Topic: Official Sales Thread

[smallsharkbigbite]

It's gotten me more better games than I could adbsorb last gen.  But gaming died when the PS2 came out, so it's all relative.

I could agree with both of your points.  The gamecube was a much better machine than the wii to me although the market differs in my opinion.  Although third parties largely ignored the machine, I always felt like I had something worthwhile to play.  Maybe I'm just reaching that age when gaming isn't my thing anymore.  I'm actually a Nintendo fanboy.  I'd just like someone around here to see that Nintendo isn't perfect with their approach to gaming.  But every time I state they could be doing something better, I get $20 billion disagrees with you, or 50 million Wiis sold disagrees with you.  Not exactly thought provoking. 

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

Clarification:  I have more better games this gen than last gen.

You don't have to be a perfect company to be wildly entertaining within gaming and outside gaming.

[Deguello]

We all know Nintendo did great this generation, but Sony has done okay in my mind this generation.

Your mind is immaterial to the discussion.  Sony's bled out billions and squandered their ENTIRE Playstation1 and Playstation 2 profits in 3 years.  That is an undisputed catastrophe, period.

Nintendogs may have been the downfall of the PSP.  But the PSP is most successful console launch of this era. 

Err, what?  No.  Wii's had to most successful console launch this "era."

50 million in sales is nothing to laugh at and the PSP did outsell the DS in it's launch year.

That's just not true.  DS led PSP in Japan for 2004-2005 and the DS was out in America, Europe and Japan in 2004, with the PSP delayed to 2005 in America and Japan.  And 50 millions sales is plenty to "laugh at" when they still bleed out money.

Your talking games division.  I was talking Sony Consolidated.

I don't think you understand that, if Sony's continues to bleed out money like this, through their games division, and the recession worsens, and this division is seen as a drag on profits (which would be almost a billion without the games division, which would be great for goodnews hungry investors), they WILL spin it out or kill it off.  That's why the division's losses are also important by themselves.

But every time I state they could be doing something better, I get $20 billion disagrees with you, or 50 million Wiis sold disagrees with you.  Not exactly thought provoking.

And everytime somebody says, rightly, that without a major restructuring or massive cuts to its game division, Sony is basically screwed in the games market for the near future, you say something like "Oh Sony's not in that bad a position, I mean HD graphics will win the day and a $300 redesign of an unpopular system will turn it all around."  That's not exactly intellectually stimulating, either.

[BlackNMild2k1]

Truth is every Nintendo fan thinks Nintendo could be doing better, and every singe gamer on this board probably thinks Nintendo could be doing something better. But then Nintendo shows up with $20Bilion in profit and reminds us that we have no fucking clue as to what the hell we are talking about.

We want things like More Games, more "core" games, more VC games, more downloadable games, better marketing for deserved games, more online games, better online structure, a legit HDD option for Wii, more colors, more options, more Mario, less mario, etc, etc. we all think Nintendo could be doing something better, but what we think doesn't seem to really matter because here we are: Wii next to the TV, DS on the table, dozens of games for either system & there is Nintendo with $20BILLION DOLLARS in the bank while Iwata: (laughs)

most of us are tired of arguing the point. Nintendo will do what Nintendo will do & what Nintendo does will be best for Nintendo. Not you. not me. not us (the vocal minority). Most of us are over it.

[GoldenPhoenix]

Truth is every Nintendo fan thinks Nintendo could be doing better, and every singe gamer on this board probably thinks Nintendo could be doing something better. But then Nintendo shows up with $20Bilion in profit and reminds us that we have no fucking clue as to what the hell we are talking about.

We want things like More Games, more "core" games, more VC games, more downloadable games, better marketing for deserved games, more online games, better online structure, a legit HDD option for Wii, more colors, more options, more Mario, less mario, etc, etc. we all think Nintendo could be doing something better, but what we think doesn't seem to really matter because here we are: Wii next to the TV, DS on the table, dozens of games for either system & there is Nintendo with $20BILLION DOLLARS in the bak while Iwata: (laughs)

most of us are tired of arguing the point. Nintendo will do what Nintendo will do & what Nintendo does will be best for Nintendo. Not you. not me. not us (the vocal minority). Most of us are over it.

BNM has a point, Nintendo has proven over the last decade they know how to make money. They've shown they probably know what they are doing more then Sony or MS.

[Guitar Smasher]

BNM has a point, Nintendo has proven over the last decade they know how to make money. They've shown they probably know what they are doing more then Sony or MS.

Probably?  I don't think anyone can argue against the long-term profits Nintendo's generated.  And that's the real judge of any business.  Let me ask you: in 5 years which company (or division) do you think will most likely be no longer?  I'd have to say SCE.  Microsoft seems more likely to support their xbox division, even if unprofitable.  Either way, I'm confident that only one of those two will survive through 2020.  I'm supremely confident that Nintendo will be there, as is there is nothing to suggest they won't be.  And that's essentially my point.

[GoldenPhoenix]

I don't think anyone can argue against the long-term profits Nintendo's generated.

::cues Ian::

[kraken613]

I'd have to say SCE.

I honestly think Sony is going to make a comeback with their upcoming lineup. It totally kicks Xbox's ass!

[GoldenPhoenix]

I'd have to say SCE.

I honestly think Sony is going to make a comeback with their upcoming lineup. It totally kicks Xbox's ass!

God of War III R THE ROCKZ.

[BlackNMild2k1]

[kraken613]

I'd have to say SCE.

I honestly think Sony is going to make a comeback with their upcoming lineup. It totally kicks Xbox's ass!

God of War III R THE ROCKZ.

Well not for me, but in the mainstream its going to do a lot for Sony.

Uncharted 2 is DA SHATZ!

Grand Turismo 5, Heavy Rain, Team Eco's new game, ect.... Sony has a better exclusive line up than Microsofts which includes... wait for .... Halo.... (Halo SUCKS!)

Just think, some of Sony's biggest franchises haven't even reached the PS3 yet. Also Final Fantasy 14 is exclusive.

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

"but in the mainstream its going to do a lot for Sony."

Well where the heck is this `mainstream`?  Hiding?

Wake up and realize what mainstream implies and who they're already supporting.

[TJ Spyke]

Uncharted 2 is DA SHATZ!

Grand Turismo 5, Heavy Rain, Team Eco's new game, ect.... Sony has a better exclusive line up than Microsofts which includes... wait for .... Halo.... (Halo SUCKS!)

Just think, some of Sony's biggest franchises haven't even reached the PS3 yet. Also Final Fantasy 14 is exclusive.

The first Uncharted only did OK in sales. The last Gran Turismo game did pretty poorly and really only appeals to Sony diehard fans, the people who already own a PS3. Heavy Rain will be lucky if it doesn't bomb. Team Ico's game will sell OK, but not to casual gamers who don't own a PS3 yet. That line of "their biggest franchises" is what Sony fanboys have been saying since launch, and it hasn't been true. As for Final Fantasy XIV, that is a long way away and it's just gonna be another MMO. Final Fantasy did mediocre sales and I don't see XIV being different.

[KDR_11k]

IOW the PS3 has ALWAYS been JUST before the big breakthrough. By now expecting that to happen is like waiting for Duke Nukem Forever. Unreleased games always sound better than any released game.

As for the Wii game situation, my Wii shelf is about to hit its limit, I can only fit maybe 3 more games on there. Oh, wait, I haven't put Geometry Wars Galaxies and Punch Out on that shelf... While Nintendo's releases are sparse I don't think that's a deliberate choice on their part since they can only make so many games by themselves, they need third parties to fill those gaps and the third parties aren't doing so, only slowly waking up to it.

[SalesBot]

Media Create: 8/10 - 8/16

01./03. [NDS] Dragon Quest IX: Defenders of the Starry Sky (Square Enix) - 127,000 / 3,644,000 (-6%)
02./05. [NDS] Tomodachi Collection (Friend Collection) (Nintendo) - 126,000 / 728,000 (+38%)
03./06. [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) - 105,000 / 1,006,000 (+44%)
04./02. [WII] Monster Hunter 3 (Capcom) - 93,000 / 750,000 (-32%)
05./01. [PS2] SD Gundam G Generation Wars (Namco Bandai) - 57,000 / 233,000 (-67%)
06./04. [PSP] Tales of Versus (Namco Bandai) - 35,000 / 168,000 (-74%)
07./13. [NDS] Puyo Puyo 7 (SEGA) - 29,000 / 109,000
08./14. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2 G (BEST) (Capcom) - 27,000 / 889,000
09./09. [NDS] Color Changing Tingle's Balloon Trip of Love (Nintendo) - 18,000 / 51,000 (-46%)
10./17. [NDS] Penguin no Mondai X: Tenkuu no 7 Senshi (A Penguin's Troubles X: 7 Warriors of the Sky) (Konami)

11./10. [PS2] J-League Winning Eleven 2009 Club Championship (Konami)
12./12. [NDS] Blood of Bahamut (Square Enix)
13./07. [PS2] Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes (Namco Bandai)
14./16. [NDS] Welcome Home! Chibi-Robo! Happy Rich Big Cleaning! (Nintendo)
15./08. [WII] SD Gundam G Generation Wars (Namco Bandai)
16./26. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
17./18. [PSP] Armored Core 3 Portable (From Software)
18./23. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo)
19./21. [PS2] Pro Yakyuu Spirits 6 (Konami)
20./20. [PSP] Boku no Natsuyasumi 4 (My Summer Vacation 4): Youth Detective Group in Seto - Me and the Secret Map (SCEI)
21./11. [360] Magna Carta 2 (Namco Bandai)
22./27. [NDS] Pokemon Platinum (Pokemon Co.)
23./38. [NDS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
24./33. [WII] Taiko Drum Master Wii (Namco Bandai)
25./00. [WII] Fullmetal Alchemist: Prince of the Dawn (Square Enix)
26./25. [PS3] Pro Yakyuu Spirits 6 (Konami)
27./15. [WII] EA Sports Active: Personal Trainer Wii: 30-Day Lifestyle Reform Program (Electronic Arts Victor)
28./39. [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
29./41. [NDS] Mario & Luigi RPG 3!!! (Nintendo)
30./29. [PS3] Red Faction: Guerilla (THQ)

NDS - 11
WII - 8
PS2 - 4
PSP - 4
PS3 - 2
360 - 1

Tomodachi Collection has now increased in weekly sales for five straight weeks.
57K -> 61K -> 74K -> 82K -> 91K -> 126k

DSi 87,936
Wii 47,732
PSP 39,882
X360 9,162
DSL 7,921
PS3 5,944
PS2 4,907

[SalesBot]

Famitsu Sales: 08/10 - 08/16

01. [NDS] Tomodachi Collection (Nintendo) - 126,000 / 699,000
02. [NDS] Dragon Quest IX: Hoshizora no Mamoribito (Square Enix) - 121,000 / 3,618,000
03. [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) - 108,000 / 971,000
04. [WII] Monster Hunter 3 (Capcom) - 72,000 / 793,000
05. [PS2] SD Gundam G Generation Wars (Bandai Namco) - 56,000 / 252,000
06. [PSP] Tales of VS. (Bandai Namco) - 34,000 / 187,000
07. [NDS] Puyo Puyo 7 (Sega) - 29,000 / 106,000
08. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP the Best) (Capcom) - 28,000 / 922,000
09. [NDS] Irozuki Tincle no Koi no Balloon Trip (Nintendo) - 21,000 / 55,000
10. [NDS] Blood of Bahamut (Square Enix) - 20,000 / 52,000

11. [PS2] Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes (Bandai Namco) - 18,000 / 71,000
12. [PS2] J-League Winning Eleven 2009: Club Championship (Konami) - 17,000 / 52,000
13. [NDS] Penguin no Mondai X: Tenkuu no 7 Senshi (Konami) - 17,000 / 105,000
14. [NDS] Okaeri! Chibi-Robo! Happy Richie Oosouji (Nintendo) - 12,000 / 92,000
15. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) - 10,000 / 3,499,000
16. [PSP] Armored Core 3 Portable (From Software) - 9,200 / 57,000
17. [360] Magna Carta 2 (Bandai Namco) - 9,100 / 47,000
18. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) - 8,300 / 2,308,000
19. [PS2] Pro Yakyuu Spirits 6 (Konami) - 7,800 / 97,000
20. [WII] SD Gundam G Generation Wars (Bandai Namco) - 7,500 / 41,000
21. [NDS] Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo) - 6,800 / 1,787,000
22. [WII] Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: Akatsuki no Ouji (Square Enix) - 6,700 / NEW
23. [PSP] Boku no Natsuyasumi 4: Seitouchi Shounen Tanteidan, Boku to Himitsu no Chizu (SCE) - 6,600 / 123,000
24. [NDS] Pokemon Platinum (Pokemon) - 6,300 / 2,474,000
25.
26. [NDS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo) - 5,900 / 3,487,000
27. [PS3] Pro Yakyuu Spirits 6 (Konami) - 5,500 / 116,000
28. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii (Bandai Namco) - 5,500 / 604,000
29. [NDS] Animal Crossing: Wild World (Nintendo) - 5,500 / 5,053,000
30. [WII] Animal Crossing: City Folk (Nintendo) - 5,500 / 1,182,000

DSL　6300
DSi　86000
Wii　46000
PSP　39000
PS3　7800
PS2　6900
360　7400

[Louieturkey]

Tomodachi Collection is the next Brain Age.

Friends are telling friends to get the friend's game and those friends tell more friends and so on...

And we'll get it in 3 years.

[Caterkiller]

Holy Barnicles! Just watching Sony go down and down, and Nintendo go up and up is really something! But its so odd. It's like Nintendo found a Genie, and said "we want our wii and system to sell far more than our competitors by a wide margine" but what they forgot to mention was that they wanted allot of great games to go with it it. So the genie gave them amazing sells numbers, but left them to develop games at their own slow but super high standard pace, which is good and bad but you know what I mean.

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

It sells cuz it has great games.  dur

[BlackNMild2k1]

The system didn't sell itself, the games did.

But I know what you meant, da 3rd partease iz lacking.
By the time they come around, it will already be a too late.

[SalesBot]

Chart Track - Week 34, 2009 - Individual Formats (Units)

UK:
01 (01) WII Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
02 (__) 360 Wolfenstein (Activision Blizzard)
03 (05) WII Wii Fit (Nintendo)
04 (02) WII Ashes Cricket 2009 (Codemasters)
05 (06) WII Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
06 (__) PS3 Wolfenstein (Activision Blizzard)
07 (03) PS3 Ashes Cricket 2009 (Codemasters)
08 (20) 360 Call Of Duty: World At War (Activision Blizzard)
09 (04) 360 Ashes Cricket 2009 (Codemasters)
10 (__) PC Wolfenstein (Activision Blizzard)
11 (08) PC The Sims 3 (Electronic Arts)
12 (10) WII Wii Play (Nintendo)
13 (07) PS3 Call Of Juarez: Bound In Blood (Ubisoft)
14 (09) 360 Call Of Juarez: Bound In Blood (Ubisoft)
15 (11) WII Ea Sports Active (Electronic Arts)
16 (15) NDS Mario Kart Ds (Nintendo)
17 (__) PS3 Call Of Duty: World At War (Activision Blizzard)
18 (13) NDS Professor Layton And The Curious Village (Nintendo)
19 (__) NDS Guitar Hero: On Tour (Activision Blizzard)
20 (12) NDS Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force (Disney Interactive Studios)
21 (14) NDS Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo)
22 (21) WII Carnival: Funfair Games (Take 2)
23 (17) 360 [prototype] (Activision Blizzard)
24 (23) 360 Fight Night Round 4 (Electronic Arts)
25 (24) PS3 Fight Night Round 4 (Electronic Arts)
26 (25) NDS Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (Nintendo)
27 (19) WII Tiger Woods Pga Tour 10 (Electronic Arts)
28 (32) NDS New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
29 (31) WII My Fitness Coach: Get In Shape (Ubisoft)
30 (34) PS3 [prototype] (Activision Blizzard)
31 (18) NDS G-force (Disney Interactive Studios)
32 (35) WII Carnival Games: Mini Golf (Take 2)
33 (38) NDS Mystery Stories (Gsp/avanquest)
34 (29) 360 Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision Blizzard)
35 (__) 360 Sega Superstars Tennis (Sega)
36 (37) NDS Peppa Pig: The Game (Ubisoft)
37 (39) 360 Halo 3 (Microsoft)
38 (__) NDS Sherlock Holmes: Mystery Of The Mummy (Ubisoft)
39 (26) 360 Tiger Woods Pga Tour 10 (Electronic Arts)
40 (16) 360 Madden Nfl 10 (Electronic Arts)

Netherlands:
01 (01) [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
02 (03) [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
03 (02) [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo)
04 (04) [PC] The Sims 3 (Electronic Arts)
05 (__) [WII] Guitar Hero: World Tour (Activision Blizzard)
06 (05) [NDS] Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo)
07 (07) [PC] Grand Theft Auto 4 (Take 2)
08 (06) [NDS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
09 (__) [PS3] Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision Blizzard)
10 (09) [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)

Australia:
01 (01) [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
02 (02) [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo)
03 (04) [WII] Wii Play (Nintendo)
04 (05) [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
05 (__) [360] Wolfenstein (Activision Blizzard)
06 (__) [PS3] Wolfenstein (Activision Blizzard)
07 (03) [PS3] Ashes Cricket 2009 (Codemasters)
08 (05) [360] Ashes Cricket 2009 (Codemasters)
09 (__) [PC] Wolfenstein (Activision Blizzard)
10 (07) [PC] The Sims 3 (Electronic Arts)

Germany:
01. [WII] Wii Sports Resort
02. [NDS] Pokemon Platinum
03. [WII] Mario Kart Wii
04. [WII] Wii Fit
05. [NDS] Mario Kart DS
06. [NDS] Professor Layton And The Curious Village
07. [NDS] New Super Mario Bros.
08. [WII] EA Sports Active Personal Trainer
09. [NDS] Animal Crossing Wild World
10. [NDS] Mario & Sonic at the Olympics

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

"By the time they come around, it will already be a too late."

By the time they DIE.  The End.

Go Casual Games, Go!  Make those non-casuals give up the hobby and put Famitsu out of business!

[KDR_11k]

Kill Famitsu, save our trees!

[BlackNMild2k1]

Famitsu Rating

Our Trees - 4, 5, 4, 6 (19/40)

Hardly seems worth saving with a rating like that.

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

You are hereby cursed to buy games based on review scores alone.