Topic: Official Sales Thread

[Luigi Dude]

I guess MK8 is keeping the WiiU affloat for the time being.  It makes me wonder how long that will last though.  Will it be an evergreen title like they hope? 

It already is.  For the last month, the sales have been in the 15-20k range per week in Japan, which doesn't happen to the average game well over a month after release.  Plus the sales for last week increased from the previous week, two months after launch which is  a pretty telling sign as well.

It'll be interesting to see what next weeks numbers show since this week is a holiday in Japan, and Hyrule Warriors is released as well.  If last week which was a non-holiday and something like a Dragon Quest X rerelease could cause an increase, this week should cause a bigger one.

[Shaymin]

Given that the Zelda franchise isn't as popular in Japan as in the rest of the world, and the musou crowd is on PS3... slow your roll on Hyrule Warriors expectations.

[Nile Boogie Returns]

Given that the Zelda franchise isn't as popular in Japan as in the rest of the world, and the musou crowd is on PS3... slow your roll on Hyrule Warriors expectations.

Possibly. However its also possible that the Nintendo/Musou-crowd is simply under-represented since there hasn't really been an opportunity, we shall see I suppose.

[Soren]

Hyrule Warriors is a niche game. It's not going to sell a ton.

[NWR_insanolord]

And Nintendo isn't expecting it to. They're playing up the "obscure Zelda fanservice" angle.

[Louieturkey]

And Nintendo isn't expecting it to. They're playing up the "obscure Zelda fanservice" angle.

It'll sell in the US with that, but not in Japan.  Only diehard Zelda fans will get this, or super diehard musou fans who end up buying a Wii U just to play this version.

[Enner]

NPDs!
http://venturebeat.com/2014/08/14/july-2014-npd-ps4-xbox-one-have-another-huge-month/

Software
1. The Last of Us (PS4, PS3)
2. Minecraft (360, PS3)
3. FIFA 14 (360, PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Vita)
4. Watch Dogs (PS4, 360, PS3, Xbox One, PC)
5. Mario Kart 8 (Wii U)
6. Call of Duty: Ghosts (Xbox One, 360, PS4, PS3, Wii U, PC)
7. Grand Theft Auto V (360, PS3)
8. Sniper Elite III (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3)
9. NBA 2K14 (360, PS3, PS4, Xbox One, PC)
10. Lego Marvel Super Heroes (360, PS3, 3DS, DS, PS4, Wii U, Xbox One, Vita, PC)

http://press.nintendo.com/articles.jsp?id=41899
"MILLION-MILE MARKERS: MARIO KART 8 CROSSES 1 MILLION, NINTENDO 3DS SOFTWARE HITS 40 MILLION"

Mario Kart 8 has now sold more than 1 million total units in the United States alone, becoming the second Wii U game to cross that milestone, along with New Super Mario Bros. U (1.69 million). Mario Kart 8 continues to drive momentum for the Wii U platform. Through the first seven months of 2014, total sales of Wii U hardware and software have increased by nearly 60 percent and more than 135 percent, respectively, over the same period in 2013.

...

• Mario Kart 7: 3.48 million
• Super Mario 3D Land: 3.09 million
• New Super Mario Bros. 2: 2.28 million
• Pokémon X: 2.10 million
• Pokémon Y: 2.01 million
• The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D: 1.39 million
• Animal Crossing: New Leaf: 1.36 million
• Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon: 1.33 million
• The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds: 1.09 million
 
Four of the 10 best-selling software SKUs for July are exclusive to the Nintendo 3DS platform. This includes Tomodachi Life, which finished at No. 5 and sold more than 85,000 units in its second month, and Pokémon Y (No. , Pokémon X (No. 9) and Mario Kart 7 (No. 10). Those last three games appeared on the list despite being on the market for 10 months, 10 months and 31 months, respectively.

Nintendo of America still lists Captain Toad as on track for holiday this year.

[BranDonk Kong]

http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/08/14/playstation-4-the-last-of-us-mario-kart-8-top-the-sales-charts

Wii U sales are even worse than I thought. Mario Kart is only the second Wii U game to sell 1 million copies in the US? That is absolutely pathetic. Not even Super Mario 3D World? Wow. As I recall saying would happen before though...PS4 is dominating. Also, according to NPD (where are the numbers?) console sales this generation (as in PS4 and Xbone) are 80% higher than they were at this point in the previous generation.

[ShyGuy]

This gen is shaping up to be another PS2 vs Xbox and Gamecube.

[marvel_moviefan_2012]

This gen is shaping up to be another PS2 vs Xbox and Gamecube.

Sales yes, games, we shall see.

[Enner]

Media Create Sales: 2013 Calendar Year {2012.12.31 - 2013.12.29}

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=876551

TOP 20 (of 1000):
001. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 # <ACT> (Capcom) {2013.09.14} (Â¥5.990) - 3.110.240 - 3.110.240
002. [3DS] Pokemon X # <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2013.10.12} (Â¥4.800) - 1.967.479 - 1.967.479
003. [3DS] Pokemon Y # <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2013.10.12} (Â¥4.800) - 1.759.117 - 1.759.117
004. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (Â¥4.800) - 1.628.044 - 3.597.999
005. [3DS] Tomodachi Life # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2013.04.18} (Â¥4.800) - 1.612.037 - 1.612.037
006. [3DS] Dragon Quest VII: Fighters of Eden <RPG> (Square Enix) {2013.02.07} (Â¥6.090) - 1.237.825 - 1.237.825
007. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons Z <RPG> (GungHo Online Entertainment) {2013.12.12} (Â¥4.400) - 1.005.658 - 1.005.658
008. [3DS] Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon <ACT> (Nintendo) {2013.03.20} (Â¥4.800) - 1.003.188 - 1.003.188
009. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V <ACT> (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2013.10.10} (Â¥7.770) - 649.091 - 649.091
010. [PS3] JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle # <FTG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.08.29} (Â¥7.980) - 483.378 - 483.378
011. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (Â¥4.800) - 459.556 - 2.203.347
012. [PS3] Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance # <ACT> (Konami) {2013.02.21} (Â¥6.980) - 424.743 - 424.743
013. [PS3] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2 # <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.03.20} (Â¥8.190) - 414.017 - 414.017
014. [3DS] Disney Magic World # <ETC> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.08.01} (Â¥5.480) - 399.173 - 399.173
015. [PS3] Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII <RPG> (Square Enix) {2013.11.21} (Â¥7.770) - 396.635 - 396.635
016. [WIU] Super Mario 3D World <ACT> (Nintendo) {2013.11.21} (Â¥5.985) - 392.087 - 392.087
017. [3DS] Mario & Luigi: Dream Team # <RPG> (Nintendo) {2013.07.18} (Â¥4.800) - 387.579 - 387.579
018. [PSV] God Eater 2 # <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.11.14} (Â¥5.980) - 371.027 - 371.027
019. [3DS] Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies <ADV> (Capcom) {2013.07.25} (Â¥5.990) - 357.666 - 357.666
020. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 <RCE> (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (Â¥4.800) - 317.939 - 2.226.905

Titles of interest:
022. [3DS] Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D <ACT> (Nintendo) {2013.06.13} (Â¥4.800) - 309.526 - 309.526

040. [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds # <ADV> (Nintendo) {2013.12.26} (Â¥4.800) - 224.143 - 224.143

043. [WIU] Pikmin 3 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2013.07.13} (Â¥5.985) - 212.311 - 212.311

045. [WIU] New Super Mario Bros. U <ACT> (Nintendo) {2012.12.08} (Â¥5.985) - 197.776 - 567.167

050. [3DS] Paper Mario: Sticker Star <ADV> (Nintendo) {2012.12.06} (Â¥4.800) - 189.443 - 591.576

053. [3DS] Super Mario 3D Land # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2011.11.03} (Â¥4.800) - 185.972 / 1.955.538

066. [WIU] Nintendo Land # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2012.12.08} (Â¥4.935) - 157.878 / 366.925

071. [WIU] Wii Party U <ETC> (Nintendo) {2013.10.31} (Â¥4.935) - 139.733 / 139.733

087. [3DS] Style Savvy: Trendsetters <ETC> (Nintendo) {2012.09.27} (Â¥4.800) - 108.335 / 367.805

089. [3DS] Daigasso! Band Brothers P <ACT> (Nintendo) {2013.11.14} (Â¥4.800) - 106.814 / 106.814

098. [WII] Super Smash Bros. Brawl <FTG> (Nintendo) {2008.01.31} (Â¥6.800) - 98.203 / 2.430.992

106. [WII] Mario Kart Wii <RCE> (Nintendo) {2008.04.10} (Â¥5.800) - 93.477 / 3.731.282

111. [WIU] New Super Luigi U <ACT> (Nintendo) {2013.07.13} (Â¥3.885) - 88.997 / 88.997

146. [WIU] LEGO City Undercover <ADV> (Nintendo) {2013.07.25} (Â¥5.985) - 67.720 / 67.720

150. [WIU] Game & Wario <ETC> (Nintendo) {2013.03.28} (Â¥4.935) - 66.172 / 66.172

176. [WIU] The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD <ADV> (Nintendo) {2013.09.26} (Â¥5.985) - 52.203 / 52.203

246. [WIU] Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games <SPT> (Nintendo) {2013.12.05} (Â¥5.985) - 31.999 / 31.999

400. [WIU] The Wonderful 101 <ACT> (Nintendo) {2013.08.24} (Â¥6.930) - 14.134 - 14.134

604. [WII] Xenoblade Chronicles <RPG> (Nintendo) {2010.06.10} (Â¥6.800) - 6.840 / 193.848

836. [WIU] Rayman Legends <ACT> (Nintendo) {2013.10.17} (Â¥5.985) - 3.608 / 3.608

System - Software
3DS - 23.575.562
PS3 - 11.965.634
PSP - 4.280.106
PSV - 3.512.352
WIU - 1.978.062
WII - 1.580.993
NDS - 505.089
360 - 351.950

TOP 10 Publisher
Nintendo - 9.034.530
Bandai Namco - 7.705.775
Capcom - 4.989.615
Square Enix - 4.237.979
Pokemon Company - 4.034.649
Konami - 2.320.039
Koei Tecmo - 1.656.325
Level 5 - 1.508.340
Sega - 1.291.958
Sony Computer Entertainment - 1.224.576

Neat to see Xenoblade pop in there. While I neglected to highlight them, I was pleasantly surprised by how well Kirby games sell.

[Nile Boogie Returns]

Hyrule Warriors sold about 80,000 copies in just under a week to be the best debut for a Musou/warriors game the gen. ( WIIU/PS4/PSV/3DS)

[Enner]

Japan numbers!

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=878741

Top-seller: [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Ganso / Honke  - 118.526 / 2.212.518

Nintendo 3DS/3DS XL sales:    51.794 /  16.023.473

PlayStation Vita/Vita TV sales:  22.316 /   3.175.891

Wii U sales: 18.161 /   1.889.911

PlayStation 4 sales : 6.913 /    665.760

Media Create Sales: Week 33, 2014 (Aug 11 - Aug 17)

01./01. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Ganso / Honke <RPG> (Level 5) {2014.07.10} (Â¥4.937) - 118.526 / 2.212.518 (-2%)
02./00. [WIU] Hyrule Warriors # <ACT> (Koei Tecmo) {2014.08.14} (Â¥7.980) - 69.090 / NEW
03./05. [3DS] Yoshi's New Island <ACT> (Nintendo) {2014.07.24} (Â¥4.936) - 29.933 / 144.162 (+32%)
04./06. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 <RCE> (Nintendo) {2014.05.29} (Â¥6.156) - 28.221 / 627.635 (+35%)
05./02. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission 2 <TBL> (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.08.07} (Â¥6.145) - 27.273 / 108.857 (-67%)
06./00. [PSV] Monster Hunter Frontier G: Beginner's Package <ACT> (Capcom) {2014.08.13} (Â¥6.264) - 21.169 / NEW
07./04. [PS3] Ultra Street Fighter IV # <FTG> (Capcom) {2014.08.07} (Â¥4.309) - 11.604 / 53.931 (-73%)
08./08. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Don to Katsu no Jikuu Daibouken <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.06.26} (Â¥5.119) - 10.879 / 138.721 (+29%)
09./09. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch <RPG> (Level 5) {2013.07.11} (Â¥4.800) - 10.420 / 1.245.042 (+42%)
10./03. [3DS] Senran Kagura 2: Crimson # <ACT> (Marvelous AQL) {2014.08.07} (Â¥6.998) - 9.624 / 56.119 (-79%)
11./15. [3DS] Pokemon Art Academy <HOB> (Nintendo) {2014.06.19} (Â¥3.908) - 6.644 / 91.232 (+54%)
12./11. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V (Bargain Edition) <ACT> (Rockstar Games) {2014.06.26} (Â¥5.389) - 6.286 / 45.283 (+18%)
13./12. [3DS] Pokemon X / Y # <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2013.10.12} (Â¥4.800) - 6.053 / 4.127.888 (+23%)
14./20. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 <RCE> (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (Â¥4.800) - 5.535 / 2.368.112 (+55%)
15./26. [3DS] Mario Party: Island Tour <ETC> (Nintendo) {2014.03.20} (Â¥4.800) - 4.728 / 423.075
16./16. [3DS] Gundam Tri Age SP <TBL> (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.07.17} (Â¥6.145) - 4.705 / 41.748 (+14%)
17./18. [PSV] Freedom Wars <ACT> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2014.06.26} (Â¥6.264) - 4.542 / 280.209 (+17%)
18./21. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (Â¥4.800) - 4.447 / 3.774.698
19./24. [PSV] Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment # <RPG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.04.24} (Â¥6.664) - 3.984 / 238.539
20./27. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 # <ACT> (Capcom) {2013.09.14} (Â¥5.990) - 3.796 / 3.327.503

Top 20

3DS - 13
PSV - 3
PS3 - 2
WIU - 2

HARDWARE

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|System | This Week  | Last Week  | Last Year  |     YTD    |  Last YTD  |     LTD     |
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| 3DS # |     51.794 |     41.045 |     70.997 |  1.361.553 |  2.339.361 |  16.023.473 |
| PSV # |     22.316 |     18.428 |     19.363 |    820.534 |    665.666 |   3.175.891 |
|  WIU  |     18.161 |     13.598 |     12.047 |    364.481 |    421.139 |   1.889.911 |
|  PS4  |      6.913 |      5.470 |            |    665.760 |            |     665.760 |
|  PS3  |      6.260 |      6.486 |     14.331 |    344.341 |    559.295 |  10.054.015 |
| PSP # |        416 |        301 |      7.616 |     96.138 |    340.671 |  20.164.547 |
|  360  |        160 |        151 |        322 |      7.705 |     17.607 |   1.647.021 |
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|  ALL  |    106.020 |     85.479 |    126.448 |  3.660.512 |  4.398.632 |  53.620.618 |
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| PSVTV |      1.491 |      1.344 |            |     57.208 |            |     133.452 |
|  PSV  |     20.825 |     17.084 |     19.363 |    763.326 |    665.666 |   3.042.439 |
| 3DSLL |     42.365 |     33.172 |     47.005 |  1.021.552 |  1.518.452 |   6.447.438 |
|  3DS  |      9.429 |      7.873 |     23.992 |    340.001 |    820.909 |   9.576.035 |
|  PSP  |        416 |        301 |      7.616 |     96.138 |    340.671 |  19.988.560 |
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Ghosts still rule the roost.

The most interesting story is Hyrule Warriors first week which sold 69k. Compared to recent Warriors games on the far more well-established PlayStation 3, it does not compare favorably. Dynasty Warriors 8 (PS3) cleared 212k and One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2 (PS3) sold 274k in their first week. Other recent spin off titles (Dynasty Warriors Gundam Reborn and The Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage 2) had first week numbers north of 100k. Again, there are a lot PS3s in Japan so these comparisons are unfair.

Still, 69k doesn't seem like a bad number to me. I'm curious as to how big the drop off for the second week will be.

[Ceric]

Frontier G got a PSV game thats sort of interesting considering that is an MMO.

[Enner]

Hyrule Warriors sold about 80,000 copies in just under a week to be the best debut for a Musou/warriors game the gen. ( WIIU/PS4/PSV/3DS)

To put some numbers behind that:

sörine

Hyrule Warriors has the best debut of any Musou yet this generation by far.

Famitsu

Samurai Warriors Chronicles (3DS) 43,044
Samurai Warriors Chronicles 2nd (3DS) 35,806
Dynasty Warriors VS (3DS) 15,607

One Piece Pirate Warriors 2 (PSV) 54,509
Dynasty Warriors Gundam Reborn (PSV) 44,889
Samuari Warriors 4 (PSV) 43,545
Dynasty Warriors Next (PSV) 32,044
Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate (PSV) 24,825
Dynasty Warriors 8 Xtreme Legends Complete Edition (PSV) 11,627

Hyrule Warriors (WiiU) 78,773
Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage 2 (WiiU) 6,214
Warriors Orochi 3 Hyper (WiiU) 6,184

Dynasty Warriors 8 Xtreme Legends Complete Edition (PS4) 13,576
Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate (PS4) 7,129

[Triforce Hermit]

Fist of the North Star, Gundam, and One Piece are insanely more popular then Zelda in Japan. Dynasty Warrior has a long established fan base. All on the PS3. Hyrule Warriors came rather close to the 100k range. It did extremely well for what it is.

[Nile Boogie Returns]

I thought WiiU would catch ps4 YTD by the end of this year. But even selling 3x as much per week it still seems like Japan has moved on to portable pasture. Still, Smash is like the best selling fighting game of all time so it could close the gap somewhat.

[Stratos]

But Wii U may end up being the winner of a fight where all of the fans have already left the stadium.

[Mop it up]

Nintendo care more about Japan than anywhere else, so they'd be happy with that.

[marvel_moviefan_2012]

Have they already confirmed this for a US release or is that dependent on Japan sales? This is one of the few games I am sort of interested in so if it doesn't get localized that changes things for me.

[Mop it up]

Which game are you referring to?

[marvel_moviefan_2012]

Hyrule Warriors, it's one of five games I want on Wii U and so if it doesn't come to US that is one less games to get.

[Mop it up]

Yes, Hyrule Warriors is releasing September 26th in North America.

[Enner]

http://www.siliconera.com/2014/08/22/hyrule-warriors-sold-just-57-shipment-japan/

Hyrule Warriors was released in Japan last week, and the game sold 69,090 copies in its first week. Japanese sales tracker Media Create reported today that the game sold through just 57.33% of its shipment.

Not a particularly good number to have. One of the enthusiast-inferred goals of Hyrule Warriors was to make Zelda more popular in Japan and Warriors game more popular elsewhere. It is an odd mix of different series and it's starting to look as if it is one that pleases neither of each series' fans.

[azeke]

Reposting days-late regurgitations of publicly available Media Create sales numbers written by "news" sites who don't the barest knowledge of the context of japanese sales is a bad form.