Topic: Official Sales Thread

[Kairon]

Looks like I was right, the good word of mouth has given Wario Land Shake some great legs.  It's guarantied to go over 100,000 which is great for a game everyone considered a bomb when it only opened with 25,000 it's first week.  Then when you realize it'll do much better in America and Europe like all traditional Wii games do, Wario Land Shake should have some good lifetime sales overall. 

Good news for Traditional 2D platformers with Sprite-based graphics on console systems!

[KDR_11k]

What would it have sold on the DS?

[Flames_of_chaos]

Looks like I was right, the good word of mouth has given Wario Land Shake some great legs.  It's guarantied to go over 100,000 which is great for a game everyone considered a bomb when it only opened with 25,000 it's first week.  Then when you realize it'll do much better in America and Europe like all traditional Wii games do, Wario Land Shake should have some good lifetime sales overall. 

Good news for Traditional 2D platformers with Sprite-based graphics on console systems!

Wario isn't sprite based, everything is hand drawn.

[KDR_11k]

Sprites are hand-drawn, just usually at resolutions where they have to be drawn pixel by pixel instead of traditionally.

[Flames_of_chaos]

That's true but Wario doesn't look like a sprite based style neither does the rest of the game.

[Flames_of_chaos]

NPD Canada Edition

July 2008:

1 - WII - Mario Kart Wii w/ Wheel
2 - WII - Wii Fit w/ Balance Board
3 - DS - Guitar Hero: On Tour w/ Guitar Grip
4 - WII - Wii Play w/ Remote
5 - DS - Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day
6 - DS - New Super Mario Bros.
7 - WII - Rock Band Special Edition Bundle
8 - 360 - Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution
9 - PS3 - Rock Band Special Edition Bundle
10 - WII - Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock w/ Guitar
 




LTD

Wii- 1.06m
360- 870k
PS3- 520k

YTD

Wii- 376K
PS3- 200K
360- 154K

[Flames_of_chaos]

Media Create Sales: 08/18 - 08/24

1.  [PS2] J-League Winning Eleven 2008          (Konami)             (79,000) / NEW
2.  [NDS] Rhythm Tengoku Gold                   (Nintendo)           (57,000) /   (536,000)
3.  [NDS] Inazuma Eleven                        (Level 5)            (41,000) / NEW
4.  [NDS] Dragon Quest V:...Heavenly Bride      (Square Enix)        (32,000) / (1,125,000)
5.  [PSP] Phantasy Star Portable                (SEGA)               (31,000) / (595,000)
6.  [WII] Wii Fit                               (Nintendo)           (30,000) / (2,546,000)
7.  [NDS] Harukanaru Toki no Naka de:....       (KOEI)               (26,000) / NEW
8.  [NDS] Sigma Harmonics                       (Square Enix)        (23,000) / NEW
9.  [WII] Mario Kart Wii                        (Nintendo)           (19,000) / (1,711,000)
10. [NDS] Daigasso! Band Brothers DX            (Nintendo)           (16,000) / (296,000)

11. [NDS] Tokyo Majin Gakuen Kenpucho
12. [NDS] Takio Drum Master DS: Seven Island...
13. [PS2] Powerful Pro Baseball 15
14. [PSP] Monster Hunder 2nd G
15. [Wii] Wii Sports
16. [PS2] Memmories 6 T-Wave
17. [Wii] Wario Land: Shake It
18. [NDS] Beautiful Letter Training
19. [PSP] Powerful Pro Portable 3
20. [NDS] We're Fossil Diggers
21. [360] Tales of Vesperia
22. [NDS] Mario Kart DS
23. [PSP] Gundam Battle Universe
24. [PS3] Soul Calibur IV
25. [NDS] New Super Mario Bros.
26. [Wii] Family Trainer
27. [Wii] Wii Play
28. [NDS] Summon Night 2
29. [NDS] Legendary Stafy: Confrontation!
30. [NGC] Mario Superstar Baseball


Hardware estimates
DSL　57000
PSP　46000
Wii　29000
PS3　8300
PS2　7800
360　3800

[BeautifulShy]

It is nice to see Wii break 1 million before the other two up in Canada.
Nice numbers for Wii software in Japan. At number 30 we have Mario Baseball for the GC. The last time I remember a GC title on the charts was Gotcha Force.

[Bill Aurion]

It is nice to see Wii break 1 million before the other two up in Canada.
Nice numbers for Wii software in Japan. At number 30 we have Mario Baseball for the GC. The last time I remember a GC title on the charts was Gotcha Force.

No way...That HAS to be a typo...Someone had to have mistaken Mario Super Sluggers (on Wii) for that...

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

Beandip-san will get fired!

[KDR_11k]

The last time I remember a GC title on the charts was Gotcha Force.

NEEDS MORE GOTCHA FORCE! I bet the Wiimote could be put to good use for aimed shots and sword attacks...

[Flames_of_chaos]

Not a typo number 30 is infact the gamecube mario baseball game, in Japan when a sequel comes out it usually rekindles interest in the predecessor, it happened to mario kart DS when mario kart Wii came out. Japanese retailers usually advertise it next to the sequel at a lower cost.

[Kairon]

It is nice to see Wii break 1 million before the other two up in Canada.

Yesss! Go Canada!

[Bill Aurion]

Not a typo number 30 is infact the gamecube mario baseball game, in Japan when a sequel comes out it usually rekindles interest in the predecessor, it happened to mario kart DS when mario kart Wii came out. Japanese retailers usually advertise it next to the sequel at a lower cost.

That makes sense when the newer version is HIGHER UP ON THE CHART...The fact that the Wii version is below it is pretty mind-boggling, particularly because it's not really a blockbuster series to begin with...

[BeautifulShy]

The N64 sold 32.93 million units and the Wii has 31.49 million currently.When do you think Wii will pass the N64?

[DAaaMan64]

It just did

[Mario]

LOL. Pretty much.

Maybe heaps of people were disappointed in the Wii Sluggers, and recommended the GC one to their friends.

[Kairon]

It'll be interesting to see how the new XBox 360 lower price affects this Holiday season. Sony was just starting to close the gap, but the lower 360 prices throw their American sales progress in jeopardy...

And of course, for Nintendo this could have been a real slam dunk Holiday hardware season, but maybe it'll also be a season that will demonstrate that the other HD consoles are here to stay and won't roll over quite yet.

Also I'm pondering when Nintendo will catch 50% marketshare worldwide... hmm... By VGChartz's (irreputable) guesstimates, they're 5 million units away from doing so, and maybe Nintendo can pull market majority (as opposed to market plurality) by next summer if they're really aggressive... and keep upping their sales estimates.

[Flames_of_chaos]

  Media Create Sales: 08/25 - 08/31
1. NDS Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo) 75,824 / 612,000
2. PS3 Afrika (SCEI) 38,423 / NEW
3. PS2 J-League Winning Eleven 2008 Club Championship (Konami) 37,927 / 117,000
4. PSP Fate/Tiger Colosseum Upper (Capcom) 34,190 / NEW
5. WII Wii Fit (Nintendo) 31,134 / 2,578,000
6. NDS Inazuma Eleven (Level 5) 29,245 / 71,000
7. PS3 Battlefield: Bad Company (Electronic Arts Victor) 25,603 / NEW
8. NDS Dragon Quest V (Square Enix) 23,389 / 1,148,000
9. PSP Phantasy Star Portable (SEGA) 23,106 / 618,000
10. WII Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) 22,621 / 1,734,000

11. NDS Fire Emblem: New Shadow Dragons and the Blade of Light (Nintendo)
12. NDS Daigasso! Band Brothers DX (Nintendo)
13. PSP Monster Hunter Portable 2 G (Capcom)
14. NDS Taiko Drum Master 2: The Seven Island Adventure (Namco Bandai)
15. NDS Shinseiki Evangelion Ayanami Ikusei Keikaku DS with Asuka Hokan Keikaku (Broccoli)
16. NDS Sigma Harmonics (Square Enix)
17. 360 Too Human (Microsoft Game Studios)
18. WII Wii Sports (Nintendo)
19. NDS To Love Ru Trouble: Waku Waku! Rinkangakkou-Hen (Exciting! Forest School) (Marvelous)
20. PS2 Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 15 (Konami)
21. NDS Beautiful Letter Training DS (Nintendo)
22. NDS Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
23. PSP Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu Portable 3 (Konami)
24. WII Wario Land: Shake It! (Nintendo)
25. 360 Clannad (Prototype)
26. PS2 Katekyoo Hitman Reborn Nerae!? Ring x Bongole Returns (Marvelous)
27. NDS Bokura wa Kaseki Holder (We are Fossil Diggers) (Nintendo)
28. WII Wii Play (Nintendo)
29. NDS Tokyo Majin Gakuen: Kenfuuchou (Marvelous)
30. NDS Animal Crossing: Wild World (Nintendo)

31. NDS New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
32. 360 Tales of Vesperia (Namco Bandai)
33. WII Captain Rainbow (Nintendo)
34. PSP Gundam Battle Universe (Namco Bandai)
35. WII Super Mario Stadium: Family Baseball (Nintendo)
36. NDS Densetsu no Stafi: Taiketsu! Dire Kaizokudan (Nintendo)
37. PS3 Soul Calibur IV (Namco Bandai)
38. PS2 Persona 4 (Atlus Co.)
39. NDS Hanshin Tigers DS (Spike)
40. NDS Mame Goma 2: Uchi no Ko ga Ichiban! (My Kid is Number One!) (TDK Core)
41. NDS Harukanaru Toki no Naka de: Yumenoukihashi (Floating Bridges of Dreams) (Koei)
42. PSP Yuusha no Kuse ni Namaikida (BEST) (SCEI)
43. PS3 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriot (Konami)
44. NDS Katekyoo Hitman Reborn! DS Flame Rumble Hyper - Moeyo Mirai (Takara Tomy)
45. WII Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 15 (Konami)
46. WII Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo)
47. WII Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse (Nintendo)
48. NDS Pokemon Diamond (Pokemon Co.)
49. NDS Sangokushi Taisen Ten (SEGA)
50. NDS San-X Character Channel: All-Star Daishuugou! (MTO)

NDS - 23
WII - 10
PSP - 6
PS2 - 4
PS3 - 4
360 - 3


Media-Create Hardware

DS Lite - 56,439
PSP - 41,664
Wii - 35,755
PS3 - 9,775
PS2 - 8,810
Xbox 360 - 3,124

[BeautifulShy]

Kairon I don't think it will affect the sales.From what I read the Sku's prices are 199.99 for the arcade,pro is 299.99 and the elite is 399.99.This should affect ps3 sales if anything.Also considering that Microsoft said that they will fight over second versus Sony.So their eyes are not set at the top.

As for sales this week Rhythm Tengoku Gold continues to sell great this week. The DS software and hardware is selling great.

[Flames_of_chaos]

Well I think what triggered the 360 price drop because of the bigger demand for PS3s in America, MGS4 really did give the PS3 a big shot in the arm. But really ever since January the PS3 has been outselling the 360 month by month but it wasnt until MGS4 came out that widened the gap. I personally think that a oct/nov price drop would been the most significant since that's the season where people buy the most gifts september was a little early since it's back to school time.

[NWR_insanolord]

Well I think what triggered the 360 price drop because of the bigger demand for PS3s in America, MGS4 really did give the PS3 a big shot in the arm. But really ever since January the PS3 has been outselling the 360 month by month but it wasnt until MGS4 came out that widened the gap. I personally think that a oct/nov price drop would been the most significant since that's the season where people buy the most gifts september was a little early since it's back to school time.

It's not like the price drop is a limited time thing, the price will still be lower in October and November. I'm personally happy that they did it early since I'm buying one soon.

[KDR_11k]

Well, the 360 had that price drop over here quite some time ago, I guess it sold better in the US than here.

[BeautifulShy]

You are right KDR. It sells best in the States then Europe and Australia and finally Japan.

Flames, another factor is Wii overtaking the 360 in the US.

[BlackNMild2k1]

Salesbot still hasnt returned....