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[Monorojo]

http://www.gamesarefun.com/news.php?newsid=5187

1. WarioWare: Touched! (Nintendo): 740.594
2. Super Mario 64 DS (Nintendo): 737.164
3. Nintendogs [All 3 versions] (Nintendo): 421.540
4. Pokemon Dash! (Nintendo): 335.015
5. Kirby Canvas Curse (Nintendo): 196.031
6. Yoshi Touch & Go (Nintendo): 180.199
7. Jam with the Band (Nintendo): 172.215
8. Naruto: Saikyou Ninja Daikesshuu 3 (Tomy): 171.488
9. Brain Training for Adults (Nintendo): 120.719
10. Another Code: 2tsu no Kioku (Nintendo): 112.720

3rd Parties very much non-existent, good or bad news for Nintendo?

 

[Speevy]

As long as first party games include new franchises, good for Nintendo.

 

[norinrad21]

Groovyyyyy.......

 

[ThongyDonk]

That’s why Nintendo don’t get 3rd party support.
Ur competing against Nintendo. And you can’t

 

[WrathOfOtaibah]

I didn't know Pokémon Dash did that well over there.

Pretty good sales I'd say.

 

[NintendosBooger]

That’s why Nintendo don’t get 3rd party support.
Ur competing against Nintendo. And you can’t

What do you expect them to do? Create a new handheld/console solely for third-party support?

 

[littlewig]

Dude, you do realize that the majority of third party games do better on DS then PSP, it's just Nintendo titles sell damn well.

Only recently have there been great third party games on the DS, games like Naruto and SD Gundam have had a big impact on the sales chart, while all the new third party games on the PSP have been floundering.


Hell, the only titles to have done well on the PSP were the luanch titles, almost everythign else besides Tales of Eternia(which has sold less than Naruto 3 DS) could be considered a success.


Third parties am cry on PSP

 

[Rocket9]

But is there really any very good 3rd party game for the DS? You need to put out a few first if you them to sell

 

[norinrad21]

well 3rd parties should know who the fanbase reacts to games.

You do not release shit on a Nintendo console.

You do not release a Multiplatform games on a Nintendo console, only exclusives

two basic rules. Stick with that and you will make a killing on a Nintendo console based of word of mouth alone

 

[jarrod]

Well, technically Pokemon Dash was published by the Pokemon Company.

Still, there's several 3rd party games on the cusp of 100k (Kimishine, Puyo Fever, Pac-Pix) and other 3rd party games have exceeded expectations (Mr Driller, Tendo Dokuta, Meteos). The reason we don't see many top selling 3rd party games is mainly because we haven't seen any top tier 3rd party franchises hit DS yet, excepting Naruto obviously. With Goemon, Yu-Gi-OH!, Rockman.EXE, Gyakuten Saiban, Naruto RPG, PowerPro and Slime Morimori all hitting this summer though, that's about to change...

 

[ThongyDonk]

like the guy says stay exclusive earn some money

 

[dog$]

3rd Parties very much non-existent, good or bad news for Nintendo?

Considering Nintendo's stance towards 3rd parties since 1996, I think they'd classify this as irrelevant news, actually.

 

[Monorojo]

Third Parties dont exactly stink it up on PSP

Up to April 11th (numbers are obviously up from this date)
PSP Ridge Racers Namco 274,682
PSP Shin Sangoku Musou Koei 268,514
PSP Tales of Eternia Namco 157,043
PSP Metal Gear Acid Konami 99,871
PSP Kotoba no Puzzle: Mojipittan Daijiten Namco 98,109
PSP Gagharv Trilogy Bandai 89,202
PSP Mahjong Fight Club Konami 77,137
PSP Namco Museum Namco 61,895
PSP Armored Core: Formula Front From Software 58,288
PSP Puyo Puyo Fever Sega 49,345

I would love to see a top 10 for DS third parties lol

 

[Myoclonic Jerk]

no top 20?

 

[Soul4ger]

Third Parties dont exactly stink it up on PSP

Up to April 11th (numbers are obviously up from this date)
PSP Ridge Racers Namco 274,682
PSP Shin Sangoku Musou Koei 268,514
PSP Tales of Eternia Namco 157,043
PSP Metal Gear Acid Konami 99,871
PSP Kotoba no Puzzle: Mojipittan Daijiten Namco 98,109
PSP Gagharv Trilogy Bandai 89,202
PSP Mahjong Fight Club Konami 77,137
PSP Namco Museum Namco 61,895
PSP Armored Core: Formula Front From Software 58,288
PSP Puyo Puyo Fever Sega 49,345

I would love to see a top 10 for DS third parties lol

I would love to see first-party Sony PSP sales versus Nintendo first-party DS sales LOLL)Z)RZRZ!!11

 

[jarrod]

Third Parties dont exactly stink it up on PSP

Up to April 11th (numbers are obviously up from this date)
PSP Ridge Racers Namco 274,682
PSP Shin Sangoku Musou Koei 268,514
PSP Tales of Eternia Namco 157,043
PSP Metal Gear Acid Konami 99,871
PSP Kotoba no Puzzle: Mojipittan Daijiten Namco 98,109
PSP Gagharv Trilogy Bandai 89,202
PSP Mahjong Fight Club Konami 77,137
PSP Namco Museum Namco 61,895
PSP Armored Core: Formula Front From Software 58,288
PSP Puyo Puyo Fever Sega 49,345

I would love to see a top 10 for DS third parties lol

Sure, but then you're comparing million selling brands like Shin Sangoku Musou and Tales to stuff like Kimishine and Tendo Dokuta. The same brands released on both platforms though have sold significantly more on DS... again, it's simply an issue of popular brands rather than specific 3rd party market potential.

Not to mention the best selling PSP game is 1st party (Minna Portable).

 

[SantaC]

I am hoping for some strong Castlevania sales in the west.

 

[littlewig]

Up to April 11th (numbers are obviously up from this date)
PSP Minna no Golf Portable SCE 337,972
PSP Ridge Racers Namco 274,682
PSP Shin Sangoku Musou Koei 268,514
PSP Tales of Eternia Namco 157,043
PSP Piposaru Academia SCE 108,599
PSP Metal Gear Acid Konami 99,871
PSP Kotoba no Puzzle: Mojipittan Daijiten Namco 98,109
PSP Gagharv Trilogy Bandai 89,202
PSP Doko Demo Issho SCE 86,255
PSP Mahjong Fight Club Konami 77,137
PSP Popolocrois Monotagari SCE 70,364
PSP Namco Museum Namco 61,895
PSP Armored Core: Formula Front From Software 58,288
PSP Bleach ~Heat the Soul~ SCE 52,140
PSP Puyo Puyo Fever Sega 49,345
PSP Sargetchu! P SCE 42,674
PSP Lumines Bandai 37,271
PSP Vampire Chronicles: The Chaos Tower Capcom 37,184
PSP Rengoku: The Tower Purgatory Bandai 36,424
PSP Need for Speed Underground Rivals EA 25,689
PSP Soukyuu no Fafner Bandai 25,622
PSP Mahjong Taikai Koei 15,264
PSP Mobile Train Simulator + Densha de Go! Onegakukan 12,861
PSP Puzzle Bobble Pocket Taito 11,943
PSP Sangokushi V Koei 9,910
PSP AI Shogi Marvelous Interactive 9,684
PSP Shinten Makai: GOCIV Another Side Idea Factory 9,534
PSP AI Mahjong Marvelous 8,649
PSP AI igo Marvelous 8,479
PSP Kollon Cyberfront 8,184
PSP Wipeout Pure SCE 5,772
PSP Harukanaru Toko no Naka de: Iroetebako Koei 1,559


That's pretty pathetic if you ask me, it's been 7 months and a new games besides Tales hasn't been a big hit. wait, Tales of Eternia was a port...

Here is a third party list of sales on the DS as of May 9th in Japan

http://www.dsgaming.co.uk/html/modules/news/article.php?storyid=541

1.) Pokémon Dash (Pokémon, 323,741)
2.) Kimi no tame nara Shineru (Sega, 97,629)
3.) Puyo Puyo Fever (Sega, 82,898)
4.) Kenshuui Tendo Dokuta (Spike, 76,724)
5.) Pac-Pix (Namco, 70,514)
6.) Harvest Moon: Corobockle Station (Marvelous Interactive, 56,987)
7.) Prince of Tennis: 2005 CRYSTAL DRIVE (Konami, 49,385)
8.) Egg Monster Hero (Square Enix, 49,131)
9.) Mr. Driller Drill Spirits (Namco, 47,976)
10.) Zoo Keeper (Success, 45,412)
11.) Meteos (Bandai, 39,232)
12.) Mahjong Taikai (Koei, 34,545)
13.) Spiderman 2 (Taito, 26,633)
14.) The Urbz: Sims in the City (EA, 24,685)
15.) Kamen Genei Satsujin Jiken (Genki, 10,254)
16.) Cool 104 Joker & Setline (Aruze, 9,613)
17.) Tiger Woods PGA Tour (EA, 3,381)
18.) Space Invaders DS (Taito, 3,249)

Add in the new sales of Naruto, SD Gundam, third party companies are making more money off the DS right now then the PSP, especially considering the current sales of PSP software.

 

[Soul4ger]

I can't believe Zoo Keeper sold more than Meteos. The perks of being a launch game?

 

[jarrod]

I can't believe Zoo Keeper sold more than Meteos. The perks of being a launch game?

IIRC, j-ram posted some updated information about Meteos passing 50k now (while Lumines was just under 40k).

 

[Soul4ger]

IIRC, j-ram posted some updated information about Meteos passing 50k now (while Lumines was just under 40k).

Phew, good news, good news.

 

[Hitman]

http://www.gamesarefun.com/news.php?newsid=5187

1. WarioWare: Touched! (Nintendo): 740.594
2. Super Mario 64 DS (Nintendo): 737.164
3. Nintendogs [All 3 versions] (Nintendo): 421.540
4. Pokemon Dash! (Nintendo): 335.015
5. Kirby Canvas Curse (Nintendo): 196.031
6. Yoshi Touch & Go (Nintendo): 180.199
7. Jam with the Band (Nintendo): 172.215
8. Naruto: Saikyou Ninja Daikesshuu 3 (Tomy): 171.488
9. Brain Training for Adults (Nintendo): 120.719
10. Another Code: 2tsu no Kioku (Nintendo): 112.720

3rd Parties very much non-existent, good or bad news for Nintendo?

Thats a shit load of cash for Nintendo.

 

[Monorojo]

Those for DS you posted arent as of may 9th btw, the are as of April 11th like the PSP chart.

http://game-science.com/news/001068.html

Considering PSP has about half the fanbase, yet 3rd parties still sell better is telling you something.

 

[Razoric]

Those for DS you posted arent as of may 9th btw, the are as of April 11th like the PSP chart.

http://game-science.com/news/001068.html

Considering PSP has about half the fanbase, yet 3rd parties still sell better is telling you something.

That DS is getting a lot of shit 3rd party games and no real killer-app has been released yet while PSP is getting popular shit like Dynasty Warriors?

 

[jarrod]

Considering PSP has about half the fanbase, yet 3rd parties still sell better is telling you something.

It tells me PSP is getting brands like Shin Sangoku Musou, Ridge Racer, Metal Gear Solid and Tales while DS is making due with mostly new properties and puzzle games. It also tells me the same game can expect to sell double on DS what it would on PSP (as evidenced by Puyo Fever). Thankfully now, DS seems to be getting some 3rd party brands with some pull (Naruto, SD Gundam, etc) and even early sales reflect a turn around for 3rd parties on the machine. They get what they put in basically and banking on PSP so early hasn't yeiled much in terms of long term success.

 

[GSG Flash]

Those for DS you posted arent as of may 9th btw, the are as of April 11th like the PSP chart.

http://game-science.com/news/001068.html

Considering PSP has about half the fanbase, yet 3rd parties still sell better is telling you something.

Yes it's telling me that PSP has more 3rd party games that are established franchises.

 

[Rlan]

I can see Pac 'n' Roll making very good numbers. Looks fun as hell

 

[jarrod]

I can see Pac 'n' Roll making very good numbers. Looks fun as hell

I think it'll actually do better here than Japan... I see it selling 90-120k tops there.

 

[Odnetnin]

Yes it's telling me that PSP has more 3rd party games that are established franchises.

also SONY doesn't have that big a 1st party lineup. Even on PS2, the 1st party stuff is hit and miss. Killzone 1 was a huge miss. As was getaway (how it got a sequel greenlighted is beyond me, guess it sold okay). Sony isn't a nintendo, that's for sure.

I think the more games factor is just a tad less important than quality (for gamers) and sales (dev.).

 

[jarrod]

also SONY doesn't have that big a 1st party lineup.

Actually, Sony's doing much better on PSP than they ever did on PS1 or PS2 proportionately. They have the best selling game in Mingol Portable (it's over 300k iirc) and they have a ton of decent selling filler games (Saru Getchu P, Dokodemo Issho, PoPoLoCrois Monogatari, Piposaru Academia) all of which are now over 100k iirc. Plus Tenchi no Mon looks to be the best PSP game for the summer... PSP is much more first party loaded than other PlayStations sales wise. It's more like a Famicom or Game Boy than a PlayStation really.

 

[JoshuaJSlone]

I know this is significantly out of date now, but considering people are making the DS/PSP comparisons I'll recall this old, pre-Nintendogs/Naruto/Brain Training chart:

Gray is DS first party, pink is DS third party. Black is PSP first party, blue is PSP third party.

 

[thestopsign]

The DS is going to get much better 3rd Party support during the summer. With Mega Man Battle Network, Naruto RPG 2, Slime Mori Mori 2, and Castlevania.

All of those with the exception of Castlevania should all sell way over 100K.

 

[jarrod]

All of those with the exception of Castlevania should all sell way over 100K.

Looking at the summer DS lineup, I'd guess...

Over 200k
-Rockman.EXE 5 DS: Twin Leaders (Capcom)
-Power Pocket Koushien (Konami)
-Slime MoriMori: Dragon Quest 2 (Square Enix)

Over 100k
-Ganbare Goemon! Toukai Douchuu (Konami)
-Naruto RPG 2: Chidori vs. Rasengan (TOMY)
-Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: Dual Symphony (Bandai)
-Yu-Gi-OH! Nightmare Troubadour (Konami)
-Pac 'n Roll (Namco)
-Gyakuten Saiban: Yomigaeru Gyakuten (Capcom)
-Tengai Makyou II: Manjimaru (Hudson)

Over 50k
-Chou Shittou Caduceus (Atlus)
-Simple DS Series Vol. 3: The Mushitori Oukoku (D3 Publisher)
-Yakitate!! Japan (Bandai)
-Akumajou Dracula: Aoitsuki no Juujika (Konami)
-Lunar Genesis (Marvelous Interactive)
-Super Puzzle Bobble DS (Taito)
-Survival Kids: Lost in Blue (Konami)
-Kyouryuu Ouja Ketteisen: Kyouryuu Grand Prix (MTO)
-Bouken ou Beet: Vandal vs. Buster (Bandai)
-Tsubasa Chronicle (Arika)
-Deep Labyrinth (Interactive Brains)
-Star Wars Episode III: The Revenge of Sith (Ubisoft)

 

[Soul4ger]

What's the release date on Manjimaru? Has any information other than its announcement come out of Hudson?

 

[jarrod]

What's the release date on Manjimaru? Has any information other than its announcement come out of Hudson?

Summer release, that's all we know. The PSP port of TM The Apocalypse is slated for this year sometime, likely fall/winter.

 

[cvxfreak]

I doubt YuGiOh will sell over 100K... have any GBA YGO games from the last few years done those kinds of numbers?

 

[jarrod]

I doubt YuGiOh will sell over 100K... have any GBA YGO games from the last few years done those kinds of numbers?

I think the push to 3D might spur some sales plus it's the first DS YGO.... YGO still sells well enough on GBA too, here's some examples....

-Yu-Gi-OH! Duel Monsters 5 (410,534) 2001
-Yu-Gi-OH! Duel Monsters 6 (264,056) 2002
-Yu-Gi-OH! Sacred Card (238,112) 2003
-Yu-Gi-OH! Dungeon Dice Monsters (145,356) 2001

 

[Rocket9]

I think the push to 3D might spur some sales plus it's the first DS YGO....

Dont forget the most important: It uses the actual rules, none of that spinoff crap like the Sacred Card

Of course a certain percentage will be directly related to the usefulness of the promo cards

 

[The_lascar]

http://www.gamesarefun.com/news.php?newsid=5187

1. WarioWare: Touched! (Nintendo): 740.594
2. Super Mario 64 DS (Nintendo): 737.164
3. Nintendogs [All 3 versions] (Nintendo): 421.540
4. Pokemon Dash! (Nintendo): 335.015
5. Kirby Canvas Curse (Nintendo): 196.031
6. Yoshi Touch & Go (Nintendo): 180.199
7. Jam with the Band (Nintendo): 172.215
8. Naruto: Saikyou Ninja Daikesshuu 3 (Tomy): 171.488
9. Brain Training for Adults (Nintendo): 120.719
10. Another Code: 2tsu no Kioku (Nintendo): 112.720

3rd Parties very much non-existent, good or bad news for Nintendo?

For information, this sales are stopped on 5 june.
http://www.nintendojofr.com/redaction/nouvelles/?id=KeXQ (comparisons with the olds charts (11 april))
(sorry for my bad english)

 

[Thomper]

Looking at the summer DS lineup, I'd guess...

Over 200k
-Rockman.EXE 5 DS: Twin Leaders (Capcom)
-Power Pocket Koushien (Konami)
-Slime MoriMori: Dragon Quest 2 (Square Enix)

Over 100k
-Ganbare Goemon! Toukai Douchuu (Konami)
-Naruto RPG 2: Chidori vs. Rasengan (TOMY)
-Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: Dual Symphony (Bandai)
-Yu-Gi-OH! Nightmare Troubadour (Konami)
-Pac 'n Roll (Namco)
-Gyakuten Saiban: Yomigaeru Gyakuten (Capcom)
-Tengai Makyou II: Manjimaru (Hudson)

Over 50k
-Chou Shittou Caduceus (Atlus)
-Simple DS Series Vol. 3: The Mushitori Oukoku (D3 Publisher)
-Yakitate!! Japan (Bandai)
-Akumajou Dracula: Aoitsuki no Juujika (Konami)
-Lunar Genesis (Marvelous Interactive)
-Super Puzzle Bobble DS (Taito)
-Survival Kids: Lost in Blue (Konami)
-Kyouryuu Ouja Ketteisen: Kyouryuu Grand Prix (MTO)
-Bouken ou Beet: Vandal vs. Buster (Bandai)
-Tsubasa Chronicle (Arika)
-Deep Labyrinth (Interactive Brains)
-Star Wars Episode III: The Revenge of Sith (Ubisoft)

What about Jump Superstars? I say a 200.000+ for that one.

 

[Rock_Man]

Over 50k
-Chou Shittou Caduceus (Atlus)
-Simple DS Series Vol. 3: The Mushitori Oukoku (D3 Publisher)
-Yakitate!! Japan (Bandai)
-Akumajou Dracula: Aoitsuki no Juujika (Konami)
-Lunar Genesis (Marvelous Interactive)
-Super Puzzle Bobble DS (Taito)
-Survival Kids: Lost in Blue (Konami)
-Kyouryuu Ouja Ketteisen: Kyouryuu Grand Prix (MTO)
-Bouken ou Beet: Vandal vs. Buster (Bandai)
-Tsubasa Chronicle (Arika)
-Deep Labyrinth (Interactive Brains)
-Star Wars Episode III: The Revenge of Sith (Ubisoft)

You mean under 50k, right?

 

[thestopsign]

What about Jump Superstars? I say a 200.000+ for that one.

Well from that chart I think it was just 3rd parties. I would say that Famicon Wars would at least sell 50k, and of course Jump Super Stars would be on there. I don't think many other Nintendo games are coming out. Well not any good selling ones.

 

[jarrod]

What about Jump Superstars? I say a 200.000+ for that one.

This was 3rd party only.

You mean under 50k, right?

No, over 50k. I didn't list the 6-10 summer DS games that won't pass 50k.

 

[Deku]

3rd Parties very much non-exist...ppens Nintendo software has sold even better.

 

[thestopsign]

Well I just read this thread + the charts and sales figures, this is not true at all. It just happens Nintendo software has sold even better.

Yeah, I think I read somewhere that a few 3rd Party games are over 90K like Pac-Pix, Harvest Moon, and Egg Monster Heroes. I also heard that Meteos sold over 50K. They really aren't selling all that badly.

 

[speedpop]

Wow there's going to be a Yakitate!! Japan game for DS. Wonder how that will work.

 

[littlewig]

Wow there's going to be a Yakitate!! Japan game for DS. Wonder how that will work.

It's a board game, I think there was a thread posted here on the game. Could have been another board, not sure.

 

[Dalthien]

UPDATED SOFTWARE NUMBERS (Famitsu):

First # = LTD through June 26/05
Second # = Dec 27/04 - Jun 26/05

Nintendo DS:

748,691 - 398,380 Sawaru Made in Wario (Nintendo)
721,616 - 355,013 Super Mario 64 DS (Nintendo)
494,330 - 494,330 Nintendogs (Nintendo)
328,216 - 151,217 Pokemon Dash (Pokemon)
208,405 - 208,405 Touch! Kirby (Nintendo)
204,948 - 204,948 Nou wo Kitaeru Otona no DS Training (Nintendo)
183,157 - 183,157 Catch! Touch! Yoshi! (Nintendo)
173,737 - 173,737 Naruto Saikyou Ninja Daikesshu (Tomy)
161,884 - 78,928 Daigassou! Band Brothers (Nintendo)
103,238 - 103,238 Another Code: Futatsu no Kioku (Nintendo)
89,193 - 89,193 Pac-Pix (Namco)
84,109 - 84,109 Egg Monster Hero (Square-Enix)
73,610 - 73,610 Bokujou Monogatari Corobockle Station (Marvellous)
72,786 - 72,786 SD Gundam G Generation DS (Bandai)

Sony PSP:

362,921 - 231,933 Minna no Golf Portable (SCEJ)
267,512 - 176,698 Shin Sangoku Musou (Koei)
265,997 - 150,741 Ridge Racers (Namco)
173,707 - 173,707 Tales of Eternia (Namco)
116,702 - 78,373 Metal Gear Acid (Konami)
115,857 - 115,857 Piposaru Academia (SCEJ)
106,888 - 84,370 Mahjong Fight Club (Konami)
105,119 - 80,216 Kotoba no Puzzle Mojipittan Daijiten (Namco)
100,989 - 70,270 Gagharv Trilogy: Shiroki Majo (Bandai)
97,377 - 67,648 Dokodemo Issho (SCEJ)
84,360 - 84,360 Sarugetchu P! (SCEJ)
78,423 - 78,423 Popolocrois Monogatari (SCEJ)
78,276 - 78,276 Bleach: Heat the Soul (SCEJ)
68,395 - 68,395 Namco Museum (Namco)

Nintendo GBA:

5,259,958 - 70,712 Pcket Monsters Ruby & Sapphire (Pokemon)
2,499,937 - 122,224 Pcket Monsters Fire Red & Leaf Green (Pokemon)
1,553,595 - 218,574 Pocket Monsters Emerald (Pokemon)
635,737 - 68,724 Hoshi no Kirby: Kagami no Daimeikyuu (Nintendo)
461,676 - 102,578 Mawaru Made in Wario (Nintendo)
409,678 - 205,147 Rockman EXE 5 Team of Blues (Capcom)
260,262 - 106,802 Yoshi no Banyuu Inryoku (Nintendo)
222,199 - 222,199 Mushiking (Sega)
205,811 - 205,811 Mario Party Advance (Nintendo)
197,675 - 94,471 Power Pro-kun Pocket 7 (Konami)
189,834 - 189,834 Rockman EXE 5 Team of Colonel (Capcom)
164,884 - 164,884 Super Robot Taisen Original Generation 2 (Banpresto)
141,929 - 74,710 Konjiki no Gashbell 2 (Banpresto)
113,414 - 113,414 Tales of the World: Narikiri Dungeon 3 (Namco)
66,744 - 66,744 Yugioh Duel Monsters International 2 (Konami)
65,341 - 65,341 Rockman Zero 4 (Capcom)

Note: These are only the GBA titles which placed in the top 100 total software chart for the first half of 2005, so a lot of titles will be missing. Same for DS and PSP, although I tried to get older numbers when I couldn't get the numbers up-to-date through June 26/05. These particular titles all sold less than 65,000 units (and some of them significantly less) for the first half of 2005, so the older numbers should still be pretty close to their current numbers. These are listed at the bottom of this posting.


Some other interesting numbers: (same format as for DS, PSP, and GBA)

Nintendo Gamecube:

523,843 - 150,393 Mario Party 6 (Nintendo)
401,426 - 135,687 Naruto Gekitou Ninja Taisen 3 (Tomy)
220,704 - 220,704 Biohazard 4 (Capcom)
217,369 - 96,320 Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (Nintendo)
181,768 - 181,768 Starfox Assault (Nintendo)
150,420 - 150,420 Fire Emblem: Souen no Kiseki (Nintendo)
76,888 - 76,888 Donkey Konga 3 (Nintendo)

Sony Playstation 2:

3,507,892 - 276.604 Dragon Quest VIII (Square-Enix)
1,051,961 - 1,051,961 Gran Turismo 4 (SCEJ)
900,689 - 900,689 Shin Sangoku Musou 4 (Koei)
809,846 - 199,713 Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (Konami)
639,950 - 639,950 Dragonball Z3 (Bandai)
595,468 - 151,526 Tales of Rebirth (Namco)
458,626 - 458,626 Winning Eleven 8 Liveware Evolution (Konami)
443,005 - 443,005 Romancing SaGa Minstrel Song (Square-Enix)
384,702 - 384,702 Mobile Suite Gundam One Year War (Bandai)
352,111 - 83,950 Mobile Suite Gundam: Gundam vs Z Gundam (Bandai)
314,845 - 314,845 Tekken 5 (Namco)
293,413 - 293,413 Radiata Stories (Square-Enix)
278,649 - 278,649 Devil May Cry 3 (Capcom)
274,188 - 75,475 Ratchet & Clank 3 (SCEJ)
254,527 - 254,527 Another Century's Episode (Banpresto)
229,966 - 229,966 Monster Hunter G (Capcom)
186,642 - 83,536 Minna no Golf 4 - Playstation 2 the Best (SCEJ)
170,809 - 92,155 Kessen III (Koei)
170,275 - 170,275 Drag-on Dragoon 2 (Square-Enix)
167,228 - 167,228 Pro Baseball Spirits 2 (Konami)
160,460 - 160,460 TearRing Saga Series: Berwick Saga (Enterbrain)
128,040 - 128,040 Rumble Rose (Konami)
125,482 - 125,482 Namco X Capcom (Namco)
94,379 - 94,379 Shining Force Neo (Sega)
91,027 - 91,027 Sankokushi X (Koei)
90,612 - 90,612 Digital Devil Saga Avatar Tuner 2 (Atlus)
70,176 - 70,176 Death by Degrees (Namco)

Top 100 software titles (all platforms) for first half of 2005 by Publisher: (Famitsu)

Nintendo - 17
Namco - 12
Konami - 10
SCEJ - 10
Square-Enix - 7
Bandai - 7
Capcom - 6
Koei - 4
Banpresto - 4
Pokemon - 4





For comparison - Media Create LTD Totals: (various ending dates)

Nintendo DS:

740,594 Sawaru Made in Wario (Nintendo) - through June 5/05
737.164 Super Mario 64 DS (Nintendo) - through June 5/05
421,540 Nintendogs (Nintendo) - through June 5/05
335,015 Pokemon Dash (Pokemon) - through June 5/05
246,148 Nou wo Kitaeru Otona no DS Training (Nintendo) - through July 3/05
196,031 Touch! Kirby (Nintendo) - through June 5/05
180,199 Cath! Touch! Yoshi! (Nintendo) - through June 5/05
172,215 Daigassou! Band Brothers (Nintendo) - through June 5/05
171,488 Naruto Saikyou Ninja Daikesshu (Tomy) - through June 5/05
112,720 Another Code: Futatsu no Kioku (Nintendo) - through June 5/05
102,330 Chokkan Hitofude (Nintendo) - through Apr 10/05
97,629 Kimi no tame nara Shineru (Sega) - through Apr 10/05
82,898 Puyo Puyo Fever (Sega) - through Apr 10/05
76,724 Kenshuui Tendou Dokuta (Spike) - through Apr 10/05
72,656 Yawaraka Atamajuku (Nintendo) - through July 3/05
70,514 Pac-Pix (Namco) - through Apr 10/05
66,022 SD Gundam G Generation DS (Bandai) - through June 5/05
56,987 Bokujou Monogatari Corobockle Station (Marvellous) - through Apr 10/05
49,385 Tennis no Oujisama 2005 Crystal Drive (Konami) - through Apr 10/05
49,131 Egg Monster Hero (Square-Enix) - through Apr 10/05
47,976 Mister Driller Drill Spirits (Namco) - through Apr 10/05
45,412 Zoo Keeper (Success) - through Apr 10/05
39,232 Meteos (Bandai) - through Apr 10/05
34,545 Mahjong Taikai (Koei) - through Apr 10/05
26,633 Spiderman 2 (Taito) - through Apr 10/05
24,685 The Urbs: Sims in the City (EA) - through Apr 10/05
12,000 Famicom Wars DS (Nintendo) - rounded off through June 26/05
10,946 Bomberman (Hudson) - through May 22/05
10,254 Kamen Genei Satsujin Jiken (Genki) - through Apr 10/05
9,613 Cool 104 Joker & Setline (Aruze) - through Apr 10/05
8,201 Pachinko Slot! Fist of the North Star DS (Sega) - through June 5/05
7,330 Rakubiki Dictionary DS (Nintendo) - through June 19/05
5,545 Electroplankton (Nintendo) - through Apr 10/05
4,791 Yakuman DS (Nintendo) - through Apr 10/05
3,381 Tiger Woods PGA Tour (EA) - through Apr 10/05
3,249 Space Invaders DS (Taito) - through Apr 10/05

Sony PSP:

337,972 Minna no Golf Portable (SCEJ) - through Apr 10/05
274,682 Ridge Racers (Namco) - through Apr 10/05
268,514 Shin Sangoku Musou (Koei) - through Apr 10/05
157,043 Tales of Eternia (Namco) - through Apr 10/05
108,599 Piposaru Academia (SCEJ) - through Apr 10/05
99,871 Metal Gear Acid (Konami) - through Apr 10/05
98,109 Kotoba no Puzzle Mojipittan (Namco) - through Apr 10/05
89,202 Gagharv Trilogy: Shiroki Majou (Bandai) - through Apr 10/05
86,255 Dokodemo Issho (SCEJ) - through Apr 10/05
77,137 Mahjong Fight Club (Konami) - through Apr 10/05
70,364 Popolocrois Monogatari (SCEJ) - through Apr 10/05
61,895 Namco Museum (Namco) - through Apr 10/05
58,288 Armored Core Formula Front (From Software) - through Apr 10/05
52,140 Bleach (SCEJ) - through Apr 10/05
49,345 Puyo Puyo Fever (Sega) - through Apr 10/05
42,674 Sarugetchu P! (SCEJ) - through Apr 10/05
37,271 Lumines (Bandai) - through Apr 10/05
37,184 Vampire Chronicles (Capcom) - through Apr 10/05
36,424 Rengoku: The Tower of Purgatory (Hudson) - through Apr 10/05
25,689 Need for Speed Underground Rivals (EA) - through Apr 10/05
25,622 Soukyuu no Fafner (Bandai) - through Apr 10/05
19,700 Fist of the North Star Pachislot (Sega) - through July 3/05
15,264 Mahjong Taikai (Koei) - through Apr 10/05
14,000 Coded Arms (Konami) - rounded off through June 26/05
13,269 Gagharv Trilogy: Akai Shizuku (Bandai) - through June 5/05
12,861 Mobile Train Simulator + Densha de Go! (Ongakukan) - through Apr 10/05
11,943 Puzzle Bobble Pocket (Taito) - through Apr 10/05
9,910 Sangokushi V (Koei) - through Apr 10/05
9,684 AI Shogi (Marvellous) - through Apr 10/05
9,534 Shinten Makai: GOCIV Another Side (Idea Factory) - through Apr 10/05
8,649 AI Mahjong (Marvellous) - through Apr 10/05
8,479 AI Igo (Marvellous) - through Apr 10/05
8,184 Kollon (Cyberfront) - through Apr 10/05
5,904 Derby Time (SCEJ) - through May 15/05
5,772 Wipeout Pure (SCEJ) - through Apr 10/05
1,559 Harukanaru Toki no Naka de: Iroetebako (Koei) - through Apr 10/05

Nintendo Gamecube:

29,000 Chibi Robo! (Nintendo) - rounded off through June 26/05

Nintendo GBA:

267,151 Mushiking (Sega) - through July 3/05


Hardware Totals (Media Create) - LTD through July 3/05 - 2005 totals

Nintendo DS - 2,567,046 - 1,071,450
Sony PSP - 1,482,323 - 1,000,071

 

[puck1337]

DS won't be a wasteland for 3rd parties much longer. Nintendo did a great job (in Japan) at keeping the DS afloat until the 3rd parties could come through with software. I think that by the end of the year, outside publishers are going to be very happy with the DS.

 

[Dalthien]

I'm sorry for the overwhelming amount of data in the previous post. I just wanted to throw all of the numbers out there for anyone who might be interested. I would have just started a new thread, but being a Junior Member, that isn't an option.

It's interesting to see that the Gamecube is still selling some decent software numbers considering how abysmal the hardware sales are for the Cube. Mario Party 6 is over 500,000, Resident Evil 4 is at about the same levels as Devil May Cry 3, even though the Cube has about 1/5 the userbase of the PS2, and Donkey Kong Jungle Beat is well over 200,000 units sold. It should get over 500,000 with North America and Europe thrown in. I'm even impressed that Fire Emblem is already at 150,000 considering that no one buys the Cube anymore.