Topic: Dengeki Charts

[Darc Requiem]

Considering the huge difference in userbase, Soul Calibur 2 sold very well on GC in comparison to the PS2 version. As far as the X-box goes.....i don't even see why they have a Japanesw division at this point. X-box sales in Japan are horrendous.....below the level of PS1 last time I checked.

Darc Requiem

[Hybrid Hunter]

Product Number 3 didn't do too well of a debut.
Made in Wario is doing great, too bad for Prime.
Lets hope SC 2 continues to sell!

[Mingesium]

PN03 didn't do too bad because Capcom only shipped 20,000. I guess Capcom didn't expect much from the game.

April looks like it could be a good month for GameCube.

April 11, 2003 Naruto
April 25, 2003 Giftpia

Naruto has been getting solid reviews. Being an anime fighter, I think that it could sell well. I don't know how well Giftpia will do. Japan likes RPGs but Giftpia isn't your typical RPG.

[Mingesium]

3/31/03 - 4/6/03

6) Wario Ware 34,600 (174,112)
Zelda: LTTP 21,522 (203,655)
14) Pokemon Sapphire 14,292 (2,111,421)
15) Soul Calibur II 13,743 (56,996)
16) Pokemon Ruby 13,550 (2,059,965)
21) Final Fantasy Tactics 8,929 (404,311)
23) Shaman King 6,543 (25,200)
25) Metroid Fusion 5,886 (123,201)
35) P.N.03 4,186 (16,124)
37) Megaman EXE Transmission 3,850 (56,128)
47) Hikaru no Go 3 3,090 (8,419)
49) Zelda: Wind Waker 3,063 (634,297)

Nothing big this week. Wario continues to sell. Wind Waker is still on the charts. Hikaru no Go 3 came out of nowhere to climb to number 47. Naruto gets release next week. It should have similar numbers to Shaman King.

Other Systems
4) PS2 Final Fantasy X-2 39,314 (1,877,201)
11) PS2 Soul Calibur II 17,052 (79,452)
46) XBOX Soul Calibur II  3,231 (17,090)

[Hybrid Hunter]

Zelda will probably be off next week.
Nice to see Wario still alive and selling.

[Gamer1982]

How could that happen?  How could Zelda only sell 600,000???  

[Fammy2000]

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Originally posted by: Gamer1982
How could that happen?  How could Zelda only sell 600,000???

Mario Sunshine and Mario Party 4 only sold 600K-700K (according to Magic Box). The only million plus in Japan for the cube is Smash Brothers. Sadly, this sounds about right for Zelda. I expect it to peak around 750K for the year (in Japan).

[razorpit]

It's a shame about Zeld WW.  A lot of people are missing out on an unbelievable game.

--Dave

[BadBreathBear]

Naruto, Hikaru No Go, and Shaman King are awesome shows.

[Mingesium]

4/7/03 - 4/13/03

4) Naruto 48,533 (48,533)
5) Wario Ware 36,767 (210,879)
10) Zelda: LTTP 14,811 (218,466)
12) Soul Calibur II 12,471 (69,467)
13) Dokapon DX 12,386 (12,386)
18) Pokemon Ruby 9,927 (2,069,892)
20) Pokemon Sapphire 9,436 (2,120,857)
24) Final Fantasy Tactics 6,688 (410,999)
29) Metroid Fusion 3,688 (126,889)
31) Zelda: Wind Waker 3,629 (637,926)
35) Shaman King 3,414 (28,614)
43) Hikaru no Go 2,471 (10,890)
46) P.N.03 2,357 (18,481)

other systems
7) PS2 Final Fantasy X-2 26,332 (1,903,533)
19) PS2 Soul Calibur II 9,826 (89,278)

Naruto had a great debut at number 4. Wario Ware continues to sell. The pokemon games seem to have slowed down. SCII GC outsold the PS2 version this week. Will it pass it overall? P.N.03 looks like it will be off the charts in the coming weeks. Nothing new next week. I expect Wario Ware and Naruto to continue in the top ten. Giftpia comes out in a  couple weeks.

[jarob]

It is very interesting that Soul Calibur II outsold the PS2 version.  With the huge user base of the PS2, very surprising.  UNless everyone prefers Link...

[Darc Requiem]

Yeah the GC version of SC2 surpassing the PS2 version in sales last week is a bit of a surprise. Whats not surprising is the X-box version dropping off of the face of the Earth....okay sorry that was mean. Now that we have that out of the way....where are the US numbers. We normally get them about this time of the month. I want to see how well the GC is doing here. BTW See everyone I can make a post that is less than 40 lines in length

Darc Requiem

[Mingesium]

The March NPD was delayed til like April 28th or something like that. The Feb NPD spreadsheet with all the data seems to MIA. I don't think that will see it.

[Mingesium]

4/14/03 - 4/20/03

5) Wario Ware 24,460 (235,339)
Naruto 19,400 (67,933)
14) Zelda: LTTP 11,211 (229,677)
19) Pokemon Sapphire 9,420 (2,130,277)
20) Pokemon Ruby 8,790 (2,078,682)
23) Soul Calibur II 6,571 (76,038)
24) Final Fantasy Tactics 6,463 (417,462)
30) Dokapon DX 4,786 (17,172)
42) Zelda: Wind Waker 2,971 (640,897)

Other Systems
25) PS2 Soul Calibur II 6,250 (95,528)

Naruto and Wario are still in the top ten. SCII GCN beat PS2 again but it looks like it won't pass the PS2 version overall. Giftpia comes out next week.

[BobbyRobby]

Well, a 35/40 score from Famitsu certainly won't hurt Giftpia's sales.  

[Hybrid Hunter]

35/40 is a good score, wonder what the sales will be like.
Zelda is always barely hanging in there.

[Mingesium]

4/21/03 - 4/27/03

2) Fire Emblem 93,880 (93,880)
5) Giftpia 22,900 (22,900)
6) Wario Ware 22,240 (257,579)
14) Naruto 12,522 (80,455)
20) Pokemon Sapphire 9,680 (2,139,957)
22) Zelda: LTTP 9,060 (238,737)
24) Pokemon Ruby 8,920 (2,087,602)
44) Soul Calibur II 3,631 (79,669)

Giftpia had disappointing numbers. I expected more from this game. Fire Emblem had a huge debut. Note to NOA: Bring the game to the states. Wario Ware continues to sell. The GCN version of Soul Calibur II is the only version left on the chart, but it won't pass the PS2 version overall.

[jarob]

Wind Waker is off the list :-(  How many have sold so far?

[Mingesium]

4/28/03 - 5/4/03

4) Fire Emblem 47,550 (141,430)
6) Wario Ware 35,858 (293,437)
11) Pokemon Sapphire 18,383 (2,158,340)
12) Giftpia 17,914 (40,814)
14) Pokemon Ruby 16,867 (2,104,469)
16) Naruto 12,991 (93,446)
23) Zelda: LTTP 9,640 (248,377)
47) Zelda: Wind Waker 3,563 (646,997)
49) Soul Calibur II 3,363 (83,032)

Wario Ware and Naruto should break 300,000 and 100,000, respectively next week. Naruto will be the first GC game release this year to break 100,000. I'm surprise that it took this long because the XBox already had a game break 100,000 (DOAX). Fire Emblem is lighting up the charts. Zelda makes a return and Soul Calibur II is hanging in there.

[Mingesium]

5/5/03 - 5/11/03

3) Fire Emblem 22,722 (164,152)
Wario Ware 20,318 (313,755)
14) Pokemon Sapphire 10,936 (2,169,276)
15) Pokemon Ruby 10,873 (2,115,342)
16) Naruto 8,914 (102,360)
17) Giftpia 8,686 (49,500)
20) Zelda: LTTP 7,720 (256,097)
44) Soul Calibur II 2,933 (85,965)
48) Zelda: Wind Waker 2,700 (649,697)

Nothing new. Fire Emblem and Wario in the top 10. Naruto passed 100,000 mark. Soul Calibur II and Zelda: Wind Waker are hanging in there.

May doesn't look so good for GameCube. Rune 2 comes out on the 23rd. Pokemon Box comes out on the 30th. Each should be interesting how much Pokemon Box sells since it's just a pokemon organizer.

[nitsu niflheim]

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Originally posted by: Mingesium
5/5/03 - 5/11/03

Pokemon Box comes out on the 30th. Each should be interesting how much Pokemon Box sells since it's just a pokemon organizer.

Well it does supposedly allow you to play the games on the Gamecube without the use of the GameBoy Player.

[tmoney]

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Originally posted by: Mingesium
5/5/03 - 5/11/03

14) Pokemon Sapphire 10,936 (2,169,276)
15) Pokemon Ruby 10,873 (2,115,342)

Pokemon Box comes out on the 30th. Each should be interesting how much Pokemon Box sells since it's just a pokemon organizer.

Isn't Pokemon Box cheap, and doesn't it come with a link cable or something?  I bet most of the Pokemon crazed freaks that actually own a gamecube will buy this game.

[Mingesium]

5/19/03 - 5/25/03

5) Wario Ware 11,825 (338,420)
Fire Emblem 11,163 (189,753)
12) Rune II 8,514 (8,514)
13) Pokemon Sapphire 7,440 (2,183,526)
17) Naruto 6,821 (116,081)
19) Pokemon Ruby 6,650 (2,128,482)
26) Zelda: LTTP 4,433 (265,768)
33) Giftpia 3,488 (58,759)

other systems
41) XBox X chaser 2,675 (2,675)

I guess it is the slow time of the year. Rune II didn't sell that much. It will probable be off the chart in a couple of weeks. A XBox title made the list. Pokemon Box comes out next week.

[Mingesium]

5/26/03 - 6/1/03

1) Pokemon Box 78,433 (78,433)
5) Wario Ware 13,050 (351,470)
7) Fire Emblem 10,957 (200,710)
Family Stadium 2003 10,863 (10,863)
14) Pokemon Sapphire 8,600 (2,192,126)
17) Naruto 7,886 (123,967)
18) Pokemon Ruby 7,610 (2,136,092)
26) Zelda: LTTP 4,950 (270,718)
38) Giftpia 3,363 (62,122)
39) Rune II 3,329 (11,843)

Pokemon Box takes the number one spot. 78k in a couple of days is not bad. Wario Ware and Fire Emblem are doing good, and Fire Emblem passed the 200k mark. Family Stadium debut at number 8 but only sold ~11k. Rune II seems to have bomb and will be off the charts soon.

edit: June preview
June seems to be a good month for GCN in Japan

June 12, 2003   Viewtiful Joe
June 27, 2003   Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
June 30, 2003   Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour
June 2003   Sonic Adventure DX Director's Cut

I don't know how well Tony Hawk has done in Japan, but the other three games should sell pretty well.  

[Mario]

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5) Wario Ware 13,050 (351,470)

Oh yeah, show me those sexy legs Wario Ware! Wario Ware has been in the top ten ever since release, DAYUM! Sell your little heart out baby. Wario Ware deserves every single one of those sales, plus a few million more! ^_^

Ahem, anyway. It should be interesting to see how Viewtiful Joe does, it comes out next week i think? Decent, but not incredible sales for Pokemon box, however i expect it to hang around the top ten for a while. Mario Golf will sell about 500-700k i reckon, and when Mario Kart comes out it will sell over a million easily. I really have no idea about FF:CC, it could bomb? it could be really successful?