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Media Create Sales: Week 8, 2017 (Feb 20 - Feb 26)

I guess over the next few weeks is when this thread really gets interesting, will be looking forward to it.

What are the early guesses on Switch?

RE7 doesn't seem great at 10k imo and I guess as some where saying the numbers down the line are a lot lower than they use to be.

Is 200k the new bar for doing good? atleast on ps4
 

Dinda

Member
Yay Nier!

It's so close to 200k could it be that it only shipped 200k and basically sold out? I saw that it sold like 70% of the first shipment on day 1 in the other thread.

What's the situation in the stores Japan residents?

Either way, really glad for Nier.
 

noobie

Banned
PS4 Never Give Up Road Trip

Needs ~8k per week to be first at 4.5m.

Week 150: PS3 3,533,131 / PS4 4,100,667
Week 151: PS3 3,573,091 / PS4 4,187,836
Week 152: PS3 3,610,629 / PS4 4,234,839
Week 153: PS3 3,641,525 / PS4 4,268,215
Week 154: PS3 3,671,756 / PS4 4,308,886
Week 155: PS3 3,701,733 / PS4 4,345,264
Week 156: PS3 3,737,794 / PS4 4,374,239
Week 157: PS3 3,786,719 / PS4 4,401,442
Week 158: PS3 3,825,217 / PS4 4,444,931
Week 159: PS3 3,859,969
Week 160: PS3 3,906,497
Week 170: PS3 3,964,279
Week 171: PS3 4,039,395
Week 172: PS3 4,276,480
Week 173: PS3 4,386,999
Week 174: PS3 4,501,368
Sales of PS3 were so bad that you have jumped 9 weeks or is it a typo?

PS3 VS PS4
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What are the required sales for PS4 to reach 5.0 m before PS3?
 

ZSaberLink

Media Create Maven
01./00. [PS4] NieR: Automata <RPG> (Square Enix) {2017.02.23} (¥7.800) - 198.542 / NEW

01. / 00. [PS3] NieR Replicant <RPG> (Square Enix) {2010.04.22} - 60.174 / NEW
11. / 00. [360] NieR Gestalt <RPG> (Square Enix) {2010.04.22} - 11.380 / NEW
That's awesome to see!!! Maybe Japan wants new types of games/not common stuff? This has a chance of outselling some big name titles if it sells even 100K more after this...
 

Go_Ly_Dow

Member
01./00. [PS4] Resident Evil 7: biohazard # <ADV> (Capcom) {2017.01.26} (¥7.990) - 187.306 / NEW <58,63%>

01./00. [PS4] NieR: Automata <RPG> (Square Enix) {2017.02.23} (¥7.800) - 198.542 / NEW

This is just mad.
 

Kaworu

Member
Really happy for both Nier and SRW V. I'm curious about their holds and the ones for RE and Nioh next week!
 

Ryan_MSF

Member
Massive congrats to Platinum & Square Enix, great to see Nier doing big numbers, especially considering most don't have access as of yet ^^
 

BadWolf

Member
They finally gave Taro a decent budget and a good team to work with, it's great to see them succeed.

Here's hoping for many more.
 
Decent numbers for SRWV I guess. Still not doing anything to reverse the series' overall downward trend.

I don't quite understand what this particularly entry should be compared to within the series.

The last OG Saga game?

01./00. [PS4] Super Robot Wars OG: The Moon Dwellers # <SLG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2016.06.30} (¥8.200) - 70.392 / NEW
02./00. [PS3] Super Robot Wars OG: The Moon Dwellers <SLG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2016.06.30} (¥8.200) - 38.715 / NEW

Which it beat quite comfortably.

The 3DS games?

03./00. [3DS] Super Robot Wars UX # <SLG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.03.14} (¥7.140) - 115.384 / NEW
01./00. [3DS] Super Robot Wars BX <SLG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.08.20} (¥7.171) - 98.366 / NEW <85,42%>

Notably higher.

The last Masou Kishin game?

07./00. [PS3] Super Robot Wars OG Saga: Masou Kishin F - Coffin of the End # <SLG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.08.28} (¥7.690) - 28.807 / NEW

Yeah, that one bombed lol.

The 3rd Super Robot Wars Z games?

01./00. [PSV] 3rd Super Robot Wars Z: Tengoku-Hen <SLG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.04.02} (¥7.690) - 121.219 / NEW
02./00. [PS3] 3rd Super Robot Wars Z: Tengoku-Hen <SLG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.04.02} (¥8.716) - 109.200 / NEW

Yeah, it did lose to those admittedly. That had a lot of hype from being the last in that particular series though, I believe? Seems to be a more popular sub-series in general though judging by the sales of the PSP & PS3 entries.

The last Super Robot Wars' with random letters at the end?

01. [NDS] Super Robot Taisen K (Namco Bandai) 117,000 / NEW
02. / 00. [NDS] Super Robot Wars L (Bandai Namco) {25/11/10} - 129.054 / NEW

So yeah, I don't quite understand how this series works, but I don't understand where the 'downward trend' part is coming from since the only thing it seems to be down from is Super Robot Wars Z series?
 

hiska-kun

Member
Tsutaya report regarding Switch Pre-orders:

Zelda Breath of the Wild is the most pre-ordered game by far. Pre-orders are 5 times higher than 1-2-Switch, the second most pre-ordered game.
Bomberman R is third and Dragon Quest Heroes 1-2 is fourth.

Regarding the profile of users, not only the usual Nintendo fans, also people who enjoy Dragon Quest and Monster Hunter, and other light users have Switch pre-ordered. He has the impression that a new audience is interested on the system, different from the typical Nintendo.

http://mantan-web.jp/article/20170301dog00m200024000c.html

Sales of PS3 were so bad that you have jumped 9 weeks or is it a typo?



What are the required sales for PS4 to reach 5.0 m before PS3?

Average of 26.095 units weekly.
 

BadWolf

Member
Regarding the profile of users, not only the usual Nintendo fans, also people who enjoy Dragon Quest and Monster Hunter, and other light users have Switch pre-ordered. He has the impression that a new audience is interested on the system, different from the typical Nintendo.

Huh? How is that surprising? DQ and MH are on 3DS.
 

Kolx

Member
01./00. [PS4] Resident Evil 7: biohazard # <ADV> (Capcom) {2017.01.26} (¥7.990) - 187.306 / NEW <58,63%>

01./00. [PS4] NieR: Automata <RPG> (Square Enix) {2017.02.23} (¥7.800) - 198.542 / NEW

This is just mad.

Yeah lol I'd have never saw that coming.
 
Decent numbers for SRWV I guess. Still not doing anything to reverse the series' overall downward trend.

Yep, it's a shame.

I don't quite understand what this particularly entry should be compared to within the series.

The last OG Saga game?
No.
The 3DS games?
No.
The last Masou Kishin game?
No.
The 3rd Super Robot Wars Z games?
Yes.
 

Jb

Member
Very happy for Platinum!
I feel like they really needed a success right about now, and from I've read Automata is a great game and a worthy follow up to Nier.
 
Tsutaya report regarding Switch Pre-orders:

Zelda Breath of the Wild is the most pre-ordered game by far. Pre-orders are 5 times higher than 1-2-Switch, the second most pre-ordered game.
Bomberman R is third and Dragon Quest Heroes 1-2 is fourth.

Regarding the profile of users, not only the usual Nintendo fans, also people who enjoy Dragon Quest and Monster Hunter, and other light users have Switch pre-ordered. He has the impression that a new audience is interested on the system, different from the typical Nintendo.

Sounds good.

If Nintendo shipped enough units I def can see Switch having better FW than the 3DS.
 

Takao

Banned
The 3rd Super Robot Wars Z games?

01./00. [PSV] 3rd Super Robot Wars Z: Tengoku-Hen <SLG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.04.02} (¥7.690) - 121.219 / NEW
02./00. [PS3] 3rd Super Robot Wars Z: Tengoku-Hen <SLG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.04.02} (¥8.716) - 109.200 / NEW

Yeah, it did lose to those admittedly. That had a lot of hype from being the last in that particular series though, I believe? Seems to be a more popular sub-series in general though judging by the sales of the PSP & PS3 entries.

V is the replacement series for Z. The games usually do worse with each successive entry, so opening lower than the last Z isn't a good sign.
 

Chris1964

Sales-Age Genius
Famitsu Sales: Week 9, 2017 (Feb 20 - Feb 26)

01./00. [PS4] NieR: Automata <RPG> (Square Enix) {2017.02.23} (¥7.800) - 182.762 / NEW <80-100%>
02./00. [PS4] Super Robot Wars V # <SLG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2017.02.23} (¥8.600) - 95.222 / NEW <60-80%>
03./00. [PSV] Super Robot Wars V # <SLG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2017.02.23} (¥7.600) - 84.933 / NEW <60-80%>
04./02. [PS4] Nioh <RPG> (Koei Tecmo) {2017.02.09} (¥7.800) - 17.586 / 135.713 <80-100%> (-38%)
05./00. [PSV] Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 3 Ultimate <Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 3 \ Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 3: Izayoiki> # <ADV> (Koei Tecmo) {2017.02.23} (¥7.800) - 17.005 / NEW <80-100%>
06./00. [PS4] The Witch and the Hundred Knights 2 # <RPG> (Nippon Ichi Software) {2017.02.23} (¥7.200) - 15.709 / NEW <40-60%>
07./03. [3DS] Pokemon Sun / Moon # <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2016.11.18} (¥4.980) - 13.673 / 3.668.546 <80-100%> (-12%)
08./04. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 - Professional <RPG> (Square Enix) {2017.02.09} (¥5.250) - 11.920 / 142.761 <80-100%> (-21%)
09./01. [PS4] For Honor <ACT> (Ubisoft) {2017.02.16} (¥8.400) - 11.754 / 53.741 <80-100%> (-72%)
10./06. [3DS] Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS <ACT> (Nintendo) {2016.12.01} (¥4.700) - 6.468 / 1.081.323 <80-100%> (-21%)
11./00. [PS4] Assassin's Creed: The Ezio Collection <Assassin's Creed II \ Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood \ Assassin's Creed: Revelations> <ACT> (Ubisoft) {2017.02.23} (¥5.800) - 6.399 / NEW <40-60%>
12./08. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch 3: Sukiyaki <RPG> (Level 5) {2016.12.15} (¥4.800) - 6.335 / 672.102 <80-100%> (-17%)
13./10. [3DS] Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2017.01.19} (¥4.700) - 5.487 / 105.117 <80-100%> (-14%)
14./07. [PS4] Resident Evil 7: biohazard # <ADV> (Capcom) {2017.01.26} (¥7.990) - 5.372 / 300.821 <80-100%> (-31%)
15./13. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V [New Price Edition] <ACT> (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2015.10.08} (¥4.990) - 4.604 / 217.047 <80-100%> (+0%)
16./16. [PS4] Final Fantasy XV # <RPG> (Square Enix) {2016.11.29} (¥8.800) - 4.391 / 950.679 <80-100%> (+6%)
17./14. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo <ETC> (Nintendo) {2016.11.23} (¥2.700) - 3.994 / 141.812 <80-100%> (-6%)
18./19. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition # <ADV> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.03.19} (¥2.400) - 3.002 / 948.646 <80-100%> (+1%)
19./18. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 <RCE> (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.571) - 2.819 / 2.675.266 <80-100%> (-13%)
20./20. [PS4] Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege <ACT> (Ubisoft) {2015.12.10} (¥8.400) - 2.604 / 178.945 <80-100%> (-10%)
21./23. [WIU] Minecraft: Wii U Edition <ADV> (Microsoft Game Studios) {2016.06.23} (¥3.600) - 2.562 / 293.449 <80-100%> (-8%)
22./05. [PS4] Romance of the Three Kingdoms 13 with Power-Up Kit # <SLG> (Koei Tecmo) {2017.02.16} (¥9.800) - 2.513 / 12.265 <60-80%> (-74%)
23./17. [3DS] Momotaro Dentetsu 2017: Tachiagare Nippon!! <TBL> (Nintendo) {2016.12.22} (¥4.980) - 2.507 / 379.173 <80-100%> (-23%)
24./00. [PS4] Batman: Return to Arkham <Batman: Arkham Asylum \ Batman: Arkham City> <ADV> (Warner Entertainment Japan) {2017.02.23} (¥5.980) - 2.499 / NEW <20-40%>
25./00. [PS4] Ride 2 <RCE> (Intergrow) {2017.02.23} (¥7.980) - 2.280 / NEW <40-60%>
26./22. [3DS] Miitopia <SLG> (Nintendo) {2016.12.08} (¥4.700) - 2.206 / 201.477 <80-100%> (-21%)
27./26. [PS4] Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition <ADV> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.12.03} (¥2.400) - 2.176 / 184.935 <80-100%> (-8%)
28./21. [PS4] Gravity Rush 2 <ADV> (Sony Interactive Entertainment) {2017.01.19} (¥6.900) - 2.009 / 104.084 <80-100%> (-30%)
29./11. [PS4] Digimon World: Next Order <RPG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2017.02.16} (¥6.800) - 1.995 / 8.070 <60-80%> (-67%)
30./00. [PSV] Timepiece Ensemble # <ADV> (Entergram) {2017.02.23} (¥4.980) - 1.816 / NEW <60-80%>

Top 30

PS4 - 16
3DS - 9
PSV - 4
WIU - 1

HARDWARE
Code:
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
|System |  This Week |  Last Week |  Last Year |     YTD    |  Last YTD  |     LTD     |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
| PS4 # |     44.158 |     28.820 |     25.541 |    452.488 |    303.051 |   4.374.104 |
| 3DS # |     24.740 |     27.377 |     20.012 |    470.801 |    339.729 |  22.382.214 |
| PSV # |     11.069 |      8.339 |     18.643 |    155.372 |    272.943 |   5.402.791 |
|  WIU  |        626 |        601 |      4.013 |     13.258 |    127.486 |   3.292.996 |
| XB1 # |        525 |        110 |         73 |      3.215 |      1.546 |      76.163 |
|  PS3  |        302 |        397 |      1.184 |      4.016 |     16.352 |  10.261.735 |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
|  ALL  |     81.420 |     65.644 |     69.466 |  1.099.150 |  1.061.107 |  45.790.003 |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
| XB1 S |        506 |         75 |            |      2.514 |            |       4.232 |
|  XB1  |         19 |         35 |         73 |        701 |      1.546 |      71.931 |
|PS4 Pro|      6.686 |      5.963 |            |     67.768 |            |     184.818 |
|  PS4  |     37.472 |     22.857 |     25.541 |    384.720 |    303.051 |   4.189.286 |
|  PSV  |     11.069 |      8.339 |     18.643 |    155.372 |    272.943 |   5.402.791 |
|  2DS  |      5.362 |      6.017 |            |    135.725 |            |     432.872 |
| n-3DS |     19.378 |     21.360 |     18.356 |    335.076 |    307.657 |   5.029.065 |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
 
May I ask why? Or is it a convoluted "that's how the series works" kind of thing?

It's not that convoluted.

Z games are the only mainline series effectively.

Anything published on the nintendo platforms is 2nd rate and inferior in quality to the mainline entries.

Masou Kishin games are made by a different developer which is now bankrupt. Despite what some attention seeking poster claimed in a thread title.

OG games do not have any of the licensing. They are remakes of older games with all the licensed stuff stripped out.
 
V is the replacement series for Z. The games usually do worse with each successive entry, so opening lower than the last Z isn't a good sign.

It's not that convoluted.

Z games are the only mainline series effectively.

Anything published on the nintendo platforms is 2nd rate and inferior in quality to the mainline entries.

Masou Kishin games are made by a different developer which is now bankrupt. Despite what some attention seeking poster claimed in a thread title.

OG games do not have any of the licensing. They are remakes of older games with all the licensed stuff stripped out.

Thanks. Bummer, then.
 

Fisico

Member
I don't quite understand what this particularly entry should be compared to within the series.

It's not that confusing but you need to have the proper knowledge I guess?

OG Saga are the titles in the series featuring only original characters and mecha designs, Moon Dwellers were a spin off of OG Saga as the game was not a numbered entry.

The 3DS games are regular entries but not the highest effort ones (just like the DS entries), it shows in the budget and marketing push the games got (probably also on the roster, featuring less new IP and recycling older animations)

Masou Kishin are a low effort spin-off centered on a side character of OG Saga, it never did well.

Super Robot Wars Z were the lead entries in the series for 7 years on PSP/PSV/PS3, they got the bigger budget and marketing push, popular IP, new animations etc.

If V is supposed to be its replacement then it just continue the downward spiral the IP has been on for a few years and doesn't bode well for its sequels.

If you compare sales between all subseries you'll notice that the sales are on decline for every one of them, 3DS entries compared to DS entries, V to Z, Masou Kishin to its previous entries, OG 2 from OG etc.
 

ZSaberLink

Media Create Maven
So, Nier already outsold Bayonetta in JP?

Kamiya must be happy lol

Bayonetta 2 sure, but not the original.

PS3 Bayonetta [All Versions] 138.430 223.272 SEGA 10/29/2009
360 Bayonetta [All Versions] 66.211 118.165 SEGA 10/29/2009
WIU Bayonetta 2 33.114 51.361 Nintendo 9/20/2014
 

Instro

Member
Nice result for Nier. Hopefully it does well overseas, although I'm a little concerned it will get lost with all these big releases going on.
 

Kid Ying

Member
Wow. Wasn't expecting to see the day where nier sold better than a mainline resident evil in my lifetime.

But looks like it deserves It. I would get the game if It wasn't for Zelda.
 

Sakura

Member
V is the replacement series for Z. The games usually do worse with each successive entry, so opening lower than the last Z isn't a good sign.

I thought V was a one off?
And the sales aren't that surprising considering the series represented.
Their one off titles for the past while have always seem to have had low sales.
 
Cograts to Nier and Yoko Taro. Game looks amazing and I can't wait to get in there. Hopefully this means SE will entrust YT with more projects.

Also waifus for the win.
 

Toth

Member
Great for SE and Nier. Looking forward to playing when it's released here :)

And FFXV continues to sell after three months. I am curious how it will do when episode gladio comes out at the end of the month.
 
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