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[KillerMan91]

Year of Pokemon continues. It doesn't look the expected battle with Yo-kai Watch will be a real battle.

The only competition for Sun / Moon is if it will match X / Y and how further from it it will go (which is also the target for YW3 comparing to YW2).

Is there a reason why people expect Sun / Moon sell more than X / Y in Japan? Wouldn't that be first time ever that second generation Pokemon games on same handheld would outsell the first gen?

 

[Tripon]

Find an affordable portable storage solution for 2gb of data circa 2004.

A PSP without UMD would've been a vastly different platform.

Why did you need 2gb of storage for a handheld game in 2004? Which games took advantage of that regularly?

 

[Chris1964]

Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire is a few k away from outselling Fire Red / Leaf Green at Famitsu, if it hasn't already since digital estimates are from August.

[GBA] Pokemon Fire Red / Leaf Green # <RPG> (Pokemon Co.){2004.01.29} (¥3.620)- 955.337 / 3.076.047
[3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire # <RPG> (Pokemon Co.){2014.11.21} (¥4.571) - 1.534.593 / 2.987.596
[3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire (&#949 _Nintendo eShop Download Version_ |DL| <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2014.11.21} (¥4.571) - 33.524 / 75.438

 

[Kresnik258]

Why did you need 2gb of storage for a handheld game in 2004? Which games took advantage of that regularly?

Point wouldn't be whether the file sizes were big enough for 2004, but whether they'd last throughout the course of the console's lifespan. Aside from that though, Liberty City Stories has a massive file size right off the bat (that was 2005 I think, same year console released in the west).

 

[MacTag]

Point wouldn't be whether the file sizes were big enough for 2004, but whether they'd last throughout the course of the console's lifespan. Aside from that though, Liberty City Stories has a massive file size right off the bat (that was 2005 I think, same year console released in the west).

ROM storage increases over time. At PSP's launch DS cards maxxed out at 64MB but by the end of PSP's lifecycle we had 4GB 3DS and Vita cards.

The issue was more immediate I think. PSP would've been a much different platform in 2004-2008 without that level of storage for games.

 

[Nirolak]

Square just released their Outline of Results from FY 2016.

http://www.hd.square-enix.com/eng/ir/library/docs/160512/page01.html

Nirolak usually makes some threads since it's a nice read

Thanks. There's not too much new there given everything is going fine for them, but it's worth noting that they're planning to make more premium mobile games because they make solid profits over time and get sales boosts whenever a new title in the series releases.

This includes more original mobile games (instead of just ports of existing ones) and they compare their target scope to handheld titles.

I made a much more detailed spin-off thread here, but feel free to use this thread if for business talk if you prefer: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1224606

On a somewhat related note, Samurai Rising, Square Enix's newest attempt at the co-op mobile action RPG genre, releases on June 2nd. This is probably their most notable title since last Fall in terms of development effort.

Here's the launch trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9sCYpjUl_A

 

[Yeshua]

PREDICTION LEAGUE JUNE 2016

Predict how much these titles will sell in the month (from May 30 to Jul 03):

[3DS] Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice (25 days) - 350000
[3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Don Don! Mystery Adventure (18 days) - 120000
[3DS] Story of Seasons: Cherished Friends of Three Towns (11 days) - 80000
[PS4] Super Robot Taisen OG: The Moon Dwellers (4 days) - 50000
[PS3] Super Robot Taisen OG: The Moon Dwellers (4 days) - 40000

 

[astrogamer]

PREDICTION LEAGUE JUNE 2016

Predict how much these titles will sell in the month (from May 30 to Jul 03):
[3DS] Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice (25 days) - 337000
[3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Don Don! Mystery Adventure (18 days) - 128000
[3DS] Story of Seasons: Cherished Friends of Three Towns (11 days) - 130000
[PS4] Super Robot Taisen OG: The Moon Dwellers (4 days) - 79000
[PS3] Super Robot Taisen OG: The Moon Dwellers (4 days) - 47000

 

[Vena]

This includes more original mobile games (instead of just ports of existing ones) and they compare their target scope to handheld titles.

I made a much more detailed spin-off thread here, but feel free to use this thread if for business talk if you prefer: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1224606

These are the types of projects I feel like we're going to be seeing Nintendo try to also "get" on their platform, titles that are effectively fully fledged handheld titles (perhaps with controller changes, or the NX is outright going to sport a full capacitive touchscreen). And the more these projects modernize, the more they will simply move out of reach of the aging capabilities of the Vita. I think we're going to see the landscape reduce more and more to mobile (digital), mobile/handheldNX (digital, digital/retail), handheldNX (digital/retail) with the middle being the happy medium for the companies involved.

The "mobile-friendly" titles, the F2P variety, I think will remain mobile or mostly mobile as that is their "home environment" and they are easy to access, and accessed in quick bite sized chunks that are suitable for the phone + phone-battery considerations.

 

[Takao]

Why did you need 2gb of storage for a handheld game in 2004? Which games took advantage of that regularly?

That amount of storage was pretty much required to support PSP's ambition of offering PS2-level experiences.

While it's true that most PSP games didn't use UMD to its full capacity (there are only three 2 UMD games), many used enough space to where a flash storage solution would have been financially and technically infeasible. For example, Ridge Racers on PSP (remember that one?) was a 2004 launch title. Its >500MB file size makes it larger than the largest DS release.

UMD wasn't a faultless format; they were fragile, noisy, created long load times, and made it difficult to transfer that library to its successor. However, they were a necessary evil for what PSP wanted to be. UMDs offered developers and publishers a very cheap (cost of manufacturing, and later PSN, were the reasons why PSP saw so many late-era localizations vs. DS) and spacious venue to make games.

 

[saichi]

Because relying on a proprietary format that nobody uses and you ditch with the next version is poor planning?

It actually sounds like Sony made a bad choice to ditch UMD for VITA.

 

[Vena]

It actually sounds like Sony made a bad choice to ditch UMD for VITA.

I'd wonder what brought about that design change. Perhaps costs of producing or continuing production of UMDs was impractical? Perhaps it was bad investment in R&D to make it a better format (see: takao's list of faults).

 

[Moor-Angol]

I'd wonder what brought about that design change.

- fragile
- noisy
- load times
- battery usage
- space inside the system
-

Spoiler

overpriced memories gives a lot of money

 

[Vena]

- fragile
- noisy
- load times
- battery usage
- space inside the system
-

Spoiler

overpriced memories gives a lot of money

They can have their pure greed memory format regardless.

 

[L~A]

A wild Splatoon bundle has appeared! 37 000 Yen (+ taxes, 39 960 Yen). Out on July 7th.

- 32GB White Wii U Premium Pack
- Splatoon (pre-loaded)
- Marie & Callie amiibo

Spoiler

Guess Nintendo still has a lot of console in stock.

 

[MANUELF]

A wild Splatoon bundle has appeared! 37 000 Yen (+ taxes, 39 960 Yen). Out on July 7th.

- 32GB White Wii U Premium Pack
- Splatoon (pre-loaded)
- Marie & Callie amiibo

Spoiler

Guess Nintendo still has a lot of console in stock.

And Nintendo keeps increasing the wiiu price every time

 

[Ōkami]

That's more than $360 for WiiU in Japan now.

A PS4 is about $15 more expensive.

 

[Scum]

A wild Splatoon bundle has appeared! 37 000 Yen (+ taxes, 39 960 Yen). Out on July 7th.

- 32GB White Wii U Premium Pack
- Splatoon (pre-loaded)
- Marie & Callie amiibo

Spoiler

Guess Nintendo still has a lot of console in stock.

Dat price tag. NCL please. :<

 

[Mory Dunz]

That's more than $360 for WiiU in Japan now.

A PS4 is about $15 more expensive.

we have to go higher.

 

[hiska-kun]

A wild Splatoon bundle has appeared! 37 000 Yen (+ taxes, 39 960 Yen). Out on July 7th.

- 32GB White Wii U Premium Pack
- Splatoon (pre-loaded)
- Marie & Callie amiibo

Spoiler

Guess Nintendo still has a lot of console in stock.

What's the deal of release a bundle when you're not shipping units to stores?
Then I see the price and think, oh well, that's what they're planning.

Btw, this bundle doesn't seem to be limited according to Nintendo's website. So this could be a Super Mario Maker Bundle killer.

 

[Vena]

I honestly have to imagine that the WiiU actually is/has gotten more expensive for them to make (for various reasons, not least of which being its outdated and "frozen" dev node).

Or they will use the WiiU's rising price to subsidize the 3DSs price-drop! Brilliant!

 

[Ryng_tolu]

Another Splatoon bundle, this time not limited?

Too bad coming only now, it could have done nice numbers last year. :-/

Still, will boost Splatoon, and since is not limited, Splatoon will continue to chart and chart and chart.

 

[Ryng_tolu]

Guess is time to bump this.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=186086900&postcount=227

So, huum, maybe is a bit soon to say since we are still half 2016, but can we say i was right?

Spoiler

Or maybe i was wrong and will continue to chart EVEN AFTER JANUARY 2017 MUHAHAHAHA... Which now seem likely since NX will release in March 2017

 

[L~A]

Splatoonmania doesn't stop. Nintendo riding the Splattrain all the way to NX.

 

[Ryng_tolu]

PREDICTION LEAGUE JUNE 2016

[3DS] Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice (25 days) - 350,000
[3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Don Don! Mystery Adventure (18 days) - 115,000
[3DS] Story of Seasons: Cherished Friends of Three Towns (11 days) - 100,000
[PS4] Super Robot Taisen OG: The Moon Dwellers (4 days) - 70,000
[PS3] Super Robot Taisen OG: The Moon Dwellers (4 days) - 50,000

 

[Moor-Angol]

I don't know if it's more ridiculous a system which becomes more expensive bundle after bundle or a bundle with a game released 12 months ago, showing how poor has been the Wii U line-up in the last year...

 

[mao2]

That's more than $360 for WiiU in Japan now.

A PS4 is about $15 more expensive.

PS4 500GB is 34,980yen (37,778yen including tax). It's actually 2,182yen cheaper than this WiiU bundle.
http://www.jp.playstation.com/ps4/hardware/cuh1200ab01.html

 

[Ōkami]

Famitsu Top 30 for April 2016 (March 28th - April 24th)

1. [3DS] Yo-kai Sangokushi – 450,007 (437,159 physical, 12,848 digital)
2. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 – 198,951 (191,660 physical, 7,291 digital)
3. [PS4] Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness – 146,153 (134,266 physical, 11,887 digital)
4. [PS4] Dark Souls III – 87,753 (74,868 physical, 12,885 digital)
5. [3DS] Pokémon Red / Green / Blue / Yellow – 55,210 (11,363 physical, 43,847 digital)
6. [PS4] Far Cry Primal – 48,694 (45,218 physical, 3,476 digital)
7. [3DS] Disney Art Academy – 33,469 (32,051 physical, 1,418 digital)
8. [PS4] One Piece: Burning Blood – 33,159 (31,162 physical, 1,997 digital)
9. [WIU] Pokken Tournament – 30,072 (27,912 physical, 2,160 digital)
10. [PSV] One Piece: Burning Blood – 30,064 (28,831 physical, 1,233 digital)
11. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 29,078 (26,551 physical, 2,527 digital)
12. [PSV] Romancing SaGa 2 – 27,877 (N/A physical, 27,877 digital)
13. [WIU] Splatoon – 27,095 (24,288 physical, 2,807 digital)
14. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – 25,815 (25,143 physical, 672 digital)
15. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Happy Price Selection) – 24,623 (21,519 physical, 3,104 digital)
16. [PSV] Bullet Girls 2 – 24,550 (21,706 physical, 2,844 digital)
17. [WIU] Super Mario Maker – 23,554 (21,442 physical, 2,112 digital)
18. [PSV] Hatsune Miku: Project Diva X – 21,526 (19,497 physical, 2,029 digital)
19. [3DS] Assassination Classroom: Assassin Training Plan – 20,720 (19,887 physical, 833 digital)
20. [PS4] Resident Evil 6 – 18,914 (N/A physical, 18,914 digital)
21. [WIU] Star Fox Zero / Star Fox Guard – 17,063 (17,063 physical, N/A digital)
22. [PS4] The Division – 17,058 (13,638 physical, 3,420 digital)
23. [PS4] Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition – 15,510 (8,231 physical, 7,279 digital)
24. [PS4] Winning Post 8 2016 – 15,336 (12,577 physical, 2,759 digital)
25. [PS4] Nobunaga’s Ambition: Sphere of Influence – 14,272 (11,755 physical, 2,517 digital)
26. [PS4] Phantasy Star Online 2 – 14,059 (14,059 physical, N/A digital)
27. [PS4] Divinity: Original Sin – Enhanced Edition – 13,867 (11,960 physical, 1,907 digital)
28. [3DS] Tomodachi Life (Happy Price Selection) – 12,603 (11,780 physical, 823 digital)
29. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch Busters – 11,972 (10,903 physical, 1,069 digital)
30. [PSV] Digimon World: Next Order – 11,065 (9,685 physical, 1,380 digital)

 

[Vena]

Splatoonmania doesn't stop. Nintendo riding the Splattrain all the way to NX.

They've been real good in keeping it going with all the events, fan stuff, and the still-going free support and community.

Its... weird.

 

[Mpl90]

They've been real good in keeping it going with all the events, fan stuff, and the still-going free support and community.

Its... weird.

They probably know that, while already a huge franchise, it can grow even further on a better console than Wii U, sales-wise...I suppose.

 

[Chris1964]

Famitsu Sales: Apr 2016 (Mar 28 - Apr 24)

01./00. [3DS] Yo-Kai Sangokushi <SLG> (Level 5) {2016.04.02} (¥4.600) - 437.159 / NEW
02./01. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 <RPG> (Square Enix) {2016.03.24} (¥5.250) - 191.660 / 567.272 (-49%)
03./00. [PS4] Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness <RPG> (Square Enix) {2016.03.31} (¥7.980) - 134.266 / NEW
04./02. [PS4] Dark Souls III <RPG> (From Software) {2016.03.24} (¥7.430) - 74.868 / 293.632 (-66%)
05./00. [PS4] Far Cry Primal <ADV> (Ubisoft) {2016.04.07} (¥8.400) - 45.218 / NEW
06./00. [3DS] Disney Art Academy <HOB> (Nintendo) {2016.04.07} (¥3.700) - 32.051 / NEW
07./00. [PS4] One Piece: Burning Blood # <FTG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2016.04.21} (¥7.600) - 31.162 / NEW
08./00. [PSV] One Piece: Burning Blood # <FTG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2016.04.21} (¥6.800) - 28.831 / NEW
09./04. [WIU] Pokken Tournament # <FTG> (Pokemon Co.) {2016.03.18} (¥7.200) - 27.912 / 134.402 (-74%)
10./14. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition <ADV> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.03.19} (¥2.400) - 26.551 / 666.286 (-18%)
11./11. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games <SPT> (Nintendo) {2016.02.18} (¥4.700) - 25.143 / 152.586 (-57%)
12./15. [WIU] Splatoon # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2015.05.28} (¥5.700) - 24.288 / 1.283.364 (-20%)
13./00. [PSV] Bullet Girls 2 <ACT> (D3Publisher) {2016.04.21} (¥6.800) - 21.706 / NEW
14./00. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf [Nintendo Selects] <ETC> (Nintendo) {2016.03.17} (¥2.700) - 21.519 / 32.439
15./00. [WIU] Super Mario Maker # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2015.09.10} (¥5.700) - 21.442 / 867.863
16./00. [3DS] Ansatsu Kyoushitsu: Assassin Ikusei Keikaku!! <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2016.03.24} (¥5.700) - 19.887 / 39.193
17./07. [PSV] Hatsune Miku: Project Diva X <ACT> (Sega) {2016.03.24} (¥6.990) - 19.497 / 95.850 (-74%)
18./00. [WIU] Star Fox Zero + Star Fox Guard Double Pack <Star Fox Zero \ Star Fox Guard> <STG> (Nintendo) {2016.04.21} (¥6.500) - 17.063 / NEW
19./00. [PS4] Phantasy Star Online 2 Episode 4: Deluxe Package <RPG> (Sega) {2016.04.20} (¥4.990) - 14.059 / NEW
20./03. [PS4] Tom Clancy's The Division <RPG> (Ubisoft) {2016.03.10} (¥8.400) - 13.638 / 135.719 (-89%)

00./00. [3DS] Pokemon Red / Green / Blue / Yellow _3DS Virtual Console Version_ |DL| <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2016.02.27} (¥1.111) - 43.847 / 88.177 <79,42%>(+212%)
00./00. [PSV] Romancing SaGa 2 _PS Store Download Version_ |DL| <RPG> (Square Enix) {2016.03.24} (¥2.037) - 27.877 / 63.872 <100,00%>(-23%)
00./00. [PS4] Resident Evil 6 _PS Store Download Version_ |DL| <ADV> (Capcom) {2016.03.29} (¥2.593) - 18.914 / NEW <100,00%>
00./00. [PS4] Dark Souls III (&#949 _PS Store Download Version_ |DL| <RPG> (From Software) {2016.03.24} (¥6.930) - 12.885 / 63.358 <14,68%>(-74%)
00./00. [3DS] Yo-Kai Sangokushi (&#949 _Nintendo eShop Download Version_ |DL| <SLG> (Level 5) {2016.04.02} (¥4.600) - 12.848 / NEW <2,86%>
00./00. [PS4] Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness (&#949 _PS Store Download Version_ |DL| <RPG> (Square Enix) {2016.03.31} (¥7.980) - 11.887 / NEW <8,13%>
00./00. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 (&#949 _Nintendo eShop Download Version_ |DL| <RPG> (Square Enix) {2016.03.24} (¥5.250) - 7.291 / 19.582 <3,66%>(-41%)
00./00. [PS4] Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition (&#949 _PS Store Download Version_ |DL| <ADV> (Mojang AB) {2014.12.25} (¥1.904) - 7.279 / 202.000 <46,93%>(-20%)
00./00. [PS4] Battlefield 4: Premium Edition <Battlefield 4 \ Battlefield 4: China Rising \ Battlefield 4: Second Assault \ Battlefield 4: Final Stand \ Battlefield 4: Naval Strike \ Battlefield 4: Dragon's Teeth> (&#949 _PS Store Download Version_ |DL| [EA Best Hits] <ACT> (Electronic Arts) {2016.03.17} (¥3.800) - 4.175
00./00. [PS4] Far Cry Primal (&#949 _PS Store Download Version_ |DL| # <ADV> (Ubisoft) {2016.04.07} (¥7.500) - 3.476 / NEW <7,14%>
00./00. [PS4] Tom Clancy's The Division (&#949 _PS Store Download Version_ |DL| # <RPG> (Ubisoft) {2016.03.10} (¥7.500) - 3.420 / 39.677 <20,05%>(-91%)
00./00. [PS4] Dead or Alive Xtreme 3: Fortune (&#949 _PS Store Download Version_ |DL| <SPT> (Koei Tecmo) {2016.03.24} (¥7.619) - 3.295 / 13.170 (-67%)
00./00. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf (&#949 _Nintendo eShop Download Version_ |DL| [Nintendo Selects] <ETC> (Nintendo) {2016.03.17} (¥2.700) - 3.104 <12,61%>
00./00. [PSV] Bullet Girls 2 (&#949 _PS Store Download Version_ |DL| <ACT> (D3Publisher) {2016.04.21} (¥6.000) - 2.844 / NEW <11,58%>
00./00. [WIU] Splatoon (&#949 _Nintendo eShop Download Version_ |DL| <ACT> (Nintendo) {2015.05.28} (¥5.700) - 2.807 / 133.666 <10,36%>(+11%)
00./00. [PS4] Winning Post 8 2016 (&#949 _PS Store Download Version_ |DL| <SLG> (Koei Tecmo) {2016.03.31} (¥6.762) - 2.759 / NEW <17,99%>
00./00. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition (&#949 _PS Store Download Version_ |DL| <ADV> (Mojang AB) {2014.10.29} (¥1.904) - 2.527 / 335.182 <8,69%>(-20%)
00./00. [PS4] Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence - Sengoku Risshiden (&#949 _PS Store Download Version_ |DL| <SLG> (Koei Tecmo) {2016.03.24} (¥7.619) - 2.517 / 7.121 <17,64%>(-45%)
00./00. [WIU] Pokken Tournament (&#949 _Nintendo eShop Download Version_ |DL| <FTG> (Pokemon Co.) {2016.03.18} (¥6.800) - 2.160 / 8.642 <7,18%>(-67%)
00./00. [WIU] Super Mario Maker (&#949 _Nintendo eShop Download Version_ |DL| <ACT> (Nintendo) {2015.09.10} (¥4.700) - 2.112 / 69.305 <8,97%>(+1%)
00./00. [PSV] Hatsune Miku: Project Diva X (&#949 _PS Store Download Version_ |DL| <ACT> (Sega) {2016.03.24} (¥6.990) - 2.029 / 7.270 <9,43%>(-61%)
00./00. [PS4] One Piece: Burning Blood (&#949 _PS Store Download Version_ |DL| # <FTG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2016.04.21} (¥7.600) - 1.997 / NEW <6,02%>
00./00. [PS4] Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition (&#949 _PS Store Download Version_ |DL| <RPG> (Spike Chunsoft) {2016.04.14} (¥7.500) - 1.907 / NEW <13,75%>
00./00. [3DS] Disney Art Academy (&#949 _Nintendo eShop Download Version_ |DL| <HOB> (Nintendo) {2016.04.07} (¥3.700) - 1.418 / NEW <4,24%>
00./00. [PSV] Digimon World: Next Order (&#949 _PS Store Download Version_ |DL| <RPG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2016.03.17} (¥6.800) - 1.380 / 5.953 <12,47%>(-70%)
00./00. [PSV] One Piece: Burning Blood (&#949 _PS Store Download Version_ |DL| # <FTG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2016.04.21} (¥6.800) - 1.233 / NEW <4,10%>
00./00. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch Busters: Red Cat Team / White Dog Squad (&#949 _Nintendo eShop Download Version_ |DL| <ACT> (Level 5) {2015.07.11} (¥4.600) - 1.069 / 69.427 <8,93%>(-20%)
00./00. [3DS] Ansatsu Kyoushitsu: Assassin Ikusei Keikaku!! (&#949 _Nintendo eShop Download Version_ |DL| <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2016.03.24} (¥5.700) - 833 / 1.898 <4,02%>(-22%)
00./00. [3DS] Tomodachi Life (&#949 _Nintendo eShop Download Version_ |DL| [Nintendo Selects] <ETC> (Nintendo) {2016.03.17} (¥2.700) - 823 <6,53%>
00./00. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (&#949 _Nintendo eShop Download Version_ |DL| <SPT> (Nintendo) {2016.02.18} (¥4.700) - 672 / 5.241 <2,60%>(-57%)

Top 20

3DS - 6
PS4 - 6
PSV - 4
WIU - 4

SOFTWARE

Level 5 - 451.000
Square Enix - 361.000
Nintendo - 315.000

HARDWARE

+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
|System | This Month | Last Month |  Last Year |     YTD    |  Last YTD  |     LTD     |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
|  PS4  |     97.257 |    117.875 |     77.599 |    518.183 |    429.012 |   2.648.916 |
| 3DS # |     80.160 |     87.441 |     95.110 |    507.330 |    733.293 |  20.544.286 |
| PSV # |     53.616 |     88.994 |     66.033 |    415.553 |    368.036 |   4.797.970 |
|  WIU  |     20.736 |     24.505 |     22.184 |    172.727 |    149.218 |   3.116.314 |
|  PS3  |      3.822 |      4.875 |     17.830 |     25.049 |    109.697 |  10.231.790 |
|  XB1  |        466 |        521 |      1.938 |      2.533 |      8.019 |      66.584 |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+
|  ALL  |    256.057 |    324.211 |    280.694 |  1.641.375 |  1.797.275 |  41.405.860 |
+-------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------------+

 

[Mockingbird]

What is a bad hold then?

85%

 

[Chris1964]

With Pokemon R/G/B/Y I guesss rhey ran out of download cards last month?

2016 Feb {2016.02.01 - 2016.02.28} 08. [3DS] Pokemon Red / Green / Blue / Yellow _3DS Virtual Console Version_ |DL| (Dedicated Download Card Special) <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2016.02.27} (¥1.389) - 69.234 / 69.234
2016 Mar {2016.02.29 - 2016.03.27} 08. [3DS] Pokemon Red / Green / Blue / Yellow _3DS Virtual Console Version_ |DL| (Dedicated Download Card Special) <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2016.02.27} (¥1.389) - 67.998 / 137.232
2016 Apr {2016.03.28 - 2016.04.24} 00. [3DS] Pokemon Red / Green / Blue / Yellow _3DS Virtual Console Version_ |DL| (Dedicated Download Card Special) <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2016.02.27} (¥1.389) - 11.363 / 148.595

2016 Feb {2016.02.01 - 2016.02.28} 00. [3DS] Pokemon Red / Green / Blue / Yellow _3DS Virtual Console Version_ |DL| <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2016.02.27} (¥1.111) - 30.290 / 30.290 <30,43%>
2016 Mar {2016.02.29 - 2016.03.27} 00. [3DS] Pokemon Red / Green / Blue / Yellow _3DS Virtual Console Version_ |DL| <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2016.02.27} (¥1.111) - 14.040 / 44.330 <17,11%>
2016 Apr {2016.03.28 - 2016.04.24} 00. [3DS] Pokemon Red / Green / Blue / Yellow _3DS Virtual Console Version_ |DL| <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2016.02.27} (¥1.111) - 43.847 / 88.177 <79,42%>

 

[Nirolak]

They've been real good in keeping it going with all the events, fan stuff, and the still-going free support and community.

Its... weird.

They probably know that, while already a huge franchise, it can grow even further on a better console than Wii U, sales-wise...I suppose.

I think they're also trying to stick in line with industry expectations for service games in 2016.

Battlefield 4 was released in 2013 and was still holding new events in March with all the DLC being given away for free after that. It's what helped them keep 9.4 million people still playing Battlefield titles in Q1 of this year.

Maintaining support throughout is very healthy for series' long term prospects.

 

[Vena]

I think they're also trying to stick in line with industry expectations for service games in 2016.

Battlefield 4 was released in 2013 and was still holding new events in March with all the DLC being given away for free after that. It's what helped them keep 9.4 million people still playing Battlefield titles in Q1 of this year.

Maintaining support throughout is very healthy for series' long term prospects.

They probably know that, while already a huge franchise, it can grow even further on a better console than Wii U, sales-wise...I suppose.

Oh, mind I am not arguing it is bad or poorly thought out. I am coming more from it at an angle of, well, excellence. Splatoon's support from/with respect to the community and the development has been nothing short of superb in Japan (even decent in the west where it isn't some mega-superhit). The devs of it have been also very open and forth coming which is... kind of bizarre for Nintendo's general more reserved nature. Even if they have really pushed the whole developer interviews with Iwata Asks and the Directs, this and, strangely, #FE (I am half expecting a sequel at this point, bizarrely), have been very open.

The various Koshiens have been great, the concerts, etc. Support for the game itself started free and, aside from Amiibo, remained free. And then the Amiibo and music side of things have been handled rather well.

And given their Splatfest numbers and turn-outs, and the fact that Splatoon is still a widely discussed topic, it must be working damn well.

Also, I think they are keenly aware of not Level-5ing the franchise. This was my other observation. There's plenty of merchandising for the game, now, but it honestly took ages for something as obvious as the twin's amiibo.

 

[Mory Dunz]

They probably know that, while already a huge franchise, it can grow even further on a better console than Wii U, sales-wise...I suppose.

We expecting anything splatoon at NX launch? Or the first 6 months.


I disagree with people's reasoning for a MK8 enhanced port.
I'm eh on a Smash Port that people suggest. (Partly cause I don't think the graphics can be easily improved. But the dlc would be the selling point I guess)

But I highly agree with Splatoon getting an enhanced port. Then you'd have something to hold people over until the sequel came

 

[horuhe]

The new Splatoon amiibo were the best selling thing on Rakuten, even rivalizing with other products sold on Books. The previous entry was re-stocked also.

 

[L~A]

Also, I think they are keenly aware of not Level-5ing the franchise. This was my other observation. There's plenty of merchandising for the game, now, but it honestly took ages for something as obvious as the twin's amiibo.

Well, it's not just amiibo figures they had to manufacture, they also had to prepare the in-game content that goes with it (and datamined data shows they've been working on it for a while now). Not to mention they composed two new songs for it. The figures also tied to the live concerts they did (which also took a while to prepare, I assume), since the new songs were introduced during the second live.

So I don't think they didn't want to "Level-5ing" their IP, they also couldn't go any faster. Well I guess they could have done it faster if they had planned it beforehand, but I doubt they thought everything about Splatoon would get popular like it did. They clearly believed it would work (given how much they pushed the game before launch), but to the point where there'd be live concerts?

Talking of live concerts, I'm totally expecting an actual, full-fledged (paid) concert sometime after Splatoon NX launch or something (don't think there's enough songs for that at the moment). They did it for Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE (granted, it was with avex), so I could see that for Splatoon too.

***
By the way, there was the GungHo Festival 2016 today. They announced some stuff for the game:

Puzzle & Dragons X + Monster Hunter Stories collaboration (August 10th): Rathalos and Nargacuga appearing as monsters in-game, with Soul Armour craftable from them.

Trailer: https://youtu.be/EHZSijaHOHU

Puzzle & Dragons X songs and characters in Taiko Drum Master: Dokodon! Mystery Adventure (same day as PXDX):

Commercial: https://youtu.be/pqMfyv2uYPU

Trailer for the anime series: https://youtu.be/NNJCjt8M7IM

There's more stuff (including the D-Gear and Armour Drops toys from Takara Tomy, launching on the same day, and unlocking Soul Armour stuff in-game): http://www.4gamer.net/games/325/G032501/20160529002/

Disclaimer: videos above were recorded by me. (No official upload available at the moment).

By the way, the segment about the Monster Hunter Stories collaboration was amusing. Ryozo Tsujimoto was on stage to introduce it, and the thing basically turned into a Monster Hunter Stories presentation for a few minutes. Pretty amusing how the hijacked the GungHo presentation for their game (yeah I know it was planned, but I still find that bit amusing).


With all this, I'm curious to see how PxD X is going to perform. It's coming out two weeks after Yo-kai Watch 3, so it's going to be pretty, pretty rough for it.

 

[pixelpatch]

No surprise Uncharted 4 is at the top... although Is till havent played it. Shame on me!

 

[Chris1964]

Week 22, 2016 (May 30 - Jun 05)

new releases

{2016.06.01}
[3DS] Junkai no Kreisia _3DS Download Software_ |DL| <RPG> (Kemco) (¥1.000)
[3DS] Henri _3DS Download Software_ |DL| <ACT> (Hit-Point) (¥462)
[3DS] Danger Road _3DS Download Software_ |DL| <ACT> (Starsign) (¥351)
[WIU] The Great Race _Wii U Download Software_ |DL| <RCE> (Burn House Effect) (¥1.222)
[WIU] Majin Tensei II: Spiral Nemesis _Wii U Virtual Console Version_ |DL| <RPG> (Atlus) (¥857)
[WIU] Granbo _Wii U Virtual Console Version_ |DL| <RPG> (Capcom) (¥650)
[PS4] Heavy Rain _PS Store Download Version_ |DL| <ADV> (Sony Computer Entertainment) (¥3.148)
[PS4] Beyond: Two Souls _PS Store Download Version_ |DL| <ADV> (Sony Computer Entertainment) (¥3.148)
[PS4] Heavy Rain & Beyond: Two Souls Collection {Heavy Rain \ Beyond: Two Souls} _PS Store Download Version_ |DL| <ADV> (Sony Computer Entertainment) (¥4.074)

{2016.06.02}
[PSV] Taishou x Alice: All in One <Taishou x Alice Episode 1 \ Taishou x Alice Episode 2 \ Taishou x Alice Episode 3 \ Taishou x Alice Epilogue> <ADV> (Prototype) (¥6.500)
[PSV] Taishou x Alice: All in One <Taishou x Alice Episode 1 \ Taishou x Alice Episode 2 \ Taishou x Alice Episode 3 \ Taishou x Alice Epilogue> (&#949 _PS Store Download Version_ |DL| <ADV> (Prototype) (¥5.370)
[PS4] Alienation _PS Store Download Version_ |DL| <ACT> (Sony Computer Entertainment) (¥2.000)
[PS4] FIFA 16 [EA Best Hits] <SPT> (Electronic Arts) (¥3.800)
[PS3] FIFA 16 [EA Best Hits] <SPT> (Electronic Arts) (¥2.800)

{2016.06.03}
[PS4] A Healer Only Lives Twice _PS Store Download Version_ |DL| <RPG> (Mediascape) (¥700)
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YSO predictions

01. [PS4] Dragon Quest Heroes II: Futago no Ou to Yogen no Owari < 40k (average 30k)
02. [PSV] Dragon Quest Heroes II: Futago no Ou to Yogen no Owari < 30k (average 25k)
03. [PS3] Dragon Quest Heroes II: Futago no Ou to Yogen no Owari < 20k (average 15k)
03. [PS4] Overwatch < 20k (average 15k)

 

[Jarod McChicken]

I'm not feeling very inspired but here we go :

PREDICTION LEAGUE JUNE 2016

Predict how much these titles will sell in the month (from May 30 to Jul 03):

[3DS] Phoenix Wright : Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice (25 days) - 290,000
[3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin : Don Don Mystery Adventure (18 days) - 110,000
[3DS] Story of Seasons : Cherished Friends of Three Towns (11 days) - 130,000
[PS4] Super Robot Taisen OG : The Moon Dwellers (4 days) - 60,000
[PS3] Super Robot Taisen OG : The Moon Dwellers (4 days) - 30,000

 

[Ryng_tolu]

YSO predictions For OverWatch was <50K last week. If it's sell <20K the Second week, that's a Great hold.

Btw really Wanna see How Will do next Media Create update.

 

[Ōkami]

1. [PS4] Dragon Quest Heroes II - 297
2. [PSV] Dragon Quest Heroes II - 244
3. [PS3] Dragon Quest Heroes II - 135
4. [PS4] Overwatch - 81
5. [PS4] Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR- - 43
6. [3DS] Kirby: Planet Robobot - 36
7. [PS3] Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR- - 27
8. [PS4] Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR- (Limited Box) - 19
9. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition - 13
10. [3DS] Yo-Kai Sangokushi - 13
11. [PSV] Classic Dungeon Sengoku - 11
12. [WIU] Splatoon - 10
13. [PS4] Uncharted 4 - 10
14. [PS4] Homefront The Revolution - 10
15. [3DS] Monster Hunter Generations - 9
16. [PS4] DOOM - 8
17. [PS3] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016 - 8
18. [3DS] Terraria - 8
19. [PSV] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016 - 7
20. [PS4] Uncharted 4 (Deluxe Edition) - 7

 

[Ryng_tolu]

Great OverWatch on COMG too.

 

[horuhe]

Rakuten Books Sales Ranking Week 21, 2016 (May 23 - May 29)

01./00. [PS4] Dragon Quest Heroes II: Futago no Ou to Yogen no Owari <RPG> (Square Enix)
02./00. [PSV] Dragon Quest Heroes II: Futago no Ou to Yogen no Owari <RPG> (Square Enix)
03./00. [PS3] Dragon Quest Heroes II: Futago no Ou to Yogen no Owari <RPG> (Square Enix)
04./00. [PS4] Overwatch <ACT> (Square Enix)
05./01. [3DS] Kirby: Planet Robobot <ACT> (Nintendo)
06./00. [PS4] Guilty Gear Xrd: Revelator <FTG> (Arc System Works)
07./02. [PS4] Uncharted 4: A Thief's End <ADV> (Sony Computer Entertainment)
08./00. [PS3] Guilty Gear Xrd: Revelator <FTG> (Arc System Works)
09./07. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 <RPG> (Square Enix)
10./12. [PS4] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016 <SPT> (Konami)
11./09. [3DS] Yo-Kai Sangokushi <SLG> (Level 5)
12./10. [PS4] Doom <ACT> (Bethesda Softworks)
13./08. [WiiU] Splatoon <ACT> (Nintendo)
14./17. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf [Nintendo Selects] <ETC> (Nintendo)
15./06. [PSV] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016 <SPT> (Konami)
16./13. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition <ADV> (Sony Computer Entertainment)
17./00. [PS3] Guilty Gear Xrd: Revelator (Limited Edition) <FTG> (Arc System Works)
18./11. [3DS] Boku no Hero Academia: Battle for All <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games)
19./18. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games <SPT> (Nintendo)
20./21. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V [New Price Edition] <ACT> (Take-Two Interactive Japan)

Rakuten Books Pre-Orders Ranking Week 21, 2016 (May 23 - May 29)

01./02. [3DS] Ace Attorney 6 <ADV> (Capcom)
02./06. [3DS] Story of Seasons: Cherished Friends of Three Towns <SLG> (Marvelous)
03./11. [PS4] Final Fantasy XV <RPG> (Square Enix)
04./07. [PS4] Persona 5 (20th Anniversary Edition) <RPG> (Atlus)
05./10. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch 3: Sushi / Tempura Set <RPG> (Level 5)
06./00. [WiiU] Minecraft: Wii U Edition <ADV> (Microsoft Game Studios)
07./00. [3DS] Dragon Ball: Fusions <RPG> (Bandai Namco Games)
08./16. [PS4] Persona 5 <RPG> (Atlus)
09./17. [PS4] Tales of Berseria <RPG> (Bandai Namco Games)
10./14. [PS4] Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare (Legacy Edition) <ACT> (Sony Computer Entertainment)

Rakuten Books Ranking Week 20, 2016 (May 16 - May 22)

* Note: Games on the Rakuten Books Rankings are only based on sales at Rakuten Books and does not count games sold by other retailers at Rakuten.
** Note 2: Games on the Pre-Orders Ranking are counted as net sales, so it might possibly affect the games listed on the Sales Ranking.

 

[Ryng_tolu]

Rakuten Books Pre-Orders Ranking Week 21, 2016 (May 23 - May 29)

06./00. [WiiU] Minecraft: Wii U Edition <ADV> (Microsoft Game Studios)

The beast is incoming.

 

[Jon Carter]

I don't know if it's more ridiculous a system which becomes more expensive bundle after bundle or a bundle with a game released 12 months ago, showing how poor has been the Wii U line-up in the last year...

Definitely the former. There's nothing wrong with bundling an old game if the game is appealing. The 2DS in the US is bundled with Mario Kart 7 and there's been plenty of great games since December 2011, it's just that it's a must-have. Splatoon is also a must-have.

The price, though, is shameful. Very, very risky of Nintendo to take the route of selling a minuscule amount of systems at a high profit when they're in such a dangerous situation and their next system is make-or-break. Personally, I think it's the wrong move. They should have worried about mindshare and not short-term profit.

 

[Sammy Samusu]

I feel that AA6 is about to destroy the charts.

Pre-orders look very good, no?

 

[minkymuskyslyoldstoaty]

That amount of storage was pretty much required to support PSP's ambition of offering PS2-level experiences.

While it's true that most PSP games didn't use UMD to its full capacity (there are only three 2 UMD games), many used enough space to where a flash storage solution would have been financially and technically infeasible. For example, Ridge Racers on PSP (remember that one?) was a 2004 launch title. Its >500MB file size makes it larger than the largest DS release.

UMD wasn't a faultless format; they were fragile, noisy, created long load times, and made it difficult to transfer that library to its successor. However, they were a necessary evil for what PSP wanted to be. UMDs offered developers and publishers a very cheap (cost of manufacturing, and later PSN, were the reasons why PSP saw so many late-era localizations vs. DS) and spacious venue to make games.

Never knew that. Which games used more than one UMD?

 

[Hero of Legend]

06./00. [WiiU] Minecraft: Wii U Edition <ADV> (Microsoft Game Studios)

This will NEVER cease to amaze me.