxX

Member
Hero of Legend said:
Taiko must be the biggest surprise in terms of what people expected to crater is now really impressing. It'll obviously pass 100k in Week 1. Talk about legs so far! o_O
Click to expand...

Nah I think people expected this from Taiko even with its abysmal start. Someone said Japanese retailers weren't worried because Taiko was basically guaranteed to sell over time.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

Famitsu Sales: Week 3, 2023 (Jan 09 - Jan 15)
26
2K
Woopah replied
Famitsu Sales: Week 21 (May 15 - May 21)
Sales-Age
34
2K
Woopah replied
Famitsu Sales Week 18+19, 2023 (Apr 24 - May 07)
Sales-Age 2
56
4K
Woopah replied
Famitsu Sales: Week 23, 2023 (May 29 - Jun 04)
Sales-Age 2 3
108
6K
Woopah replied
Famitsu Sales Week: 20, 2023 (May 08 - May 14)
Sales-Age 2 3
115
6K
Woopah replied
Top Bottom