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PAL Charts - Week 16, 2008
- Thread starter Raist
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Visualante
Member
Sony will want to keep that card close to their chest. Remember retail won't be happy if it sold better on PSN. They'll be asking for an even bigger cut on first party games.iceatcs said:
brain_stew
Member
Raist said:Ask and you shall receive.
Not really different from last week tho.
Honestly this chart is kind of useless, I doubt even the bottom 20 games all together will have outsold Mario Kart Wii. Uncharted lingered around there forever yet still hasn't broke 200k despite passing 100k along time ago. On the other hand Mario Kart has sold somewhere not all that shy of 200k this past week.
Djungelfrukt
Member
GTA IV to achieve world domination. \o/
Pai Pai Master
Banned
Very good for GT5 Prologue considering the PSN release. Would it be crazy to assume retail sales account for roughly 60-70% of total sales? I guess there's no way to tell until Sony releases some numbers.
andthebeatgoeson
Junior Member
Any data is useless in the wrong context.brain_stew said:
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/uk-retail-sells-17-89-million-games-in-q1
No real numbers to analyze how everyone is doing in relation to each other, except everyone else is below 37%. It all needs context.
Android18a
Member
Wii Play has been out for 16 months, and it JUST. WON'T. DIE.
What's with that? It's a wonder they haven't done a "Wii Play Too".
What's with that? It's a wonder they haven't done a "Wii Play Too".
Agent Icebeezy
Welcome beautful toddler, Madison Elizabeth, to the horde!
Baby Pals sounds like it is aimed for pedophiles.
Cosmonaut X
Member
Android18a said:
For most people, it's a second controller for their new system plus a bundle of little minigames to sweeten the deal. As long as the system is selling as well as it is, I expect Wii Play to carry on hovering around the charts.
slaughterking
Member
There really is no way to estimate an actual breakdown between the retail and PSN version, but I would guess the PSN version didn't play a big role in GT5Ps sales, since its the exact same price as the boxed retail product and online purchases with credit card-only don't reach that many europeans.Pai Pai Master said:
Android18a
Member
Raist said:
True, but if it was designed with 2-4 players in mind, instead of the 2-players of the original, they'd still be able to pack it with a remote and it'd be sure to fly off the shelves.
It WOULD sell. People are buying Game Party and Carnival Games because they want MORE stuff like Wii Play. If only 20% of Wii Play owners went for a "Volume 2", it'd be worth it for Nintendo.
Copycat_Wannabe
Member
I spotted an error, GT5P shows up at 2nd place in the charts, yet...
"The All Formats Top 5 consists of games by 4 different Japanese publishers (Nintendo, Sega, Sony and Konami) and with the exception of Gran Turismo 5: Prologue, down one place to No3, they are all selling the strongest on Nintendo Wii."
Wich one is it, 2nd or 3rd place for GT?
"The All Formats Top 5 consists of games by 4 different Japanese publishers (Nintendo, Sega, Sony and Konami) and with the exception of Gran Turismo 5: Prologue, down one place to No3, they are all selling the strongest on Nintendo Wii."
Wich one is it, 2nd or 3rd place for GT?
Magicpaint
Member
agreed :/HK-47 said:
Cosmonaut X
Member
HK-47 said:
I dunno, but it started falling from the charts quite a while ago, it seemed to have some awful supply problems for a while, it's never been bundled AFAIK and - unlike Sonic and the Secret Rings and others - it is still stuck in the higher price bracket for Wii titles. Perhaps that's just enough to stop it from exhibiting the bounce of other games that are hovering around the charts?
Copycat_Wannabe
Member
Thanks guys
Phife Dawg
Member
We don't have any information. You probably think about Sony's expectations.f@luS said:
Well we do have some context. It's strange though. The 37% figure may only apply to full price software? Because otherwise Nintendo should be over 37%.skinnyrattler said:
January:
Code:
FULL PRICE FORMAT SHARE (units) Nintendo: 37.1%
[U]1. Wii (21.2%)[/U]
2. PC (18.6%)
3. Xbox 360 (16.0%)
[U]4. DS (15.9%)[/U]
5. PS3 (14.9%)
6. PS2 (8.0%)
7. PSP (5.2%)
8. Mac (0.3%)
BUDGET FORMAT SHARE (units) Nintendo: 38.3%
[U]1. DS (28.7%)[/U]
2. PC (24.2%)
3. PS2 (16.9%)
4. Wii (10.1%)[/U]
5. Xbox 360 (9.3%)
6. PSP (9.1%)
7. Xbox (0.4%)
8. GBA (0.3%)February:
Code:
FULL PRICE FORMAT SHARE (units) Nintendo: 41.1%
[U]Wii - 21.3%[/U]
[U]DS - 19.8%[/U]
Xbox 360 - 18.4%
PS3 - 17.1%
PC - 15.2%
PS2 - 4.1%
PSP - 3.8%
Mac - 0.3%
BUDGET FORMAT SHARE (units) Nintendo: 46.3%
[U]DS - 30.1%[/U]
PC - 23.7%
[U]Wii - 16.2%[/U]
PS2 - 13.0%
PSP - 8.9%
Xbox 360 - 6.9%
Xbox - 0.3%
GBA - 0.1%March:
Code:
FULL PRICE FORMAT SHARE (units) Nintendo: 35.2%
Xbox 360 - 23.1%
[U]Wii - 18.5%[/U]
PC - 17.1%
[U]DS - 16.7%[/U]
PS3 - 16.4%
PSP - 4.2%
PS2 - 3.8%
Apple Mac - 0.2%
BUDGET FORMAT SHARE (units) Nintendo: 47.3%
[U]DS - 30.6%[/U]
PC - 21%
[U]Wii - 16.7%[/U]
PS2 - 12.3%
PSP - 7.3%
Xbox 360 - 6.2%
PS3 - 5.6%
Others - 0.3%test_account
XP-39C²
Yep, i think soFrillen said:
Atleast in some places in Europe i think.Wii is absolutely dominating, in sw and hw in the UK and most of Europe (according to these and other recent reports)! Astounding numbers for MKWii, and I have to say it really does deserve the sales, and more, it's an amazing title!
As many keep saying, seeing Nintendo hold the UK home market, one they've never had anything close to even a competitive share in, is just incredible, and great to see
As many keep saying, seeing Nintendo hold the UK home market, one they've never had anything close to even a competitive share in, is just incredible, and great to see
A friend saw a riot at a store this week-end, 2 couples fighting for the last Mario Kart copy. Crazy.
But this is even crazier: someone bought a copy at 101 (=$160) today on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.fr/Mario-Kart-Wii-v...yZ148484QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Knowing most of the Mario Kart with the wheel are selling at over $100 on ebay.
Nintendo has been successful so far, but I'm starting to believe it was only the beginning.
But this is even crazier: someone bought a copy at 101 (=$160) today on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.fr/Mario-Kart-Wii-v...yZ148484QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Knowing most of the Mario Kart with the wheel are selling at over $100 on ebay.
Nintendo has been successful so far, but I'm starting to believe it was only the beginning.
Insane Metal
Member
FUCK YEA @ GT5P!!!!11!
And OMFG @ Wii. :O
And OMFG @ Wii. :O
marc^o^ said:
Seeing as the game has been restocked in game stores with every Nintendo Shipment in the UK I think that people love to overreact... Unless the casuals are scared of games stores and Woolworths has run out?...
I'm still in shock that the game appears to have achieved Platinum status in 2 chart weeks (9 days) where as no Game Cube games ever reached that level (SMS and MK: DD got Gold). That's a bit of a turnaround.
For perspective, if it reduces by a doubly large amount next week it will have sold around 400k and be beating motorstorm and possibly even resistance. (presuming 180k,140k,80k) We'll only know when it reaches double platinum though...
Still, nice to celebrate this before GTA X360 destroys it! (Still not sure that Wii Fit stock can possibly beat Mario Kart).
brain_stew
Member
Raist said:
I know what the chart represents and the logic behind it. I just feel it doesn't give the top tier titles enough significance and that without sales numbers there's not much point even beginning to try and analyse the "data".
frankie_baby
Member
nli10 said:
wiifit is a shoe-in for next weeks number 1 though i'd expect mkwii to be number 2, wether wiifit sells more than mk did last week just depends how many copies ninty shoves out
brain_stew said:
For big titles' release week it's probably off, sure. But for "normal" weeks I think it should be quite representative. It's still an arbitrary thing, but it's all we have. I'm not convinced either that it's accurate, but it's still a way to give more weight to the top 5 titles.
frankie_baby said:
My point exactly. Of the games retailers I have dealings with none of them are expecting as many copies as they a) want and b) got of Mario Kart, but it'll be not only Number 1 but will generate UK wide headlines to boot.
I'm expecting lots of annoyed people on the message boards where I work shocked that they can't get it day 1 from their local supermarket, although that said other posters have reminded me that JP stock was focused on the family friendly stores so maybe they DO have more than 200k for launch, but it's distributed differently.
Either-way I'm sure the lovely folks at Chart Track will tip us off as to which had the higher launch week.
brain_stew said:
The chart isn't trying to say "these are the sales numbers from last week." It is trying to say "here's a better representation of the amount of software sold per console last week in the Top 40 than just looking at the number of games that charted in the Top 40 and assuming they are all equal."
Raist said:
Yeah, that.
brain_stew said:
Sometimes it'll give too much significance to the top titles and sometimes it'll give too little. It's only trying to be "closer" to reality, not match it. We can't match it without real numbers. :/