Topic: Official Sales Thread

[SalesBot]

ELSPA UK Sales Awards [August 2009]
http://www.elspa.com/?l=saleaward

6 Titles Reach Silver Status (100k)
WII SPORTS RESORT [WII] NINTENDO
WORLD OF WARCRAFT: BATTLE CHEST [PC] ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
[PROTOTYPE] [X360] ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
1,000 GAMES COLLECTION [PC] GSP/AVANQUEST
FIGHT NIGHT ROUND 4 [X360] EA
CLUB PENGUIN: ELITE PENGUIN FORCE [NDS] DISNEY

5 Titles Reach Gold Status (200k)
MY FITNESS COACH: GET IN SHAPE [WII] UBISOFT
TOMB RAIDER: ANNIVERSARY [PS2] EIDOS
WII SPORTS RESORT [WII] NINTENDO
COMMAND & CONQUER: GENERALS - DELUXE [PC] EA
GUINESS WORLD RECORDS: THE VIDEOGAME [WII] WARNER BROS.

4 Titles Reach Platinum Status (300k)
TOM CLANCY'S RAINBOW SIX: VEGAS 2 [X360] UBISOFT
LEGO STAR WARS: THE COMPLETE SAGA [WII] LUCASARTS
THE SIMS 3 [PC] EA
MYSIMS [NDS] EA

1 Title Reaches Double Platinum Status (600k)
ASSASSIN'S CREED [X360] UBISOFT

1 Title Reaches Diamond Status (1.0m)
MARIO KART DS [NDS] NINTENDO


WII - 5
PC - 4
X360 - 4
NDS - 3
PS2 - 1

[SalesBot]

Chart Track - Week 35, 2009 - Individual Formats (Units)

UK:
01 (__) 360 Batman: Arkham Asylum (Eidos)
02 (__) PS3 Batman: Arkham Asylum (Eidos)
03 (01) WII Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
04 (03) WII Wii Fit (Nintendo)
05 (04) WII Ashes Cricket 2009 (Codemasters)
06 (02) 360 Wolfenstein (Activision Blizzard)
07 (05) WII Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
08 (06) PS3 Wolfenstein (Activision Blizzard)
09 (11) PC The Sims 3 (Electronic Arts)
10 (07) PS3 Ashes Cricket 2009 (Codemasters)
11 (09) 360 Ashes Cricket 2009 (Codemasters)
12 (08) 360 Call Of Duty: World At War (Activision Blizzard)
13 (12) WII Wii Play (Nintendo)
14 (34) 360 Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision Blizzard)
15 (16) NDS Mario Kart Ds (Nintendo)
16 (18) NDS Professor Layton And The Curious Village (Nintendo)
17 (19) NDS Guitar Hero: On Tour (Activision Blizzard)
18 (15) WII Ea Sports Active (Electronic Arts)
19 (24) 360 Fight Night Round 4 (Electronic Arts)
20 (21) NDS Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo)
21 (26) NDS Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (Nintendo)
22 (17) PS3 Call Of Duty: World At War (Activision Blizzard)
23 (39) 360 Tiger Woods Pga Tour 10 (Electronic Arts)
24 (__) 360 Fallout 3: Game Add-on Pack #2 (Bethesda Softworks)
25 (28) NDS New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
26 (__) WII Lego Batman: The Videogame (Warner Bros. Interactive)
27 (35) 360 Sega Superstars Tennis (Sega)
28 (33) NDS Mystery Stories (Gsp/avanquest)
29 (13) PS3 Call Of Juarez: Bound In Blood (Ubisoft)
30 (27) WII Tiger Woods Pga Tour 10 (Electronic Arts)
31 (14) 360 Call Of Juarez: Bound In Blood (Ubisoft)
32 (37) 360 Halo 3 (Microsoft)
33 (23) 360 [prototype] (Activision Blizzard)
34 (38) NDS Sherlock Holmes: Mystery Of The Mummy (Ubisoft)
35 (__) WII Monopoly (Electronic Arts)
36 (__) WII Big Beach Sports (Thq)
37 (30) PS3 [prototype] (Activision Blizzard)
38 (36) NDS Peppa Pig: The Game (Ubisoft)
39 (__) WII Animal Crossing: Let's Go To The City (Nintendo)
40 (10) PC Wolfenstein (Activision Blizzard)

Ireland:
01 (__) Batman: Arkham Asylum (Eidos)
02 (01) Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
03 (03) Tiger Woods Pga Tour 10 (Electronic Arts)
04 (02) Wolfenstein (Activision Blizzard)
05 (04) Assassin's Creed (Ubisoft)
06 (05) Call Of Duty: World At War (Activision Blizzard)
07 (14) Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Lucasarts)
08 (12) Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
09 (06) Wii Fit (Nintendo)
10 (13) Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision Blizzard)
11 (09) Harry Potter & The Half-blood Prince (Electronic Arts)
12 (17) Fifa 09 (Electronic Arts)
13 (08) Guitar Hero: On Tour (Activision Blizzard)
14 (15) Fight Night Round 4 (Electronic Arts)
15 (18) Lego Batman: The Videogame (Warner Bros. Interactive)
16 (__) Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen (Activision Blizzard)
17 (__) Ea Sports Active (Electronic Arts)
18 (19) Ashes Cricket 2009 (Codemasters)
19 (__) Ben 10: Alien Force (D3p)
20 (__) New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)

Denmark:
01 (__) Batman: Arkham Asylum (Ubisoft)
02 (__) Buzz! Junior: Ace Racers (Nordisk Film)
03 (__) Buzz! The Pop Quiz (Nordisk Film)
04 (__) Singstar Boybands Vs Girlbands (Nordisk Film)
05 (02) Wii Fit (Nintendo)
06 (03) Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
07 (__) Singstar Summer Party (Nordisk Film)
08 (__) Buzz! Junior: Monster Rumble (Nordisk Film)
09 (__) Buzz! The Hollywood Quiz (Nordisk Film)
10 (__) Wii Play (Nintendo)
11 (__) Singstar Singalong With Disney (Nordisk Film)
12 (01) The Sims 3 (Electronic Arts)
13 (04) Wolfenstein (Activision Blizzard)
14 (05) Fifa 09 (Electronic Arts)
15 (06) Guitar Hero: World Tour (Activision Blizzard)
16 (12) Lego Indiana Jones: Original Adventures (Activision Blizzard)
17 (07) Counter-strike: Source (Electronic Arts)
18 (16) Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision Blizzard)
19 (09) Ea Sports Active (Electronic Arts)
20 (__) Buzz! The Sports Quiz (Nordisk Film)


Netherlands:
01 (01) [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
02 (__) [PC] Wolfenstein (Activision-Blizzard)
03 (__) [NDS] Brain Training (Nintendo)
04 (03) [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo)
05 (02) [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
06 (05) [PS3] Wolfenstein (Activision-Blizzard)
07 (04) [PC] The Sims 3 (Electronic Arts)
08 (__) [360] Wolfenstein (Activision-Blizzard)
09 (__) [WII] Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games (Sega)
10 (09) [PS3] Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision Blizzard)

France:
01 (01) [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
02 (02) [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo)
03 (__) [PS3] Batman: Arkham Asylum (Eidos)
04 (__) [360] Batman: Arkham Asylum (Eidos)
05 (03) [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)

Sweden:
01 (__) [360] Batman Arkham Asylum
02 (__) [PS3] Batman Arkham Asylum
03 (02) [WII] Wii Sports: Resort
04 (01) [PC] The Sims 3
05 (05) [PC] World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
06 (08) [360] Call of Duty: World at War
07 (12) [PC] World of Warcraft
08 (__) [360] Rock Band
09 (11) [PS3] Call of Duty: World at War
10 (09) [NDS] New Super Mario Bros
11 (__) [PS3] Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
12 (04) [PC] Wolfenstein
13 (16) [PC] Counter-Strike 1: Anthology
14 (17) [WII] Wii Fit
15 (19) [360] Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
16 (13) [NDS] Pokémon Platinum
17 (15) [WII] Mario Kart Wii
18 (__) [PC] Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
19 (__) [PC] Counter-Strike Source
20 (20) [PS3] Wolfenstein

Germany:
01 (01) [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
02 (__) [PS3] Batman: Arkham Asylum (Eidos)
03 (02) [NDS] Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo)
04 (__) [360] Batman: Arkham Asylum (Eidos)
05 (03) [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo)
06 (04) [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
07 (07) [NDS] Professor Layton And The Curious Village (Nintendo)
08 (06) [NDS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
09 (05) [WII] Ea Sports Active (Electronic Arts)
10 (08) [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)

Australia:
01 (01) [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
02 (02) [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo)
03 (__) [WII] Tiger Woods Pga Tour 10 (Electronic Arts)
04 (__) [WII] Grand Slam Tennis (Electronic Arts)
05 (03) [WII] Wii Play (Nintendo)
06 (04) [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
07 (07) [PS3] Ashes Cricket 2009 (Codemasters)
08 (05) [NDS] Brain Training (Nintendo)
09 (10) [PC] The Sims 3 (Electronic Arts)
10 (06) [PS3] Wolfenstein (Activision Blizzard)

[SalesBot]

Famitsu Sales: 08/24 - 08/30

01. [NDS] Tomodachi Collection (Nintendo) - 70,000 / 835,000
02. [NDS] Dragon Quest IX: Hoshizora no Mamoribito (Square Enix) - 68,000 / 3,765,000
03. [360] Dream C Club (D3 Publisher) - 45,000 / NEW
04. [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) - 40,000 / 1,050,000
05. [PSP] Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny (Bandai Namco) - 31,000 / NEW
06. [WII] Monster Hunter 3 (Capcom) - 31,000 / 866,000
07. [NDS] Super Robot Gakuen (Bandai Namco) - 26,000 / NEW
08. [PS2] Hakuouki: Zuisouroku (Idea Factory) - 19,000 / NEW
09. [NDS] Shiranai Mama dewa Son wo Suru: Mono ya Okane no Shikumi DS (Nintendo) - 17,000 / NEW
10. [PSP] Hakuouki Portable (Idea Factory) - 17,000 / NEW

11. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP the Best) (Capcom) - 16,000 / 957,000
12. [NDS] Puyo Puyo 7 (Sega) - 16,000 / 140,000
13. [PS2] SD Gundam G Generation Wars (Bandai Namco) - 14,000 / 288,000
14. [NDS] Nanashi no Game Me (Square Enix) - 10,000 / NEW
15. [PSP] Tales of VS. (Bandai Namco) - 8,100 / 208,000
16. [PS2] Melty Blood: Actress Again (Ecole Software) - 7,700 / 50,000
17.
18. [PS2] Memories Off 6: Next Relation (5pb.) - 7,000 / NEW
19. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) - 6,600 / 3,512,000
20. [NDS] Irozuki Tincle no Koi no Balloon Trip (Nintendo) - 6,400 / 71,000
21. [PSP] Ninja Katsugeki: Tenchu San Portable (From Software) - 6,300 / NEW
22. [PSP] Ookami Kakushi (Konami) - 6,200 / 28,000
23. [PS2] Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes (Bandai Namco) - 6,000 / 84,000
24. [NDS] Blood of Bahamut (Square Enix) - 5,600 / 66,000
25. [NDS] Okaeri! Chibi-Robo! Happy Richie Oosouji (Nintendo) - 5,500 / 103,000
26. [PS2] J-League Winning Eleven 2009: Club Championship (Konami) - 5,100 / 64,000
27. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) - 4,500 / 2,318,000
28. [NDS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo) - 4,100 / 3,496,000
29. [NDS] Animal Crossing: Wild World (Nintendo) - 3,700 / 5,061,000
30. [PS3] F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin (CyberFront) - 3,200 / NEW

xx. [360] Memories Off 6: Next Relation (5pb.) - 2,900 / NEW
xx. [360] F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin (CyberFront) - 2,600 / NEW
xx. [PSP] Gendai Daisenryaku: Isshoku Sokuhatsu - Gunji Balance Houkai (System Soft Alpha) - 1,400 / NEW
xx. [360] Memories Off 6 (Double Pack) (5pb.) - 1,200 / NEW
xx. [PS2] Gendai Daisenryaku: Isshoku Sokuhatsu - Gunji Balance Houkai (System Soft Alpha) - 1,000 / NEW
xx. [PSP] Juujigen Rippoutai Cipher Portable (Abel) - 1,000 / NEW
xx. [360] Memories Off 6: T-Wave (5pb.) - 810 / NEW
xx. [PS2] Hakuouki: Zuisouroku (Twin Pack) (Idea Factory) - 610 / NEW

DSL　6200
DSi　59000
PSP　26000
Wii　23000
PS2　4100
360　5700
PS3　2100

[SalesBot]

Media Create: 08/24 - 08/30

01./01. [NDS] Tomodachi Collection (Friend Collection) (Nintendo) - 80,000 / 890,000 (-3%)
02./02. [NDS] Dragon Quest IX: Defenders of the Starry Sky (Square Enix) - 71,000 / 3,794,000 (-10%)
03./05. [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) - 46,000 / 1,085,000 (+42%)
04./00. [360] Dream C Club (D3 Publisher) - 46,000 / NEW
05./03. [WII] Monster Hunter 3 (Capcom) - 34,000 / 836,000 (-33%)
06./00. [PSP] Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny (Namco Bandai) - 29,000 / NEW
07./00. [NDS] Super Robot Gakuen (Namco Bandai) - 28,000 / NEW
08./00. [NDS] You'll Incur Losses if You Remain Ignorant: How Money and Things Work DS (Nintendo) - 21,000 / NEW
09./08. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2 G (BEST) (Capcom) - 18,000 / 925,000 (0%)
10./00. [PS2] Hakuouki: Zuisouroku (Idea Factory) - 17,000 / NEW

11./06. [PS2] SD Gundam G Generation Wars (Namco Bandai)
12./09. [NDS] Puyo Puyo 7 (SEGA)
13./00. [PSP] Hakuouki Portable (Idea Factory)
14./00. [NDS] Nanashi no Game: Eye (The Game with no Name: Eye) (Square Enix)
15./04. [PS2] Melty Blood: Actress Again (Ecole Software)
16./12. [NDS] Penguin no Mondai X: Tenkuu no 7 Senshi (A Penguin's Troubles X: 7 Warriors of the Sky) (Konami)
17./11. [PSP] Tales of Versus (Namco Bandai)
18./17. [NDS] Welcome Home! Chibi-Robo! Happy Rich Big Cleaning! (Nintendo)
19./14. [NDS] Blood of Bahamut (Square Enix)
20./00. [PS2] Memories Off 6: Next Relation (5pb)
21./16. [PS2] J-League Winning Eleven 2009 Club Championship (Konami)
22./07. [PSP] Okami Kakushi (Sly Wolf) (Konami)
23./13. [NDS] Color Changing Tingle's Balloon Trip of Love (Nintendo)
24./19. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo)
25./00. [PSP] Ninja Clash: Tenchu San Portable (From Software)
26./15. [PS2] Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes (Namco Bandai)
27./20. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
28./26. [PS2] Pro Yakyuu Spirits 6 (Konami)
29./24. [NDS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
30./00. [PS3] F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin (CyberFront)

31. [NDS] Pokemon Platinum (Pokemon Co.)
32. [PSP] Armored Core 3 Portable (From Software)
33. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto IV（PlayStation 3 the Best) (Capcom)
34. [WII] Taiko Drum Master Wii (Namco Bandai)
35. [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
36. [360] F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin (CyberFront)
37. [PSP] My Summer Vacation 4: Youth Detective Group in Seto - Me and the Secret Map (SCE)
38. [360] Memories Off 6: Next Relation (5pb.)
39. [NDS] Rhythm Heaven: Tap into the Rhythm (Nintendo)
40. [PS3] Pro Baseball Spirits 6 (Konami)
41. [NDS] Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (Nintendo)
42. [NDS] Taiko Drum Master DS: The 7 Island Adventure (Namco) Bandai
43. [PSP] Hatsune Miku: Project Diva (Sega)
44. [NDS] Gokujou!! Mecha Mote Iinchou: Girls Motekawa Box (Konami)
44. [NDS] TOEIC Official Test Training DS (IE Institute)
46. [NDS] Animal Crossing: Wild World (Nintendo)
47. [WII] EA Sports Active: Personal Trainer (Electronic Arts Victor)
48. [PS2] Hisshou Pachinko Pachislot Kouryoku Series Vol. 14: CR Neon Genesis Evangelion - Saigo no Mono (D3 Publisher)
49. [PS3] Red Faction: Guerrilla (Spike)
50. [NDS] Katekyoo Hitman Reborn! DS Flame Rumble X: Future Hyper Explosion!! (Takara Tomy)
__. [ALL] Total Software Sales - 848.940 / 38.586.695

NDS - 20
PSP - 9
PS2 - 8
WII - 6
PS3 - 4
360 - 3

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System - This Week | Last Week | 2009 Sales |   LTD Sales
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1.) NDS -  67,185 |    65,313 |  2,431,324 |  27,550,959
2.) PSP -  26,081 |    27,187 |  1,435,849 |  12,793,952
3.) Wii -  25,038 |    26,972 |    956,322 |   8,435,299
4.) X360 -   7,254 |     8,979 |    279,407 |   1,108,844
5.) PS2 -   3,179 |     3,295 |    165,957 |  21,565,486
6.) PS3  -   1,040 |     2,052 |    652,481 |   3,274,949
X.) DSi -  59,881 |     9,578 |  2,057,205 |   3,288,564
X.) DSL -   7,304 |     5,735 |    374,119 |  17,676,924
DS Top Sellers
1. Pokemon Diamond/Pearl - 5,709,235
2. New Super Mario Bros. - 5,535,730
3. Animal Crossing: WW - 5,057,187
4. Brain Age 2 - 5,020,245
5. Brain Age - 3,797,258
6. Dragon Quest IX - 3.765,000

[mac<censored>]

I'm curious to see how the PS3 fares from the release of the slim.

I bought a PS3 slim yesterday, the day of the Japanese release, but I seemed to be the only one doing so at that store (which also had a huge stack of unused "reservation tickets" for them...), though it's a very very centrally located and busy game store.

[Mop it up]

1. Pokemon Diamond/Pearl - 5,709,235

I don't think the sales figures of these two games should be lumped together. I'm willing to bet that a significant number of people bought both of them.

[BlackNMild2k1]

1. Pokemon Diamond/Pearl - 5,709,235

I don't think the sales figures of these two games should be lumped together. I'm willing to bet that a significant number of people bought both of them.

Are they not essentially the same game though? Just because they switch a few of the pokemon around and change the color of the cart, doesn't really make it a different game. I say lump them together.

[TJ Spyke]

I wouldn't say it's a large number, but I agree that they shouldn't be lumped together. No surprise that New Super Mario Bros. is the best selling DS game.

[Caterkiller]

Man look at that number 6!

06./00. [PSP] Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny (Namco Bandai) - 29,000 / NEW

If PSP can get a crapy port of Soul Calibur 3 why can't the Wii?

[Caliban]

Maybe Nintendo does not want any of their characters to be used again, or someone at Namco-Bandai thinks that the poor sales of Soul Calibur Legends won't justify it.

[KDR_11k]

Sony announced a large wave of ports for the PSP recently, my guess is massive moneyhats.

[SalesBot]

Famitsu First Day Sales & (sell through %) - 09/03

[PS3] Kidou Senshi Gundam Senki (Bandai Namco) - SE 104,000 (67%)
[NDS] Love Plus (Konami) - 22,000 (47%)
[NDS] Sloane to MacHale no Nazo no Monogatari 2 (Level 5) - 11,000 (13%)
[PS3] 428: Fuusa Sareta Shibuya de (Spike) - 9,200 (36%)
[WII] Little King's Story (Marvelous Entertainment) - 5,900 (28%)
[PSP] Samurai Dou 2 Portable (Spike) - 5,400 (21%)
[PS2] Sweet Honey Coming (Kadokawa Shoten) - DX 2,600 (54%) / SE 1,600 (56%)
[PSP] Simple 2500 Series Portable!! Vol. 12: The Fuhyou 2 (D3 Publisher) - 1,900 (22%)
[PS3] Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (BEST) (SCE) - 1,700 (24%)
[NDS] Anpanman to Touch de Waku Waku Training (Bandai Namco) - 830 (9%)

[TJ Spyke]

Man look at that number 6!

06./00. [PSP] Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny (Namco Bandai) - 29,000 / NEW

If PSP can get a crapy port of Soul Calibur 3 why can't the Wii?

Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny (correct spelling) is not a port of Soulcalibur III, it's a brand new entry in the Soulcalibur series.

[Stratos]

Then how's this, TJ?

Man look at that number 6!

06./00. [PSP] Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny (Namco Bandai) - 29,000 / NEW

If PSP can get a brand new Soul Calibur game, why can't the Wii? Just use the Soul Calibur 2 Gamecube engine and add new characters and weapons.

Also, not many copies of King's Story were shipped, did they not expect it to sell well? Makes me wonder how well (poorly) it is doing in North America.

[Deguello]

08./00. [NDS] You'll Incur Losses if You Remain Ignorant: How Money and Things Work DS (Nintendo) - 21,000 / NEW

Who's the target audience for this?  Game publishers?

[BlackNMild2k1]

08./00. [NDS] You'll Incur Losses if You Remain Ignorant: How Money and Things Work DS (Nintendo) - 21,000 / NEW

Who's the target audience for this?  Game publishers?

Yeah. Nintendo is releasing it for both of the HD systems & PSP. It's only for the the development kits though.

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

Is the demographic correct?

[Mop it up]

Are they not essentially the same game though? Just because they switch a few of the pokemon around and change the color of the cart, doesn't really make it a different game. I say lump them together.

That doesn't matter. They were released as separate games and therefore should be tracked separately because the sales will be inflated by those who buy both. Do you think the sales of all of the re-releases of Super Mario Brothers should be counted as one? They're the same game too.

[Deguello]

Should Collector's editions should be counted separate as well?  Sometimes they have extra content not in the regular version.  And some people do buy both!

[Mop it up]

Yeah they should.

[TJ Spyke]

What I find odd is that they will lump Pokemon games together, but they will track "The Best" versions of games (like Monster Hunter Portable 2 G (BEST)) as separate games. The "Best" lineup is basically just the Japanese version of the Greatest Hits program. So it's the exact same game re-released at a lower price. So Monster Hunter Portable 2 G has sold more than 925K copies, that is just how many the budget re-release has sold.

[Louieturkey]

Are they not essentially the same game though? Just because they switch a few of the pokemon around and change the color of the cart, doesn't really make it a different game. I say lump them together.

That doesn't matter. They were released as separate games and therefore should be tracked separately because the sales will be inflated by those who buy both. Do you think the sales of all of the re-releases of Super Mario Brothers should be counted as one? They're the same game too.

If you want it changed, go call Media Create and tell them to change it.  They are the ones lumping the titles together I believe. I think Famitsu may track them separately though.

It is a good point though as they track Sapphire separately and I believe there really isn't much different with that one either.

[BlackNMild2k1]

Are they not essentially the same game though? Just because they switch a few of the pokemon around and change the color of the cart, doesn't really make it a different game. I say lump them together.

That doesn't matter. They were released as separate games and therefore should be tracked separately because the sales will be inflated by those who buy both. Do you think the sales of all of the re-releases of Super Mario Brothers should be counted as one? They're the same game too.

Actually they are released as different versions of the SAME game, and thats why there is nothing wrong with tracking them together. But like Louieturkey said, MC tracks them together and Famitsu tracks them separately.
SalesBot provides both of MC & Famitsu, so there really shouldn't be an issue.

For example; Nintendogs. There is only one Nintendogs. You don't have to buy all 3 version to get all the dogs. It's just like Pokemon (you don't have to buy them all) where it's meant to promote connectivity between people that have different version of the SAME game, so that you can access all the content. If someone buys all the version, then all that means is they are either a fanatic or don't have any friends.

It would be like counting the sales of the individual skus for Xbox360 or PS3 separately because they have different colors, sizes or prices. It is the exact same system with different version.

[TJ Spyke]

There is a difference between Pokemon and Nintendogs. It is possible to get every dog in just 1 Nintendogs game. It is NOT possible to get every Pokemon with just 1 version of the game. Some are exclusive to each version and you need to trade to get them. There are also other small differences. They should NOT be tracked together as they are similar but different.

[Caterkiller]

I say track em seperate, then add em up later.