If it comes in 2012, then yeah, we're going to see massive sales for the 3DS in japan. That's not a certainty though...
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Nintendo 3DS reaches 5 million sales in Japan - Breaks the record
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If it comes in 2012, then yeah, we're going to see massive sales for the 3DS in japan. That's not a certainty though...
Zoramon089
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Mainline as in Gen 6? I don't see any chance of that this year.
Hey, leave PS3 alone :\
For better comparison, the Wii is only at approximately 12,264,514 units sold.
So yeah, home consoles in Japan are dead.
ThatObviousUser
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True. Then it falls on Mario 2D's shoulders.
herzogzwei1989
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Congrats. the 3DS is a wonderful system. Now bring us a great turn-based strategy game like Advance Wars, Nectaris, or R-Type Tactics, and I'll be in heaven.
opticalmace
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Out of curiosity, what games are you playing?
Most likely NSMB 3D is an holiday title indeed. I don't see it coming alone for the West, so, holiday 2012 will be holiday 2011 all over gain in Japan, with 3 big titles.
Fake edit: thinking while writing, the Wii U is coming so probably we will get Mario and nothing else, Japan getting MH4 too. Maybe Pokémon Grey will show up at some point.
MasterShotgun
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I don't think we'll see Gen 6 until 2014. I'm talking about either Pokemon Grey or Ruby/Sapphire remakes.
StreetsAhead
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Mainline as in 3rd version (Like Crystal, Emerald, or Platinum). Will be announced mid-April (or RSE remakes, but I think that's less likely). Release end-of-September in Japan, March-May next year in other territories.
Yeah, pretty much. Maybe the Wii U can help counter-act this with the controller acting as a game screen, but only if it's under 30,000 yen.
Pureauthor
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Ahahahaha, holy shit.
James Sawyer Ford
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Great sales, especially after a bit of a slow start.
Having really good software last quarter did wonders for the system (along with the price drop).
Hopefully after Vita's slow start, they'll have some releases later in the year that cater towards Japanese tastes that cause it to have a similar upward trending fate.
Seems like handhelds are the last remaining hope for Japan. The 3DS vs. PS3 numbers really are quite depressing when you look at the console market
Having really good software last quarter did wonders for the system (along with the price drop).
Hopefully after Vita's slow start, they'll have some releases later in the year that cater towards Japanese tastes that cause it to have a similar upward trending fate.
Seems like handhelds are the last remaining hope for Japan. The 3DS vs. PS3 numbers really are quite depressing when you look at the console market
DidntKnowJack
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Capcom says "You're welcome, Nintendo."
MasterShotgun
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Forgot about the Wii U. That does put a curve on how Nintendo is going to focus their marketing this year. They're going to want to push Wii U sales, so I could see them holding back a few big 3DS titles so they blow their load all at once.
Pureauthor
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That's what you intended to type, I'm sure.
Smiles and Cries
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got to admit it was so doomed
Metallix87
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Didn't these clowns also say the GBA was doomed against the N-Gage, and the DS was doomed against the PSP?
Looks like 23/24 to me... but that's probably wrong.
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shadyspace
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That PS3 number is so mind blowing. Why do Japanese developers even make games for it?
Pretty much right, it was week 25.
But they did it in less than a year because it came out on the 26th...
MegaByte
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Sales rose a bit earlier due to people going for the Ambassador Program.
Well, that's about 8 million REAL gamers, as opposed to 12 million whatever-you-call Wii Gamers. Or so they say.
Taking a shot in the dark, I'mma guess around week 40
Week 40ish was when the big games came, I think. It's week 25, see the drop before it.
Why would you do that?
Member
There are 3rd party games that do well on it. Tales of Xilia, for instance... I think it sold close to a million? Tales of Graces F on PS3 obliterated Graces on the Wii, too.
At Week #23 (Week #30 at Media-Create charts).
-Media Create chart for that week. (down from 31k to 16k)
-Price drop was announced on July 28.
-Sales went down from 16k to 4k the following week.
-Then jumped to 196k, when the new price was effective.
For comparison...
-The Vita at Week #9 was at 566k. (latest MC chart)
-The 3DS at Week #9 was at 940k.
-3DS crossed the million units at Week #13.
LumpOfCole
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I really wonder if Apple will put something like StreetPass in their future iDevices. It's a really killer feature for the 3DS, except when there aren't people with 3DSs around.
Xillia is at 623,151 as of mid-December 2011, though it's unlikely to add much to that total.
But yeah, the PS3 LTD might be relatively low but it's also a reasonably active userbase, so so long as you're making the right sort of game you can do well enough.
Smiles and Cries
Member
wow... Vita makes 3DS look like a turd but damn Software is everything
if 3DS gets a revision this year GAME OVER Man
Ignis Fatuus
Banned
Wat.
it's because these five million are alpha testers and will want to buy the beta version before buying the gamma version
alf717
Member
It is selling so they would probably consider it. It looks like Capcom likes to use it a lot for their games. Just saying. It make sense plus the battery life is still low correct? My thoughts are since Monster Hunter is huge in Japan they might think it would be a good idea to just have it already built into the next model.
I really hope the 3DS can sustain this meteoric rise. Nothing outside of the usual suspects has really been a breakout hit though. From the perspective of someone who thought the DS was the greatest thing to happen to portable gaming, I think the 3DS has a lot of potential but I'm still very apprehensive.
They like to use it a lot? How many games has Capcom released with circle pad support?
Social games are incredibly popular in Japan. Hell Scamco's Idolm@ster Mobage thing has 1 million people. The video games on PSP, 360, and PS3 haven't hit 1 million.
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which is also the amount of vita games... screw you Capcom!
alf717
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Pretty much everything after Street Fighter. RE uses it and so does MH.