metalslimer
Member
No but pokemon and monster hunter wont come out every year. All im saying is the market needs more than one platform being healthy.You forgot about MH4 and Pokèmon near between each other?
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Media Create Sales: Week 22, 2013 (May 27 - Jun 02)
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Moral Panic
Member
Is Japan's gaming market dead? I mean it's supposed to be a handheld land and 3DS is the only contender but even it's sales aren't that good for it.
We know it had around 80% sell-through for its debut week coming from Media Create and Dengeki.
StreetsAhead
Member
Plus, no 1st party releases last month, so people might have been going in to try out something they missed earlier on. Or, something.
metalslimer
Member
Vita is the only one with a huge pricecut and people have suggested sony kill the psp off to help vita. The point was that sony took a huge cut in revenue with the price cut and its only up right now 4k while the psp dies offIs this some 'reverse Playstation family' shit?
I kid, but everything is down YoY. Well, nearly everything
Revelaitons ps3 doing just barely behind the 3ds version!
2012-01-23 2 160,575 160,575
2012-01-30 2 40,285 200,860
2012-02-06 5 17,845 218,705
2012-02-13 9 11,068 229,773
2012-02-20 19 7,432 237,205
2012-02-27 18 5,409 242,614
2012-03-05 24 3,855 246,469
2012-12-24 0 0 283,235
http://garaph.info/softwareindividual.php//gid/5398
2012-01-23 2 160,575 160,575
2012-01-30 2 40,285 200,860
2012-02-06 5 17,845 218,705
2012-02-13 9 11,068 229,773
2012-02-20 19 7,432 237,205
2012-02-27 18 5,409 242,614
2012-03-05 24 3,855 246,469
2012-12-24 0 0 283,235
http://garaph.info/softwareindividual.php//gid/5398
Dat RE PS3 hold! First shipment is more or less gone now, time to catch up with the 3DS version and show Capcom that Playstation players are not ready to jump ship with them!
Super Heroine Chronicle, Exstetra, some visual novel I don't recall the name of.
Super Heroine Chronicle, Exstetra, some visual novel I don't recall the name of.
Bruno MB
Member
Friend Collection: New Life becomes the 7th million seller for 3DS.
[3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) - 3.608.632
[3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥4.800) - 2.049.097
[3DS] Mario Kart 7 <RCE> (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.800) - 2.035.975
[3DS] Super Mario 3D Land # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2011.11.03} (¥4.800) - 1.849.600
[3DS] Monster Hunter 3G # <ACT> (Capcom) {2011.12.10} (¥5.800) - 1.585.493
[3DS] Dragon Quest VII: Fighters of Eden <RPG> (Square Enix) {2013.02.07} (¥6.090) - 1.205.242
[3DS] Friend Collection: New Life # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2013.04.18} (¥4.800) - 1.051.540
[3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) - 3.608.632
[3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥4.800) - 2.049.097
[3DS] Mario Kart 7 <RCE> (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.800) - 2.035.975
[3DS] Super Mario 3D Land # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2011.11.03} (¥4.800) - 1.849.600
[3DS] Monster Hunter 3G # <ACT> (Capcom) {2011.12.10} (¥5.800) - 1.585.493
[3DS] Dragon Quest VII: Fighters of Eden <RPG> (Square Enix) {2013.02.07} (¥6.090) - 1.205.242
[3DS] Friend Collection: New Life # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2013.04.18} (¥4.800) - 1.051.540
metalslimer
Member
How is being almost 70k off just barely? I am impressed by the result though considering the mediocrity of the port.
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
Just awful all around.
Not on Famitsu.
Moor-Angol
Banned
Vita up 4k, PSP down 5k. Seems like we're in the midst of a migration!
I was being tongue in cheek about the YoY thing.
Captain Smoker
Member
worldwide:
01.) Super Mario 3D Land
02.) Mario Kart 7
03.) New Super Mario Bros. 2
04.) Animal Crossing: New Leaf
05.) Nintendogs + Cats
06.) The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
07.) Paper Mario: Sticker Star
08.) Pokémon Rumble Blast
09.) Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon
10.) Kid Icarus: Uprising
11.) Mario Tennis Open
12.) Friend Collection: New Life
13.) Fire Emblem: Awakening (I'm pretty sure)
14.) Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate
15.) Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition
16.) Dragon Quest VII
17.) Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance
18. - xx.) everything I forgot
KH 3D is over a million WW? I thought it bombed. Also it's pretty funny/sad to entertain the thought of SMT IV outselling it in Japan. (I know it won't, but it'll probably get close)
Square said it was a failure (because it was badly marketed and people didn't understand how "cool" it was or something) so yeah, unless the anime is really popular I doubt it's going to do too well.
Square said it was a failure (because it was badly marketed and people didn't understand how "cool" it was or something) so yeah, unless the anime is really popular I doubt it's going to do too well.
I remember that, but aren't there more infos about Gyrozetter's popularity? Still, thanks
StreetsAhead
Member
There's only been 2 first party releases on 3DS so far this year (Luigi & Tomodachi), compared to last year, which had 4.
At the moment, the rest of the year is looking much more solid for the system. Bold are just assumptions.
June: DKCR3D, Gyrozettor, Etrian Odyssey
July: Mario & Luigi Dream Team, Youkai Watch, AA5
August: Disney Magic Castle, Mario Golf, One Piece: Romance Dawn
September: Monster Hunter 4, Daigasso Band Bros
October: Pokemon XY
November/December: Mario Party 3DS
2013: Sonic: Lost World, Devil Survivor 2, Project Mirai 2, Gyst Crusher, Kaio
No Zelda this year, though. Still, it's a pretty solid line up for the thing.
Sammy Samusu
Member
I see Tomodachi Collection joined the million club.
Media Create
Animal Crossing: New Leaf - 3.249.710
Mario Kart 7 - 2.057.664
New Super Mario Bros. 2 - 2.036.147
Super Mario 3D Land - 1.769.566
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate - 1.587.556
Dragon Quest VII - 1.174.077
Friend Collection: New Life - 1.044.088
Only missing Final Fantasy
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EDIT: Bruno punch.
Media Create
Animal Crossing: New Leaf - 3.249.710
Mario Kart 7 - 2.057.664
New Super Mario Bros. 2 - 2.036.147
Super Mario 3D Land - 1.769.566
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate - 1.587.556
Dragon Quest VII - 1.174.077
Friend Collection: New Life - 1.044.088
Only missing Final Fantasy
V
EDIT: Bruno punch.
Bruno MB
Member
The Wii U version of Resident Evil: Revelations still below 40% sell-through.
So this would be the best-case scenario:
First Week:
[WIU] Resident Evil: Revelations <ADV> (Capcom) {2013.05.23} (¥4.990) - 8.179 / NEW <31%> 26.300 units shipped.
Second Week:
[WIU] Resident Evil: Revelations <ADV> (Capcom) {2013.05.23} (¥4.990) - 2.328 / 10.507 <40%> 15.800 units in stock.
So this would be the best-case scenario:
First Week:
[WIU] Resident Evil: Revelations <ADV> (Capcom) {2013.05.23} (¥4.990) - 8.179 / NEW <31%> 26.300 units shipped.
Second Week:
[WIU] Resident Evil: Revelations <ADV> (Capcom) {2013.05.23} (¥4.990) - 2.328 / 10.507 <40%> 15.800 units in stock.
Looking at both Tomodachi and AC sales, I'd say it'll continue staying over 35k weekly: in the following weeks, the platform will see also some bundles (Luigi 3DS XL and Disney 3DS XL), then there's Obon (so, higher hardware sales for everyone), and then September comes.
StreetsAhead
Member
How many million sellers did PS3 have again?
I kid, I kid. It's a good effort for 3DS.Why? I can't believe tht A link to the past 2 will be out in 2013 ONLY in PAL market.
Poetic.Injustice
Member
I don't think that Japanese market is dying by any means, but it is shrinking.
Ps4 will not be a huge seller which effectively means the console development in Japan from third parties will have even less output than what it has now.
Ps4 will not be a huge seller which effectively means the console development in Japan from third parties will have even less output than what it has now.
fuzzy.dunlop
Banned
There's no reason for Wii U to do anything but hangout around 5k or even drop this close to the E3 direct.
They said it in the April Direct: 2013 for US and Europe, 2014 for Japan.
The E3 direct better be dropping some huge bombs for the Wii U.
Well since the AC Direct I thought it was a given that AC was going to be a success (although its level of success is a bit unexpected) and it is a pretty well established series, although it exploded with Wild World. I agree that Tomodachi is more suprising, I expected it to drop really badly like most casual success that happened on the DS.
Well since the AC Direct I thought it was a given that AC was going to be a success (although its level of success is a bit unexpected) and it is a pretty well established series, although it exploded with Wild World. I agree that Tomodachi is more suprising, I expected it to drop really badly like most casual success that happened on the DS.
maabus1999
Member
Wii increased 40%!
metalslimer
Member
Its coming out in the us and they likely think that monster hunter and pokekon is enough in japan while monster hunter has lite relevancy in the west so they needed one more thing
Even with all this its going to take a monster 2nd half worldwide to hit the hardware projections without a revision
So Zelda 3DS in Japan is planned for 2014?
It's quite possible it's true. And Zelda seems a good fit for Q1 in Japan, in order to keep hardware sales riding the crazyness this Holiday season will be, thanks to MH4 and (especially)Pokémon long wave, alongside all the other titles coming around Fall / end of the year.
It's also worth noting that the omission of online sales from Media Create and Famitsu can actually be very significant when discussing niche 360 titles.
not sure if serious
Huh, that's quite a healthy line-up. I wonder how well Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D will do considering the previous success of the title.
Ok...that's a little better, but still lower than what I expected (wished for). By most accounts, SDOJ gave the impression of being very well-received by the shmup community, so I was expecting it to do better than this. Hopefully it continues to sell and manages to reach Futari/Espgaluda 2 LTD levels.
Oh yeah, I forgot about that. Is that still the case though? If it is, then SDOJ's sales should be much higher in reality, due to it being region-free.
StreetsAhead
Member
Yes, it is. 2014 for LttP2 for Japan. We either 'just' get MH4, Mario Party, & Pokemon for the holiday, or maybe they 'surprise announce' a Kirby game for the end of the year.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
Says who?
FWIW, I'm confused as to whether me 'n' metalslimer were talking about year-on-year or week-on-week. Or girl-on-girl.
ArtHands
Thinks buying more servers can fix a bad patch
I wouldn't mind Zelda gets delayed to next year in Japan. This killer lineup
I can't imagine the trend would reverse itself—if anything, I'd think an even greater percentage of sales would shift to online as B&M retailers cut their 360 shelf space/stock to virtually nothing. It also seems significant to me that the Cave Shooting Collection was an Amazon exclusive, though I could be wrong on that.
...Unfortunately, as much sound and fury is generated over region-free status, I'm really not sure the number of overseas importers would even make a blip on the sales radar. Lots of people talk, but I'm skeptical of how many actually get their wallets out.