Topic: Official Sales Thread

[MaryJane]

I wouldn't be surprised if they're having trouble with the controls. They have to be 100% precise for this kind of game. That is likely to be difficult while keeping up with the speed of the game, not to mention simple controls for blocking, moving, illegal moves, and special punches.

[The Omen]

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Originally posted by: Edfishy
I wish Fight Night would make it to the Wii...

Considering how much EA loves Nintendo at the moment I wouldn't be surprised if they are working on one right now...

Been working on it since before the release of the Wii.  I remember seeing a demo of Tiger Woods and Fight Night back in September.  In fact, one of my old posts I said which games were in development.

[MaryJane]

Off the topic of Fight Night, has there been any news on when I should be calling all the stores in my area to see if they have a Wii?

I wish I could pre-order but I guess that would take out the whole pre part of things...

[Maverick]

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Originally posted by: MaryJane
Off the topic of Fight Night, has there been any news on when I should be calling all the stores in my area to see if they have a Wii?

I wish I could pre-order but I guess that would take out the whole pre part of things...

Trying to get ahold of the console essentially IS Fight Night for the Wii.

[Edfishy]

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Trying to get ahold of the console essentially IS Fight Night for the Wii.

Hahahah.

MaryJane, I'd suggest you check the news paper early Sunday morning to see if anybody's advertising the Wii and then just try to get to the store as early as you can before it opens, if you're lucky, you'll be the 39th or so in line.  I had absolutely no luck at all calling stores to check on shipments, but maybe demand has decreased since I was looking for the Wii.

[jasonditz]

if you wait till the paper hits they may all be gone, use a website like CAG to check the ads the night before and make a game plan.

Toys R Us, if I'm not mistaken, is running the Wii this week.

[BlackNMild2k1]

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Originally posted by: BlackNMild2k1

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Originally posted by: Hocotate
Japanese software sales for January 29 - February 4:

#. Platform - Title - Publisher - This week's sales (Total sales) - Weeks on sale

01. PS2 - J-League Pro Soccer 5 - Sega - 107,073 - NEW
02. DS - Harvest Moon: The Island I Grew Up On - 79,408 - NEW
03. DS - Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker - Square Enix - 57,132 (1,083,832) - 6th week
04. PS2 - Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - Capcom - 49,333 (276,594) - 2nd week
05. Wii - Wii Sports - Nintendo - 48,236 (958,658) - 10th week
06. Wii - Wii Play - Nintendo - 34,918 (843,343) - 10th week
07. DS - Brain Training 2 - Nintendo - 28,605 (3,930,911) - 59th week
08. DS - New Super Mario Bros. - Nintendo - 27,327 (4,089,052) - 37th week
09. DS - Hotel Dusk: Room 215 - Nintendo - 25,830 (85,208) - 2nd week
10. DS - General Knowledge Training - 24,819 (1,185,307) - 15th week

11. DS (Nintendo) Animal Crossing Wild World
12. PS2 (Bandai-Namco) Saint Seiya: The Hades
13. DS (Nintendo) Picross DS
14. DS (Nintendo) Wario: Master of Disguise
15. DS (Nintendo) Mario Kart DS
16. DS (Sega) Sangokushi Taisen DS
17. DS (Pokemon) Pokemon Diamond
18. DS (Nintendo) Brain Age
19. DS (Nintendo) English Training
20. DS (IE Institute) Kanji Brain Test 2M
21. DS (Pokemon) Pokemon Pearl
22. PS2 (Hackberry) Pachinko Winter Sonata
23. DS (Spike) IQ Supply
24. PSP (Capcom) Monster Hunter Portable
25. DS (Rocket Co.) Kanji Test
26. DS (Bandai-Namco) Heisei Kyouiku Inkai DS
27. DS (Sega) Love+Berry
28. Wii (Nintendo) Wario Ware Smooth Moves
29. DS (Nintendo) Kirby Squeek Squad
30. DS (Nintendo) 1000 Recipes
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31. Wii (Nintendo) The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
32. PS2 (Sega) Shining Force EXA
33. PSP (Konami) Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops
34. DS (Sega) Puyo-Puyo!
35. DS (Nintendo) Jump Ultimate Stars
36. DS (MTO) Tea Dog's Room DS 2
37. DS (Shogakukan) DS Kageyama Method Electronic Math Drills
38. PS2 (Sega) Yakuza
39. DS (Nintendo) Tetris DS
40. Wii (Nintendo) Excite Truck
41. DS (Atlus) Etrian Odyssey
42. DS (Nintendo) Cooking Navi
43. Wii (Pokemon) Pokémon Battle Revolution
44. PS2 (Flight-Plan) Dragon Shadow Spell
45. DS (Capcom) Biohazard: Deadly Silence
46. DS (Square-Enix) Final Fantasy III
47. PS3 (From Software) Enchanted Arms
48. PS2 (Bandai-Namco) .hack//G.U. Vol. 3
49. DS (Plato) Play and Sing DS Guitar "M-06"
50. PS2 (Sega) Yakuza 2

PS2 - 9
DS - 32
PSP - 2
PS3 - 1
Wii - 6

Hardware numbers:
DSL - 146,073
Wii - 65,740
PSP - 31,216
PS3 - 18,727
PS2 - 17,540
Xbox360 - 6,130
GBM - 1,050
GBASP - 724
GC - 306
DS - 119
GBA - 28

Ouch @ those PS3 sales, I think thats atleast 3 weeks in a row of declining sales. That can't be good. VF5 did come out today though so maybe we will see some first day sales #'s tomorrow.

PSP+PS3+PS2 = 67,483 vs 65,740 = Wii
Wii almost had Sony beat.

DSL = 146,073 vs 141,461 = Everything else including DS Phat
Nothing surprising to see here though, I think DS has outsold everything combined very many times for quite a long time.

[Ages]

Wow...so in Sony's infinite wisdom, they manage to release a console that's too expensive to begin with and has no good games out for it.  By proxy, they kill off the PS2, the only system they make that generates any money, not to mention the greatest thing to hit Japan since sliced bread (until the DS came along that is). Speaking of the the DS, it's dominance leaves absolutely no marketshare for the PSP.  In a matter of months, Sony has gone from being an unstoppable force to a company that's falling behind fast.  Not good for a corporation where it's gaming division is the only profitable sector.

[Hocotate]

If VF doesn't have a huge impact (which it won't) then Sony is pretty much screwed for the rest of the year. No more big name titles till probably fall 07, just think of the lead Wii will have by then... especially if the PS3 numbers continue to drop at this steady pace.

[KDR_11k]

By proxy, they kill off the PS2

Um, how so? Developers don't seem to stop making games for it.

[BlackNMild2k1]

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By proxy, they kill off the PS2

Um, how so? Developers don't seem to stop making games for it.

Well it seems that the generational transistion isn't from PS2 to PS3 as would have been thought, but is now from PS2 to Wii, so once Wii becomes more available there will be no more need to make the games(targeted) for the PS2.

Since they have hyped everyone up for something new and then dissapoint with lack of games and high price, they have started the beginning of the end for the PS2 and still-borned the PS3 at the same time.

If the Wii continues to get all those games that were going to be on the PS2 only now with new(improved?) control, new concepts and better graphics(or just no slowdown) then yes, the PS3 accidentally killed(or crippled) the PS2, and the Wii stepped up in its place.  

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

Sonic will run trails of wild sales on Wii.

EAT THAT, SONIC ASSVENTURE 2

[KDR_11k]

Pro, you're not supposed to buy Sonic furry porn games.

[son of lucas]

Wii seems to ve fading too.  It lost about 25% this week.

[Spak-Spang]

Well that being said about no good games for the PS3 until fall.

Nintendo is in a situation where they better start getting AAA titles out quickly.  Because as of now, the Wii doesn't look like it has that many great titles either.

We all know they are coming, I mean just look at how many exclusive Nintendo projects are in the works and supposedly going to be available this year.  It is mind blowing.  However, they aren't out yet.

Nintendo also needs to get production more stable because once the games start flowing Nintendo is going to need to get their system into peoples hands.

[Ceric]

Just to keep the record straight.  Sony has actually seen some profitiblilty from its other divisions this year with some of the restructing they are doing.  Which is sort of ironic.  As there most profitable division falters other ones are on the rise.  Though not enough to compensate.

[BlackNMild2k1]

1st Day Japanese sales

PS3 | Virtua Fighter 5 32000 37%
DS | Luminous Arc 19000 49%
DS | Jet Impulse 2400 12%
PS2 | OutRun2 SP 2900 32%
PSP | Medal Of Honor Heroes 3500 26%

will it even hit 100k within the week? If not I don't expect to see it in the Top 30 in the the week after the next charts. Then the only game to boost PS3 sales from then on till Q4 2007 is Gundam which doesn't come out till March.

[Ages]

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Originally posted by: KDR_11k
By proxy, they kill off the PS2

Um, how so? Developers don't seem to stop making games for it.

Well, either everyone in Japan finally got a PS2, or the PS3 has managed to off the PS2.  From what I've seen, the Japanese are very trendy, and typically don't purchase outdated hardware.  The PS3 was released, causing it to be the new hip thing until everyone realized it didnt have any games worth owning.  The PS2 is now old news, and therefore the hardware won't sell anymore.

[Smash_Brother]

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Originally posted by: Ages
Well, either everyone in Japan finally got a PS2, or the PS3 has managed to off the PS2.  From what I've seen, the Japanese are very trendy, and typically don't purchase outdated hardware.  The PS3 was released, causing it to be the new hip thing until everyone realized it didnt have any games worth owning.  The PS2 is now old news, and therefore the hardware won't sell anymore.

The sales figures confirm this.

[31 Flavas]

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Well that being said about no good games for the PS3 until fall.

Nintendo is in a situation where they better start getting AAA titles out quickly.  Because as of now, the Wii doesn't look like it has that many great titles either.

?? Define how much is many...

Week over week, Wii Sports and Wii Play are in the top 10, both are nearly individual million unit sellers and both have a 70%+ attach rate without force bundling. Followed by Wario Ware, Zelda, and Pokemon. That's 3 or 4 more then the PS3 has...

Additional Wii titled games for Wii, like Wii Music, are undoubtedly already underway, in addition to the already known AAA titles of SMG, MP3, SSBB, FF:CB, Super Paper Mario, Fire Emblem, Sonic, etc...

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We all know they are coming, I mean just look at how many exclusive Nintendo projects are in the works and supposedly going to be available this year.  It is mind blowing.  However, they aren't out yet.

But, neither are PS3's..... So what's going to ramp up the PS3 sales until then? Nintendo will have more titles, VC titles, and maybe an independant new WiiWare/VC title or two.

[jasonditz]

Don't discount the value of games like Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, and Dragonball Z: BT2.

Sure, those games are multiplatform, and maybe they're not the sort of "all time great" games that Zelda is or SMG likely will be. But you know what, those games are very solid, very unique in their control schemes, and they're attached to strong licenses.

If you're even remotely a fan of DBZ, the Wii version of BT2 is a must own. If you're a Marvel fan, you will not be disappointed by UA.

[Ceric]

I second the Marvel Sentiment but I don't know about DBZ.

[jasonditz]

TP and DBZ are actually a nice comparison for me because both have virtually identical versions available on other consoles I already owned.

I think I'd have been fine with the Cube version of TP... the motion controls are neat, but by no means essential.

DBZ, on the other hand... I wouldn't have even considered buying this game for the PS2. Not that it's not a fine game there too (I'm sure), but that honestly I've played DBZ games with a dualshock to death. Yet there's something so much more appealing about the Wii controls, something so unique about playing it that way, there's really no comparison.

[MaryJane]

GDC is going to be big for Nintendo. Not because they are going to announce killer apps, but because they'll have a chance to give developers something else to get excited about.

As reported on the NWR (I almost put PGC lol) homepage the online dev kits have been in the hands of developers for awhile, if they're smart they'll urge devs to release online games soon (and very soon) after the release of Pokemon Battle Revolution which better hit before July.

Nintendo also needs to give the developers some new incentives and "party" hats. IGN interviewed the Factor 5 dude, and he said he would love to create something for the Wii. The problem is that he isn't doing it now, he offered a lot of critiques for the companies who are making software, but isn't making his own. Why? Well he says because Sony is pretty much doing whatever he asks so they have a good relationship, this is what Nintendo needs (blind loyalty) to develop with (no pun intended) developers.

The original Wii Ware content also has a chance to be big, but again Nintendo needs to prove that there is good reason for developers to make such content. They have a habit of doing that by coming out with their software first, and saying follow suit, maybe a little more hands-on help would be better.

Developers are video game fans like us, except they actually have the power and resources to make games. However, as I mentioned they need something to get excited about. There are a lot of possibilities with the Wii, but everyone is afraid of taking risks for a couple of reasons.

1. Nintendo fans buy Nintendo software over anything else. I mentioned before (somewhere, maybe this thread?) about how there are no clones of the popular Nintendo franchises on Nintendo consoles. I would like to see a fresh 3D platformer, I mean Hell Yes I'm excited about Super Mario Galaxy's but I'd like to see something else done well by someone else. I would also enjoy a Capcom, SEGA, or even EA version of SSB.

2. Kidie image, and Non-gamers. Manhunt 2 is going to scream in the ears of industry. Can a "mature" (or Adults Only in this case) game sell well on a Nintendo console? If Manhunt 2 fails for any reason other than it sucking (which I doubt) every other developer is going to take their violent games and go elsewhere. The Kidie image may be shedding slightly, but Nintendo itself is pushing the non-gamer aspects of the Wii, and while not a bad thing for them, it could potential be for us, and developers of non-non-games.

I'm speaking tongue-in-cheek, playing devil's advocate or however you want to call it, but these are serious issues for developers regardless of that.  

[Hocotate]

Yeah, Fire Emblem, Sonic, and Naruto EX all come out this month so that's a good number of titles for the always slow month of Feb.