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[Mpl90]

Sonic Generations sold really great, in fact it is still in the 3DS chart.

Aaaaand if you look at the Guardian top 20, here's the situation in UK for this week.

PS3 (43)
Xbox 360 (29)
3DS (28)
PC (0)

However, NSMB2 had a good debut, and KH3D performed well last month across all Europe. Probably it's out of top 40 due to shortages: for all the week it was sold by external retailers, with just 10 copies available, at 34 Pounds on Amazon, and it's sold out on Game too. Amazon will start selling KH3D again from Thursday. Possibly, we'll see it again pretty highly on German chart this Wednesday.

 

[Sammy Samusu]

Let's see how NSMB2 performs in the long run, it's good to see SML3D and MK7 charting high even to this day.

As for first-party dominance, news at eleven. It was the same with the DS, especially early in its life. At least Nintendo is growing the 3DS install base.

It seems KH3D saw respectable numbers.
Btw, funny to see people complaining that 3DS is actually selling nicely.

SmokyDave is not the biggest 3DS fan, and that's perfectly fine, it's just that he wants to make his voice heard in every thread. /inb4rerdemo

 

[Spiegel]

Do we have an estimation of what are the other 5 bigger debuts and their numbers?

Mass Effect 3
Max Payne 3
Diablo 3
...

 

[MrCookiepants]

Dat NSMB 2 bomba ...

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=41208413&postcount=19

NSMB had a very slow start in Europe and America. Brand popularity was at an all time low when it launched.

That link only confirms the game's failing to live up to expectations, as it has in Japan.

 

[SmokyDave]

SmokyDave is not the biggest 3DS fan, and that's perfectly fine, it's just that he wants to make his voice heard in every thread. /inb4rerdemo

Huh? I didn't complain about the device selling

Spoiler

(although I won't pretend to be happy about it)

. I was just giggling at the fact all the titles that charted have 'Mario' in them. I'm in this thread every week, usually cheering for GT5 and Forza 4!

 

[radioheadrule83]

Dave is good people

NSMB had a very slow start in Europe and America. Brand popularity was at an all time low when it launched.

That link only confirms the game's failing to live up to expectations, as it has in Japan.

I don't know about Europe but the original NSMB sold at a rate of 20 copies every minute during its first 12 weeks in America. It was number 1 in the May 2006 NPD, generating something like $9.5m all by itself. Are you thinking of one of the later games?

 

[GCX]

Waiting for someone to spin this negative...

NSMB had a very slow start in Europe and America. Brand popularity was at an all time low when it launched.

That link only confirms the game's failing to live up to expectations, as it has in Japan.

Didn't have to wait too long. And what a masterful spin it is.

 

[NeoRausch]

And BAMM! Mario. What a surprise. And people wonder why nintendo shots out mario games like crazy.

 

[Road]

NSMB sold less than SM64DS (50k),

So, NSMB2 is between 0 and 65,000.

Maybe BKK has better information.

 

[DrWong]

NSMB sold less than SM64DS (50k),

So, NSMB2 is between 0 and 65,000.

Maybe BKK has better information.

The article explains right at the beginning why it was the case... >

Super Mario 64 DS, which launched alongside the console

 

[-KRS-]

Upcoming 3DS games

Castlemario
Lego Mario of the rings
Scribblemario
Epic Mario

Third parties should just do that.

I'd totally buy a Lego Mario game.

 

[test_account]

The article explains right at the beginning why it was the case... >

I think he just mentioned it to show what numbers we could work from.

 

[DrWong]

I think he just mentioned it to show what numbers we could work from.

I see. Thanks for the clarification.

 

[Mpl90]

I see. Thanks for the clarification.

DrWong, why the French chart hasn't appeared yet? A French Holiday?

 

[DrWong]

DrWong, why the French chart hasn't appeared yet? A French Holiday?

Good question and I don't know. I have been F5ying all the day. Hope we'ell get them soon.

 

[CrunchinJelly]

It's pretty varied, all those games are from different genres, thus none of them play similar.


Pretty much.


erm.....there's 4 genres right there.
Where have you been the last 30 years? Western developers were never keen on handheld gaming. They never put their main teams and/or huge budgets on handheld games.
Not even on the DS, the best selling gaming device in the history of gaming. Look at the Japanese charts and try to say that with a straight face.

I don't give a shit about what genres they are.

It is not healthy for the long term future of the 3DS for it to be relying on Mario software like it is at the moment.

Third parties have seen bomb after bomb and even Nintendo can't carve out a decent market for any of their other games.

360 has 4 Halo games in the top 40. Is that healthy?
PS3 has 4 Uncharted games in the top 40. Is that healthy?

 

[Mpl90]

I don't give a shit about what genres they are.

It is not healthy for the long term future of the 3DS for it to be relying on Mario software like it is at the moment.

Third parties have seen bomb after bomb and even Nintendo can't carve out a decent market for any of their other games.

360 has 4 Halo games in the top 40. Is that healthy?
PS3 has 4 Uncharted games in the top 40. Is that healthy?

Tales of the Abyss did very well in Europe according to Namco itself. Sonic Generations is doing well worldwide, Lego games too ( especially in US, but Lego Batman 2 has appeared many times), and we have a pretty good example of a good game saleswise doing well, Kingdom Hearts 3D ( at least in Europe). Those aren't first party, and all did well / pretty well. There have been bombs, but except for Resident Evil, they were very little games / not publicized at all. If there will be more good games saleswise for 3DS doing bad I'll agree, but it's not the case now. However, I hope we'll see another game from Nintendo or even third party if it's possible which isn't Mario sticking in the high places, like KH did / is doing.

 

[Mpl90]

Ok, why are there no French chart, no Italian chart, not even German chart right now? What's happening? At least, for Germany, we have Gamona.

Console specific Top 10

http://www.gamona.de/konsolen-charts [NSFW]

 

[cw_sasuke]

Nice Harvest Moon debut - right choice to price it at 29,99€ other publishers could learn a think or twice.

 

[Aostia]

It's too hot in Europe to post the numbers of the charts, that's why we are not getting the usual updates..

 

[DrWong]

Ok, why are there no French chart, no Italian chart, not even German chart right now? What's happening? At least, for Germany, we have Gamona.

Console specific Top 10

http://www.gamona.de/konsolen-charts

How are these datas compiled?

5 3DS game in this console top 10. 7 Nintendo titles.

About GFK datas: weird. I don't know what's going on : /

 

[Litri]

When pokemon 3DS is released it is going to demolish whatever numbers NSMB2 posted opening week.

I think the new Professor Layton coming out this October might very well do that even earlier...

 

[pieatorium]

k ty mlp90

 

[dabra]

Germany:
Week 33, 2012 - Individual Formats (Units)

01 (__) [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 (Nintendo)
02 (__) [PS3] Darksiders II (Thq)
03 (__) [360] Darksiders II (Thq)
04 (__) [PC] Darksiders II (Thq)
05 (04) [PS3] FIFA 12 (Electronic Arts)
06 (01) [PC] The Elder Scrolls V - Skyrim: Dawnguard (Download-Code) (Bethesda Softworks)
07 (03) [PC] Diablo III (Activision Blizzard)
08 (02) [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo)
09 (33) [PS3] Max Payne 3 (Take-Two Interactive)
10 (__) [3DS] Harvest Moon: The Tale Of Two Towns 3D (Rising Star Games)


Sweden:
Week 33, 2012 - Individual Formats (Units)

01 (__) [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2
02 (__) [360] Sleeping Dogs
03 (__) [PS3] Sleeping Dogs
04 (07) [PC] Battlefield 3
05 (08) [WII] Skylanders Spyro's Adventure Starter Pack
06 (01) [PC] Diablo III
07 (02) [PS3] Battlefield 3
08 (04) [PC] The Sims 3
09 (05) [PS3] Fifa 12
10 (03) [PC] The Sims 3: Husdjur
11 (09) [PS3] Lego Batman 2 DC Superheroes
12 (10) [360] Fifa 12
13 (12) [PC] World of WarCraft: Battlechest
14 (11) [WII] Lego Batman 2 DC Superheroes
15 (16) [PC] World of WarCraft: Wrath of the Lich King
16 (06) [360] Battlefield 3
17 (18) [PC] World of WarCraft: Cataclysm
18 (14) [360] Lego Batman 2 DC Superheroes
19 (__) [PC] Might & Magic: Heroes VI
20 (17) [PC] The Sims 3: I Rampjuset

 

[Mpl90]

Germany:
Week 33, 2012 - Individual Formats (Units)

01 (__) [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 (Nintendo)
02 (__) [PS3] Darksiders II (Thq)
03 (__) [360] Darksiders II (Thq)
04 (__) [PC] Darksiders II (Thq)
05 (04) [PS3] FIFA 12 (Electronic Arts)
06 (01) [PC] The Elder Scrolls V - Skyrim: Dawnguard (Download-Code) (Bethesda Softworks)
07 (03) [PC] Diablo III (Activision Blizzard)
08 (02) [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo)
09 (33) [PS3] Max Payne 3 (Take-Two Interactive)
10 (__) [3DS] Harvest Moon: The Tale Of Two Towns 3D

Oh, here we go. Harvest Moon on 3DS ( a port of the DS one) did pretty good. Let's hope other games will be just 30 Euros like HM, it's the ideal way to follow.

 

[Twister Flipper]

Norway:
1) New Super Mario Bros 2 (3DS)
2) Sleeping Dogs (PS3)
3) Sleeping Dogs (X360)
4) WoW Game Card 60 Days (Card)
5) New Super Mario Bros 2 (3DS)
6) Battlefield 3 (PS3)
7) Lego Batman 2: DC Superheroes (PS3)
8) The Sims 3 (PC)
9) PlayStation Network Voucher 200 NOK (Card)
10) Skylanders Spyro's Adventure (Wii)
11) FIFA 12 (PS3)
12) London 2012 (PS3)
13) FIFA Street (PS3)
14) Skate 3 (PS3)
15) Live Card NOK 400 (Card)
16) SSX (PS3)
17) Battlefield 3 (X360)
18) Sleeping Dogs - Nordic Edition (PS3)
19) The Sims 3: Pets (PC)
20) Live 3+1 Month (Card)



Finland:
1) New Super Mario Bros 2 (3DS)
2) Sleeping Dogs (PS3)
3) PlayStation Network Voucher 20 EUR (Card)
4) WoW Game Card 60 Days (Card)
5) Battlefield 3 (PS3)
6) Sleeping Dogs (X360)
7) Lego Batman 2: DC Superheroes (PS3)
8) London 2012 (PS3)
9) COD: Black Ops (PS3)
10) New Super Mario Bros 2 (3DS)
11) FIFA 12 (PS3)
12) Diablo III (PC)
13) Angry Birds Space (PC)
14) Battlefield 3 (PC)
15) Might & Magic: Heroes VI (PC)
16) COD: Modern Warfare 3 (PS3)
17) Battlefield 3 (X360)
18) Angry Birds Seasons (PC)
19) NHL 12 (PS3)
20) Lego Batman 2: DC Superheroes (Wii)


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

 

[Gradivus]

Norway:
1) New Super Mario Bros 2 (3DS)
2) Sleeping Dogs (PS3)
3) Sleeping Dogs (X360)
4) WoW Game Card 60 Days (Card)
5) New Super Mario Bros 2 (3DS)
6) Battlefield 3 (PS3)
7) Lego Batman 2: DC Superheroes (PS3)
8) The Sims 3 (PC)
9) PlayStation Network Voucher 200 NOK (Card)
10) Skylanders Spyro's Adventure (Wii)
11) FIFA 12 (PS3)
12) London 2012 (PS3)
13) FIFA Street (PS3)
14) Skate 3 (PS3)
15) Live Card NOK 400 (Card)
16) SSX (PS3)
17) Battlefield 3 (X360)
18) Sleeping Dogs - Nordic Edition (PS3)
19) The Sims 3: Pets (PC)
20) Live 3+1 Month (Card)



Finland:
1) New Super Mario Bros 2 (3DS)
2) Sleeping Dogs (PS3)
3) PlayStation Network Voucher 20 EUR (Card)
4) WoW Game Card 60 Days (Card)
5) Battlefield 3 (PS3)
6) Sleeping Dogs (X360)
7) Lego Batman 2: DC Superheroes (PS3)
8) London 2012 (PS3)
9) COD: Black Ops (PS3)
10) New Super Mario Bros 2 (3DS)
11) FIFA 12 (PS3)
12) Diablo III (PC)
13) Angry Birds Space (PC)
14) Battlefield 3 (PC)
15) Might & Magic: Heroes VI (PC)
16) COD: Modern Warfare 3 (PS3)
17) Battlefield 3 (X360)
18) Angry Birds Seasons (PC)
19) NHL 12 (PS3)
20) Lego Batman 2: DC Superheroes (Wii)


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

They have Mario listed twice on each list... any reason for this or is it just a muddle up from their site?

 

[electroplankton]

Germany:
Week 33, 2012 - Individual Formats (Units)

10 (__) [3DS] Harvest Moon: The Tale Of Two Towns 3D (Rising Star Games)

It always striked me how Harvest Moon could do so well in Germany. I remember some of DS ones entered in the chart as well.

 

[Aostia]

Mario fatigue...or not? I mean, it is charting (first) even in the Scandinavian countries where its usually hard to see 3ds titles in the top 20.

I don't know why it's listed twice...



Norway:
1) New Super Mario Bros 2 (3DS)

Finland:
1) New Super Mario Bros 2 (3DS)

Germany:
01 (__) [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 (Nintendo)

Finland:
1) New Super Mario Bros 2 (3DS)

 

[Mpl90]

German top 100

http://gfkcharts.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/germany-week-33-2012.html

 

[DrWong]

Still waiting for the Fr/It/Sp charts... :/

 

[Aostia]

Still waiting for the Fr/It/Sp charts... :/

In Italy we have holidays in the middle of August. Almost everything close (shops, offices, kiosks, etc...) at least for the 15th, but usually for the entire week.
New Mario in fact is coming out today, for this reason.
Could it be that also in other countries of the mediterrean sea there is this holiday (at least in Spain, another catholic country)

 

[DrWong]

In Italy we have holidays in the middle of August. Almost everything close (shops, offices, kiosks, etc...) at least for the 15th, but usually for the entire week.
New Mario in fact is coming out today, for this reason.
Could it be that also in other countries of the mediterrean sea there is this holiday (at least in Spain, another catholic country)

In France too but if it's the reason why GFK is so late in these countries... Oo

 

[test_account]

Mario fatigue...or not? I mean, it is charting (first) even in the Scandinavian countries where its usually hard to see 3ds titles in the top 20.

I don't know why it's listed twice...



Norway:
1) New Super Mario Bros 2 (3DS)

Finland:
1) New Super Mario Bros 2 (3DS)

Germany:
01 (__) [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 (Nintendo)

Finland:
1) New Super Mario Bros 2 (3DS)

New Super Mario Bros 2 charting first is not that big of a surprise though. In Norway for example, New Super Mario Bros charted for over 220 weeks in the Top 10 handheld charts (not tons of competition there, but still pretty crazy).

 

[Aostia]

New Super Mario Bros 2 charting first is not that big of a surprise though. In Norway for example, New Super Mario Bros charted for over 220 weeks in the Top 10 handheld charts (not tons of competition there, but still pretty crazy).

It's one of the few 3ds games charting so high in all the Scandinavian markets (Finland, Norway, Sweden) in the all format charts (not only portable), though, and that's what I said.
This, plus the first places in other countries such as Germany and Holland, plus the very positive debut in UK (+30% compared to the debut of New Mario DS) seem to create a very positive picture for its PAL debut.

I'm not saying that is OMG unbelieveble, but simply that is comfirming itself.

 

[Mael]

Are people just now realising that Mario is also popular in Europe and that handhelds always run on Nintendo's software?

 

[DrWong]

It's one of the few 3ds games charting so high in all the Scandinavian markets (Finland, Norway, Sweden) in the all format charts (not only portable), though, and that's what I said.
This, plus the first places in other countries such as Germany and Holland, plus the very positive debut in UK (+30% compared to the debut of New Mario DS) seem to create a very positive picture for its PAL debut.

I'm not saying that is OMG unbelieveble, but simply that is comfirming itself.

Yep and it's a safe bet to expect it to be the top 1 in France and Italy, and even in Spain. I think the game will be the top 1 in Europe for its week release. Hope we'll get some hardware datas for the same week.

 

[Aostia]

Yep and it's a safe bet to expect it to be the top 1 in France and Italy, and even in Spain. I think the game will be the top 1 in Europe for its week release. Hope we'll get some hardware datas for the same week.

Probably.
I was wondering if in the long term, the presence of New Mario DS (that is still charting here and there in some countries) will affect negatively the performance of New Mario 2 on 3ds, or if the new release will help the new HW in substitute the old one (a process still in progress in the West, for many reasons, as the delay of a lot of important titles compared to Japan, such as Pokemon BW1, Layton 4, Inazuma 2, Pokemon BW2). For this reasons would be interesting to get some HW data (we have some tips for the 3ds XL launch but I don't know if we will get some updates for the New Mario week)

 

[The_lascar]

In France too but if it's the reason why GFK is so late in these countries... Oo

Not GfK but the SELL (for France).

 

[metalslimer]

You would think people would be happy that mario was the thing selling the 3ds instead of nintendogs and brain age stuff which people complained about

 

[DrWong]

Not GfK but the SELL (for France).

The SELL (fr publishers syndicate) is using GFK datas.

 

[test_account]

It's one of the few 3ds games charting so high in all the Scandinavian markets (Finland, Norway, Sweden) in the all format charts (not only portable), though, and that's what I said.
This, plus the first places in other countries such as Germany and Holland, plus the very positive debut in UK (+30% compared to the debut of New Mario DS) seem to create a very positive picture for its PAL debut.

I'm not saying that is OMG unbelieveble, but simply that is comfirming itself.

The pervious norwegian charts stopped updating about a year ago. They only offered seperate console, PC and handheld charts. Hard to say how NSMB would have charted if they combined all charts into one, but i think it would still do great.

It is a good preformance, i didnt mean to say anything against that. I'm just saying that it isnt that surprising

 

[jvm]

Week ending 18 August 2012

UK:

UK SW     	TW        	LW        	LY        	YTD       	LYTD      	YoY%
Units     	485,091  	396,526   	494,531   	16,776,293	24,717,721	-32%
Revenue   	£11.0m    	£8.18m    	£9.0m    	£386.3m   	£554.4m    	-30%

 

[Gradivus]

Netherlands Week 34 Top 10

http://www.dutchcharts.nl/game_charts.asp

01 (01) [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 (Nintendo)
02 (08) [PS3] Sleeping Dogs (Square Enix)
03 (__) [PS3] Darksiders 2 (THQ)
04 (__) [360] Darksiders 2 (THQ)
05 (__) [360] Sleeping Dogs (Square Enix)
06 (__) [WII] Udraw Game Tablet + Disney Princess (THQ)
07 (04) [PS3] Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Activision Blizzard)
08 (__) [PC] Darksiders 2 (THQ)
09 (03) [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo)
10 (05) [PC] Battlefield 3 (Electronic Arts)

 

[Aostia]

Netherlands Week 34 Top 10

http://www.dutchcharts.nl/game_charts.asp

01 (01) [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 (Nintendo)
02 (08) [PS3] Sleeping Dogs (Square Enix)
03 (__) [PS3] Darksiders 2 (THQ)
04 (__) [360] Darksiders 2 (THQ)
05 (__) [360] Sleeping Dogs (Square Enix)
06 (__) [WII] Udraw Game Tablet + Disney Princess (THQ)07 (04) [PS3] Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Activision Blizzard)
08 (__) [PC] Darksiders 2 (THQ)
09 (03) [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo)
10 (05) [PC] Battlefield 3 (Electronic Arts)

:\

 

[Mpl90]

Netherlands Week 34 Top 10

http://www.dutchcharts.nl/game_charts.asp

01 (01) [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 (Nintendo)
02 (08) [PS3] Sleeping Dogs (Square Enix)
03 (__) [PS3] Darksiders 2 (THQ)
04 (__) [360] Darksiders 2 (THQ)
05 (__) [360] Sleeping Dogs (Square Enix)
06 (__) [WII] Udraw Game Tablet + Disney Princess (THQ)
07 (04) [PS3] Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Activision Blizzard)
08 (__) [PC] Darksiders 2 (THQ)
09 (03) [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo)
10 (05) [PC] Battlefield 3 (Electronic Arts)

This is...what? The seventh week with a 3DS title at the top? Almost two months XD
Great Sleeping Dogs and good Darksiders 2. The fuck @ Disney Princess :lol

 

[Frillen]

Netherlands Week 34 Top 10

http://www.dutchcharts.nl/game_charts.asp

01 (01) [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 (Nintendo)
02 (08) [PS3] Sleeping Dogs (Square Enix)
03 (__) [PS3] Darksiders 2 (THQ)
04 (__) [360] Darksiders 2 (THQ)
05 (__) [360] Sleeping Dogs (Square Enix)
06 (__) [WII] Udraw Game Tablet + Disney Princess (THQ)
07 (04) [PS3] Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Activision Blizzard)
08 (__) [PC] Darksiders 2 (THQ)
09 (03) [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo)
10 (05) [PC] Battlefield 3 (Electronic Arts)

Seems like Sleeping Dogs is getting some good word to mouth. Very happy with that.

 

[Mpl90]

http://www.sell.fr/Les-meilleures-ventes-de-jeux,574

Unfortunately, we'll never see the charts for week 32.

 

[Aostia]

http://www.sell.fr/Les-meilleures-ventes-de-jeux,574

Unfortunately, we'll never see the charts for week 32.

noooooooo

 

[DrWong]

http://www.sell.fr/Les-meilleures-ventes-de-jeux,574

Unfortunately, we'll never see the charts for week 32.

: / I was just wondering if...