Topic: Official Sales Thread

[Enner]

Japan numbers!

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=675157

Top-seller: Uta no Prince-Sama: Music 2  - 68.415 / NEW

Nintendo 3DS/3DS XL sales:    79.191 /  12.316.551

PlayStation Vita sales:  7.314 /   1.823.717

Wii U sales: 5.702 /   1.067.899

Media Create Sales: Week 36, 2013 (Sep 02 - Sep 08)

01./00. [PSP] Uta no Prince-Sama: Music 2 # <ACT> (Broccoli) {2013.09.05} (Â¥3.990) - 68.415 / NEW
02./00. [PS3] Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist <ACT> (Ubisoft) {2013.09.05} (Â¥7.770) - 22.425 / NEW
03./01. [PS3] JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle # <FTG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.08.29} (Â¥7.980) - 19.720 / 445.437 (-95%)
04./00. [PS3] Dead or Alive 5: Ultimate # <FTG> (Koei Tecmo) {2013.09.05} (Â¥6.090) - 18.608 / NEW
05./02. [PS3] Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Real Reborn # <RPG> (Square Enix) {2013.08.27} (Â¥3.300) - 12.336 / 196.354 (-93%)
06./07. [3DS] Friend Collection: New Life # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2013.04.18} (Â¥4.800) - 11.814 / 1.420.996 (-18%)
07./06. [3DS] Mario & Luigi: Dream Team # <RPG> (Nintendo) {2013.07.18} (Â¥4.800) - 11.466 / 293.166 (-31%)
08./00. [PSV] Killzone: Mercenary <ACT> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2013.09.05} (Â¥4.980) - 11.053 / NEW
09./05. [3DS] Disney Magic Castle: My Happy Life # <ETC> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.08.01} (Â¥5.480) - 10.740 / 255.309 (-37%)
10./09. [3DS] Youkai Watch <RPG> (Level 5) {2013.07.11} (Â¥4.800) - 9.539 / 164.230 (-12%)
11./03. [PSV] Ragnarok Odyssey Ace <ACT> (GungHo Online Entertainment) {2013.08.29} (Â¥4.935) - 9.383 / 41.005 (-70%)
12./00. [PS3] Puppeteer <ACT> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2013.09.05} (Â¥5.980) - 8.900 / NEW
13./10. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (Â¥4.800) - 7.653 / 3.402.742 (-12%)
14./12. [3DS] Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon <ACT> (Nintendo) {2013.03.20} (Â¥4.800) - 6.010 / 891.248 (-12%)
15./04. [PS3] Lost Planet 3 <ACT> (Capcom) {2013.08.29} (Â¥6.990) - 5.516 / 33.019 (-80%)
16./00. [PSP] Kiyoka no Ori: Hiiro no Kakera 4 - Shiki no Shi # <ADV> (Idea Factory) {2013.09.05} (Â¥6.090) - 5.348 / NEW
17./00. [360] Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist <ACT> (Ubisoft) {2013.09.05} (Â¥7.770) - 5.109 / NEW
18./00. [360] Dead or Alive 5: Ultimate # <FTG> (Koei Tecmo) {2013.09.05} (Â¥6.090) - 4.862 / NEW
19./14. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 <RCE> (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (Â¥4.800) - 4.260 / 2.116.096 (-20%)
20./18. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Super Deluxe Edition # <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.11.29} (Â¥5.040) - 3.717 / 557.290 (-12%)

Top 20

3DS - 7
PS3 - 6
360 - 2
PSP - 2
PSV - 2
WII - 1

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|System | This Week  | Last Week  | Last Year  |     YTD    |  Last YTD  |     LTD     |
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| 3DS # |     79.191 |     67.022 |     64.159 |  2.536.671 |  3.059.106 |  12.316.551 |
|  PS3  |     13.790 |     20.090 |     11.813 |    605.864 |    777.991 |   9.465.948 |
|  PSV  |      7.314 |      8.405 |     14.106 |    692.892 |    519.554 |   1.823.717 |
|  WIU  |      5.702 |      6.741 |            |    440.612 |            |   1.067.899 |
| PSP # |      5.493 |      6.218 |      9.065 |    358.117 |    557.689 |  19.987.128 |
|  WII  |        978 |      1.141 |      6.958 |     58.115 |    385.611 |  12.696.951 |
|  360  |        201 |        177 |        815 |     18.181 |     48.512 |   1.632.015 |
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|  ALL  |    112.669 |    109.794 |    109.263 |  4.710.452 |  5.449.852 |  58.990.209 |
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| 3DSLL |     60.077 |     49.149 |     38.913 |  1.662.722 |    526.563 |   3.753.093 |
|  3DS  |     19.114 |     17.873 |     25.246 |    873.949 |  2.532.543 |   8.563.458 |
|  PSP  |      5.493 |      6.218 |      9.065 |    358.117 |    557.689 |  19.811.141 |
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Pikmin 3 drops off the top 20. 3DS sales increase as Japan prepares to hunt monsters.

[Wah]

get a 3DS then!

[broodwars]

The low sales numbers for Puppeteer make me sad. I'm playing that game right now, and it's excellent.

[Louieturkey]

Was there a stock shortage for Jojo and FFXIV or did were they really THAT front loaded?

[Mop it up]

Wow, not one, but two Xbox 360 games in the top 20!

[ShyGuy]

Da N to the P to the D.

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2013-09-12-retail-game-sales-up-21-percent-in-august-npd



M&L Dream Team and Pikmin-Triple make a showing, good to see.

[Mop it up]

Hm, no New Super Luigi U? Or is that one not tracked?

[ShyGuy]

Nintendo info from IGN:

http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/09/12/madden-nfl-25-saints-row-iv-top-us-sales-in-august?abthid=523251b4f8aefdec3700002d

According to Nintendo, 190,000 copies of Mario & Luigi: Dream Team were sold in August (combining physical and digital sales), while Pikmin 3 sold 115,000. New Super Luigi U has sold 120,000 combined units across physical and digital.
Nintendo reports that 6.47 million 3DS games have been sold so far in 2013, up nearly 30% from 2012. The following 3DS games have sold at least 250,000 combined copies so far this year:
 

• Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon (863,000)
• Animal Crossing: New Leaf (739,000)
• New Super Mario Bros. 2 (406,000 in 2013, 1.85 million total)
• Fire Emblem Awakening (390,000)
• Mario Kart 7 (352,000 in 2013, 2.84 million total)
• Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity (298,000)
• Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D (268,000)
• Super Mario 3D Land (265,000 in 2013, 2.86 million total)
• LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins (264,000)

[Enner]

Hm, no New Super Luigi U? Or is that one not tracked?

The retail copy should be tracked. It probably didn't sell a lot. According to Siliconera, Tales of Xillia was in the 11th spot.

[Shaymin]

Was there a stock shortage for Jojo and FFXIV or did were they really THAT front loaded?

The latter, and Jojo had some really bad word of mouth (apparently the story mode acts like a F2P mobile game).

[Ymeegod]

Loads of software underperformed.  Lost Planet 3, Splinter Cell Black List,  and Dragon's Crown all failed to sell.

[Ymeegod]

 
MH 4 lines in Japan.  Freaking crazy sh!t :0. 

[Oblivion]

Loads of software underperformed.  Lost Planet 3, Splinter Cell Black List,  and Dragon's Crown all failed to sell.

Dragon's Crown wasn't expected to sell.

[Luigi Dude]

MH 4 lines in Japan.  Freaking crazy sh!t :0. 

3DS sales are going to be insane the next several months.  Thanks to Monster Hunter and Pokemon, Iwata will probably be able to achieve his 100 billion yen goal from just the 3DS alone. 

[broodwars]

MH 4 lines in Japan.  Freaking crazy sh!t :0. 

3DS sales are going to be insane the next several months.  Thanks to Monster Hunter and Pokemon, Iwata will probably be able to achieve his 100 billion yen goal from just the 3DS alone.

You say that as if it's a good thing that the 3DS will be shielding Iwata from his less-than-stellar actions elsewhere. 

M&L Dream Team and Pikmin-Triple make a showing, good to see.

Well, you know it's a weak month when a Wii U game makes the Top 10, but it IS good to see some new blood on the charts for once. I think this may be the first month since Black Ops 2 released that it wasn't on the charts. It'll be interesting to see how 2-10 end up next month's NPD (we all know what Number 1 will be). I have a feeling Killzone Mercenary and Rayman Legends might sneak onto the charts, hopefully with Puppeteer in tow (though I doubt it).

[Luigi Dude]

You say that as if it's a good thing that the 3DS will be shielding Iwata from his less-than-stellar actions elsewhere. 

Getting Monster Hunter 4 as an exclusive was the smartest thing Iwata did this gen.  Though long lines could have been for the Vita, just like how Monster Hunter single handedly revived the PSP over there.  Instead, Nintendo managed to successfully steal the majority of the PSP's core audience, which is why in Japan the 3DS will probably end up doing better then the DS did.

[alegoicoe]

Been trying to get wonderful 101 with no luck. i have been to several best buy stores and gamestop and nothing, even some employees at gamestop didn't even know about the game

[Stratos]

Amazon is your best bet.

[NWR_insanolord]

Or the eShop.

[Luigi Dude]

Been trying to get wonderful 101 with no luck. i have been to several best buy stores and gamestop and nothing, even some employees at gamestop didn't even know about the game

It's probably like Japan where Nintendo only shipped 30k because they knew the game wasn't going to sell well.  So yeah, buying from an online site or downloading it on the eShop is the best option.

[Ceric]

Yep, Nintendo of America keeping its hard fought record from Europe of being the worse of the Big 3 Regions.

That game should have been everywhere with promotion.  I got my with the $10 credit I had on DDP but I had to make an external harddrive with stuff I had laying around the house to have room for it.

[Shaymin]

Monster Hunter 4 sells 2m in first four days on sale in Japan.

In Japanese terms, they outsold the Vita.

[broodwars]

Monster Hunter 4 sells 2m in first four days on sale in Japan.

In Japanese terms, they outsold the Vita.

In American terms, if the game ever comes to the West, the Vita will outsell it. 

[alegoicoe]

Been trying to get wonderful 101 with no luck. i have been to several best buy stores and gamestop and nothing, even some employees at gamestop didn't even know about the game

It's probably like Japan where Nintendo only shipped 30k because they knew the game wasn't going to sell well.  So yeah, buying from an online site or downloading it on the eShop is the best option.

I finally got it after a tiresome search all over the city, i found one last copy and the employee was nice enough to save it for me since at the time i was in class. I know it might sound archaic but until Nintendo changes its online policies and decide to tie games to the account and not the system i will hold off on getting games that way, not counting indie games and virtual consoles.

[Phil]

Totally understandable. That's not archaic at all. What's archaic are Nintendo's digital policies and tying software to hardware and not accounts.