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[Jokeropia]

The release lineup was weak, but that's old news. Zelda is the first notable release and it performs as such.

 

[BKK]

Here's a better indication of how 3DS software is selling;

SOFTWARE MARKET SHARE BY FORMAT (UNITS) (MAY 29th – JULY 2nd)
1 1 Xbox 360 29.9%
2 2 PlayStation 3 22.6%
3 3 Wii 18.6%
4 5 PC 11.6%
5 4 DS 11.5%
6 7 3DS 3.7%
7 6 PSP 2%
8 8 PlayStation 2 0.1%

TOTAL SOFTWARE UNITS
W/E 07/02 - 603,059
W/E 06/25 - 653,748
W/E 06/18 - 728,622
W/E 06/11 - 732,448
W/E 06/04 - 804,030

M/E 07/02 - 3,521,907

SOFTWARE BY FORMAT (UNITS) (MAY 29th – JULY 2nd)
1 1 Xbox 360 - 1,053,050
2 2 PlayStation 3 - 795,951
3 3 Wii - 655,071
4 5 PC - 408,541
5 4 DS - 410,227
6 7 3DS - 130,311
7 6 PSP - 70,438
8 8 PlayStation 2 - 3,522

 

[test_account]

Here's the fallacy. Unless 3DS games were less affected by the slow period than other games, they are not more likely to chart during a slow period than during a stronger period. It's not a matter of "normal 3DS sales" vs "slow period other system sales", but "slow period 3DS sales" vs "slow period other system sales".

No, i dont mean it like that. What i mean is that when sales were slow to begin with, which is the case with many of the 3DS games, they have statistically less chance to drop in units compared to other games that had higher sales to begin with. It is also not unusual that games stabilize in sales at some point and not every games are equally affected in this slow sales period.

We see "unknown" games chart again in the Top 40. The reason for this is probably most likely because these games have fairly stabilized themself (since they sell few units each week). This could have been the case for the 3DS games as well.

It is true that 3DS games are also affected by the slow period, i'm not saying anything against that. But if the 3DS games cant make it within the Top 40 in these slow periods, it means that the games are either still dropping in sales or they have stabilized at a quite low level. And this isnt exactly good news (which was Opus Angelorum's initial point in this discussion). I'm not really expecting the 3DS games to suddently jump in the charts, but i must admit that i'm a bit surprised that we dont even see one 3DS game enter the Top 40 again, even if it is at 40th place.

But we will see if the situation changes once more big title games are being released =)

Here's a better indication of how 3DS software is selling;

Interesting numbers I wonder how the software sales have been for the last 2-3 weeks, because these weeks seems to have been the slowest week.

 

[BKK]

Interesting numbers I wonder how the software sales have been for the last 2-3 weeks, because these weeks seems to have been the slowest week.

TOTAL SOFTWARE UNITS
W/E 07/16 - 563,110
W/E 07/09 - 571,967
W/E 07/02 - 603,059
W/E 06/25 - 653,748
W/E 06/18 - 728,622
W/E 06/11 - 732,448
W/E 06/04 - 804,030

 

[Jokeropia]

But if the 3DS games cant make it within the Top 40 in these slow periods, it means that the games are either still dropping in sales or they have stabilized at a quite low level.

I think it simply means that they're dropping with the rest of the industry, which is what I would've expected to begin with.

 

[Graphics Horse]

Holy shit!
Just saw the new 3DS advert, its obviously made to address all the complaints here.
Makes it crystal clear that its higher spec new hardware, and finishes with the tagline "this isn't DS, this is 3DS".

Wonder if it'll bump the sales in the coming weeks.

Heh, I just caught the end of this, hopefully it'll be available online somewhere soon.

 

[Twister Flipper]

Italy week 28:
1) Pokèmon White (DS)
2) Pokèmon Black (DS)
3) Inazuma Eleven (DS)
4) Cars 2 (DS)
5) Zumba Fitness (Wii)
6) Wii Fit Plus (Wii)
7) Wii Party (Wii)
8) Wii Play Motion (Wii)
9) Gran Turismo 5 (PS3)
10) Cars 2 (Wii)


Link

 

[dabra]

Netherlands:
Week 29, 2011

01 (02) [PC] Pro Cycling Manager Tour De France 2011 (Ubisoft)
02 (03) [WII] Wii Party (Nintendo)
03 (04) [WII] New Super Mario Bros Wii (Nintendo)
04 (05) [PS3] Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision Blizzard)
05 (01) [WII] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)
06 (06) [NDS] Pokemon White (Nintendo)
07 (__) [WII] Wii Play Motion (Nintendo)
08 (08) [NDS] Pokemon Black (Nintendo)
09 (09) [PC] The Sims 3: Generations (Electronic Arts)
10 (10) [PS3] L.A. Noire (Take - Two Interactive)

 

[test_account]

TOTAL SOFTWARE UNITS
W/E 07/16 - 563,110
W/E 07/09 - 571,967
W/E 07/02 - 603,059
W/E 06/25 - 653,748
W/E 06/18 - 728,622
W/E 06/11 - 732,448
W/E 06/04 - 849,310

Thanks for the numbers Pretty big drop from 06/04 to 07/16, about 40% drop.

I think it simply means that they're dropping with the rest of the industry, which is what I would've expected to begin with.

That might very well be the case indeed. But if the games contunie to drop, and also concidering that most of the games didnt really have a strong first week sales, i wonder at what sales number the games will stabilize on.

 

[szaromir]

Nintendo is still doing very well in mainland Europe? The differences between various regions are very interesting

 

[Jokeropia]

That might very well be the case indeed. But if the games contunie to drop, and also concidering that most of the games didnt really have a strong first week sales, i wonder at what sales number the games will stabilize on.

As always, this will depend on the games themselves and the time of year and so on.

 

[test_account]

As always, this will depend on the games themselves and the time of year and so on.

Indeed, but i still wonder how much these games sell right now I.e Steel Diver just to take a random example, if that game is still dropping in sales or if it has stabilized in sales. I would guess that the 2nd best 3DS game last week sold something around 1000 - 1500 units.

 

[Road]

TOTAL SOFTWARE UNITS

W/E 06/04 - 849,310

Isn't it 804,030? I think 849,310 is for the week before.

 

[BKK]

Isn't it 804,030? I think 849,310 is for the week before.

Yeah, you're right, fixed now. Thanks.

 

[dabra]

Ireland:
Week 29, 2011 - Entertainment Software (All Prices)

01 (04) Harry Potter: The Deathly Hallows Part 2 (Electronic Arts)
02 (01) Zumba Fitness (505 Games)
03 (09) Fifa 11 (Electronic Arts)
04 (03) Call Of Duty: Black Ops (Activision Blizzard)
05 (__) Call Of Juarez: The Cartel (Ubisoft)
06 (__) Cars 2 (Disney Interactive Studios)
07 (05) Lego Pirates Of The Caribbean (Disney Interactive Studios)
08 (17) Tiger Woods Pga Tour 12: The Masters (Electronic Arts)
09 (06) L.a. Noire (Take 2)
10 (__) Sniper: Ghost Warrior (City Interactive)
11 (14) Ufc Personal Trainer (Thq)
12 (__) Just Cause 2 (Square Enix Europe)
13 (02) Transformers: Dark Of The Moon (Activision Blizzard)
14 (07) Batman: Arkham Asylum (Square Enix Europe)
15 (15) Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision Blizzard)
16 (13) The Sims 3 (Electronic Arts)
17 (16) Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (Electronic Arts)
18 (11) Michael Jackson: The Experience (Ubisoft)
19 (18) Brink (Bethesda Softworks)
20 (__) Homefront (Thq)

Denmark:
Week 29, 2011 - Entertainment Software (All Prices)

01 (01) Pro Cycling Manager 2011: Tour De France (Focus Home Interactive)
02 (02) Fifa 11 (Electronic Arts)
03 (04) Tour De France 2011 (Focus Home Interactive)
04 (05) Lego Pirates Of The Caribbean (Disney Interactive Studios)
05 (03) The Sims 3 (Electronic Arts)
06 (07) The Sims 3: Generations (Electronic Arts)
07 (08) Sniper: Ghost Warrior (Pan Vision)
08 (12) Zumba Fitness (505 Games)
09 (06) Call Of Duty: Black Ops (Activision Blizzard)
10 (09) Lego Star Wars Iii: The Clone Wars (Activision Blizzard)
11 (13) L.a. Noire (Nordic Game Supply)
12 (__) Call Of Juarez: The Cartel (Ubisoft)
13 (__) Fallout: New Vegas (Namco Bandai Games)
14 (11) New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
15 (__) Harry Potter: The Deathly Hallows Part 2 (Electronic Arts)
16 (15) Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard)
17 (10) Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (Ubisoft)
18 (14) Red Dead Redemption (Nordic Game Supply)
19 (__) Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Activision Blizzard)
20 (__) Gran Turismo 5 (Nordisk Film)

 

[slaughterking]

Italy week 28:
1) Pokèmon White (DS)
2) Pokèmon Black (DS)
3) Inazuma Eleven (DS)
4) Cars 2 (DS)
5) Zumba Fitness (Wii)
6) Wii Fit Plus (Wii)
7) Wii Party (Wii)
8) Wii Play Motion (Wii)
9) Gran Turismo 5 (PS3)
10) Cars 2 (Wii)


Link

Get out of the way Pokemon and let Inazuma stay in the spotlight. D:

 

[Saty]

Did we get a hard-figures Top 10 games in UK for the month of May? Usually we get them with a 2-month delay from a Japanese source.

 

[walking fiend]

Nintendo should give a rise to person(s) in charge of Italy, what the hell is happening there?

 

[allan-bh]

Did we get a hard-figures Top 10 games in UK for the month of May? Usually we get them with a 2-month delay from a Japanese source.

Yes:

01-[360] LA Noire (Take-Two) 224.000
02-[PS3] LA Noire (Take-Two) 162.000
03-[WII] Zumba Fitness (505 Games) 76.000 / 220.000
04-[360] Brink (Bethesda) 75.000
05-[360] LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean (Disney Interactive) 45.000
06-[360] Dirt 3 (Codemasters) 34.000
07-[WII] LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean (Disney Interactive) 32.000
08-[PS3] Brink (Bethesda) 30.000
09-[PS3] Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision Blizzard)
10-[PS3] LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean (Disney Interactive) 29.000

 

[m.i.s.]

saw the new 3DS advert, its obviously made to address all the complaints here.
Makes it crystal clear that its higher spec new hardware, and finishes with the tagline "this isn't DS, this is 3DS".

Saw it last night. Definitely targeted at "core" gameplayers.

Showed Metal Gear Solid with the subtitle "not available till November".

Wonder if it'll bump the sales in the coming weeks.

I wouldn't have thought so, surely the early adopters who wanted a 3DS have already bought it? Everyone else are awaiting the staple Nintendo franchises which won't come out until nearer to Xmas 2011.

Yeah, it's gonna by a "dry, dry" summer. )

 

[noobie]

Italy week 28:
1) Pokèmon White (DS)
2) Pokèmon Black (DS)
3) Inazuma Eleven (DS)
4) Cars 2 (DS)
5) Zumba Fitness (Wii)
6) Wii Fit Plus (Wii)
7) Wii Party (Wii)
8) Wii Play Motion (Wii)
9) Gran Turismo 5 (PS3)
10) Cars 2 (Wii)


Link

Wow complete domination of Nintendo platforms.
Look like people of Italy love cars and casuals only.

 

[dabra]

Germany:
Week 29, 2011

01 (01) [NDS] Pokemon White (Nintendo)
02 (02) [NDS] Pokemon Black (Nintendo)
03 (03) [3DS] The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time 3d (Nintendo)
04 (04) [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
05 (07) [WII] Wii Party (Nintendo)
06 (05) [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
07 (__) [NDS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
08 (08) [WII] New Super Mario Bros Wii (Nintendo)
09 (10) [WII] Zumba Fitness (505 Games)
10 (__) [PS3] Call of Juarez: The Cartel (Ubisoft)

 

[Twister Flipper]

Norway:
1) Zumba Fitness (Wii)
2) The Sims 3 (PC)
3) Wii Play: Motion (Wii)
4) New Super Mario Bros (DS)
5) Pro Cycling Manager 2011 (PC)
6) The Sims 3: The Late Night (PC)
7) Skate 3 (PS3)
8) WoW 60 Days Game Card (Card)
9) Red Dead Redemption (PS3)
10) COD: Black Ops (PS3)
11) Littlest Pet Shop 3: Biggest Stars Pink (DS)
12) The Sims 3: The Generation (PC)
13) Super Mario Allstars: 25th Anniversary Edition (Wii)
14) Tour De France 2011 (PS3)
15) Kaptein Sabeltand Og Ildprovene (DS)
16) Lego Pirates of the Caribbean: the Videogame (DS)
17) New Super Mario Bros (Wii)
18) Lego Star Wars 1 & 2 The Complete Saga (DS)
19) The Sims 3: Outdoor Living Stuff Pack (PC)
20)Mario Kart (DS)

Finland:
1) WoW Pre-paid Game Card 60 Days (Card)
2) Skate 3 (PS3)
3) Call of Juarez: The Cartel (PS3)
4) PlayStation Network Card 20€ (Card)
5) NHL 11 (PS3)
6) LittleBigPlanet 2 (PS3)
7) The Sims 3: The Generation (PC)
8) Dirt 3: Nordic Edition (PS3)
9) Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii)
10) Live 3 Months Gold (Card)
11) Call of Juarez: The Cartel (X360)
12) Gran Turismo 5 (PS3)
13) COD: Modern Warfare 2 (PS3)
14) COD: Black Ops (PS3)
15) NHL 11 (X360)
16) L.A. Noire (PS3)
17) The Sims 3: Late Night (PC)
18) Skate 3 (X360)
19) GTA: Episodes from Liberty City (PS3)
20) Red Dead Redemption (PS3)

http://www.gfkhitlist.com/game.aspx

 

[electroplankton]

Germany:
Week 29, 2011

01 (01) [NDS] Pokemon White (Nintendo)
02 (02) [NDS] Pokemon Black (Nintendo)
03 (03) [3DS] The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time 3d (Nintendo)
04 (04) [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
05 (07) [WII] Wii Party (Nintendo)
06 (05) [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
07 (__) [NDS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
08 (08) [WII] New Super Mario Bros Wii (Nintendo)
09 (10) [WII] Zumba Fitness (505 Games)
10 (__) [PS3] Call of Juarez: The Cartel (Ubisoft)

Even Germany confirms its Nintendo domination.
I remember some years ago, also a Harvest Moon game on DS entered in the top 10!

 

[830920]

Sweden:
Week 29, 2011

01. The Sims 3 (PC)
02. The Sims 3: Generations (PC)
03. FIFA 11 (360)
04. FIFA 11 (PS3)
05. The Sims 3 The Late Night (PC)
06. World of Warcraft: Cataclysm (PC)
07. Battlefield Bad Company 2 (PS3)
08. Call of Duty: Black Ops (PC)
09. LA. Noire (PS3)
10. The Sims 3 Ambitions (PC)
11. Battlefield Bad Company 2 (360)
12. World of Warcraft: Battlechest (PC)
13. The Sims 3: Outdoor Living Stuff Pack (PC)
14. Killzone 3 (PS3)
15. New Super Mario Bros (DS)
16. Kinect Adventures (Kinect) (360)
17. LA. Noire (360)
18. The Sims 3: World Adventures (PC)
19. Dragon Age 2 (360)
20. Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit (PS3)

 

[French]

InFamous.

 

[IdreamofHIME]

Is it on YouTube?
I would like to see it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRrviEHeN2M

After 5pm this ad runs on nearly every commercial break on ITV1, the UK's most watched commercial channel.
Nintendo's really trying to zap the system back into gear.

 

[BKK]

505 Games have now notched up a healthy run of 7 consecutive weeks at No1 with ‘Zumba Fitness’ (+33%), breaking into double digits with a total of 10 weeks at the top, which puts it in joint 5th place for the most week spent at No1 in the All Formats Chart (which goes back to 1996) ahead of games like ‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’ and ‘FIFA 07’.

Disney’s ‘Cars 2’ (+100%) sales have doubled, causing it to accelerate up the charts to No2, forcing Ubisoft’s ‘Call of Juarez: The Cartel’ (+7%) down a place to No3.

It’s Ubisoft again at No4 with add-on pack ‘Just Dance 2: Extra Songs’ leaping up the chart with a massive 127% increase in sales.

Disney’s ‘Lego Pirates of the Caribbean’ (-5%) is back down to No5, with Codemasters’ ‘Dirt 3’ (+11%) moving up the grid at No6.

EA hold the next two places with ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2’ (-22%) taking a tumble down from No3 to No7 and ‘FIFA 11’ (+20%) moving up the table to No8.

Rockstar/Take 2’s detective crime thriller ‘L.A. Noire’ (+71%) has been promoted back into the Top 10 at No9 and Activision Blizzard finish off the Top 10 with ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops’ (-22%) at No10.

The only new entry in the Top 40 is EA’s expansion pack ‘The Sims 3: Town Life Stuff’ debuting at No12.

Top 40 Entertainment Software (All Prices), Week Ending 30 July 2011

01. ZUMBA FITNESS - 505 GAMES (+33%)
02. CARS 2 - DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS (+100%)
03. CALL OF JUAREZ: THE CARTEL – UBISOFT (+7%)
04. JUST DANCE 2: EXTRA SONGS – UBISOFT (+127%)
05. LEGO PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN - DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS (-5%)
06. DIRT 3 – CODEMASTERS (+11%)
07. HARRY POTTER: THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 2 - ELECTRONIC ARTS (-22%)
08. FIFA 11 - ELECTRONIC ARTS (+20%)
09. L.A. NOIRE - TAKE 2 (+71%)
10. CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS - ACTIVISION BLIZZARD (-22%)
11. DUNGEON SIEGE III - SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
12. THE SIMS 3: TOWN LIFE STUFF - ELECTRONIC ARTS (NEW)
13. LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 1-4 - WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
14. ASSASSIN'S CREED: BROTHERHOOD – UBISOFT
15. BRINK - BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
16. THE SIMS 3 - ELECTRONIC ARTS
17. LEGO STAR WARS III: THE CLONE WARS – LUCASARTS
18. FIGHT NIGHT CHAMPION - ELECTRONIC ARTS
19. WII SPORTS RESORT – NINTENDO
20. BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2 - ELECTRONIC ARTS
21. JUST DANCE 2 – UBISOFT
22. BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM - SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
23. TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 12: THE MASTERS - ELECTRONIC ARTS
24. TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON - ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
25. UFC PERSONAL TRAINER – THQ
26. SNIPER: GHOST WARRIOR - CITY INTERACTIVE RED
27. FACTION: ARMAGEDDON – THQ
28. RED DEAD REDEMPTION - TAKE 2
29. MICHAEL JACKSON: THE EXPERIENCE – UBISOFT
30. DUKE NUKEM FOREVER - TAKE 2
31. CRYSIS 2 - ELECTRONIC ARTS
32. THE SIMS 3: GENERATIONS - ELECTRONIC ARTS
33. THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: OCARINA OF TIME 3D – NINTENDO
34. ART ACADEMY – NINTENDO
35. MARIO KART WII – NINTENDO
36. WII FIT PLUS – NINTENDO
37. JUST CAUSE 2 - SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
38. HOMEFRONT – THQ
39. LITTLEBIGPLANET 2 - SONY COMPUTER ENT.
40. PORTAL 2 - ELECTRONIC ARTS

 

[m.i.s.]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRrviEHeN2M

After 5pm this ad runs on nearly every commercial break on ITV1, the UK's most watched commercial channel.

Nintendo's really trying to zap the system back into gear.

Back to targetting the "core" gameplayers eh Nintendo? Wouldn't they already know what the machine is and most likely already own one?

And won't that kind of advertising with those types of games (action, shooting and racers) negatively affect its image with women, seniors and casuals?

"State of the art online functionality"

AHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

 

[Loudninja]

Uk chart
http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index....p&ct=110032&arch=t&lyr=2011&year=2011&week=30

 

[NemesisPrime]

Uk chart
http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index....p&ct=110032&arch=t&lyr=2011&year=2011&week=30

Hmmm... PS3 only 8 in top 40? What is happening?

Wii impressive.